The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

legs Ill y bad condition, he plChsa mp
signaling torpedo on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, near CoateSviHe, put II eetween
his hnees and hammered away with q
stone. Tho torpedo exploded, severely
vounding him.
Hugh McCracken, who died 10 Pitts
burgh the ether day, was said To oe lVo
years old. He was born in Hilisooro,
County Down, Ireland, in iii. He was
prominent Mason In the old country, where
he took twepty-eight degrees. His death
was tho result of old age, simply totai
wearing out OF his stalwRrt frame:
"A young boy, Master Frank 1. Free
land, a student at the University Of Penn
sylvania, has invented an automatic ma
chine for playing etc tao to-" When the
human player that opposes It selects
square the machine Immediately indicates
its choice of another, and no matter what
combinations are adopted the apparatus
draws the game or wins.
Father Alphonsus ?. Pelletier died at
the altar i'm St. Francis Xavier church, IN
New York, on wednesday, while midway
in the conduct Of a marriage ceremoIy,-
As if to point the wonder, Deacon Tufts,
on the same day and at the same hour, fell
dead in Centralia, H. where he had gone
to help his children and grandchildren eel
ebrate the birthday Of a son.
Mrs. Mary Hopes, who recently died
in West Chester, among other bequests,
left go, 500 for the suppost OF her dog Gal
lie'' during life, and it was provided in her
vii! that il the said dog should die before
her, the said sum should go into the resid-
nary fund, II we were that dog we would
keep a sharp lookout on the grub furnish
ed by the heirs of the residuary fund.
-.NoItars, the young Hebrew, whose
baptism into the Catholic Church was the
occasion Of so much excitement in Italy
ia
dral Of San Giovanni in LateranO. He has
been living for some time past in France,
where he is one of the regular pre5endaries
who officiate at the sanctuary OF biattln-
court, a well-known place OF pilgrimage.
Benjamin Smith, eighty six years old,
lives in Jackson township, Luzerne county,
with his wife, who is eighty-th three years
old. They are a healthy couple, the old
gentleman performing each day good
round tesk at manual labor, and the old
lady spinning, sewing and ruling her do
mestic affairs with an evenness that young
er housewives might well pattern after.
w. T. Scott, Joseph Roush aud I. ".
Davis were convicted at Pittsburgh, on
Saturday, on a charge OF changing, alter
ing or substituting ballots at the aldermanio
election held last year. They were the
election officers of the second district Of the
Seventh ward of Pittsburgh. II they had
done the same thing at general election
they would probably not have been indicted.
William Barnes has been convicted at
Frenchburg, Ky, OF the murder OF Thom-
as Stephens, and sentenced to confinement
in the penitentiary for ninety-nine years.
He swears he will not 60, and the jail is
guarded to prevent any attempt at his re-
lease. He was formerly confined st Mount
Sterling, and the town was fired twice by
his friends, in the hope it would effect his
escape.
bankruptcy is dangerous IN Dallas
county, Iowa. DR.. Slocum failed in bust
! ness, aud, although his creditors we're not
heavy losers, they dragged him out Of bed
at night, threw him nearly naked into .
, wagon, and started with him toward the
woods. 1t IS supposed that they intended
to tar and feather him, but his friends
( were not Slocum-ing to the rescue, much tC
his relief.
Joseph u. Brown, a wealthy farmer
residing near indianapolis, Ind, was muir
dered on Wednesday night by two villaini
/ who entered lis house about midnight snC
/ chloroformed the inmates. They dealt Mr.
Brown a blow upon the head with olut
( or hafchet, crushing the skull in n hOrrl
bic manner. Mrs. Brown wRs also severel,
cut across the head and face, and lies in
: critical condition.
Michael Sullivant, q man Of uAtionh
reputation as the largest cultivator OF land
while sitting on chair in ths cabin Of tn
steamer Guthrie, en- rsute from Evansville
Ind, to Louisville, KY. At one time Er
SulIivant possessed so. coo acres or land i
Illinois. In 1872 he had under cultivation
1900 acres OF corn, with proportional
acreage or oats and hay.
At Lewis Run, six nliles south Of Brad
ford, horrible double murder Was commit
! ted Friday afternoon. Dr.. Jacob BsrthO
new shot thirteen buckshot into the bac
of Charles ]. Ives, aged eighteen presumT
bly, because the lGtter broke his window
The father OF tho boy who came to th
rescue WAS shot in the abdomen and kiile
Instantly. The murderer was taken {
Bradford TO prevent lynohinE.
Captain Paul Boyton hss been invite
; to visit his native city, PittsburE, by
number of it's citizens, who have also r
auested him to give lecture and 20 e.
hibit his powers OF scientific navigation
, . Captain BoytOn has asseute0 to all, vii
: .he observation that his trip up the AL
: qheny will DO one OF peculiar intsres.
him, as it is the river in which he made b
r first plunge and took his first swim.
Mrs. Elizabeth Leopold died TN Grant,
. Vile, South CaroIins, the other day. at q
! age Of 107 years. Around her grave stot
: the only surviving son, whits-hRire
4 bent man OF four score (; a grandchild
= fifty six years, several great gTaudchildT
over forty years OF age, number of gre
a great grandchildren, more than twenty q
years old, and some tOddlers, great gres
n great grandchildren-five generations
, all.
, A terrible double tragedy occurred
, on Monday night last. Charles z. N
10 Wrightsyille, village in southern Illino
= Auliffe, a physician, invited bis wifi
!. brother, Mr.. Heaveuer, into his drug stOl
: and after drinking with him, shot hi
n dead with shotgun. The doctor fC
! but was found by q constable, and befC
N they could get him to jail cn infuriat
= mob of sixty persons seized him and hu
in him to the limb Of a tree.
:, Mrs Mary Holbrook, who died
!, Massachusetts few days ago, aged nil
> ty three years, was remarkable won;
When seventy-five years old she began t
:. manufacture of tides, which found rea
7 sale in Boston, and were so much souG
ie for that she was obliged to employ seve
N old ladies to do the coarseT work 8hilo
filed in the finer paris with her own han
n In this way, UP % her uiuetieth year.
netted Sc, 600 from her sales.
al David Stencil, John Campbell
,e William Williams were arrested on Frii
10 near Kingwood, Preston county, West Y
he for counteTfeiting, a nurse in Stenc
he house, opening a chest out or curiosi
At found it to contain counterfeit nick
quarters and half dollars. She inform
5v the authorities, and the arrest was made
at The men are supposed to be part of a Pc
a sylvania gang, the members of which
~ represented themselves to be miners.
on Tie detectives investigating the de
AS Of Cashier Barron, of the Dexter y
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