The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-05-11
News Of the Week.


blow up the tunnel at Hannibal, Mo.
"A Zinesvilliau stole the ratings from
graveyard, and sold them for old iron.
There is in Clay county. Ind. family
with ~ pairs of twins and one odd one
Greeley has but one brother~in>law and
no father, and his nephews all nieces
Thousand Of locusts have made their
appearance in the western part of North
Carolina.
Austin Garvan died from nytlrophoba
in Scranton a few days since. His death
agones were terrible.
A little farm in Texas Of 81 ] 80 acres is
stocked with 65 900 cattle. 10 900 horses,
1000 sheep, and 5000 goats.
Governor Palmer is reported as saving
that Greeley and Brown will receive seventy
five thousand republican votes in Illinois
A Maltese cat in West Whieland gave
birth to three kittens, one of which had four
toes on each foot. another five. another six.
MIR Caleb Hall, of West Goshen towns
! ship. Chester Co., has a COW which gave birth
to a calf few days ago which ia minus a
tail and eyes.
-D1vid Thomas and daughter were struck
by lightning while sitting in their house in
Lone Jack. Missouri. ou the 29sh Of April,
and were instantly killed.
Eight years ago Deputy Sheriff Markle.
Of Te;re Ilaute. loaned an i'm pecuuious lend
t3 so to get married Oh. Now the borrow
er is worth ST 600 600.
John w. B. Wilkinson killed his wife
in Baltimore. Saturday night By sp,i,ir .
her head with cleaver. He then tool
strychnne. but will recover
"A fire in PlainfielG. n. j., on Saturday.
destroyed an entire block, including nuns
Der Ct stores. OIe man was fatally iniuted
by falling walls. Loss about 500 900.
Miss Mary L. Pe'kint. only eighteen
years old, a teacher in Washington CITY, has
been cffsred twenty Eve hundred dollars a
year to go to Japan in the same capacity
Another argument against youthful III ar
rlaSes Is presented in the Case Of a couple 10
Janesville, aged respectively so and 20. who
separated before the honey moon was over.
"A young lad named Wright was swing
ing on an awning pest in West Chester few
days ago, when a-pistol fell out of his pocket
and. exploding, shot him in the ear, fatally
woupdiug him.
"A Detraiter has invented a machine
which trims wall paper. holds it up against
tho wall, puts on the paste and cuts off and
smooths down the strips, aud does the work
Dicer and faster than three men.
Grant used to set type. Colfax is an old
newspaper man, while Greeley and Brown
are experienced printers. Fur typos run
ming for the highest offices in the peoples gift
ought to make good impression.
-AdyicGs bv telegraph from Australia
state that heavy floods. which caused ter,
rible loss of life, have occurred in Melbourne.
Four hundred persons were drowned. The
growing crops have also been greatly dam
aged.
Rev. f. P. Wadham was consecrated
as Bishop Of the new Roman Catholic Dio>
cese of Osdeusburg. in the Cathedral at AL
hauy, on Sunday last. Archbishop Nc
Closkey cficiated, assisted By several other
Bishops.
Free tea aud coffee. excl aims the IIar ris-
burg STATE Journal. is the worst blow which
the free traders have received from the re-
sent Congress. What is the admission of
these articles free Of duty but free trade /?
The only mistake was in not extending the
liSt.-PdtriOt.
A Connecticut lady last week started
from her home iuzthat State for the Saudwicb
/ Islands TO marry a man she met just twenty
years ago, aud with whom shc has been in
correspondence for fifteen years, not once
seeing him during that time. while he wooed
and won her.
A wsll>to-do farmer in Peabody Mass
had daughter die Of consump ptioD recently,
!,
and, after the funeral service ut the house,
placed his hoe and shovel 10 the hearse. and
when the C, fiu was deposited, took his tools
and filed the grave.
An old coiored woman by the name Of
Burr died at the residence of Hector Mullen, ,
near New Ceutrevile. Chester cnunty. a few
days ago. She WAS brought to Philadel phi,
about the year 1872. and said she was eleven
years cid making her Que hundred aad elev-
Ell years old at the time of her death.
In the Electoral College OF 357 votes,
! this year. the former slaveholdiEg States will
! have l "a votes. the Western States 102. the
! New England and Middle States 100. aud the
Pacific States II votes. Therefore. accord
/ ing to geographical apportioument. the South
Is still the leading political power in the
! Union.
-Colorel A. X. Mcclure. as Chairman OF
the Liberal Republican State Committee Of
penuAyI~ani~. isSsues an address,. urging the
friends of Liberal Rppubicansm to organize
au Executive Committee N every county as
speedily as possible. aud report the names
of the Chairman and Secretary to the State
Committee.
On Saturday Henry Dswees, who is said
TO have played the fife in the grand prnccs,
sion with which Lafayette was welcomed to
Lancaster nearly fifty years ago, was buiic |
/ 10 that city. 1heie Is story told by some
old cit z us that he marched and played the
/ fife without intermission all the way frum
! Lancaster 10 Columbia. distance of ten miles.
We rather like the freshness that char
! acterizes the Radical press just now. ADJ
EliniStsatiun ,uruals hail the nomination OF
Mr. Greeley as herald of Grants success.
! If two Republican Candidates brighten
! Grants prospects SO much. wouldn't it be a
| good idea to nominate half dozen? This
! Democracy will file no orjsc:ions.
The first through baggage checked
across the Continent, ,-as an experiment aud
tsst,-staltsd west, from St. Johns, n. B ..
| April IL. at 7:30 A. NJ. and arrived at San
! Francisco. April 81, at $50 P. M. making
the trip in ten days. l. was returned entire
! ly plastered over with checks. aud will be
! sent Tor exhibition to Washington.
"A party of boys in Boone county
| Iowa atteInDted to piay at HANGING and