The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-02

The Greensburg Democrat says it is ru-
mored that charge viii be preferred AT the
August term of court against Jas ). Ward,
and, II possible, have him tTie0 for the muir
der of Ellen Means, sister of Mary Means, on
which case he was convicted of murder in
the second degree at the present term Of
court 1t IS claimed the Commonwealth will
be able to produce stronger evidence in the
latter than they did IN the former case. The
time for motion for new trial in the case
on which he was convicted has expired, and
he will now have to accept the situation.
"A divorce suit was on trial at Mount
Vernon, Ill. The parties were Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore, aged sc and 81. The evidence had
all been put in, showing that the ''incompat-
ibility of temper" for which the wife demand
ed separation arose from an old and origi-
nally trivial quarrel. A recess was taken,
after which the lawyers were to sum up but
in the mean time a committee Of neighbOrs
brought about reconciliation, the case was
dropped, the Judge congratulated the hus-
band and wife, who had not previously Spo-
ken to each other in four years, and they
went home to merry making which their
nine children had prepared.
An amusing instance of English ignor-
ance OF America. says the Pittsburgh Post,
was displayed ia Wednesdays debate when
Sir Stafford Northcote assured the House
that no one in America had any sympathy
with the Irish except the Stalwart politi-
clans who had lost their hold on the country -
I The leader of the conservatives in the Lower
House went on to describe General Grant as
IAN extinct volcano now engaged in raising
companies II is probably true the ''Stal-
wart politicians have lost their hold" but
they happen to be the class who have the
least sympathy for Ireland. Grant can Z rate
very high in England now, when he is set
down as "an extinct volcano" Try him
with gift.
The invention of an electrical apparatus
by priest of Ravenna, named Raragia is
most important one, and should receive at
tentiOn from builders as well as all who have
the management of theatres churches, halls,
or other public places. The invention can
be set in operation by simply pressing a but
ton, and by which the doors of large build
ing can be instantaneOusly opened The
apparatus was tried at the Alighleri Theatre,
in Ravenna, with the most satisfactory re-
suit. Al. the nine doors opened simultane-
ously. as if through some spiritual, agency.
The inventor hopes to improve his apparatus,
so that should fire break out on the stage of
theatre the rise in temperature would itself
set the machinery in motion.
"A horrible smurder, committed at BetOn
plantation, eighteen miles below Whining
ton, n. C., is reported Mrs. Bella Jones.
a young and pretty widow, and Davis Skies
have been living together as man and wife
for some months. A few DAYS ago another
suitOr appeared and endeavored to ingratiate
himself in the good graces of the young wild
ow Skies fearing that he would be displaced
by the more cOmely lover, for several DAYS
has been untiring in his demands for the wo-
i man to marry him. For some reason the
woman persistenty refused Skies became
jealous and angry, and while she was IT, her
house with no one with her but littl= child
caught her and cut her throat from ear to
ear. The woman fell to the floor and Skies
then placed the child on its mothers breast
and left. When the murdered woman was
found the child was asleep on her BODY.
"A terrible accident resulting in the death
OF three men and the manning OF several
others, occurred about O'Clock Saturday
morning at Stern'S meeting house, situated
in Rapho township, about four miles north of
the borough of Mount Joy, Lancaster county.
The religious sect known as Dunkards were
about raising the framework of a new meet
ing house, and the raising" as is usual on
such occasions, attracted large crowd, some
of whom were there to assist and others as
lookers-on. The framework of the first story
was got into position without accident, but
in putting up the timbeTs of the second story
some of the lower timbers gave way aud the
whole structure fell with a crash, burying
| beneath the ruins not less than fifty men, a
dozen of whom were more or less injured
some of them fatally. The following named
have died of their injuries John Shenk,
widOwer, aged about 80 years Samuel Wit
mOyer, aged 80 wears.