The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-11-18
News of the week.

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occurred in Philadelphia last week.
The convicts of the Massachusetts Peni-
tentiary sent 5000 to the Chicago relief fund.
General Robert Anderson's remains will
be brought to America for interment by the
United States frigate Guerrero.
john Better, of Chester county. voted
at the same window for the 10th time at the
late election. He is 90 years of age.
john r. Rover, near the Red Mill, ir
Potter township, Centre county, had one
acre of corn which produced 755 bushels.
An Indian war has broken out in Ari-
zona between the Pimo and Apaches. The
former lately attacked the latter, and killed
q large number of men. women and children.
Mrs. David Schi6ler. Of Pottstown. kad
her infant smothered il her shawl on Tues
day last. She was out walking with it. and
wrapping it up too carefully the child smoth-
cred.
1t is expressly stated for public belief
that citizen of Richmond, blind in one eye
for three years. was lately kicked in the
face by horse. and the sight Of the eye was
restored.
L. B. Byar. of Pottstown, has an apple
in his possession which was grown thirty
seven years ago. 1t is still in fair state of
preservation. although somewhat smaller
than originally.
Five brothers, whose ages average sew
enty>nine years, took their first meal togeth-
er in Lewiston recently. The difference
between the ages of the oldest and youngest
is nineteen years.
Having won her suit for few millions
| worth of New Orleans, Mrs. Myra Gaines
| feels that she can now afford to push her
claim against the government for more than
$50 month pension.
Another race between Goldsmith Maid
and Lucy for So 600 came off on Tuesday at
| Suffolk Park. The Maid won in three
straight heats. Time-2.253, 2.I9, 2 %.
! The track was heavy.
Miss Smith, of Wisconsin, was suffi-
ciently provident to present the Chcagoans
| with SIS, which her father had given her for
| a new gown. OF course the delighted pa
rent went off and bought her $50 silk
dress.
"A nisanthropic Newfoundland dog
turns a cider mill in confectioner's window
on Third Avenue, New York, twelve hours
a day The dolorous, humiliated expression
| the poor creature wears, is a mute argument
| for labor reform.
james j. Taylor, postmaster of Kersey.
Elk county, has been arrested and held to
bail in the sum of So 900 to appear at the
United States Court, at Erie, on the second
Monday of January. for opening letters in
| his Office addressed to'othRr parties.
One of our interior towns has produced
| the champion kerosene fre>lighter of the
world. He lit a fire with kerosene with the
| loss Of only two pairs of troTsers and the
skin of his legs. Most boys in his place put
their parents to the cost Of funeral
On Thursday of last week Jealous wife
named Slater, 10 Wilkes-Barre, followed her
! husband from their home to planning mill,
where he was engaged as night watcbman.
and, after calling him outside, fatally shot
| him through the breast with pistol.
Joseph Massina, of Robesouia, Berks
county, beat his wife so cruelty few weeks
ago that she was obliged to fee from his
home. Afterward the brute outraged his
| own daughter. aged about twelve years.
Massina has fed to Ohio to escape punish
| ment.
The residence of Mrs. Frost. in Ash
burnham, Mass, Is assailsd with stones
thrown by some invisible agent, the bom>
bardment beginning at daylight and contin-
uing (only while no one is looking) until
dark. About fifty panss of glass have been
| broken.
The parents of Mary Collins. of North
Bergen. New Jersey. objected TO her receiv-
| ing the attentions of James Kelley, of Hoho>
ken. She disappeared. and several davs
afterward was found by accident in the cell
lar. whittier she had retired to starve herself
| to death.
In Texas. the other day. Robert Layton.
colorsd juror, was rudely snatched from
the jury bcx merely because he had stolen a
| fifty dolla. trunk. Will some one be kind
enough to inquire, through the medium of
the press, if the "loyal North" is going to
submit to this sort of thing long?
The lamented death of DR.. Stanton is
ascribed to the inhalatau of noxious eff1uvia
| Those whose company he kept in the late
canvass. wish to make it appear that it was
in his professional. not his political, labors.
| that he suffered from this cause A certifi>
cate to that effect has been published.
With regard to the contradictory state
ments which have been in circulation re,
specting the contemplated movements of His
| Holiness Pope Plus. the Monitor of the 18th
| publishes an article in which it asserts, 10
the most positive terms, that the Holy Faith
er has decided upon leaving Rome, and that
he will take up his residence in France at
an early day.
There are grounds for alarm in the re.
! port from Washington as to the cause of the
terrible spread of small pox in our Eastern
cities. 1t is semi-ofiicially affirmed that the
infected buffalo skins bought and captured
from the Indians two years ago. having dis
appeared from quarantine, have been sold
to the public. and that the prevalence of the
virulent disease is attributable thereto.
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