The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-03-02

The examination pf Michael Doug her
ty for shooting |. Il. McBlide. took place
at Kalamazoo, Mich, ON Saturday. His
daughter, Julia Dougherty, was seduced
by Mcbride, and became enciente which
forced him to marry her, but he imInedi-
ately left her to provide for herself and
child the best she could, A few mouths
ago, 10y promise that he would soon make
a home for her, he resumed bis relations
with her, and again she became eRciente,
after which he refused to have ANYTHING
to do with her. This double outrage so
enraged her father that he deliberately
shot and seriously, if not fatally, wounded
Mcbride.
The Utica Observer says that the con-
sPiracy seems to have succeeded even be-
yond the most sanguiuc expectations of
those who originated it. The Louisiana
Returning Board which compelled the con-
demnatinn of both parties when it counted
in dozen defeated candidates for the
Legislature in 1874, extends its jurisdic
tion over the entire Federal Union, and
counts ont President who received a lar
ger vote than was ever before given to any
cand didate in this country, and whose pop
ular ma Iority exceeded that of any of his
predecessors except Lincoln and Grant
And the Radical party sustains this board.
Near Minersville. Schuy kill county.
smoke was seen arising from the ground
in pine forest. The place was explored
by several men. y boy was seen in the
distance who suddenly disappeared as i. by
magic /; on approaching the place they dis
covered mysterious door which seemed to
hide hut or cave. They knocked and ap-
Piled fo" admission, but no response came
and then they forced the door open and
found Ut was the entrance 10 n cave which
was Inhabited by boys, aud fonr of its in
habitants were at home. 1t was a good
sized room. ceilod and walled with fence
boards. stove, lamp, pick, shovel, axe.
and other useful tools were the contents
and the place bore evidence that many a
hard days work had been expended in its
construction.
The Philadelphia EceRiRg Herald of
Saturday, under the caption of Something
about man who wants to be locked up to
he kept from the vengeances of counter
feIters. gives an account of an interview
between one of it's reporters and johnson
Eckels, brother-in-law Of James Anderson,
who was recently found dead on the track
of the Pennsylvania railroad between Har-
risburg ano Baldwin. Eckels declares
that IN his opinion as an old railroader
Anderson was not run over by the cars, but
was killed in some other way and laid on
the track. The motive for such crime
Eckels says was that Anderson was in
possession of secrets dangerous to a band
geance also, Eckels seeks the protection of
the police authorities
Prof. Elisha Cray lectured Tuesday
evening IN Chicago, to- a large and inter
ested audience, on the Telephone" giving
illustrations of the Instruments capabili-
ties. Judges Cation and Booth, Hon Hen
ry Greenbaum, Chas. Somers and other en-
inent scientific men were on.the platform.
Music played IN Milwaukee was transmit
ted over the wires and reprpducaI i'm ho
hall in clear and sweet tones. Many pop
ular airs called for by the audience were
promptly given and heartily applauded.
Prof. Faville, in Milwaukee, played the
telephone waltz. Several different musical
notes were started simultaneously in Mil
wankee and distinctly heard by the audi
ence. The lectures aud illustrations were
entertaining throughout Professor Gray
gave due credit To Professor Ball for his
remarkable development of the speaking
telegraph which the lecturer described
Not long after the stealing of Charley
Ross, little SON of Henry Dochmueler, of
St Lonis, was stolen. The father had but
little property, and was unable to pay the
expenses Of an extensive search but he
shrewdly hit upon plan for accomplish
ing the object effectually. He read the
newspapers carefully, aud whenever he
saw an account of the finding OF supposed
Charley Ross he sent to learn if the boy
was not his lost one. At length, two years
after the kidnapping, he saw account of
a stray boy in Illinois, and, on going there,
he found what ne had been so long in
search of. The child's hair had been dyed,
and he had changed much through sick
ness and deprivation, but there was no
doubt rs to the identity lie had been
stolen by wandering beggars, who had made
his pretty face profitable i'm exciting sym
pathy. The father is now prosecuting the
Supposed kidnappers
During the year 1876, Luzerne county