The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-07-04
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGS.

From six to eight million feet of
logs have been driven down the Saco
river, in Maine, this season.
At Bryson. Quebec, two sons of Mr..
Neville, aged twelve and seven years,
were drowned few days ago while wa
tering horse in the river.
In a Spiritualist meeting at Wilt
mantle, Conn, a man sat between two
of his wives, and third was just behind
him. There seemed to be no enmity in
the party.
John w Doud, law student in
Cohoes. y. y, was instantly killed by
lightning at Adams Island, near that
city, on Saturday. Two companions
were injured.
On Friday two children, aged
eleven and nine took shelter under
tree at Clarksburg. Ont, from a pass
ing storm. and Il limb falling both were
instantly killed.
William A. Brewer, a lecturer on re-
Iigion and temperance, married woman
of 30 at OSsipee., Mass, lived with her
until he had got possession of her 500,
and then ran away.
"A boy 9 years old, named Harry
Wyatt. of Rochester, Pa, was forced
into a wagon by a strange man and car
ried off on Sunday morning. The nO-
lice are on the track.
DR.. Spencer. a dentist at Platte
CITY, Mo, was shot and killed by a man
whose wife he had kissed while she was
in his operating chair, partly under the
influence of chloroform.
Lille Duer. who shot and killed
Ellen Hearn. at Snow Hill, Md, wrote
a love story for the Philadelphia Times.
which was published on Sunday last,
and contemplates a lectuTing tour.
The wife of Chastine Cox, the muir
derer of Mrs. Hull, of New York, would
not feel at all badly to see her husband
hung. She does not think as highly of
him as some wives do of their husbands.
"A dispatch states that the strike of
chimney blowers of Pittsburgh, which
had been in progress for two years, was
ended on Saturday by a compromise at
a conference of blowers and manufac-
turers
AT arecent Sunday evening meeting
in the Catholic church at Rochester.
Mimi, ], 200 persons stood up and re-
peated after Father Turner a pledge to
abstain from all Intoxicating drinks for
year.
When Mrs. f Heath, of Sherman,
Me. was born the house took fire at
the time of her marriage the house
again took fire. and last Sunday at the
birth of her first son the house again
took fire.
At CIarksburg, Ontario. two chill
dren aged eleven and nine years, SONS Of
Alfred StOutenbuTg, took shelter on
Friday last under tree from a passing
storm and limb falling both were in
Stantly killed.
/ Mrs. Mccormick n7iuS Conway. was
murdered Friday night in a low house in
GriflintOwn. Canada The body was "
ing in a pool of blood. The head and
hand, severed from the body, were
found in pail.
-ChaStine Cox was arraigned in
court on Monday for the murder of
Mrs. Jane DeForest Hull. of New Y ork.
and through his counsel pleaded mot
guilty" The case was set down for
/ trial on July 14th.
Mrs. Howard, residing in Dauphin
. county, two miles from Union Deposit.
is one hundred and four years old. and
still retains her faculties unimpaired.
She is said to possess a rich fund of his
tory stored in her memory.
The Episcopal clergymen of Svra-
/ cuse are taking active steps towards
SuppreSSing the Oneida Community.
having collected evidence as to the
. practices of the members which it is
alleged, Will warrant their arrest and
prosecution.
: During a thunder storm in New
\ Ork on Sunday. two little girls. Emily.
aged six years. and Ada, four and a half
years, daughters of Mr.. WiSwen. a mas
ter mechanic employed by the Harlem
River Railroad Company, were struck
by lightning and instantly killed.
Gen. Richard II. Anderson. a well
, known and distinguished officer of the
,f l..
at Beaufort. South Carolina. He was
SIXty-three years of age and was married
to the youngest daughter of the late
Chief Justice Gibson. of this state
The death is announced of the Rev.
Thomas :. Williamson. of st. Peter.
Mimi. at the age of eighty. lie had
been for forty-SiX years a missionary to
the Indians of the northwest, and only
a rev weeks ago completed a translation
OF the Bible into the Dakota language.
y man and woman are or were a
lew days ago travelling across Iowa.
pulling Il twO-wheelcd buggy. in which
Is baby and useful household articles.
They came from Luzcrne county. Pa.
on foot and pulled the wagon all that
distance. Theyare bound for the Black
Hills.
Two sons of Charles r. Hinchardt
aged four and SiN years, were drowned
in the canal, at Syracuse, y. y, on
saturday The younger was reaching
after dog in the water. when he fell
in, and the elder went to his assistance.
They were drowned in each others
arms.
The Quincy (Ga.) STIR saws that a
singular stone was recently found on the
old White and Kcnan plantation. five
miles from Quincy. 1t greatly resem-
bleS diamond, shines very brightly and
cuts glass readily. 1t is about the size
OF pea, and was found imbedded in
some rock.
"A Presbyterian minister in ColOra-
60 has within a year organized two
churches, built one house of worShip
and parsonage, bought church organ.
established two Smday-schools and
three prayer-meetingS taught three
catechiSm classes and supplied six
preaching stations.
We have before us, SAYS the Havne-
vile Ala E,rdn,incr. a pine knot
winch the wOrkmen, in digging a well
Tor Mr.. j. III. Norwood in this place.
found twenty-SiX feet below the surface.
The knot was found embedded under
hNe feet of rock. and is in a perfect
state of preservation
-kemmler, who killed his children
at HolyOke, Mass, still maintains that
he had moral right to do as he pleased
with their lives lie is an educated
German, and an author in that language
OF devotional book containing a pray
or and hymn for every day in the
year. His sanity is doubted.
u COlOradOm lately walked across
the Missouri river, at Leavenworth. with