The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17
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one thousand miles I'm one thousand hours.
"A young girl in Chicago las been
crazed by religious excitement, aud persists
i'm tearing off her clothes and rtinning about
the streets naked.
DIR. Doflinger, according to the Lon
dou Times, is merely an eminent divine
who is strainin9 at gnat after having
swallowed n camel.
1t is said an unusual amount OF coun-
terfeit fifty cen. notes are in Circulation,
and business men should keep an eye upon
those who attemp: to pass them.
"A German named Frederick Judd, re-
siding i'm New York, attempted TO murder
his wife last Saturday night, and killed
himself The woman will recover
Three children of James Davis died
in Pittsburgh OF scarlet fever, two dying
within five minutes of each other. All
three were buried in one coffin ON Sunday.
An enthusiastic delegate at Erie gave
the keynote for the Pennsylvania campaign
when he exclaimed, after the nomination
of Judge Pershing,,, 'He is platform enough.
-Hezekiah Leard, who died recently in
Augusta, was the fattest man in Maine,
and required coffin thirty inches broad,
twenty inches deep, and six feet two inches
long. .kTJ EEl ~ l
The court of Washington county has
fined several of the township auditors so
each for not Publishing report of the fl
nancial condition of heir several townships,
as required by law.
The Pittsburgh Telegraph says that in
Furnishing the thicying commissioners of
Schuykill county Judge Pershing only
did his dnty." Granted. And because
the democracy are sure he will 10 his duty
they are running him for Governor.
-Geu. Joseph f. Johnston is said to
have accepted the thrice offered appoint
ment from the Khetiive To become Com
nhantier- in<Chief of the Egyptian army.
He is to- have supreme command with sal
fry of $50, 900 IL year and the sum of 500,
600 for the purchase of All outfit.
John j. GegBan, the author of the
Ohio law, which secures to every inmate OF
a prison or other institution the right to be
ministerea tn by a clergyinan of his own
faith, is not Catholic at an, and the bill
itself was drawn up by a number OF Demo
Gratis and Republicans as a compromise
measure. ssE4s e
a woman in New Orleans and her
daughter, 7 girl OF eigteen, having been
severely bnrrt by an explosion of oil while
filling a lamp, have recovered 81, $50 dam
ages ina the supreme Court from tile Septo
tian Oil Company. This is II thrfeiy warn-
ing to the inuuInerable manufacturers OF
''non-explosive" oils. -.rf f-.s....-r
"A deputation on behalf of the Anferi-
can residents of Rome, both Catholic and
Protestant, visited Cardinal McChrskey an
Friday last and presented him, as a token
of their esteem, a complete Cardinals dress
and a mitre set with precious stones, to-
gctller with an address expressing then
good wishes and veneration.
On Saturday last George Sweigert, aged
seventy years, residing in East Cucalie,
township, Lancaster county, entered bis
baruyard, where he was Immediately sci
upon by a beligerent ram, whose attack
was So fierce thai before assistance could
reach Mr.. Sweigcrt he had susi aimed sucl
serious internal injuries that lie died soon
afterwards.
The Jonesboro East Tenn Herald
and Tribune says that i'll several localities
ia that county the grasshoppers have made
their appearance and are eating the blades
of corn. L: is too late III the season foi
them TO do much damage, but they will
probably leave their eggs and next yea
there will be millions of them. Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof.
The Erie correspondence of the Chica
go Tribune says Mr.. Piolette is the leader
of the Grange movement in this State aud
will poll good vote with the country peo.
pie, aud Is as strong candidate as could
lave been put up. The nomination oi
PerShing for Governor Is conceded 10y al
to be victory for the Reform party in
this State and such Will undoubtedly
draw wcH.
The great Mississippi rage has SIM
mcred down to nothing and proves Gov.
Ames to have been something worse than
Il coward. Ex-senator Pease and Senator
Alcorn both pronounce the whule thing a
humbagf and Attorney General Pierre pon,
is thoroughly disgusted with AInes' living,
knavery and subsequent skulking, and fina
refusal to answer inquiries. This dcprives
Morton of a glorious chance to- flourish the
bloody shirt.
-Gov. Smith OF Georgia says the worst
scouEdrels in the country, and the nrer
who keep the negroes in turmoil, are tks
negro preachers, or at least large majori
ty of them, who, under the cloak of reli
gion, instil into the minds of the colored
men notions of law, politics, civcl rights
/ instruction, and a host OF other thing,
which only make them ioafcrs and thieves
He wants authority to arrest for vagranc,
all such disturbers.
-1eorge Smith, of Philadelphia, brake
man IN the employ of the Peunsylvani;
Railroad Company, was struck by bridy.
between Lancaster and Lcaman Place Fri
day night, resulting in the fracture OF hi
! skull-the unfortunate man diving few
inmates after the accident His body wa:
taken to Leaman Place, where an inH,es
was held and a verdict of accidental deatl
rendered. The remains were then conffiOet
and sent to Philadelphia.
"A private telegram has been received
| in New York from Toronto, announcins
that frightful accident had occurred oi
/ the Grand Trunk Railroad en Tuesda,
morning. A train was thrown from tn,
! track and several employees killed Th,
whole train was perfect wreck, and /,
add TO the horror, the cars took fire. Larg,
numbers of cattle, which were buried un
der the debris. were actually roasted alive
1T being impossible to extricate them.
I The best argument that can be mad,
for the election of Judge Pershing to tn,
Governorship will be found i'm the exami
nation of his official acts as the represent
ative of the people. In 1868, while i'm tn,
Legislature, he opposed the act of tn,
Legislature by which Pennsylva mia wa
put i'm the position of repudiating the ius
claims of her creditors by paying the i'm
terest on her State debt in cnlrencr In ,,laa,