The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-03-17
General News Itefhs.
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are the latest sensation in Boston.
A Young lady in Iowa. waLtiDg to com
NIT snicide in as pleasant a way as poSsioie'
made rice cake to put her poison 10.
The radical majority at the recent cleo
ton in New Hampshire is aoout 100,
loss of about 2 500 since last year. and OF
about 6 900 on the majority for Grant
"A little boy at Greenwood Furnace
Mifflin county. aged about three years. Kilt
ed little sister lying asleep in cradle
by striking her on the head with hammer.
Tho ice gathered in Pittsburgh Tor next
summers supply is said tn be about two
inches thick and to resemble mixture OF
yellow mud. tallow and Western Reserve
cheese. It will be in great demand for fancy
drinks.
iron pokers are the latest improvement
in school discipline in Indiana. The result
of the first introduction is not quite satlSiac-
tory. however. being a boy killed, and
teacher in prison, with good chance of
hanging.
Broom corn was INTRODUCED into Our
country by DIR. Franklin. While examin-
ing corn whisk Gmported) / accidentally
discovered a single seed, which he planted
in his garden, and from which the corn was
propagated.
The largest porker yet slaughtered.
among the great many boasted of. was one
recently killed by Mr. Jefferson Shaner, of
Chester county, which weighed, when dress
ed, I.O4O pnuuds. Mr.. Sbaner can boast
killing the largest hog.
A German named Leo Gnttschalk.
bgamist. has come to grief at EastOn- His
first wife. residing in Boston. arrived IN
Easton this week aud had him arrested for
bigamy. His Easion wife is worthy
woman, and has the sympathy of the citi-
zens.
On the 26th ult., in Ashley county, Ark
Warren X. Herring, young man. while
frenzied from drink. shot and killed James
johnson. a school teacher from Texas
Herring fed from the place, and short
distance fl met four negrocs-three men
and a woman-and shot and killed two of
the men. He was subsequently lodged in
Jail.
Mrs Van Bnskirk, wife of the propri-
etor Of the City Hotel, WilliamSport, made
a narrow escape from death, on Sunday
afternoon last. Tier clothes took fire from
some Goals that fell from the range in the
kitchen, and she was soon enveloped in
flames Had it not been for the prompt ac-
tiUn OF Mr.. Colburn, CLERK Of the hotel, she
would haTe burned 70 death.
Among the many gallant men who
went down with the Oneida were Lieutenant
Commander w. f. Stewart, son of Hon
Andrew Stewart, of Uninntown. and Engi
neer j. W. Phelan. son Of Hon. John Phelau.
late a member of the Legislature from
Green county. They we're both graduates
of the Naval Academy at Annap polls, and
were young men of fne promise.
TIE correspondent of the Cincinnati
Catholic Telegraph at Rome. states that a
protest, in strong iargragP. against the
promn'gation of the dogma Of infalibiiity
of the Pope or having it considered as an
article of faith, has heen signed by n large
number Of American Bishops. the name cf
Archbishop Purcell heading the list.
The two infamous villains, the brothers
Agnew, married men, who were noticed some
weeks ago having married two respectable
young girls named Doug sherty. in Chester.
have at last come to grief. The Williams
have been arrested on the charge of higamv.
and have been imprisoned 10 await their
trial. 1t is hoped they will receive pun
ishment commensurate with their dark and
infamous crime.
An honest old Garkey. whose expccta-
tions of getting forty acre plantation and
n domestic jackaSs for voting tie Radical
ticket, were entirely sincere, now gees back
on his friends in this wise: Dem carpet
baggin' scalawsg felers. da tell Us dgr war
pervisions in de constitution for we collad
folks, but dat was lie dem pervi>ions
didn't come. Fore God, massa, l amt
seen de fust mou'ful."
The Mayor Of the city of New Y,rb
has formally consented to rid. at the head
of the Irish procession on St. Patrick's day.
= committee. representa- the vaIions uiher-
MAN societies, waited upon him and tender
30 him an Invitation to that effect. His
lIOho. will occupy an open harouche. which
will contain several Of the city Judges also
1t is said that the numher of persons in the
procession this year will be at least twenty
thousand.
WIN. Greenman. Thomas Flynn, and
young German. name unknown, were
killed on Friday morning last by the falling
Of platform on which they were at work
painting the cornce FIVE story building
on the corner of Lake street AMI Wabash
avenue, Chicago. VIM. Johnson was also
on the platform but seized and clung to a
rope, when man ran up on the roof, reach
ed over its edge and grasped him by the
coat collar and hauled him safely up.