The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-05-12
General News Items.

General News Items.
Scranton has been selected as the place
for holding the next State Fair, and Altoona
don't feel pleased about it.
"A young man in Coldwater, Michigan.
suddenly lost his voice ON Christmas, and
he bas been unable to speak since, except in
his sleep, when he talks as huently as ever.
-Forney says that Senator Cameron did
tell Hon jeff Davis that his seat would be
filled by negro. If Forney would say that
Cameron had not said so, his readers would
believe that he had.
"A fire at Quincy. Illinois, on Thursday
night, destroyed fifteen business houses.
including the Daily Herald Office, causing
the loss of three hundred thousand dollars.
The amount of insurance is not yet known.
Mr.. jeff Henry, of Brady's Bend.
while attending a planning mill. was struck
on the head by some piece OF iron broken
from part of the machinery and so severely
injured that he died few days after the oc-
cuIrehce.
"A Maine Yankee has invented five;dol-
lar sewing machine, which is about as large
as a four bladed jack knife. and is self feed
ing. and knits a perfect elastic seam. 1t
looks like an apple parer or a nutmeg
grinder.
"A disastrous fire occurred on Sunday
morning at Wilkesbarre, Pa, which des-
troyed some half dozen barns and Outbuild-
ings and the extensive livery stable of p.
Cerniffe, in which thirtyo one horses were
burned to death.
The Radicals of Washington are fight
ing like Kilkenny cats over the municipal
sDoils. The convention split, and two ont
and-out Radical candidates for Mayor are in
the field. a third man, Conservative Re-
publican, seems to stand a good chance OF
slipping in between.
As the best method of settling the Red
River difficulty. Sir. John A. Mcdonald, the
Dominion Premier. suggests creating small
province in that locality. The lines of this
division of her majesty'S dominions are to be
two and quarter degrees of longitude in
length and one and half degrees of latitude
10 vi 'th
In December. 1864. Miss Mary Clark.
daughter of Michael Clark. of New Bloom
field. lost her voice from illness, aud since
then has been unable to speak above whis-
per. 4 few weeks ago. after a bard fit of
coughing, it suddenly returned, and to her
great astonishment, she was enabled to speak
as loud as ever.
90 the farm of David Hetzler. in Tur-
bett township, Juniata county, and close
by the Tuscarora creek. stands lofty but
tonwood or sycamore tree thirty Feet in cir
cumlerence. At distance of eight feet
from the ground are four large branches,
which average each twelve feet in Circumfer-
ence, the largest being seventeen and half
feet.
Fitch, colored citizen of New York,
recently made speech TO his brethren 10
that city, in which he cautioned them against
voting too often on the same day. and de-
manded, as their share of the offices, that
negro should be nominated for the position
of Lieutenant Governor. This is mix ure
of morality and ambition IL once original
and refreshing.
Passengers from Omaha report that the
hurricane which prevailed il the Missouri
valley on Friday was destructive beyond
anything ever before known there. Houses
were overturned and demolished. travel
stopped, and general destruction was caused
by the wind. which swept so violently down
the river that boats could not cross. and
passengers from California were detained on
the opposite side of the river.
The boilers Of the new power house of
the water works at tnesvilie, Ohio. explo-
ded at ten O'Clock on Friday morning last.
with a terrible crash. The engineer and
fireman were the only persons in the build
ing at the time. The fireman was blown
through the roof aud landed fifty feet from
the building. He will probably de The
engineer was not much hurt. The building
was blown to pieces. Loss about one hun
dred thousand dollars.
Mrs. Marsh at last realizes that she is
in Jail in Baltimore. and not in hospital,
and, although she does not understand the
cause. she does not complain. She con-
tiuues to enquile afte. her children whom
she murdered. having no idea that they are
dead. The pain in her head distresses her
greatly at times, and it is for this ailment
that she suPposes she is kept4in confinement.
Notwithstanding every cxertion possible
has been made to gain some tidings Of her
husband, nothing of his whereabouts can be
ascertained. and it is believed that he is dead