The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-01-19

open smack on the sixth night out, and af-
ter terrible suffcrings. The names OF the
men rescued are Nicholas Moran, his falh-
er. Patrick Moran. and Nichoias Smith.
John Moran, aged sc, and brother of Pat
rick, was washed overheard and drowned.
-Murtngh, late President of the DistI ct
OF Columbia Police Board, confesscs the
essential point of the charge that he insti-
gated a foul conspiracy against the good
name Of Representative WhitthOine. \
confession was hardly necessary, however,
as everybody except President Grant vas
already convinced og his guilt. And now
the Phila Times asks whether the Presi-
dent will sign the bill abolishing this cor
rupt Board Of Commissioners?
After thirty years an inventor has sue
ceeded in producing an apparatus consist
ing of table with pedals, an organ bel
lows, and keyboard. In the centre is an
elaborate arrangement, representing the
human lungs, iarynx giottIs. and tongue.
At the conclusion Of the exhibition, in the
Grand Hotel at Paris. X spoke "a piece
as follows 81 was born in America. |
can speak all languages, and am very
pleased to see you. | thank you for your
visit
The Philadelphia Times referring to
the caucus action of the Republican mem
beIs Of the Pcunsy ylvauia Legislature, says
that ''whiie the abiest men of the nation
who have to decide the issue in the end are
in doubt as to the result aud as to the best
means of attaining just Judgment, a
mob of average Pennsylvania law makers
resolve that Hayes and Wheeler arc elect
ed. and that if there is any trouble about
il they will hand over thcir entire constitu-
ents to march into the valley of death 20
crush revolution"
"A telegram from Tongue Rivor, Can
ton, SAYS that on December 17th five prom
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about noon with Is flag of truce. When
within a few hundred yards Of the post,
and before their approach was knowu To a
single officer or soldier or the garrison,
they were pounced upon and killed by tile
Crow Indians, who belonged to the post.
General Miles was indignant beyond meas
ure at the bloody tragedy, both on account
OF its atrocity, and 10y reason OF the possi-
BILE Importance of their mission.
The suicide OF Miss Woodworth, at
Norwich, Conn, Last Friday night, is sad
incident. "An old maid Of foity," some
people may call her, remarks The y. \.
Sun, but nevertheless even at that time Of
life, she bTopded over the love which her
father had prevented her fEom enjoying,
and found life des0ate without it, not
withstanding her elegant hume and bcney-
olent disposition, There girls who do
wrong ia marrying against their fathers
wrong in putting a blight upon the affec-
tipns of their offspring.
A seriuus riot took place at the
Wcs.boro. Mass, state reform school on
Friday evening. About one hundred boys
were engaged in the uprising aud the sig
nal was given by shutting off the gas in
the schouI rooms. The fight was desper
ale one for few minutes, every article of
furniture in two rooms being completely
demolished. The officers succeeded in
keeping the rioters in the rooms until help
vas summoned, and then snbaued them
by the free uSe OF water from the h hydrautS.
None of HE officers or men were seriously
hurt, and none ofthe boys ESCAPED.
The city Of Salem III Oregon has adopt
ed this original thod of dealing with
drunkenness : When any person becomes
intem perately given to strong dIink. 4 GER
tain number of citizens may petition to
have him declared a drunkard. The peti-
tiOn is directed to the city recorder, who
gives notice, by publication I'm some daily
paper, that the person named in the petit
tiou has been declared common drunk
ard. " After such notice, it is uuia full for
any one ito give or sell to such person, or
assist him in getting, any wine, spirituous
or malt liquors"
1t Will be remembered that during the
campaign last year, Col. Hunt was relieved
of the command of the Federal troops in
South Carolina because he simply presery-
ed the peace against the assaults of the
savage negro Republicans from the Sea
Islands. He has made his official epOi I
to the Department at Washington. Col.
Hunt shows that the Charleston riots were
caused by the Republican leaders, who in
famed the passions of the blacks, and his
report establishes the fact that he was re-
moved because he woUid not usc the Uni
ted States troops under his command for
political purposes at the bidding of tle
Collector pf the Port.
"A thieving postmaster was convicted
III Fredericksburg. Mo. The woman who
was matrimouially engaged to him went 20
St. Louis. believing shat she could there
do something to effect his liberation. but
her hope seems to have had no sound
foundation. Then she pawned clothing
until she had not enough left to- keep her
warm. Still refusing to leave the CITY.
and nearly crazed by her failure to help
her lover, she ere pt into a lumber yard one
cold night to sleep. In the morning her
feet were so badly frozen that she could
not walk, and she remained in the yard
two days without food. 4 policeman
found her at last, but she viii not proba-
bly, recover.
At Dayton, Ky, a suburb IF Coying-
ton, Mrs. Minnie Blazen. wife of carpen-
ter, arose from her bed on Monday night,
after the family had retired. and without
arousing her husband, dressed herself, took
her enday old infant, and proceeding to
the river threw herself and babe into the
stream and was drowned. About midnight
her husband awoke, and missing wife and
child, started out 70 search for them, but
was unsuccessful until next morning, when
looking into the stream at Dayton wharf,
he saw her body with the babe tightly
clasped floating upon the water. Assist
ance was at once rendered, and the bodies
of mother and child were drawn ont. 1t
is thought she was deranged at the time of
the suicide.
Patrick Donahoe, the Boston publish
er, who failed about year ago, owed
nearly 500, 600 to depositors in the savings
bank, which was,one of his business enter
prises Donahoe's paper, the Pilot. was
Bought by its editor, Mr.. John Boyle
O'ReilN, IN connection with Archbishop