The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-01-27
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGs.

rot which she has had for IS years.
| BY a typographical error in its local col
umns. TitusyIlIe paper was recently made
to announce the death of boy 147 years
old.
One of the fire companies of Alexandria,
| Va, is over a century old. General Wash
ington's name is inscribed on its rolls as
| once member.
Last year no less than 123 persons were
| lynched in this country. Texas heads the
list with fifteen Iynchings and Mississippi
comes next with fourteen. Eighty of the
victims were negroes.
"A bank-note that was issued seventy
foHr years ago by the Farmers Bank OF
Wilmington. Del, was recently received for
redemption from ST. Louis. 1t is said TO be
remarkably we'll preserved.
| Eighteen millions OF rabbits have been
| destroyed in Australia In three years time,
yet il is said the little animals are still so
numerous as TO sadly deprsciate the fiocks
and pastures. Over 5000. 900 has been spent
In the destruction Of the pests in the colony
| of Victoria alone.
"A proposition Is made to construct a
grand avenue from the capital to the tomb
OF Washington. The avenue is to be $50
feet wide in all, and each State and Terri
tory is to have four hundred yards appor-
toned to It for the planting of native trees
and the erection of tablets and statuary.
The new Cairo bridge across the Ohio
river is to have two spans SIS feet each
seven 400 feet each and three $50 feet each /;
total length, $40 feet twill be fifty-three
feet above high water mark, and will cost
s., 500. 900. It will take two and half
years TO build 1t. II will be the wonder OF
the west.
"A prominant man in the granite busi-
MSS who has examined the pyramids OF
Egypt, says there are blocks of stone in them
which weigh four times as much as the obe-
Iisk. Some OF these great stones at so close
ly together that a knife blade could net be
inserted between them, aud they are not
laid with mortar.
Cashier Charles O'Brien, OF the First
National bank of Auburn. Y. Y, has abb
sounded and the bank has closed its doors.
Bank Examiner Clark is in charge of the
books and nothing definite will be known
for several DAYS. a director is reported as
saying that the deficiency would amount
to two hundred thousand dollras.
Two farmers, living near Little Rock,
Ark, bv name of Baker snd Hit, became
engaged in a quarrel last week while Gi-
vIdiag their land between a son and daugh-
ter of each who were about to be married.
and, coming to blows. stabbed each other
with bowie knIYes in such a frightful man
hat Ralr
er.
The Usage Indians OF Ida1o are the on
" Indians now existing in the United States
independent OF the Government. They
have a large land reservation absolutely
their own. and about seven million dollars
bearing five per cent. interest In the hands
of the Government The tribe numbers
sixteen hundred and is the wealthIest in eX-
. istence.
The Hagerman tunnel, recently COM
| pleted on the Colorado Midland railroad, is
claimed TO be the highest tunnel in the
world. 1t pierces the Seguache Range Il,
/ $50 feet above sea-level, and is 2, ,16+ feet
long and 16 feet wide by Is feet high. The
cost is published at 81 OOO, 900. But as the
/ Alpine tunnel on the Union Pacific railroad
! is put down at II .624 feet above sea-Ievel
the claim of the Hagerman Is not sustained
| by 94 feet.
The only crop last year which was in
sufficient for our home needs was that ot
| potatoes, whicn fell short about 20 600 .OOC
bushels. Europe has promptly come tc
/ our rescue and IS pouring potatoes upon u:
which will supply all our deficiencies
! Germany, Belgium and Great Britain all
/ find they have plenty to spare, and during
the past three months 221. .553 sacks have
/ been sent here aga nSt about 3 500 sack
during the corresponding period of the pre-
/ vious season.
Herman Harms, of Buffalo county
Wis, has been asleep for II years. lie
sleeps sOundIy all day, and at or o O'CLOCK
in the evening rises, takes little nourish
ment and at once lies down and goes tC
sleep again. During the time he is awake
he pays no attention to anybody, but drink.
q little soup or coffee without making ans
remarks, and at once goes sound 10 sleep
/ His sleep is quiet and without any apparent
pain or discomfO fort. When he first fel
| asleep he weighed ls8 pounds, but he has
! DOW dgipdled to 90 pounds,
-Millard Fillmore Brown, of Lynn
Mass, was born on December II, 1887, anC
/ has already attained fame. His claim Il
: notoriety lies 10 the fact that when bon
| he weighed only one pound aud fou
I odnees. and In the month which has elapsed
since his birth has added only three ounces
1 to his weight. The little chap is hearth,
and good natured and is likely to grow t
manhood. He Is only IL inches tall. and
/
as bracelet. II Is believed that be is tn
smallest baby in the world to-day.
The terrible blizzard in Dakota was pre-
ceded by arkable clear, beautiful
/ weather. The air was so clear that cities
and towns, lakes and timber forty mile:
distant were clearly visible. The soutl
! wind melted the snow, and the Oldest IN
babitants began to talk about a Januar,
thaw. About an hour after noon of the fin
morning cloud oYerspread the sky an
| the blizzard began. One of the characters
tics was that the air was filled with fine ic
dust, driven with terrific force, which
chokad the unfortunate victim in a shor
time.
James f, Sowlin was hanged at Cam
bridge Jail, Mass, on last Friday, for th
murder of George Goldman, a miIkman, or
January 4.h, 1887. Noslin vas employees
by Goldman, and was only II years OF ag
when he committed the crime. his object 70
which was to obtain large amount o
money which Goldman was supposed to hav
on his person. Nowlin killed his victim b.
stabbing. The blow was Inflicted with
carving knife. He then cut off the head
arms and legs and then, taking them on
sled, threw the dismembered parts of tn
body in a field several miles from the city