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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06

"A Circassian gir! in Reading. Pa.
shows pair of stockings that she saws she
made entirely out of her own hair They
are thick, heavy, and soft. and seem to be
q ppTs hs!pH hp lis nSees n,e t,i.;ea$ az secured
with scarlet worsted work. She SAYS her
hair grows to n great length and that she
is compelled TO have it cut. The stockings
We're knit while she was on exhibition at
Barnums : museum.
The celebrated nickel mines Of Lancas-
ter county, which bave had almost mo
nopoly Of the business OF supplying nickel.
are to have a rival, n vein of nickel having
been discovered in New Caledonia, extend
ing across the entire island, from east to
west. There are also in New Caledonia
copper mines Of great richness. The gold
mines, of which much was expected a few
years ago, have SO far yielded insignificant
, results.
Mrs. Adala VI. Blake, by her counsel.
Judge Culver, has entered a suit in The
/ Supreme Court, New York. laying her
/ damages at $i0,oO0. against Mr.. Jane
| Van Wrinkle. alias Mrs. J. Coles Blake. Of
/ Brooklyn, charging her with erin. con.
/ with the husband of the former. The
/ present action is believed to be the first
/ bold assertion by n woman in court of
/ her right 30 damages for the debaUehiuE
Of her husband.
! On the top of the Pinnacle mount a in
/ between t5reenawald Station on the BeIks
and Lehigh, and Port Clinton. there is a
/ lake covering about half an acre. in the
centre of which is a powerful spring of
! pure and cold water which. however. as
fast as 1T comes ont of the earth sinks at
| some unknown place again. The lake iS
as clear as glass, and the water never rises
higher, neither does is sink. but always re
taius its height. The sight is worth see
ing, although There is a fearful mountain
| to climb.
Further Investigation into the matter
of the burning of Mrs. Gordon and three
children at Enterprise, Ind, on Saturday
night, Dec. 25th, leads to the belief that
the woman and her children were murder
ed by some one unknown and the bodies
placed in the house. and all consumed for
the purpose of concealing the crime. The
object of the murder is supposed to have
been gain-the possession of a sum oi
money Mrs. Gordon had in the house. the
proceeds of the sale of cow and some
farming implements. The BAN was con.
sumed as well the house, and the two
I buildings were situated so far apart that
it is believed that the burning of one
would not have ignited the other.
Newport has a vertable Enoch Arden
ess Some forty years ago three day
old bride suddenly and mysteriously disap
peared. After the Young husband ha,
| got through pulling ont his hair she re
turned, announced that she had obtained :
divorce, and again vanished. Nearly hal
a century goes by, and the husband nc
cumuates a family and shekels. Tn,
other day, after forty years Of silence. sh,
put IN an appearance and asked for he
huSoand An animated conversation oc
CURED between wives Nos. | and . il
which the former claimed that her ol,
: story about divorce was Q sham. an,
that she was really his wife. 1t is, q
5 course, question of money and the law
f yers, and not of love and the poets.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06

STONED TO DEATH.-The details of the
recent terrible murder of a jew in Hama
dan (fIkbatana of the ancients), in Persia,
have been received. A wealthy Persian
owed large sum Of money to the Rabbi
Chajim, who asked the Persian to repay
him one day when they chanced to meet in
a bazaar. y quarrel eusucd, and the
crowd which had collected asked the Per-
sian what the canSe of the trouble was.
He determined to get rid of his creditor,
and, turning to the crowd, said, elf this
man had merely insulted me I should have
kept silent, but he has abused our religion
and hlasphemed the prophets. | canrot,
therefore, be silent" The crowd fell upon
the Rabbi and threatened to kill him. He
took refuge in the neighboriug house of a
rich Persian, to whom he appealed for pro-
lection. The latter concealed the Jew in
an inner room and barred the doors of the
house. The crowd demanded surrender
The noble Persian refused, and the doors
were broken down. The lawless rabble
poured in, found the fugitive, dragged him
into the street and stoned him to death.
/ The dead body was dragged about the
town with jeers and finally brought into
filed with powder and the head was blown
to pieces. A fire was then kindled and
the corpse was burned up. Four Jews,
who had fallen into the mob, were ILL
| treated and severely wounded. The dwell
! ings of the Israelites were Piundered, and
| a general massacre of all the Jews-and
! Christians ewise-would have followed
! had not the authorities interviewed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06


