The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
NEWS AND OTHER NorINGs.

the city of New York during single day.
The winter in Central Kansas has been
so open that most of the spring plowiug is
already done
The -ns. Of each ffteen-inch shell to be
used 10 the Zalinski gus on the United
States cruiser Vesuvius Is $500.
The skeleton of a mastodon has been
uneerIn-d in California. IL Is so feet long
and has tlsks b etween six and seven feet in
length.
"A few days $50 DIR. John W. Underhir,
of Cincinnati, began erperimer ting with
eocoaIne ard on Tuesday he died from The
effects of the drug.
Contacts vera signed on Tuesday un-
der which :. 900 tons OF Alabama coal will
leave Pensacola. Fla. each month for the
West India Islands
A ST. Louis coal company recently
mined at Dauviiie. Ill. lump OF coal that
weighed 81 600 pounds. 1t was shipped TO
Chicago snd the tImbers in the mine had to
be taken down for Its removal
AT q usse's, an elephant httached to a
circus becoming eDraged at an attendant.
se.zed him by the leg and dashed him
against a wal. Death was Instantaneous.
The unfortunate man had been teasing the
animal.
Mrs Hcnpah Burrows. who stabbed
and killed her husband In August last.
while he was lying in bed. and last week
pleaded guilty of the crime, was on Monday
sentenced by Judge Hare. of Philadelphia.
20 be hanged.
formed tue remarkable feat. recently, of
walking across railroad bridge which
spans the Hackensaek river. The bridge Is
:resrle- work with space OF about four
inches between each tie
A wolf hunt near Carthage. IL, pariic-
ipated in by FIVE hundred men and boys
took lace on Frioay. An exciting days
sport was mad and three woives were cap
tured. Several dogs were severely Injured
in the fights with the wolves.
Two Swrdes, named ADde rson al
Benson. were drowned in the Mississippi
river. near Fountain City, Wisconsin, n
Monday They were riding on an ice boat
when a stiff gust OF wind carried them int o
an open channel on tae river.
in recent legal action 1t transpIrtd In
evidence that the inventor of the metal
plates used to protect soles and heels of
boots from wear sold upward OF II OoO, 900
plates In 1879, and in 1887 the number
reached l43 900 600. producing realized
profits of $3.50. 900.
Jack Maynard and Miss Jennie Burress
of Todd county, Ky, were united IN mar
riage a. the home OF the bride near Elkton.
after having been engaged q quarter OF a
century. During % years of this time the
gentleman never once missed calling 10 see
bis bIiIe>e.ect on Sunday.
The boiler In HaIyey's silk mill In
Scranton exploded at an early hour Mon
day morning. killing tue Engineer. Nlcho-
las ChisIet. and badly injuring a workman
named Anderson. The damages amount to
s. 900 Two hundred and fifty employees
are thrown out OF work.
Joseph DENNY. a coIored dwarf. aged
thirty years, was on Saturday. at Pntsburp.
found guilty of murder In the first degree for
the killing Of Sp, cial- Officer Miller on Sep
TENDER 4th last or thirty-four murders
committed in that county the past two years
this Is the only verdict Of first degree.
Paris eats a vast quantity of snaiis.
Every day 90 600 pounds are sent to the city
from the gardens of Burgundy, Champagne,
Provence ana Poitod, where they are spe
ciaIly reared for this purpose. They are
not only eaten as a delcacy, but Also on ac-
cunt Of their highly nutritious qualities.
During a drunken row in q boarding
house occupied by Hungarian work ers al
Scottdale on Saturday night. Jam-s Brad
inc ahnf fhrnnuI, ha tnu1a and
Lesso had his skull badly crushed. 1t Is re
porteL that BradIng is dead and Lrsso dy-
ing. Four Of the participants aIe uudt ar
rest.
John Wilson, living near AStnr. Fia-,
cut big cypress tree in the swan north OF
town aud Iouuo Therein q live aIigEtOI
seven feet long. As the opening In & e tree
was nut half large enough for the gator 10
get through. the presumption IL that II
crawIed in when quite young and lived on
other abimals and reptiles that sought
refuge in the sane tree.
/ A floating island is said to exist or
HrnIy's lake, Idaho. Ii is about 500 feet
in diameter, and is erratic in its travels, fire.
quently. though, going with the wind, which
catches in the trees and thereby carries Il
along. 1t is said that the curiosity might
remain near shore for days. and then dur
ing the night sneak away. and In the morn
/ ing be many miles distant
Jacob Tome, the millionaire banker oi
Baltimore, Md, has increased his gift oi
$500 900 for the founding of a manual train
ing school to 81. 500, 600. Half a million /:
90 be expended In the erection OF suitable
buildings. aud with 8. .000. 900 the school /,
TO le endowed. II will be located In Por
Deposit, Cecil county. and, IL hr. Tome:
ideas are carried out. will be the most CON-
plete Institution of its kind In the world.
AT schooI-house near Williamsburg
Ohio. Saturday night. while q crowd q
people who bad attended debating society
were passing out from the building. mis-
chievous boy pulled the belIrOpe. and by
some means the bell was thrown from tht
framework In the cupola and fell Ia from
of the house on to the crowd below, kIilini
William wacker by crushing his skull ant
seriously iDjuIing G. w. Mount and Spar
| Kidd.
Richard West, OF Kingston, Y c., wa
out the other day with his sweetheart Eorse
back riding, when her horse became fright
ened and ran ct great speed. The youn
man spurred his horse and sooa oveTtool
her. aud calling ost for her to lOIse he
foot from the stirrup. In an instant. viii.
both horses were running at bresknec
speed. be caught ber about the waist an
snatcbed her from imminent danger. Whs
he had stopped his horse the young lad
was completely overcoms with fright.
"A great sea monster has appeared nea
Mautauzas, Cuba. One OF the papers
that place referring tn u says: "Inteli
gent persons who saw him calculate thu
the monster mea>ures $50 ieet long BY 4
feet wide. IL Is of dkrk gray color Nii