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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-23

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y SONIS ANIEUII-T'- DEADLY DEED
The unconscious and fatal shooting of
Mrs Helen j. Ward in Boston. few
days ago, by lIcr daughter, says the Low
ell Mass Nail. has been the cause of
much comment. But it does not ap-
proach in marvelousnesS the case Of the
boy Fits, Of this city. Some years ago
this boy was stopping with a family,
friends Of mis- parents. III New Hamp-
shire. One night he arose in his sleep.
got out Of the house. the doors of which
il was thought had been securely fas-
tened, went more than half a mile. on
his way crossing a stream which. we be-
ltcye. he was obliged to bridge with a
board that he somewhere found tbUt of
this we are not quite sure(. and went to
the house of boy of about his own age,
with whom he had been playing the pre-
yious afternoon. In a shed he got an
axe. made his way up stairs, and through
several rooms, TO the bed where his
friend was sleeping, and with the axe
Inflicted several blows on the head and
face of the boy. from which it was sup
posed he could not recover. The lad
escaped from the house, went back over
the same road he came to his home. and
was found in his bed in the morning
asleep and unconscious Of what lie had
done. The victim of the sOmnamUulist
is still alive, but young Fits died a year
or two after This strange affair. which
: susceptible OF confirmation from many
sources, entirely eclipses the Ward trag-
edy, and is an evidence of the unac-
countability of people for acts committed
in their sleep.
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\ LADY WITH 4 FCLL-GROwN
BEARD.-There is now residing in Law
renceviile, Allegheny county, lady
whose face is covered with almost a full
grown beard. and there is singular
story connected with the freak of nature
which, to certain extent, mars the la
dy's otherwise feminine appearance
She is said to have been born and raised
on the Allegheny mountains at a point
where the locality was very sparsely
settled, so that the singular dcformity
was scarcely noted by the people. As
the lady grew older the beard is said to
have become stronger and more luXuriant
being a growth which representatives
of the sterner sex would have envied.
About week ago the lady removed to
Lawrenceville to take up her residence
with relatives living in that locality, and
it then became apparent at once that the
beard owing to the restrictions of sOci-
ETY., shoulG be suppressed, If such a thing
were possible. As shaving would only
be az encouragement to the future
growth, the lady's friends were at quite
a loss as to what they should do. but fin
ally a gentleman. who had been given
to understand the pressing necessity of
u remedy. promised to consult drug
gISt to see whether there were not COM
pounds as well adapted 10 the destruc-
tion Of wlHskers aS to make them flour
ish. He WAS informed that there was,
but that. being in the form of acids. the
remedies might have the effect Of MUIR
ing the skin, in which event it might be
more desirable 10 let the beard have its
way without interruption. The gentle
man accordingly left, and as he has not
since applied for any of the acid, it is
supposed that the lady has concluded to
allow the beard 30 remain.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-23
CArHoLIc CoLoNIzArIoN SCHENE

CATHOLIC COLONIZATION SCHEME.
The Directors of the Catholic COloniZ-
alton Society of the United States have
decided to cali in the subscriptions to
the capital stock. which is more than
fully taken. Land for a colony in Gree
ley county. Nebraska, of $4,000 acres,
has been purchased and will be open to
emigrants and colonists by the 18th of
February. Contracts have been made
for The necessary houses. which will be
shipped from Chicago. These include a
church. house for emigrants, etc. The
town sites were determined on and
named respectively O'ConOT and Spald-
ing. in compliment to the two Bishops.
The colony of the association in Noble
county, MINI. established originally
under the auspices of Bishop Ireland.
was reported a complete success. Near
ly three-fourths of the land is already
sold to parties, chiefly from Boston and
vicinity. The project of paper 10 be
published in the interest of colonization
was proposed 10y Rev. Father Byrne, of
Newark. y j. That subject was re-
ferred to the three Bishops and Father
ByTne.
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: Johnstown Tri1,,ae

