The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-29
NEWS AND OTHER NOTNGs.

One McCIoskey fatally stabbed John
Dabarr. at Phoenix, Arizona. he was
Iynched.
A son of General George W. Cass
died recently in the south of France,
where his parents are now residing.
"A gentleman named Wycoff arrived
at Gettysburg the other day on horse
back, having ridden the entire distance
from New Orleans.
Colonel Robert IngeTsOll denies that
he is going to Ohio to speak for Ewing.
So much the better for Ewing, remarks
the Philadelphia Record.
The farmers of jefferson county are
very much annoyed by the depredations
of bee birds. They have depleted some
very fine hives about Brookville.
Here it is again: Alice Vail, a
young girl in Sayre, Bradford county,
attempted to light fire with coal oil,
Thursday afternoon, and was burned to
death.
-Sunbury papers deny reports that
have been published that the Molly
Mapuires confined in jail there awaiting
death have made a confession or threat
ened to make any.
Mr.. David Fox. of Green Lane,
Montgomery county, who lost three
children several weeks ago with diph-
liberia, buried two more from the same
cause last Thursday.
Owing to his poverty, Mr.. George
w. Jones, at one time United States
Senator from Iowa, has been forced to
seek the nomination for Sheriff OF Du-
buque county, that State.
-Eben Waterbury, aged I2, tell IN
love with young woman at Ellsworth,
M and gained her consent to marry :;
but his stern son interposed, and the
old man committed suicide.
-Bovton won the swimming match
with Webb, at Newport, r. l., on Fri
dav. In the afternoon Webb for the
second time became exhausted and had
to be taken out of the water.
"A needle, with long thread at
tached. was picked out of a boys back,
in Lancaster. on Saturday. 1t is sup
posed to have entered some portion of
his body when he was an infant.
In RockIand township, Berlls cOun-
ty. there are five families in which the
progeny thus far shows a grand total of
eighty-iive. None Of the heads of these
families are much beyond the meridian
of life
The Able List has been nominated
an honorary canon of the Cathedral of
Albano by the Cardinal Archbishop
HohenlOhe, who is a musical amateur,
and the nomination has been confirmed
by the Pope.
Two children, aged four and two
years. gathered toadstools on the farm
of their father. Mr.. William Logan,
residing near Allegheny City, which
they ate, and died five hours afterWard
in great agony.
The Raber murdereTs at Lebanon
are quarreling among themselves. One
of them asserts that Wise, who has con-
feSscd. offered him $500 if he would put
Raber out of the way. Wise mOdestly
denies the statement.
A Canadian, six feet seven inches
in height, Weighing two hundred and
eighty pounds. and measuring ffty-tWo
inches around the chest. is visiting his
brother in HydctOWn and exciting the
admiration Of all beholders.
Mary Perry. aged a, of SpringpoTt,
Cayuga county. \. Y. sat at tea with
some friends on Sunday last. They were
relating funny incidents, and Mrs. Per
ry, becoming conyulsed with laughter,
suddenly fell back in her chair, dead.
Edward Sullivan, machinist, resid-
ing in the ThiIty-SecOnd Ward. Pitts
burgh, has become insane through wOr-
Tying over inventions upon which he
had obtained patents, and on Saturday
was taken to the DiXmOnt Lmatic
Asylum.
Mr.. Henry Reece, Of Buffalo Run,
Centre county, in attempting to jump
from stack Of grain on to a board be
meath, made a misStCp and fell UpOn q
separator in rapid motion. One of his
feet was terribly mangled and nearly
torn off.
The West Chester Reg3,5Iicau has
this: ~ plum tree on the property Of
John J. Parker, in West Goshen town
ship, is joined at the root by a peach
tree, which is making good progress
and does not interfere with the other
trees growth"
An old letter containing 4 five dol
lar bill on the bank of HagerStown, an
English shilling and copper cent. was
recently discovered among the musty
documents in the Columbia county pro-
thOnOtary's office. 1t has been there for
twenty-three years.
There are fffty-e ght coal mines in
the second bituminOus district of Penn
y,vania-fOrty-One drifts. two slopes.
and fifteen shafts. Twenty Of these
mines are located in Mercer county. and
the coal averages from twenty-eight
inches to four feet in thickness.
The engine of the JOhnstown ex-
press train. eastward bound, on Friday.
while passing the station at UaverfOrd
College, Delaware county. struck and
Killed Mrs. M'kee, wife of Robert
NJ hee, as she attempted to pass the
near the track before the train.
At Middletown. Pa. on Thursday
night, an attempt was made to rob
Jacob Steel, Collector Of the pennsyl-
vania Canal Company. After striking
him several blows on the head with a
blunt instrument, the thieves became
and left without accomplishing
their object.
Among the people who have recent
ly reached Kansas is an entire Baptist
church of three hundred members. led
by the pastor and deacons. With their
the party numbered six hum F.
dred souls. They were from Delta. La.
and reached their destination in a state
Of great impOverishment.
Lizzie Bompf. of Louisville, married
Joseph DragO when she was only Is
years old. and within three months OBJ .
tained divorce. At Is she was united
to HIM again by second ceremony. and .
this time SIX months elapsed before a .
separation. She is now nearly II. and .
Drago is wOOing her anew.
). M'IIenry, who recently failed
IN London for q, 600. 600. lived in Tar-
mony, Butler county from 1919 to
1874. If he had remained there until
now, the Harrisburg Patriot thinks
Uncle Jake might have endorsed his .
paper and prevented the failure about
which SO much is said in the newspa-
peTS.
Miss Antrobus, young English
lady who became a Catholic some four F..
or five weeks ago. is the sister of Mr..
who was for several years .