The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

& few day. ago, as the rafting freshet in she
Delaware was beginning TO decrease rapidly,
Lord started from EqainGuS. wayne coJn-
~, at daylight and ran raj, two hundred
feet long and sizty-iive feet wide through to
East0u without making any stop for sleep.
accomplishing the entire distance ~ miles
by river in less than twenty houg5, eating all
meals on the raft lie was obliged - accom-
pli-E thc extraordinary feat in craeT to save
his raft from destruction. Many hnc RATS
are now frozen MP in the Delaware.
JAS. Redpatb. who arrived from Ireland
on Monday last spoke in Newark the same
evening at the Irish Land League meeting.
Iis said ali this wear there nave been Only
five cases OF accidental death that any one
can attribute TO the tenants. one Of the men
killed was Lord LeltTln. II he had not
been shot II would have heen an eternal dis
grace. He ruined thirty pure girls and the
brother Of one of them went to Ireland from
Chicago and shot him down like the dog that
he was Applause. | profoundly honor
him fer IT, - continued the speaker, "and il
NEE! him in Chicago | will congratulate him
on being good. shot. ! hope he win dis
close his name, so that we may give him
testimonial -
r B. Hayes issues one more message
and then quits. The occasion will afford
hr. Hayes an opportunity 80 make public
confession, and Lue future, If he lives long
enough, say one hundred years, to repent 81
the great wrong which FOR four years no has
represented by occupying stolen Office In
bis last message Mr.. Hayes might put on
record the number of misereauts he has re-
warded for helping him obtain the Office Of
President, and the amount Of money they
received. Having done this, he might hand
over to Samuel J. TiidcD bis salary for four
yearz S2Oa, OG0. to which he is Justly entitled,
and then clothing himself in sackclOth retire
to some out-of-thC-way place, and bemoan
his manifold CrausErCsSiOns.
The Holy Name cathedral IN Chicago
was on Sunday last packed to the doors and
the inside had to be projected by the police
to stop INC rush q those unable to obtain
entrance to Witness the Inauguration Of
Archbishop Feehau as Bishop Gf the CSthO-
lie Diocese Cf Chic0go. 30 succeed the late
Bishop Foley. Or. AcMuijeD. the Vicar
General directed the ceremonies, which
were Of an elaborate and solemn character.
After the keys and SYMBOLS Of the diocese
had been delivered to the Archbishop he d.
IseTet an impressive sermon. His formal
conservation a. Archbishop is DELAYED, ow-
ing to the uon-aTriyai of the palium from
Rome TIE same evening Archbishop Fee
han read ve7per5 at the cathedral.
Two children of George Aaiiuy. son aud
daughter were burned to death In the house
OF their parents near LaurinburE, y G.. on
Saturday, under the most painful circum-
stances. The children were left in charge
of th-iT grandfather who tied them close to
the fireplace and went out into the field
half a mile distant, 10 pick cotton. Whilst
thus engaged the clothing of the children
caught FIRE. The flames were cOmmunica-
ted 20 the house, which was burned 10 the
ground before any assistance could be had
The cAidTen'S cries were unheard- There
was no one near to rescue them and they
periShed in the flames. Their bones were
found in the debris by the aCcnized grand
father upon his T@turn TO the spot where his
house had stood.
On Tuesday oi last week pig belonging
to a colOred man living in Pike county met
with q singular adventure. The young
TOOter was doing some DlOughmc in q swan
py part Of field and came across huge
swapping turtle sleeping quietly ON bog.
Piggy didn't know a turtle from = tea-keJtle
and lie promptly put his nose under one
side Of the turtles shell and turned him over
on his back The turtle was naturally in
dignaut ard IS the pigs nose came near his
mead he promptly fastened on il and settled
nearly to death and tried 10 run away. but
as { e turtle was nearly "a heavy IS The pig
the running was slow. The s4ueaiiug Of the
pig finally brought help and the turtle was
captured and found to weigh ;wenty-eight
pounds.
The police Of Jersey City entertain sus-
piciGns that 5irS. Martha Emma Black, who
was buruod at her home in jersey avenue
and First street early Thursday morning, did
not meet with an accidental death. She was
the wife Of Peter IchbaCh, barber, and it is
said mutual jSalousies have emhittered the
couple against each other. The chamber Of
death, when the Chief OF Police visited II
Friday morning. CyPTEwh here bore marks Oi
the voman's horrible agony She pressed
her baCI, against the wall to put out the fire
and the imprint OF her fingers IS buried into
il. At another point the form Of her hand i.
burned into the wall. Suspicion was arOus-
ed that the burning was noJ accidental by
the fact that thesseat Of the chair on which
the woman had been sitting was burned en-
tirey out.
Henry Lemon, a young man residing
with his grandmother at the Temple, 4 little
village five miles from Reading was arrested
a few days ago on a charge of having robbed
the old lady of some money aud other valUa-
bles. While in the Office Of Squire Butt and
before being taken to prison in default Of
bail, young Lemon became very much agita
ted and in pteous appeals declared his limo
ceuCe Of the crime, saying that he hoped the
Almighty would paralyze bin and strike
him dumO if he was guilty, Lemon, despite
his pTOteStdti0ns, was sent to jail and while
there confined was stricken with paralysis
He shortly after obtained the requisite bal
and was taken to his home The sudder
and startling answer to his petition has ere
ated quite a sensation in tho community
J where lie lives.
The steamer Ortiga came in collision
. Wednesday morning with the French steam
' cT Oncle Joseph, near SpeZZia, in the Medit
! teransan. The Oncle Joseph was so nucl
injured that she almost Immediately sank
The Ortigia has arrived at Leghorn, havin,
also been badly damaged. Heartrendin'
/ scenes followed the collision, as the OnCl
Joseph was wanting in means to save tht
live5 Of the large number on board. Eye
. witnesses Of the collision say that they can
. not satiSfac ctorily explain the manner ant
cause Of the occurrence. The p6SsenCe
list Of the Oncle Joseph shows q total Of tv,
hundred and siXtv-fgUr persons on board
and the sailors number thiTty-thTee lie
cargo consisted Of eighty tons Of merchau
disc. Atthc roll call Of the survivors thirty
five passengers and thirty-three sailors onl.
answered to their names. The Captain ais
perished.
The latest erTatc arrival in Washington
is Mr Edwarl -i-ams nf Canton, Ohio, VIII
has been deIuded into the belief that he 3
. the Fresidentelect having been so constitu
ted by 4 compromise between General Gar
field and General Hancock. Mr.. Simms is
tbick-set gentleman about forty wears old
with bTistling red side -whiskers. He wen
to Washington for the purpose Of taking tn
necessary steps to have his claim recognized
. He began work on Wednesday OF last week
and was most industriOusly engaged all day
The alleged compromise between the PreSi
. dental candidates was entered into on In,
. morning Of election day, and was in sub
/ stance, that all votes cast for either Of then
I should be counted for Simms. Mr.. Simms
who evidently has not been at loss for per
sons to encourage him in his delusiOns, ex
/ hjbits letters nuTpOTting to be from boil
. General Garfield and General Hancock
/ stating their concurrence in the arrange
/ ment
Says the Boston Post; The recent con
test more than ever has been & contest of tn
. people for a government by the people, 70
the Democratic party more than ever ma
people. What has been accomplished ha
I been done by individual effort What sInal
sums have been collected have been the VIII
ing and free contributions of patriotic privat
citizens only dcsirOus for the welfare AM
good government Of the whole Union. OF
holders 'iqra