The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08
NIr- fori was known ot Eel,idere

Mr. Crav.for6 Was known % Eel1iderr
IN .- iEig Kate on account ol ht'r great
siz,, and strength Sl. tgDl, nine year Oid
girl out of aH orphan a~N iuW ID WoIk, ana
soon accused her ut stealing seven cents
The child was permitted To- rhuoSe bei Wt-en
confession and getting whipped She had
not stolen the money, but she sad that she
had. in order To- escape the punishment
Their she was COMMANDED To tell where the
cents were hidden. which OF course she could
not do BIG Kate whipped her three times
day for n week. ut the end OF which time the
Girl crawled of into the wnodS and dird
At Il social gathering in Walker county,
Ga Colquitt and Woods fell iBt0a discussion
on their wives merits They had been mar
lied only n wear, but Woods confessed he
was already convinced that ne ana 9lTs
Woods were badly mated-that he would hc
happier with Mrs. Colquitt. That was f0-
lowed by Colquitt's avolyal ilIat be preferred
Mrs. Woods to his own spouse. bargain
was made on the spot to transfer I hr wives.
Mrs Cu.quitt. when informed cf The trade,
ioyouSIy acgui-Sccd, but Mrs. Woods REBEL
ed and went back to her fathers house,
Mrs. Colquitt went II 1--we with W oudS. but
their honeymoon was short, fOI mob drove
:he two men out of the place
William II. Farchild who has borne the
aliases Of Burton. Clarke. Howell and Shoe
maker, and who has served terms for various
crimes in the Michigan and Ohio pcniteuti&-
ries was arrested at Chicago, on Friday, for
the murder OF an old man named Richard
French. whom Fairchild and hS wife cnticcd
to Kansas under promise Of taking care oi
him and then murdered in cold blood. The
crime first became known to the chief of pO-
lice of Toledo, Ohio, to " nom the prattling
+ of Fairchild'S little girl revealed il. The
body of French was eXhumcd, and FAIR
child has been followed for some months,
with the result Of Friday : arrest. The muir
der was committed in 1873.
-ChuTChtnwn. Lancaster county, has 2
sensation. AiT. Noah TTuyer, of that place,
j. 4 trance preacher, or claiTvuyant, and
he permits needles, pins and bOdkins To he
thrust into his flesh hN the S6CItical while
h,, il talking in his sleep to the multitude.
The pricking was done to test the truth oi
his declaration that re heard, saw. or fell
nothing during his trance, which Is he timC
ne breaches He was frequently stuck with
bodkinS but he manifested no sigr Of pain.
lie addressed thousands Of Amish ppepig
and maur II s.cat sensation among tECm
, Nj. Iroyer has a trance cVeIF AFTERNOON, al
the sand hour. lie is well-ufi, and travels
with his wife and two attendants On
Thursday he started for the West. His ser
mons are said to be original, fuTcib!c. clO
Quent, and learned, and his German pure
and beautiful.
> The Charlotte tN.C.l Obse. ee.. says thai
the funeral curtCcc which followed to tn,
cemetery the remains of John King, tht
keeper Of animals in Robinson circus VIII,
was killed ia That place 2 few days ago bl
the elephant Chief. was a somewhat remark
able spectacle The body lay in q magniti
cent casket, and was carried TO the graycyar,
in hearsc to which was attached four hand
some white horses. Close urcu The hears
followed the two pet elephants of the dea,
keeper, Mary and ''1he Boy who's
stately tread in perfect time with the dirg
which the band was playing seemed to iudi
cato That the Intelligent animals 1clt tn
Solcmnty of the occasion. The funeral Ger
cmuuics took place in the Catholic Church
and the scene there was likewise sulcmI
and impressive. The performers and labor
cTS, fresh from TIE shouts and glare of th
circus in their rough everyday clothes. bu
with faces respectfully cleared of the du~
and paint Of tine arena. were all present.