The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-01

Senator Morgan. Of Mississippi, with.
his dusky bride, had to ride in the colored
folks omnibus at Louisville, on their bridal
tour.
A philanthropic Indianian and his
present spouse have charitably offered an
ASYLUM to one OF his former wives. who has
become an invalid since her last divorce.
BY curious coincidence five. names on
one page in the Norwich City Directory Tor
1870 read Slack Thomas, Slow George,
Sly John, Small Nathan and Smart Mary"
Andrew Butler slipped and fell upon
revolving saw in jefferson county few days
ago. splitting his head open TO the neck and
stvering one arm from his body. tie leaves
a wife and FIVE children.
General Butler lately made app plicatIon
for all the pensions due to all the soldiers IT,
national asylums.; but with the most repIe-
hensiblc want Of confidence the commissioner
refused to trust him. Another investigating
committee should be Immediately called for
The Yeuango Spectator says: What
\ few weeks ago was the gam6Uljng grounds
of nyriads of rat'Issnake~, coPperbeada ana
other natives of the wild woods. Is now Ia
gundus city, with one thousand inhabitants.
a Methodist church under headway, anG
wilderness of derricks."
Tie heroic conduct Of Mrs. Captain
TrimJc, IN saving the life Gf mar aau!eG
Mclaughlin recently. at Hull, Mass. has
excited so much admiration that suhscnp-
ton has been opened with view Of PIE. cnt-
ing ,he iady with something substantial as
a mark Of public appreciation.
The ycnngcst aerouaut IN the United
States IS a boy named Bird. at PoughkeePse
Although only thirteen years OF age, he has
made mole than fifty ascensions, AID looks
forward 18th no little eagerness to the time
wueu lie may travel across the continent IN
a baltnn made under his own direction.
4 military company parade1 at Boston
a few days ago, with tweity~tao men bear
ing muskets end twenty-three playing on
musical Instruments. This has always been
the wav with Massachusetts,. we have
nevel yet had A war in which sha did not
DO great deal more blowing han fighting.
Two blu, fish. united a Ia Siamese twins
were caught IN the Great S,uth Bay, Cor
necticut, week before last. The tails ard
fins we're grown together f3r several inches.
the heads and tails being nearly at right
?ngles " ith each other. 1t Is believed tnat
no innv pair were ever fund before with
such a finuy tie to unite them.
An investigation is being made int
affairs Of the late Philip Il. Metz, the banker
who committed suicide at Pit'sburoh, last
u
the latest reports, add up $95 coo, aud the
available cash assets S26 800. The strang-
est Tart of the investigation thus for is the
disappearance Of S29, 600 in bonds Of recent
purchase and Gel osit.
During shower In Unity. \. II last
week. a couple Of men upon the edge Of a
pond, who had iust pulled ashore from a fish
ing expedition, received a severe shock from
;he striking IF q thuuderhult in close rrox-
ir.i.y to them. One OF the men. wilbur
Merrill. Of Charl, stuwn, y. H.. who hes
been deaf ever since Eis youth. was restored
to good hearing 10y the happy chance. Such
an event, though unusual, Is reported as
true beyond peradventure.
TIE New York Times remarks, II Ger
tainlv was n most singular TACT that no Off
cial representative Of the government was
present at Adm raj Farrasu,'s nm, raj. 'ast
week. Singular ind,el. General Grant
was at Long Branch. while the Old fiLhtine
sailors remains were bi. 2 b rue 20 their
last reroSe. Why WAS he not present to
represent the guverumen: on this occasion
He can travel hundreds of miles 10 see q
horse race. but not fiot to honor the man
who spent his life In the service OF the nation
and nn3er its flag.
The following PERSONS were killed by
near Bailcy's circus tent. on Thursday NIGHT
last Eiiz beth Newknk, of Hurley Jare
Montague. of Narbletown Arthur Sc.t OF
Kingston james Bush OF MarbletowD, al!
coIoreG, and an unknown man supposed to
be X. J. Everson- Abaut ty persons in
the immediate vicinity were knocked down.
Inside the circus tent scores were stunned
and qnite a number slightly burned by light
ming. Several persons had their hats and
shoes torn from them.
The Memphis (Tenn.) Ledger says =
a very strange report comes up from Hell
ena. Ark, on apparently good authority.
Some days or evenings ago five young men
passed few hours together in a social man
ner at one Of their rooms. and separated for
the night as young men usually do, without
any unusual occurrence. Next morning it
was discovered that they were all deaf. ap-
parently beyond relief. One of them is now
in the city for treatment. though We have
not met him. These are the leading features
Of this remarkable event. as related by a
gentleman who came up from Helena last
week but it seems so incredible that we
give it only as rumor, and fJrbear giving
names or further particulars at present"