The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-05
NEWS AND OTHER KOTINGs.

! Bishop Ireland OF 81. Paul has forbidden
loon keepers.
-Raron Robinson. of ooudersport. killed
an almost pure white buck deer on the Sen
1 nermahOning
Mrs. General T. ". Sherman denies the
story recently started that her husband hss
Joined the Catholic Church.
1 John Hinkel, Mt Carmel, Pa, says
Browns Iron Bltters has given me 9 splen-
did appetite and greatly Improved my
health -
AT a family gathering in Bath, North
ampton county, recently, Samuel StrRub pre-
se0ted each of his six children with q S5, 600
/ United States bond.
Five coioeed persons drowned on Thurs
day twelve miles above DaTien, Ca, at Fort
BarrIngton. The ferry boat oapsiEed and
there was no help available.
1 II. J. StauffeT, brakeman. fell under
the wheels OF a moving freight car on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, at Pittsburg on Sat
urday, and was instantly killed.
/ Peter Desgaren, carpenter OF Rock
/ ford, Washington Territory, on Wednesday
shot bis wife. of whom he was Jealous, and
( then shot himself through the head
The bridegroom and bride OF a Wisconsin
| wedding were both sued on the following
day foT damages in consequence of having
/ broken their promise to marry otherwise.
This ice cut at Chlca 90 thus far has bren
less than for any similar period In 26 years
One dealer who two years ago cut 20, 900 tons
to this date has only harvested 8, 900 tons.
Bn1f1HGhnTuh
Pa, now living in Iowa, is nearly 1O7 years
old, and the railroad companies In his sdop-
{ ted State all furnish him with free passes.
Mrs. James Waltenbaugh. Of Newcastle,
Lawrence county, recently eloped with =
/ colored man. Since the elopement her father
died and left his large estate TO her husband.
i AT Macon, Georgia, q large hawk suoop-
Z ed down on 3 cage containing three canary
I birds, fought away the women who went to
( their rescue and then carried Of one Of the
! birds.
J Mary McNalIy fractured the skull Of
Antonio Garzrasell on Wednesday night in
! BROOKLYN, Y. Y, and It Is thought he will
die; They had been living together as man
John NJ. Smith. OF womelsdorf, has a
| large collection Of rare coins, among which
| is a coin Of the reign of Titus Antonius, one
/ OF the Roman emperors. The coin isl1743
! years old at least.
/ "A Nevada penitentiary convict saws that
/ he was sent to prison for being dishonest,
/ and is there kept at work cutting out pieces
/ Of pasteboard to put between the ssoles of
I shoes in place Of honest leather.
! "A young man named Rex and "a girl
/ named Shearer, quarreled at New Phiiadel-
/ phia, O., on Saturday night. Miss Shearer
! shot Rex twice, mortally wou ndinR him. She
/ says he tried to break into her room after be-
/ ing warned away.
| "A Charlottesville. Va I printer has ac-
! cOmplished the feat Of putting 2 452 legIble
! words on postal card with q lead pencil
| reserving in the centre Of the card . circle
/ the size OF gold dollar, in which Is inscribed
/ the Lords prayer.
! "A woman at Kingston, New Mexico,
| gets praise for erecting log cabin without
! help. She cut the logs, hauled them, made
the shingles for the roof, and put the struct-
uTe togsther; She has husband who takes
| care OF the children.
Mrs. Hughes died on Monday I'm the City
| Hospital OF Newark from injuries received
/ from her son-in-Isu on Dec. "a. She inter
| fered while be Was beating his wife, at their
| home, ITO Harrison court aud he kicked her.
| He has been aITeste d.
! The Harrisburg Chain Works manufao-
| tured and shipped the other day to New
! York a ships cable Weighing 4005 pounds to
I one Of the largest ship chandler firms in that
/ city. It Is the largest chain ever mRnufAc-
tured in Central Pennsylvania.
Dave Roberts, a negro confined in the
AbbeviIle, s. C., Jail on charge OF cotton
| stealing and murderOus assault was taken
! out and lynched on Sunday night Admit
! tance 10 the jail was obtained by stratagem,
/ and the Sheriff was Overpowered.
! On the back OF Miss Della Moncrieff OF
/ Boston is burned in by lightning = represen-
| tatiOn Of the large elm tree which stands
/ within = few feet of 2 piazza where she was
/ sitting when the house was struck by thun-
! der bolt. She suffered DO Injury whatever.
| On a Vicksbure church Epire a large
! hawk perched Itself upon the cross, and 10
/ remained five days. Then some one shot 10.
I The hawk had no sooner fallen than another
( took its place. At latest accounts It still sat
/ there to the disturbance OF the Euperstitious.
/ While John S. Schrock, q wealthy farm
er living near Lewisburg. and snme friends
/ were on shunting eIpedition on Friday their
wagon was upset, and one Of the guns acci-
dentally discharged its contents Into Mr..
/ Schrock, inflctIng injuries from which be
! has since died.
The daughter of = wealthy Buffalo man
/ qUsrrsled with him and left her hOme. A
large reward was offered for her discovery,
and the detectives soon found her doing
/ kitchen work in Detroit family. Her EN-
! plever was 10th to give her mp. she had
( proved such an efficient and industrious ser
Z want.
/ Mary Elizabeth Martin, OF EmporIa, Ks,
I tried for the murder OF Mrs Lorraine n. Ku-
. ser, and who has been fRiEning lnssnity
since q verdict Of guilty was rendered, has
/ been proEounced sane by a competent board
! of physicians, and sentenced to be hanged
| according to the laws OF Kansas. AFTER one
/ wears imprisonment at hard labor in the
penitentiary. The crime was committed for
the purpose Of obtaining e, 900 insurance
upon the life OF the deceased.
"A man down IN Tennessee has 4 dog that
crows ike rooster, at least 50 the Tennessee
Sentinel says. Some two years ago the dog
began to practice this art, just as he had
heard tho roosters, aed every morning as
regularly as could be he kept up the practice
until now he Is an expert Grower. He goes
through all the motions OF q rooster, raising
his head and bringing II lower down as he
completes his crow. This story IL also
vouched for by the local clergyman.
/ On last Monday morning daughter OF
Perry Coon, of Leckswanna township, mer-
Ger county. aged IL years, was sent by her
| mother to a neighhor To borrow n household
utensil The Deinhbors we're not at home,
the doors all locked. and tie child raised a
window and was climbing in the house when
the sash fell and struck her on the back Of
the neck When her mother, alarmed by her
I long absence, went to look for her she fOuHd
her lIfeless body hanging to the window.
George L. Huston is building at Parkes-
burg, Pa, residence wholly OF lion on =
foundation OF solid rock. The floors will be
of polished cast iron tiles, In which different
qualities of the metal will he used to produce
a variety OF coIors All the partitions as well
as the outer walls will be OF iron surface. but
so painted and ornamented a. to look like
wood In the library will he cabinet for
the exhibition Of iron specimens. This viii
be constructed Of magnetiZed iron so that the
specimens will adhere to 1t by magnetic at
traction.
At Little RIdeau, Canada, on January
@ East HawkesbIrY, a Eired man murdered
Mr. and Mrs. d. w. Cooke. alec their eldest
daughter, and one Of their sons. Cooke was
murdered with an axe In the barnyard; Mrs.
Cooke and daughter weUe strangled In the
woodshed, and George. the SOD, was Killed
in bed with an axe. Another son, who had
his thigh broken may recover. Fannie
Cooke who came to ber brothers assistance
received a ssvere wound in the breast, bot
will probably recover. The murderer is
still at large.
"A week ago last Saturday night Jack
Vance colored living at Smithton, West