The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-11-20
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGs.


sells for S25 ton in the City of Mexico.
is your back lame? 1t is a solid fact
that the only safe cure for diseases of the
kidneys liver, bladder. is Hunts Remedy.
The Victory, the war ship upon which
Nelson fought and fell at Trafalgar, is at
Portsmouth, England, in a good sta te of
preservation.
The smallest COW in the United States Is
owned in Madison, Wis. Ste is "a inches
high. weighs 345 pounds. and gives three gal
Ions Of milk daily.
"A hyens that escaped from a mena9erie
last fall was recently seen in Chester county,
this State. The farmers have organized to
cs pture the animal
General Sherman was married i'm Wash
inGton to Eleanor Ewing S5 years ago.
Henry Clay, then in his prime. presented
the bride an elegant bouquet.
The richest man in the world is a China
man named Han Qua. who lives in Canton.
he pays taxes on an estate of $3.50 900 600,
ard Is estimated to be worth 81 400 600 900.
Although matches have been ir use in
England for half a century. finder boxes are
still used by many people there. for whose
benent they are kept on sale in many of the
shops.
One hundred and fifty medals were is
sued in General McClellan's honor during
the time he was in the army, and quite
number while he was a candidate for the
Presidency.
Mgr. Cspel had very narrow escape
from death at Monterey, Cal. last week by
the upsetting of the carriage in which he
was riding. In falling bis head barely missed
sharp iron pin.
"A pair of rams horns which have grown
into tree to the depth of several inches.
and have become themselves of a woody ma
ture, are among the curiosities exhibited in
San Francisco.
"A general hight took place in school at
HOlyoke, Mass, last week. caused by the at.
tempt of the teacher to punish an unruIy
boy. The police finally marched teacher
and pupils to the station house.
There are 900 white people in South
eastern Alaska. Vegetation is luxurious,
the cattle sleek and fat and the mining in.
dustrv assuming large proportions. These
facts appear in an official report to Wash
ington.
Germany is the least iliterate country
In Europe For example. Of persons above
10 years of age in Germany "a per cent. eau
is e1, IN Austria and France each SO. in Italy
"a in Spain GO and in Russia 50.
"A friQate bird may move through the
air on mntionIess "snarinQ'' wings at the
rate of 100 miles an hour, OF he may loiter at
only two miles. The velocity seems to de
pend on will rather than limitations of pow
er. So says a recent student of the phenom-
ena Of fight.
"A BeIks county criminal who stole two
silver watches was sentenced to two years,
while another who stole three silver watches
got sixty days. Hereafter nobody Is likely
to steal one silver watch In Berks county.
but it VIII be very unsafe to leave two OF
three dozen watches lying around loose.
Five prisoners escaped from the Beaver
county Jail on Thursday of last week and
have not been recaptured Ore of them
asked the wife OF Sheriff Irons for drink
of water ahd when sheRunlocked the door
to give it to him she was knocked down and
the five then made their escape. They were
desperate characters.
On Saturday night at the Niagara ska
ting rink, a: Beilaire, Ohio, Kate St. Johr
aged 10 years, fell while skating, and was
proOouced dead by physicians. She was
removed to her home. and preparations for
her burial begun. On Sunday. however, the
body showed signs of life. and though not
yet conscious, it is believed the girl VIII re-
cover.
1t has been discovered that the gold and
silver souvenirs presented to the late John
Mccullough during his career are missing.
It is not vet definitely ascertatupd whether
they are misla'd OF stolen. But from all
or
for the Mccullough estate. fnfers that their
disappearance is to be attribute TO the work
of .hief
The jury in the case of Rev. DR. Hicks,
the spiritual advisor of the assassin Guiteau,
aoainst the Evening Star Company, for s25.
600 damages for alleged Iihal IN the publica-
tion nf thc statement that Hicks had nPgo.
tiated for tho transfer of Gnitaau's bones to
the Medical Museum for 81 0o0 rendered a
verdict on last Friday for the plaintiff of
one cent damages.
Charles Han, a coIored hod carrier Of
Pottsrown. Montgomery county, is sau
sage eater Of some note One day last week
although mt fee ling very WELL he ate for
dinner s pounds and ounces Of raw sau-
age ept'inc away with the same quito
readily He SAYS he can eat four pounds
at one meal and wants tn know If any one
I In tho Sta ts ran hrnak the record.
This is ono of the curious thinge floating
/ about: Take niece nf paper and unor it
/ pnt In ipnres vonr ape n wears. drorrinc
/ months weeks and daIs NnItInIv ~ nv 2.
! thon add RI the result obtained the figures
/ 3 1853 add 2 and then divide nv @ Subtract
| from the resntt obtained the numhar Of vnur
| wears on earth and IL Won do not obtain
/ figures that Won will mt ha liknIv IN forget
! in n Dapar or the rule NJ the road from
mpmhpr of the English Parliament. main
tains that tho most natural and convenient
method for all right handed people Is n turn
tn the left on neetino others In the -nad ae
| ie done IN Great B-Itian. instead of turning
to the riQh. as we do IN this country. He
orp"ses the proposition to make a change in
ENGLAND
CAPTAIN NJ A Nc GuIre. oF Cincinnati
wholesale dealer IN Trunks was drowned IN
the Tennessee river near CnuItervilIa last
week whilN duck bunting. He was in 2
boat with another gentleman and negro
hov whom thn hnat rapsizod Cent Nc
GuirR sPizod his friend and swan with hin
to the shore. He thpn plunged intn the
river TO save the NEGRO hnv. hut was so ax-
haustpd that both he and the negro wert
drowned
What is nrnnnunred absolutely rpIia
! hle censns has Just hepn completed and rp-
nnrtpd tn the authorities oF Kansas C,itv
Tho total rnrulaffon is rn4 043 as agains
30 26O In 1870 Since 1890 whom the city