The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-20

cDaTgeu IN D3IlkIUptCN DN IIt u Htltu
States Court at PiUtsbUTg, on Saturday,
by the concurrent decision of Judges Nc
Kennan and AtchsOn. The petition
was earnestly resisted on various pleas.
but the Court decided i'm favor of the
petitioner on every point and gave him
an unconditional discharge, which in
volved an acquital on all the accusations
against the integrity of his accounts.
Sydney Shores, who recently mar
ried his step-daughter and cousin, Gus
sic Shores, who is only twelve years old.
in Somerset county, Maryland. was ar
rested for tire crime and held under ST.
600 bail. Rev. J. Bowen, who perform
ed the ceremony, was also held in the
sum of 81, 900. The people of that coun-
ty are very indignant, and neither of the
prisoners has been able to obtain bail.
Shores wife died only nine weeks ago.
"A dispatch from London, Ontario,
dated Feb. 14th, says: tits understood
that additional evidence of an important
nature in the Donnelly case continues to
be received. Constable Clay claims to
have unearthed strong links of testimony
against some of those in custody and
Others not yet arrested. Patrick Don
nelly, one of the ill-fated family, arrived
here to-day. The little boy, Conner,
and his mother attract much attention
when they appear on the streets.
A big sensation was created in Chey-
enne, Wyoming Territory, by the Leader
charging Gov Hoyt, of Wyoming, with
being a libertine and gross sensualist,
and recOunting his numerous liasons in
that community, although he has preach
ed sermons there. 1t also proves that
Hoyt is excluded from the residences of
the leading business men, because of the
fear of insults to their wives. The
Leader shows that his immoralities have
made him an object of contempt and
disgust in Wyoming.
On Saturday evening last the dead
bodies of Julius G. Mautz and Amelia
Mautz, his cousin, were found in an
apartment in disreputable hotel at
Syracuse. y. y. Both had bullet wounds
in the head. A revolver with two
chambers discharged was clenched in
the girl s right hand, while her left hand
held glass. The theory is that the
girl shot MautZ from iealously while he
slept and afterward killed herself. The
cousins have maintained doubtful rela-
tionship for four years, and Mautz was
the father of the girls child.
A party went to a house wherein a
wedding was going on, at Rome, Ohio,
rang bells, blew horns. and demanded a
sight of the bride. The husband told
her to stand at a window and smile,
which she did. Then lie gave the ser
enaders money to buy liquor, and they
went away Soon afterward they re-
turned with a demand for another view
of the bride and more money but the
bride refused to smile again, and the
husband sent out bullets instead of coin.
Half an hour of firing ensued, during
which six men were wounded.
A pioUs farmer, Cheaney by name,
was in the habit of sweeping cut the
country meeting house. near his dwell
ing, on Green river. Kentucky. He
went to The church 4 week ago last
Monday, to do his usual work, He was
missed from home, but his family con-
cluded that he had gone to Curdsville
to visit relatives. On Tuesday night
some one head groanS in the church,
and it was then found that Cheauey
had been stricken with paralysis while
sweeping and had remained prOstTate on
the floor. without food or care. for tiir-
ty-six hours
Officer KiTnan brought before the
Essex market police court, New York
on Friday morning, gaudily dressed
woman of about forty, named Margaret
Cook, whom Thomas Cook, her husband =,
charged with marrying him when she
had already two husbands living. The
prisoner had with her rather comely-
looking girl Of fifteen. whom she said
was her daughter by her first husband
She didn't know where the other men
were. Mrs. Cook freely acknowledged
her guilt, and said that she would marry
another man as soon as she got the
chance. She was held for examination.
for cOvey Of partridges to spend the
winter, yet, in the third story of the
residence Of Henry Myers. of ThOrnburv.
Delaware county. two dozen Of these
pretty little birds are located for the
winter season. They were procured
from the South, few weeks ago. and
will be turned out in the spTingtO breed
and dOlnesticate themselves in the thick
cts and meadows of Mr. Myers farm.
BY way OF experiment in the spring Mr..
Myers and his neighbor, Frank Smedley
intend to procure a number of prairie
chickens eggs, for the purpose of rails
ing this game on their own farms.
"A cOld-blOoded murder was com.
mitted at Sandwich, H., on SUNDAY
morning. Two burglars having entered
the residence of Hiram p. Allen. a re-
spected citizen, were surprised by hi:
sitting up in bed and addressing them
one of them Immediately opened fire up
on him, hitting him four times. Either
of three Of the shots would have proved
fatal if no others had been fired. He
died instantly. His wife who had TAX
en- refuge in the closet, heard some con
versation between the burglars, which
with another clue which they left behino
may lead to their arrest. The secured
only q trifie in the way of plupder
/ Port Jefferson. y. y. furnishes ,
counterpart to the chiid-marriage which
has convulsed the good people of tht
Eastern Shore of Maryland. Henry
. Shute, a fisherman. said to have a Wifi
and children in New Haven, elOped witt
and married a Cordelia Hulse. a beauti
full girl only twelve years of age. bur
wonderfully developed towards woman
hood for a child. Shute had boarded
with her father. The girl bore an ex
cellent character, was village favorite
and is a niece of Commander Hatfield
, OF the navy. After the bridal tour
the girl returned to her home. an,
( Shute went on fishing cruise, thu
avoiding lynching by the Indignant
/ neighbOrs.
The public reception of Bishop Fa
Der, of Montreal, by the faithful of hi
diocese, on his return from Rome. tool
: place on Thursday, and was participat
ed in by the Mayor. Aldermen and 9th
er city officials, several Judges. and al
the clergy and religious societies OF TIN
diocese. The Bishop was escorted from
his residence by a procession, accompan
led by several bands of music, TO tn
parish church of Notre Dame. whicl
was thronged with people. Here an ad