The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-11-11
General News Etems.


The county treasurer If Erie. who was
maIicio,lsly poisoned faw weeks ago, Is
slowly recovering
"A beautiful girl Of 6, daughter OF Mr..
Short, painter of Pelhamvile, was kidnsP
ped by q woman few days ago.
George Fogle. who lived near st. Joseph,
No, died few days ago of neglect and star
walton, and was buried by his affectlonate
SONS in the cornfeld.
Near Pottsville, lately, three boys held
a fourth one over fire until he was almost
roasted, to punish him for telling that they
had robbed spring house.
A Young wife Of seventeen. in Chicago,
has got divorce. She married fellow who
said he had 5000 600 when he h 'dn't cent
Besides that he pinched her.
"A tailor of st. Joseph. No. named j
S. Francis, on Saturday last inutilated him
self in horrible mannerwith pair OF shear
while in state Of intoxication.
a lady died in Cory Venango county
on Tuesday, from the effects of chlorotorm
administered by dentist. She had been
subject to heart. disease.
The schooner Titan. with cargo Oh
wheat, was wrecked on the morning Of Nov
s, near PenIwat,r, Lak Michigan and eight
lives were lost. hofurther particulars have
been received.
Lewis C. Story, sheriff of Clinton coun-
ty Ky. was shot and killed the other day by
Lewis Roger, a negro. Summary vengeance
was taken upon the darkey by the enraged
friends of the victim.
The Harrisburg Union states that the
friends of DR.. Paul SchGppe, (who waR con
victed of the murder of Mary Stinnecks by
the court at Carlisle will soon make appli-
cation to Governor Geary for pardon.
L. II >. 7 y
Gently beloved like a bull, then lifted up
vessel of eighty tons burthen, crew, cargo,
and all, six feet in the water. let it drop, and
again believing like bull. swan away.
The election returns from New York
grow better with every day. The Demo
Gratis have not only carried the State by a
maj Iity Of fifteen thousand but have a
majority in .he Legislature on joint ballot OF
twenty. having majority in both branches.
On tbs 27th ult. the daughter of Mr.
Koch. Of Schencksville. SchuJ kill county,
a child Of :, burned off her little sisters hair
while she was asleep. and in doing 80 set IRE
to the bedclothes, when the child was 50
badly injured that she died in q few hours
Ben Crissey. a worthless fellow. entered
the houss Of Mrs. Dodge. in Stsphentown,
Rensselaer, county. New York. on Friday
last, and undertook to ravish her. when she
seized an axe and split his head open, caus
ing instant death.
"A train was thrown of the track o. the
L+high Valley railroad hy cow on Monday
last, near ButterrRilk Falls. The fireman,
named Shsifcr, was killed, and the engineer
named Raudenbush. 80 badly scalded that
no hopes are entertained for his recovery.
Martin and John johnson, two brothers
living in Marshall county, were making a
settlement on Monday last. when dispute
arose over the trifling sum of ten cents, and
this led to fracas, in which john was beat
en- to death with chair. Martin escaped
The Alexandria Gazette has the tolo"
ing :-Charlotteville, Va. Nov 5.-Mrs.
Solomon and her son. living about eight
miles from here, were brutally murdered last
night. They were found this morning with
their heads split open. No arrests have yet
been made.
AT Red Wing, Minnesota, dining
room girl at the National Hotel was married
last spring to one of the stage drivers- and
the pair went to live at his homo near Roch-
ester. BY the death of an uncle at the East
the wife this fall has been left property val
ued at about $50 600,
A negro in Campbell Co.. Va, coHricted
of having participated in the rape and sb-
duction of respectable white girl. has been
granted new trial, and bsiled in the sum
of $780, Need there be any wonder that
negroes do not cease to commit the most
atrocinus crimes IL the South
BENZ. Bennett. Esq. died at Meadville
on the 30th ult in the 90th year of his age.
He was man of immense proportions ply
sicalIy. being nearly seven feet high and well
prnportioned. lie was an extensive mail
contractor, and kept hotel in Bellfonte for
oh
The Governor on Saturday morning
issue the death warrant of John Fields.
convicted of murder in Lycoming county.
and Zachary Taylor Hockenhery. convicted
of murder in Butler county, both of whom
are ordered to be executed on Tuesday, De
cember 4. 1863, the former at Williamsport
and the latter at Butler.
Last Saturday night Mr.. Samuel Garn-
er, a farmer residing near Greencastls, Frank
lin county, while on his way hcms from
town. was assaulted by a negro named Fred.
Evans. who beat Mr. G. into state of in
sensibility with club. and robbed him OF
ninety-two dollars. The black scoundrel
has been arrested and jailed
Two brothers. Hamlet and John Van
Vorce the one aged eleven and the other
fourteen years, in WilliAmsport. were hand
ling their fathers navy revolver on last Sat
urday morning, when the weapon was
accidentally discharged. the ball passing
entirely through the body of the younger
boy causing immediate death.
While party of priests and oilers were
returning from land meeting in Cavan. on
Nov. 4th, they were attacked by persons ly-
ing in wait on the road. and were brutally
beaten. and one has since died from his inju-
ries. The assault is generally considered an
Orange outrage. and the coroner's jury has
brought verdict of murder against seven
Orangemen implicated in the affair.
-Reuben Houch was killed the other day
while feeding threshinG machine in Slip
perv Rock township, Lawrence county. A
pitchfork which had slipped off the handle
thrown into the machine with the sheai
of wheat in which it was sticking, when il
was instantly broken to pieces. a fragment
striking Mr.. II. in the forehead and penetra
ting the brai1.
-A.safetv car. wheel, which. it is claimed