The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-26

George aud Catharine Hartman, man
and wife, residing in Vest Hempfeld town
! ship, Lancaster county, we're found dead in
/ bed 10 Thursday last. Mr.. Hartman was
/ a farmer in good circumstances. The
couple had lived alone and their death vas
caused by inhalation Of coal gas. They
had been dead several DAYS when found.
! Henry Goodrich is music teacher.
/ He has travelled from place to place unti!
| he has taught music in every State in the
] Union. II is said that he has married
/ seven Of his pupils, and most Of the States
are yet 10 he heard from. In ClaIksbuIp.
/ "a, he out-did his former matrimonial ex-
/ Ploits by marrying two girls IN the same
/ village. lie is now I'D Jail.
During the trial Of PistoTius Col Mann
! advised him to plead guilty to manslaugh-
! tel, as the Commonwealth would be salts
! fed with such verdict: otherwise he
/ placed himself IN jeopardy Of running his
neck into the halter. Pistorius replied
| that lie would rather be hanged a dozen
/ times than TO plead guilty 10 a crime Of
which he thought he was innocent.
The Boston Post holds that If Mont
! gomery Blair's movement has no other
merit. 1t shows him 10 De q man Of pluck .
and that is quality Of which there is no
! redundancy amcug .he public men of our
day. 1T adds that il it accom- ylishes no
+ higher purpose than TO keep afresh health
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wrong, it viii serve useful purpose.
"A three~mile ride on freight train
suspended by his clothing from a hook on
the side Of the car, was the experience Of q
tramp 'he ether night at Oxford. n Y
( There was not scratch upon him when
/ rescued. but his mental suffering was in
tense, as he expected mnmeutarily 70 be
dashed to pieces. lie had been stealing a
ride, and attempted 10 jump off while the
cars were in morton
The late Lord Lei.rim did not 20 in
( for popularity. Il few years ago he a6ver-
:lSed for soma one TO iiIl mp the vacancy in
! his Donegal agency. Three hundred ap-
pllcauts wrote to him. and iu answer to one
Of them he said that he wished T. appoint
= military gentleman used 20 shooting ma
tIves IN Australia and New Zealand as he
wanted a wholesome lesson given 10 the
tenants en- his estate.
~ Pittsburgh father recently went 70
/ Wheeling TO see how his son, vn117o man
named Lowell, who was conducting a
branch store for y. ". Lowell & Co. had
fallen $4,000 behind in his accounts. The
son confessed that he had lost the money
playing poker. And that is how il comes
to pass that so many Of Wheeliug's proD1i-
nent men have been indicted by the grand
jury for poker playing.
Henry Love, of Lexington. XIV. AGED
thirty five years, was murdered and thrown
from the bridge window, thirty feet high.
into the Chattahoochie river. The bod y
was taken by the murderer tweptv-seve1
| miles. DOwdell Adams, the murderer
| has been arrested and confessed the crime
Love Is claimed to represent the house of
Hewitt & Co, of PHILADELPHIA. Robbery
was The OBJECT of the murder.
John Ennis, the Chicago pedestrian.
| accomplished the feat of waikioC fonr
hundred miles in one hundred and TWENTY
eight hours at Buffalo on Saturday ,igI,t
having nine minutes 10 spare. Four tbous-
and persons witnessed the finish. The last
mile was walked in thirteen minutes and
twenty seconds. The enthusiasm at the
! close was very great. Ennis being cheered
and carried to the dressing room.
= The herd of elephants belonOinp TO
John Robinsen's circus became beIliperent
| while crossing The South Anna river ON
| tbeH way to Louisa Court House. Va. on
| Sunday last. Bismarck was thrown over
the bridge by Chief and would have boon
/ drowned but for the assistance of the old
elephant, many OF the circus employees and
several citizens. The fight became general
ana several elephants engaged in it. 10
persons hurt.
Col. Ruckleman, formerly Of CHICAGO
VINO was engaged at Lawrence City. Wv
omlng, IN company with some Cincinnati
men III opening and operating the Sunrise
Mine was instantly killed on Friday even
lng, by falling doHn the shaft of the n,iue
tie was being drawn up from the shaft and
when near the iop was seized vyi.b vertico
ard crying ont bar he was falling. he Sid
cut Oi tbo bucket sud fell To he b.;toa. A
distances OF ono hundred and f.,t, i..t