The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-02-25

The city OF Dingham.on, y. Y. for
the frs: time in its history. has a Demo
cratic Mayor. He has Been but a few
days in Office, yet long enough to ascertain
gross Irregularities IN the management of
the finances by the Republicans, who have
had undisputcd sway for years. These
irregularities are cropping out i'm all drec-
tions wherever the party of boastcd morali-
ty has had sway.
Ia The village Of New Hoistein. Calu-
met county, Wisconsin, there occurred. one
day last week, in one family. three we'd
dIngs, namely, golden wedding. silver
wedding and linen wedding. The old
folks celebrated their golden wedding
their oldest SON and wife celebrated their
silver wedding. and their son and wife
celebrated their linen wedding, and their
child was baptized.
Father Adams, the gallant priest who
jumped from BROOKLYN ferry boat tn
save the life of an insane woman, is the as
sistant pastor Of s.. Vincent de Paul-s
(Roman Catholicl church. He is about 30
years of ago. While finishing his educa-
tion in Spain he was knighted Tor an OK
traordinary act Of bravery, and he bore on
his breast at the time of rrscriuC the W.
man the badge whose honor he maintains
50 noOly and so well.
The two hnnaIetlth anniversary Of tho
burning OF Medticld, Mass, 10y the Indians.
under King Philip, was celebrated i'm that
town Oh Monday. Cannon were fired
bells ruug, and historical addresses made
the whole concluding with public dinner
In the morning four horse wagon. filed
with persons on their way to the ceIcbra-
tion, was overturned, and Rev Mr.. AIcer.
of South Nat'ck. and Sabur Smith. of East
Summerville, were fatally injured. and
others seriously wounded.
The paymaster of the Canadion Boun-
1arv .ina
settled his accounts, amounting To several
thnSand pounds sterling. some time ago.
as he thought correctly. The OF her dav no
received letter from the Foreign Once
London, stating that on re.exaninin.- The
accounts 1t was found that there w rs n bal
ance due him Of "A cents, and the sum of
% cents was inclOsed in PAYMENT. He
resolved not to be Outdone in honesty by
the Government, has retua ned the 6 cents
--R. ID. Ruf1in, a negro member of the
Virginia House of Delegates fr4,f,4 Din,rit4
de county, was expelled on Saturday for
improper conduct in abStIactinr money
from the pay-boolI of the serveant-at-a,n,s
ftIs guilt was established beyond a doubt
as the missing money was traced to him
and lie confessed by giving an order against
his per diem for the amount The money
he took was that of another colored mem
Der, and was in the pay book near his own.
NV VI ti'S HlbHl curious lnlnUS at the
Philadelphia exposition will be an arcbi
tectural plan of the city of Mexico. Its
dimensions are $50 by 231 feet. 1t will
display all the characteristics of the CITY.
and Will be peopled by GO. 600 leaden figures
dressed in appropriate costumes. some for.
the opera, ball and social party, and others
vending fruits and ice cream, CARVING
baskets aud rolling barrels. In the streets
Will be 1000 coaches, an equal number of
Othpr VplIPlpS and l,t g.
Some of the most noted citizens Of Mexico
are at the head of the undertaking.
1t would be charitable to suppose that
Henry Ward Beecher has gone stark. raw
ing mad. In the Congregational council.
on Friday, he made a most remarkahle
speech in which among other things SAVIOR
ing of blasphemy he said '.If there is
any man on earth that has anything to say
to my detriment, | am here and cba;lepga
him to say it. | go further than that If
there be any angel of God, semi prescient
and omniscient, L challenge him to saw
angbt, and L challenge the truth from God
himself The mau who would indulge
IN such language must be either n demon i'm
human form or irresponsible for his words.
Let us charitably believe the latter.
"A few weeks ago Mr. Chas. O'Couor
was supposed to be at the point of death.
Inc whole country, hoping against hope,
waited with sorrowing expectation for The
news that he was dead. He slowly return
ed to life and strength. and has SO far re-
covered that he was announced to appear
on Thursday of this week as President of
meeting in New York in behalf of the
State Charities Aid Association. No social
reform is more consonant with Mr.. O'Con-
or's life and thought than the work of this
Association, which aims to elevate the poor
by teaching them independence and self
help, and which would abolish that indis
criminate charity which is more a curse
than blessing.