The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-25
NEWS AND OTRHR NOFNGs.
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More freight went over the Pennsylvania
railroad in October than in any one month in
its history.
been arrested for fatally beating bis wife on
Elisha T. Tuttle, Of indianapolis has
been sentenced to prison for life for the mur
der of George Fischer.
"A Hungarian empl0ye OF the Bethlehem
Rolling Mil was chOked to death on Satur-
day while eating dinner.
Richard Evans, of Monroe, Wyoming
county, was run over and killed near Wilkes
barre on Saturday by a street car.
DIR. Shelton Mackenzie, the well-known
authur and editor, died in Philadelphia on
Monday, aged seventy-four years.
John Heck, of Berks county, aged SO
years, who died last Friday, was covered by
speculative insurance TO the amount Of $780,,
600.
William Jones, who is charged with hsv-
ing attempted to kill Guiteau on Saturday,
was bailed on Tuesday and his case was be-
core the Grand Jury.
-Four Iaborers were terribly injured by
falling from the eighth to the fourth story Of
the new Mills building, on Broad street, New
York, last Monday.
Mrs. John SteinmetZ, of Hanover, L6-
high county, fell TO the foor in q fit on Fri
day In the fall she struck her 1-year-old
child, killing it instantly.
John a Snyder, Of Mount JOY Lancas-
ter county, was instantly killed by a tain on
ing He was very wealthy.
Peter HengeT of New York, interfeTed
to prevent Jacob Zimmerman from shooting
his wife, and was shot in the breast by Ian
herman. who then committed suicide.
"A gray squirrel which measured two feet
five inches from the tip of the nose to the
tip of the tail, and weighing four pounds
and twelve ounces, was shot near Erie few
days ago.
There 10 a panic IL the Schuylkill min
ing regions on the subject of diphtheTia, the
deaths having become so numerous that an
entire family of children were swept away
last week
Eight of the Jurors who acquitted Bella
SpAuding OF numbering her husband, at
Galesburg, Ill. accep pied her invitation to a
banquet in celebration OF her escape from
the galOws.
The seasons entertainments have been
notably free from annoyance by coughing.
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup does this. Price 20
cents bottle,
1t is now thought that Mason, the soldier
who attempted to shoot Guiteau, is insane,
and the order to try him by Court Martial has
b en- Iescindad. IL it tuTCs out that he Is not
insane. lis rial will proceed.
Mrs. Mary Ockentuss, OF Eaton, Nyom-
ING county, died few days ago at the age
OF so years. There was nearly $50, 600 insur-
ance on her life upon the speculative plan.
Mrs Maria Haldeman, " Mahanoy City.
will turn her Tooth year in July Of 1882.
Mrs. Simpson, living near Pottsvil'e, Is over
100 years and has son who is 70 years old
Both ladies are quite active.
Henry Brakeread and Joe Blase were
on Tuesday killed and A. Beheunt seriously
injured by locomotive running down the
hand car on which they were riding on the
Dayton and Michigan Road.
James HarwOod, of State Line, Erie
county, died one night recently while en-
gagged in conversation with his wife. She
thought he had fallen asleep, and discovered
the next morning that he was dead
"A young lady has been discovered in Oil
City. whose feet, the two together are .
inches long. That makes each foot about
eleven and a half inches. The young lsCY is
visiting there. HeI home is in Chicago.
Osborn Phipps, cOloTed, on Saturday last
al Nances, Ga, drank a quart of whisky on
a wager and soon zfter~ard died. DensOn,
a gTOgShCp keeper who furnished the whisky,
has been presented 20 the Grand Jury at
Columbus.
The wife OF a Michigan Sheriff locked
the jail doors on six lynchers who had enter
ed to murder prisoner. Although this left
no doubt as to their identity, and no deulsl
was made of their intention, jury refused
To convict them.
