The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-23
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Three Democratic newspapers in Cali
fornia are edited by women.
"A 23B pound pike was caught in the
Shenango, above GreenyIile, a few days
ago.
An exchange informs as that 'Senator
Morton is just rs fond Of women as ever. "
Aud yet nobody has proposed to have has
salary raised.
brigham Young has lost his wife EN-
maline. He has gone into graded mourn
ing for her by having a black button sewed
on his night cap.
--R. Audley Brown, the Temperance
candidate for Governor of this State, is
pastor of the First United Presbyterian
church in New Castle.
Donaldson made his first balloon as
ccusion on August 3lst, 1871, from Read
ing. His last was his one hundred and
thirty fourth ascension.
The Catholic benevolent societies of
the District of Columbia met last Friday
to make arrangements for celebrating the
centennial of Daniel O'Connell.
AS Mr.. Beecher has just entered upon
three months vacation, his remuneration
for actual services rendered will be over
S11,0 900 per month, or about 1870 per diem.
james Bailey, residing at No. 421
Vest Thirty fourth street, New York, was
on Saturday last shot i'm the breast and in
stantly killed by his eldest son, James l..
| Bailey.
William H. butcher completed walk
of 500 miles i'm days, % hours, aud 25
minutes in a hall in North Adams, Mass,
on Saturday, walking the last mile in ten
minutes.
The Portland (Me.) Argus makes the
number of United States officer holders
! Sc, 600, and thinks it must cost something
to keep so many. The in ference is entirely
rational.
Patrick Broderick, in fit of drunken
I devilishness, threw his own child, babe
six months old, out Of third story window
causing its death, in the city of Philadelphia
ON Saturday last.
Inspired by the success of the Ameri-
can team at Dollymount, the Baltimore
Schuetzen Corps have sent over three Ger
man. American delegates to Stuttgart, to
shoot in the grand International Schuet-
| zenfest.
The Savannah. Ga, Ne,rs rather likes
the late speech of Fred Douglass, and thinks
! it was made none too soon, and that the
negroes of the South will find far better
| friends in their cold masters than their
carpet-bag cajolers have proved.
Two brothers, one of whom fought on
the Union side and the other on the rebel
met in Columbia Pa, the other day, after
separation Of fifteen years. With them
tho bloody chasm had not been closed. and
they separated without speaking.
"A terrible riot took place at San
Miguel, town of 40. 600 Inhabitants i'm the
southern part of the State of Salvatore
Central America, on the Goth ult, caused
by the action of the Government The
rioters killed Generals Cuartel and Castro
The WOrktHgDtaH says John Siney's
defense at the trial for conspiracy, TO take
place in Clearfield in September will be
conducted by F. w. Hughes, Lin Bartholo-
NEW, Judge Barrett and b. F. Butler. of
Massachusetts,, the latter gentleman being
volunteer in the case.
"A funny incident is related of a con-
stable in Adrian, Mich, who arrested A
prisoner in distant town. He handcuffed
the prisoner and himself together and laid
! down to sleep. In the morning the hand
cuffs were on the constable's wrist. tho
prisoner gone, and so was the pocket book.
money and watch of the officer.
The Louisville CoWrier-JourngI thinks
Captain Cook would be surprised if he
knew that the Japan Nai lately reached
that city from o<ohama-trayeling half
wayarOuud the world-in thirty three davs.
Even the people of the rapid present NAV
venture to be somewhat surprised at this
improvement upon the recent past.
The terrible floods in Toulouse could
not fail 70 bring with them burlesoue ms
well as tragedy. Some soldiers passing
through some ruins in the Alice Ronaparte.
heard faint cries of Papa" They soon
tracked the sound, but worked for some
hours before they succeeded in rescuinr
the entombed victim, which proved to be
fine gray parrot.
They have a heart in the Georgia
Medical College that was taken from n
man who tried to commit suicide He
stabbed himself with a knife. and the point
scratched the heart He lived for thirty
days, and might have recovered, if he had
not got out of bed for drink Of xhiskev.
He got drunk, and the next morning he
was dead.
The testimony Of John u. Lee. in the
Mountain Meadow massacre. as well as
that OF other important witnesses, will
entirely refute all the charges which have
been made against Brigham Young and
the leaders of the Mormon Church in Salt
Lake. 1t will be proven that Brigham
sent an emphatic command that the de ed
should not be committed
The simplest remedy for the ravapes
OF the potato bug is said to have been dis
covered by man in New Haven, Conn,
who fin0s that wood ashes, sprinkled on
the vines, answer every purpose of Paris
green and other poisons. The remedy is
cheap and easily applied, and we would be
gao to publish the experience of some of
our farmers on the subject.
An Albany gentleman was. \ few dovs
ago, annoyed by the noise of four sparrows
that had built their nests over one of
his window copings. He accordingly tore
down the nests and threw them into the
streets, when, much to his surprise, flock
OF sparrows Immediately gathered on the
spot, and with much chattering restored
to their old places the habitation of the
homeless birds.
An lronton (Ohio) dispatch saws Tav-
ior Partner, desperate character residing
at Bear Creek, KY, three miles from IRON,
ton, quarreled with his wife yesterday. and
after nearly chopping her in pieces took to
the woods. lie was pursued, and captured
after desperate resistance while attemptino
TO cross the Ohio river, and is now in the
Greenup Jail. The woman is still living.
! but cannot recover.
MIR. Beecher has made n contract with
a Western agent to deliver fourteen leo
lures at various points in the West duripo