But, unfortunately, despoiled of his States
by the political vicissitudes of which he has
been the victim he is unable, as he has done
before, on similar occasions, to send many
articles to enrich the Philadelphia Exhihi-
tiOn. He must therefore limit himself 10 the
sending of few works from the only estab-
iiSbment that yet remains under his sovereign
authority and protection, and which is fos-
tered Ivy his munifcenCc. notwithstanding
his financial straits. Consequently he sends
few specimens of mosaic work from the
famous Vatican workshop. To these will be
added piece of tapestry lately finished by
order, and at the expense of his Holiness
j trust that this token of the Popc's regard
esteem and good will to the United States of
, America will draw yet closer the bonds of
agreement happily existing between the H"iy
See and the American people, and will testify
the affection which he, the common Father
bears to all the nations of the earth.
In thus replying to- yOnr esteemed letter OF
July the nineteenth, | am happy TO add my
assurance OF the profound esteem with which
l am. lluStrious Sir
Truly your servant,
JAMES, CARDINAL ANTONEIII
/ ROME. October 9, 1875.
! John Welsh, Esq, Chairman of Centennial
| Committee.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06
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-'"'h fz,i-N Il fAMILY.-S9uire Blaine, as
he was called, the father of ex- Speaker
Blaine, was "a resident of Fayette county,
Pennsylvania. He was not "a Catholic, but
married Miss Gillespie, a member of an
Old Catholic family, who were once wealthy,
but who, NEE ting with reverses, emig ra ted
west, some to Texas and others to southern
Illinois. Squire Blaine became n convert
TO the religious faith of his wife, and died
finn believer i'll it. He had five sons and
two d;,ughters-James, Ephraim, Nell,
Robert and John, and Mary and Eliza and
all were brought up strict and practical
Catholics. Neil is dead, Ephraim was last
heard from i'll the Southwest, in Texas or
Mexico; X bert is a clerk III one Of the de
partmcnts at ashington John is or was
an agent Of the post Office department
Mary is dead, and Eliza is the wife of
Robert G. Walker, paymaster in the
army. Paymaster Walker was not a Cath
olC when he married Miss Blaine but she
/ converted him, and the whole family are
Catholics. Two Of tie daughters became
nuns. One is dead and the other is some
where in western Pennsylvania, near Pitts
burgh. Rev. y. Ii. Gillespie, a professor
in Notre Dame university, st. Josephs
county, Ind, is cousin of ex-Speaker
J Blaine as is also Mother Angela, the au-
tnoresS of the '.Metropolitan Readers - "A
series of Catholic school books. James
Gillespie, or Jim Blaine, as the ex-
! speaker is irieverently called. was born on
the last day of January. 1880. He emf
/ grated from the family home in western
! Pennsylvania shortly after attaining his
! majority and graduated at Washington
/ college, Pennsylvania, and took up his resi-
! dence in Maine, where his religion was
not popular, and he changed it; entered
{ politics took an editorial chair at Port
! land, and then at Kennebeck was in the
! legislature from 1859 TO 1862, the last two
( years speaker, and has since been Ill con-
gress.-R0cheSter Union.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06
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THE military establishment of the
United States by law is fixed at %, 900
men. The total number at this date
IN service is 2O5S commissioned otii-
GERS and 22,T96 enlisted men. The
signal service consists Of total of
4o5 nOn-commjssiOnedo officers and pri-
Yates. There are also on the retired
lists, by nature of various acts of Con
Eress. 294 officers. Tho army proper
consists therefore Of u, sji, rank and
file
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06

