The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-09

the motions for new trial. and Senten- b
ced Gustave Ohr and George Mann to
be hanged May7. They are boys seven
teen years. and were convicted of the
murder of John Wattmaugh, of Phila-
delphia, in August last, at Alliance, ..
The new organ started under the
protection and at the initiative of Pope
Leo XIII. appeared at Rome on New
Years day. It is called the AurOrd.
1t proposes to defend the liberty of the
Holy See. to combat error. to respect
persons and to maintain justice and
right 1t is said to have secured al
ready 5000 subscribers.
A writer in the Bismarck lDakotal
Tribune argues that railroads and their
operations are among the greatest sour
ces of increased rainfall in countries re-
ported arid and expresses the opinion
that they have already changed the eli
mate along the Northern Pacific Rail-
road, and that the same effect Will fol-
low railroad construction everywhere n
the y orthwest.
Two young Americans. George
Green. of Texas. and Frank Senter, of
Boston, were in mail coach recently.
near GuanaiuatO, Mexico. when it was
attacked by band of 80 robbers, armed
with Winchester rifles. The young men
fought the whole band, killing five and
wounding several and compelling the
remainder to retreat Mr.. Green was
slightly wounded.
The West Chester Pa Local NeirS
SAYS. we were informed by a gentle
man on Saturday that SOW belonging
to a gentleman named MCCauley, living
in East Rrandywine, on the farm pre-
viously owned by the late William Pax
son, has give birth to litter of pigs,
one Of which is red. white and blue, and
is the largest one of the lot. We would
term this patriotic pig.
John and CapleS Burgess. brothers,
had a violent quarrel at Camden Point.
No. three years ago. and their mother
fearing that Caples would carry out
threat of murder, induced john to find
a new home at distance. John made
a visit at Camden. a few days ago, for
the purpose Of reconciliation, but he
pTudently took a,ong a revolver. Thus,
when Capes fired at him on sight, he
was able to shoot his assailaut dead.
Christopher Ludwig Lawrence, who
died in WilliamspOrt the other day, was
a man with a record. He was a soldier
under Napoleon. and was captured in
Whine while on the expedition 10 Mos
cow. There he joined the PrussianS,
and fought with them at I-eipsic and at
1896. and had lived in WilliamspOrt for
forty-two years. during thirty-eight of
which he had belonged to the EgaHgeli- e
cal Church.
The Glen's Falls (N.Y. RepuJIjcR
SAYS there is a remarkable well in the
town Of Thurman. situated along what
is known as the river road. The well
is about - feet in diameter at the top,
andits depth has never been ascerJained.
/ It has been sounded 5Jj feet without
4 reaching the bottom The water Is clear
and cold. and the well is always full. It
was first discovered about ninety years
ago, and its sides were then walled up
with stones, as they appear at the pre-
sent time.
The Supreme Court of The United
p States. we see it is STAGED. has recently
decided that mortgage held iE one
state 10y a citizen of another State, is
taxable in the place where the creditor
resides. 1t has also decided that the
Federal Government had 10 control
over the action of the State IN the taxing
of such property. This decision settles
the question of the right Of q state 10
tax mortgages outside Of the state, on
the ground that the real location of the
debt is the home of the creditor, the land
being simply security.
Mr.. !. J. King. farmer on the place
Of /. =. Thomas. at Cheyncy Shops, SAYS
the West Chester JcdcrSOUj,gj, has an
ear OF corn raised by him during the
pass season which is quite curiosity
The ear has upon it three different va
Tieties of corn the larger portion con-
SIstS of the common yellow corn, then q
circle of very small grain known as pop
corn, after this q circle Of sugar corn.
and is topped out with yellow corn
again. Those who have seen il speak
Of it as being the most singularly mixed
Of any corn that ever has been hrought
to their notice
Edward CuriCy. Mollic Mcguire Of
Columbia county. charged with the
murder Of John Cunning. an old man i'm
Centralia, on Sunday TO the
authorities, and was committed 10 the
Bloomsbury jail. Curley is expected to
turn States evidence and expose the
participants in a number Of murders
committed in the vicinity of Centralia.
the scene Of many tragedies during the
reign Of MOllie Magunes. At Curlev' s
hearing on Monday Michael BrOgan. Who
recently married a daughter of Cunning.
attempted to shoot him. The town is
very much agitated.
The Pennsylvania state training
( school contains an idiot boy with a won
uFIiu memory. 20 remarkable are his
powers Of memory that after listening
to a sermon Or other discourse he is able
to repeat it ycbatim. preserving, also.
the intonation> of the speaker. As a
test of this singular faculty the lad was
once taken to Media to attend q lecture
upon some scientific matter. and the
next day was asked to repeat it. I'd
the astOniShment of all he rcadi repe at.
ed the entire lecture, rendering Latin
phrases and technicalities rs rlibIv 4,
the yeTnacular