The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-01

+ has any one HCaiH Oi SAcf u dSciSTsiSlOu
f.om Mr. Tildeu ?'' The Boston Herald
responds Very likely not. Honest men
don't often advertise tina. they wont ro-
ceive stolen goods unless there is a strong
suspicion that somebody is going to offer
( them some.
Butler county is excited over ghastly
sensation. The body of an unknown man
was found i'll the fields near Prospect,
Thursday The body was stripped OF it's
clothing. the latter being found several
rods from the man. The corpse xas taken
20 the village. where AN Inquest was held.
1t is supposed to have been the body az
some tramp, who died from exposure, OF
else 10y some fatal drug.
-Cardiual Lucca, the successor Of An
tonelli, used to bc Nuncio AT Munich and
Vienna. He is Il man of refined mind,
well read and versed in political affairs
and is said to have retained the friendship
of illusi ricuS men i'll Germany. Who keep
him well informed Of what Is passing in
German and Austro-HungaTian events.
lie is small in stature, has large oval
head and halt in his gait.
"A shocking affair occurred n few days
ago in Spring Creek, Warren county. Mis.
Z. lowell became euraced at her husband
ON account OF some difficulty regarding GER
tain property lett by her first husband, aud
during the dispute she suddenly seized an
axe and struck him under the left shoulder
blade, infiic:ing wound over five inches
long ard several inches deep, which it is
feared viii prove fatal. The woman was
arrested and taken to Jail.
"A Chicago woman has been the wife
of four brothers. She began with the old
est ten years ago, when she was seventeen
years old, and lie died. She soon mar
Iied the next younger, and after three
years got divorce from him, and the third
was divorced from her after Rboutthe same
= IL IL =
Of the fourth. and they seem to live con
tenfedIy, possibly because there is no fifth
brother for her TO capture.
The hu!z'own savings bank. IN Berks
county, suspended on Monday Of last week,
and ou tbe day following VIM. &. Dietrich.
the cashier, shot and killed himself in the
bank. To the depression caused by the
failure Of the institution was added that
arising from the death of bis betrcfhed a
few days previous Mr.. Dietrich was
twcnty-eight years old, highly esteemed,
and prominent member of De Aiolay
Cpmmaudery, or Reading.
Four persons persisted in n fire on
u est Madison street. Chicago. on Monday
morning. They were inmates Of the house
No. 2S. West Madison street, which was
occupied as restaurant and kept open all
night. Their names were Emma Bust.
Agnes Healy. George Bode aud James Al
len. Their charred remains we're taken
from the ruins the same afternoon. 4
number Of buildings were burned, but the
money loss was oriy $4,000.
Charles Nicholas Homer who. with
his flmily. are objects of charity in Boston.
was born in Hanover. Germany, in 1904.
being now p years old, Has been i'm the
United States thirty-seven years. lie has
beer engaged in si1ty-t~ battles, twenty
five in Europe, Turkey aud Palestine, and
thirty-Seven in the Mexican war as captain.
and in Company 4. Twentieth Massachu-
aetts Volunteers. in the late war. He was
wounded at Rails Bluff and Gettysburg.
Probably the first ins. ance OF woman
being killed while mining coal occurred
last week at Austin, Schuy kill county. 1t
seems that people-mcn, woman, and chill
dren--are in the habit Of digging coal out
Of the holes that have Caved in around
Ashland and left the vein exposed. and
they dig in pretty far. because the farther
they 30 the better coal they get. On
Thursday evening Mrs. John Noon was i'm
one of these places digging out aud carry
inS awoy her winter supply OF the black
diamonds. when the Top fell in, burying
her mp ard killing her Instantly.
The y. !. Tribune SAYS that curious
instance of careless legislation has come to
light in that State. An Old Law allowed
Presidential electors the same salary As
members Of the Legislature. which vas
bic mileage. Afterward the salary was
raised to $1,000 session, long or short.
without athOught as to the electors Now
these gentlemen can pocket $50, 0G0 for
one days service. and tbs State can save
that amount only by their forbcarance.
Probably. however, Mr. lInratio Seymour
and Mr. Parke Goodwin and their Colleagues
can be trusted not TO be too avaricians.
Mr.. William Neidrer. Of Evansville.
Ind. who WAS ia attendance at q shooting
match at Paris. Ill. a few days ago, con-
sumed the following articles at supper
Two dozen flied oysters; two dozen raw
oysters one SIrlnin steak, two and a half
pounds; one lake trout. three pounds
two GnaliS on toast; one prairie chicken
one plate of ham aud eggs; one vcnison
steak; two large loaves IF bread two
dishes nt crackers. and three cupS of cor-
fee. After finishing the above bill oF fare,
Neidner declared his ability To duplicate
the performance, but as lie was compelled
to leave Paris by the nine o clock train he
came away hungry.
Saturday morning VIM. EckeIt.
young man living at Woods Run, Allie
gheny county, committed suicide by shoot.
ing himself with pistol. The deceased
was twenty-six years Of age. a single man,
a timer 10y occupation. and lived with his
parents. For some time he had beea very
dHspcndeut, chiefly because he was out OF
WIN, 'uu OH that morning, before break
last, he lett the house ard walked ont into
the yard. seeming unusually gloomy. A
moment later pistol shot was heard. and
wien the family rushed ont they found
him lying on tue ground with bullet in
his brain. lie expired i'm n very few mo
ments A verdict in accordance'with these
facts was returned.
i he sac and romantic history of Minnie
Reed ls still fresh in mind Lieutenant
Philip Reed, Of the army, met her when
Sue was struggling 30 cultivate an unusu-
any hne voice. On the day of their mar
rage the wife sailed for Europe for nssi-
Cal study, and the husband W as ordered to
the West. They never met again, for in
August, just before the time for her return
Mrs Reed died, and was buried in Paris
he sequel heightens the interess in this