The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-12-02

-GeOge Furness, aged nine, being acci-
dentaly locked in school, at Erie Pa, on
Tuesda7, was attacked by swarm Of rats.
The 0O7 fought desperately for some time,
and Wien discovered was found lying sense
less, With the rats tearing at him, He will
live, fut the fright has probably dethroned
his reason.
At Oil Trough, Independence county,
Arkansas, Henry Ladd, leading citizen,
had some trouble with his wife, originating
in { disagreement about a passage in the Bi-
bic Ladd, after a bitter alteration with
his wife, drew pistol and shot her through
tie body. He then tried to kill himself but
vas prevented. Mrs. Ladd will die
The villagers of Green Bank in New
Jersey, have been enjoying the sensation of
novel monster, which looks something like
bear when 1t runs in the swamps, but dis
closes the body and tall OF tSh, when IL
Jumps into the river. Two companies OF
hunters were organized to pursue the strange
beast by night, and it was once fired at
The only thing agreed upon is that it resem-
bles nothing else ever seen upon land or sea.
Perhaps one of the signs OF the Zodiac has
tumbled down in New Jersey.
in Philadelphia, on Saturday evening,
the horses attached to a steam fire engine
ran away and rushed into the side of a street
car on Fourth street, killing two young men,
names unknown, who were standing on the
back platform. The car was crowded at the
time, and great CONSERVATION prevailed
among the passengers, Several Others were
engine, has been arrested. The name OF
one of the young men killed is thought, from
a GARD found on bis person, to have been
Thomas F. Conarty.
Seven persons from Kentucky, with an
attorney, who hold policies in the graveyard
insurance companies in Harrisburg and vi
cinity on persons who have died, aggregating
$4,000, have gone there to prosecute their
claims. They have thus far been unable to
get satisfaction from the companies in which
tqey had insured their men. Some of the
companies in which the Kentuckisns bold
policies OF Insurance have paid as low assoc
on a 81 900 policy. One Of the benehciarieS
from Kentucky claims that be has paid about
$500 in assessments on policy of =, 600,
Sunday afternoon large strange bull.
dog, pure white, bounded into Mount Olive
church (colored), at Memphis, Tenn, broke
for the pulpit, seized the visiting preacher
and dragged him from the platform. The
dog only let go when his brains had beer
beaten out. The congregation think thG
devil senf the dog. In Avery chapel (cOlor-
ed, at ths same time. some heavy brothers
broke down bench and created a panic
The church is built on stiits, over bayou
The congregation leaped from the window
TO the bayou, ,ioarrying sash and all. Many
were badly hart, one woman fatally.
Another singular and futile attemp
has been made on the life of the Gar of Rus
sia, and. as usual, a great many arrests hav
been made among them two young ladies o
high position, and two jewish merchants, Se
sides a number of students. The plot wa
extraordinary 1t was decided to cause
balloon to ascend near GatSchina, carrying
quantity of dynamite and explosive fire balls
together with appliances % cause the balOol
to fail within the palace yard, when IL wOul
explode and set the palace on FIRE In tn
confusion it was intended to seize the CIs
and family. Machinery seized show ths
everything was in readiness for the execl
tion of the plot.
Mrs. Miller widow Of Fred Miller, VII
died at Waterloo Iowa., three weeks ags
killed two of her Childpen, one an infant O
three months and the other Ave years Olt
on Friday last, and attempted to kill the Otl
ers. The tragedy was not discovered ult
Sunday morning, when her brother went
the house. She had put everything out
, the house, and had laid out the two deS
: children on cot. Two of the children vi
! escaped had been bittsn, and the other RbO
, fourteen years old, was bruised about b
, bead and face. They say that the moth
strangled the two younger children, and W
going to kill the others. but for some reas
abandoned her purpose. Mrs. Miller
been insane since her husbands death, b
: was thought to be harmless
: Father McCarty, parish priest at Gree
U held, Mass, was shot and seriously wound
e on Saturday evening at the parOchiaI re-
a denee there by David McMellen. Mem
e lens wife left him several years ago becaU
a he treated her badly, and has recently be
O acting as housekeeper at the priests II
II deDce. He visited her on Monday a.
n urged her to live with him, but she refuse
5, Saturday night he called upon hsr aga
and she still refused TO go with him. He
10 turned three times to the priests hou
If ringing the bell violently and kicking az
10 door. Father McCarty finally came to
n. door himself and McMellen shot him tN
or and then ran away. One ball entered
a priests body near the navel and was reno
40 from the back. Sunday evening Father
ii, Carly was in a dangerous condition, q
ev was reported to be sinking.
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