The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-01-10
Ne,cs and other Not.mgs.

years old on Saturday.
Hon. Caleb Cushing died In New bury
port. Mass, on Thursday night, I'd inst,
aged 20 years.
The ex Rebel General Longssreet. of
L~uitians has been appointed postmaster
at gainesville, Georgia.
The debt statement issued the I'd
shows an increase Of the National debt for
December of $ .2S3, 7S5 80.
-Ex- Governor Curtin has almost recov-
cred bis usuai good health and expects
soon to regain his usual vigor-
-During the recent flood Cochran Booth
ers lost some 200, 600 feet of logs from
Yonng g-woman's creek, Cameron county.
An extra brakeman has been added to
nearly all the passenger trains on the Mid
die Division Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
-Privates DaIzel writes 70 Pittsbnrg
journal that, like Senator Blaine, he is
proud of having been born in Pennsylva
MIA.
-Mackay. the bonanza man, has sued
the Western Union Telegraph Company
for 50, 600 for kiuking up ore of his mes
sages.
On General Roberto. Lees birthday,
the 9Th inst, a collection will be taken up
throughout the South in aid of the Lee
monument.
The grave or L L. Wing, who was a
prominent citizen Of Rnckdals township
tlemaa's body few days since.
-Pittsburgh's City Council has resolved
to tax all railroad property within the linn
it's of that city. 1t aggregates $40, 600 600
In value aud will yield $lOO 900 revenue.
General Sherman says that he has seen
ali the royal ladies at the European cuurts,
but never one who could discharge her
social duties as gracefully as Mrs. Hayes.
Captain Paul Boyton has paid
visit to Ida Lewis, the "Grace Darling of
America" at her home in the lighthouse
on the lime rocks in Newport r. Ilar-
Dor.
A Huntingdon county butcher has
made u sausage seventy eight feet long,
which lie will present to Colonel Ruth
Goshen, the California giant, for wa,cb
chain.
Congressman De La Matyr is engaged
in newspaper controversy with Professor
Ridpath upon the subject OF capital pun
ishmcnt. The reverend statesman defends
lex talionis.
Rev. Clement c. Moore, the author Of
"Twas the night before Christmas" was
professor of Greek and Hebrew in a theo-
logical seminary in New York and died in
1868, aged "a.
The formation Of State Bar Associa-
tion is urged in circular addressed TO the
lawyers Of Pennsylvania by a acommittee Of
which General James A. Beaver, Of Bella
fOnte, is chairman.
The late Governor Geary il said to
have had curious pleasure in saving all
paragraphs and articles written about him.
lie had large number Of scrap books fill
ed with these things.
General Grant arrived in Dublin Fri
day morning, accompanied by General
NuyeS, United States Minister to France
He was mot by ne Mayor, and there was
no public demonstration.
Judge Charles T. Sherman. formerly
United United States Judge OF the Cleve
land, Ohio, district, died suddenly New
Year morning. lie was a brother of Secre
tary aud General sherman.
-Ex Secretary of the Navy Adolph T.
Borie sailed by the American Line steam
ship Illinois, Thursday, on his way 10 join
General Grant in tour of the world. -
They are to meet in Paris.
Just SO sure as Hunter will be exc
cuted for the murder of Armstrong Iust so
sure will this man Graham be convicted,
said Prosecutor Jenkins to the Trenton
True American the other day.
"A fire broke out in .he insane depart
ment oi the Westmoreland County Home
on Wednesday evening. The building was
totally destroyed. All the inmates were
saved. Loss, $50, 900 insurance, s37, OOO
AT an entertainment on New Years
night at the City Hall. Barnesville. Ohio
called the Feast of Mondamin. upwards of
80 persons we're taken violently i'll, some
miscreaut having mixed croton oil with the
food.
Charles r. Callahan, in match at
Newbnrg, n. Y, Wednesday of last week,
walked 65 miles in 81 hours HIS compel
itDr. George |. Wilson, in the same time.
covered few feet more than 81 miles, and
fell exhausted.
Governor Talbot, OF Massachus
was inaugurated on the 2d inst. with the
usual ceremonies, and delivered his mess
age. The amount Of outstanding funded
indebtedness Of the Common wealth is sta
ted to be S33 02O, 464
MIR. Smallry, The London correspond
ent of the New York Tribune, says the
LOndoner's idea Of cold weather is an inch
OF snow on the ground. Sucn is ca led
fIigid weather, and everybody is advised
to keep in the honse.
That dreaded disease. scarlet fever
continues upabated in it's spread in the city
of New York. For i've days last week the
number OF new cases reported was l55,
some of them Of malignant type, compli-
. Gated with diphtheria.
1t was the Rev. James Hodgson, Of
Virginia, who prophesied that the earth
would be destroyed by fire on Sunday,
January ). 1879. Which is why Hodgson
ough: TO try, try again, and if he sIoudn't
hit it The next lime 20 keep oa a tryiu'.
Robert Downing, n wood chopper, liv-
ing near Dallas, Texas. goi a Christmas
present Of $l1, ,430. His grandfather, a
New York merchant, had wiiled that sum
to Downing and 5he attorney happened to
forward the money so that il reached Dal-
| las on Christmas Day.
/ Hon. Samuel B. Dick, of the twenty
sixth Congressional district, having been
( served with paper by Hon. w. c. Plum
( mer, setting forth his reasons for contest
ing Mr.. Dicks election, that gentleman
+ has answered each allegation by denying
IN ioto what they charge
-Binas Hughes has been arrested in
! Bell township, Westmoreland county, for
horse stealing. He is wanted in Butler
and Armstrong counties for the same Of
fence. Although young in years. he is
said to he the most notorious horse thief
in the Western counties.
Mrs. Eliza Everitt, widow of Bartholo-
new Jones Everitt, la'e assistant surgeon
b IN India, daughter Of the late Robert
Burns. esq, of D1mfrIes and grand