The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-24
Eews OF the Week.

"A dog with two taile IS the latest sensa-
tion in Harrisburg. Wonder if it is a two
or four footed animal2
"A sister Of the Reno brothers, with her
hand upon the heart OF her murdered brother
William, swOre a terrible oath to revenge
his death.
Mrs. Romaine, wife of Rev. Benjamin
Romaine, minister of the Dutch Reformed
Church, committed suicide by hanging at
Columbus. Ohio, on Thursday.
"A lrightfui amphjbious beast that kills
dogs and chews up men. and is like nothing
that was ever seen before, has been seen and
hunted near Jerscyville, Illinois.
Charles OConnor. Esq, the distinguish
ed lawyer Of New York, has been engaged to
aid in the prosecution of James Grant for
the murder of Il. Rivers Pollard.
"A young man named Oliver w. Smith,
a brakesmau on the Lehigh and Susque-
hanna railroad. was instantly killed the other
day by falling between the cars
DR.. Townsend. a radical politician of
Chester county, voted an insane man out of
the poor house. at the October election, as
was proved in court, the other day.
How 10 hang women ?' is a question
propounded to the Buffalo Courier Bing-
ham, Stanton and Holt, at " Washington, are
said to have ready way Of doing that busi-
ness.
When the railway across the continent
Of America is concluded the grand tour
will be round the world. trip Of $4,000
miles to be made in so days at a cost of ST.
500.
An experienced Paperer states that tur-
pentine. mingled IN the paste at the time
of paperiug, is a sure remedy against bugs
and insects OF all kinds in walls thst are pa
pered.
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81. z. q J. ". Furey. of the Clinton Demo
crat-a Mr.. POormau complanant-tried at
Lock Haven last week, resulted in verdict
of acquittal.
Mary Yarneu, wife of Eli Yarnell. Of
Willstown, Chester county, fell down stairs
the o; her day, with a lighted coal oil lamp
in her hand, aud was burned so badly that
she died the next day.
A tank containing about $50 barrels of
oil and 5euz;ue, on the Miller farm, near Oil
creek iexplod d on Friday last, burning Thos.
knowlton so that he died in few hours, ani
-ly iniCTing Mr.. George Bartlett.
An iufaliible cure for sprains is said to
be dry beans, Of any Of the ordinary varieties
boiled to the consistency of a pouitice, and
applied t. the spTained place warm. Relief
will be immediate and the cure permanent.
The dead body Of a child was fJnnd in
a street gutter in Cincinnati the other night.
1t was wrapped in several pieces of brown
paper. and on a little piece of white paper
pinned to it was written "Father, bury me;
mother has no money. l am twelve days
DID,"
The editorial fraternity of central Penn
sylvauia are to hold a convention at Belle
fante, on Friday, Janunry s, 1860, "fo- the
double purpose of celebrating the anniversary
Of the battle Of New Orleans, and agreeing
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Job work.
DR.. Mccormick. the reaper man. has
refused TO pay $25, 900, the last instalment
Of 4 gift Of ) 900 to the Old School Pres
byterian Theological Seminary at Chicago,
because he says, "the concern has been run
less as a Theological Seminary than as a man
/ ufactory Of political preachers Of the jacobin
persuasion"
jacob Hartzell, OF Uuiontown. says the
Genius # Liberty, came to his death in the
following terrible manner: He was cuttirg Q
ice from the large water wheel which drives
the mill of Mr.. Beeson, when by some means
the wheel started, and caught him between
the stone wall Of the mill and the wheel, and
he was literally crushed 10 pieces.
An accident occurred on the Central
Ohio Railroad. near Bellaire, on Thursday.
caused 10y the breaking Of the forward truck
Of the locomotive. The jIr broke some flues
in the boiler, and the engineer, George
Thompson. was scalded to death in his seat.
/ The fireman, Edward Eskell. also met his
death by jumping from the wr2ck=d locomo-
! tive.
! "A Mr. Robert Connor, negro lecturer.
recently declared in Chicago that many Of
the white people of the North are as much
slaves as the Southern negroes were-they
are slaves to prejudice, to party, and 10 the
Common usages of society-all Of which
uanlfests profound wisdom on the part Of
| Mr.. Connor, who will henceforth have an
/ indefeasibie right to be regarded as shining
! light In the party Of great moral ideas.