The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-20
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"A Mexican woman living near Los
Angeles, California. has been married
( twenty years and has twenty children, her
: age being under thirty five.
Isaac Roberts. of Abingdon, Mont
gOmery county, and his family were
/ Gently poisoned by eating toadstools in
stead of mushrooms. Two of his children
died.
"A family of systematic murderers has
been discovered at Montague, Texas.
Seven of them, well armed, are besieged
by an incensed community, and will be star
! we'd ont.
1t is claimed that the earnings of the
! Pennsylvania Railroad from passenger
traffic during the Centennial season have
been without precedent in this country,
/ England or France.
Mr. Woods, of Lewistowu, owns the
trunk in which the parchment copy of the
Repeal of the Stamp Act was brought to
this country in March, 1776. It is but -
inches long and wide.
"A Newfoundland dog in Toronto, six
teen years old, wears three medals, each
representing human life saved. He is
gray and toothless, and is carefully provided
for by the mother superior of a convent.
Barnes majority in Ohio is SO small
that the official vote is withheld for fear
that TO announce il now would cause all
the Hayes and Wheeler clubs in the coun-
Z
till the November election.
Frank w. Deshler. teller of the
Franklin National Bank, Columbus, O.,
committed suicide Saturday afternoon by
shooting himself through the heart in the
presence OF his wife. The act was brought
about by domestic infelcty.
Hon. John w. Foster reports to the
Department of Agriculture that Gin Mexi-
co there exists the agricultural capacity 70
produce ali the coffee that can be consumed
in the United States, and of quality
eqnal to the best grown i'm any country"
The Democratic Executive Committee
of South Carolina requests that the people
OF the State observe the Goth of October as
day of fasting aud prayer to Almighty
Goo for his blessing upon the cause Of re-
form in which the people are now engaged.
DR.. \. B. Brisblne, who formerly re-
sided in Harrisburg and practiced there.
but now resides ut Lancaster. aud G. \.
Miller. Of that city, were convicted Friday
of producing an abortion upon, and caus-
ing the death of Mary Busser, of Penn
township, Lancaster. county.
"A man at Farview, KY. with a cray
ing for liquor, after selling everything of
value where with to buy the Stimulant
took his few months old child and traded
it over the bar for a drink of whiskey.
The child was afterward redeemed 10y the
mother on paying for the liquor.
Jones, the boss liar of the New York
Times who thinks he is doing such valiant
work for Hayes and Wheeler, stands
charged ''witE selling obscene literature in
Albany" aud as yet has put in no denial.
Such is She head light Radicalism sticks up
to show the way for decent men to vote
"A dead body was found by the side of
the Panhandle railroad track in the Thirty
sixth ward in Pittsburg on Saturday morn
ing. One hand WAS cut off aud there was
n frightful cash in the skull Iti is sup
posed to have been a man named Greena-
walt, from passbOok fonud in pocket
The rooster fights well this year in
Chippewa township, Beaver county,
rooster. the other day, killed n hawk i'm
fair fight in the presence of his harem
The contest lasted fully an hour, at the ex.
piration of which the hawk fell over dead
and the rooster was left master of tue field.
"A young man, nineteen years of age
named Q. +. Moser, of New York. was so
charmed by the appearance of lady whom
he met at his fathers residence for the
first time on last Friday, that he became
temporarily insane from love- and behaved
with so much violence that lie was placed
in confinement.
Saturday afternoon man named Rus
sell, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ATTEMPTED
to cross the railroad track at Lincoln.
Neb., when switch engine, making fly
ing switch of flat cars, dashed into the
wagon, completely demolishing it and in.
stantly killing Mrs Russell her daupbter
and son. Russell was terribly mangled
and will die
The Know Nothing oath of the Ameri-
can Alliance is, 81 solemnly swear that |
Will vote for no person aspiring to an official
! position in this country who is not an
American citizen by birth. So help me
| Cod Rutherford B. Hayes has accented
| the nomination of this bigoted association
f,,n
! principles and purposes.
An ingenious Democrat Of Catlets-
burg, KY, at a flag raising in that village
! put rooster in a box which he attached
/ to the baeyards, and so arranged the cover
of the box that when the box struck the
top OF the stall the cover would fly open.
His plan worked like a charm. The mo
ment tie cover flew open the rooster lighted
on the top of the staff and commenced
Growing vigorously amid the cheers of the
spectators.
The dead body of Henry Shaffer. =
cattle dealer, aged 4S years. was found in
| the woods of West Deer Creek township.
/ Allegheny county, on Friday morning. and
the condition of the corpse gave evidence
OF dreadful murder. The head was
/ crushed out of all shape, the pockets rifled
and portion of the clothing carried awav.
/ Henry Lcnkner, a partner of the deceased.
/ was arrested next day and committed tn
jail on suspicion of having committed the
4 deed.
About noon, Saturday, an attempt was
make to rob the Empire Bank, at Allen.
town. The cashier, Mr.. Medar, was alone
in the bank atthe time A stranger entered
one door aud asked for change for two
dollar bill. Just then two other strangers
entered and questioned him on the rate of
interest allowed to depositors The cashier
suspected the men and watched them. He
detected the hrst customer with his hand
inside the railing, trying to grab box of
money. He was roughly addressed. when
the three men beat n hastv retreat.
| viii wonders never ceaseo Mr.. T.. II
Brown, residing at Gibraltar, a short dis
tance below Reading says that himself and
cousin were out cunning the other day.
and were short distance from Soidei' 6