The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20
Things Worth knowing.

MTheTe are about $3.50 600 communi-
eapts of the Roman Catholic Church IN the
United States.
"A piece Of white wax put among white /
garments will keep them from tuning yel- I
low when laid away. The ladies should try ,
it.
Sixty FIVE tons Of silver coin were ship
ped to Europe recently in a single steamer
from New York. Its value was about 81 /.
900 GOO.
Snow fell on Wednesday morning last T,
in Scotland and il the North of England.
and the weather was so cold that It is
thought the crops will sustain considerable
injury.
"A few iron nails placed in vase with
flowers Will Keep the water sweet and the
flowers fresh. This arises from the sulphur
eliminated from the plants combined with
the iron.
A paper published in Paris. KY, states
that sixteen ladies in that town sat together
in private room, without any restraint,
and nevor spoke a word FIR two hours. We
don't believe it.
Rare Sunday sport in St. He,ena, Ne
braska John McBeath was hanged for the
murder of John Caffrey. He made last
diving speech and confession, and acSno%i-
edged his crime.
"A few miners have gone to work at
Scranton protected By the military. There
are 10 signs Of riot. The issre for the
miners st,ll seem5 to. be, work at the opera
tors terms or staTve.
A double pig, preserved in alcohol,
with one head. two perfect bodies. tive sets
ofteeth. eight legs. four ears. ard two tails,
and every leg perfect and Of fall size, Is on
exhi bition at Galatin.
Jewell was inangurated Governor o!
/ rpas1av This IL CulY
other link in the chain Of outrages perpetra-
ted by the Republican party on the rigGts Of
the peo tle. The day Of reckoning will come.
The Chatfeld Mimi Democrat asserts
that ct public wedding in that place, not
long since, a very meek and lowly ndiyidu ual
was seen to she'd tears-briny tears OF sorrow
wien the clergy man pronounced him mar
-ied.
Louis Napoleon is hard at work at
Chiselhurst paying old debts. There is
/ something good about him after all, or he
would do like good many kings before him.
and manage to forget such small matters as
little bills.
burlington, vt, can boast Of the largest
planning mill in the world. The lumber
yards, docks, sheds, mills, ETC.. Of the firm
cover an area of nearly fifty acres, aud IN
this area there about seven miles Of plank
road. To carry on this establishment from
! four to fgs.Eundred men and boys ara em~
ployed,
awarded him for being hutted over a fence
! by his neigLhor's bull. The sssallneSs Of the
sum is dae the plaintiff 5 avowal that he was
trying to get over the fence rs quickly as
/ possible. so that the bull only helped him
/ in carry ing out an intention conceived OF his
OWN free W i'll.
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! presented the editor-in-chief, Mr.. Nj. N.
| Pomeroy. with magnificent diamond soil
/ taire ring. valued at 81 SEQ. on Saturday.
The presentation speech was made by Dir.
+ Tisdals. Hr. Poneroy thanked tie doners
in q neat speech aud afterwards invited
/ them 10 partake of an elegant repast.
1t is said that Mississippi negro wears
q thirty~year-old hat. It is a bell-Crown.
/ twenty four inches high. and has been much
/ in the chicken business. He is 10 Indiana
( now. one hundred and eleven years old. saw
, Washington during the Revolution, and is
/ yet hale and hearty. They call him Boss
I out there and he will never. never die.
Another excitment prevailed IN the
/ coal regions at Hyde Park on Wednesday.
! Some workmeu returning home were stout d, &,
/ when one Of them armed with a gun dis
/ charged it and killed two men, who. it is
said. were not engaged in the roit. Threats
( of lvnchiug were made, but the presence Of
, the military has prevented any further out
I break
] The y Y. Daily Democrat started some
! two wears ago by M. Brick" POmeroy
! and in which he is reported to have sunk
| two hundred and forty thousand dollars be-
/ fore he relinquished it soma mon tbs ago,
! ceased to exist on Saturday last. It's good
/ will, business and subscription lists were
, purchased by the Star newspaper company
I and It is to be merged into and known here
! after as The StGr.
| At Usage. Iowa. there IS a little girl
! two yeara old. whose ears are perfectly
| sealed up, the external ear seeming to be
I doubled for ware. An eff)rt to remove the
! deformity by surgical operation failed,
IA no openings were fonnd, the ears beiGg
( closed up perfectly. not even admitting a
| fine probe. The child hears some. probab bly,
! from the fact that the internal ear is perfect,
| and strong vibration is transmitted through
the mouth.
| Solomon mcKeever was married at Mil
! ford. Ia., week ago. TO the girl of his
choice Three hours afterwards be was ar
rested on a charge Of seduction az the IL
stance OF Miss Harriet L. Butler. Next day
his trial began, and continued three days,
resulting il his ac1uittal. The tral'created
great excitement in the village. Miss But
Ter was urged to make the charge by the
parents of the girl McKeever married. " ho
were opposed to the match.
One day lass week man in Windsor,
Vermont, hitched his team to a freight car
standing on the track. aud went into ben
zine shop to take something. Soon he
thought Ls heard something, and looking mp
the track saw a freight train moving out,
in the rear of which was q whirlwind COM
! posed principally OF horses tails, wagon
wheeIs and barpess leather. All he saved
out Of his establishment Was few horse
shoes and a wagon tire. lie is Of the opinion
now that posts are the most economical things
to hitch to.
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