The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-06-19

Grant distress threatens the people OF
the border counties in South vest Virginia
for food. The corn supply. which was their
main support, is almost exhausted ana IS
selling at f2 per busbel; and the wheat crop
now nearly ready for harvest, Is so meagre
that It will afford but little relief. These are
the counties that suffered heavily from
drought and scourge last year.
The fact Is made public that
Chicago convict named Lewis Cooley cied
from self-stsrvatioa at the Joliet peniten
tIary on Thursday. Cooley had been In
prison since December last, on three-year
sentence for larceny. He recently showed
signs OF Insanity and was being treated by
the prison physician, but persistently re-
fused To partske OF food, and slowly starved
himself to death. He ws fortY-five years
old and has wife In this city.
Miss Melissa MerrIman was engaged to
John K. Mowry. and they were to be mar
ried next autumn. They intended to 90 to
picnic together, but at the last moment
the young lady was detained She sug-
gested that her younger sister Mollie should
90 with Mowry in her place. This was
done and the couple did not return. Yes
terday Miss Merriman received a telegram
FROM her sister announcing that she and
Mowry had been to Pittsburg and been mar
ried.
When Michael Weltern was on his way
IS work on SaturiDg morning, and passing
through Tompkins Park, New York city, a
Frenchmsn named Matthew Level threw
quantity OF vitriol 10 his face. burning his
eyes. cheeks aid nose I'm fearful manner.
Il ~
Level put under arrest and taken to court.
/ The prisoner said that while be was driving
a street car. about three years ago. Weltern
struck him over the head with cart ruug,
/ producing Injuries that the doctors said
/ paralyzed hin. For this. Level says, Wei
tern was never brought to trial. He nursed
his revenge and satisfied 1t this morning.
Level was held 70 await the result OF Wei
terms injuries.
The little town of jamestown (W.
/ Va.) was thrown into a furore of ex-
citement yesterday by the accidental shoot
ing of a prominent business man named
Jacob Meats. MOats owned a large self
! cooking revolver which he wished to dis
pose OF. and handed the weapon to an ac
quaintance with the remark that Is wasn't
loaded Taking him at his word the ac-
qnaintance pulled the trigger and to bis
horror Meats dropped to the ground with 8
32-calibre bullet In his breast. Meats al
this writing is still living and eIoneratet
mis- companion from all blame. His death j:
bourl = expected.
A special from Zacatecas, Mexico, says
Twelve miles from Zacatecas is sitoated thC
celebrated Santa Fiburcio de Leveta Grandt
Mine, the mine that has produced ever sine,
! the Spanish conquest, yielding untold mil
lions of silver during that time. Within tn,
past few years it has been newly developed
and fitted throughout with the most costly
modern machinery. On Friday morning
about six O'Clock an explosion occurred al
the mine. 1t was plainly heard at Zacate
cas-. Five hundred cases of giant pOwde
had gone OF by some means unknown. Tel
persons we're killed outright and as man
more wounded. The mine and everything
near it are a complete wreck. The surfac
improvements are totally destroyed.