TIN II prri : burCr BUfJ.jt makes no


THE Harrisburg Pdtru makes note
of the fact that Pope Plus N. has
consented to loan some of the works
of art at the Vatican to the Centen.
ninl, and thinks that tie Order Of the
American Union should look into the
matter. as there is no knowing but
what the loan of these "Popish''
pictutcs may conceal some insidious
design against the common schools.
The jealous patriots who sit up
o'nights to watch over the free schools
should only rcdouble their vigilance
when the Pope seeks to conciliatc them
with such gifts. Steps should mt once
be taken to prevent the landing OF
these pictures. Where are John Y.
Foster and Bishop Haven?
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06

Tue Legislature met on Tuesday
last and the Governors message was
presented to both houses on the same
day. In the Senate. +. w. Davis was
elected Speaker, the Democrats de-
ciining to vote, the allegation .n their
part being that n Speaker pro tenn.
had been elected ut the close of the
last session. The new members were
sworn in by Judge Livingston
Speaker Patterson OF the House called
that body to order and the regular
routine business was proceeded with
at once
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06

REV. HENRY BoEHN, supposed to be the
oldest clergyman in the world, died on
Tuesday, Dec. 2Sth, near Staten Island
He was born in Conestoga (now Pequea)
township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania,
June 8, no. His grandfather and father
were both clergymen, the latter Men
MONTE, and one of the organizers of the
United Brethren Church. Henry Boehm
joined the Methodist Church i'm 1898, and
i'm 1900 he first attended Conference, and
shortly afterwards began his labors as an
itinerant Methods. preacher. He served
in the ministry of Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, and New Jersey, and was early
in life the travelling companion of Bishor
Asbury. On the Sth of June last a special
session of the Newark Methodist Episcopal
Conference was held in the York street
church, Jersey City, for the purpose OF
celebrating the one hundredth anniversar ~
of his birth. Father Boebm has been or
the list Of supernuTerary preachers since
1942. although he continued to preach oc
casionaiiy up 10 u few weeks ago.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06

4 NIGHT OF TERRoR.-The Des Moines
Regtster says: Last Thursday evening Mr.
George Murrison, Mr.. Mckee, two other
gentlemen and Miss Lou Dolly and Jacob
Gross, John Senthouse, and a lad sixteen
years old named George Trumley, attempt
ed to cross the Mississippi from Port By-
ron to LeClairc. The night was cold and
fierce wind blew, while the river was
full of floating ice. But the boatmen
were good, and it was important to cross,
so they set out at twenty minutes past five
o'clock in the evening. They reached
within forty feet of the Iowa shore, but
could get no nearer. Darkness had set in.
The ice and waves beat pitilessly against
the boat, and spray froze as it descended
upon them. 1t was deemed best to return
and seek again the Illinois shore Within
one hundred feet of it, however. they
found it impossible to get nearer through
the rapidly forming ice, and vet it was not
strong enough to bear them. The situa-
tion was appalling. Scnthouse took hold
of rope and stepped down upon the ice.
but went down nearly to his neck. The
party saw him beat about in the ice and
water endeavoring to make his way to
land, but he disappeared in the darkness.
and nothing has been heard Of him. With
the Ice the yawl continued to float down
stream. Gross determined to get out of
the boat and make for shore. Seizing the
oars, by their aid he was successful. In
the meantime young Trumloy had thrown
himself, chilled and exhausted. on the
bottom OF the boat, and the rest were near.
ly senseless with cold. Helpless. they
drifted with the wind and current. Gross
soon summoned assistance, and they were
found two miles below. The next thinc
was to reach them. Gross, with his as
sistants, crawled on the ice as far as DOS.
sible. and then threw ropes, which the
sufferers tied to themselves, and werf
drawn out through water and over ice
With the help of the oars Miss Dolly wa,
managed so as to keep from sinking as til,
rest did. At O'Clock the fearfully i'm
( periled were thus rescued Getting +,
I Rapids City they were Immediately care,
/ for.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06

