The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-02-18
News and Political Items.

An Iowan has just got rid of thirty feet
OF tape>worm.
Raw onions pounded as fine as possible
sre said to be an excellent remedy for scalds
and burns.
-Four men were burned to death in
sewing machine factory in Indianapolis
few days since.
Mrs. Bates. of Spillvlle, Iowa, gave
birth the other day to four healthy children
at one fell swoop. The Spillville Bateses, it
would seem. are little inclined to put on
heirs.
Mr. Herman Yoch and wife, of Lehigh
county. recently became nsane-she Of re
iigicus excitement and be Of consequent
grief. They were removed to the county
lunatic asylum.
The senate Of Kansas has passed bill
giving any person the right to sue for dam
ages any one who sold him liquor, and also
to sue the owner of the building in. which
the liquor was sold.
The Germans at Indiana2 polls rejoice
over the fall Of ParisNby making a prelzsi
that is large enough to feed 100 men, 1t
took a barrel of -four and over 100 pounds
of salt to make that pretzel.
One of the most prominent ku klux
outrages fshed up by the congressional
committee, is that Of white man shooting
a negro for attempting to commit rape
upon his little daughter, ten years Of age.
-On Saturday Absalom Schambach was
blasting rocks near Leesport, Berks couuty,
and the powder exploded as he was STOPPING
over it, blowing hIm down a pit thirty feet
and burning his face terribly. He cannot
survive.
"A young woman Of Jefferson county.
aged seventeen years, gave birth TO a pair Of
children firmly and perfectly connected from
the middle of the breast bone to below the
navel. They weighed fourteen pounds
Both are dead.
"A little four year old daughter Of DR..
A. Il. Simpson, of Liverpool. Perry County,
was burned to death on the Sd inst, by
playing with matches. The mother had
Just left the child for moment to get
bucket Of water.
Now we hear that G. ant is very much
troubled about the Tenuesseo since Il Wash
ington negro has made public dream of his
in which he saw General Boynton in the act
of drowning. The President. it is very well
known. is a firm believer in dreams.
Two steamers laden with provisions for
France sailed from New York on Saturday.
A. Il. Stewart is to send out vessel this
week with 5000 barrels of -four, his own gift.
L
gIegates S67 600. and at New York $5 900.
The New York Day Book in noticing
movement in the behalf of Judge Black for
next President, remarks that no one dares
to hope to see man of his ability IN the
Presidential chair; that the very sight of
such thing would be like seeing q giant
sitting in the place Of mouse.
The trial of Minnie Davis. young and
rather good looking woman, addicted for
son, in having set fire to her trunk for the
purpose Of obtaining So 900 insurance. was
concluded in New York on Friday with
verdict Of guilty. She was sentenced to the
to the State prison for ten years
The Canadian papers of the various
political parties unite in expressing satisfac-
ton at the appointme Of the joint COM
mission to settle the differences between
England and the United States. They dis
claim any wish for annexation. but desire to
be "our good neighbors.' as in the past.
AN extremems case of svarce has coms
to the surface in Yenaugo county. Benning
hoff. the millionaire. at the last session of the
criminal court at Franklin actually feed an
attorney to defend two of the men who rob-
bed him in order to save the $40 900 reward
which he had offered for their arrest and
cnoviction.
An old lady, named Betsey keeck, liv
ing with Mr.. Jacob Fisher. at Marshaltown.
Chester county, has for the past two weeks
besn affected with paralysis of the throat.
and has been unable to take any uoursh-
ment since. Shs is continually asking for
water, saying that she is burning up inside
Her friends are compelled to keep her hands
mrffled, as she is continually tearing at her
throat.
Intelligence has just been received Of a
Df olo
ter, which took place at sea, few miles off
Cape La Hogue headland of France. in
Normandy. forming the northwestern ex-
tremity Of Cotentiu, in the English Channel,
opposite the Island of Alderney. 4 French
transport. having laden. and on which were
upward of ,250 troops. and wrecked among
the rocks of the coast, all on board perished