The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-06-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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- Prentice
"A boy in Montreal put two fire-crack-
ers into bis nostrils and fred them off to see
the effect He now knows that he has
no nose.
"A man who oloped from Pittsfeld
with bis step-mother, settled with bis
father for fifty dollars and silver watch,
and retains the lady.
The Emperor Napoleon has present.
ed to the University at South Bend, In
diana, superb and powerful telescope,
valued at 25, 900 francs.
{ Plus TX completed his 18th year on |
the 18th of May. He win have occn-
pied the Pontifcal throne 81 years on the |
10th of the present month.
LIN Washington woman shot man
because he did not marry her in Cincin-
natl another shot one because he did.
What can bachelor do to save his bacon?
AT Minneapolis, recently, a man
named Patten, while passing near car
penter who was driving nails with COM
instrument.
"A Vermont woman got divorce
| from her husband the other morning, mar
ried another in the afternoon, and in the
evening presented her liege lord with a
son and heir.
The King of Abyssinia remains true
to his declaration of love for Queen Vic
toria, and declares he viii hold the English
| Consul In prison until she consents to give
him her hand.
John Hill, engineer of dummy, at
| Chicago, had both ears completely torn off
the other day by thrusting bis head out of
| the cab just as he was passing post.
He barely escaped having his head crush
ed to atoms.
"A couple recently waited on clergy
man in Newburyport, Mass: to be mar
/ ried, for whose services the bridegroom
gave him counterfeit bill, and then he
stole the gentleman's umbrella as he
passed out through the haIl.
"A small cottage in the vicinity of
the Falls, on the Canadian side of the
river, has been rented for the occupation
of Jefferson Davis and his family during
the summer The house is about half way
between Clifton and Queenstown.
1T is said that Mrs. Quinn, of Brook
lyn, N. Y, who recently gave birth to
four children at once, accomplished the
same feat some years ago. AS she is a
poor woman, the citizens of Brooklyn are
getting up a testimonial for her IN the
shape of pecuniary assistance.
One of the most terrible and fatal
boiler explosions that has ever occurred
: in manufacturing establishment in thi:
country took place in Philadelphia, or
Thursday, in saw-mill on Sansom street
About twenty persons are supposed te
have been killed outright, and many 9th
{ ers were wounded.
An exchange records the fact tha
3 another political parson has come to grief
0 The Rev. James Davidson Dyke, of Indi
!. ana, was excessively s4oyal'' during tn
!, war, and proved his orthodoxy and lov
: of country by melting several riots agains
Q the sscopperheads A few days ago b
: was arrested for horse stealing, and If
n said several clear cases will be made ou
against him.
= The Fort Wayne Democrat tells of
/, , beautiful, intelligent, amiable. fascinatin
and immensely wealthy young lady
st that city, who carefully conceals ii
l. knowlege of her wealth, wears chea
10 clothes, and works In a millinery shoI
!. waiting for an interesting young man |
= WOO and win her ssfor herself alone
- There viii not be a miIliner left In Fo
d Wayne in three months.
ce --A colored boy, living near ChrisfeI
of Md, placed rail upon the track just b
s fore the noon train passed up on Thrsda
!. morning. One wheel of the Iocomoti'
passed over before the train could be sto
ne ped. The boy stood off about fifty var
u to observe the effect Of the rail. II
in hands gave chase and captured him, wht
II he stated that she put the rail on to s
- how a train looked when it ran off t
= track"
en- The Marion (Ohio) Independent sa
that thirteen human skeletons, of an 9
tinct race, were found IN an excavation
1ss a cellar in that place lately, and express
or, the opinion that the hill upon which I
excavation was made is full of simil
on remains. ssTwo of the skeletons were
M females, the rest of males. The fenal
~ when living, must have been taller th
sal ch the average of men Of the present da
= ~ The males must have been seven or eie
he feet high
er, When the steamer Wisconsin v
as burning on Lake Ontario, Mrs. Richar,
lies of Manchester, N. II. was left with an
'elr fant on board. The cabin boy, War
ons 'a Tracy, of Ogdensburg, offered to sw
Isd ashore with the infant. The boy be
lall perfectly cool, the mother reposed cor
lis- dence in him and handed him the infa
the He Immediately jumped into the wat
ais and Notwithstanding he was narfia
on stunned hv some one who ;,,r,,o5 :,
him from the wreck, he reached the sh
as IN safety with his charge. The Joy
.'es sne the mother, who was the last but one
80 Iensra the sfnar.anr or, ,.cncIa,.,r. sl,