The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-07-27
Political and News Eteuns.


The damage done By the Washington
explosion amounts to but about $4,000.
"A man in Centre county, on the 29th
ult., Graded 140 acres of wheat, large bind.
The wife of Col. Alexander Hamilton
died at New Brunswick, n. j.. on Friday.
She was a niece of President Monroe her
husband is a son of the great Hamilton.
Eighty dollars worth of frogs were cap
tured at Greenville by Pittsburg parties re-
Gently, the time occupied being three days.
They used q dark lantern and thus succeed
ed in catching them alive.
Nine fat gentlemen of Pottstown. Mont
gomery county. have been challenged by
nine fatter ones of Douglasville to play
game of base ball at the latter place. The
Douglasville nine weigh 900 pounds.
Mcclellan, the Ohio murderer, whose
counsel VaIlandigham when he shot
himself, recently escaped from Jail and has
not yet been recaptured. He was one Of
the seven prisoners who dug themselves out
and fad.
-Beford, Fulton and franklin COMMITTEES
have instructed for Hon. w. n. Hall as re-
publican candidate for president judge Of
that district and Somerset has acquiesced in
the action. Judge Hall is therefore the
nominee.
Mr.. ]. R. Fryer. of Pettstown, has an
annie that was grown IN 1868. and is now
two and half years old, and is in a good
state of preservation. He kept it in bi, Gel
lar. This is certainly something Of cham
pion apple.
An epidemic has broken out among
the horses in the New England States, which
exceeds anything of the kind in yirulence
ever before known. Nothing has yet been
found 10 stay its progress, aud the fatality
is alarming. No cause has been assigned
for the disorder.
Thomas A. Scott. of the Pennsylvania
Central. and II. S. M'Comb have bought in
the Louisiana Levee company, and propose
to commence active operations immediatly
1t is understood the transaction was con-
summated throught the intervention OF
Senator Wells, of Louisiana.
They have an original way of serving
the boys for going in swimming in West
Brownsville during the day. When they go
in the water in front of residence, the
ladieS"go" for their clothes and carry them
to the main street, and the boys are forced to
go after them. They never need the secoad
warning.
The New Bedford Mercury says Charles
D. Wrightington, mechanical genius Of
Farhaven, has recently completed minia-
ture steam engine, perfect in every detail,
three inches long, and the machine contains
over 800 pieces, some of which are of gold.
1t runs finely.
The radical newspapers, not daring to
offend the office-holders by proposing candi>
dates for the presidency in opposition to
Grant busy themselves in namlns tickets
for the democracy. The last one suggested
by these friendly movers is Lyman Trum-
bull. of Illinois, for president. and Gilbert
c. Walker. of Virginia. for vice president.
Mrs. McMullan. residing at the Irwin
iron works, Centre county, came near losing
her life lately from the sting of a wasp. In
five minutes after she was stung the virus
had permsated her entire system. She
could not speak nor scarcely move, and suf-
fcred ths most eXcrucIating pain. The
friends despaired Of her life and summoned
medical assistance. Hopes are now enter>
tanned of her recovery.
"A bale Of cotton was sold in New York
recently for fifty cents pound. and is the
finest ever produced. The weight of the bale
vas 443 pounds, which in the aggregate
has realized $3312,20 in premiums, an
average of $7.48 per pound. The cotton
was raised by w. B. McShaw, of Lee county,
Mississippi, picked by himself, wife and
daughter in their parlor, and took several
premiums in st. Louis fairs.
An explosion occurred in the Washing
ton Arsenal on Saturday last, followed by
a confagration, which destroyed ever one
huDdred thousand dollars worth of property.
The cause of the explosion is not known,
but will be made the subject of investigation.
Owing to the early hour at which the occur
renee took place, no lives were lost. There
would have been scores killed. had it taken
place at later period in the day.
The coasts of New foundland and Labra-
dor have been visited by heavy storms
Sir William Logan and a geological survey
ing party had been cut off by the flooding
Of the roads, but they are believed to be safe
The effect of the storm on the coast was terri
Bile. Three hundred and twenty-five fishing
smacks, twenty-three dwelling houses, over
forty stores, and 81 100000 worth of pro
perty were destroyed, and ninety>thrse lives
lost.
The engine Vulcan. on the Lehigh Val
Icy Railroad. exploded on Thursday last, at
Coslport. The engineer, fireman, and four
train hands were killed. All have been
found except the fireman, who is supposed
to be in the canal. The engineer was
thrown about three hundred yards on the
mountain side, and fell on a tree. cutting
his body nearly in half One of the hands
was blown across the river. All on the
engine were killed. The reason of SO many
being on it was that they were just at break
fast.