The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-05-24

-Edison's phonograph has been on ex-
hibition among the scientists Of Paris
When the iustrumont was placed on the
table and vocifcfated The phoncgraph
presents It's compliments to the Academy
Of Science - there was roar of laughter
from the audience, which coulC with diffi
Guilty be persuaded that the sound did not
proceed from some concealed yentTilopuist. .
"A RieLford, Vt, dispatch says that
the rumor that band of TcniGns were
stationed in that vicinity IS sensational
News is received that six hundred Irish
men are drilling A. Chazy, \. Y, IS miles
from there. Canada people believe there
is a movement for an invasion Of the Do
miuion. 1t is generally believed that The
Fenians are making their way into Canada,
preparatory to a move on some Of the princi-
pal points in tie province.
One of the most successful counter
feitiug schemes is TO issue a small quantity
Of Eotes on a certain bank, with the name
Of the place, president or cashier misSpelled.
Upon discovery the bank sends warning
through the country, pointing out the er-
lur. Then the cOuuterfeiters make sec
0ud issue with the names spelled correctly
and circulate them boldly, knowing that
merchants and storekeepers viii look only
for the indicated "catch.'
"A tramp was roasted to death near
lodging place, he sought warmth and Shel-
ter at a lime-kjlu, and while asleep he was
stupefied by the fumes Strange to say,
lie and another tramp fell asleep last win
ter a. this same kiln. and the Othcr fellow
was burned to death. His companion
woke up with a smell Of some kind of meat
cooking, as be expressed D., and found
that part of his left ann, which hung
over the kiln had been roasted. His arm
IN ted aH il g. 4
ont on tie road again, but returned 10 The
same oven fnr fual roast.
Willie Tieuey and Fred Acklcy. l0ds
about u years of age, OF Goshen. y. Y.
just for fun, blackeucd their faces and
putting ou tall plug hats, sauntered into
the street where some other children were
playing. In this group was Ciliy Irving
daughter Of Mrs. Lizzie Irving, of GIeeu
street, a tiTnid girl of about years Size
caught sight of the two boys in masks and D..
wild with terror, ran screaming into
IhurSton's $ bakery. She was paJtiy pa ci-
fed End then taken 60 her mothers house
where she died tie next day, never having
spoken or recovered consciousness from
the time she ran screaming into the bakery.
Edison, the inventor of the phuu1
graph, is deaf, and lie has just succeeded
In devsing anew diaphragm, which, when
attached TO his ear, VIII SO gather and con-
dense all sound vibrations As to enable him
TO hear with ease the smallest sounds even
20 the dropping Of a pin. He intends at
tachiHg It to he phoHogTaph so that this
Instrument can collect all sounds iu the
same room with ii and thus greatly increase
its usefulness. lie thinks this new appar>
aius wIH at once come into general use
among deaf people. If this man had lived
in the early days in Massachusetts The
good people would have suspected him of
being in league with the Evil One ou ac-
count oG his Supernatural power
Mrs. Lydia Sherman, the woman who
poisoned thIco husbands aud seven cHil-
dren, las just died at thu anc OF FTsy i'm
the Connecticut Stake Prison Jp 20 Tie
time of the poisoning of her last husband
Mr- liulaiiu y sherman. a. Derby. Conn
: 'n 1872, she was regarded rs a model 81, Ifs
aud mother; but after hcr conviction Size
made "A confession showing that She baj
previously murdered nine others of the
family. Mis-. Sherman was OF medium
height, with very black eyes aud hair.
Size passed ~ IN isOn for woman of mild
EeSs and resignation, but i e Wu,ien saws
he has seen lcI eyes flash with a glare ike
that OF 2 wildcat, seeming 20 him a reIsou
SIled with a.. cNt!aot d!Lary power Of self
CONTROL.
Mrs. Maud Giles. a choir singer in -.
Ndf! Catholic church, iu Jersey Civ. re
Gently accomplished he novel undertaking,
OF singing uuinjerIuptedIy for rhtee bonts
She sang ia five languages. Nobody has
ever sung Ter three hours without stcDr,iut,
before Mas. Giles undertook The fask in
order To Illustrate The ease with which one
may sing when employ ing meihods Of vo-
cIHzatl"n - which she has been educated
She Is the sep daughter of the late Mr.
beueW, The English elocutionist. Who sev-
eral years ago gave series Of readings in
TINS country, aud hc taught her how 10
ecohuin iEe her forces aud employ her voice
s. as 10 experience the least fatigue possi-
Ole. lhe exhibition was only "A rehearsal
Mrs. Giles proposing to repeat her ppr-
iorhauce publicly on the 30th Of this
month.
Il very heavy wind and rain storm,
passed over the northwestern r,stt of :,
i1ou'S ana subul bs Saturday afternoon. do
ing great damage and more or less i1,i1rv
20 10 elEhJ or ten persons, but killing none
ne STORM came from southwest. striking
ground HtSt IN the western suburbs thence
passing northeast over the fair grounds T.,
i-""ei'' situated a the northern extremity
Oh the CITY. The wind attained a yeIority
OF sixty miles an hour and i'm its c,,,,sc
TOOK roofs of or otherwise DAMAGED nm
WaId OF one hundred houses. Trees
ShlHoOery, etc, aui fences and small ON
DHildings were tom mp aaG scattered in ali
o'teclIons. The loss cannot Toe estimated
on, II VIII probably reach many thousands
[peihaps S0O,OO The rain in
me track OF the wind was very heavy. In
the more thickly settled parts Of the CITY
mere was heavy rain but little wind and
no damage worthy Of mention.
An old row boat iloated down the Mis-
siSsirpI river with a human skeleton in II
y negro fisherman discovered ;he weather
beaten craft aud its cargo of bieacbed
banes-those Of Julie Leblanc. who disaD-
peaied from home in Jefferson county. No
SIX years ago Julie had many lovers. be,
,'s very pretty and vivaciuus some of
s''e'i my nave been attracted, too bv the
fact that her father. Francois al,l,nc IA
held some tide Of nobility ian France Ona
evening she dressed for a party i'm The pei,b-
n"tu"od. aud went into :Le garden to oct
l'NeiS Tor her hair. She did not return. aod
Ser parents supposed that she had come =,
tte patty, but iu the morning her confirmed
absence alarmed them. she bs5 - - y