The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-08-21
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGs.


Tennessee, on Saturday, at the age of on
hundred and twenty years. Her peculiarit
was her hair, which was three feet long. an
sample of which was on exhibition at tn
Worlds Exposition.
According to a Tennessee statistician
that State has SOC, 900 worthless dogs, whic
consume every year food enough to make
$4,000 600 pounds of bacon and feed 100 OO
able bodied men. to say nothing of prevent
ing the farmers from keeping 1000. .O0'
sheep.
The Very Reverend Edward McColgan
Vicar General OF the Archdiocese OF BaIti
more, has been invested by Pope Leo XIII
with the dignity OF Of domestic prelate oi
the papal household, with the title of mon.
signor. He is the first monsignor appointed
In that district and the ninth In the United
/ States.
An unknown corn doctor has been ar.
rested in Pottstown for robbine Mrs. Lettie
Baker, of that place, OF a sum of money.
/ she was sitting in an adjoining room, under
spell the doctor had pretended to place
upon her In which she was to see her future
life, when he departed with the funds
-Ihe Secretary Of War has instructed
eIen. Miles, in command of the Department
OF the Missouri, to hold troops in readiness
70 ENFORCE the Presidents recent proclama-
tlon relating to cattle men on the CHEYENNE
Anu Arapahoe reservations. By the terms
OF the proclamation the cattle men will be
cohpelied to remove their herds by Septem-
Der 4. The troops will be held at Fort Re-
no.
Judge Yerkes, of Bucks county, decI-
ded last week that no private person has a
Flght 10 go to the extent of taking the life
OF person whom he is pursuing on the sup-
position that felony has been committed bv
that person until he gives him notice that he
Is pursuing him for a felony, in which case
IL Will be the party's duty to ston and spb
nit to the arrest. On this law he held
man for manslaughter for shooting and kT
ing chicken thief.
John @. BeaucleIph, alias "Jobnv tho
SNAKE" nationally notorious eonfdenca
anu wanted in nearly every State in
uioh' was found guilty in St Louis on
iast' at the county seat of st. Louis
county of beating passenger on the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad out of $3.50 two wears
ago. and sentenced to two years In the in
the penitentiary. It said that crooks in all
parts OF the East and Canada cent money
here to assist in Beaucleich's defense, but It
availed nothing. He has gone up."
AT Pittsburg on August 16, six little
boys ranging in age from nine to twelve
years. secured a row-boas about 5 o'clock in
the afternoon and started out to take a ride
on the MononpaheIa river lust below lock
No. 1. They had rowed up close to the dam
and In turning about the boat rocked 40
heavily that all were thrown into the river.
Charles and Mark Rich, brothers. and Chas.
Stetlsnder and Count Ahlers were drowned.
jacob Mexner and David Linderman were
rescued. Two bodies have been recovered.
Charles Seppee, a carpenter employed at
Kauffmann's new building, In Pittshurp.
met with terrible death last Friday even
Ing. He was at work on the top OF the
nth story ahd by some means missed bis
footing and fell to the bottom of the cellar.
Both legs and both arms were broken and
he was irjured internally. One of his arms
entered board so far that it had to be cut
out with a chisel Seppee was taken to
Homeopathic Hospital where he died shortly
after O'Clock. he having fell at ten min
utes after 8. He was twenty-seven years
old. married and leaves a wife and two
children living at Castle shannon. where
bis body was taken after the inquest
"A diabolical attempt at murder was
made at Anderson, near Huntingdon. on
Friday night. As Foreman Thomas Crpnrs
was walking on the railway track he was set
upon BY two tramps and knocked down and
gagged. After stealing his watch and a
check for his months wages, which he had
just received, the miscreants tied him to the
track and lefthim to his fate. By frantic
efforts he worked himself partially free. but
passing freight train cut of one of his fin
gers OF his hand, which he was unable to re-
lease from the rail. Great excitement over
the outrage prevails. Twerty tramps have
been arrested and searched, but they were
discharrnd In the absence OF evidence
against them,
Electric motors are supersedine horses
on the Baltimore and Hempdeu railroad. A
motor weighs about 4, 500 pounds, and with
the ordinary horse car attached. with its
quota of passengers. can make the trip to
Woodberry and return, about four mfles. in
less than 25 minutes. The road Is up hill
nearly all the wav, and in one place is very
steep and at the same time makes a con-
siderable turn. By system of switches
and safety switches the engineer turns /,
ONiiOH' VI VteCAElClbY INTO JDe Jnlrd rail, OV
which it is communicated to smaller DYNAMO
machines 10 the motor, and thus the motor
IS started. The return motor Is made
through the wheels, outside rails and the
ground. Stops are made by thS engineer in
the motor, breaking the current by means
of switch
An appropriation OF 500. 900 was made
at the last session of Congress for the trans
portation of about $40 ,OOO. 900 in gold coin
from the sub-Treasury at San Francisco to
the sub-Treasury at New York. Owing to
high rates asked by the exprss companies
the Secretary of the Treasury decided to
transfer the coin by registered mall So far
ABOUT $40 100000 have been transported in
this way. The money was mailed In 500 900
packages. In view, however, OF the public
ity which has been given to the method Of
transportation. It has been deemed best tn
suspend further shipments of the preeiops
metal for the present
-Gold discoveries in Eastern Oregon are
attracting miners from all parts of the Rocky
MouHtains. Developments thus far Indi-
cate permanent veins and rich ore. a cor
respondent of the Portland Ne1rs. who wa.
sent out to investigate the mines, returned
Vnis morning. confrniL0 the richness of the
mines. The mines were discovered two
weeks ago, and were sold to Omaha parties
TOT S2O. OOO, 600. and ore enough has been Ia
ken since to pay for them. Roads are being
extended to the minae from RaI,ar (r;txr -