The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-11-04
News Of the week.

ampton county, to JAPAN
The Democrats of Potter county
elected their candidate for Sheriff at the
late election. The only one in eighteen
years. -.
Mr.. David Swayne, residing near
London Grove, raised the past season
Monitor potato which measured nearly 8
inches in length.
-Rosenzweig, the notorious malpracti-
t;oner of New York city, was sentenced
to seven years Imprisonment, on Saturday,
for having caused the death of Miss Alice
Bowlsby, of Patterson, n J.
Dan Rice is on another 'farewell
tour throughout the State, with his cir>
ems establishment. With the exception
of John B. Cough, Dan is the greatest
fareweIlist this country ever produced.
Jacob StoItz, German, hung him
self in the Allegheny Jail on Friday. lie
had been imprisoned for abusing his wife.
He accomplished his destr uction by the
agency Of strap which he had about his
body.
j. D. Gill, of Meadville has attain
ed a monstrosity in the vegetable line in
the shape of II pound beet the circum-
ference Of which is two feet four inches.
The C,atcford Democrat is responsible for
this story.
"A family in New York, embracing
three daughters and son, viii have
very unusual occurrence take place short
| ly. All the daughters and the son are to
be married on the same day, and within
the same hour, at the same place.
Near Salem, n. H., boy was gun
ming A woodchuck ran under haymow;
the bov fired at it, when the NOW took
/ fire and this was communicated to barn,
/ and then to a dwelling, all of which were
entirely consumed. The woodchuck es-
capped.
Deputy Sheriff Irwin, who was con-
victed of taking illegal fees from the Sher-
ifs office If Philadelphia, and sentenced
by Judge Paxson, October 2lst, to pay
a fine Of fifty dollars, and undergo an i'm
prisonment of two months, was pardOned
by the Governor on Monday last
The gallant General Robert Ander-
son, of Fort Sumter fame, died at Nice,
France, on Thursday last. In the histo-
ry of our great war Anderson's name will
always stand out prominently for bis
prompt and heroic defence of his country S
flag at the first outbreak of hostilities.
Brigham Young and his son, Joseph
a. Young, have bean indicted for murder,
in having ordered the killing of Richard
Yates, and warrants for their arrest have
been issued. Several other prominent
Mormons are to be arranged on the charge
of murder, and those who can get away
are speedily fleeing from the officers OF
the law.
-Eugene Lamott, a Frenchman and
an emigrant on his way west committed
suicide at Pittsburgh at an early hour
on Monday morning last. He came from
Baltimore and was en- route to New Or
leans. He got up early, went out on the
railroad track and shot himself. He fell
on the track and train passed over him,
cutting off his legs.
Mrs. Sarah Parker, the wife of
Thos. Parker, living near Shawneetowr
was afflicted for some time, about two
months ago, with frequent spasms. just
as she was recovering from one of these
fits, four snakes, some ten or fourteen in
ches long, crawled from her mouth, and
sought hiding place among the hair of
her head. These ;he doctor secured, but
fifth one went back in her stomach. -
The woman has since died
The fire in Chicago swept through
the German Cemetery, burning all The
wooden head-boards, destroying all vaults.
and burning all the dead bodies in their
coffins. In the large receiving vault some
twenty bodies were totally consumed. In
some instances the fire burned foot deep
into the ground. Some women were over
taken in the Cemetery by the rushing
flames, and barely escaped by plunging
into the lake near by.
Brigham Young is said to have fled
the country, or at least the Territory OF
Utah, in order to evade arrest upon an
indictment for a murder committed some
years ago. The action of the federal
courts in finding Hawkins, the polygamist.
guilty, sand sentencing him to undergo an
Imprisonment of three years and paw a
fine of five hundred dollars has caused
terror in mOrmordom, and will doubtless
lead to the complete extirpation of the obi
Gus system.
The Relief Society of Chicago. in
reply to Numerous inquiries from per
sops who cannot we'll send money, and
wish to contribute articles, say that noih>
ing is now SO needed as beans, potatoes
and onions. The Sanitary Society saw
the people must have these articles if tbey
are to escape sickness. Straw beds, of
the usual size for two persons, are also
needed. The Relief Society are now feed
ing 100000 persons, and have few ve,e-
tables on hand and but little coming.
TERRIBLE RIOT AT T ,os AScpI,,s G.