The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-06-10
Political and News Items.

Great and GoCd Horace Ureeley' Vi Ae"''
as the Farmers Candidate for President.
"A stalk of rye raised by by William a.
Ridge, in Tinicum. Bucks county. measures
8 fee % inches The whole field will aver
age feet. How is that for high
Mr.. Davis. ofs Limestonevile, Montour
county. has secured a patent on gun,
which will shoot sixty times in succession.
The inventor has been offered $500, GOO Tor
the right.
-Nauvoo. formerly famous as. the capital
of fMormondom, S becoming eqnally famous
for its grape wine. Sixty thousand gallons
were sold last year, and more than that
amount is now in store.
"A XVth preacher in Alabama, named
Bugg, cut the throat of his brother-in>iaw
Harper, in church, for making fuss about
his seduction Of Ilarper's young sister,
Sugg then crawled off.
Mr., Kettle, of Illinois. had wife, but
a few months ago he courted girl named
Fish, and married her without the formality
of divorce from Mrs, Kettle. That might
be called pretty Kettle of Fish.
The effort to secure new trial for Mrs.
Laura Fair, at San Francisco. has failed,
and she vas on Saturday sentenced to be
hung on Friday, :he 26th of July. for hav-
ing murdered Col. Alexander Crttenden.
A man in Illinois committed suicide
dy drowning lately in six inches of water.
He couldn't have done it alone, but bis wife
with the self sacrificing devotion and he'll
rulness SO characteristic Of thescx sat on his
head.
Tuesday morning of last week, at Mill
Creek, near Buchanan, in Boutetourt, Va,
a man beat bis wife to death on account OF
her having an improper intimacy with some
negroes in the ueighborhood. He was lodg-
ed In Jail at Tincaste.
"A Rochester woman, indignant at
man who was beating bis wife. her sister,
threw a lighted kerosene oil lamp at hin.
There was an explosion. fire, and very
narrow escape from death to him aud de-
structien to his house.
One day last week as Solomon Stuck
was repairing the back porch Of his house,
in Granville township, Miffiin county. he
found stuck under the steps, away back,
tin box full of gold and silver. Nobody
knows who stuck it there.
"A Hartford boy who went out West
few years ago, having been unusually pros
porous, generously remembers his old friends
who are needy. A poor mechanic OF Hart
ford was recently made happy by the re-
ceipt Of So 900 from the friend Uf his youth.
"A clergyman named Wisner. Of 1Psi
lanti, Mich, was on trial at Detroit, on
that he had for year or two been in the
habit of removing postage stamps which
had once done duty, cleaning them up and
using them anew.
There was a double golden wedding
in Joliet. Wisconsin, one day last week.
The brides were sisters. who were married
on the same day fifty years ago. In the
home of their mother, now a venerable hady
Of ninety years, they celebrated the half
century anniversary.
Noah Austin, Of Lima, Ind, received
musket ball in his head, under the left ear.
st the battle of Queenstown. Canada. Octo-
Der 13. 1912. The ball could not be found
until fortnight since, when it worked out
into his mouth through the roof, causing his
death nearly 80 years after the wound.
The risk of refusing liberal offers is
shown in the case of William Bradley. Of
Meriden, Conn, who declined to take Sl5,-
coo for his horse Leviathan fortnight since.
A day or two ago he had to pay S. to get
rid of the animal, who had died Of spasm
in the meantime. and needed to be carted off.
The Rev. Mr.. Sutton, Methodist min
lister of Louisville, Ky, yesterday handed
his coat to Miss Einsworth. at the resi-
dence Of whose father he bad been staying.
when pistol failing from pocket exploded
q cartridge the ball Of which catered the
young lady's person causing a mortal wound.
-Heary Bechtal, an old man residing in
Arcola, Ind, on last Tuesday dropped O
saucer, and ordered his wife to pick it up.
She not complying with his wish as prompt
ly as he thought proper, the old man kicked
her to death. The Columbia City Jail now
holds him until a rope shall do the same
thing.
"A young lady of Braiubridge, Il. Y.
IL
fifteen years ago whereby she was to have
"ewe lamb and its increase until she was
81 years DID," III exchange for gold watch
key. She was but six years of age at the
time, and now sues Mr.. Cooper for Is, ,O64
lambs, or their value which at S4, per head
is $64 526.
The Erie Observer says while a Mr.
Weeks was on the Peninsula, short time
since, he saw lying on the beach a dead
eagle, with a snake, also dead, twisted
around its neck and legs. The supposition
is that the eagle must have caught up the
snake, which was of the most poisonous
variety, and that in their struggle to kill
each other the death Of both ensued.
A sudden gust of wind, day or two
ago. caused a aag, on building in Albany,
to become entangled in some ornamental
iron work around the roof, and in Tapping
back again it tore away about twenty-five
pounds of the iron, and flung it through
window of the house opposite with sufficient
force to penetrate through the carpet and
floor to the ceiling of the room below
ID. c. Roole of Hartford has a wonder
full black Spanish hen. of which the follow
ing are some of the exploits. few weeks
ago this hen laid two eggs per day for four
or five days in succession; then for few
days but one eggs, till one Sunday she OUT
did herself by laying three large eggs, the
first being perfect, the second containing
nothing but white, and the other being all
yolk.
"A Boston surgeon has just removed
from Lawrence mans neck ragged piece
of the blade Of a dirk, which he has carried
there ever since thanksgiving eve, 1S60.-
It was left there in fight in which be was