The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-02-20
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGS.

There is nothing like DR.. Thomas Eclec.
tic Oil to quickly cure a cold or relieve hoarse-
ness. Written by Mrs. NJ j. Fellows, Burr
Oak. ST. Joseph Co., Michigan.
Over brain work and excuses reduce
the vitality and cause nervous exhaustion,
etc. The Pastille treatment is a radical cure
Harris remedy Co., st. Louis Mo-, send free
trials
james W. Murray who laid in wait and
assassibated his brother -in--law, alfred
Yerke, whom he mistOok for another man
who was suspected of undue init macy with
Murray's divorced wife, was hanged at Port
land, Oregon. on Friday afternoon. in the
presence of ABOUT thirty witnesses.
Chief OF Police Gus. l. Braun, of Pitts
burg, died Sunday afternoon, of peritonitis,
after a short illness. Chief Braun gained
widespread nOtoTiety recenSly by placing
1nder arrest the Hungarian Consul
IN that city because the latter refused to
take in an Austrian flag floating in front of
his Office when ordered to do so by Braun
who claimed that it came under an ordi-
nance prohibiting swinging signs.
"A sensa: on has been created at Atlanta
Ga, by the announcement that Samuel
Small, well known jurnaliss and author of
the "Old Si' character sketches, has abar-
d0ned journalism and is preparing himself
for the Protestant Episcopal Chnrch. Mr..
Small was secretary to President johnson,
aud later held that position under Commo-
dore Mccormack at the Paris exposition.
On Friday last the rope Of timber truck
at No. slope, Lehigh and WiiksbaTre Coal
Company, at Ashley, broke as it was being
lowered into the slope. The truck ran TO
the bottom, distance of 800 feet, with
fearful velocity. Upon It were five mine
carpenters, who were thrown off when half
way down. One of them, John Williams
was instantly killed, aud the other four are
seriously injured, the recovery of two being
extremely dOu btfu;.
Major Frank Clarke. senior partner o"
the banking fiji 10 Of Clarke, Bryan & Hew
ell, at Bryan, Texas, committed suicide Sun
day evening at FIVE O'Clock by shooting him
self with a revolver. The cause is unknown.
It is supposed he was laboring under mental
alteration at the time. The bank is in &
prosperous condition and the suicide could
not therefore have resulted from business
troubles. Mr.. CLARKE left a Uote addressed
to his partner, Guy NJ. Bryan, Jr., request
ing the latter to take charge of bis estate
and see that his children were provided for
George PaysOn Bushell is a wealthy cat
tie raiser, living near Southampton, Bucks
county. He lately owned fine herd of 13
short-horn cattle. For some weeks past he
has beer grieved beyond measure to know
that his bovine favOrites have been sick
Last Tuesday week james Brown, a local
COW doctor OF some reputation, Informed
Mr.. Busheli that his cattle were suffering
from pleuro- pneumonia and that it was ne
cessaTy to have them all killed. Mr.. Rushell
was nearly heartbroken at the news and he
could not bear to think OF his pets being
pole sxed in the cruel laundering way com
monty in vogue at the abattoir and other
slaughtering places. He therefore expressed
his humane views pretty foTcibly to DR..
Brown and requested that worthy to suggest
some more humane method of putting the
poor animals out of their misery The doe
tor suggested chl0rOform and the following
morning quantity of the insiduous anes-
thetic was administered to each of the aui-
mails When each one sank into death-like
slumber DR.. Brown with great care passed a
long, straight knife into each of their hearts.
Mr. BusheH intends having the carcasses
stuffed aud. set ur-in large frame building.
to be erected for tAr purpose near his home.
stead, to be kept as nementoes Of his sor.
row and of his humane way OF keeping the
Law which says that diseased cattle mat be
killed.