The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-16


proprietor of the Broadway house. Mil
ton, on New Years day weighed as fol-
lows; 773. 519. 494, 5e5j, sol, 507 and
433, making a total Of 3,7323 pounds.
Six of these porkers were only fourteen
months old, aud the heaviest was a lit
tie over two years old.
Engineer W II. Webb, Of New
York, in view of the recent disaster on
the Firth of Tay, calls attention to the
structure of the East River Bridge,
which. he claims, will not support more
than one-fifth of all the weight that is
likely to come upon it, and will have no
reserved strength for extra strains.
John G. Keyser and John w. Pal
mer, painters, formerly Df Pennsylvania,
employed on a farm in Zuma township,
Rock Island county, Illinois, became in
volved in a fight on Thursday last. when
Keyser fractured Palmer's skull with a
hammer, causing his death. They were
rivals for the hand of a young lady.
keyser is in jail at Rock Island.
Joseph Halfner, of Andalusia, Bucks
county, was committed to jail last Sun
day evening, on the charge Of murder
ing Jacob Gerber by shooting him in an
alteration about board money. His
wife and child called TO see him next
morning, but when his cell door was
opened he was found dead in bed, hav-
ing cut his throat from ear to ear.
When Rev. u. Jacobs Ide was or
dained pastor of church at Midway,
Mass, sixty:hree years ago, his health
was SO bad that it was supposed he
would die within few months but
he survived until last Monday, attaining
the age Of %. OF the 500 members of
/ his original congregation, he conducted
the funeral services Of all except one.
George l.. Eek. of Honesdale, Pa.
writes that a COW belonging to man
! named Sprooks, living in Wayne coun-
ty, has given birth to eight calves in
three yeaTs-a pair OF twins being fol
lowed by two pairs of tTiplets. OF the
second years three two are now alive
and doing well, while all three of last
year 5 are alive and in good condition.
"A dwarf donkey's love Of beer is q
source of revenue TO an indianapolis So
loon keeper The little beast stands oI
/ lies by the stove, ready to trot up e
the lar and drink as often as invited
lie usually gets pretty drunk before the
nights dissipation is over. and in the
! morning, probably in consequence Of Z
headache. bites and kicks at everybody
who comes near.
The Catholic Bishop OF the Diocese
Of AchOnIy, Ireland, in acknowledging
a French subscription for the relief O
the distress IN Ireland. dwells on Tn,
pitiful condition Of his flock, and de
clares that it is painful TO have Il
stretch out the hand towards Americ;
and France. rather than to tiOuTishint
/ England, which yearly receives million
from Ireland in taxes.
The wife Of one OF the -. Johns
bury, Vt, pastors heard her husban,
preach last Sunday for the first time il
eleven and G-half years This was ac
complished 10y means of telephone
connecting the pulpit of the Soutl
church with the house Of the pastor
The entire morning service was in thi
WAY transmitted every word uttere,
was distinctly heard
One OF the latest Curiositi.s of -
ports from New Orleans are blocks q
ice preTraaScd sit the factory there wit
large red snappers in the centre. sug
FeSting the old inquiry Of how the mil
gets into the cocOauut. Large number
Of this delicious fish taken in that vicir
ity are cncaSed in blocks of ice at Tn
factory for export in all directions to fl
orders for this favorite delicacy.
A special from Cambridge. Texas
says. NJ. y. SCay. who is thought to Eay
been insane, went 10 the residence of J
y. Iadd, ten miles east of here, an
shot him dead without the least prove
cation. Thence ne went to Samue
Tubhs' house and shot him five times
Tubbs is not expected 10 live. Sea
then went 10 Bogan's farm and inform
ed him of what he had done Before h
could be prevented Seay placed a pistc
TO his own head and blew out his brains
y few days since q novel battle wa
witnessed in q Pennsylvania ban-yar
between steer and Il gander. The lat
ter was staggering through the var,
when the steer thrust his horns at hiT
and battle was at once offered. Fo
several minutes the fight was fierce an
exciting, with all the odds on the sid
. Of the goose, who tapped his grea
wings in the face of the enemy an,
drove him back. Finally the gande
was backed into a corner where n
could not use his weapons, when b
was speedily co nquered.
"A strange incident occurred recent
~ in Easton which was witnessed l.
, several persons Some men dropped
whshcy task on curbstone. makini
pieces of it. The bottle contained whis
key, small quantity of il remaining o.
some of the pieces. 4 sparrow he,
down from tree and commenced drink
ing the liquor. In a few minutes tn
bird began to stagger and could scarce
ly hold up its head. Presently il droT
ped over dead-drunk. The little fel
low was picked up 10y peanut vende
aud property cared for In a short tim
it flew away, apparently sober.
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