The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-02-18

-BlShOp Met lGaid Of Rochester lcctured
to crowded audience in Boston, Sunday
afternoon. ON 'fhe public school question,
as understood by Catholic american ci;i-
zen" There was large Attendance of
clergymen,' school superintemdents, and
others interested in educational matters.
"A young man named Thomas Wells.
lately arrived from England, lost his life
in an attempt TO save the life of Emily An
tlerson, a girl of Il years, who i'm moment
of desperation spraug of "a ferry boat into
the river at New York oA sunday. The
girl was recovered and restored, but the
brave young man ICrishe,l.
The Rev. Fred Bell. OF Brooklyn. less
fortunate than the Rev. Beecher WIS
promptly dismissed by his church, last Fri
day night. on the affidavit of Mrs. Morris
that he had iusuIted her. and worse. bnt
with equal itnpudeuce ha has siuce pub
lished q card rcasserting his innocence and
his determination to go ON PIcacIing rs
usual.
On Friday morning, in a tenement
house in Scranton. was discovered the drati
bodies Of = young wife and ber babe. The
husband. Charles Cerzerwinsl,i wnriled at
Taylorville, ard only spent SUNDAYS at
home. 1t is supposed the woman died
from cramp as in her commissions She had
unmistakably crushed tho life ont Of her
five months old babe.
"A negro caught stealing lumber be
longing to George J. Briggs at Franklin.
Tenn, was given his choice between the
alternatives of receiving a fi"ggiug. going
to prison, or leaving the State. Without n
moments hesitation the darkey slipped
from his linen, doubled himself over a bar,
rel, and received \ bastion that would
have killed white brother.
Tom WaldrOn was arrested on Sa',!r-
day at Pottsvilc after Kerrixan. the Moiiv
Mcguire, had given his Testimony irnplica-
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der. Referring 20 kerrigan, who was being
taken in close carriage along the street,
he saio, "drive him in the creek He
had previously stated that kersigan oucht
70 he killed before having chance to
leave the court house.
George Lord, of West Roxburv, die,i
few days ago, He got piece of meat
IN his threat, and was in a fair way to
choke TO death, when n doctor prllS-tl ii ont
with his finger. Then current OF air
began to circulate between the skin and
! flesh, putting the man up even TO his
fingers and toes, and causing him intense
pain. He soon died, after which his body
resumed its normal size.
The conclusion arrived Mt by the COM
mittee who investigated the alleged out
RACES in Pike and Armite counties Missis-
sippi, are : that the Federal officers were
not restricted in making the collections T:
that Collector Re6mon6s was personally
! offensive to the people, aud so was advised
on the eve of the election to shake the
town." and that the Mayor of Summit was
drunk when he sigued the dispatch calling
for troops.
The Van Pelt brothers. of Nateawan.
n. j., have been an Institution of that
place for over half a century past They
were four in number, staunch old-time
Democrats, who always went to the polls
together and voted in the order of their
ages. None of them ever married. but
their house was conducted by a sister, and
all became wealthy. The youngest died
last Sunday, ard the only survivor, Alex
ander, is now very ill at the age of eighty
six years.
In the Supreme Court, ore day last
week, John ID. Lewis, q colored man. made
application to be permitted to practice in
the Courts of this State. Upon an exami-
nation of his certificate, issued by the Clerk
OF the Superior Court of Massachusetts. and
q perusal of commendatory letter written
by Governor CASTOR, of the same State. tue
| Court decided to grant the request and ad-
mt Mr.. Lewis to the bar of PENNSYLVANIA.
MS is the first instance of a colored man
peing admitted to practice in this State. an
application for a similar privilege having
been refused some two years ago,
The Lewistown Democrat notes curl
Gus circumstances which occurred last
week, in connection With the death OF a
lady near Reedsville. On "Wednesday night
clock in the house struck one, when the
hands indicated the time to be five minutes
before one. But, what was still more sim
gular, the clock, being out of order had not
struck before for two years past The
sick woman, noticing the striking, men
toned this fact, and added, 81 will die at
l O'Clock" And, sure enough, precisely
twenty-four hours later, at five minutes
before O'Clock, Thursday night, her
spirit took its flight.