The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-03-28
Ne,rs nnd Other Nottn0s.

marry girls OF ten or JWeIVes
"A six day woman walk is now in pro-
gress at Gilmore's Garden, New York.
The boiler of Johnson s. Co.'s distilleTy
at Cleburne, Texas, blew up on Friday,
killing 5Wo men.
The Lackawanna Iron and Coal Com
psny at Scranton has doubled its steel mill
force TO meet the increased demand for
steel rails
The New York World says that in the
I Oliver Cameron suit the examination of
the plaintiff by General Butler may be de-
scribed as case of widow cut widow.
"A Pittsburgh woman was arraigned as
bigamist, but it was proved she married
the second time under misappreheusion
of facts, thinking Utah divorce, which
she bad procured, was legal.
General Shields was given banquet
in Jefferson City, No, on Friday night, in
recognition of his services in securing the
passage of the pension law. Both houses
of the Legislature adjourned to meet him
at the depot.
Sussex and Chester white pigs were
put in the same pen by J. 3. Meyer, of
Upper Stafford, Montgomery county, few
days ago. \ fierce battle followed and be
fore nightfall the pen was strewn with dead
and wounded shoats.
The Boston Pilot is ''glad to see that
while the majority of male athletes, in run
ming, walking, rowing, ball PLAYING and
women to be found among the absurd and
unsexed female pedestrians.
After thirty years absence in CalifOr-
MIA Asa Howard returned to Taunton,
Massachusetts, and dug up two quart bot
ties Of rum from cellar where he bad
buried them forty-six years before. The
bottles and their contents were in a perfect
state of preservation.
Frank Miller, who until recently earn
ed his few dollars week in the press room
of the Dallas Texas Herald, has fallen
heir, through his wife, to 1000, 600. He
married AzeHa DOre, granddaughter of
Jean Louis Champagne, Texas million
aire, wi Ose death occurred not long ago.
Bishop keene, of the Roman Catholic
diocese of Richmond, was on Monday invi-
ted by the clerk of the Virginia House Of
Delegates to open that body with prayer
during the past week. This is the first
time that an invitation of the kind has been
extended by that body to Catholic pre-
late.
Finding man behind his shop counter
in the small hours, Mr. Greco of jamestown,
Ky, did no. stop 70 ask any questions but
proceeded foI thwth to lodge fifteen buck
shot where be though: they would do the
most good. Result--Oue dead burglar, and
several living burglars warned of the risks
4 of their profession.
Mrs. William Ferguson of Kansas City,
Mo, cut her throat the other day with
table knife in the presence of her children.
Her husband had hardly left the room with
kiss upon his lips when the tragedy was
enacted aud the children were covered
with blood Mental troubles, occasicned
by ber husbands iutemperauce, was the
caTse.
The Oil City Derrick says that on Fri.
day young lady attempted to cross the
railroad track near that place, when her
foot heel caught in n frog. train was
\
but she did not lose her presence OF mind.
She unlaced the shOe and extricated her
foot Just in time, for the next instant the
train went dashing By.
-Boynton the arnphibious has again
covered himself with glory, and secured
much valuable graUutOus advertising, by
shooting Louisville Falls, The spectators
were duly thrilled and horror stricken when
they saw him going over, aud correspond
ingiy overioyed 10 see him emerge with
whole bones from the ''sgething caldrOn"
aud paddle on down stream.
Col W. T. Reynolds, Of Bellefonie,
claims 10 have acquitted a title on the mag
uificent spring by which that borough Is
supplied with water and now insists that
all the water used in larger quantities than
can flow through four inch pipe must be
paid for by the Inhabitants, The claim
will involve Is law suit. The spring is one
of the largest and finest in she State.
The Reading Times, which considers
the English sparUOVs a nuisance, proposes
tha', in imitation of law Of the latter
part of the seventeenth century, an ordj-
nance be passed making every unmarried
man kill a dozen spaTrows or remain single;
or what il thinks might be better, com
pelliug every unmarried woman To do the
same under pain of a similar penalty.
Mrs Judith Beede, who has just died
at TamwuIth, y. H, ut the age of 102
wears, used to rGlate among the incidents
of her childhood an encounter with a
mountain eagle. The eagle attacked an
animal larger than it could rise with, and
, little judith in turn attacked the eagle
Her hands were severly torn, but she held
the monster bird until the arrival Of assist
auce.
"A tornado struck Mnledgeville, Ga.
on Saturday afternoon. The bridge oven
the Ocouoc river was totally demolished,
causing loss Of so 600. negro who
was on the bridge at the time was killed,
with the mules he was driving. Many
houses were uuruOfcd and several small
houses we're blown down. The genera
; damage in M:lledgeville amounts to about
IS, coo.
The Philadelphia Tin.ss says that Tn.
Gle Jake Zegior's Washington experience
has been of great benefit to him, although
be did not get the position of Sergeant at
Arms of the Senate. He has found out
among various other thi1gS, that "Sena-
tors will lie the same other men," anC
when a man gets as far along that be
generally begins to feel very proud of hi'
country
An honest man is wanted for t-easure
of Brown county, Wis. Van StracliD wa
elected by the Republicans, although hi
record was bad, and he stole 100000
= Burkhart, Democrat, absconded mex
4. with $50, 900. Then Republicans anC
1 Democrats united to elect Ellis, whost
e probty nobody doubted and an investi
T eating committee now figures up his thief
: at sc, 600.
e -Auother terrible prairie fire occur
J. red last week in Lincoln county, Kansas
e burning the house and all the property o
) Mr. Montgomery living on Bitter Creek
and doing much other damage. lltth
son of Mr.. Montgomery, II years old, per
u ished in the flames, and Mr.. MOntgomerl
q and Isaac Pfaff neighbOr who attempted
i to save him were so badly burned that the.
e died in few hours.
n Mrs Decker and Mrs. KellaThouse-
o each aged about so years-who live nea
J Pine Plains, Duchess county, y. Y, al
a said by the Newburg Journal to be grea
e Observation-Disclosures Of an infant recent.
e born to their great grandchildren, Mr. an'
o Mrs. Alexander Halloek. The child find
e two Of its great grandparents and its grand
C father also yet living. Here are five gen
= eIatiOus in one village.
e One day toward the close Of last montl
t, a remarkable wave Of darkness ObScured ;
~ part of London, and for 90 minutes it wa
J. as dark as on mOonless night. The dark
: ness differed from that of an ordinary log
y rs distant lights could be clear V seen, bu
p all above was veiled ia impenetTable gloom
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