The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-30
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGS.

CataSaqua that gives large amount OF MIX
regularly.
"A widow woman in Macon, Ca, sells an
nually $500 worth of vegetables of her own
raising from half an acre Of ground.
"A pleasure steamer capsized in q squall
on Lake Brienz, Switzerland, on Sunday
night, and sixteen persons were drowned.
The story that DIR. Tanner is an Ohio
man exploded itself No Ohio man is al
lowed to starve under this administration.
DR.. Charles Elam says that one pair of
herrngs if unchecked would in a few years
stock the Atlantic Ocean so that there would
not be room to move.
Samuel Scritchfeld, Esq, recently elect
ed Burgess of Irwin Station by the Bepubli-
cans, has publicly announced himself for
Hancock and English.
In Reading there are rival base bah
clubs named for Hancock and Garfield. A
match between them on Saturday resulted in
victory for the Hancock boys
According to the Kansas City Times, the
crops in Kansas are an entire failure in the
larger portion Of twenty counties, and TWEEN
ty thousand people are in danger OF starving.
"A woman at Red Clay, Ga, laid her baby
in box at grist mill, forgot all about IL,
and went home. The miller filed the box
with meal, and unknowingly smothered The
child.
The New Castle CouraBt says that Viii
liam Best, Of Mercer county, this year threSh-
ed 500 bushels of wheat from 10 acres of
ground. THIS is the Best heard from this
season.
While Constable Power, of Winnipeg.
Manitoba, was crossing Red River. on Fri
day, with Mike Carroll, an escaped prisoner,
the latter upset the boat and both were
drowned
Watkins Glen is said to be infested with
pickpockets. Strange they weren't on hand
when the rich editors were there. Would
have captured enough 20 retire permanently
from business.
On Slate creek, in Washington territory,
a few days ago, a tree fell on the cabin OF
Andrew Erckn, and a crOss-cut saw, hang
ing on a beam in the cabin fell on Erckin,
cutting him III two,
"A Jerseyman ninety years old is cutting
his third set of teeth. \ man who has sue
cessfully combattcd the climate and mos
quitoes of New Jersey for ninety years is
capable of any queer freak.
-liarnan Mccoy, living four miles from
ATcOla, Illinois, was stabbed aud killed by
Eliza McCabe, aided by Joel Engle, during
quarrel on Sunday night Miss McCabe
escaped, but Engle was arrested.
"A man named Bunk living at NTattsunk,
Montgomery county, attempted to commit
suicide the other day but was prevented. In
a statement prepared to leave behind he
stated that he was going to hunt he'll.
Thomas DeianO, proprietor Of livery
stable on Sherman street, Chicago, was IA
tally stabbed about midnight on Monday
by his wife, whom he was endeavOTing to
persuade to accompanpany him home.
Some Of the wealtheSt citizens of Milton
Il
charity fund for the sufferers by the fire in
that place, and distribution will probably be
made under the direction of the court
General Hancock is expected to be pres
ent at the raising OF hickory pole at Mont
gOmeTyVIlle, Montgomery county, at a time
to be fixed upon. The pole is to be cut from
the farm where General Hancock was born.
John King, an Irish laborer, ordered
Paul Smith, cOlOred, away from an Uufre-
quented street in the suburbs of Cincinnati
ON Of 4ffrFfr
in which Smith actually choked King to
death.
"A negro barber at st. Louis studied law
at night fOr several Years, and was finally
admitted To the bar. lie now works in the
Shop on Saturdays and Sundays, and prac-
tees with considerable success in the courts
on other days.
The Chambersburg Repository says that
a new potato enemy has appeared in that
vicinity, more damaging TO the plant than
the potato bug 1t is a small worm res emb-
ling the snail in shape and color, and is from
a fourth 10 a half inch in length.
Among the curious communications DR..
Tanner has been receiving during the pro-
Grcss OF his long fast in New York was a
proposal Of marriage from Philadelphia
lady who has taken advantage of leap year
She is probably q boarding house keeper.
"A. w. Scott, Esq, the best known Re
publican leader in the southern end OF FaV-
ette county, has come out for Hancock. lie
is writer and speaker OF much local cele-
brity, and intends 20 devote his time and tai
eHts to promote the election OF Hancock.
II. Fiuucl is a California farmer who
has 3, eco acres in wheat He began threSh-
ing on the I'D OF June, and will not be tlrO
with his work until the 1st of September.
He employs 2i0 horses and mules in the work
and in blowing, which he VIII commence at
once.
Two eggs of the Great AUX. declared to
be genuine and 20 have been discovered in
an old private collection in Edinburgh were
recently auk-tiOned of, if we may beck
cuscd the pun, By London auctioneer, and
strange as it may seem the awkward things
sold for about 5000 each.
"A twO-StOry well is a curiosity in the
town of Erin, Chcmung county, \. Y. The
two parts are one above the other, and sepa-
rated by ten or twelve feet OF hard pan.
Water can be pumped from either well, and
the lower well pumped dry while the upper
has an ineNhaustibie supply.
Hay fever has already seized its victims.
Like the crops, 1t ripCned earlier than usual
this ScGSOn. The number afflicted with this
disease IS so large and formidable that they
have q regular organization and an annual
which will be held this year at
Bethlehem, y. H., August 5lst.
Garfield must have sent Grant plug of
tobacco and bottle of liquor. lie is recon-
ciled and calls on the boys in blue to rally
around the Republican ticket. Gen. Grant
fOrgetS that one of the boys in blue, and one
OF rather large proportions, is running for
4 '
Capt. James II. Stanley, of Niddletown
was bitten by his dog about five weeks. ago
and died of hydrOphObia on Tuesday night
last. His SUiferinCS were intense, and on the
night preceding his death lac escaped from the
house and WAS found in the suburbs OF the
town biting at everything within reach.
While moving on a farm in Saratoga
county, y. Y, on FRIDAY, William Frazer
over a vine and fell upon the blade
Of bis scythe with such force that one of his
at hn
leg was subsequently amputated above the
knee, but he died on Saturday morning.
"A gas well in East Franklin township,
county, discharges a volume of
gas which Is thrown up in a column thirty
feet before combustion takes place. 1t is
through pipes three and One-half miles to
to furnish fuel for rolling mill.
About three months ago child was born
near Mount Clare, Montgomery county, just
across the SchuylKill from 1hmniXville, and
on Saturday last the mother gave birth to a
second child. One of the babies is a boy and
the other a girl. Both are healthy, but the
mother is very i'll, and is not expected to
live.
Philip Stevens shot John Green at Meri-
den, Conn, in 1861. The wound healed
quickly, though the bullet was left i'm the
body. Green accepted Sl30 in settlement of
the affair, on condition that Stevens should
enlist in the army. Now, after nineteen
years, the long imbedded bullet has caused
death.
Mrs. Adam f. Ranck, of Fishing Creek
Mills, on the Columbia and Port Deposit
Is the owner of three soHs, each OF
which has, within few weeks past, given
Dlrth 10 litter OF pigs, and every pig of the
three lltteTs Is stone blind, several of them
having not the Semblance of an eye in the
eye-socllet.
Charles Nescilius, young sport, was
stopped on the street in Erie and publicly
nv