The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-10-28

Having no hopes Whatever 0f getting
majority In this State for Baiiy from the yo-
tiers of their own party, the Lancaster Iniei-
Hqsnoer says that the Republican managers
have resorted to the desperate device Of send
ing packages of Baily tickets 20 prominent
Democrats throughout the state. Several
such have been received in that city, and the
insult 20 the receivers Intelligence or Tteg-
rity has been promptly resented by tossing
the tickets into the FIRE. At this season such
matter comes handy for kindinC purposes,
and the fryteliOeHcer assures COOper's com
ni.tee that Lancaster county Democrats, Ike
Democrats elsewhere, have no other use for IL
A terrible afhictOn las beflllen the
family OF Gen. C. II. Van Wyckp. L. $
Senator from Nebraska His two children
were taken sick with diphthcria In Nebras-
ka few DAYS since, while their mother was
East attending the bedside Of her diving
father. Col. John r. BrOdhead, % Washing
ton. SAe haSteEed TO the bedside Of her
sick children, only to find one dead and the
other diving. The second one sn0n died,
ard she and her husband started East with
their remains 10 inter them st their old home,
Port Jervis, y. Z, where they arrived on
SUNDAY. few hours after their arrival [ G
remains OF her father. who had died IN
Washington while she was on the way,
were also conveyed 10 Port Je-Vis. Her cup
OF sorrow Is tTuly fun.
A girl o.. 70 years securpIz haudcuEpd
and in charged Uf two deputy shsriTS was the
singular sight Witnessed at one 81 the tables
Of the St. Louis Union depot diring room on
Wadnt sdav morning week. Tlr- cuffs were
taken of whilashe ate and put IN immedj
ately afterwaTH She wa. arrested ir the
southwestern IsTt Of the state Or q charge
Of horse stealing and had made several at
tempts 10 pSca pc from the ef1cerS- She had
hair as black aod coarse as an Indians,
matted over her head. and hanging down
her back her cEsek homes weT~ hiEh, and
she had small, piercing gray pveS and very
large mouth, but regular teeth. Around her
neck she had red shawl pinned Eighty,
which G1ve her IN - a very ~ vaur appear
She wore a hOme-lDUn dress and q pGiI OF
hobnailpd shoes, ana her hands looked as
coarse as zB eagles salOns
"Wednesday was the one hundred and
seventh day Of the .aSt of thu Uoted Ter
renee Connolly and hr celebrated the event
by taking for the first time slHee July fth
food in any quantity. MI Connolly who
was suffering from consumption, conceived
the idea Of eifectiug cure of hi=-ii-ease Uy
fasting, 80 Of the neNt daV he refused fEDd
and for fOTtV-three davS not mUUtlliUi ot
ANYTHING save water touched his lips. tin
the fOriy-third day, at ihe earnest s0lici-l-
ton Of his many friends, he took litr7
brandy i'm the water he drank As brandy
did not agree with him he left OF taking
that and on tie Sixty-thiri day be took some
beef TIA and water, but finally gave that up
TOO. The ut7sT day, no E'avPr. hesz0UCluded
70 try solid food again, S-Ls has Sllce taken
greatly helped by MS fasting Mr.. Connolly
can certainly claim tire reputation 8f cham
piOn faster of the United states.
-Emanuel EttjnCar, under sentence OF
death for murder, died iu 5ail al NliGdiehurU
snyder county. 0n Friday He was one of
three HFFn who we're 90 be- hanged on Necem-
ben 18th FOR the murder Of Gretchen kiufz-
Ter on tbe night Of December 9th 1871 Ei=
criminal compauIon~ were Israel Erb and
iona nan MpyrT. They were tried and con
victpd toward tie close Of last wear. bat the
execution Of the death sentence has been
delayed b. an unsuccessful appeal 10 the
q Supreme Court Urich Mover one OF the
muTdererS, has not vet been arrested The
crime was a brutal one. John and Gretchen
. kiUfZier occupied lOg-huUse i'm a SuGrselr
settled district and were known to have
considerable MONEY. The wuTlpTers killed
them with clubs, took their money abCu
5000, which was secreted under tire bed
and divided il among them~elyeS. They
. then burned the dwelling and Er.l. Uul w-r,
J inahy brought TO justice by their own inprl
dent admissions Of guilt 10 persons gShau
they supposed they could trust with tj'e ter
8 rlblp secret.