The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-03-21

The royal mail steamer Severn from
Hamburg for Southampton, Eng, raD down
of Duugeuess, 4 pilot CutteT having on
board twelve pilots and a crew Of eight
persons. Ten OF the pilots and five OF the
crew were drowned. The Severn arrived
at southampton Friday evening with the
survivors~-two pilots aud three Of the
crew-whom she saved.
A shocking case of infanticide was de-
veloped in Pittsburgh the other day. Miss
Maggie He'll, aged eighteen, a domestic
employed by Michael Mulgelb a saloon
keeper on Firth avenue, gave birth to
male child the night previous. She took 1t
to the cellar, crushed its head with an axe
and buried il beneath few inches Of earth.
Tie girl has been arrested.
The new classification law of the Post
Office department defines sample copies OF
publications Of the second class, transmit
ted after May at two cents pound, 10 be
copies of publications sent to persons not
subscribers for the purpose OF inducing
them either to subscribe or advertise and
matter sent to news agents. This viii ex-
clude campaign documents or matter OF
personal interest,
Considerable excitement exists at Con-
fluence, Fayette county, over the alleged
murder of Mrs. William Glisson, about five
weeks, ago by her husband. The husband
stated at the time OF her death that it was
from fall down stairs, but her father had
the body exhumad, and ii has been disCOv-
cred that the skull was fractured. The
husband has been arrested and lodged in
Jail in UaioujOwu.
The Louisville C0UTisT-youFHal is al
ready taking precautions against the spring
/ run Of poetry thus Il offer a prize OF
( so, GOO for the best poem on spring. All
competitors are to appear in person with
/ their manuscript, and viii be locked up III
r f,n
award. When the prize js given all unsuc-
cessful poets are to be drowned, as per a
previous written contract.
! The ''House OF Mercy" in Pittstield
Mass, is to receive ths proceeds Of one oil
the queerest walking matches yet set or
/ foot. One OF the walkers wears nice ne~
woodsn leg, and the otner, who lacks one
leg, proceeds on crutches. Much zeal il
felt in Pittsfisld as to this contest. TIE
betting is on the man with the crutches, a
people think he can get over more GROUND
than the othsr man, with Ioss exertion.
The magic of name has thrown n
protecting charm around four softly sur
named celebrities Of current criminal his
tory. The burglar and murderer JUS
hanged, at whose career England is stiI
aghast, was Dir. Peace the youth in ia
on charges of share in the shaUbattR
bank robbery is Mr.. Hope the famou
Pullman defaulteT IS Mr.. Angel, and tb
central figure in Chicago's latest sensation
al murder is hIr. Lamb.
Aunt Phliis, an old negro woman, liy
ing at BigguB Powelrs, six miles belO'
YanceyviIle, on the Yanesyyille and Milto
road, says the Reidsville, N. c. Tine
r has just given birth TO twins, Phillis
I sixty years of age. The funniest is the ol
woman stoutly persists that they had L
father. There is an sxcellsnt miner;
, spring on Mr.. Powsll's land, and the o.
s woman insists that it came from driukiu
j ( Dir. POwell's mineral water.
: "A Topeka, Kansas, dispatch says
prairie fire, near Abilene, on Tbursds
= night, threatened to destroy the town.
high wind prevailed, which drove Il
flames directly into thestown, destroying
Il large amount of fencing and two housos
i the suburbs. Mr.. Bebold, promne
@ banker, lost 1000 bushels of corn and II
t 600 bushels of wheat, which we're stor
:, near tie town limits. The total loss
e property is estimated 10 be more than S10l
600.
e Mr.. Alex. K. NJ Clure, chief editor
- the Philadelphia Times, was married at
J. o'clock "Wednesday afternoon last, at Ho
h Trinity church, in that city, to Miss CO
{ NJ GraSz, daughter of Edward and gran
u daughter Of Simon Gratz- Tuesday eve
It ing Mr. Mcclure. bade ''adeu to widOwe
at hood, aud gathered around him few j
innate friends, along with the members
~ bis editorial staff. An excellent dim
IS was served at the Girard house, the tai
9, being set in the shape of a cross.
X In Lancaster county they are bavi
Of perjury suit against Prothouoiary ,
=. Mellen, who, it is alleged, comm i.ted pc
re jury in taking the oath OF office, he havi
of bought votes to secure his election contri
TO law.