The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-11

The Ottawa Times SAYS that some time
ago the citizens of Mendoza were surprised
to learn that a married couple, who had
apparently lived in peace and harmony in
Illinois, had been divoI ced in Kansas. The
mystery is now explained. The husband
had homesteaded 100 acres of fine farming
land, and there was another 160 acres ad-
joining not yet taken up. The pair were
divorced, the widow entered the vacant
quarter section, and established her claims
as the head of family. When this was
. done the pair were remarked. and now
have fine farm of half section.
"A few days since Mr.. w. Miller, of
Unionto.n, Pa, who, like Nimrod of old,
is a mighty hunter, and keeps a pack of
fifteen hounds, captured an earless wild
hog in the mountains OF Fayette county.
| I he animal not only has no auriculaT APP
pendages, but has no orifice in the Lead
for the admission of sound, ano is couse-
quently totally deaf. 1t also has but one
eye, which, however, is large enough for
two, being nearly two inches in diane er.
| The animal will weigh about one hundred
pounds and is as ferocious as a bear. Mr..
! Miller will send it TO the Geological Garden
! in Philadelphia.
! The King Of Spain is to be married in
! the Basilica Of Atocha, at Madrid, on the
| ED of January. The Princess Mercedes
will arrive at Madrid only one hour before
( the ceremony. The fetes are to last five
! days, during which time theatrical repre-
sentations aud bull-fie hts are to be provid.
! ed for the people free. A banquet is to be
| given to a thousand Of the poor Of Madrid
/ in the Prado, and there are to be historical
professions in the Plaza de Ioros, the no.
bles of Spain being invited 10 take part in
/ cavalcad-s. All children born on the 2Sd
| are to be lowered, aud 90, 600 pesetas are
! to be distributed among the poor.
In Lancaster, last week, William 4.
! Hambrigbt, a young school teacher, who
! had only been married last May, was tried
! on fSoenty-one indictments for stealing from
| hotels, market wagons, stores and houses
a variety of goods, such as shoes, blankets.
! vests, pantaloons, sugar and beefsteak. -
The defence WAS "klepsomaDla, and tue
! young wife of the accused was put on the
! stand to testify to his recent peculiar
conduct and oddities. The jury acquitted
! the accused ON nineteen indictments and
/ convicted him on two-one for stealing a
beefsteak and the other for walking off
| with sugar that belonged to somebody
else He was sentenced to nine months
| imprisonment.
| "A singular case of suicide occurred at
| Wheeling, w. Va, on Thureday night.
Henry Daub, well-knosn citizen of that
| place, who was once very wealthy, shot
himself through the heart. He had been
married twice, and had quarrelled with his
| second wife, who turned him out of the
! house and is said to have commenced lead
ing 6ssolute life. Late Thursday after
noon he showed revolver to a friend and
said he intended 10 kill himself on his first
| wife's grave. AS he could not be found
next morning, the friend went out to Mount
Calvary Cemetery, and there npon his
wife's grave, covered with a foot of snow,
his body was found, and beside it lay the
revolver with which he had shot himself.
This is the third suicide among the Ger
mans in Wheeling within three weeks.