The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-08-04
General News Elen.s.

"A J1rfDST lb eIkS fthS fgDa'St
that has attained the age Of twenty
years.
"A child was born recently in Montrose
with only one ear, and nothing TO indicat,
where the other should BE.
"A party celebrated the Fourth" on
Gray's Peak, Colorado. and raised flag on
It's summit, II 800 feet above the Level ol
the sea.
-Rlncier. the negro nominated for Lieu
tenant Governor Of South Carolina by the
recent Radical convention in that State, Is a
earpet-bagger from Pennsylvania.
-England breaches neutrality. and at the
same time sells ammunition to the French
government. The Prussian press ID venii-
lating this matter. in no very kindly spirit.
Hon. Tom Murphey, lately appointed
Collector of the Port of New York, formerly
owned the cottage at Long Branch now
owned and occupied by the SECOND Wash
ington."
Tie New York census-takcrs found in
family child about years old without
any name. The father wanted one name
It's mother the other and they would not
compromise.
Kirk. Holden's butcher IN North Caro-
lima, Is hanging white men, and bis negro
soldiers are ravishiug white women. This
is the man whom General Grant uphoIds by
military authority
"A gartersnake WAS killed in York town
ship, York county, last week. with sixty
5eveL yonng snakes in it, five inches and a
half in length each, aud about as thick as
an ordinary eadpencil.
"A larkey was sunstruek in Charlc on
the other day-the first case on record.
Sambo will have to grin and bear it. for he
is now entitled to all the rights ard priv
ileges of the white man.
"A girl 3 years Old climbed up between
the wings of the eagle On the City Hall,
Nashua. \. H., and sat down on its neck
The girl sat IN this elevated place, lis feet
from the ground for ten minutes.
"A cable despatch announces the death
Of Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie, the favorite
actress and writer. in London. Mrs. Richie
was the daughter of Ne~ York merchant,
and retired from the stage some years ago.
"A couple went to West Chester to get
married, one day last week. After the cere-
mony the groom got drunk, quarreled with
his wife, she knocked him down. the police
put him in Jail twenty-fuur hours, and tie
happy bride walked home.
Mr.. Chas. Z. Pugh, for a number of
years connected with the late G. c. Fran
ciscus. in the Office of the General Agent of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, has been charged
with the business of that Office as Acting
General Agent for the Company.
The census taker at Michaelsville, Md.
has found an old lady who is over ia years
Of age. is in good health, quite active and
sprightly and whose mental faculties are IN
impaired She has a daughter who is rs
years old and the mother of 15 children
Mrs. Shanklin, residing near Hillsboro,
y. c., is III years old, and has a daugh-
ter living with her who is over So The old
lady was grown in the Revolutionary war.
aud remembers CORVALLIS when he had his
headquarters in this town. Mrs Shanklin
is as active now as some Of our parlor orna
ment girls of thirty years ago.
Within distance of about twelve miles
are crowded Conx. Wiltingen, Slarbourg.
Metlach. Me;zig. Beckingen. Saar Louis.
Ensdorf, Bons, Eolklingen, Louiscnthal and
torbach. Near one of these points it is
supposed the first great battle viii be fought
The affair at Saarbruck seems to have been
a sharp skirmiSh. but hardly Of any peculiar
significance.
Near Memphis, on Sunday night. the
boilers Of the sternwheel steamer Silver
Spray exploded, scalding to death and kill
ing IN other ways not less than twentv-six
OF the crew and passengers. The captain is
known to be lost. TIE steamer City of Cairo
reaching the scene. large number of the
people were rescued. The Silver Spray
afterwards burned to the waters edge.
james Patton. Jr.. whilst riding On a
load of grain in Union township, Miflin
county, the other day, was taken up, load
and all, by whirlwind and generally scat
tered over the field. James had an arm
broken and shoulder dislocated. And this
Is the same James who was mistaken for a
deer by companion with whom he vas
hunting last winter, and was shot through
the pants.
"A Convention to secure the removal of
the National Capital west win meet in Gin
cinnati October %. 1870. The convention
Is to be composed of three delegates from
each Congressional district, six from each
State at large, three from each Territory,
and three from the District of Columbia. to
be appointed by the Governors Of State and
Territories respectively. and by the Mayor of
Washington, or by Convention called for
that purpose
Considerable excitement prevails in La
grange, Oldham county Ky, about thirty
miles from Lewisville, in consequence of the
very recent discovery of vein of gold in a
quarry used for obtaining stone for turn-
pike road in the vicinity In a few davs
the news was spread among the neighbor-
hood, and multitudes locked to the spot. A
large helu oi oats IN the immediate vicinity
OF the quarry was overrun by diggers and
the tract, instead of being covered with way /
ing grain, Is SCARED field of barren land /
full of deep holes and pitfalls.
For SIX months, about ten thousand |
miners 10 the Schuylkill coal region have
been on strike. During all that period
they and their families. numbering perbans /
twenty thousand more persons, have had to |
live on their past earnings or on the funds /
OF the association, whose rules bound them
to the strike. At last they have yielded to |
the terms of the operators and work is ex- |
pected to be resumed. There must have !
been great deal of distress caused by this
long period of idleness in the coal regions. /
ana we congratulate all parties that it is /
about over.
KoMANTIc,-A a servant girl of Neponset. |