The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-01-12


threatened to Kill her if she did not tell
them where 1.-The KEYS of the bank were
kept She screamed boldly and the rob-
bers fled, after cruelty beating her TO
make her keep silent.
--Tuckolotoo or Hannah. the Esquirnaux
woman who, with her husband aud child,
was among The party separated from the
Poiaris and floatcd for $50 days on the ice
foe, has just died at Groton, C;,nn., hav-
ing never recovered from the effects of
that trying time. She had learned to
speak and read English fiueutly, and in
tended soon to join the Baptist Church.
A six-year old boy recently shul him
self at Elizabeth, New Jersey, for grief
caused by a sisters death She haG been
his constant companion, and his happiness
in great measure was centered in her.
I The Boston Post in alludipg to the cir
cumstance, says the suicide was an infant
1tomeo. in whose small and tender body
dwelt the passions of maturer years. 5rt
who loved without sin and died without
responsibility for the fatal act that led To
his taking off -
Michael Mulroy, quarryman in New
oTk, entered the house of John kaylor, a
few days ago. with a nrmber of cartridges
Of giant powder " irich had been frozen to-
Gether and set about thawing them before
stove. MuIroy sat down, holding the
cartridges cluse to it, and CONVEX sing with
the inmates. Suddenly six two pound
cartridges exploded. completely demnIish-
ing the rear Of the binding. Geo. kaylor.
four years old, was instantly killed, aud
Mrs. Kaylor aud an infant were very seri-
ously injured while Muiroy was badly
burned about the body.
The arrest of the Dodd's express men
at Jersey City and New York who robbed
the Philadelphia mails to New York and
Boston, has revealed the fact that about
50, coo of checks taken from letters were
cashcd in Philadelphia and New York on
forged endorsements. $50 600 of checks
stolen were found in Trunk in the house
of Mary Jane Collins a New York courte-
san. he thieves were experts and Mr..
Dodd says the gang had made preparations
not only to rob his wagons. of which lie
has 100, but to carry their robberies on
the ira ins. They had duplicate keys to
the compauy's cars One wagon was re-
Gently robbed while the waichmau was
sitting on it.
Speaking of ''bottomless wells,'' the
Gettysburg Compiler says: Forty years
ago, in digging well on the farm of Mr..
Joseph Smyser, three miles from the bor-
ough of York. while the workmeu were at
dinner the bottom of tls well fabout 12
feet deep gave way and the water rose,
the tools sinking ont of sight and tn a
depth never discovered. Il pump was in
serted, the lower end fastening bet xeen
two projecting rocks. The BLUE SPRING
near Conewago Chapel, in this county, is
also said to be ''bo,tomless. It was
many years ago sounded under the direc-
tion of one of the priests, bnt notwith
standing the enormous length of the cord
used, The plummet found no resting place.
Bennett, of the \. \. Herald who was
To have been married last week. and to
sail for Europe, was cowhided by the lady's
brother, Mr.. FIedrick May, for telling
some ugly stories after the match had
been broken off by her father Bennett
subsequently challenged May To- fight
duel, and the latter accepting the parties
met, accompanied by their respective
friends, at Slaughter Station, on the Mary
land and Delaware State line. last Monday
afternoon, and exchanged shots, but wheth-
er or not either of the parties were injured
it is difficult todetermine from the conflict
ing reports. There is strong probability.
however, that May was wounded either in
the arm or leg, Another sanguinaIy meet
ing between the parties is hinted at.
Mrs. Mcdonald, a young woman, vile
of coal miner, residing at Williamsburg,
gave birth To quadruplets on last Thursday
evening. Since then the children have all
died, the last expiring at an early hour on
Saturday morning. The physician in at
tendance, DIR. Stottler. says they were all
perfectly formed children. and almost of
the same size as all newly born infants.
This calls to mind the case of Mrs. W. Il.
Marbles, the wife of we'll known New
York merchant, who on July 24, 1853, had
one child born To her on June 80, 1859,
the lady presented her husband with
twins on May 23, 1860, twins again were
the gift (; Oh March l, 1861, she gave birth
to triplets and on February II. 1862, Mrs.
Mabies presented her husband with quad
ruplets, thus bringing into the wcrld no
less than twelve children in about four
years.
charlotte De Forest Egbert. a sister
OF the late Commodore Vanderbilt. died on
Friday last, at her residence ON Staten
Island, of pneumonia. Mrs. Esbert was
el9hty-hve years and seven days old at the
time of her death, or about two years oloer
than her brother. She reseinbled the
Commodore very much in disposition and
spnit, and was looked upon as thorough
woman OF business. She lived ON Staten
Island all her life, and occupied the house
in which she died for the past fifty-five
years. DIR. Lirsley spoke of the fact as
most remarkable in the annals of medical
history that few moments before Com
modore Vanderbilt died he closed his eyes,
and the lids remained shut after death.
Mrs Egbert did the same thing, closing
her eyes few moments before her death.
Her eyes remained tightly closed after
death.
Some OF the accidents that are noticed
IN local newspapers are interesting for their
novelty. John Shawhan, in Lebanon, Ind,
accidentally wounded himself with a gun
lie then dropped the weapon, and a second
barrel was discharged, hitting woman
who stood by. Both died. Andrew III.
Shore. coal miner in Pittston, struck a
plckaxe through a thin wall of coal be-
tween him and stream, and the water
ran on him so fast that he was almost
drowned. David Garvin tried to escape
from cell in Newport police station by
climbing through a hole over the door.
He fell, his feet canght, and he hung head
downward until he died. George Wells, a
policeman in Danville, Ky, took a revolver
from drunken prisoner, and put it cooked
into his pocket. 1t went of. and fatally
wounded him. a giil fell while skating
in MILWAUKEE, aud the r,r,i,tod o,l ,f :,