The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-06-14

be murderer nearly succeeded in commit
ting suicide, the driver Of the prison van
WIS accidently killed, aud-an inn keeper.
Who was mistaken for the assassin was al
most killed by the mob Communism is
always costly.
On Saturday as a Pottstown gentle
man VAS driving to AmityviI!e. lie noticed
a swallow flying round his horse and car
riage, and continuing ne circuits for over
two miles, keeping very close To the horse
whenever he came round. At first the an
imal was frightened, but soon took no no
tice Of the bnd, and the two continued
their way together Peaceably till the bird
seemed 20 tire Of the exercise
Mr.. Edison ought to be suppressed.
He has invented an Instrument which he
calls a telescopOPhone. With this instru-
ment applied to his ear he can hear an
ordinary conversation carried on between
two persons a mile distant. This iuven-
tion puts an end to privacy and confidential
communications Even the whISpeTiugS of
lovers will be caught up by the telescope
phone aud turned in'O melOdiOus thunder.
Governor HartraDft hes signed the
general game and fish Law and the bill 10
apprO pirate SO 900 for he protection and
propagation Of fish. Uuder the law black
bass may be caught from June 1 20 March
!, but bass Of less size than six inches
shall not be caught under SO penalty
Hoop nets may be used in streams not inhab
tied by brook trout during March. April.
May, Septeu Der, October and November
"A St. Louis woman has the odd fancy
that her daughter would instantly die If
exposed to the sun or the oIen air, aud
therefore keeps her in a close room. heavi-
~ swathed in hanuels. and most of the
time in bed. The daughter is as insane on
the subject as her mo- her. She has been
secluded since Ler ninth year. and is now
seventeen. Her health il really as good as
10 Cd -sr-
cumstances.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flynn Of Sidney, O., had
been married only few days when, in the
middle Of The night, the husband thought
he heard burglar hiding under the bed
lie arose quietly and armed himself with a
shotgun. The bride wts asleep, with one
OF her feet hanging over the edge of the
bed. Flynn saw the foot, and thought it
was the burglars face. The light was
dim, and tine foot may have been uncom-
monty large. lie fired, shooting away three
Of Mrs. Flynu's toes.
AT Loveland, Ohio on Friday last, a
wagon containing Mrs John Black, Mrs.
David Wsene and her infant child. Ms.
Gus Greger and two children, were taking
drive behind a blind horse. When about
+ 10 cross a small bridge over Rhoades RIM.
near the village, the lady driver pulled the
wrong line and the horse, vehicle aud con
tents went in Que body into the creek be
none were killed. Two Of The persons are
III pTecaIicUs condition.
In the cDuIse Of the Potter iuvestira-
tIon on Friday a Uumber Of documents in
reference to James Z. AudeI son we're re
oelved from the President. Tie papers
show how he persisted in TRYING 10 obtain
an appointment as COnSGl. Among tLe
Letters is one from John W. Bullduzer. an
anonymous writer, who says "AndtrsgD
has just sufficient character to serve the
party that pays tie most money, and Of
the class Of patriots nho can best serve
their country by dying for it
"A irEhtful accident occurred on the
Miller Spring ;restle. on the Belleroute and
Snow Shoe railroad, in Centre county, on
tuesday afternoon. The trestle Is $50 feet
long, and is 65 and a feet high While
passenger ira M. 81 was crossing $50
ieet oi the treStie gave way, aud the whole
train was plecil itated through it. Wm.
Holt, prominent citizen. was killed. one
man " as injured 10 such an extent that il
IS thought he viii die, and five others
dangerously and seriously wounded.
"A diSp ten 10 the Galveston Ne1rs
states that a north bound passage train ON
the Texas Central road was thrown from
the track 10y a broken joint, two miles
south of Mekenley Friday morning. The
ladies car aud a sleeping car rolled down
an einbankmeut twenty five feet killing
the Rev. Knowles Shaw, the Evarcelist
and seriously wouuding J. Todd Miller. @.
( w Henry aud wife, @. {. MruErcast,e
ana Two ChInamen. Twelve Others we've
. painfully, Tut not Dangerously. wounded
In April last young gir named
Katie SchIader, visited her uncle. John
/ SchTader, who lives on farm Ia the sub
u. bs Of POttsvHle. She had beer, pn IN.
farm Uut few weeks when she gave bir,b
/ TO child ard threw it down a well When
the body was discovered the girl had dis
j aFHDe1Feu. d. inf. -
thorltIeS and an inquest was held. when II
/ Was learned that the giIl had been living
B Win married man at Scranton for srr,e
4 time. Sheriff Mo Immediately instituted
{ a seaich Tor The woman and succeeded in
arrestng her at Sunbury on Saturday.
-On Monday last a negro convict in the
/ west Virginia Penitentiar, at Wheeling
assaulted, while seated at the dinner table.
two other negro couvic}S with a hatcher
/ tie lmbedded the pole OF the weappn ip ITO
head OF one of his victims aud emf \
! irighJInl cash IN the others back. The
one whose skull was broken i'm is in a dy-
ing condition, while the other il Is tl,,,,,rL+
/ may NOT recover. After he had done ms
wuik the convict ran into the cell han
where he was fired upou bv the p,ards
/ out without fatal result lie wa can.
tured and put into his cell, where large
KNIFE was found hid away. The batchet
used was secured at one of the nepiteDt;,
( ~ workshops
The house of Charles Giestlicb and
iamiIy' III Philadelphia, having been sus-
pici"usly closed ON Saturday an dav. was
opened at night by some neighbors. and
horrible sight met their eyes Mrs Giest-
hch and her two childlen were fnupd in
toeir beds quite dead, from the effects of
chloroform. Ii was believed that the
mother had suffocatcd the children ana
aiterward killed herself in this nam
| through fear of starvation. The BODY Of
a man was found in the river winch vss
beiieved To be that of Gieslich. apJ one
theory was that he mul dei ed his family and
men , drown himself Later Developments.
however, tend to the eouviction Ia. -
dead man found in tho water " as N II t3ie.t-
lch, who Is believed TO be still alive aud
the real perpetrator of the terrible c;ime.
III he L. ). Consul at Canton repnr-s to
the Department of State that a terr,I,le
tornado passed over that city on he 1l.b