J,ur editor of e Johnstown Tribune,
in his naDer of -sterday week, repub-
lished Grants aoW you see IL ana now
Won dou,t,, letr TO Harry White on the
third term eestion, written in May,
1871 and crcluded some Introductory
remarks in ference thereto as follows:
81 ike all hi (Grant's) letters, it reads
a. veil four ears after it was written as
II Aid at tb time and like Washing
TINS farewal address, Webster's reply to
Havne. or 4incoln's Gettysburg speech,
viii be re;i and admired for all future
time. = his elegant extract far sur
masses I'd throws completely in the
shade. a the previous efforts of thel1 l1Ti-
J,g,e ints disgusting adulation of the
man wo, according to its startling an
pounement not many weeks since, had
"a b. on his left hand. What Grant
meat bv his letter to White was con-
strrd. as he intended it to be, by one-half
of ne Republican papers as IN opposition
tolnd by the other half as in faror of
tird term. and no man to-day can read
and say whether
'cThe snake that made the track
Was going South or coming back.
This. however, is not important now,
as Grant is openly in the field for a third
term. and relies on the Cameron clan to
deliver him the twenty-eight delegates
from this State, in the very teeth of the
resolution passed by the Republican
State Convention at Lancaster over
which White presided, only few days
before Grants letter was addressed to
him. WashingtOn's farewell address
and Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg are
both models of their kind, but what shall
we say Of the relative merits of Grant s
inconclusive letter tow hite, and Web
ster's speech in reply to IIayne That
speech, delivered in the Senate almost
fifty years ago, is regarded as the finest
grandest specimen of American OratOry
and equalled only in England by por-
tiOns of Iurke's and Sheridan : speeches
on the Impeachment of Warren Hast
ings. And now, such being the tleeting
nature of fame, the country is told by Z
newspaper advocate of third term that
Grants nOn-committal letter 20 Harry
White, will pass down in future history
side by side with Webster's immortal
reply to South Cardinals great champion
of the doctrine of nullifiCatiOn. Shade:
Washington. Webster and Lincoln! j:
it thus that your earthly glory is to bt
eclipsed by the author of a double mean
ing letter which was received by th'
country when it was published, with F.;
general expression of derision and con
tempt?
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IL the Democratic party can possibly

If the Democratic party can possibly
be defrauded out of its chance to elect
the next President, the Republican lead
ers will leave no methods untried,
whether fair or foul, to accomplish that
purpose. After the November election.
when the Republicans in New York,
through the aid of John Kelly and his
Tammany Hall adherents, had elected
their Governor and secured large ma
iority in both branches of the Legisla-
ture, there was a good deal of very Sc
rious talk by leading Republicans in that
State, as Well as outside of it, i'll favor
of the passage of a Law at the present
session of the Legislature giving to that
body the power of choosing Presidential
electors and taking it away from the
people The bare suggestion OF such
course was an open admission of the in
ability of the Republicans to carry the
State, and the swindle was of such large
proportions (thirty-fve votes that fear
full of its damaging effect on public
opinion in other States, the New \ ork
+ leaders abandoned the project. Their
3 scheme now is. and bill with that pur-
pose in view was introduced last week
in the lower branch of the Legislature,
to give the people in each Congressional
district the right to vote for one electOr
Cor the district. and for two electors for
the State at large. If such law pre-
vailed in all the States it might not be
so Objectionable, but to apply it TO one
State only would be a gross outrage.
As New York is now districted for the
election of Congressman, the proposed
change would give the Republicans
about t,cepty-tbree electors, and the Dem
ocrats t'reIrc. 1t is not believed that the
Republicans will hazard the passage ol
such a measure through the Legislature
III opposition to the warnings of the New
York Times and other influential Re
publican organs, whose editors predict
the most disastrous results from The
movement should it be consummated.
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The PaH Nail Gazette thus discusses Il
~ L.