. A stranger assaulted w. II. AcDermOtt,
; Of Wilkesharre, on Sunday morning and al
ter beating him nearly usensihe pla ced q
revolver against his head and snapped II six
times but the cartridge failed TO explode.
The ssssilsnt escaped.
Eddie and Aleck Howard, coloTed BOYS,
. have confessed to the murder IF Richard K.
. O'Nell, aged a. on the 9th inst in field
I near Franklin, La. They took O'Neul :
. gun away from him, shot him through the
shoulder and heAt him over the head.
t Frank CuDpeTnsl, keeper Of the Hun
F House At Clayton, y. Y, his vile, two chill
. dren. and Charles Wilson, keeper of the
. Gin House, his wife aud ~o children. eight
in all, were drowned on Saturday morning
. while crossing Eel bay in a smsll hoat.
VIM. J. NcCahiH, q Cincinnati printer
. who shot and killed Martin CoTcoTsu, a com
positOr on the Dispatch during the recent
/ printers strike in Pittsburgh, was on thurs
day last acquitted " the crime, the verdict
being that the shooting WAS done IN sell
defence.
The Peunsylvania Railroad Company
had great dificulty during the past summe'
on account OF the drouth iB obtaining wate
for their locomotives. They arc now max
ing arrangements to sink number ot hlte
sian wells at different points along the Hn'
of the road
-Bsbar Miller, a Cincinnati servant girl
was on TuesdAy last, set apan by two maske'
men, twho Knocked her down, stunea ne ne
mouth full Of rags saturated in coal OIL, ant
covered her with boards. She finally snccetu
ed in freeing herself. The cause OF IN
outrage is shIouded in mystery.
Mr.. ScoviIle closed his opening speech IN
the Guiteau trial on Wednesday. He de-
no. need the spoiis system as heing responsi
HE foT the murder of President Carrie ID
Witnesses tor the defense testIfed a. TO her
edit4ry ins auity in the prisoners family, an
to hIs peculiar freaks AS = lecturer.
The death he'd insurance question ha
. been brought to an unexpected issue IN fitt'
burgh by the arrest Of two agents Tor stat
& insurance companies OF . suspicious nature
Another man, who operated with the ahoV
named parties, was subsequently arrested g
Harrisburg The trio gave bail for tTIat
. -(IaOrge Weir. murderer o. Stirring klgV'
and son Of General Wier. Who wsS recent
killed by his son James, was brought INT
into court at St Clairsvilie. Ohio, on h"EdaN
and plead guilty to murder ~ the secoi
degree. He WAS sentenced to the Fenlteniisr r
for. lite aud WAS Immediately taken 10 G.
lumbus.
Chris. Davis, muatto who was In ia
at Athens, o. for an outrageous as aul
upon Mrs. Locke, elderly woman, VA
!. hanged Ivy mob on Sunday night Tn
, Sheriff was nverpowered and held while tn
mob broke into the cell and took Davis out
Next morning his dead body WAS foun
hanging to a bridge over the Hooking river.
-UTiah Mover, charged with completely /
the murder Of John and Rachel kintZier, =
aged couple, in TrOIeiviie, Pa, On the nlet
of Dec 3, 1877. for 81 500, has been arreste
i'm Cass county, Mich. Three of his accom-
plcrs are under sentence to be hanged o
Dec. 10, and ia cOnfeSsing the crime one c
them implicated Meyer as the one who she
Nj. kintLler.
Two wears ago a monk in Rome discard
; ed his gown and became furious opponen
9 of the Papacy, but owing To an embeLLle
ment of money he had TO leave the city. Il
WAS sought for in vain until the 18th ult
when two policemen caught him gazing int
= the window of q jewellers in the Curso, an
he is now serving out an eighteen year,
term in the galleys
The 18th, 18th and 18th DAYS OF Noven
\ ber, 1881, have passed and gone, and mo-
: with>tandine the predictions OF prophets !
both the Eastern and Western HemiSpherei
fbR II 1pt ven " ire Z