The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-16

Lena Sherman was a reputable girl OF
Iowa, but her lover proved to be horse thlef
and was sent to the penitentiary. His coun-
sci thought that new trial might be obtain
ed by appealing, but there was no money to
meet the expense. So Lena stole horse IN
a neighboring county, sold It. and devote
the money to the appeal The convict gain
ed his liberty, but the girl went to prison.
GOV. Sherman has lust pardoned her.
-Whie a farmer named Laberge was
crossing the bridge at Montmorency Falls
with mis- married daughter, in a wagon, on
SATURDAY. night, the horse became unmanage-
able and threw the wagon against the side
of the bridge. The rail broke, owing La
berge out upon the bridge and pitching his
daughter with the horse and wagon into the
torrent 300 feet below. The unfortunate
woman leaves seven children. Her body,
which was swept over the falls, has not been
recovered.
The New Orleans Times Democrat tells
of strange incident which occurred few
days ago near Copenhagen, Ala, small
/ town below Chattanooga. While small
eolored boy was at work in a corn field, a
large eagle was seen to SwOop down sudden
ly and land on the boys back. 1t thrust its
sharp tallOns into his neck and back and
made strenuous effort to carry him on.
The little fellows screams attracted the
neighbors and when they approached the
bird flew away.
-Egidius Hoch, young man, in company
with his wife, while in st. Mary's church,
Buffalo, on Sunday morning, became uneas Y
and started to go home. His wife, suppOs-
( ing him faint, took him In her arms, when he
drew razor, cut his own throat, and, stag
/ gering a few steps, fell dead in the aisle.
High Mass was stopped and there was great
excitement On Decoration day Hoch drove
wagon over woman accidentally he was
nervous over fear OF arrest ever since, and it
is supposed he grew insane.
Walter NJ. Bourke, the landlord recently
shot in Ireland, was well known and gener-
ally hated for his ferOcity towards tenants by
Z {.
! where he had seen English collectors scatter
the natives with a whip and supposed he
could deal with the Irish in the same manner.
| His mistake cost him his life. Mr.. Dillon
I declares the league will not denounce muir
der till Mr.. Gladstone denounces eviction,
and Mr.. Gladstone declares that eviction,
/ though morally wrong is legally right Who
| wonders at assassination
A young man named LOwery, residing
4 IN CarbOndale. Pa, purchased a ticket for
canada on Thursday. lie visited Brown 5
| Hollow on the day following, and while in a
! tavern there was, approached by a butcher
I named Stebbins, and challenged any man in
/ the crowd to knock him down at one bio ".
/ Lowery accepted the challenge, and, when
I Stebbins said he was ready, struck him a
/ powerful blow in the chest. Stebbins fell
/ dead upon the floor, the blow having result
! ed IN the rupture of a blood vessel, which
I made his death instantaneous. Lowery pro-
ceeded on his journey toward Canada, and
\ has not yet been arrested.
! Reports from Patrick county, Va, are to
/ the effect that 5000. persons are starving.
| The drought last year greatly cuTtailed the
/ crops in many portions OF the county. Hun
! dIeds OF people are crowding around the set
/ Elements implOTing aid A load of corn was
! received at the courthouse a few days ago.
1 Before it could be distributed hundreds of
| starving women and children crowded
/ around the vehicle imploring to be given a
! quart or peck of grain. A courier who
/ arrived at Danville. Ma on Sunday gives a
1 heartrending account OF the situation. The
! court house is crowded with men, women
| and chill dren begging for bread. Three hun,
! dred of them had not tasted morsel of food
/ for two days. The county is very Isolated
and mountainous. The nearest railway sta
! ton is AS miles. In some Instances as much
/ as 5000 has been offered for barrel of flour.
Z Several wagons with relief have been pushed
] out from Danville to travel all night in the
! hope of saving the lives of some.