The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-05-25
NEWS AND OTHER NorINGs.

NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGs.
"A Williamsport factory rs making a 1
s5o-foot wire rope that will weigh sixtee
| thousand pounds.
Charles BLACK. OF Hightstown, Ne,
Jersey. sent some peaches to New York las
week. They sold for s6 dozen.
"A Scranton firm has just shipped twl
carloads of machinery TO collieries II
South Wales. including a coal.
first ever sent across the Atlantic.
-Tappen Hill. n Y. where Andre, the
British spy was hanged, and where Cyru.
w. Field put mp q monument tha. was sub
sequently blown up. is to be sold at auction
Over 1000 chicken rs hatehed in incuba-
tors are shipped from Hammonton, New
Jersey, every month. The towels average
two pounds apiece and sell for 80 cents a
pound.
During q rain storm a few tfays ago, a
oolt OF lightning killed Is calves for Allen
Gibs. who lives = miles north OF Ty-Ty.
Ga- The calves were standing under a tree
In the cowpen when struck
The other day three colored men at
Charleston, s. G.. captured a monster soft
she'll turtle which weighed 365 pounds Its
heac was several sizes larger than an ordi-
nary mans. and its mouth was enormous.
AT Clinton, Mass. on Monday. Edward
Ryder was fatally stabbed by Fred. Kilt
ridge Ryder was engaged to be married
TO kittridee's sister, but the parents OF the
girl and her brother objected to the match
No rain has fallen in Tuuis for the last
seven months. and the Ara bs are making q
futile search for pasturags and water They
are bringing canels, oxen and horses to the
cities and selling them for the merest song
Hon. r. F. Watts. OF Lumpkin, Ga,
found burial ground OF the Indians about
$50 yards in length on the Cbattahoochee
river. BE found tomahawk, pieces of bone
OF the leg. and few bones of the fingers,
etc.
The throwing of rice at weddings is
| evidently heathen custom, as in India and
some other countries to this day rice is show
cred on the expectant youth when he goes to
the house to get his BRIDE Rice is the en-
blem OF fruitfulness
Sir Morell Mackeuzie's fee for his at
tendance on the German Emperor has been
liked at 600 marks Cs15 OOO) per quarter
or any part of quarter. II must be added
however. that Sir MorelI MackenzIe's income
OF recent years In London has been slightly
over SIS. 900.
Maggie Riddle, of Springdale, Ohio
committed suicide last week by Jumping
( into well attached TO her fathers farm.
She arrayed herself in her new spring dress
parasol, gloves and all, snd Jumped into the
we'll. which was fifty feet deep. Disap-
| pointmens In love was the cause.
The slate pIckers at Henry Clay shaft
Snamokin, Pa. numbering 500, struck on
Monday morning for the discharge Of fore.
man and bis reinstatement OF a discharged.
under boss. In consequence Of the strike
three colleries. owned by the Reading Com.
pany. are affected. and 5000 men are idle
-InformatIon' comes from the tobacco
growing counties of Western North Carroll
ma that two thirds or more OF the young
plants were killed by recent frosts. Vege.
tables and wheat were greatly damaged al
| numerous points in the mountains The
mercury went below 80, and in one instance
to IS degrees below.
Mr.. August Burkhart of Nashville
Tenn. has requested the United States pen.
pension rolls. as he has fully recovered from
his disabilities, and no longer needs the as
sistance OF the Government. Mr.. RuIkaar,
deserves The thanks Of Congress for bis dis.
tinguished eccentricity.
Maynard Calhoun, OF Leidy township,
Clinton county. while fishing fer trout on
the 11th instant was attacked by huge she
bear. He set up a terrible yell, which
brought farmers dog to the rescue. This
stopped tue pursuit of Calhoun. George
Campbell, also hearing the racket, put in an
appearance. when the bear and her cubs
took to the mountain.
Mrs. Sawyer. wife of Senator Sawyer,
OF Wisconsin, died on Monday morning. al
her residence in Washington city. Mrs
Sawyer has been an invalid for several
years, and for the last six months has been
unable to leave her bedroom or speak above
whisper. The immediate cause of heI
death was slow, progressive paralysis and
failure Of the heart.
"A monument has been erected by Major
BigeIow and several other gentlemen on the
spot where General Hancock fell wounded
during Pickett's charge. 1t Is OF granite
with q total height of eight feet six inches
and bears on the front the inscription
major General Winfield Scott Hancock
wounded. July 3. 1863" and on the real
face Erected by comrades and friends"
James benson, who is engaged in gold
mining short distance above Cumming
Ga, has a curiosity which he dug up three
and half feet under ground. Ii is an In
dia pot. about eight inches across at the top
and OF excellent Workmanship. 1t was PROB
ably used for cook purposes as the bottom
was covered with smut. A smooth sand
stone of diamond shape was found with it
"A terrific explosion occurred at the
powder house at the PrattsviIIe brown stone
quarry, near Stockton, N. Y, last week
One man was killed. and several Other
injured. number of houses were wrecked
and considerable property was destroyed
Thes report was heard sc miles away.
Three hundred kegs of powder exploded
The explosion was caused by the work
men dropping kee of powder.
"A scientist has discovered a curious reg
ularity in the geographical distribution o
certain virtues and vices. Intemperance il
found north of the forty-eighth parallel
amatory alterations south of the forty. fifth
financial extravagance In large seaports
thrift In pastoral highland regions. Unde
this theory the cure of certain faults Nigh
be produced by transportation of offender
from one climate to another.
The rulings of Judge Cunningham i
the johnson county. Alabama Circuit Coui
Oh Satur day were unsatisfactory TO Attor
ney A. p. McKinnon. who took exception
to them He refused to sit down. and whe
the Judge fined him $50 dispute followed