The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-22

Tho oldest woman in the world is
Eulalia Perez, now living in Los Angeles,
Cal She is 140 years old, and still uses
her needle, having sent piece OF embroiG-
cry to church fair about two years ago.
Her age is well authenticated, as it is on
record that when the church OF the Mission
of St. Gabriel was built in 1771 she was
married woman and the mother of several
children.
The river bed Of the Niagara was dry
FOR hundreds of yards toward the centre of
the Horse shoe or Canadian Falls during
three days week before last, and there were
icicles clinging to the high prccipice where
they bad never been seen before, At he
ferry the level Of the river Mas twenty four
feet below the usual water mark. This
change of level is attributed 70 prevailing
high winds from the northeast.
DR.. Henry G. Moss was assassinated at
his home in Venice, ILL.,, about one o'clock
on Monday morning. He had arisen TO
take some medicine when he saw two men
peepiug through he window. He opened
the door, thinking they wanted his profess
sional services, and one of them immeGi-
ately fired, shooting him through The
heart. Several men were arrested on sus-
piclon. but the mystery at latest accounts
was unsolved
A special dispatch states that at JEFF
fersonviile, Ind, across the river from
Louisville, Ky, Thursday, par of boys
at play near an old house discovered the
dead body Of a German widow named So
phia Brantley, partly eaten by rats, All
army Of which scattered on their,approach.
1t waA ascertained hat Mrs. Brantley bad
been living alone, and it is supposed that
she was So reduced from starvation as to be
unable to fight off the rats
The Pittsburgh Telegraph of Sa urr1Ry
SAYS: The meeting OF the Press Association
of Pennsy ylvania, Ohio ard West Virginia,
yesterday, at the Seventh Avenue Hotel,
was ono OF great pleasure to all concerned
Our country brethern occupy q position in
journalism Of vast importance to the peo-
pie, and they cannot rejoice more than we
that journalism In their sphere is in hap
py and fourishing condition.
Luke 2. Blackburn was accidentally
killed in St. Louis county, Mo, on the 31st
OF January last. His oldest brother. Ed
ward Z, lawyer was killed by the fall
Of railroad bridge in 1855. Another
brother, George W, was drowned from the
steamer Stonewail in 1870. A third broth
er, Jonathan T., was lost from the steamer
Saluda, which exploded her boiler on the
Missouri river IN 1852. y sister. Martha.
when quite young, fell from fence and
died Of her injuries.
In 1S4S James Hammond. of New
York, and Harriet Marshall. of PenpsyIva-
nial were engaged to be married Ham
m0nd, TO retrieve his fallen fortunes de
scended to forgery and swindling. was ar
rested. convicted, and sent to the reni.en
tiary. He served ont mis- time, emigrated
to California, changed his order of living.
ana lew days ago was married 20 his
sweetheart OF twenty years ago. This is
the story in nutshell of womah's pa
tlence and a wOman's love-,
ii. L. Bean, respectable Young mar
ried man. and Mrs. Plumptou. wife OF the
overseer of the Amoskeag Corporation.
disappeared from Manchester. n. Y. We'd
hesuay night, under circumstances leaving
no doubt OF an elopoment Bean took
ms VIE TO concert, and eNcusinO himself
returned home, packed his trunk hastily
and lett, taking So, 600 of his own and his
wlfes money. Mrs. Plumptou also drew
from the bank a considerable sum. and
left note telling her husband that She
should never return.
Capt. Ankers, of the wrecked Netrono.
lis, denies that he had been told by one of
the owners of the ship that ''if he had anv
accident not 10 make a half way business
OF IL; and that ''if he made wreck of
the ship to make it a good one, Rnt
Captan Ankers does not appear to DENY
that he said so. 1t would be strange that
several witnesses should concur that he
MADE the statement unless it were tr,1e
lie does not deny that he made the reroayl-
ont SIMPLY that the remark was a r,brica.
Iloh. NOW the question remains Which
statement is true?
John Gumbinger, accompanied nv a
LADY, registered at the Lindell House- 81
Louis, on Monday night and were assigned
TO room About five o. clock Tuesday af-
ternoon the room was entered and the bod
les OF the man and woman were found ~
ing on the bed. The woman had hae,,
shot i'll the left temple and the man in The
right. Ihe pistol which had done tho
work was In the mans hand. Gumbinoer
was q years of age and was barkeener for
Henry LYDIA. The woman was Waog;e
LYDIA, aged 19, daughter of Gumbinger,s
employer. Her father had foi hidden mar.
riage between them.
-lhe position of Senator Lamar NJ
mississippi, is peculiar. The Legislature
OF that State passed resolutions instructino
their Senators to vote for the silver bilI
On Friday last this bill was before the
Senate and Mr.. Lamar, after referring 70
tfe love he had for his State, and annonnc-
ing that he had assisted In educating moro
than one generation, and endeavored to
impress upon them the belief that truth
was better than falsehood. honesty better
than policy, he declared that he would vote
against the bill. lie said he would Dive
his reasons TO his people, and be tseir de-
cision wha. it may, the time is not far dis
tant when they would recognize his action
as yiso aud just.