GoyEENMENT cOntil ues to withdraw
gr1eabac!is from circulation, replacing
them with national bank notes; vet
the goii value of greenbacks does not
advance. There has bee.i n slight ap-
preciatIon IN government paper since
the IN eeting Of Congress, but the mon
ey value of greenbacks is still kept
doTu by the persistent efforts of the
government to depreciate them in ia
vor of the national bank issues, and
by the lockingup of gold in the Treas
ury.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06

County Commissioner William Fry,
says the Reading Eagle of the Goth ult.,
has on his farm near Pricetown a tree
which yields apples, each of which is both
swee. and sour. Three bushels of this
kind of fruit were picked off the tree this
year 1t is said to be tie only tree of the
kind in this county, and probably i'm the
United States. About une years ago this
tree was grated with the half of two buds
one taken from pippin tree and the other
from a ''mother apple" tree. The buds
were split and one half Of each taken, and
placed together, thus forming one bud.
which was grated. The apples are striped
yellow and green; the yellow portions are
sweet and the green sour. When the APP
pies are sliced in the direction of the
stripes the difference in taste is very per-
ceptibie.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06
MANUFACTURERS OF

~ ! UH..o ant OeiOre him IN this
[ regard his own sagacity and good sense
would have served him well.
In the body of the message there is n
learned and elaborate dissertation on the
subject of pal government. Though
excellent in its way it seems some what out
! of place in an executive message, unless
the governor was especially desirous oG i'm
pressing on the Legislature the fact that
rings have existed in municipal govern
ment since the first public corporation Jobs
were started in tho ancient cities of Tyre
and Sidon. Beginning with the cities of
PhDncia the governor traces the history
OF municipal corruption down through The
commercial towns of the middle ages until
the defeat of Henszey in PHILADELPHIA
seems to have afforded the material for the
last touches of the executive pen. This
historical resume is merely preliminary 20
the recommendation that the legislature
authorize the appointment Of a commission
of experienced pc; sons to examine into the
condition of our cities and towns and pre-
pare such legislation as Will meet the
abuses in the municipal government. Such
an investigation into the management of
the municipal affairs Of the cities of the
state would undoubtedly rip up a fearful
amount Of official depravity. Unless the
Legislature be utterly insensible to the elo.
queuce of Gov. iiartranft's description of
iiluhICiBdl titptipu. dnCleIt aliu modern,
the commission will be authorized without
delay. AS an additional nducement for
raising this commission the governor gives
1t as his candid opinion that all the lepis-
latiOn upon the statute book referring to
municipalities should be repealed
The governor next turns his attention to
the lawless outbreaks in the coal regions
T After wrestling Justify with the question
of labor and capital through another col
unn he gives up the cOnuudrum. Want
of space prevents further review of the
topics considered i'll the message The
: treatment of the insane Of the state and
the necessity for more hospitals are hu.
namely discussed. In regard to the Cen.
tennial the governor recommends that fl
nancial aid be granted by the Legislature
for tho favorable exhibition of the indus
f trial products of Pennsylvania. As there
, is to he a grand military display, lie urg
es that provision he made for the trans
portatiOn to Philadelphia and for the en-
campment of The volunteers of the state a.
] some period of the exhibition The geo
logical survey, insurance, salaries of coun
ty officers. the fish commission, banks, ant
other subjects of general interest are an
propriately treated. Some of these sub
iects are of sufficient Importance to entitl,
them 20 further notice. The message de
, serves, and will doubtless receive, exten
, sive. perusal. Many will consider it til,
ablest state paper that has been prepare,
by Governor Hartranft. - Uarris6nrg F,
trt0t, 0M.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06

THERE is person in Georgia called
Julge james Johnson who has gotten
himself astride of Grants Des Moines
hobby horse to ride into the governor
ship The Harrisburg Patriot thinks
that the poor little wooden beast with
two presidential candidates on its back
and Judge james Johnson up behind
Is likely TO break down with its load.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06

A LAND SLIDE near Pittsburgh has cans
ed a loss of $50, 900, and there are indica-
tions that the damage will be twice that
amount be foie tho earth ceases its sliding
prupansitics. Several houses have been
swept awny.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06

