The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-03-05

Ono OF the gentlemen injured IN .
accident at NIngo station, on the Pan -
die Railroad, Mr.. Harvey Mann. &C M
fonic, Centre county, died at Stenta,-,.-s-
on Friday evening, and his REMAINS -l
taken east on The Pacific Express Es.. -
urdav He was an axe nur.r.1,-r-lt
trade, single man, and aged thirty So! -!
years.
The San Francisco Bul'ottz s2vs ...
the first piece of gold found which -
such a revolution on the Pacific Coz.
still to be seen. Its val1e is betwecr
and five dollars. 1t resembles 4 pieo.
spruce gum just ont of the mouth -
school girl. with similar indenta:ioDs =
could easily be identified 10y any one ~
had even seen it.
A member of the Legislature Of ",
Carolina was last week expelled from ~.
body for having written pamphlet d.
ing the existence of a Supreme R1lar =
the Universe. a similar issue was NJ
i'm New York during recent trial Wber.
Judge sustained an objection to the eIi-;
bility of a witness on the ground that =.
latter was an atheist.
"A strong minded woman in Detr,r.
made tie following gentle reply to a pu]ti
clan who had called at her house to ~.
her husband to goto the polls and ysss
mo, sir he can't GO. He's washing psv
.
he wasn't doing anything he couldn't ~
| iGn this 'ere house, do; and if anv0as
votes it ii be this same woman
If William :. King, of AliHacs7t7. n,
be indicted for perjury, as some profess I,
. believe, then let the prosecution pracae3a,
/ tie earliest possible moment. King istls
! coolest rascal developed in politics for hlT
a century. He is more agg.avatinz bv fsr
than Boss Tweed. King should b. reti-si
, from society for term of years, if thcirfs
any way of accomplishing that desirable
feat.
An important bill in relation to tiribfr
/ lands passed the House Of Represen satiyas
/ at Washington early last week. Il prs,
vides for the sale of lands in lots OF forty
I acres in the Territories Of the Uritcd State.
/ to any one person ar association of persons.
and in California, Oregon, and Washington
/ Territory it fixes the amount at lj} acras
! Il relates Ouly to land which IS yalla5la +.
. tim5er.
MIR. William J. Stoddard, INSURANCE
agent i'm San Francisco. has horse with
SIX perfectly formed feet, but only faas
/ legs. The Two extra feet grow out Of tbs
/ fCtlocks Of the two fore legs, and though
small, are fully developed. The horse.
which was raised in Oregon, is five years
! old, stylish, and works in single and double
/ harness. His extra feet cause him 10 H.
/ convenience.
! How long will locomotive last and b
I seIviccabIe? ? An engine on tie Reading
/ road has been on duty since 1851, and has
run in that Time 473. 733 miles. or an aver
age of nearly lI,0O0 miles per year for
/ twenty eight years. Probably there IS
, very little of the original engine remaining
/ except the frame and minor parts. Another
/ engine. made in London, England, In 1858
! is still doing duty.
At a meeting oC the miners. held in
/ Pottsville on Friday, it was agreed that
I they sh01ld demand an increase over tho
! basis of 1874 of about eight per cent.
/ The operators offer fo.ty per cent. beIov
/ the basis. This is pretty wide difference.
aud docs not Indicate a speedy settlement
/ Of the trouble. In the meantime the men
Of the SchuylkiH, Wiikesblrre, and Lehi-l
region remain idle.
Mr.. Patrick O'Hair. OF the Iilino's
Legislature, desires the passage OF a bill
imposing Il fine of not less than $50 nas
more than 800 on any person who shall
invite another to drink any Intoxicating
liquors. Mr. O'iIair believes in striking
at the 70 t of & e evil and n law woull lie
an excellent one Il p Ibl.c MT leut c1l.i
be tuCed mp to ma. e It's onf Tcementprac-
ticable, which we very mach doubt.
George ". Plumbers box factory il
Philadelphia was burned on Monday m1rn-
ing. Loss on the building. $50. 090 party
| insured. The loss on the stock Is 81 O1t,
which is fully insured. Three Thousand
girls are thrown out Of employment by
this fire. In tie fail OF one of the walls
all the telegraph wires were carried down.
Shoemaker's paint and plato glass ware
house. adjoining, was considerably dam
aged by water.
-Pennsylvania owes 4 vote of thanks n
the Hon. Heister Clymer. and the natina
10 Pennsylvania, SAYS the PhiladelpilS
Press, for the good work done by him n
the House on Saturday in striking out the
irregular appropriations for the two irreg'
ularities la the way of art, known as th3
Ransom picture Of General George II.
Thomas and Carpenters ssEmancipati1I
Proclamation Scene.'' 1t is gratifying ID
know that the culture and taste OF ths
country has some representation in Goa
gresS.
The bo1y of an unSnown m2u vas
found on the ice at Browns Island, near
Steubervilie, Ohio. on Slulay. He is suo-
posed to have been frozen to death. TI7
body had been seen lying there severn
days, but was mistaken for log. It vii
be remembered, says the Pittsburg DIS
patch, that a few weeks ago two men were
observed to break through the ice Will
low the Suspension bridge who have neve,
been head of since. It is possible the
body found is one Of these.
Curious. if true? A German ranCC
Tachtman, residing in St. Louis, is the
victim of a singular form of insanity. Ths
playing of music excites him to frenzy,
and at certain times he expresses 4 desiIe
to mu,der the performing musician. An
other phase of his insanity in his constant
belief that he is upon the verge of delrium.
Tachtman was formerly employed as aH
attendant on the philanthropist, Mr.. James
Lick, part of his duties being to rub the
invalid with bare hands, ard TO a loss oi
vital forces during the process the nisf2l-
tune is attributed.