THE GREAT MURDER TRIAL. ENDED AT
LAsT-Thc trial of Rev. Hayden at New
Haven, Conn, for the alleged murder by
poison of Mary Stannard (whOm he was ac-
cused of seducing), which has Just ended
after being in progress for many weeks, will
take rank as one Of the memorable trials OF
the country, as it has been mainly a conflict
between cOntendlug scientists and phySi-
clans The prosecution examined 1O5 wit
neSScs and the defence seventy. In this ar
my OF witnesses, the prisoners wife a high
" cultured and beautiful woman, stands the
central figure. For two DAYS she retained
remarkable self possession. and broke into
tears only when the prosecuting attorney
blnntlv asked her if she did not think it
would be right to commit perjury to save her
husband from death on the scaffOld. Among
the witnesses were twelve distinguished
professors, eight Of whom were from Yale
College. One of the professors was sent
to Europe hy the State "a Investigate the
. manufacture OF arsenic, such knowledge be
ing necessary in the analyses Of the arsenic
found in the murdered woman. Speaking
. Of the examination Of two experts q CORES
pOndcnt SAYS
The hobby ol both these cx7cr.z was blood cor
puscles- The Boston man. was certain tnat he
could restore the dried corpuscles. and then &c
termine whether they were the corpusclcs of hu-
man or animal blood. and tho Washington man
was equally positive that he could not. To thor
Oughiy appreciate the merits or the dispuGe, the
reader should take into account the amount Of
. blood discovered Take all the corpuecies o
have been found on the Hayden knife and shirt
and they would make drop Of blood qgg 80
times smaller than this degree marx.
Fifteen physicians were examined Of all
grades and shades. and four Methodist cler
gymen. who were each cOutradicted bv mem
bers Of their own ilocks. The prisoner Hay
den was on the witness stand three whole
days and part of the fourth. He il de
ScTibCd as follows
He answered All questions promptly. qualifying
many critical replies with reservations. His
. crOsseL animation was sever. and persistent but
. he never lost his temper. His face would flush
uraH Ia D.
but his replies were solt and VlaiutiTe. At Ger
tain periods Nr. Hayden leaned forward in the
. box, apparently 20 give emphasis to particul AT
portions oi his testimony. This done he resumed
his usual easy position, with his legs crossed and
his right arm swung over the back Of hts chair.
. Once he persisted in making an explanation Of an
apparent contradiction of his testimony in the
preliminary eNaminatiOn at Madison. AEl|u he
refused 20 give answer that he thought would
place him in false position; but, st the request
OF his counsel. he hrmly answered the inquiry. in
.hc trust that Ntr Tones would set HIM right on
the redirect examination
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-23

THE New York Times condemns the hin
in the New York Legislature for the choice
of electors by Congressional districts. on
these grounds
Whatever may be said in support of the plan Of
election ny congressional districts, which Is one
that has its merits Il is obvious that n crn oTr b.
yGifg cpPiied Orer the entire Union al once and
that can only be done by the amendment Of the
National Constitution. For the Republicans ol
New York to adopt the scheme for thus state
alone is 10 make present to the Democrats Of tho
electors from those districts which they NAV carry
should the Republicans carry the state IL isl
moreover. an implied confession that we cannot
expect 10 carry the State ourselves "a confession
which It would be extremely foolish to make al
present.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-23
TIE PHILADELPHIA Record of INonday LAST

i He Enllddelphtd RECORD OF lMOndaN last
has this to say of the attitude Of affairs in
Maine as they then stood
1t IS highly crcditahle 90 the people Of Maine.
divided as they are into two very evenly y-btanced
factions each of which eagerly seeks the control uf
the state admins SJEttiOn. that actual phys cal
collision has lar occurred The fact is another
strong argument in favor OF free popular govern
mcut 30 much caruestupsS either side. viii d
So great degree ot mutual forbcarauCe and self
restraint, show th"t liberty and loyalty tD law and
order are stronger forces 10 keep the peace ui a
community than any and all OF the rcpresSive aIi-
pliances Of desputsIu combined. Each rty seems
steadily To have borne in view that public opinion
cannot in this country DC safely disrcgardcd. and
each has been apparently snlicituus throughout To
give its action an appearance AT least. conform
ity 10 law Neither has thus far trausceuded the
boundaries beyond which lie usurparion and an !r-
chy. That this wise discretion and cool common
sense may continue {" prevail in Maine - earnest
~ TO be hoped Tor 10y every patriotic citizen. No
suggestion Uf partisan advantage should he suffer
ed To betray either side into violence and out
sidcrs who DO not propose T. risk themselves i'm
any conflict which their rash cuuuselS might tre-
cipitate should carefully keep quiet.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-23

Thur BILLS were found by the. Dau-
phin county Grand Jury last Tuesday
against kemble and his lobby agents
on "Wednesday when the case against
-Saltcr was called Judge Pearson made
an order that all the cases go over TO an
adjourned Coert, commencing March
Sth, and lasting two weeks. and that no
further delay viii be granted for any
t;ttlao
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-23

NEWSPAPER VOTE FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
The Philadelphia Times says it is probable
that about all Of the newspapers of the State
having any opinion TO express upon the next
Presidency have made returns to the circu-
lars sent out some days go by the Times.
The list, as it appears entire, may be sum
married. as follows.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-23

ANSWER THIs.-Did you ever know anv
person 10 ue III, without inaction of the
stomach, liver or kidneys, or did YOU ever
know one who was we'll when either was
obStructed OF inactive? And did YOU ever
know or hear Of any case of the kind that
Hop Bitters would not cure N~k YOUR
Uei-'iboT this samc question.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-23

