The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-08-31
1,elCs ana Ctfte7. -NotiHys,

Lebanon county produced potato stalks
yielding one peck each
Land may be had free by permanent
settlers at St. Mary's, Ga.
The wheat surplus of Minnesota from
this years crop is estimated at 100000
bushels.
William A, Yerger has been convicted
in Lebanon county for committing a rape
on mulatto girl aged ten years.
"A dIcadful fire has occurred ia the Ro-
sario miue. in Mexico. Twenty four lives
were lost and many persons seriously in
jured.
From the 9TH of February, 1865. no
marriage was celebrated i'll St. Paurs,
London, until Aug. g. 1877, when the Lady
Mayoress was married there.
After the battle of PlevUa the body OF
famous Circassian chief;aiu, Prince
Rubaninski, was found on the field, with
sabre of solid gold, hit aud blade.
The numbers of the tickets of the p.
II. X. stolen at Pittsburgh are known and
conductors will not honor them. Travellers
should be careful from whom they purchase
tickets.
Statements are made that Richard
Shuck. who was hung last month for muir
der in Owent0n, KY, was innocent, so far
as the crime for which he suffered is con-
cerned
Bishop O'ConneU, of California, has
announced to his diocess that, according TO
instructions received from Rome, no Roman
Catholic can participate in Ground dances;
under pain OF mortal sin.
There is lady at Eureka, California.
who. dozen years ago, was married in a
two thousand dollar dress. Now she takes
III washing To support drunken husband
and three pairs OF twins,
"A Watauga n. O. county man starv-
ed himself 10 death Oh account Of disa
greemeut with his wife. 1t is asserted
that lac lived foriy-SiX days without food,
but dIauk water coiiouslv
One II the sights in Lebanon recently
was a great grandfather, his daughter her
son, aud that sons son at work together IN
the harvest field. The oldest was 80 wears
of age and the youngest 10
-Ju9eph BoSler, of Cumberland county,
Pa, obtained from tweuty-six acres Of laud
?, I3J bushels 0f slIeled corn, an average. at
lO5 bushels to the acre. \ heavy crop Of
clover turncG under did the business.
Stephen BARKER and his wife were shot
lay a tramp At their residence in Belmont
FRANKLIN county. :. Y, on Sunday last
Barber is dead, and his wife is 40. ex,ect-
ed t" live. Robbery was the object. The
murderer is a large
The Cleveland bridge. spanning the
uScaTawas river just south of New Phil
adeiPhia, Ohio, was destroyed by fire sat
urday az noon. Il was three-span don
viii be abour $40 OO0.
The bogus circulars asking delegates
to vote Tor Barr for ) ate Treasurer be-
cause he was Catholic were sent 10 Pitts
burgh fIoin Huntingdon to be mailed as
from Pittsburgh. Mr. Bans fricu6s are
very indignant At the forgery.
"A young man named Harry Dill. while
thrcshing near Mount Eaton, Ohio. Sa,tlr-
day, had one leg torn off close to his body.
lie was going On top of the threshcr when
hIs foot slipped and caught in the cylinder.
lie died iew hours afterwaid.
=! ne EdisOn telephone was ties ed at
the Western Union building in New YolE
tue other day, over the extraordinary dis
lance of 24o miles. The wine used was A
loop to Hartford and back, over which
music WAS transmitted distinctly.
The GiYstery surrounding The diSap-
Teaiance OF the little child of Mr.. Rose.
near Blair, Nebraska, was solved Saturday
morning 10y the finding Of It's body about
two miles northwest OF his house. on the
ohnk OF small stream cailrd Davis creek
-ihe Potter SOUrR05 SAYS that farmers
in hat part Of Pennsy lyania have discover
ed that the thrush will not ouly eat the DO
taIo bug. bu: soon succeeds in externina-
ting that pest Tie brown thrush. or
thraSher, IS, we suppose, the bind alluded
to.
P. J. Reynolds, 10 years old. and Mel
lie johnson, - years, were arrested on
saturday III Philadelphia. on information
that they bad elnped from Chicago. where
MISS johnson resides. The young man i
SAID 10 belong To 81. Louis, aud TO be re.
specially connected.
Allied Martin on Saturday entered Tho
jewelry store of Il. J, Maruuett. in Pb;l,-
delphia, and asked to look at some Cnid
Watches. While Marquett was getting
them Martin struck him on the head with
nf 4,
ana ran, but was captured. NaIqnett is
dangerously injured
The pennsylvania Coal Company re-
Gently pald SO 600 in silver 20 their EN-.
pioycs at and near PittstolI Silver in
large quantities can he purchased at two
per cent discount, which would amnrut,r
profit of Si,400 to the companv. while
.he employees can usc The money AT par in
the purchase of he neceSsaries of life
"A Memphis Tenn. dispatch of Auo
E'th says Eenry Williams, who killed
Two cDtoied men IN this c;Inty last Friday
ana Then fortified himself in a ht.use ANA f.
refused TO surrender, was captured last
nght oy Anderson and Hoff aud LODGED in
jan Hardih, the desperate who was can 4
tuted at fenSacola last week by Texas otfi T.
GERS passed through here last night. beav-
lily ironed.
john Cochran, of Lambs Creek.
ll"ga county, Pa, died at his residence,
August 10, 1877, aged 10: years and seven
months. The deceased was born in Ben
ningion, Vermont, January, 15T6. His
motheF, Mt tie commencement of the mem
oFable battle of that place carried him
away IN her aims on horseback. He died
upon The farm he had lived for the past
sixty-one years.
-R"uhen jackson, a colorod man some
e'Shty years of age, was killed while lead
ing mule down IA Hill near his residence,
ut Nihe Fonts, Bart township Lancaster
county The mule was attached TO a wa
gon, aud. tripping as he went down the
mn, he ieil ON the old man, killing him
instantly. The mule broke his own neck
IN the fall, and when found mule and dri-
yer were dead.
"A Canadian faro;l,. of