The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-03-10

Lewis Pelnuze. for a long time az the
head of one Of tie large tvi,9 foundry es-
Establishments OF Philadelphia, and well and
favOrably known t. the whole publishing
fraternity nf tho state. died on Sunday last
He was born ia Massachusetts in 1907. lie
was citizen IF upright character and fiue
business qualifications.
1t is suggested, and the suggestion
seems to be Pertinent, ti.at if i5eecuer or
the Bcceher patty really wish to obtain the
bottom facts in the scandal allee at:gns that
thcir opportunity has cCnlC a. last. Beech
er can sue Bowen for libel. In The .rial uf
libel suit ali the parties to the nastincss
are competent witnesses.
The little town Of batavia. Cielnlor,s
county, OHIO, which contains only seven
hundscd and fifty inhabitants, is a good
place for raising Office holders. In 1872
forty-tiree of its citizens were federal otfi-
GERS, and at this time twenty fnSyr are c.n-
ployed IN WaShiELt and sc3ae c4lsrs
hold government Offices elsewhere.
The Catdoiic Ta5'st, in an able article
ON drunkenness IN the United States. al-
!udes - tie fact tlsat Ia 81. LuEis and
Chicago IS per cent. of the saloons are con
Quoted by Germans, 70 per cent. by E1wan
Catholics .! Foreign 6irth,- 10 per cent. t,y
American, 3 per cent. hy women. Germans
and Irish, aud per cent. bT negroes.
The Constitution OF Missouri prohibits
any gift, beguest or devise for The support.
use, or benefit of any minister, public
teacher, or preacher of The gospel as such,
or to any religious sect an interesting
case has just been before the courts under
this provision, and a clause in viii has
been set aside because 1t loft portion Of
tic testatrix's estate to the Roman Catho-
lie Arch bishop.
Mis-. Hough, lady who died a few
days ago in AleXandria. Pa, at the age of
{ q Y &C, -,
men of the country who have cast n vote
| for President. She grew up &, woman
hood in the State Of New jersey. where She
was born, and when of age she cast a vote
for Thomas Jefferson for President. as a
property qualification in that State then
entitled a woman to vote.
Some few weeks ago an old Washing
ton county farmer, who has large family
elCped with young milliner of Carrons-
burg. He was worth about $4,000, but
before leaving raised al the money lie
could upon his property. Since he lefs
judgments to the amount Of $50, 600 were
entered against the estate, and his creditors
decided to throw the estate into bankrup.cy
lhe preliminary papers were filed Friday
At Middleburg, Indiana. on Friday
night, George and Thu,nasW ats. brothers.
appeared in the street with butcher knives
counter weights and pistols and assaulted
they supposed, bad fired into their store.
George Watts was shot in the head, and
died IN about half an hour Reed was
struck IN the head with heavy weight
aud stabbed twice in the back and died at
nearly the same time as his antagonist.
1t 1T a somewhat remarkable fact saws
the Beaver RddtcaL that no man has been
elected Governor of PENNSYLVANIA who was
born outside of its boundaries. In tbe
Revolution, JOS. Reid, born in New Jersey.
and BENZ. Franklin, born in Massachusetts.
held the Office by appointment, as Presi-
dent of the Supreme Executive Council.
Upon the adoption of the Constitution in
1879, Thomas Milfiin, born i'm PHILADELPHIA.
was President of the Council, and MAS
elected Governor, and every Governor since
has been native of this Commonwealth
Some of Belknap's friends are irving
to create side issue by charging Cant
Robinson, who laid Belknap's corrnnt mao
tees before the President with bav;,c
been dismissed from the amy for fraud
DC. This is not denied bv Can't. Robinso,,
lie was arrested and tried before n backed
court that was organized 70 convict him on
these charges, but his real offense was in
forming on Belknap, which he proposes to
snow before the House Military Committee
"A terrible scandal has recently been
developed in Hcboken, n. J., which is so
monStrous as To be almost iucredible 1t
appears that five young ladies, each nm
known to the other, and residing in differ
ent parts of the city, have informed Justice
White that we'll known resident of that
city had won their confdeuce, and under
promise of marriage, had effected their
ruin. The girls, who are respectfully con
nected, wept bitterly, and implored the
Juuge to find some method of punishment
lor the villain by the strong arm Of the
. law. The judge was unable to be of any
, service to them, as the man had fed from
the city and gone west,