The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-05-10
Ne,cs ana Ofaer N-otings.

thunder IN the W Whlte House.
John Runk, the California boy muir
deTer-he is only seventeen years old
shot his victim ON A pril 26, 1871. and was
hung on April 26, 1878.
Robert Letcher when young man,
worked upon The Executive Mansion of
Kentucky as bricklayer, and iD 1910 oc-
cupied it as Governor
"A man at AveSue, in France threw
something at a dancing bear on exhibition
in the streets. The animal rushed upon
him and tore off his nose.
Five attempts have been made within
the past few days, by some incenGiary, to
burn down the House of the Good Shep-
herd, on Troy Hill, Allegheny.
"A gardener at GOleta, Cal, according
to the Santa Barbara AdCeFtiser, has grown
a rose that measures seventeen inches in
circumference. 1t is of The Cloth of Gold
variety.
Mrs. Foster of Muscatine, is another
bewhiskered beauty. They are black and
glossy, three inches long, and the mustache
over her lovely mouth would 90 credit to
any young or old gentleman.
"A skiff containing three women and
two children was struck by raft on the
Allegheny river, few miles above Pitts
burgh, Monday afternoon, and capsized,
two Of the women being drowned
Thomas Morris, who was arrested at
PlttstOn, Pa, few days since, has con-
fessed to numbering his wife at Kansas
CITY last January, and started for that
place yesterday morning in custody.
Cardinal McCloskey visited the Paris
Exhibition on Saturday. escorted by Com
missioner General Mccormick Cardinal
McCloskey will sail from Havre for New
! ork on Saturday next. the 11th instant
James Durkin and Patrick Steele, of
Phenixyille, while stealing ride on the
top OF box car on the Reading railroad,
on Saturday evening, were struck by a
bridge near Limerick station, aud both
were Instantly killed.
W. L. O'Brien, of the firm of Flood &
O'Brien, died at San Rafael, Cal, Thurs
day afternoon, after lingering Illness of
several months. He was bachelor. The
value OF his property is estimated at from
S15, 900, 900 to $50. 900, 900.
&C. X. Basley, of Carlnville, H., and
George I. d. Dodge, of Fair Haven, Ohio,
students of Wabash College at Crawfords-
VILE were killed on Saturday while going
20 Lafayette, Ind, on a freight train
Their bodies were fearfully mangled.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Seller, living near
Mt Carmel, H., left five-year old son
and a two year old daughter in the house
alone. The children found a loaded re-
volver in drawer, and the boy shot his
sister through the head, death resulting in
a few hours
A boiler explosion few days ago at
portable sawmill on Fallen Timber run, in
jackson township, Greene county, killed
two men named Aaron Leonard and Will
liam Cunston. These men were the own
ers of the mill. Ross Hampton was fatally
injured and James Sellers badly hurt.
-On Saturday night four men entered
thesreSidence of John johnson, at Brook
viiie' Ont and demanded money, On his
refusal TO comply with the demand they
tied him To a bed and beat him fatally with
a club. All the money the murderers se-
cured was 81. Several arrests have been
made.
Mrs. Joan W. Tiff was a saleswoman
IN the Singer Sewing Machine Rooms. Chi
cago She went West few years ago to
better her condition. Her husband died
lately, leaving her undisputed owner of
S3OO, 900 and 30, 600 head of cattle. She
lives IN Denver, Col. Go West, young
woman, and grow up with the country.
In Memphis, last Monday morning. q
portable engine boiler exploded in front of
I5ohlen, Hughes & Co.'S ice house. Tom
Hoist, engineer, was killed, Jim Kennedy.
fireman, fatally injured, and four others
were scalded and had limbs broken. The
engine was used for hoisting ice and low
water IN the boiler caused the ex plosiou.
Henry Coe poisoned himself at Coving-
ton, Il"ga county, last week. Soon after
ms death others of the family experienced
strange feelings, and discovered that tbev
had been doSed. A subsequent examina
tion showed that Paris green. strychnine
and other pOisCns had been put into the
flour barrel, cream crock, sugar box and
tea can.
John Roach, the great ship builder.
desiring TO congratulate Dom Pedro on the
starting of the new Brazilian line, purchas-
ed phonograph from Edison, made his
httle speech into it and shipped it on the
Rio de Jaueiro which sailed ON saturday
When 1t reaches the capital of the B,aziI.
ian Empire the machine will, OF course. be
unwound.
Two burglars Thursday night effected
an entrance into the house of Daniel Ian
DIS, at Grater's Ford, near Pottstown. Pa.
MT. Lands, while attempting to resis.
them, was shot and badly wounded, the
oah passing through his body one inch
above his heart. Both the thieves were
fatally wounded, as was also MIR. Harry
Ashenpelter, !who was assisting Mr. Landis.
The novelty about the elopemept Of
Alexander Bablink and Miss Halliday. in
Hyde Parke, Mass, was that the girl went
IN her night dress. Her father had hidden
most OF her clothing on her going to bed
put she climbed down a ladder to her lover
who took her to his home and dressed her
from his sisters wardrobe Then tbev
rode to n clergyman's house and were
married.
The famine in the north of China ra-
ges with increasing severity, and the most
dreadful reports come from the afflicted
region. In one town a man opened shop
Tor the sale of human flesh, and did a good
business IN cannibalistic Joints and roasts
Till the local mandarin interfered with his
rather novel and utterly horrible expert
hieht I'D hVlng by causing the shopkeeper
10 oe arrested and beheaded
The funeral of John Collican. killed
on the night of the Orange concert in Mon
treal, took place on Friday, and was at
Tended by ten Thousand Irish Nationals
ne Protestant ministers OF Montreal hav-
ing signed an address to the Orangemen.
asking the latter to Gesist from nuhlic
celebration on July 18th, the matter was
put to vote of the county and district
masters OF the lodges. The result is 367
Tor procession, to against.
john PAUL., tue miner whose sLxuu ua.
smashed IN with stones by gang of ruf
mans III Dunmore, Pa, on Tuesday of last
week, while projecting an old man. died or