The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-04-25
Grimes and Casualties.

Near Pattonsville, Scott county, Va,
Charles Bishop, a dashing young man,
was married to Miss Bette Hooker
. three weeks ago, and after a pleasant
honeymoon he suddenly grew despond-
ent. Friday morning, while his wife
was in the sitting room at work on some
fancy embroidery. he came in with an
axe appraised, and with terrific blow
split her head open. y servant hearing
the noise, rushed into the room, but the
fatal deed was done. The murderer at
once gave himself up and put in plea
of insanity. He talked about the
bloody crime in the most Indifferent
manner. He said to the deputy cOnsta-
bla: Eyes, / split her skull open, but
what's that -
A dispatch from Fort Mckinney, Wy
oming. dated April 20. says Informa-
tion was received here yesterday that on
the night of the 18th instant horse thieves
entered the house of Mr.. Foster, one of
the oldest settlers in this section, living
on the Peony, near old Fort kearney,
fifteen miles east of this post. The des-
peradoeS hung Mr.. Foster up by the
neck until he was nearly dead in order
to compel him to disclose the where
aboutS of a large amount of money,
which he was supposed to have. Foster
refused to give them the information
and was UncOncious when they let him
down. He revived and wasagain hung,
as he still persisted in his refusal. The
thieves then ransacked his house and
took all his bedding and thirteen dallars
i'll money, the savings of his children.
They also took his horses. three in nRm-
ber
The vessel Great Republic was wreck
ed off the coast of Oregon on Saturday.
At noon of tlTat day the last boat left the
ship with First Officer Lennon, Second
Officer Davis. the bOatSwain, and tive
sailors and eight walters, ten of whOmr
Lennon, Davis the bOatswain and seven
others were drowned 10y the capsiZing of
the boat in the surf. Three men chung
to the boat and dTifted ashore The
ship broke into, three pieces. Captain
Carroll, from the very first, maintained
the strictest discipline and order and
up to the very last. by inspiring the pas
sengers with confidence of safety, pre-
vented a panic All landed without loss
of life. Astoria Oregon, IS full Of peO-
pie. many of them without money
The churches. public buildings and res
licences are all being thrown open for
the accommodation Of the passengers,
who have lost everything.
On Tuesday morning fire was discov-
y
coal mine at Departure Bay. NicJoria.--
1t was sUpposedtO have been { NtingUish-
ed on the following day. and on Thurs
day morning when twenty-five or thirty
miners enteredlthe level to re sumo work
an explosion occurred. blowing the
workings Of the level into ru ms. killing
eleven men and seriously iIJuring the
others Three Cinnamon were still in
the workings. but there was no hope for
them. Volunteers who entered the
level reported that the foul air was SO
strong that they coulaln 'trem; lin below for
any length OF time The level would
have to bc flooded, is the mil Ie was on fire
in that vicinity. The NaI ICOUyer coal
company's men stopped W Ork and went
to the rescue. The scene at the mouth
of the pit was heaTt-Ueuding. Wives and
children We're weeping for their husbands
and fatheys, and parents for their chill
dren.
\ freight train on the Hannibal and
st. Joseph railroad, consisting of an en-
gine and fourteen loaded cars. went
through a burning bridge, carrying
down tha train hands and two emigrants
travelling with their live stock. The en-
gineeT saw the bridge on fics as he came
around sharp curve, but he remained
at his post, telling his fireman to jump
The engine got across the bridge. but at
last was pulled back into the chasm,
sixty feet deep, where it was burned,
with every car of the train, nothing
remaining but a mass of smouldering
ruins. The two eInigEants were caught
among the burning timber, but the train
hands succeeded in pulling one Of them
out. only to die, however. after two
hours of suffering. His companion
begged some oue to Kill him, but he had
to he left to his fate The conductor
had a leg and several ribs broken
while the engineer escaped from the
fiery furnace mharmed. The bridge
was set or fire by trampS, who had been
put off from a train just ahead Of the
Inflated one.