The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-11-13


The Cltlzsn's League OF Brooklyn ad-
mits that Il spent 81 80 to secure each Of the
l2 900 votes cast for Gen. Wood ward, its
candidate for Mayor. At this rate it Is no
wonder the Republican State Committee did
not secure enough votes to elect Davenport
The bill would have exceeded 500. 600.
Patrick Currsn, a prisoner in the coun-
ty fail at Wnlismsport on the charge OF IN
cendIarism, has confessed that When
Young man be murdered man named Mar
thu, near Howard. Centre County. both
were counterfeiting, be says, and ne Ailieo
his victim during a quarrel Cutrah Is
eighty-one years old snd is on his death-oeo
He also confesses TO other crimes.
Mrs. Catherine Trump, Postmistress at
the village of Corning. Lehigh County, has
been arrested, charged with opening letters
out of curiosity for the purpose of keeping
herself posted on the love affairs OF the
Young people of the community. She sd-
mitted her guilt. and in justification alleged
that she did not know that she was commit
ting an offense for which she could be pun
ished She was put under bail.
In 1875 Virginia City, Nevada, had
population of % 600. The Inhabitants now
number 5000 the buildings are tumbtnR
! down; the $500 600 bonanza mills are IDLE
and rustiEg the great hosting and pump
| ing works have been moved away, and the
whole future of the Comstock lode and OF
| the city depends upon little kutfe-biade
! streak of ore in the Hale and Narcross
! The Comstock lode has yielded 1904 600.
| oOO, and nearly that sum has been put into
1 it.
| Thomas PugH recently disappeared from
| Youngstown, Ohio, and was thought TO have
been murdered and robbed of Sc 900 He
returned without the money and was lodged
! In Jail on a peace warrant Reflection IN
| cell caused him TO remember where he placed
the currency when drunk. On being re-
/ leased Yesterday he recovered the hidden
treasure from an old boot hidden in stump
| one mile from his house. He has now insti.
| tuted suit against mis- relatives for false i'm
! prisonment
! The. cyclone which passed over the
southwestern part of Illinois last Friday
| night was more serious in its results than
was at first believed. At Carm the house
of Joseph BuTrell was blown down, Burrell
being instantly kiIld and several members of
the family severely injured. Four buildings
were blown down, including the Baptist
Church. Reports from Jacksonville, Du
quoin and Pittsheld state that much damage
| was done to property. although no further
loss of life has been sseertained.
"A conference OF the Archbishops OF
| Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia. and
Milwaukee and the Bishops of st. Paul.
Peoria, Richmond aud other sees, as we'll as
a number of Catholic clergy, will be held in
! Baltimore abou. the middle of November tC
discuss the best mode of raising the funds
requisite for buildrg and establishing the
Catholic National University in Washington
City. The nucleus $500 900, has already
been given by a lady, Miss Caldwell, but q
large amount additional will be required.
"A custom of the days gone by still Oh
tains in the District of Columbia courts
According to an old Maryland law, the fore
man OF each jury is presented with pound
of tobacco on rendering the verdict in eacI
case. AS this is far in excess of the demand
for the weed, the cash equivalen: of 81 i
substituted. The tobacco fund amounts {,
considerable sun during term of court
and is usually devoted to the purchase of
cane for the the foreman, boquets for th,
Judge, and minor comforts for the jurors.
"A woman arrived in Reading over tn
p. s. V. road last week from Germany wit
a little boy about years of age The,
made the passage alone ana had q larg
bundle which contained their worldly POS
sessions wrapped iD a heavy blanket Ta
woman was driven to the house where he
husband has been boarding for some time
and where he awaited his wife's arrival
The woman could not speak English an
produced paper giving the address OF he
destination whenever she was asked a Ques
ton