The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-11-26
NetCs of the Week.


is in New Orleans asylum, hopelessly in
sane.
w m. Is. AStOr, the great money king
of New York, was called away from all
his earthly possession on "Wednesday morn
ing last.
"A colony of natives of Alsace and Lor-
raine has been organized to settle in Pike
county, this State, next spring.
"A Leavenworth Kan. justice married
a runaway couple last week in a billiard
hall, in his shirt-sleeves and with a cue in
his hand.
Thomas Killian, a Missouri murderer,
has been sentenced to prison for ninety
nine years. He will find it to he KILN
business all around.
Much excitement is created at the
Cirque d tIiver, Paris, over a gymnast who
allows himself to be shot from "A mortar to
the upper end of his trapeze rope.
Every district in Monroe county gave
a majority for Pershing, the OLD town of
Stroudsburg giving him six more votes than
1artranft, and Piollet thirty one more than
Rawe
John Well<ins, an English miser to
cheat his mother, on his deathbed ate up
bills to the amount of $500 Fortunate
ly they were registered, and she got the
money.
An old house cat at Northwood, Conn.
few days ago, brought back in hen mouth
uninjured, canary bird which had escaped
from its cage, and bad been missing for
several days.
AT Craigvale, Can, house occupied
by Dennis Cunhingbam's family was
burned Wednesday night, and four children
perished. M:. and Mrs. Cunningham mar
rowly escaped.
IF you want 10 make S10 coo in hurry
invent an ink for the government which
can't be rubbed off of postage stamps.
Only 4,OOO persons have tried il, and there
is every chance of success.
"A Chester county woman was recently
convicted for stealing eighteen ears of corn
and sentenced to foIty-eigh: hours impris-
onment. 1t cost the county S227.32 to try
the case, or $1,000 per ear.
the maddest man in Wisconsin is
John Leigh, of Oconto. He was candi-
date for member of Assembly, and being a
conscientious man, voted for his opponent,
who was elected by just one majority
y here Is a homestead in Kennel town
ship, Chester county, the mansion house
upon which is at least 80 years old, and
up whose broad chimney gas of anthracite
coal never assembled till withia week
Two brothers Bean, formerly of Ban
gor, committed suicide in California last
month-one Oh a Monday, by hanging the
other next morning by emitting his throat.
Their father also died by his own hand.
1t is believed that thirteen vessels
four'dercd in the Downs, England. during
a storm on last Friday night and from
forty to fifty lives were lost. From 500 to
GEO vessels Of all sorts were next day an
chored in the Downs, waiting for fair
weather.
The largest Touring mill in America
is owned by Hon. c. G. Washburne. of
Minneapolis, Mimi. 1t is seven stories
high, and crowded with machinery fium
top to bottom. Its cost was $500. 900. has
forty run OF burrs. and turns out /, 600 bar
re!s of flour per day.
Mary NJ Donald, sister Of the girl who
recently drowned herself in the harbor, at
Ere. and who was rescued at the time. on
Friday last threw herself into the lake at
time when noassistance was at hand. and
was also drowned. She kept her promise
to join her sister.
Henry Hol!cushied and Anna. his wife,
were sentenced to be hanged on December
10TH by the Circuit Court of Gasconade
county, Mo, on Tuesday, for the murder
of Christian Aibaud, their son in-law. in
June last. The execution is to take place
at Hermann, Missouri.
Mrs. Schell, wife of the man who was
hung by a mob at Bellcfon,aine, O.. for
numbering Alice Laughln, has been dis
charged by the Court, no evidence appear
ing to be against her 1t had been nonn
that bis wife had murdered the woman
through jealousy.
john Brown, colored was arrested
near Lost Valley, Ga, on Sunday evening
for attempting to rape a highly respectable
yonng lady. He knocked ont some of her
teeth and filed her mouth and eyes with
dirt. band of disguised men took him
from the custody of the sheriff the same
night and hung him.
w. X. Davis, ex- Mayor of Carrolton,
ILL., prominent and wealthy citizen of that
town, literally blew his head off with a shot
gun on Thursday last, during the funeral
ceremonies of Paul Wright, who shot him
self in st. Louis three days before. and
whose remains were taken to Carrolton, his
former home, for burial.
An undeniable case Of .broken heart,
occurred in New Jersey the other day.
Mrs. Jane Atkins dropped dead willie pre-
pairing for her husbands funeral. A post
mortem examination revealed an actual
rupture of heart, which was undoubtedly
caused by the emotional excitement couse-
quent upon her husbands death.
-M. Davis Frock, of East Vincent
township, Chester county, raised this sea
son, 145 bushels of shelled corn. on - ac,ps
OF ground. On one-balf of this lot stable
manure was spread in the fall, and the
other was uumanured. The half which
was manured produced ten to fifteen bush
els per acre more than the other half.
John Clark, convicted of the murder of
John Trevor, was hanged at Rochester. n
y, on Friday morning. He made no con-
fession, but said upon the scaffold that he
had not fair trial. He also wrote a note
to the widow of his victim. saying that he
atoned for his crime with his life, had made
ms peace with God and asked her forgive,
ness.
The Episcopal Board of Missions. in
session at Louisville, Ky, discussed plars
for bringing the colored people within the
pale of the Episcopal Church. The opip-
ION seemed to prevail that the Catholic
Church was in a fair way to win over the
coiored race, and, that if the Protestant
denominations wished to succeed in the
matter, Immediate action must be taken.
"A farmer at Orrington, Maine. has