The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-02-24
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGs.


and seventy miIlion-were sold at the New
York post Office.
The losses by fire IN the United States
during the year 1887 are estimated at $780, =
600. 900, being about SIS .OOO, 900 more than
during the previous year.
Several Illicit stills in Clay and Ran
doiph counties. Alabama, with about 20 900
gallons OF beer and mash, have been CAP
tured and destroyed by revenue officers
within few days. Six OF the distillers
were arrested.
Frank Fallon, of Fond du Lac, Wis,
saved his life during the recent blizzard IN
Dakota by taking refuge ia a pigpen. BE
passed the night with fat porker resting
on his feet and one on each side OF him and
escaped without frost bite.
Miss Mira Van Z.ndt, the bride by
proxy OF the Anarchist Spies, 1t is said, will
shortly appear IN a tragedy written by her
self. which SHAKES up capital and Anarchy.
winding up by the heroine taking poison
and dying In the court room.
Petroleum statistics show that 50 600
wells have been drilled in PENNSYLVANIA
and New York since the discovery of petro-
leum. at a cost OF $500 900 900, Those wells
have produced $40, 900, 900 barrels of oil,
which were sold at the wells for $500. 600, =
600.
Montana coyotes are pretty smart, IL
reports be true. i. Is said that they drive
cattle onto the track OF the Montana IN
ion Railroad Just ahead of a train, and
when the locomotive has done its deadly
NIB fHao a
and proceed to dine.
Miss Georgia Troup, aged between l 2
and l3 years, residing with her parents 10
West Bridgewater. Beaver county, this
Sta.e, On Saturday evening ate about three
pints of peanuts and grew deathIy sick
shortly after. Her condition has been very
critica! since and her recovery is considered
doubtful.
During the late snow storm in Maine.
the house and barn OF Joshua Allen were
buried in the drifts up to the caves. For
two days be melted snow for his horse and
COW, and then dug through 10 foot snow
drift to reach his well. Mr.. Allen is a
cousin of the late "Campmeeting John -
Allen, and is IS years old
There Is dog in Cambridge, Mass,
which has been taught to count 1t is said
that when ordered by his master to pick ND
any number OF sticks less than 10 the dog
never fails to select the exact number and
lay them before the owner. A bet of $50
has been made that the intelligent animal
Will not make single mistake Ia 80 trials
Two farmers who live near Tuscola, ILL.,.
went 20 law three years ago over the owner
ship Of pig worth s.. The case went
from the County Court to the Circuit Court,
and 1t has JUST been decided that one of the
litigants should pay for the pig and the
other pay costs. Altogether. in costs, attor-
neys' fees, etc, the pig cost the two men
81 ,250.
An unusually large amount of snow has
fallen in the north OF England. Railroad
traffic is seriously delayed. A number of
trains are showed up, and much discomfort
has been experienced BY passengers. Farm
steads and thousands y. sheep are buried In
the snow. a few persons have died from
exposure. The storm is general througho ut
the country.
"A Maryland farmer was driven to SUI
ciie on last Friday in consequence of hav-
ing been swinded by some grain sharpers,
who sold him wheat AT ten dollars per bush
el. agreeing to buy his crop in return at a
higher price. So often and so thoroughly
has this swindle been ventilated that il
seems almost incredible that any new vic
Tins should be found at this late day.
Horace Greeley's birthplace is 10 be
sold for taxes. 1t is little. low studded
farm house. with small windows and low
pitcned roof, situated In the town of Am
herst, y. II. There Greeley was born Feb-
ruary 3. 1911. With the I29 acres of land
about it. the house now belongs to Fred
Cotton. Next Saturday the farm will be
sold at public auction for taxes amounting
TO s. .O52.
Ale was the sole title OF malt Ii.
quer until the reign OF Henry VIII, up t
which time the employment of hops as ar
ingredient in the beverage was unknown
IN England. In the year 1524. or there.
abOuts, the use OF hops was INTRODUCED from
Germany, and to distinguish the new kinC
of malt liquor from the old the German
name bier was adopted. and. with an in
fnitesimaI change of spelling. became par
OF our language.
Il
Dick. the desperate and leader of the motor
| ions Texas train robbers, was shot an,
killed last week while resisting arrest b,
Sheriff Alice, of Trio county, Texas
eighteen miles west of PearsalI station
| This band OF robbers has stolen about sixty
| five thousand dollars cash from trains, be
sides other property. Other members O
| the gang are being ferretted out by tie Off
GERS and no doabt all will be secured O
| killed.
A correspondent from Omaha wants t
know how 1t is that the great fiocks of crow
that pass over that place DO not freeze dur
ing the severe weather. He says here an
there one comes upon q frozen bird, a bIacl
! tuft in the white snow, in the track of tn
blizzard, like a mourning badge. but count
less hocks of cawiDg crows sUIll come wit
the day from the east, and sweep away a
night in black columns as If Nebraska win
! ters had no te-rcrs for them. The questio
is, how do these birds manage to keep aliv
at all?
! joel Wilcox. an eccentric pioneer resi-
dent of Mil~aukee. who died recently, wa
very fond OF animals, and was especial
attached TO his horses. AT the approach O
the winter he said to a nephew, who owns
farm near Milwaukee: "Jim, take M
horses out to your place and take good car
of them over winter. II 1 die. shoot ther
when spring comes and give them decen
burial. l don't want to have them abused
He died before spring, and. in Accordanc
with his wish, his pet steeds were shot an
buried.
Deaf Bull. a sub chief among the Gro,
Indians, who was captured with seven other
By Gen. Ruger last fall, made an attack o
his fellow captiyes with big knife yester
| day week in the garrison prison SentineIs