The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-09-06
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Nescs and Political Items.


a young man in Iowa pays for his
farm or 1G0 acres with this years wheat
crop.
An old lady of 81 years, in Kansas,
has Tallcd this season forty acres Of wheat
and oats without losing day from sick
ness.
A brakeman on the Lehigh Valley
railroad nearly twisted his wife, ear OF in
his sleep recently. He dreamed he heard
''down brakes
There is not one word Of truth in the
report that Gen. 4. B. MCalmont Of
Franklin, Pa. has come out for the corrupt
Grant. lie is Greeley and BUckalew Ill
over.
A boiler explodeda at Scott mill twelve
miles from Springfield, H., on Saturday af-
tcrnoon, instantly killing two of Mr.. Scott :
sons, and severely injuring several other
persons.
Of the persons on board the Ucfis. one
hundred and seven were saved. while the
latest accounts estimate the number lost At
thiTty-two. leaving some thirteen persons
still lnaccountcd for.
One Of the Chinese workman employ
ed at a boot factory in North Adams Mass,
. died lately. His funeral was attended 10y
his ccuntrymen, clad IN white garments,
their emblem Of mourning.
"A daughter Of one Of Fond du Iac's
leading citizens, on Saturday week, did
what the New York girls promised 10 do
but backed out Of. She !, Dc horseback
through the principal streets with a Limb
on either side of the Stecd
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ti"t ms 'iici"I IS h'' 4 ItiaLiFe 'i leSl-
dent Giant, ard. therefore. there VIII lie
no necessity Of making TTo-ision for him.
lie Is Governor General OF Jamaica.
An industrious iady ~ Garner, MINI,
was seen day after day of last week stand.
llS upon me t3pIHoSt round OF a tail lad
uer WIZ laint-bTuSh ID hand, Sl"INrg the
Hinie PANT upon ne walls q q t"u-stoIy
+ puholjg just as naturally AID ciiectialiy
as cou'" one OF the lords Of creation IL
F DfceCncS.
-HenTy Iison and i'lanton Duncan are
. n"th H"tolluus Known OihIngS. y NIl~on led
ne hhoW-N "thinGS II massachusetts IN
. lo'i7 and IN the same year Duncan was
one 81 the IcaGlEG NpI1t~"t the great Know
Nothing riot IN Louisville, Kentucky
. v liSon and Duncan are now working Tor
Gia'l Te-eiecil"n.
-Scnc fear Is expressed that the ink in
which the original Declaration Of IUdeEerd-
cree was written VIII continue 10 fade SO
Is - leave The whole instrument blank.
some of the signatures have SO faded as To
be dcciThCrCd now with difficulty. 1t Is
- u w - N H'fiLtt lssi4 az ICHty.G INC
! color Ia the faded ink.
-Geo. = Hunter Of Tionesta has chal-
. lcnged a. {. Porter editor of the Forest
. Democrat, to walk to Clarion and back.
/ y miles. on the 10th of September OIL q
/ wager Of $5o-the orc ACCOMPLISHING the
! distance first TO hc declared winner. Por-
/ ter accepts. and thus willIerIy'S victory he
I celebrated by these Forest county Nes-
. tons.
! -Brigadier General Charles Albright.
/ 81 Carbon county, is not proud man if
hc docs sport high sounding military
+ title. lie was willing 10 take bounty Of
i've hundred dollars a. private in CON-
/ pahy A, 2U=d regiment. 10 tiii the quota Of
Hanks township. Carbon county. while
. holding The commission of colonel of the
I regiment.
-C'n thursday week q carpenter named
hailGS Blder while working on the new
'ath"Ec Church. sherman avenue. Ale
! gheny Clty. the scatt"ldIng gave and Eidcr
ieil 10 the ground. . distance ui nearly iilty
/ feet lie alight,d on his feet, one foot
/ Pene'raiingth ground several inches. One
+ oI ms ankles and q knee were broken, but