The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-04


endorsing Grant for Third Term. When
he reads that card he will regret his rash
ness i'm writing to Harry White, and VIII
no doubt come to the conclusion that the
interests of the noble army of postmasters
make it his imperative duty to accept
third nomination.
lanes Smith, an unfortunate colored
cadet. who after having three trials was
dropped from his class at Vest Point, has
been made inspector of militia in south
Carolina, with the rank OF Brlgadier t'ch-
eral. So he has got his shoulder-strIps
after all, even If he did not earn them.
Smith is lucky. He would have had to
stay in the army good while to become
General Smith.
Mrs. Elizabeth Engeiker, os Jackson
county, Iowa, could hardly get along If
the old man should fall into the hands OF
the crusaders and swear Oft. She recovered
four hundred dollars of one barkeeper aud
one thousand one hundred dollars Of
another for selling hIu whisky. She ought
to lock hun up uutil he gets crazy dry and
turn him loose Oh the next victim. Such
a man is treasure to a poor family.
The walnut tree is proverbiaily long
lived, and an extraordinary instance is
noted at Bonylliers, a village at the foot oil
the Vaudos Jura. An old walnut tree,
whose age is estimated at between three
and four hundred years. is there still III
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over twenty feet in circumference, and
notwithstanding its great age it produced
last year over fifty bushels of walnuts.
-GIeat men may change their minds.
General Sherman wrote to the editor ot the
Memphis Appeal some years ago that he
did not want his biography to appear until
after he was dead. General Grant during
his first term as Presidcn: said he did not
want second. And now Appletons aie try
ing TO buy Sherman's autobiography from
him for 500, 600, and Grant estimates that
nothing short of a constitutional amend
ment can interpose between him and a
third term with any certainty of efficacy.
"A gentleman residing ut Gleu Mills,
7 Delaware county, is tie owner of a dog of
immensely large proportions, his height
being 81 inches. weight $50 pounds, aud
age Al years. lie bred in Germany,
and is compound of the St. Bernard and
bloodhound species, but appears To have
partallen more of the qualities of the for
Ger, as his disposition is of remarkably
docile and gentle nature. His coloring is
rather of yellow cast, and his whole make
up Is quite well proportioned.
On the premises of Mr.. y. F. Bechtel.
Perk iomen avenue ard Franklin street,
says the Reading Eagle. is To be seen one
of the most remarkable curiosities ever
heard of of the kind. A large crab apple
J tree is growing in the yard, and on the top
of the trees is blooming pure white lose.
I The rose stem which is growing from :he
apple branch is over two years old, as 1T
! has already bloomed two years. The
{ flower can he best seen from the second
J story of tbe house. Health Commissioner
Miller says it is one of the greatest cuIiosi-
ties he has ever seen.
A trial of skill between two contortion-
ists-William Gaylord and japanese
/ named Gomy-occured in st. Louis. The
< nd ba -,
/ be based upon grace, skill and difficult
/ work Tony stood on high ard unstable
/ pile of tubs, slowly bent backward until
/ the top of his head touched the level of his
/ feet, and arose again to an erect posture
without losing his balance. Gaylord bent
his booy backward in a hoop antil his feet
were caught under his chin, and in that
/ posture trotted around ON his hands. The
stake awarded to Gaylord.
The Portland Me- Press tells The
/ story of a young lady of that city who be-
came acquainted with a Boston drummer
. on the cars, allowed him to visit her, and
finally consentel to be his wife She af-
terward repented of her haSty promise and
wrote him to release hei, but he wouldn't.
She received a letter from a Boston law
yer, Tuesday, stating that her vast to-be
husband had retained him counsel, aud
that unless the marriage took place at the
time set a suit will be commenced against
her for breach of promise. As the young
lady is worth handsome property the re-
! suit is anxiously looked for.
/ The latest plot to assassinate Bismarck,
/ says the Phila- Times, turns out, like some
( of the others, TO have been part of black
! mailing scheme. The man who was ar
rested is found TO have had no accomplices.
and no intention of carrying out what he
proposed his plan was simply to talk with
ecclesiastcs OF other anti BismarckerS. en-
] t,ar
expressions, and then threaten to betrav
/ them If they would not give him money
: This is the scheme that was tried on
! Father Bekx, who, however. detected il at
/ once and handed the blackmaier over to
the police, and we have no doubt that a
good many others of these awful plots are
/ about equally substantial.
The 18th of May. $780, was distinguish
ed by the phenomenon of remarkable
/ darkness all over the Northern States. and
is often referred to as ''the dark day" At
that time the Legislature of Connecticut
! was in session at Hartford. a very general
opinion prevailed that the day of Judgment
/ was at hand The house of representatives
/ adjouraed. proposal to adjourn the
council was under consultation. When
/ the opinion of Colonel Davenport was
! asked, he answered: Il am against an
| adjournment The day of Judgment is
/ either approaching or it is not. If it is
| not, there is no cause for adjournment.
! If it is, L choose to be found doing nv
/ duty. | wish, therefore, that candles may
! be brought"
! I'm the Greenvile Conn. )school district.
some weeks ago, one of the female teach.
ers inflicted what has proved to be "a terrible
punishment on a little boy not yet five
( years old. 1t seems he was detected in
/ splitting on his slate, and the teacher shut
/ him up i'll room, locking him in. When
! the school was dismissed for dinner, he was
forgotten. The child's mother, poor
/ widow, compelled to work in the mill to
support the family, missed the child. and
/ ON inquiry found him locked up and in "A
state OF iT becility. He is still under the
! PHYSICIANS care, with some hope of his