The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-05-21
"A dispatch from Horne states that the

Pope's birthday Anniversary was celebrated
with extraordinary rejoicings Depufa-
tions, letters and cobgi atuiations were ar
irving throughout the day. Twelve pre-
ceding Pontiffs bad reached the age OF
eicthtv-fuur. Pho Nino alone surpasses
the years of Saint Peter in the chair
When Halifax, England, bridegroom
came 10 the house to lead his bride-elect to
the church, he found that she had eloped
With her sisters betrothed and his best
man." But he came to he married, one
way or the other, and as the sister then
and there dismissed her o.d sweetheart.
they concluded to make a match of it.
James Robinson, the champion bare
back rider, is to ride in San Francisco
against Chas. Fish, European celebrity,
for $40. 600 a side and the gold ana dia-
mond studded belt Of the world. The San
Francisco brokers are said to hold Robin
son as the favorite. and TO have staked
over half million dollars ON the result.
The recent death of ex-Ctief Justice
Woodward, of the supreme bench of this
state, adds one more to very striking list
Of deaths. Gu. of five ex-chicf justices
living a couple of years ago, only one,
Chief Justice Lowrie, remains. Thcsother
four, Lewis, Read, Thompson and Word
ward, have all dieo within less than two
years.
About eight o'clock Sunday night
Alouzo Jackson, his wife and two children,
and \ man by the name Of Smith and his
wife, went over dam at GAINESVILLE, o.,
in skif1. drowning Mrs. Jackson, Mrs.
Smith, one child of Jackson's, and one
child of Smiths. 1t is said the men were
under the influence of liquor and could not
manage the boat.
An outrage and murder was committed
near Trappe. a small village five miles from
PhGniyvillc, Pa, OH Tuesday afternoon.
young girl named Whilby was the vic
tim. Her body was founG under table,
her ears torn off and her head terribly
beaten. 4 tramp was seen in the vicinity,
and il is supposed the crime was committed
by him. The excitement is Intense
A wandering clock repairer has been
arrested in the township of Burke, near
OGdeusburg, y. Y, having with him boy
answering the description of Charlie Ross.
Mr.. Ross and the detectives have been af-
ter this man some time. The Mayor OF
Philadelphia has bceL tclegraphed to, and
the man, who goes by the name of Lathrop.
will be beld until the arrival of Mr.. Ross
There is no danger of a European
war. At the Countess of Hatzfeld's ball,
in Berlin. recently, the Emperor William
whispered in the ear of the Niscount
de Goutant- Biron, French Embassador:
Monster, an attempt has been made TO
and | was anxious to tell you So" Af;er
saying this, William looked around to see
II Bismarck was anywhere near.
A family At Mishawaka. Ind, received
from some unknown source several com
plimentary tickets to a circus which was
to exhibit on a recent evening. All the in
mates Of the household went, and when
they returned found that their dwelling
had been broken into and riflcd of every
val 4 ia >,
burglars sent the tickets in order TO get
their victims safely out OF the way.
Sarah Thomas, daughter of clergy
man OF Woodhpll. Steuben county, y. Y.
ran away with john Farris a married
man of lthica, who robbed her Of her
watch, chain and some money. She left
him, had him arrested, and he was to have
gone to prison on Friday for six months.
Hen disgrace preyed upon her SO, that on
Friday night she ended her life by throw
ing herself in front of n freight car.
A private letter from Prospect, Onei'la
county, y. y, gives a clever account Of
Welsh spelling match in that town. The
words were given out 10y Mr.. Owen Jones,
The editor of y Drych, and there were fif-
teen contestants, the last of whom was
vanquished the word Wuddyi. which
was perfectly excusable, even for a Welsh
man. Such morsels as Lluytod and Grwdyl
were not regarded even with timidity.
York county, y. B.. has n mostly in
:he shape of one James OHern, who
though twenty>ninc years old. has never
yet talked or walked step. lie has never
stood erect, or been moved from one room
since his infancy. he is four feet i'm height
and weighs about sixty pounds. His arms
and legs are very small, and he appears to
have power to move them in any direction
he chooses, independently of either joint
or muscle.
One OF the crew of the i'll fated Schiller
was arrested in Hoboken for being drunk
few days before the vessel sailed, and
sent to Jail for five days. His time ex-
pired the day after the Schiller sailed and
he escaped the fate of most of bis COM
paEions. This statement is made as a
matter of news, and not to encourage
bibulous persons in the habit of getting
drunk in the hope of thereby escaping
marine disasters.
The Milwaukee Catholic Associations
will be out in full force Oh .he occasion of
the investiture of Archbishop Henni A
torchlght procession, consisting of four
thousand torches, will take place, and the
societies of other cities will participate.
Six bands of music are engaged to lead the
singing, all the Catholic houses will be il
Illuminated, bells will be runC and the a.til-
lery fired. The Papal Envoys are ex-
pectcd there this week
-Tbe life-saving dress with which PAUL
Boyton has been making so much of a stir
i'll Europe was recently exhibited in Boston
by w. II. Preston, engineer of the quaran-
tine steamer Samuel Little. He proposes
in the course of week, to start from Com
mercial wharf, Boston, for Neponset. dis
tant 10 miles, with paddle, sail, American
flag, cigars, and lunch, and, after that
trip, TO be taken outside Minot's ledge
light, 90 miles from the city. and be drop
ped, to make his way home as best lie may.
The Postmaster General has issued an
order modifying the postal regulations by
striking out that pa,t providing that no
subscription to newspapers for less than
three months should be considered regular
subscription in the meaning of the law.
The effect of this order is 10 allow news
paper offices to send papers to subscribers