The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-11-16
Sixth & Market Sts., philadelphia,

Mr.. Humes McCandless. who was so
terribly mutilated by vicions bull, AT But-
ler, some days ago, is in a fair way OF re-
covory. This * considered one of he most
remarkable cases on record. wherein man
could drag his bowels for several rods upon
the ground. and lay for one hour before
they were replaced, and then live.
According to Boston society gossip,
Gov. Rice. lust re elected, was engaged to
be married to a very estimabe young lady.
but, yielding to his own weak ambition and
the desire of his family that he should mar
ry more distinguished woman, he broke
the engagement, and his affiancrd's grief
and disappointment brought on her death.
An important though little known bus
mess in Westiield, Mass. is the mauufac-
ture Of piano legs. SuHe 500 carved legs
per month are turned ont. They are made
of white wood, and carved mostly by hand.
They are sent out unstaiued and unfinished
to the piano manufacturers. who color aud
polish them to snit the instrument for
which they designed.
A terrible accident happened At Por-
tage du Fort, in the province of Montreal,
Can, on Friday. John Goddard. owner
of the SneUx Mill. was engaged in oiling
the machinery during the dinner hour.
when the men were absent. Ills clothes
caught between two cog wheels, he was
drawn ia ana his body smashed t. pieces
before the woTkmen returned.
A man in Petroiia created some excite
ment on the evening of the electien by
claiming that it WAS unlawful to open the
saloons after the polls had closed, and
backed his assertion 10y putting mp con
siderable money. Experts" examined
the Law, found lac was correct, aud he ,,ock-
eted some hundreds of dollars So SAWS a
correspondents of the Parker DalEv
There was a mad dog in st. Domnick's
church, Portland, Me, last Sunday night
During the service he appeared in the
aisle trothing at the mouth and swapping
at the worshiPers in the pews. One man
was bitten in the hand while attempting to
drive him out child was badly bitten,
and the excitement was sn.euse. 4 police
man finally chased him into all entry, near
the altar, and shot him.
Matthias Baumaister. an employe at
the Hoster Brewery, Columbus. O.. was
killed on Saturday 10y the explosion of p
beer hogshead. The hogshead had been
pitched To fill up the inside cracks, and the
bung had become filled with the cold mix
ture. Baum. rr thrust heated rod into
the bung, and suddenly withdrew il. AS
soon the air entered the hop<head il ex-
ploded, the head striking and terribly man.
CLING the man.
"A gentleman in Limington. Ne, very
early last spring seIt away a lot of apples
IN barrels. In one of these barrels he
placed note, requesting the person who
opened them to write him. stating when,
where, and in what condition the aprles
were opened. and what was paid per barrel.
About three months afterwards hs received
a reply to his note from London, England.
stating that the apples were received in
good condition, and brought about five dol
lars per barrel. The gentleman who pack
eel the apples received about 81 60 per bar
rel.
Two young lovers in Vermont, who
would wed without their friends knonl.
edge, started for Westport the other day.
but found afterward that they could not
complete the journey until The next day.
They couldn / go home unmarried so they
drove to Panton and asked the Rev. Mr..
Brooks to unite them. He could not per
form the ceremony without license from
the proper town official That was unat
tainable, as they weIe far from home.
The bridegroom hi upon the idea OF evad-
ing the law by going ont of the State. So
the three, with two witnesses got into a
boat and were rowed out into Lake Cham
plain, where the knot was satisfactoril,
tied.