The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-30
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGS.

the first ballot by the Ohio Republicans.
One who claims to know says that a
handful of bran in each hill OF potatoes,
when planted, will increase the yield
one-third.
"A Catholic colonization society has
been formed at Chicago which will set
tie large colonies on lands in Kansas,
Nebraska and Iowa.
A maple tree in full leaf standing
in the midst of huge snow bank, was
one of the sights at Montgomery, YER
mont, the other day
Colonel James Duffy, residing near
Marietta. has set out ten acres OF tobac-
co plants. He will plant altrgetaer IN
tobacco fifty-five acres.
Smith Barron. of Clayton, End.-
owns siX-legged COW, healthy ana Wen
developed. and as good a mixer as II she
was net such curiosity
IF a shirt bosom or ans other article
has been scOTched in ironing, lay 1T
where the bright sun VIII fall directly
on it. 1t will take it entirely out.
Some of the Roman Catholic pastors
of New York are agitating the question
of congregational singing, rather NC
GIvnn. Of St Stephens, leading III the
movement
Jennie Smith and Cove" Bennett
were. on SATURDAY, found guilty of muir
der in the first degree for killing Police
man Smith. husband of Jennie, N Jersey
City last fall.
The Oriental Powder COnpany's
magazine. near Brighton, H., contain
inc 81. .OOG kegs OF powder, was struck
bv Lightning Monday afternoon and en-
tirely consumed.
The AfrikaaniSehe HandelSvelFlnlg-
ing and the ComnanditOre Bankvsreen-
4 Dot tnr flay tTzlf
have failed. and it's a blessed thing Tor
the English alphabet
The Wheeling DeLsoerdt AYERS as a
fact unIrecedented in the history of
West Virginia that not dollar OF de
Iinduent taxes, fines. or license IS due
from anx Sheriff fer 1877.
Terrible Dava'7 is the name of a
blacksmith in Erie who will ascend III a
hot-air balloon in 4 few days, and give
rvmnastic exhibitions at a distance Cf q
Thousand yards from the ground.
-NimrOd Spattenhuber, who was con-
yicted Of murder IN the first degree at the
( April term of the Lebanon county court,
has lust been sentenced to be hanged
in the prison yard on Thursday, June ..
While the hadv of Mrs Sylvester
+ Bromley. of East Troy, Crawford cOun-
ty. who was supposed to be dead, was
/ being prepared for the grave she recOy-
4 cred consciousness and lived two days
/ afteIward.
/ Recently sparrow flew into the
thrcagh car of the North Penn train as
it vas leaving Philadelphia, perched
contentedly on a rack, tucked its head
. un Ter its wing and made a free trip to
Bethlehem.
Leonard Bauer, of NapoleOn's Old
Caard. ninety-siX years old and straight
a5 an arrow, lives three miles from st.
Nary's. in Elk county, this State, from
whence he walks To- church in st. Mary s
every sunday.
"A breeder of poultry says: Every
spring | procure quantity of ceda
boughs. and scatter them plentifully in
. and around the hen house. This is al
that is necessary, as the odor of cedar
keeps away lice. "
The Emperor of Austria has Just
been presented with a remarkable suit
of clothes. The wool from which the
. garments were made was upen the
Sleeps backs eleven hours before tht
suit was completed.
Miss Emma Henry, tweuty-sevel
years Of age, Of Henryville. MOnro,
county, while going down the celia
steps Sunday night. with a lamp i'll he
hantt fell and was burned tC. death be
fore assistance reached her.
A birds nest. containing four blu
] eggs, was found at Bridgeport. Conn.
] last week, on car of lsarble whicl
: came from Massachusetts. 1t was bull
, in a corner of a platform car, and mad
e the Journey without injury.
e. Jesse W. Darrah. of Niddlet0wr
b Delaware county, VIII put out 66O, 90
? tobacco plants this year. We Darra
. whole regiment of Gssid nmcs to figuT
n out to a chew how many ''Old sojers
s that many tobacco plants win produce
2 One farmer tells us that no bette
+ food can be given to chickens to MAX
7 them lay eggs than brOOm-corn Seet
while another says barley and whes
j, . screenings are the best articles of foe
/. for chickens according to his eXperienc,
Two men named Dutton and Berge
le both residents of ChamberSburg. wei
S,cc run over by the Pacific Express west {
so the Pa. r. R., five miles below Newpor
"a Perry county, Wednesday morning las
" and almost instantly killed. They We
a. walking on the track at the time.
~ "A woman, named Marietta Breg
a glia, living in Nineland. took out n
n naturalization papers at the Cumberlm
n county court week before last. This
to to said to be the first time in the history
ne the county that q woman has been natu
n. allied.
Here is fine opening for an entt
as priSing young man. Miss c. /. Vol
n of New York. 36 years old. the richt
at single woman IN the Uuited States. il
IS, arrived at Newport. She is worth oV
ne $4,000, 600 and has Just returned from
,e two years visit to Europe.
nd --Ilenry Young killed his wife
N PittSield, Mass, and his insanity "
ef so clearly proved that he was sent to
er asylum. His own opinion was that
lal deserved to be hanged. and one morni
- - he was found suspended bv the ne
III with strips of bedcIothes. dead.
nd While boy was digging for f
SO. bait near SunbuTy, Pa. he discovered
to the sand the body of Frederick NiIbeI
'c- who. with his son. was drowned in I
river at Danville about the 1stof |
- cember last. The body was in a
u u markable state Ct preservation.
- The pulpit of a Cniversalist chm
So IN Natertown, y. Y, was occupied
bo Sunday morning by the Rev. e.. j. p
,f ter, and his father and mother. 7
=. son opened the service. the fasher offer
- prayer, and the mother preached fir,
~ ~ Job vii, 1G: Il would not live aIwav
n VIM. McGrery. who beat his ty
nd year-old child TO death year ago
"a New Haven, Conn, was on Frit
ed found guilty of murder in the third
in gree and sentenced to one year in !;
en- Sentence was made light because
ON prisoner has already been over wear
nd jail.
A AT Arnot, Lycoming county. a N
IN named Thomas Peden had his mind