WANTED.--Sherman & Co, Marshall.
Mich, want an agent in this county at once
at salary of 500 per month and expenses
paid, For full particulars address as aboye.
f11-2t,-1v
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-23

HOWARD r. MILLER, of Somerset
county. was nominated to the Senate bv
Mr.. Hayes on Monday last. as Supervisor
of the Census in this district We never
heard of him before, but that is no rea-
son why he may not be competent man
for Ike place
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-23

-B. + Kennedy. late Prothonotary
Of Allegheny county. left Pittsburgh
for Leadville few days ago, and it is
now said that he is defaulter for SIG. =
600. His property has been seized. and
his two bCndsmen are good for the de-
falcation. lie leaves family behind.
and it is said lac took female with him.
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Tnder fhE TaY.
FOUR DIVERS WHO EXPLORED THE BOTTOM
FOR DEAD BODIES,

The Dundee correspondent of the London
Times gives an account of the operations OF
the four divers employed in the portion OF
the river Tay where the train Is enGuifed-
OF their Investigations it says
The belief that bodies may be found in the re
mains OF the carriages still undiscovered has been
pretty generally abandoned. All Of them II IS
thought. must have been swept away by the toe,
and as the time Is approaching when they may pe
expected to float. measures arc being taken Tor
recovering them some hfteeu boats from the
whaling feet are to begin search in ali the
sandbanks and hays Of the Frith to-inorroW, ana
Mr Walker, General Manager Of the Ninth
British Railway Company, has written 70 the
Chief Constables Of Forfarshire tifeshire and
Berwfckshlre, asking them to instruct their on
cers 10 keep diiigent lookout along the shore
Mr.. Walker has also asked that he ~ eatest care
should be taken n the treatment Of the bodies.
and has offered not only 20 pay all the expenses
every body found. Evidence IS already TO hand
for the Identification Of nearly every passenger In
the lost train. Many relatives and friends Of the
dead have come from distance, and are patiently
waiting IN the town. Others have sent photo
graphs In several Instances the numbers mark
ed on keys carried by the missing passengers have
such a quantity Of wreckage has now come
ashore that very little of the undiscov overed car
riagcs can still be remaining inside the girders
The action Of the tide Is ev identity breaking them
up more aud more every day.
THEORIES or THE ACCIDENT.
The PaU Nall Gazette thus discusses the
accident
The hrst point ascertained 10y the discovery by
the divers of part Of the wreck Of the train is
that the bridge did not fall before the moment
when the train was upon the portion that fell. Il
60, the fdea OF an Independent destruction OF The
bridge by the gale and Of the leap Of the engine
and train into the cltasm. mnst be dehnitely y
, abandoned. Next, tits in evidence thai the train
; was proceeding at foot pace OF three miles ol
thereabouts per hour Ths theory Of n violent
concussou or the engine against the girder must
therefore be given up Ii would be too much &
declare il impossible for the train to hBve LEFT the
rails (provited as they we're with guards) at that
speed; hu. 80 Is extremely improbable tbat suci
+ the We have thus TO regard the cir
derF that gave way a supporting a slowly moving
weix ht Of some 50 or 100 IONS distributed over
about the length OF the span of the bridge As
Tar &c weight is concerned, this would have added
TO the stubHity Of the bridge. unless so cunsiIers
hIe amount Of oscillation had been set up a.
T would have passed the limit OF safety were tht
: bridge unlOaded. We thus led to regard tn
! bad effect Of the train the bridge mainl.
limited to the addition o. surface Of some ZOO q
25O feet to the resisting ares ni one or two girder
at time.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-23

TIE RETIRING STATE SENATORS Tven-
ty-live OF the 1fty state Senators retire from
Office in 1850, and their successors are TO be
chosen in November next IN addition to
the Senators TO be elected by reason Of eN-
plratiOn of terms, q vacancy in the Twenty
fourth district Sullivan, Tuntour Colun-
bIa and Lycoming), made by the death Of
George d. jackson. Is to be filled. The fol
lowing j. a list OF the vacant Senators hfps
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FDead. TNembgT on NUngrcss- NeVuDITcans,
q Democrats. 3.
The Philadelphia Times remarks that the
FIVE districts now represented by Democrats
will all elect Senators of like political faith
and it is probable that Democrats will also
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