The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-24

MIR. Peter kiper, repair hand on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, had his right arm
pretty badly injured hear East Conemaugb.
the other day, by piece of metal from a
track torpedo, which was exploded near
where he was standing by the wheel of a
tram passing over ID.
The Catholic church at ST. Lawrence,
Chest township. made narrow escape from
the devouring element on Sunday last about
noon. The fire originated from a spark,
wh1ch found its way to the roof in conse-
quence of the stove pipe in the sacrsty be-
coming disconnected with the fiue. Mass
was over ut the time and nearly ali the
congregation had left for their homes, but
fortunately there were enough persons in
the vicinity to subdue the flames ere they
did much damage.
We are sorry to learn of the death in
Pittsburgh, on Wednesday morning last, of
Miss MIN. Hebron a young lady who for
several years past had been n visitor to our
town and during the past summer had been
an invalid ut the residence of Mr.. JAS. II.
Zahm IN this place, from whence she was re-
moved to her home in Pittsburgh only two
days before her death. Miss Hebron was y
most aniabse, estimable and intelligent
young lady, and as teacher in one of the
public schools of Pittsburgh stood deserved
ly high. She was a niece of James Shan
non. ESQ, "a former citizen of .Johnstown
and was reared in his family. Her disease
was consumption and her age about 80 years
Peace to her ashes.
~ E'piiii, fS'l vi lLpTeIrO, mas npen
duly empowered 10y Mr.. +. Sheelian, of New
York, general agent for the renowned Ma
t1onhl Steamship Line, to sell tickets from
Queenstown, Liverpool and London to New
York, ana f,ce refsd, at the very lowest cash
rates, thus affurtlug EXCELLENT opportunity
for all persons in this region who have
friends To bring ont from the old country, or
who desire to visit Europe to secure tirkets
at home at the same price at which they
could lie purchased in New York or else
tlllS ltuA Spi1 tr aud
from New York and Liverpool every Satur-
day, and to and from New York and Lon
don every other week. TS-1T.-3t1
Although he is n modest man and has
no laundering after personal plau,lits,
cannot refrain from saying that Mr.. Charles
Stow, general agent and editor for p L.
Barnuin's Great Travelling Worlds Fair is
every inch gentleman-gcnal, generous.
energetic and entertaining, men in all
pursuits of life should he. Mr.. Stow was at
one time editor of the Girard (Pa.) C'osniop-
Otite, one Of the leading journals of the com
munwealth, and as a writer of prose and po-
ctry has but Few equals i'll the profession.
He tells us that he has travelled all over
Ohio. and says that it Allen is not elected
,y fully 80, 900 majority, he is willing to adj
init that as a political prophet he does not
pan out worth cent.
--ln the village of Covode, Indiana co,,n-
ty. scandal case has recently been hrou ght
TO light, or perhaps we should say that a
light was brought to the scandal ease. BE
that as It may, IL appears that u man named
MCGOWAN nad occasion To visit the borough
of Indiana one day last week where. he sue
cecdcd in trs,nsactiug his business SOONER
than lie expected. On reaching home the
same night he concluded to slip uui,.tly TO
his bea-chamher and avoid disturbing mis-
wife, but Immediately after entering the
domcil le heard voices in the room occupied
by her. There Was no light burning, SO he
ut once procured Il lamp and procected TO
make an investigation, when he found 4
jefferson county man named Kreinl<aw sit
ting the bed. \ scene ensurd and the
final upshot of the matter was that Mrs. Me
Cuwau went hume To her parents in Tennes-
sce from whcnc'. it is fair to presume that
she will not be in any great hurry To return
To the noble friends who worked SO
earnestly before and during the late couveu-
tiou for our success, we return our earnest,
HEARTFELT thanks, and while life lasts shall
never forget that we owe them u debt of
gratitude which il will lie our pleasure to
repay at any time with interes.. To those
disappointed candidates who charge us with
their misfortunes, We can only say that we
deny the ''snft impeachment, and point to
the result as an evidence that our withdraw
al would not nor could not have aided them
IN accomplish their purpose. More than
that deny that endeavored to in
huence any delegate, directly or indirectly,
tor or against any other aspirant, and can
s;ty in all can,ior that we did nothing of
which any honest man would need to be
ashamed. \ n0bOriy act at the proper time
would have secured our nomination, il we
aie not very much mistaken, but we do not
vcntion who will SAY to-day that we could
have done that much for any other man
who named for the position.