The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-04
NEWS AND OTHER SOTIyGs.

Erie county lew DAYS iS''- NfISi'''
three pounds.
A Il-autbenticatedc case of scarlet
fever liz a man SO years old occurred not
Iong ago in Chicago.
Seventy years ago last MONDAY
Horatio Seymour was bora IN the town
of Pompey, Onondtga county, y. Y.
Richard B. Connolly. the Tweed
ring fugitive and eX-Comptrolisr Of New
York city, died i'm Marseilles, France
on Sunday.
-Twonegr thieves in Lancaster paid
their counsel fees with thiTty-nine chick
ems that were allowed to remain in their
possession for want of identification.
Mrs. Maria Arrant and Mrs. Emily
Chitsey, aged widow ladies. residing IN
Avon, ten miles from Hartford. Conn,
were found murdered on Sunday night.
Mr.. Samuel Spohn, of Berks county,
has worn the same pair of boots on sun
days for thirty years. Samuel don {
SpOhn worth a cent for the shOCmakerS.
Flora Rodgers. 9 years old of Pres
ident township, Mexican, was burned 10
death on Saturday by the explosion Of
can from which she was pouring oil on
a fire.
DR.. Hammond. of Minneapolis,
married Miss Winter, got possession of
her $1,000, and then elOped with Miss
BLY,, to whom he had formerly been en-
gagged.
A lawyer named GoumaEs, living
in Delhi, y. Y, will erect monuments
to t"-o Of his horses which have lately
died, aged thirty-sjX and thirty-seven
years respectively
Herman Sterling, of Brooklyn. Sus-
quehanna county, only l. years Of age.
went into the woods a few days ago and
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reason was assigned for the act.
-Samnel Smith of Lebanon, who was
found near that place several days ago
bound and gagged, states that he was
hustled from 4 train near Reading by
unknown parties, robbed Of $1,000 and
then taken where found.
Bishop Howe last Friday confirmed
about a dozen Indian boys at the school
at Carlisle. Spotted Tail and American
Horse. each Of whom had two sons adj
mitted into the church as members. APP
peaIed to be particularly Interested.
One OF the passenger coaches com
priSing the Chicago Express train west
caught fire from an engine spark on
Thursday last and was totally destroyed.
None of the passengers were in the least
injured, but the train was delayed for
about an hour.
Iarbur dyke. at UalifaN y. s. on sat
urday. a storm came upon them, and
the lightning striking an all pump pass
ed down TO a diver under the water.
When brought up he was inSenSible. but
his injuries are not serious.
A feTOcious bulldog broke his chain
at Wheeling. West Va, and attacked
very old woman. She made all the de
fense she could, but he threw her down,
bit her with savage fury and finally kill
ed her. Her son. maddened by the sight.
chopped the brute 10 pieces
"A demure. dimiuutive girl. aged Is.
is under arrest in Philadelphia for biga-
my. She has three living husbands. all
OF whom she has married within two
years. When asked why she had done
this, she said They were all good fell
lows, and they cOaXed me so.
a cyclone passed through Wander
burg county, six o. seven miles north
vest Of Evansville. Ind on Saturday ai-
ternoOu. blowing down several houses.
hay press and other buildings. Frank
WaSsou was killed and Joe Deigard and
Mrs. Walter were seriously injured.
Hon. William Bakewell. of Pitts
burg. and Hon. Thomas Beaver, OF DAN
vile. have resigned from the Board Of
Commissioners Of Public Charities
The vacancies have been filed 10y the
appointment of MesSUs. Lewis Peterson
il, and John W. Chalfant, both of Pitts
burg.
Monday afternoon while George BOr-
der, aged is. was loading q revolver in
the basement of his mothers residence
ir Harrisburg. the load was discharged
IN the breast of Ralph Sanders, who
stood near by, causing death in about
fifteen minutes. Sanders was aged ten
years.
At Lock Haven. Thursday. the
cOIOnpr'S Jury rendered a verdict in the
case Of old Mrs. Friedel. who was burn
ed to a crisp in her own house. that she
came To her death at the bands of par
ties unknown to them. y man named
Wagner, arrested on suspicion. was re-
leased.
John Murphy, the well-kuown priu-
ter and Catholic publisher, died at Bal
timOre on Thursday OF paralysis of the
heart, aged IS years. He was a native
of Ireland, but emigrated when ten
years of age, learned printing in PhiIa-
delphia and in lS.aI settled ut Baltimore,
where he has since resided.
-BeTTard Goodman married the
widow Powers, at Chicago. but soon
transferred his love To her daughter
Nelly, aged a. He asked the girl &c
elope with and marry him. She refused
and immediately told her mother Of the
offer. Mrs. Goodman was i'll. and the
shock of tins news killed her Instantly.
Daring Il rain storm on ThGrsda5
night the family of L. NJ. Rountree
living ueaC Santa saba. Texas. took
refuge in cave ReaT the house. result
ing in the drowning of two of his little
boys, aged and e wears. His wife 1t
tie daughter and young lady with
them were taken 0ai ina drowning con
ditiOn
-Rev WebsIer IIazelwood. of RoX
bury. Mass told his wife that he wa,
tired of her, and wished she would. get
a divorce. so that he could marry amort
cOU@euial woman. She dii as Ae re
queSted. he providing the evidence o
his own criBinality. lie Is now free
bat was compelled to retire from tht
ministry.
The Court of Inquiry in the Whit
takeT case, at West Point, has foun,
and reported to General Schodeld tina
Whi:takeH c0ntrived the Outrage upoI
himself. Whitaker was-put unGer ar
rest. but ghat will be done with hin
hereafter depends upon Mr. Hayes. Tht
report was forwarded to Washington OF
Saturday night
Mr.. Robert Coleman, II Lebanon
has ordered all work stopped on a mag
niticeat residence now isSng built a
Cornwall, that county. '5he work ha
progressed to the first story, and til
will be demolished, aI,3 the groun,
plUaghed over. The death OF Mr.. Cole
Halr'S wife is supposed To- have led hiH
to. LhtS determination