The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-12-18
Nesys G5.cJ Political items,

Tho name ''Kalakaua," King of the
Sandwich Islands, is pronounced Hollow
kow-ah.
A dispatch from James M Ross, who
went to Chester, Illinois, to investigate the
child there, announces that it is not Char
icy.
Another terrible conflagration in Boss
ton on Tuesday swept ava property to the
valus of nearly three quarters of a million
dollars.
The house of John Mangiu, in Renoille
county, Mimi. was burned few nights
since, and his wife and one SOP perished in
the building.
"A committee OF seven republicans and
two democrats, appointed by :he house to
investigate Louisiana affairs, gees south in
a few days, and expects to convene in New
Orleans.
King Kalakaua selected an unfortunate
time. if health and com fort are considered,
for visiting this country. The change of
climate has exsrted a very disagreeable in
fuence upon him.
-Kalakaua is tall, dark com plexioned,
black curly hair and side whisk ers, and a
jolly good fellow. He is vocalist and
song com poser, and in his better days was
connected with the press.
Senator Bucking ham and other pron1i-
nent citizens of Norwich, Conn, have invi-
ted e1-Governer Bigler, of Pennsvlvania,
subject of the Centennial.
One reason Why female telegraph op>
orators are not more numerous is because il
one of them wished to 60 ball she'd get
up and go, even if the Presidents Message
was coming over the wires.
Charles T.. Harris, editor of the Con-
cord Sun, and descendant of John Harris,
the founder Of Harrisburg, announces his
intention to bring suit to recover the great ter
of I. TO nf iris hur
Tho feet horse which bore Collins
Graves to warn the dwellers ofthe Mill river
valley of the coming disaster, last Nay, has
seriously injured himself by prosaically run
lining away and leaping into the river.
jay Cookies estate is turn ing out worse
than anybody expected. The creditors are
Thorough hly discouraged. 1t seems that
preferred claims have been allowed sufi-
cent to consume the bulk OF the assets.
Tho Boston boy murderer, Jesse Pom
eroy, whose frequent crimes can bs attribu-
ted to no motive other than innate rlaligni-
ty. has been found guilty OF murder in the
first degree, and viii probably be hung.
As the King of Wurtemburg has no
children bis nephew will inherit the throne,
and it IS announced that this Prince will
marry the Princess Marie, the eldest daugh-
ter of Frederick Charles---the Red Prince.
The Ave children of John Dotterich,
y
were drowned on Sunday while amusing
themselves with a sled on pond noar their
parents residence, at Preakness, New Jer-
sey.
Letters patent of Louis Philippe, Gre
ating Adolph Thiers a Baron ''for eminent
services to the monarchy" have been found
in the National Library at Paris. So they
say in the Gdu!ots but they are great jo-
kers.
The conductor II Philadelphia street
car found 800 bill belonging 20 country
market woman, and promptly restored i: 20
her. The company by whom tie is employ
ed make him carry bell punch all the
same.
The youngest member Of the next Con-
grcss will be Hon. John D. White, who is
Bow in his twent, sixth year. MS rather,
John White served ten years IN the House
and was Speaker of the House during the
Twenty fourth Congress.
Count Beust announces that the medels
for merit in connection with the Vienna
Exhibition, were distributed during the
past month, and the diplomas of honor and
the eo-oporatoUs' medals will DO given out
during the present month, as rapidly as
possible.
j. n M'Crea, Of Philadelphia, has
bsen appointed Superintendent Of the Mid
die Division of tie Pennsylvania railroad
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resig-
nation of Col. S. \. Black. The new OIL
cial will assume the duties of his position
about the first OF January
On Tuesday q woman's head was
found in tin box, in the woods near
Nashau, Y. II. Officers have since found
several pieces of blood stained clothing
marked Mary Walsh. The skeleton of a
horse, tied to tree was also found There
IS at present no cleY to the mystery
-Nr. Henry K. Myga.t, oc oxford. New
York, has a quart bottle of old MAIDEN !.
wine in his possession which was pnt up
and Theoretically sealed by Robert Morris,
of Revolutionary Treasury fame, in 1711.
He will have it on exhibition at the Centeu-
NAL Exhi ibition at Philadelphia IN 1875.
-Itis expected that Mr.. Beechers exam
ination ip the coming trial will last two days
and his crosse examination FIVE days. There
will be hot work # they ever get down to
business, and whether innocent or guilty.
Mr.. Beecher will certainly have cause to
regret the day he met Theodore Tilton.
In Beaver Falls, Renville county, Mimi,
n few nights age, the residence of John
Mangin was burned, and his wife and one
son perished in the flames. Mrs. Nangin
feared to follow her husband through the
flames of the burning building, and conse-
quently she and her young child were burn
ed to death
The singular and apparently reliable
information is ucw developed that the men
who abducted Charley Ross are known
but dead. They were shot while effecting
an entrance to a house-one dying a once,
and the other shortly after confessing the
Ross abduction. 1t is thought the child
will now be found,
a Michigan paper says: "Young man.
if you are looking for wife come to Mic b.
igan, the noble Peninsular State, and we II
put you On the track of young lady who
can husk her City bushels of corn per day,
yoke oxen, drive horses, teach school and
saw with a cross-cut saw. She wants to be
loved for herself alone"
For full dress Kalakaua wears fash
ionabiy-cut black broadcloth swallow-tail
coat, studless white shirt front, boots of the
bOx-toe pattern, n parti colored ribbon in
his buttonhoe, three immense plain gold
rings, bracelet ON his left wrist, a turn
down collar and black tie. He also
wears a pair of trousers.