The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-06-10
Political and News Items.
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years old.
Joseph Laftus, ak years old, was found
on the street in Cincinnati, Saturday night,
apparently intoxicated. He died before mid
night without speaking.
Samuel Bixby of Boston and Miss Man
chi Cobb, OF bingham, were drowned at
Hnll, Massachusetts, Saturday evening, by
the upsetting of a pleasure toat.
"A famous dog of Troy, and which was
the first soldier of the canine race to enter
Richmond upon it's capture, was killed on
Saturday by being run over by the cars.
"A singular mirage was seen on Tuesday
noon on Lake Ontario. The shore Of Cam
ada was visible, buildings on the lake shore
loomed up, and vessels appeared sailing keel
uppernnost.
John Hall, aged eigbty-three, and his
wife, aged ninety-three. recently walked
from Dale to Neenah. Wisconsin, distance
of twelve miles, and reached the latter place
before noon.
"A lively old man in Indiana, only
ninety-seven years of age, reads without
spectacles, has ploughed three acres and
planted it with corn this year, and claims to
be the champion.
Last year two thrifty Germans pur-
chased eighty acres OF land in Southern Ten
nessee. This season they gathered straw
berries enough from four acres of it to pay
for the whole tract.
Robert Boyd and George J. Delaney,
who were clerks in the New York Postoffice,
were Saturday sentenced respectively to ten
and three years in the State Prison for en-
bezzling money letters.
"A process has recently been invented IN
Michigan by which Marquette ore can be
converted into malleable iron in forty min
utes. Prolonged and careful experiment
fully established the success of the invention.
On Friday while the labcrers on section
fifty-six, of the Boston, Hartford and Erie
Railroad, were in the act of tapping seam
in rock, premature explosion took place.
One man was killed, and several others were
mortally wounded.
H. J. Barnes, notorious horse thief.
was found hanging to tree near Shelby
Depot. Tennessee, on Thursday morning
last, riddled with bullets. From papers on
his person it is supposed he was originally
from Newark, New Jersey.
john Murray, a respectable citizen OF
Portsmouth, Virginia, was shot dead on Sat
urday, by Alexander Perry, whom he sus-
pected of seducing his daughter. and at whom
he fired the first shot, with slight effect
Perry gave bail for his appearance on Mon
day.
The majority Of the candidates for city
offices in Washington are negro BARRIERS and
boot-b blacks. If elected they will, no doubt,
become polished officials. They may cut UP
shines, to be sure but when light upon any
subject is needed many of them will be able
to shed ray. Sir.
"A strange bird has been captured at
Factoryville. Tioga county, and is exciting
the curiosity of naturalists In that vicinity
1t is described as very beautiful, resembling
somewhat dove, having red stripe upon
its head, with seagreen legs and back. The
legs and toes are long.
"A little daughter of Jacob Gable Miller,
of Gilbertsville, Berks county, bad occasion
to 90 to her fathers mill, and while there
was caught ir'one of the shafts. One of her
legs was broken twice. the other once, one
arm twice, and also her shoulder blade
Little hopes are entertained for her reeovery.
Samuel Nunemaker, brakeman on the
Columbia local freight train, was run over
and instantly killed on Thursday morning
near Marietta, Lancaster county, while IN
the act of putting on top brake, which, not
being in good condition, broke of, and threw
the unfortunate man between the tracks,
Mr. Nunemaker was married and resident
of Columbia.
The Elberton Gazette states that an in
surrectionary plot had been disclosed by
negro having for its object the burning Of
the town of Lexington, the county seat of
Oglethorpe county, Georgia. and massacre of
the Inhabitants. The Sheriff and posse
while arresting negroes said to be implicated
in the plot. were resisted by one, whom they
shot and killed.
"A new case for excitement in the Epis-
copal Churches of Chicago has just been de-
veloped. 1t appears that on Monday Bishop
Whitehouse notified Rev. Mr.. Cheney, the
rector of Christ Church, that he must cease
the omission of the word "regenerate" in the
baptismal service; but Mr.. Cheney states
that he cannot conscientiously use it. The
Bishop has given him until next Monday to
decide either to use the word or be degraded
from the ministry. 1t is said that Mr.. Che
ney's congregation warmly support him.
During the storm on Monday evening
house at Beaver Falls, Pa, was struck by
lightning. The charge passed down the
chimney to the second floor, where it took
an oblique course. passing through the
hearth and first ceiling, and then struck
Mrs. Gibbs on the chin, passing down her
breast. killing her almost instantly. She
was standing near the stove. Others sitting
near her were severely shocked, but not
injured. L seems Mrs. Gibbs body re-
ceived the entire charge, as there were no
traces of it to be seen.
The Ripley Bee says that a cow belong
ing to a Mr.. Kendall, near Decatur, Brown
county, recently gave birth to one hundred
and six calves at one calving. and that
another COW, belonging to Mr.. Edward Fran
ois, in the same vicinity, about the same
time, brought forth sixty. In each instance
there was one large developed calf, while the
others were about the size of large Norway
rats. The smaller ones were perfect minia-
ture calves in every respect. Both of the
COWS died. The Bee says there is no doubt
of the truth of this statement.
"A child Of four years, named Eva Aver
III. d led in Freeport, H., on Tuesday last.
under painful circumstances. A few weeks
ago she was playing with a needle, and,
dropping it on the carpet, stopped to pick it
up, when the point entered just below the
knee cap and broke of. All efforts to ex-
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