The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-06-22

Ezra Newcomer, aged twenty four
years, died in Tie York C,riniy Hospital
on Wednesday from starvation. having
paItaken "f no food for fifty three days.
Newcomer became insane through dunes
tic troubles. Soon after being married he
had difficulty with his wife, and they
agreed to separate aud divide the house
hold effects. AficTward she sued for
maintenance. lie Was imprisoned, and
INSANITY followed.
Daring the trial of y. c. Davis. at
BurlinP ton, Iowa, on the charge Of alsnn.
"a Jun was taken sick. ard both sides
aCIeed to go ON with eleven, \ verdict of
guilty was rendered, and prisoners conn
sci moved an arres; uf Judgment ON the
ground that the cunStiidi iunal right to
tlial by twelve men could not be waived
The motion prevailed. and the Stale has
appealed. bringing the question before the
higher Court for the fiIst .ine liz the his
tory of he State Of Iowa.
Peter q Biien aud Roger Donohue
we're killed 10y lightning about three q clock
nn Saturday afternoon. while standing un-
der tree about abur miles snuth of Cnlun,-
bus, Ohio, seeking shelter during n heavy
thunder storm. O'BIieu's boots were bad.
ly torn ty ihe lightning and slight c.,n-
tusion was found un his breast. The heel
OF Donuhue : left buut was tom off, but no
mark on his body. Both were unmarried
men. The lightning also struck several
buildings in Columbus, but no serious dam
age resulted.
A Wilkes Barre dispatch OF June 18th
says Considerable excitement prevails
here among pOlii icians concerning lie case
of +. y. Bvami>h, Il Democratic I,olit ician
of Scranton, who was convicted last De
cemher Of forging Il tax duplicate for the
Fourth School DiS'licI while Tax Receiver.
To-day eX C"mstablo Farrell, whom Beam
ish employed 10 serve the tax warrants
confessed that he and a confederate OBJ
tanned possession of the tax duplica e, tore
out the leaves and kept l.5GO. The con
fession is written, sworn To aud will be de
iIvered to the Court. DeamiSh is in ul-isun
awaiting sentence.
Two well mean NJ, hut not practical,
Indies Of Wilkes Barre visited a house Of
III fame I'll tina. CITY the other day, aud at
ter praying with the inmates, exhortcd
them to abandon their evil couIse and en-
ter upon a life of respect ability. The
nymphs siguified their willingness on CON
dillon that the ladies would hire them TO
do house work. The ladies bemme1 and
hesltated and finally admitted that they
were afraid 10 brave the opinion of fash
ionable society. Tins the door of respect-
abliIty was slammed in the faces of the
fallen sisters, and they will probably con-
t'nue on in their evil course.
Thursday afternoon "A mill dam inst
above the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad, near Belvi6ere, Y. J.,
winch bad become washed and weakened
oy recent ram storms, Suddenly broke and
hshing party on the pond above, consist
ing OF ten persons went down with the
rushing water, through sluiceway. Mrs.
Reemers, her daughter, Julia Reemeis.
Miss Crowley. and Thomas Pressler were
drowned. The owner of the boat In which
IL
osfield were fatally injured 10y falling into
The grinder of a mill which was living be-
low the sluiceway.
Bishop Quintard. of Tennessee, who is
one of the Board OF Visitors of West Point
this year, recently, on occasion of q visit
of inspection there, remai ked in conversa-
tion with Senator Maxey, of Texas I saw
some pretty hot work of :hat kind at the
battle OF Perryville. And talking of that
reminds me of a curious circumstance of
that battle. / stood upon a mound be
tween the Confederate artillery. under
command of Capt. William w. Carnes. ON
my right. and the Union guns, commanded
oy Charles I. Parsons, ON my left. After
ward when became Bishop of Tennessee.
me INST person L confirmed was Capt.
Iarnes, and ordained Col. Parsons who
gave up the military life, as priest of the
Episcopal Church
"A subterranean lake or river was tap
pea by some men who were BORING for
coal at Coe, Iowa, a few days ago. When
they had penetrated seventy feet they heard
heavy, rumbling noise which was imme-
diately followed by rush of water, filling
the SIX inch tube, which raised the drilling
machine, weighing some seven hundred
pounds, many feet. On moving the drill.
ing apparatus volume of water was
thrown INTO the air twenty feet, and con-
tihues TO rise seven or eight feet. when il
spreads out into jets like an artificial
ionntain- lie is estimated that il discharg-
es barrel minute. The water is pure
ana cold. A stone thrown into the tube
is hurled oack into the air, as is also rail, :
when forced down infn II