The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-23

Omaha has negro candidate for alderman
- sa;3 that one thousand live

caves OF DeF IeSS SbO oSNNANS S'O -
inches and half.
An Iowa farmer, while drinking at
brook. was surprised by water>snake,
foot long. gliding down his throat dose
Of Chicago whisky killed the reptile.
The Philadelphia Post wickedly says
''Governor Geary was completely exhausted
after writing his address tothe people. The
people are npletely exhausted after reao
ing it''
james Milan, who died ct Portsmouth,
a few days ago. at the age OF 81 years, cut
the timber, and helped TO build at Pittsburg,
the first steamboat for navigating western
waters.
A coal operator in Schuykiil county
has received an order from parties in New
York for FIVE thousand tons Of coal dirt, to
be used in burning brick and in zinc and
paint works.
Jefferson county has survivor Of the
Perry victory. in the person Of Mr.. Daniel
Swisher, of Frost burgh. who received one
of the medals ordered by Congress for men
who participated in the battle of Lake Erie.
Nearly fifty guests at the principal ho-
tel in Los Angels, CAL, were poisoned re-
Gently, and three employees in the hotel have
been arrested on suspicion, The guests are
all very sick, but fortunately no deaths oe-
CURED.
n great EI0 OIDkC Oob AZ oAoAlo SA-
the 5th and destroyed large part of the
city. Twelve persons were roasted TO death.
Among the principal buildings burned were
the Aspinwsll Hotel and the Bank Of Paua-
ma. The cathedral'was at one time on fire.
"A few weeks ago there was child born
in Bottstown, York county, with head aud
face ike a tame rabbit and the rest Of its
body like human being. The bead of the
child is covered with snow white hair, and
it's eyes are a beautiful pink. It was living
at last accounts
"A man, Just released from TIE Western
Penitentiary, where he has served Is years,
has entered a suit in Pittsburgh for per jury
against the party who was principal witness
against him. He says be knew nothing of
the robbery for which be was committed
until his arrest.
An exchange tells of a local preacher
who has received for salary this year moth
ing but currycomb. a keg of varuish. and
two dozen Of clothes pins. Whenever his
children cry with hunger, he gags them with
a clothes pin. scratches their stomach with
the currycomb. and lays on a coat Of varnish.
Jacob and Bolan Moosholder. couple
of gay and festive young fellows, aged res
pectively 50 and 60 years. had fight 1T
Derry Station, on the Pennsy lvania railroad
about their pretty servant girl One was
/ terribly mntiiated in the face and the other
lost part Of hand. besides receiving other
severe injuries. Both are cow under medical
treatment. Being brothers, Of course this
| fight would no; create any talk among the
neighbors.
Mexican authority is almost extinct on
the Rio Grande. The anti-JaureZ party re-
inforced by stragglers from the United
States. defy both civil and military power
of the Mxican nation, and live under rules
of their own. In all this section the annex
alton party is in the ascendant, and they
openly declare an intention Of separating
the border States from Mexico. and forming
them into a new Confederation, under the
protection of the United States.
Mrs. Jane Cunningham, wife Of Jerry
Cunningham, of Graves county, Ky, was
killed a few days ago By the falling Of
limb. She was 50 years of age, and was
the mother of six children. She was in the
field where her little sons were at work
one Of the little boys seeing the limb falling,
called to his mother to get out of the way.
! She started and ran few steps. then turned
! back, and as she turned was struck on the
back of the head and killed instantly.
Ability well reputation, pays
| The Hon. jeremiah S. Black, has just re-
! turned from Texas, where be was engaged
! as counsel in an important railroad case in
which there was an enormous sum of money
! involved. Judge Black received for his fees
$1,000 per diem for every day he was absent
! from home, and be was gone about one
month. Thirty thousand dollars a month
is big fee. but Judge Black has reached
/ higher enlinence in his profession than per
haps any living lawyer in America.
A curious instance of the death Of
! bird from excessive Joy occurred yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. J. Nichols, who lives in
William street, had pet bnlfncb, beauti-
! full singer, who could whistle two tunes rs
correct they can be played on flute.
| This bird was very tame. aid much petted
by the family so much so that it would
call to Mr.. Nichols as he passed through the
room. He went to the cage in answer 70
one of these calls; and after 1uttering about
the face of his friend few minutes. the bird
dropped dead On the bottom of its cage
Worcester Spy.
In Louisville. KY. at late hour on
Saturday night last, man named Sidney
Wiley entered the house of Mrs. Shark and
slapped her in the face. Her son drew
/ pistol and shot Wiley, killing him instantly.
! About the same hour, q man named Lacy
| got into fight with his wife Amos Car
| rick, living next door, interfered, where
upon Lacy turned upon Mrs. Carrick and in
suited. her grossly. On hearing of the insult.
John Carrick, son of Mrs. Carrick, rushed
| upon Lacy and stabbed him several times,
inflictng wounds from which he cannot re-
cover.
The Meriden CO.. Republican has this
story "On Tuesday evening drunken
man crept into Mr.. s. B. Morgan's stables,
and lay down to sleep off the effect of his
deep potations in the horses bed of clean
straw. He went in at about O'Clock. At
8 O'Clock some one entered the stable TO see
II the horse was Uttered down for the night,
and found that the drunkard was lying at
full length beneath the horses belly. The
sagacious animal had backed out sas far
as he could. and stood with legs distended
to avoid hurting the inebriated sleeper be-
meath him. The man was dragged from his