The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-23

winter. and burned over One-fOuTth of
the town. were on Thursday last found
guilty. As soon Gs the verdict was rem
dered the Judge pronounced sentence,
directing that they should be hanged on
June IS The testimony developed p
conspiracy based on plunderiug and rob
bing not surpassed in criminal annals.
Mrs. John Driscoll, of Maiden,
Mass. was arrested on Saturday on the
charge of numbering the foUr-year-old
daughter Of John Credon, 4 neighbor.
The body Of the child was found Sunday
morning near the railroad, and it is be-
Iieved it was placed there by the Dris-
coils after the child had been killed at
their house. A hood lost by the child
was found buried in DriscOlls cellar,
and other circumstantial evidence is
streng against Mrs. Driscoll.
The Burlington (Ft.) Herald Ire
publican) SAYS that eff Hancock IS nom
mated the Republican party will find a
fight on its hands that it never knew
before. " The Herald adds I'VE
should hate tremendously to vote or fight
against him. His loyalty and gailantry
and honesty were never questioned and
a candidate more dangerous to Republic
can success could not be set up by the
Democrats" " The Herald editor ''ht''
The community Of HoneybrOok,
Chester county, has been thrown into a
state Of excitement on account OF the
arrest of Lewis Robinson, one OF the
most prominent citizens there, on the
charge of being concerned in number
of rohbeTies which have occurred there
recently. His detection was caused by
his wife wearing a stolen silk dress.
Three wagon loads Of the stolen property
were found on his premises. He has
confessed and been held in bail.
In Walker township, Centre county,
the wind blew 2 tree over, leaving quite
a hole where the roots had been. In this
hole the two little children of Mr.. JOS
eph McCaleb secTeted themselves, think
ing to play hide and seek, and were not
noticed by their father, who was busy
cutting off the tree from the root
When the Job had been accomplished,
the stump with the dirt and stones at
tached flew back into the hole, complete
" buryiug the little ones. When taken
out the little girl was dead and the boy
was badly hurt.
In the oil regions George Nugent
was ying to hold lead pipe steady 10y
resting his weight upon Il. When the
stop-cOck was turned on the oil and gas
flowed with SO much force that The pipe
was broken and Nugent was thrown into
the air ten or fifteen feet. In falling,
his forehead struck on = stub and the
frontal bone over his right eye was
crushed in. lie tied a baudage about
his head and walked 20 Colemanyille,
over = mile distant. called on Or. Reilly
and told him he had headache. His
skull was fractured and he has died.
Mrs. Angie Bach. of Whitehall
township. LehigG county. was ''jawinE'
her children, the neighbOrS, hired girl
and everybody in general, her husband
entered and ntcrPOSCd . mild word.
She opened her mouth for an angry re
ply, but 2 spasm contracted her cheek,
her lower jaw fell, and she could neither
speak nor shut her mouth her tongue
hung ont, and her eyes nearly started
out Of their sockets. She had dislocated
her jawbOne in her violent effort to make
stinCing reply TO her husband. \
surgeon was called. who reduced the
dislocation, bound up her head and
prescribed a quiet diet.
In the Police Court at san Fran
cisco on Monday. the Prosecuting AT
torncy asked for the commitment q
Dennis keHruev. Soon afterwards kcaT-
uey appeared with his counsel. and ask
ed for delay 60 make application to the
supreme Court for = Writ OF habea5 cor
pus. This was refused. and. a commit
meut being made ont, he was removed
To the House Of Correction. where. after
being shaved and clothed in a convict
Carb, he was placed in a cell. As he
was leaving the Court. KeaTncy asked
tie judge whether the commitment con
tanned any reference TO the provision OF
the new Constitution fixing eight hours
as n days labor. The judge replied that
the Superintendent OF the H0usc Of
Correction would see that the prisoner
had sufficient work to do, and not too
much. "
"A singular and somewhat horrible
case Of the birth of a mOustUoSity occur
red at or near Nashville, in Miami cOun-
y, Ohio, on Friday. the eth inst. Dr.
John @. Scnour, OF Troy. was called to
attend a lady in child birth. and the
result was a stiil-hOn mousttr-a male
child having a face resembling a bUll
dog, but otherwise fully developed. It
seems that the mother. at the period OF
two months CESSATION. had received q
fright caused 10y her husband shooting q
bull dog, and the child was delivered ut
seven months. The cOuntenauce is an
almost exact imitation Of bull dog.
with hair lip. fat nose flatteucd eyes.
large mouth, and the head set upon the
shoulders with no development Of neck.
There was & peculiar hole in the back OF
the head, said to be at the same position
where the bullet struck the dog. and Oh
the back Of the child is mark like that
left on the neck OF the dog by the burn
ing Of the powder
John Siney, ex-Prcsideut OF the
Miners and Laborcrs' Benevolent Asso-
citation, and a prominent labor agilator.
died at his home, near Saint Clair.
Schuylkill county, on Friday. He was
a. years old, and leaves a wife. but no
children. Sincy was man who had
great influence in the coal regions. lie
hrSt came into prominence about twelve
years ago. and throughout all the pro-
longed contests between miner and oper-
ator which aEitated the anthracite coal
fields from 1868 to 1877 was conspicu-
ou5 figure. Siney never conseled laW-
lessness, although his bitter language
was often calculated 10 make trouble he
tween employer and employed. For
some i've years he was President Of the
Miners and LabOrers' Benevolent Asso-
citation. and afterwards President Of the
National Labor Association. with head
quarters ct Cleveland, Ohio. While
President OF the former association he
became involved in the riots in he Clear
field district, and was arrested. but ac-
quilted after an exciting taial. Sinev
has been slowly sinking in health for
two or three years.
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