The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-16
Naxxs of the Ween.

en- consecutive wives, all named Mary.
-Thers will be general celebration of
St. Patrick's Day this year throughout Penn
sylvania.
amounting 10 three million five hundred tons
annually.
The Illinois river has continued frozen
over since November, fact almost unpre>
cedentsd.
The runner has gone abroad that
newly-bern isfant, in Perry county. has
waterfall ION the place where the hair ought
to grow"
Steam power will be extensively used for
prepslliug boats, on the Pennsylvania canal.
the coming sea9ou. instead of horse or mule
teams.
A man named McGee shot himself ac>
cidentally in Portland. Oregon. on Sunday
week, aud. driven frantic from pain, cut his
throat and died on Friday.
1t is stated that sixteen families have de-
cided to leave Belefonte on account of the
high rents. If true that is magnificent
pent for some enterprisng builder
"A farmers child. near Biddeford.
Maine, last week died of cold and starvation
while it's parents were away drunk. and a
famished hound muilated the corpse.
A colony of Pennsylvania farmers.
aDOnt lnIee nuuuteu IdmlllcS. mostly from
York. Cumberland. and Adams counties.
will settle in Russell county, Kan. about
April 1st
Straw. the republican candidate for gov
ernor at the New Hampshire election on
Tuesday. employs over 1000 workmcn.
! These were the straws that made q favorable
wind blow.
Judge Barrett has granted stay of
/ proceedings in the case Of Foster. the car
hook murderer of A. c. Putnam. in New
York. The case will be carried to the Court
Of Appeals.
Samuel Fargue. shiftless fellow. shot
and killed his wife at Grssnbush. New
| York. during quarrel shot at. but missed.
his daughter. aged 18. and then cut bis
throat. dying in few minntes.
Maria Mengel. aged 92 years. the old
est resident Of Windsor township, Berks
county. was buried recently. She was the
mother of 9 children. and had II grandchiI-
dren and 146 great grandchildren.
"A farm is advertised for sale in Farm
ington, Conn, for no portion Of which any
deed was ever given. it having remained in
the sarne family fnr two hundred and thirty
two years ever since the original purchase
from the Indians.
There are now living in Fulton town
ship, Lancaster county, three men and the
amount to 523 years. nearly FIVE centuries
and a quarter. The eldest is 81 and the
Youngest about "a.
The State Senate passed jont resolu>
tion extending the session Of the Legislature
to April 18th, but tho House By vote Of 8
yeas and 70 nays refused to agree to the
resolution The time fixed for adjournment
is the 2Sth instant.
The WilIiamsport Sun says: A cer>
tain young lady in this citv advised gems
tleman friend not to take fatirons to bed
with him cn cold nights. as they might
,carp his feet The stupid fellow did not
know enough to take the hint and propose
"A mammoth cave, the rival of the Ken
lucky phenomsnon, is reported ia Grant
county, Wis. 1t is said to contain oceans OF
water. and adventurous parties have rowed
in boats to a great distance within the cavs
Considerable mineral wealth is also reported
"A few days since the State Treasurer oi
Tennessee footed up his total receipts at 81
in currency, which moves our Contemporary
of the L uisville Courier Journal to say that
this is one solitary dollar that the Radicals
didn't steal during the reign of St. VIM. G
Brownlow.
AT Toledo Ohio, on Sunday night. a
drover named J A. Miller. of Goshen, n. Y
was robbed of about SIP 900. Eight thous.
and of the amount was subsequently found
in saloon. where it had been left by tn,
thief, but the remainder, together with The
robber. are still missing.
Rev. J. Ii. Grier of Jersey Shore /:
eighty four years Of age-has preached ih,
Gospel sixty years-married FIVE hundred
aud eighty-six couples. and from his gooC
health and activity, we have no doubt HI
will be spared to ''tie many knots" yet
This is certainly the wish of his many
friends.
! "A correspondent Of the Kansas Far
mer writes froEa Solomon as follows: "Froa
a single pumpkin seed there grew a vine will
one hundred and six branches, that mea
sured in the aggregate. one thousand thre
hundred and sixty-eight feet. The pump
: kins were very large. one measuring fou
feet four inches the short way, by six fee
t six inches the long way"
l An English gaue-keeper has recent
broken a black sow to hunt game in tn
woods and she is said to in the hun
with wonderful success. She will traci
game, back and stand and point partridges
), pheasants, snipe and rabbits as skillfuHy a
: a bred pointer meanwhile uucurling he
5. tail and stretching it out as stiff as a poker
She responds to whistle, aad squea Is will
4 delight on being shown gun.
< "A man named BeujamaD Kanterman
Y corGmttsd suicide on Monday night last, a
' Schuylkill Haven, Pa, by cutting his thIoa
4 Sickness and trouble in his family, no doubt
q caused him to commit the deed. His VIII
: and three children are down with the sma'
pox, and as usual in such cases, very few {
s the neighbors ventured near to render hin
: any assistance in caring for his family, the
being in INDECENT circumstances.
: Emanuel SchaffDsr. of West Hauove
township, Dauphin county, of this State
!, who was arrested on the 18th Of Octobe
y last for the murder of his first and secon
: wives and John Sharlock, by poisoning. ha
e been on trial since Monday, the 4th instant
a at Harrisburg. The trial lasted till Mon
y day evening. when the jury went out. o
d Tues lay morning the jury returned, and rel
: dered verdict of "guity of murder in ii
d first degroe." A motion for a new trial hi