The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-23
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGs.


five who weighs 400 pounds.
The Chicago Ne,CS says that MessTs.
Conkling and Cameron will go through
the campaign on stills, if at all.
Mrs. Jane Leroy, of Erie, has been
sent to jail to await trial on a charge of
nnmercifully fogging her 3 year-old-son.
"A male Cove belonging to Mrs. John
KutZ, OF NorristOwn, died few days
ago. 1t was said to be over 100 years of
age.
"A man who was wealthy operator
in the palmy days of Pithole, now works
a cross-cut saw Cor living near Brad
ford.
Several Republican organizations in
Boston have left Arthur's name off their
banners to express their disapproval of
his nomination.
"A woman of WilliamspOrt. who has
been speechless since 1873. claims to
have recovered her voice through the
efficacy of prayer.
"A nine yeaI old girl in Oil City, be
ing severly reprOved, hanged herself in
disgust with worldly thing and was cut
down almost lifeleSs.
The house of II. K. Foster, in Prank
lin, was destroyed by fire on Friday,
making the fifth incendiary fire at that
place within a month.
"A colOred man who recently arrived
at LewistOwn and followed white women
about the streets was rOtten-egged and
chased out of the place.
Mrs. Betsy Rice, of Lower Saucon
township, Lehigh county, is 1O7 years
of age. She does not use sDectacles,
and is remarkably active.
Mr.. Robinson, proprietor of the
Glade Run tannery, Warren county, has,
it is said, offered 20 wager $50. 900 that
Gen. Hancock will be elected.
Mrs. Martha Taylor, who received
severe injuries by falling uuon the side
walk in \ oTk, Pa, has received 3. .4OI. .-
81 as damages from the city.
The latest Hancock man saws that
w. ;. H., the initials of Hancock's
name, stand for 'Will Succeed HAYES. =
lie has Int the nail square on the head.
1t IS said that of one hundred pa
tents issued from the Government office
IN Washington ninety-eight never nav
back the amount Of the fee to the own
erS.
w hIle number Ofmen at the Harris
Durg Steel, W orks were attending,to a gas
generator in a pit on Saturday last an ex-
them.
A siXteen-year old son Of Abraham
Pennington, of Pawtucket. r.. l.. was
Killed by lightning, on Friday. while
standing IN the doorway of his fathers
house
-Rt. Rev. Bishop OHara. of the
scranton diocese. and the Rev. Father
COffey, of st. Vincent cathedral. Scran-
ton, will sail for Rome on the 9Th of
August.
-GIbsOn county, Indiana. has l 200
acres planted to watermelons. and it is
estimated that over !, 900 carloads of the
Irult VIII be shipped from that section
TO the East.
Benz. J. Bortrie shot and killed his
DTother-in-law, Henry w. Shouse. CASH
Ier OF the Merchants Bank of Easton
at IIonesdale, Pa, on Friday night. He
IS under arrest.
lanes stone, a widOWer of Louis
NVllIe, ny, IS lob years old and claims to
have been married eleven times. He
evidently isn't the kind of a Stone that
gathers no moss.
"A mine near Aucona, Italy. was
Iast month exploded with so powerful a
charge of powder that small Yacht .wo
miles of was lifted out of the sea and
calSlzed by the cOncusSiOn.
Gen. Hancock is Teported to no a
rich man. Besides all his other proner-
ty in Missouri he has some excellent
c"ai mines, which he refuses to sell. and
does not at present care to open.
by the upSettlng of a boat in the
Liplus OF Back river, about twelve miles
from Montreal, Al. BrysOn. aged y. his
bTojher benjamin, aged p. and their
sister aged q years, were drowned.
"A boat containing four men was
struck 10y squall down the Ottawa
hlNer- below Ottawa, OF SUNDAY after
noon ana was upset. Two men named
IaponJe and Germaiu were drowned.
-SaIlle Martha Brown Washington
kIng Green Violet Ada Moore Tbour- .
son, the only daughter of a coIorp1 n7in /
IN the National Bridge district. Ia i
included in the present United states
census
during thunder storm on Thurs-
day, Mrs. johnson, aged 3j years. the
Wlie OF a farmer residing at FairmouDt
Little Britain township. Lancaster
county, was struck by lightning and in
staEtly Killed.
English, the outlaw, who shot Con-
stable Narnith,i while resisting arrest
at Caledonia, Elk county. Pa. in ADriI
has been arrested at Sheboygan. Micbi-
gan. y reward of 81 200 had beep Of
Tered for his capture
-Ihe house Of Daniel Kern. of Neffs-
VILE, Lehigh county was entered bvtbree
masked robbers on Saturday night last
ana 9JuO IN cash and government and
)ther bonds to the amount of ,. 800 were
stolen The thieves escaped.
"A noble woman by the name Of Miss
Mary McAnany died in Lancaster ON
sunday. She had for fortv-eight wears
AIKEN Charge of sister who had been
confined to bed for that length of time
Win an affection of the spine.
Mrs, NeSmlth, wife of :. NeSmitb
u the United states Army Miss Bessie
] auSher, aged y years, daughter of
lonn K. .Fausher, of Germantown. and
ieien Deakon were drowned at Allan
Ic City on Monday, while bathing
SdnueI IalneS, aged 80 deaf and
lulno and greatly esteemed, was instant
Killed 10y lightning at Hamburg RerL,s .
nunty, Friday afternoon, during a
lie was working in n
umber yard at the time Of his death J.,
Three large frame dwelling houses
i the pennsylvania steel works Harris
'urg, were burned to the CrOUnd ON ;
ionday morning. The fire was tho
YORK OF an incendiary. TIL. loss i
bout $4,000, partly covered bv insur-
nee.
hing Stanley, the ruler of all the
ypSleS ID this country, lives in the ;
mast OF a settlement of his people near
layton Ohio. His daughter. who was .
0 become queen at his death. has lost
er heritage by elOpiHg with a man nor !
gypsy. ''0'
Philadelphia Times Tanner ont d,
one: Eighty-four days without food l
aeon Shallcross, a Frankford farmer J
efuSes solid food for nearly three monfbs :
no lives Tor several years after his self :
nl'oSea !'st. The testimony of an eve