The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-23

and then shot himself lie was accustom
ed to abusing his wife. aud made home so
intolerable that several grown children
were compelled TO leave. The evidence
shows lie decided. several days ago to com
nit the deed. Sinners left a letter charging
the blame on his wife. because she wanted
divorce and had applied for one on ac-
count of cruelty.
The Detroit Eoenin1 Neios claims to
have information of a scheme to put Zach.
Chandler once more in the national Senate.
The plan is that upon the resignation of
senator-elect Judge David Davis from the
supreme court. Senator Chrisiiaucy, of
Michigan, is to be appointed to till tie va
cancy upon the bench. This will leave
vacancy in the Senate from Michigan,
VIII ic Ia TO be filled by the present Legis-
lature by the election Of Mr.. Chandler.
The Catholic Church has missions at
about forty Indian agencies in the United
States only eight of which. however, are
assigned to Catholic missionaries by the
Government. the rest being assigned to the
various Protestant denominations. A
Catholic commissioner. General Charles
Ewing, has been established at Washing
ton by the Archbishop OF Baltimore. act
ing in concert with the bishops Of the Uni
ted States. His duty is to protect the
rights Of Catholic Indians.
Seven spans of tho Lewistown and
Sunbury railroad bridge crossing the Sus-
quchanna river at Selnsgrove, Snyder
county, were destroyed by fire on Sunday
night. On the Seliusgrove side the flames
were prevented from spreading further by
saving through the tinibers of the eighth
span, hich fell into the water. When
first discovered the bi idge was burning at
two places, having evidently been set on
fire by an incendiary. The loss is abOnt
$50, 600, all Of which is covered by insur-
ance.
The New York Herald published Sat
urday a fac simile of a letter received from
an anonymous person claiming 10 be the
wife of the rea murderer of officer Brock,
at Newark, New Jcrsey. a crime for which
two mon suffered death on Thursday. one
by poison and the other by hanging, both
protesting their innocence to tie Inst.
The letter declares the writer can no long
keep hack her guilty secret. Sue de-
sires the friends of the victims of crcum-
stautial evidence to know that they are not
guilty.
Martin Windle, a native of Germany.
aged % years, about feet 5 inches tail,
light bio~u hair, smooth face, light com
plexion, has been missing from his Late
home at Chickies, since December 10,
1875. He peddled notions about The couu-
try, carrying them in red box. swung on
his back. Any information as to his
by Joseph Lip, Chickies. Pa, to which ad-
dress information should be sent. Papers
copying this will coufsr great favor ou
the family and friends.
Announcement was made in the Col
umbia churches on Sunday morning that
John Dellinger, jr., boy of ten years, was
missing since Wednesday. the 18th inst.
He left school on that day aud has not
been seen or heard OF since. He is large
for his age, of light complexion, auburn
hair, aud had on new dark blue vest,
black overcoat aud dark brown skating
cap, blue pants we'll worn, and boots. Iu-
formation addressed to John Delliuger
Columbia, Pa, or any of our exchanges
copying this notice, viii be greatly appre-
ciated by his heart broken parents.
In Shamokin the other day a party of
three young men played a trick on a young
girl. with whom it is alleged one of them
\ had become too ultimate, by going through
sham marriage ceremony, one of the
! scoundrels persouatiDg the squire and
( performing the mock reremouy. which the
! girl thought made her lover and herself
/ husband aud wife. After the ceremony
! they returned to their several homes. But
/ in few days she learned to her sorrow
that her supposed husband had no thought
| OF supporting her, when little investiga
| ton convinced her that she had been m sde
the dupe of three mean men, who trick ed
/ her into the belief that she WAS wife
/ The trio Of worthless have fed the town.
| Hon. Henry w. Williams, one of the
Judges of the Supreme Court Of this State,
| died at his residence i'm Pittsburgh. on
Monday last, after an Illness of many
months. He was born in Connecticut and
| and when a young lawyer went to Pitts
burgh where he was afterwards elected
! Judge of the D:stric. Court OF Allegheny
| county, and in 1869 was houored with u seat
| in the Supreme Court of this State. Mr..
/ Williams was a geutlemeu of excellent
character, and as a Judge was considered
pure and without repruach. His successor
will be appointed BY Gov. Haitranft. to
! continue in office until the first Monday OF
January next, an election for his successor
to take place at the general election in
! November of this year.
| Governor Grover. telegraphing from
/ Oregon, denies in the plainest and most
peremptory way, that he ever received any
dispatches from Governor Tildeu signed
| ''Gubble" or Governor - and proneunces
all such pretended teiegrains to be fabri
cations. 1t is hardly necessary to say.
remarks the World, that in all human
probability, not one of the many Radica
! editors who bave been beating the torn-tou
over this alleged wickeduess of the Demo
| cratic candidate believes a word of the
story. charge levelled at Gramelcy
Park by way of Salem, on the Pacific coast
is, however, convenient weapon at thi.
stage of the proceedings In Washington
and this consideration may, perhaps, re
lieve its authors from an else inevitable
imputation of sheer fly gotbling idiocy.
The Miffiintown Sentinel says Las
Friday bird hawk, in passing over town
swooped down at a bevy of English spar
rows that were feeding in the street at tn,
corner of Main aud Bridge streets. Tn,
nimble little b irds were too quick for tn,
hawk and scattered, One little fellow
nearest the hawk curved around the glas
corner Of the Belford building. The pur
suing bird not being acquainted in that 10
cality, and knowing nothing Of the glas
corner, which to his eye seemed like al
open space, concluded to take the shor
cut on the little bird that was describin.
so nice a curve in front of his hawkshin