The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-04-06


There is newsboy in San Francisco,
james Handiey by name, who is rapidly
acquiring a fortune by the sale Of papers.
He is but fourteen years old, yet owns two
houses and several building lots on Tele-
gIalh Hill. He recently built a third house
there for 81, SOC and SOLD it to his brother
for 50, 200. The brother, also "A newsboy,
sold it again for go, 100. Jimmy aspires to
profession, and attends the Lincoln
School, where he stands high in his class.
"A curious family complication has
arisen in St. Louis. \ German journalist,
wduwer, with one son aged twenty six,
married d widow with one daughter aged
fifteen. The son, ali engineer i'll the en-
ploy Of the Hudson Bay Company. spent
the four winter months in St. Louis, and
this winter fell i'll love with his step. sister.
The parents, as a matter of course. frowned
on the young peoples love, and the engin-
eer packed his traps for his spring fitting
to the far Northwest. But he left with the
girl as part of his baggage, and the ST.
Louis police are looking mp the runaways.
The supreme court has decided case
in which Mr.. j. r. Eby, of Harrisburg,
was plaintiff, aud the National fire com
pany defendant. The question was as to
the sufIicieucy of an affidavit of defense
put in by Eby. endorser of a promissory
noie for 50, 500, to a suit upou the note
The affidavit in question setting up the
fact that the note was an accommodation
one, given without consideration, and, not
being protested at maturity, relieved the
indoIser, who never waived the protest
from any liability upon it, was held insult
ficient below. The judgment is affirmed
by the supreme court, which SAYS that
want of protest alone does not constitute a
good defense in such a case
The Yaukton (Dak.) Democrat saws
that the mother Of little glrl six years of
age, at Huguenot. NY, hearing screams
the other day, rushed to The sitting room
ard discovered her child envelope1 in
flames, and an English bulldog tearing
her burning clothing off with his paws and
teeth. He had already torn over half of
her garments off and il is believed that if
he had been left alone he would have saw
ed the little giIl's life. The mother, Graz
ed at the sight, rushed forward aud clasp
ed her child to her bosom aud held her
close thus battling the efforts which the
faithful dog made, although singed and
burned dreadfully himself, to tear off the
clothing. The girl was burned to death
and the mother fearfully burned. p s.
This story is told to head off the hydropho-
bia items which are doing the worthy dogs
Of the country great injustice.
The St. Louis Republican has advices
from Davenport, Ia, saying that there re-
sides in Olin, Jones county, young man
named Chas. l.. Miner, who for the past
six weeks has neither slept nor slumbered
FOR "A moment, and according to his account
has no desire whatever for sleep aud men
tally and physically he is as well as ordina-
ry men. He says that last fall he suffered
from a severe attack of measles, but wheth-
er that has anything to do with his inabi-
ity to sleep is at present unknown. He
has consulted with no physician in refer
ence to his case as he is not sick. Yet
every few days strange feeling aud con-
fusion of ideas ill come over him and con-
tinue for short time, followed by consid-
cradle weakness. Mr. Miner does not
manifest any alarm at his peculiar situa-
tion. He win retire and remain wide
awake through the night and rise i'm the
morning apparently as refreshed as if he
had slept soundly.
"A widower in st. Joseph, Mo-, had
two charming daughters widow had
two agreeable sons these were married to
those the widow lived alone the young
er sister and her husband went to house.
keeping the older sister and her husband
boarded with the widow. The older sister
invited the younger sister and her husband
to make visit at the widows house. The
widow was wroth. She locked up her
boarder aud the baby in their room, and
when the guests arrived escorted them to
another room and turned the key upon
them. Then she led her older son into her
boarder's room and accused her of smoth-
ering the baby, whereupon he struck his
wife and gave her a ferocious beating, the
mother.in law kicking the PROSTATE woman
and cursing her. The younger son, hear
ing screams and uproar, burst open the
door of ,he room wherein he impris-
oned and restored peace in the household
by drawing a revolver and threatening to
shoot his mother and his brother. The
elder daughter has returned to her fathers
roof the brothers are sworn enemies; the
widows older son drinks whisky from
morning till night and swears at his moth
As the local chronicler justly remarks,
''the mother-in-law has turned the sweet
Wine of conjugal love to bitter drink.