THE rumored stepping down and
out Of Hon. NJ. G. Kerr from the
Speakership of the national House of
RepresentattvesIn account or physi-
cal inability to perform the duties,
seems to he well founded, but chat he
will be succeeded by Mr.. Morrison.
chairman of the ways and means com
mittce, is not only improbable, but il
is rrpOrteI .,,'. - - rrri,Is are
'-'---dh origin, Norman nam, are .
gwen to the flesh WSGat is deemed excel
lent authority, that Mr.. Lamar, chair
man of the Democratic caucus, will be
made Speaker pro TEN. We shall see
what we shall see, however.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-01-06

"A Crcassian gir! in Reading, Pa.
shows pair of stockings that She saws she
made entirely out of her own hair They
are thick, heavy, and soft. and seem to be
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-22
FIRES.

ALpENA, Mich, Feb. 2l,-The
building owned by Henry Bcebe,
burned this morning. Beebe's loss on
building and stock SIC, eco; insured
for 90, 500.
B1DDEroRp, Me-, Feb. 21.-J. w.
Hollends Gssippe. woolen mill, at
Waterbore, burned. Loss $4,000;
insurance GIG, 900.
New York, Feb. 21.-The Lake
tinwarc factory of Lablance & Gayer
manufacturing company, Woodhaven,
L. l., burned this morning. The ware
house filled with stock is saved. Loss
on building and machinery, ETC., esti-
mated at 100000, partially insured.
About 450 employees are thrown out
Of work by the FIRE.
The loss by the FIRE at Wood Haven
this morning is fixed between $3.50,
600 to 100000. Insurance $3l7 ,OOt
distributed among GO companies. Th,
buildings and grounds occupied fou
hundred acres.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-22
THE BEEcHER BUSINESS.
Mr. Moulton nfers a Few Things Bear
ing upon the Conduct ofH. W. B.
And Assert. ,h., he Will Prove the
Grcas Preacher tsnilty OF Per.
Jury aud Adultery.
Bowen Says.t4,at Beecher isMistakcnt
Moulton Writes a Letter.

New YORK, Feb. sl.-F'rank
Moulton this afternoon, sent to Dr..
Bacon, moderator of the Plymo nth
advisory council, the following CON-,
munication:
BHooKIYS, Feb. 81.
REx.- SlE:-From the terms Of
your letter / had not supposed your
reverend body was competent to con-
slider or determine the question Of the
guilt or innocence Of Henry Ward
Bcecher. The proceedings Of the
council show, however, that l may
possibly be mistaken in my construc.
tion Of the character of your author
aity, since Mr.. Beccher was allowed to
introduce his own protcstations Of in,
nocencc and some corroboratiyc
declarations.
Beccher invoked the Deity and chal.
lenged mankind to deny or disprovc
his innocence, which definite declara.
tion the council accepted with ap-
-plausc. send this Communication to
the council simply to say l am pre-
pared to prove Henry Ward Beecher
guilty Of adultery and pev,uy by
evidence both and documentary and
that, if allowed opportunity Of produ.
cling such proof before the council, and.
fail to make good this assurance then
i am willing to be discredited and
denounced by mankind as wretch
devoid of truth and honor and un--
worthy OF human associations.
| am respectfully your obcdient
servant.
FRANCIS d. MouLroN
Bowen today wrote letter to DR..
Bacon contradicting the sta,cmnts
made to the council on Saturday. He
says first that Beecher is reported MS
saoing: "Mr. Aowcn is a man OF
courage, but he has not courage
enough to look me in the face and
never had. Mr.. Bowen says it is
falsc-that he never dared to meet
him in this way and in proof Of his
-usscrtion cites case Of attempt
to bring about private interview
between hlmsels and Beechcr in ref
ence to charges Of moral irnpurity
said to have been made by the former
against the latter and that Becchcr said
There is aot fofcc.enough in Brooklyn
to draw me into private interview
with Bowen. He protests his willing
ness to accuse Beechcr to his face.
He denounced other statements as
false.
The session Of the advisory council
this p. M. lasted three hours. Five
first committees presented full reports,
which were received with evident ap-
proval.