The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-25


ter that daily lays his egg. For some
time past an extra egg was noticed in
the nest, when it was supposed that a
strange chicken might be doing the kind
act, but on Monday morning this delu-
sion vanished when the rooster was no
ticed coming off the nest. Those who
have seen the rooster pronounce him
hermaphrodite, which helps somewhat
in explaining this strange feat of chant
icleer.
The Georgia Union and Recorder
says that one morning last week Mr..
Zach. Ward. living in the neighbOrhood
of Mr.. J. NJ. ID. Webb, captured "A spot
ted crow. Hearing the caw-caws of the
crows, he took his gun and went into the
/ field, determined to shoot one and hang
him up as ScaTecrOw. One he found
on the ground appeared very gentle, and
with great care he drew near as he
knew if he flew he could shoot him on
the wing, he continued to approach and
secured an unexpected priZe-a tame
crow. with wings of black and white,
and Speckled breast.
The Brantford Cam ErDositor
states that a short time since son of
Mr.. James Turner, of the East Ward
drove nail through the wall of one of
the rooms. To his intense surprise
stream of honey pure as crystal came
.
vealed stock of the delicious store suf-
ficient to supply an ordinary family
year. The space between the wall is six
inches, and for four feet in one direction
and half as much in another the comb
extended. The house is rOugh-cast. and
the swarm of workers had entered by
crevice near the caves.
/ The West Chester JrIcrSOlJi,JR says
/ that |. A. CleayeT recently had the cell
1, I 1.
J were sawed from plank that had been
! seasoned for twelve years. The ends of
/ the boards had been ''dOve-tailed' to-
/ gether, and it was thought to be per
/ feet piece of work, and would remain
where placed. but in less than twelve
hours afterwards it was found that while
/ they had retained their positions firmly
/ on the sides they had shrunken endways
from an to of an inch. Why this Is
/ thus has been bOthering the heads Of all
the mechanics in that vicinity, as boards
. usually shrink in width. but not in length
The Richmond Dispatch says there
/ is now living near Midlothian. in Ches-
teTficld county, Va. an old negro man
about sixty years of age who during the
war lost all of his teeth by accident, and
/ several years ago, to his amaZement and
wonder, and to the utter astOniShnent
J of all who knew him. a complete set
grew out again. and is pronounced to be
an Improvement upon the former set.
This. perhaps is one of the most remark
! able freaks Of nature on record. The
I negro is at present living with Sir.
/ Robertson. a prominent citizen of the
| county. who VIII vouch for the accuracy
: of the statement and who has employed
him during the time.
In the Circuit Court 1t B0onviIle
Ind, Saturday forenoon. George Wilson,
I school teaches and wife. each applied
for divorce which Judge Sandy Tefus-
ed to grant, owing TO lack of necessary
{ evidence. Wilson Snatched the baby ont
Eof the mothers arms she screamed
Justify and the Deputy Sheriff interfered-
when Wilson drew a revolver, but was
+ disauned before doing any damage -
This proceeding in open Court was too
much for His Honor. who fined Wilson
500 for contempt. in default of which
he was sent t0jail, and the baby replaced
. in the mothers arms. Attorneys for
the wife thersupon made a further effCft
for her divorce, which was granted.
A strange coincidence Of the Hickey
murder. at Warren Ohio. has come to
light. Nellie Hickey, twelve year cid
daughter of the murdered woman, works
in the familyOf Perry Woods. at Akron,
that State On the evening of the IuuT-
der, she awske out of horrible dream,
in which her mothers bloody and mGati-
lated form appeared before her in all the
dreadful reality in which it was found at
the Warren Hotel The dream Was re-
lated to n2smberS of the family, but tho
it made deep impression ON the mind
of the y9ung girl, nothing more was
thought OF it until she took up the even
ing paper and read therein the details of
the bloydy tragedy almost precisely as
she had dreamed ii at about the same
. hour il occurred.
In the Raber murder trial, at Ieha-
non, Saturday, Mrs. Peters, daughter of
Drews, one Of the accused, was on the
stand all day Her testimony was to
the effect that her father had said he
had been promised fifteen hundred dol
lars to do the murder; that he was sure
Of getting the money, because they had
entered into a compact, and that the
hrst one to back out was TO be shot
The four alleged cOnspiraters and ac-
cessories were fully connected with the
tragedy. She also testified that Brandt
p another OF the prisoners. had repTOacheC
her with the accusation that she pre-
vented the prisoner StiCkler from drown
! ing Raber previously 10 his actual mur
der, and that he brandy insisted upon
Raber being killed before December 10
as the insurance would lapse on that day
: Jilt ttllSl)iIGlhIS ItlIlS tiittBit 10 pay tli'
< premium thereafter.
Ono hermit, says the Philadelphi;
- Times. is generally gOd-send to a DIR.
! newspaper man. bat a Cincinnati re
- porter has succeeded in sticking thre
e upon the point of his stylograph. SOM
= time ago Joshua, Benjamin and Saral
/ Vaughn. who live on the west bank o
. the SciOto river, near Lewis Center
4 decided all their property to nephew
e Other relatives stepped III and procure'
a judicial inquiry and so the Vaughn
Y hermit story was caught. The thre
4 Nauuhns named have lived in one room
t for f0rty-two wears. Joshua Is seventy
I seven years old. Benjamin seyenty-fiv
C and Sarah SeVenty-thrCe. 4 large land
l. ed estate was left them by their father
s. and this they have managed by mean
/ of tenants. who gave in their accounts
! the occupants of the single room ever
week. No tenant could ever get any
u thing off the Faughns as they were Won
d derfullv shrewd. The son OF dea
II brother visited them recently and the
v concluded to turn the property over I
!, him. retaining a life lease. There Is Il
e furniture III the room. which Is blac
: with SCOT and ashes, and the air Is any
Is thing but fragrant. The Vaughn
IF spend most of their time in drinking te
. and smoking tobacco.
lie STRANGE FREAK OF WATERFRONT
1t For several months past the guarc
)f at the Government bridge over the Nil