The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-07-01
NEWS ANDO OTHER NOIiNGs.

The state 1alr VIII likely DC h'iu III
Lancaster this fall.
The Gar of Russia is the largest indi-
vidual landowner in the world. The area
Of his possessions is far greater tEan that
of the entire republic Of France.
-Iorticul1urists tell rs that the orange
was originally a pear-shapcd fruit about
the size Of the common wild cherry Its
evolution is due to l.2OO sears of cultiva-
ton.
AS far as can be calculated the average
length of life. which is computed in the
seventeenth century to have been II years,
was i'm the eighteenth increased TO 20, and
in the nineteenth to 81. Men used to be
considered old wnen they passed 60.
Five charges of criminal libel have
been entered against William +. Jordan,
publisher of the Harrisburg Telegram, by
residents of Perry county. who claim they
were libeled in correspondence from New
Bloomington. Bail was entered in each
ease.
Miss Nora Shelter. young woman re-
Sidingiu Williamsport was attacked Thurs
day night by three negroes who knocked
her down with stones and then gagged her.
In this helpless condition her person was
brutally outraged. There is no clue To the
identity of her iiendiSh aSsailantS-
|. Mrs. Michael Lehman'S residence in
WilliamSport was struck by lightning on
Monday afternoon and set on fire. The
dcpartmct responded but the flames were
eXtinguiShcd before their arrival. George
w. Harder home near the Lehman house
was also struck and slightly damaged.
The great painting of the Chicago fire,
which was on exhibition opposite the Wig
wan during the recent Democratic conven-
tion. cost that city S2JO.G0 Nearly 1900
pounds of paint and oils were required for
the picture The work. if il had been done
by one man would have required over 20
years TO complete.
A disastrous wreck was occaSiOned by
a run in a the west end of Long Siding.
some three miles east of Huntingdon,
about > o'clock on Saturday morning
destroying Of two locomotives and some
twenty two cars. delaying travel for over
six hours. None of the employees on either
train were injured.
The Chinese. not withStanding the fact
that they eat the flesh of the dog and es-
more highly and take better care Of them
than any other race Of people. In every
large Chinese city there i a workman
whose sole trade is that OF making cOffinS
for departed CANNES.
When +. \. Damn. the treasurer of the
National Savings bank, of Buffalo, was
learned TO be = dcfaultcr. the amount OF
his steal was ENcd At 5000. Two hun
dred thousand dol arS. il il now supposed.
will about cover The amout. Not pnly has
Damn robbed the depo>itorS, but he has
even cleaned out the accounts of the di-
rectors and trustees
"A place for visiting babies" at the
Worlds Fair is under consideration, and a
space is likely To be reserved near the wo-
mems building. on which house may be
erected for this purpose. Nurses trained
| to care for children will be put in charge
/ the mothers will get the children checked
and. with calm conScienceS, enjoy the tour
I of the grounds .unhindcred.
, "A big swarm of bees has found a
home between the ceiling and second
/ floor of Isaac Connor's house. Newlir
township. Chester county. Mr.. COnnol
+ the ceiling plaster and tap the store of hon
! ey for table use in just as large or small
quantities as desired. The flow of honey
I will be regulated with an ordinary spigot
-Lennie James and Willie Wooley, o.
/ Milford Centre. Ohio, both about u year,
| old. have been arrested for drowning
/ George 4. Macdonald, 6 years old. They
! enticed the little boy to the pool. took hin
/ into the water and stood him on his head
/ in the mud at the bottom and left him
The water was about three feet deep. TIL,
Two boys have been bound over TO cOurt
/ for murder.
! A most singular disappointment await
! ed the heirs of the late Henry Warner, who
died at Benton two months ago. Warner
/ buried his money, and the hiding place wa:
/ found after an unceasing search haC
/ been made. 4 pot was found buried il
the cellar. but the rats had eaten all thu
: money. which was in bank notes. 1t /:
supposed that the greedy rodents de
: voured over 5000.
A special to the Kansas City. Mo.
/ Star from Joplin. Mo, says Elijah Lloyd
a director of the First National Bank
/ GOnlnlllIfu Stltlut Oh NdLhIudN HlOi hlllS II
/ a shocking manner He took a giant cal
fridge in his left hand, lighted the fus'
with the right, and when il exploded th'
/ top of his head and left hand were blown
| off. Temporary insanity is supposed L
have prompted the deed
A r. Billings, Of Chicago. who own'
! an the street railway lines in Memphis
/ has offered to wager S2O.OOOthat Cleve LAND
will be elected and that he will carry New
York, Illinois and Wisconsin by large plu
ralitieS. Mr.. Billings has heard that Sen
I ator Quay made the remark after hearing
the result of the Chicago convention tina
he would wager $1,000 that Harrison
would be reelected He has telegrapheC
( to the Pennsylvania Senator to put up.
Annie Flynn, a servant at Cedar Rap
f. ids, Iowa, took desperate means to end hel
life. She made three attempts at suicide
the last proving successful First Sh'
! took laudanum. but was saved. Then sh'
drank large quantity of horse liniment
/ which rendered her unconscious for abou
1 four hours. Then she poured oil all Ovel
! her clothing, setting fire To it, and jumped
( from a Second-stoTy window, striking hel
/ head on the pavement. The cause of hei
conduct is unknown.