The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-09-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

snOt, near VI COnnciISDurg, uitOn county
There was frost near Springfield,
Massachusetts, on the 3Oth ult., and snow
fell on Mount Washington the same day
Rev NVindt has been sentenced to
fifteen years in the eastern penitentiary.
About twenty girls of the asylum were
subjected 10 his lusts.
"A stick oflogwood that was lost over
board at Union wharf, Portland, about
forty years ago, was found in the mud,
last week, quite sound.
A New Haven minister of twenty
| five years standing, has been obliged to
abandon the pulpit and 90 to work as a
! carpenter, in order 10 earn enough TO sup
port his family.
Eli Kimberly, of Guilford, CT, was
kicked by a rooster on Saturday last, and
was so badly hurt that he is in danger of
lockjaw! The risky bird hit him with
/ spur in the knee.
| A water spout, over one hundred
feet in diameter, came across the Dola-
ware north of New Castle, on the 9th
instant, and upon touching land swep t
/ fences ard trees away like chah:
A six year old boy, at Trenton, \.
/ j., who was locked up IN dark closet
/ last week by his teacher, became insane
/ from fright, continued to scream at inter
walls for two or three days, and finally
died.
-Four boys, the youngest only fifteen
/ years old, swain the niagara River al
/ Square Island recently, at a point where
the current is full Of eddies ana ,:higlpoole
and goes towards the falls at the rate Of
seven miles per hour.
On Sunday last, q crazy negro enter
ed coIored Baptist church in Savannah.
and mounting the pulpit, closed brief
haranguc by fiin9iag spit!oons at the con-
gregation. The poor wretch when finally
seized became rayiug mad
Mr.. James Fleming, of New London,
Missouri, grew a crop OF wheat on his
farm This season which averaged forty
bushels to the acre lie sowcd fourteen
acres, and gathered five hundred and
sixty bushels of prime wheat.
Mr.. Jacob Gallagher, of london
derry township, Dauphin county, while
at work in a field last Thursday was
struck by lightning and instantly killed
lie was n laboring man about forty-live
years of age, and leaves a wife and three
children.
The murderer and usurper, ,Juarcz.
has had himself crowned with a crown of
gold. It is said that Diaz has come to
an open rupture with him because of his
determination to execute more prisoners
Miramon's brother is in arms against
Juarez with $500 men
The reservoir which supplies the city
of Hartford, Connecticut, with water (six
miles distan) gave way on the 9th instant,
sending down two million gallons of water
upon the surrounding farms and sweeping
fences, houses, mills, &c, into a complete
wreck.
According to the latest revelations Of
New England political opinion, Senator
! Wilson cruelty says: ''We owe n debt o T
| gratitude to Stanton which we will be a
long time in paying" 1t looks SO (; that
debt, even with no bankrupt act, can be
bonght at very low rate just now.
/ At Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday
/ evening, two boys named Jacob Renner
/ and William Schwartz, aged respectively
+ fifteen and twelve years, got into quar-
rel, when Renner drew pocket knife and
stabbed Schwartz to the heart, causing
his death almost instantly. Rcnncr is in
Jail.
A few weeks ago, a small child of
/ Alexander Taylor, residing in Jefferson
/ township, Fayette county, while in the
woods, with other children, gathering
/ wood, ran in pursuit OF a kitten, and trip
ping, fell, striking her head on large
stone, cutting it severely, from the effects
( Of which she died . few days ago.
A young sea serpent, strayed away
from its parental nest in Lake Michigan,
was last Sunday captured in Detroit river.
lie was five and a half feet long. and car
/ lied vil!ainous mouth. TworaeaIna a boat
saw him, and well directed blow with an
oar caused him to turn around its blade.
when he was hauled in and killed. The
body has been sent TO New York.
-BenIamin Shyers took Robert Mas
! singili's girl from him, on the way to
! church, in 81. Paul, Decatur County. In
! diana, on Sunday evening, and when the
/ party were returning, AIissingiIf threw a
/ stone at bis rival, which struck him on
! the head. and caused death in few
days. The murderer was arrested at
Gieens5urg, and taken to St. Paul for
trial.
The boat race between Hamiu and
Brown, for the championship of America.
came OF at Newburg, \. Y, on Monday
last. Hamill was ahead when they turn
ed the stake boat, and Brown ran into
him, in consequence of which the referee
declared Hamill the winner of the race.
Another contest VIII likely take place
between them before the championship is
awarded to either of them.
During the afternoon of The 9th inst.
trightiul accident occurred at the Chit
/ tendpn Cpunf,y fin o4 Io,.I:.. ~,