The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-19


TO pay a fine of g, 900, for using incen-
diary language calculated to produce
breach of the peace. The magnitude Of
the sentence was a surprise to kearney,
who had expected toget off with a nom
inal punishment. 1t is probable he will
take the case to the Supreme Court on a
habeaS corpus.
"A lawyer in Greenville. Miss, mar
ried, was divorced and remarked.
Having the misfortune, . says the Her
aid of that city natively, "to lose his
second wife by death, he and the first
Mrs. NJ, who had not married again,
met here a few months ago, and both,
no doubt, concluded that they wonld be
I happier as one, especially as the fruit OF
. their first marriage, beautiful little
girl, would be benefited by their united
love and care" "
DIR. Luther r. Dickinson, editor
and proprietor of the Planter and Far
mer, at Richmond, Va, has just been
discovered to have been engaged for two
years past in a systematic course OF for
geries, aggTegating about 28, 600. He
had forged the name of Jeter & Dickin-
son, of the Religious Herald, and his
crime was only disclosed by the recent
death of Rev. DR., Jeter. Dickinson has
fed, but has left behind letter acknowl-
edging his guilt.
"A colored woman named Patsy Shell
ton, who, it is claimed, had attained the
ripe old age OF 115 years, died recently,
near Christianburg, Montgomery coun-
ty, Va. She was raised by Mr.. Lifus
Shelton, Of Patrick county, and was
said to be good woman and an obedient
and faithful servant. She was also said
to be fond Of tsinging in her old age the
songs she had heard her master singing
when he came back home after Corn
wallis invasion Of Virginia.
Misc Florence Seymark Of Elizabeth
City, \. c., arranged TO elope with
Jonathan Ivy, young lawyer, at o.
clock Friday morning He was to meet
her at the gate in a buggy. Her father
got wind of the affair on Thursday night,
and went to Ivy's office and shot him III
the shoulder. A servant informed Miss
Seymark of the affair, and she fed from
her room in her night clothes and joined
/ Ler lover, and in this garb was married
before the father discovered her absence.
In the Hebrew synagogue at Wash
I ingtOn, on Sunday evening, Mr.. Simon
Wolf delivered = lecture on the theme,
Have we not all one Father p il aid
Of the Irish relief fund. Mr., Wolf was
introduced by Gen. James r. O'Beirne,
secretary of the Irish relief executive
committee. Addresses we're also made
| Rev. c. w. DennisOn, p Protestant
clergyman, and by prominent Irish citi-
Zens. "a fair amount of money was
realized.
An elopsment epidemic is wrecking
society at Maryland's s gay capital. Ben
jamil &. Payne, "a well-known and
highly-respected citizen - has run away
with Mrs. Della SmuII, who leaves be-
hind a husband and two children. Mat
thew MOckabee, also "a well-knOwn cit
izen, y has disappeared with Miss Annie
COulbourne, "a handsome brunette,
eighteen years OF age while the Rev.
Charles Jacobs, colored, has left FOR
parts unknown with Mrs. Carroll, the
wife OF deacon.
They have formed a Vigilance Com
mittee in San Francisco to keep the
Kearneyites from enforcing the laws
against Chinese employed by corpora
tions. keaTney has been arrested for
making inCendiary speeches. The Wig
lance Committee notifies people that
only two excuses will justify nCn-enlist-
ment in their ranks, and these are old
age and cOwaTdice. The Pittsburgh
Post thinks If would take high joint
commission to determine which is the
law and order party out there Just now.
John Burcaw, a cOnsumptiye inva-
ld, residing with Mrs. Hindman, q
married sister, in Pit:sburg, early Sun
day morning went down stairs, slipped
up to George Shaw, an old man who
was sitting BY the fire, placed a revolver
to his cheek and fred, the ball striking
the jawbone and glancing out at the nos
tril. Burcaw then returned to his bed
and shot himself in the temple, but the
ball glanced around and lodged above
one Of his eyes in the forehead BuTCav
ha r. 94- iva hTu
sister. His physician says he will die Of
consumption in few days.
For the first time in history baby
elephant was born in captivity on
Wednesday of last week, and Philadel-
phis enjoys the distinction. At the old
Ridge Avenue railway depot, Twenty
third and Ridge avenue, Cooper q Bal
ley's international show quarters its an
( imals during the winter months, and
there in the elephant house, at half-past
= O'Clock on Wednesday morning, this
most interesting of all elephants made
her bow to her mammoth associates.
| The mother is doing remarkably well
and the baby promises to become bo-
nanza.
"A fax mill at Frankfort, Indiana,
exploded on Wednesday week, killing
ten men. Following IS q complete list
of the killed Monroe Webb, John II.
Rogers, Eli Helmick, Scott Williams,
Joseph Weismiller, Patrick Le3hy, Thos.
Grafton, John Hennisheld, Joe Eichen-
berry and Michael Shields, The bodies
were mutilated almost beyond recogni-
tiOn, and were thrown fifty to one hun
dred yards distant. Rogers head was
blown entirely away; not a vestige of It
could be found. Parts OF the boiler
were thrown three hundred yards away.
( The building and all the contents were
entirely destroyed by fire. Loss esti-
mated at from seven to ten thousand
/ dollars. Insurance small.
The Quebec Mercury says that on
. Monday night of last week two men, re-
/ siding at Cape Blanc, on their way home
/ from Montcalm ward across the Cove
/ field, got upon 4 board which they tore
from = fence to slide over the incline
/ leading down toward the head Of the
/ Cove steps leading to Champiain street.
! So great was the velocity which they at
! tanned, however that on nearing the
! edge OF the cliff they were unable TO
I stop themselves and were thrown over
the pTecipiCe, from a height OF over $50
feet, into yard at the back Of a house
| below. Xavier DrOlet. one OF the two,
/ was very dangerously injured the 9th
eT, Victor DesnoyeT, has also received
several painful contusioDs.
George Koehler was believed to
have murdered a man at Cairo, ILL.,, but
there was not scrap of evidence against
him, and for some time he was not even
arrested. It was at length decided 90