The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01

Edward J. Hoppins. on trial at Aubp,,
n. Y, during the asst week for the nm
der of Philip Proudfir, at Mt Sterling ;,
Jnly last, was acqui ted. and hel. an bo,
al er the verdict had been given was me-
ried. The jury assisted at the ceremon,
as Witnesses. Proudfit having sedposa
Hoppins' sister, fed the Country, bar af,.r
wards returned and going into the sto,o
where HufpiDs was employed tauntinc,~
said, You lived through it, haven't ven u
!Ioppins seized base ball club ant, sttroL
PTuudtit on the head Dr. Hugh Pronns.
uncle "f the man killed. and who attendaS
him, was witness ON The trial aud died sn5
denly on Friday lasi.
An outrage that WAS perpe.rated a,
Richmond Ind, nearly five weeks AGO i,.s
came 10 hight the her day. Two yoID,
men started home from party with two
reSpec able young ladies of that eity b,,
instead of taking them home they went -
vacant house, where the ladies' ue,s
drueged and outraged. One of the ladies
was so badly abused that for a time il ~
thought she would die. She has. bopeys,
recovered. The father Of the girl had -
be restrained 10y force to keep him fron,
hunting up the villain and shooting hin,
The matter was hushed up for the time H.
has since leaked ont aud is now the tow
talk. Great excitement prevails anon,
the friends OF the ladies. On accom-, -
the standing of the families in soc,ety
names of the parties are for the presei.,
withheld.
We lealn from tie Philsd.l,bis
Record that two hundred and fifiy laboie.,
mostly bGi.ing from Pennsy lyariia. lef h
cliy ON Monday, on the steamship Netrop.
oils, Captain AnkeTs c.nmander. To ASST,
i'll ;he construction uf the Madeira and Ma.
more Railroad, in Brazil In addition 20
her human fIeiGht, the versel took a larss
miscellaneous cargo, including 800 tols of
iron rails. 23U tons OF coal, !, 900 barrels az
-four, together with large quantities -
beef, pork aud clothing for TIE use Of ils
pioneers who left on the MerceGita. FL.
& seamer Richmond, the iLiId vessel, will
arrive IN port and Commence loading ON
February 5, and will sail Oh the 10Th tab
ing out another batch of 500 laboles.
, The cabin passengers will include Mr.
Thomas Collins and umber of m ,rchants
who propose to visit Rio JAuero aud para
/ In the interest Of made.
The true history OF the Colorado bet
rIhed man." that Was exhibited leceptlr
has been made known. 1t was made AT
Elkland, little moLntain town in North
eTn Pennsylvania, near the New York
State line, 10y Geo. Hull, the maker OF the
Cardiff Giant. p. +. BarnuIn became in
! ,eresied in the scheme, and supplied ualt
of the capital. The figure WAS taken TO
/ Colorado. buried here and finally Ding up.
I IN accordance with a carefully arranged
plan. An adroit deception WINS practiked
/ IN regard to the result Of the scientific test
/ which, it was claimed, was made. Ground
stone, ground bones. clay. plaster, blood.
eggs. and other materials were used in
! forming the iTa age, which was .hen baked
/ FOR weeks iu kiln. Hull had intended
/ for long time to deceive the public with
Q this prpfeudpf pef,Tfactiop uad
much time and several Thousand dollars in
experiments.
Thirty one years ago John Thatcher
and Ellen Wall were married Two yeart
+ later the gold fever broke out In Australia
/ and, leaving his wife and one child,
! Thatcher departed for hat far-off country.
/ For several years letters passed bet weeR
i them, but The husband did not meet with
the anticipated success and could not OF
/ would not send money for the support Of
/ hIs wife and child. Finally tse letters
{ ceased, aud for many years no tidings were
received from him. = In the meantime Mira
! Thatcher married Mr.. Colbett Siovell
/ who died eight months after. After
/ brief widowhood she married Nj. Jane,
/ ConweN, who died at the end Of seven
years. After an absence Of over thirty
years, Thatcher returned to this Country
and went to work at a mill in Saco Me,
and thither his wife, having heard OF bis
whereabouts, went and found him. Ou
/ the last Sunday of December Thatcher It
! turned to Providence, and 10 nov living
with the wife of his youth.
/ The Governor of the lepeT settlement
! on M"loka one OF the Sand wich IL ards
J is dead. He was The son Of an American
father aud q Hawsiisn mother, aud lis
name was William p. Ragsdaie. he vss,
| until his banishment, the leading lawyer
and orator ia the kingdom, and bis iufl.
Nence was such that, had he so desired, bs
might easily have avoided being seut TO
live among the lepers. He was the hrstto
( discover the disease in himself. bis stien-
tion being called TO the fact by the failure
of . hot lamp chimney TO burn his finger;
when lie picked it up. He Immediately
gave the information TO tue authorities
aud insisted on being bRuished TO MolUksl
lie was soon appointed Governor OF the
settlement, and his rule of the 500 lePeIs
has been remaIk kably wise aud kind. be
married a young wcman :here, and seems
10 have tried TO be as happy as possible,
with the certainty Of early death befUt
him. cousin OF Queen Emma, lePe1, s
likely to succeed Ragsdale as Governor.