The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-05-15

john Hepuer, Of Reasi,-
Germany, aged tilty-uiuo vsars NATIVE q,
er OF fOTty-one children. an ~, - .-s ta,l
cept five are dead. The fin, N.-o'a er.
with him eight years. bearir., VIE age5
teen children as follows. --'.A Seven.
twins, four triplets and one ,t wy. "o se.s o.,
His second wife bore twins A., &c BRA
succession, triplets once. and - Tines %
fifteen in all, during nine ve7rs &c call
life. The third and last Vifs ,..-. ...ll'..,i
Is the mother Of nine chTJra- -. t.''' a'la.
A party of adventurous a,-.- IN
nearly lost their lives in the attem-. item WAC
penetrated the depth Of a ravs,e-.i. rav,,.i.- "a''
ern, intelligence OF the discover ~. .'' !. .a'7,
was rumored about Roekr,.I' u, u, 'h.cJ
week. The cavern is situated t.tsr I'd
from the river aud six miles s,-,.r. a d !
city. Tho party has brought I,,l u I'd
its recesSes relics. oSSuarv dgross..N u
etc. which are remarked ur.r I'd
scientific mon who have son '
among the most rare and va1rs-,r, '-
10 this department Of scierce
A singular natural curiosity is q,
at Ssdawga Pond in WLrtinoi,.
consisting of one hundred and fS..
of land floating on the SUI face .r ,L.
covered with craubcrIies. and ,.-.
tanning trees fifteen feet high. Nj
water Is raised or lowered ar tEa d
pond, the island rises and falls VII.
fish are caught by boring a I.f-:-
crust and fishing down as thra1rn .'.
in winter. \ similar island orr. .-
in small lake near Bangor M
there are many such in Southern p.
A man residing in California f..-
ten 70 some old residents If Mason ~.
lllinsis, confessing mulder tha- Fs.
mitted at Bitter's Crossing trs~-r
years ago. The murder was c,,,.....
for money and the body socrs.s9
head, which was severed from +t.L
was found buried IN the place des,-r.
the murderer. The latter writes H..
had been informed by physician, .L..
cannot live much Longer, hence fba, ,,-
sion. This Is one Of the cases vbs-a
der did not - ont until 100 late =
action Of justice.
Tho Des MOiues Iowa p.-....
its readers 'Did you ever see
mud turtle, white frogs. white -s1,
and other unusual amphib.aas
bleached ont 10 Augln-Sgzon c5,r-'s7
If not, you can see this curiysitT br..
a walk 10 the paper mill. The rs,.
which the straw l. boiled runs ar
pond connected with Coon River
the animals boarding In this ga15
had their color changed toa rerle..v
They look as if they had been white,
ed. This chemical change rruls5Tyrs
from the properties In the water all.
that IL Of a yeilowiah cast, and lighter
the straw boiled In 1t. ."
A general desolation and distress
followed the great ri0gd ia the south
and the governmental and citizens u
ana receive letters daily rom rheor
ed parishes, giving details or thecgI
Of the Inhabitants. Many Of the IF
have lost everything. and IN some
tricts entire destituuou prevails. p
{. Burch, writing from Bu>cnJE D
tatiO1, OuaChita parish. sa7, there
1900 people within the '.si--nr ltSnra1
many Of whom are suffering from ,.-
caused by exposure on a--raa. 1t
overflow. He Is unable % supply Ind
mand 70: medicine. and ask. thar ..ed
be forwarded, Offering % distribute
the sick and suffering
The murder Of Morris Wright 81
Of Green county. Arkansas, l-S-ssaa
the revelation q a strange cg-,g.a
Wright was a uefarious public Die
was believed to be assisted In Las.
OF addition, division and sileuc, bgs
ty clerk named Z. X. SecleE 4
= year ago the Court House was d
down, and afterward tho clerks o-
Wright and Seeley reported tha.
quantity Of county scrip and imp
documents had been consumed
his death Wright told his wife Hls,i
would ind a box containing va,1a.
peTs. Upon examining the clu,t
the box over three Thousand 5u-a1
county scrip was discovered. ss.s7
eX CnUnty clerk. was ut once ARRESTED
confessed that the Court House aud
had been burned TO coucsa, a de.st
Of over thirty thousand d5llars.