The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-10-21
General News ItenS.

Saturday last. in the goth year Of his age.
"A mushroom weighing three pounds ten
ounces. and which grew to maturity in sin
gle night. is vouched for as recent produc-
tion of Princeton. Illinois.
"A negro in st. Joe, Mo-, stole the gal
lows belonging to the Jail, intending to use
the.platfornl in the construction of a hog pen.
The sheriff claimed the property.
Thirty thousand Catholics participated
in procession at Montreal on Sunday last,
the occasion being the translation of the rel
les Of st. Seno from Bonsecour's church to
the Bishops palace.
-On Thursday morning. October 14th.
the barn on Mr.. Allison's farm on Penn's
creek ABOVE Spring Mills, in Centre county,
was destroyed by fire with all its contents.
Cause of fire unknown.
An attempt was made to murder a Sis
ter of Charity in Cambridge, Mass. few
evenings since. Some unknown villain hurl-
ed rock through a window at her. the mis-
sile just missing the iuteEded victim.
Rev. Pere Hyacinthe. the eloquent French
priest who is earning for himself eXcnmmu-
nication from the Catholic church. arrived in
New York on Monday. After two months
sojourn in this country he will visit Rome and
seek admission to the Gcumenical Council
The number of baskets of peaches ship
ped by the Philadelphia. Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad from the Delaware rail
road line and from Baltimore during the sea
son Of 1869, as furnished by O. X. Ide, Esq.
master of transportation, shows total of
2,1I5, 500 including 10 .692 from Baltimore
A son Of Philip Miller. of Warwick,
Chester county, met with terrible accident
on Friday week last. He was working in
the NOW about dark, and in jumping off ran
a pitchfork TIN ough himself-the implement
passing the lungs and coming out at the
back. The young man pulled the fork out
himself and managed to set to the house,
where medical aid was summoned, and he
is now doing well.
Near Youngstown, Minnesota, about
two weeks ago. couple of young men were
out in a harvest field, when heavy thunder
storm approached, and they started toward
the barn, one of them carrying a pi,chfork
on his shoulder. As the lightning flashed
most vividly, his companion asked him to
put the fork down, as it was most dangerous
to carry it. He replied that " God Almighty
wouldn't strike him." and just as the words
were uttered he was struck dead. the stroke
nangling him IN horrible manner. The
fork tines were melted, and his boots were
torn from his feet.
DR.. Livingstone, the great traveller, in
regard to whose fate year ago there was so
much anxious solictude, has again been
heard from. A letter received from him
dated July, 1868. and written from Lake
Banglew, reports him in excellent health
and spirits, and states further that this indie
fatigable explorer of the wids of Africa has
at last discovered the source of the river
Nile 1t is to be hoped that he will be re-
stored to his friends and country, and that
we shall have another volume or two of his
interesting travels and discoveries.
Mrs. Ottendoffer is the sole proprietor of
the largest German daily newspaper in New
York. Many years ago her husband died.
leaving her large family of children and
small paper. She went earnestly to work
at once. attending herself to all the details
of the Office, and she now controls very
rich aud powerful journal. She drives to
her Office every morning. looks after its mul-
titudinous affairs, and returns 30 her elegant
home at three O'Clock in the afternoon. Mrs
Ottendoffer attends no conventions, is not a
member of "Sorosis" and never clamors for
the rights" for which she has no use. She
is true woman-a woman of sense and self
respect.
Captain James johnson, of the sloop
Susan Brewer. caught and took to Washing
ton, ID. c., few days ago, curious marine
animal. which the local papers describe as
foiIows: The body of the animal somewhat
resembles the body Of toad, the back be-
ing OF hard. grisly substance. and near the
tail are two flaps, which were used as the
propelling power. The head works in a
socket. and from it rrotrude ten horns of
different sizes; at the root of the largest are
the eyes, which are large and of unusual
briliancy. The entire length is about ten
! inches, and color white, with beautiful
brown speck. 1t has been examined by all
the fishermen along the front. who pronounce
it the only one of the kind ever found in
this vicinity"