The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-06-21

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oiuuati Express west was rounding the
curve above Lawrenceville, Allegheny
county, lIltle girl named Mary . LeaIy,
aged IL years, was struck by The engine
aud instantly killed. She is supposed 10
have been gathering coal from the tracks,
as she bad a small bucket filed with coal
in her hand at the time Of the accident
Il New York doctor has a daughter,
now % years old, whose head is that Of a
pig, though she is perfectly formed other
wise, IS thoroughly educated, and is 4 pure,
true woman. Her mother died in giving
birth to her, and the daughter has cultiva-
ted art in al its forms, being also very re-
hEiOus. She goes out in q closed carriage
with her head mutlied, and speaks without
trouble, though her voice resembles the
squeaking Of pig.
The witness. Graham, in the Arm
strong murder case in Camden, New Jer-
sey, told the whole revolving story Of the
murder Of the man Hunter. He admitted
that he first struck Armstrong with
hatchet, but became frightened and ran,
when Hunter, who was near, and had Civ
en- the signal, finished the work. It is a
most revolving story. The greatest elfOits
were made to break the credibility Of the
witness, but without success.
-GOvernor Hartranft has recently made
the following appointments Christian
x. Ross Gather of Charlie Ross, 10 be
master warden of the port of Philadelphia,
vice J. G. McQuade. Prof. J. 2. Wicker
sham, superintendent Of public instruction
lwhO will visit Europe before long, has
been appointed a commissioner, on the
pars Of the state of Pennsylvania, to in
quiTe into and examine the Industrial
schools and systems of general and tech
nical education IN the different countries of
Europe.
While the wOTkmeu on the Brooklyn
bridge were lowering into place cne Of the
large cables, Oh Friday, the tackling az the
anchorage on the New York side parted
killing Thomas Blake and Henry Supple
and dangerously injuring Peter Arbergh
and James McGTath. When it broke .he
huge iron shoe, weighing nearly eco tons,
shot over the houses, demOlishinC chin
neys and telegraph wires, ana lodging in a
pile Of granite near the bridge tower.
The cable itself split apart, the two ends
falling into the East river.
"A single hair from a boy eight years
Of age, says Robinson, in his Essays on
Natural Ec0n0my, supported weight Of
7Sl2 grains one from ma2 aged twenty
two, IA, ,2S5 grains, and the hair Of a man
OF ffty-seTsn, p, 222. MuschenbrOeck
found that human hair, fifty seven times
thicker than q silk-wOrm's thread, would
support a weight Of 2,069 grains, and
horse hair, seven times thicker, 1870
.
strength is undoubtedly due to the high
degree Of elasticity which it possesses.
The Chinese sand-pear is a new fruit
which is proving an attraction to the fruit
growers Of Georgia. Some of these pears
grown near IbOmasvine, Ga, brought
twelve dollars a bushel in our Northern
cities; bu5 we presume their novelty had
good deal to 90 with such a fancy price
1t is claimed that an orchard of this kind
OF pears will, when in fun bearing, pro
duce one thousand bushels per acre. aud
that they can by proper treatment be
brought to full bearing in a much shorter
time than any pear known to this country.
The Jacksonville (Fla.) Sun contains
this snake story ''Soue time during Sun
day night, lady living opposite the city
heard commotiOn among the fowls in the
yard, and going out discovered q huge
snake colled up in one Of the hens nests
The lady called her daughter, and thelatter.
armed with q huge carving knife and a
sword, sailed forth to battle with the
snake. Going near to the serpent. she
plUnged the sword into its body, and as it
raised its head to strike at her the young
lady, with q quick motion of the knife.
severed its head from it body
DR.. Todd and his wife. Of Bethany.
IA, were separated by divorce. The de,
cree awarded the custody Of their little boy
q her
new home In Iowa. The Doctor kidnaD-
ped the child and carried him back TO
bethany. The mother followed, got Dos
session Of the boy again, and started of
with him. The doctor gathered A party
and went in pursuit The fuuitives were
( found hiding in a haystack, which the
pursueTs surrounded. Then Mrs Todd
emerged, leading the boy with one hand
! and holding cooked revolver in the other.
She was not moested
~ o'clock Saturday morning Ja7nez
A Abbott, agent OF Adams Express Com
pany at GOicOnda, Illinois, was avvakened
by four men who said they wanted him to
go 10 his store for a sick person. On en-
tering his store they demanded An $500 ex-
press package which was supposed to have
Oeen III his possession. The PACKAGE had
not arrived, however. and the TohheTs .ooy-
about $50 from Abbott, which he had on
DIS person. Then three of them forced
ABBOTT INTO skif, and er proceediDg
Gown the river few miles threw him over.
board, with the remark, dead men tell rc
, tales" Abbott fortunately reached shore
and gave an alarm.
"A correspondent Of the Indiana Ms
Se1ger writing from Montgomery toxnshin
says Il want to tell You about a STRANGE
freak OF nature which occurred in o71-
township. \ chicken was recently hath
ed which had four perfect legs tvvo IS
which lay along the back, ona Of which Is
( frequently put to the ground and used
when walking. Another one had tbres
legs, one Of them forked at the knee o.
ing 1t four complete feet. The third Saso
was pair OF twins from one egg. One of
the chickens was white ani the oiber
olack. Their heads are reversed and the
bodies joined together at the wing Facb
chicken had one long leg and one sbort
I one" oA D
frank Lynch, convicted of murder :,
tbe second degree, was sentenced in the
Criminal Court at Pittsburg on SasurcInv 10
twelve years Imprisonment in the Western
Penitentiary. Lynch made confession
some months since that be threw his cliId
four years of age, from the railroad bride
into the Allegheny river He had ouarrel-
ed with his wife, and the two had Tesolvc5
TO have the child placed in the Home for
the F'riendless. Lynch parted with his
wife, taking the child with hin. and .ba,
threw 1t into the river The BODY of ~
child was not recovered until a few months
since, but was fully Identified. After H.
confession had been made, lynch faignaS
insanity, and subsequently attemntsd -
commit suicide in jail. He was convic1e5
OF murder IN the second degree but t6s
general impression is that il vas n caso 80