The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-05-22

A correspondent Of the New York
Tribune writing from Washington ia re-
gard to the Arctic explorer, Capt. Hall,
saws it is understood that in some of the
unpublished papers left by him there are
facts bearing on the horrible death of Sir
John Franklin, and that the close of his
life, as unquestionably established by Cap
tain Hall, was SO ghastly and fearful that
he could not bring himself to disclose the
details during the lifetime of Lady Frank
lin.
A number of stories, illustrating the
manuer In which Indian agents enrich
themselves, are told in Washington. one
by Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky, showing how
a drove of 300 cattle was made to pass
muster for 800, by having the herds that
reached an agency counted, driven around
a hill, and then brought the second aud
third time before the agent, who counted
them over again, just as the supernumeraries
in a theatre are made to reappear repeated
ly in personating an army.
"A singular natural curiosity is found at
Sadawga Pond in Nottingham, Vt, con-
sisting of $50 acres of land floating on the
surface of the water, covered with crauber-
Ties, and even sustaining trees fifteen feet
high. When the water is raised or lower
ed at the dam of the pond, the island rises
and falls with it, and fish are caught by
boring a hole in the crust and fishing down
n
island once existed in a small lake near
Bangor, Me, and there are many such in
Southern Florida.
-Apropos of the Catholic pilgrimage to
Rome is the proposition, being very strong
ly urged, that the Pope should elevate an
American to the position of Cardinal. The
argument for this is strong 1t is, that
American Catholics have been devoted and
liberal to the Holy See, and that, there
fore, they SHOULD be recognized ia the dis
tributiOn Of the supreme honOrs of the
Church. The difficulty seems to be in the
rivalry of candidates, at least forty names
having been mentioned in connection with
the proposed dignity.
"A French medical journal reports the
cure of most refractory corns by the morn
ing and evening applications, with brush,
of drop of solution of the psrechloride
of iron. 1t states that after a fortnight 6
continued application, without pain, a pa
tient who had suffered matyrdom for near
/ ly forty years from most painful corn on
| the inner side of each little toe was entirely
relieved pressure was no longer painful.
and the cure seemed to be radical Other
/ and similar eases are reported as equally
successful under this treatment.
"A young girl. named Kate Curry. Hv-
ing near Galesburg, H., was recently no
ticed by an engineer on the Chicago, Bur
lington i Quincy Railroad, endeavoring to
extricate q pet lamb that had got its foot
fast in cattle guard. In her anxiety to
save her pet she did not hear the whistle
of the engine. Just before the engine
reached them the lamb was e1tricated and
bounded away, but she was struck by the
pilot of the engine and thrown some fifteen
feet from the track. She was found with
a deep cash in her head and in an insensf-
| bls condition. Medical assistance being
called she soon recovered, and is now do
ing well.
The Arkansas belligerents are rapidly
scattering 70 their homes, and there is hope
| that the period of violence inaugurated by
Brooks attempt to seize the goyeruship
has reached its term. Brooks command
had left Little Rock under agreement, and
there seems to be disposition on all sides
to put an end to the state of lawlessness
which threatened to inaugurate civil war.
Some arrests of suspicious and dangerous
characters have been made as precaution-
ary measure, but all danger Of a conflict
may now be looked on AS at an end. The
recognition of Baxter by the President has
restored the empire of the law, and AIkan-
sas Is once more at peace.