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

Dabarr. at Phoenix, Arizona. lie was
lynched.
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
Colonel Robert Ingersoll 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
Maguires 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 dlph-
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 y, fell in
love with a young woman at Ellsworth,
H.. 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 a 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 ROCkland township, Berks cOun-
tv. there are five families in which the
progeny thus far shows grand total of
eighty-five 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 musical amateur,
and the nomination has been confirmed
by the Pope.
Two children, aged four and two
wears. gathered tOadStOOlS on the farm
of their father. Mr.. William Logan.
residing near Allegheny City, which
they ate, and died five hours afterwaTd
in great agony.
The Raber muTdeTeTs at Lebanon
are qUarreling among themselves. One
of them asserts that Wise, who has con-
fesscd, offered bim $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 fifty-tWO
inches around the chest. is visiting his
brother in HydetOWu aud exciting the
admiration Of all beholders.
Mary Perry, aged a, Of SpringpoTt,
CayUga county, y. Y, sat at tea with
some friends on Sunday last They were
relating funny incidents, and Mrs. Per
~. 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-
rying over inventions upon which he
had obtained patents, and on Saturday
was taken to the DiXmOnt LUnatic
Asylum.
Mr.. Henry Reece, of Buffalo Run,
Centre county. in attempting TO jump
from a stack of grain on to a board be-
meath, made a misstcp and fell upon a
separator in rapid motion. One Of his
feet was terribly mangied and -
torn off.
The West Chester Re
this: ~ plum tree on tn
John J. Parker, in West c
ship, is joined at the root
tree, which is making g
and does not interfere "
trees growth" "
An old letter contain
lar bill ON the bank of /
English shilling and &C
recently discovered ami
documents in the Colun
thOnOtaTy's office. It hi;
twenty-thrce years.
There are fiftv-e 81
the second bituminOus
y,vania-fOrty-One dI
and fifteen shafts.
mines are located in ~
the coal averages fI
inches to four feet in
The engine of III rrStown ex-
press train. eastward bound, on Friday.
while passing the station at Haverford
College, Delaware county. struck and
killed Mrs. M'Kee, wife of Robert
NJ 'kee, as she attempted to pass the
platform near the track before the train.
At MiddletoWn, Pa. on Thursday
night, an attempt was made to rob
Jacob Steel, Collector Of the Pennsvl-
yania Canal Company. After striking