The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-10-20

There was a riot on Wards Island, New
I 1Ork, on Saturday afternoon. growing out of
revolt among the Russian Jewish refugees
against alleged harsh treatment by Superin-
tendent Shattuck- A squad of half dozen
police were sent over to the island. but they
were routed by the rioters after clubbing one
of the latter senseless. Later in the evening
one hundred police were sent to the scene
but the trouble had quieted down.
The body Of the unknown woman which
was found in the Ohio river near Ellsworth
Pa, last week has been Identified rs that of
Mrs. Annie Callahan, of Sandy Greek. Pa
Her husband was arrested on Monday charg-
ed with her murder Mrs. Callahan had
been suffering from the ill treatment of her
husband for a long time and was last seen
alive in his company on August % II is
supposed that after the murder her body was
thrown into the river. Callahan denies the
charge
"A little boy Of six years at Cranberry
Isle, Maine, was the hero OF quite remark
able exploit lately. rescuing his sister Of three
years, who had fallen into a deep well said
to be eighteen or more feet and containing
Notwithstanding the drought five or six feet
of water. He pushed back the curb and
went down, bringing her upin his arms over
the rocks uniniured, then. with rare thouubt-
fulness, undressed and but her in bed get
ting in also himself to get her warm and dry
before his mother returned from an Grand
An exchange SAYS SquatterS on the i'm
menSe Bingham estate in Potter county, Pa.
signed an agreement last year TO move of
their farms after harvesting their crop. This
season, when the agent went to take posses
sion Of the lands, he found the sQuatterS had
complied with the letter Of their agreement
by exchanging farms. A, had moved on BIS
farm, on C's, and c on AS. The agent,
VINO IS meth )dical old Scothman, has no vet
found ont exactly where the cheat comes in
although he IS sure there is fraud some
where.
Three London detectives have arrived i'm
Dublin with three of the crew of the bark
Gladstone, on which Westgate the self-ac-
cuSed assassin of Lord Frederick CavendiSh
and Under-Secretary Burke, sailed for the
west Indies The sailors have been subject
to searching examination. The authorities
are determined to thoroughly sifU Westgate's
story so ao 90 quiet the public mind. West
gate viii probably be brought home for the
same purpose, but the police firmly adhere TO
the belief that WestGate is crazy and his as
sertiOns unworthy of belief
In speech at Wi!Sesbarre on SATURDAY.
evening D. j. Mccarthy, miner, Of Drifton
LuZerne county, charged that Cameron's
emi5saries had been i'm that county corruptIv
using money TO organize the Greenback La
Dor party ID the interest of the Stalwart can
didateS. lie exhibited a s. note which he
had received through Patrick DUuphsrtr
from John d. Birmingham, who is recognized
as one of CamerOn'S agents. and alleged that
1t was in consideration of a promise TO helm
IN the work, He also held up before the
audience fraudulent credentials to the late
Labor county convention held in Wilkesbarre
and stated that all but three of the delegates
to that body were admitted on fraudulent
credentials and were paid IS a dav for acting
as delegates. In subsequent interview Mr.
Mccarthy stated that after the late Labor
convention in Wi6esbaUre Frank s Heath
chairman of the Greeuback committee man
named Atwood, Of Housewife and another
person met IN a room in the Luzerne Hotel
and divided a sum of money amounting to
several hundred dollars. The mOEey was i'm
$40 and $50 bills and the men disputed warm
~ over the division, each claiming a larger
share than he received. The expose created
a profound sensation.