The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-12-22
news and PoIltlca, z.ems.

The first locomotive that ever did ser
vice in the United States is pow lying out
side of foundry at Carbondale, Luzerne
county.
David Snider. of jackson township,
Perry county. claims that be has shot one
thousand wild turkeys i'll his day. he once
killed FIVE at one shot.
On Thursday night the barn Of Jefferson
Light, one mile east Of Lebanon, Pa. was
destroyed by fire, and seven hre horses and
seventeen head of cattle burned.
The bee keepers Of Pennsy lvahia will
hold q State convention in Meadviile on
Wednesday, January IL. 1871. The OBJECT
of the meeting is TO organize permanent
State association.
John W. Geary has been reelected
President of the National Union Leagce.-
He is sufficiently bigoted. narrow minded
and sef-im portaut TO make a good figure for
pfoscrptive, secret political society.
IT H. Brown. living near North East,
Erie county, has one hundred aud sixty live
hives of bees probably the largest number
owned by any one man ia the State. SeY-
eral hives are Of the Italian variety.
1t is stated that in Bloomington. Ind,
there are sixty-seven young women ready
to be married. and only three marriageable
young men being an average Of twenty-five
The Washington gossip mougers have
thrown out the name Of Judge AgEew. Of
Pennsylvania. as one likely to be called to
II seat in the Presidents cabinet. This eab
met making business is wonderfully multi
form il scope, and i'm mmeasurably fruitful in
resources.
In 1898 Azariah Moses. of Mercer
county, made tie journey from Connecticut.
via Harrisburg and fitys5urg, to his present
place If residence in forty-two days wait al
OK team Mr.. Moses is hale and hearty
bachelor of eighty years.
On Wednesday night week the dry
goods store of James Bentz. in the Market
square. near the Jones House, Harrisburg.
was forcibly entered from the back yard.
aud goods, consisting Of silks. velvets and
kid gloves carried off, valued at 81 400.
-FrankliD Kettle ard his wife. two old
and we'll known residents OF Stephentown,
near Troy, ". Y. was murdered last Thurs
day night by their blind sen. A dispute
between father and son relative to well led
to the deed The parricide is now in bail.
"A couple we're married at Great Bar
rington. Mass, On Tuesday wsek, and on
Saturday the husband returned the bride to
her mother He said he asn't in the habit
of being kicked out of bed by woman. and
he wouldn't stand il. She had bitten him,
too.
On Friday morning last. man well
KNOW in that part Of the State Henry
Msh, vas found dead in the street in Har-
risburg. Verdict, death from intemperance
aud xposure. This is the fourth death from
intem ycrauce in Harrisburg il the past fen
weeks.
"A wrestling match in Titusville Oh
Tuesday evening week for five hundred dol
lars. between Major Jas. II. Mclaughlin, Of
Oneida, n Y, and j. j. Benjamin. Of Wash
ington city, resulted IN favor of the former.
Nearly every town il tie oil region had
representative in attendance.
The Catholic people and clergy Of San
Francisco have been badly swindled lately
by an impustor claiming to be the Bishop
Of Persia He was dressed in gorgeous style.
and preached in several churches. After
raising a great deal Of money to build
churches in Asia. he decampeG.
The Lawrence Journal says the great
want Of the State of Kansas is more coal
miners. The railroads consume such vast
quantities Of coal that it is quite iu possible
to supply suficieucy OF coal for u1anufac-
turing aud domestic purposes, with the pres
ent partial and inadequate system Of mining.
On Saturday evening Edward Tunis,
coal dealer Of uarrsi i5urg, was found lying
in his coal>yard in an insensi bic condition,
with his head badly cut. shovel was
found near him covered with hair. 1t is
probable that he will de. He was robbed
Of gold watch and a small amount Of
money.
--E1-GOy. Biger was the recipient few
days ago, by express. OF box of California
pears, forwarded by his brother, ex-Gov
John Bigler. who has resided in the Golden
State for many years. Some Of the pears
were inches in length, measured 10 inches
III circumference ana weighed 2 pounds and
4 ounces.
Bethlehem. Northampton county, has
hotel ll2 years old. Washington, Hancock.
the Adamses. Lafayette. Pulaski. Steuben,
and nearly all Of the principal men Of the
Revolution sojourned within its walls The
house sheltered Lafayette while he WAS suf-
fering from wounds received IN the battle
Of Brandy wine.
Two men were buried alive IN a well
at EIkader, Iowa, on the 9Th inst third
barely escaped with his life They were
buried nearly twenty feet under rock and
earth. This occurred about four O'Clock in
the afternoon. The whole neighborhood
turned out to extricate them, but did not
reach them till next day noon.
On Sunday. the 4th inst, son Cephas
LOnuiey, OF w ashlnStOn county, accidental
ly hing himself while trying to get sled
over the fence. He had fastened the strap
attached to the sled around his neck, and
the strap had become fastened under
strong splinter, and thus suspended the boy
by the neck, which, of course, soon caused
his death.
The borough of Waterford, Erie county,
is over one hundred years old. In 1853
General Washington paid the place diplo-
matte visit. 1t then contained French
fort, French commander, and a small
French army, and was town of consdera-
bic Importance. Ia 1860 it had a popula-
tio0 of 900. and this year it numbers 79O
inhabitants.
The Yale College scientific party, who
have been exploring in the Rocky Mountain
region. have discovered, among other things,
an ancient lake bed, containing great mum
bers of extinct crocodiles, turtles, seTpents.
and other fish, with the remains of rhinocero-
ces and other tropical animals, most of which
are new to science. The exhibition is now
on its way to California.
"A Mrs. Inman wife of Stephen lima,