The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-09-21
NEWS AND OTHER NOrINGs

jay Gould. it Is said. pays $20 200 .
year TO his attending physician. DIR. Will
liam Mum, and thu. commands his entire
time The contract Is for twenty years. or
until Mr.. Gould's death.
-Chas. Burdich, prominent young
farmer, of Erie county. was in the act of
showing friend his revolver last night.
1t was discharged and the ball pierced Bur
dicks heart. killing him Instantly.
Texas will furnish this year the oldest
voter In the United States. His name is
Richard Kidd. and he is lis years OF age.
Mr.. Kidd's mind is clear and his strength
remarkable for one of his great age.
AS coffin was being lowered into q
grave in q cemetery near Vienna 1t fell in
such a manner as to cause the lid to come
of and the corpse to come out head fore
most. Three of the mourners tainted.
Mrs. Henrietta Smell, widow of the mil
lionaire Amos j. Smell. who was murdered,
II is supposed. by William b. Tascott, Sat-
urdsy notified Chief of Police Hubbard. Of
Chicago. that she offered q reward OF s2o,-
900 for Tascott's arrest.
"A young Butler-county farmer. named
the Butler court OF forging tie names OF
two old farmers to q note three years ago
and collecting $500 on 1t from the banking
house OF John Berg 81 Co.
"A wretch at Mammoth Hot Springs. NJ.
T., who stole from a house in which death
had just occurred, was suspended by the
neck from neighboring tree by indignant
townspeople. After hanging for few mo-
ments he was cut down almost dead.
Richard Barson, OF McKsesport, at
tempted to murder his wife. Saturday night,
by cutting her throat with q razor. The
woman's Screams brought the police to the
rescue. who arrested Barson. Mrs. Bar
sons condition is thought to be serious.
While jeremiah Haley. . blacksmith, Of
Westerly. r. l., was shoeing q horse, the
animal caught Its foot 10 q rent In Haley's
apron. and In struggling to free itself. threw
Haley upon the floor. trampling upon him
and breaking his collar bone and badly cut
ting hia head.
Three horses were shipped on q car
from Birmingham. Alabama, the other day,
and at a way station some distance out II
was found that the door was open, and but
two beasts in the place The ode part is
that diliRent search along and about track
failed to discovered trace of the animal
Thursday night. during the momentary
absence OF Mrs. Saul Soroul, OF Derry, her
child aged two years. by some means got
hold OF the matchbox, lgniting them. and
setting fire TO its clothes. Before assistance
could be rendered the child was SO seriously
burned that death snsued 9 few hours later.
"A dagger Is inches long, of finest steel,
inlaid with blocks OF gold engraved in Ara
bic characters. was found lately by q herds
man In Gillespie county, Texas, and Is
thought to be relic of the time OF Cortez;
and TO have been originally bonght or cap
tured from the Aoors BY some grandee of
SpaIL.
While Tifin. o., resident was sleeps
ing In q railroad station near there the tele-
graph operator painted stripes on his face
with paint used to mark boxes. The
paint contained q powerful csustic and ate
into the unfortunate mans face, dIsfiguring
him In horrible manner. The operator
has been arrested.
Three months ago q two-year-old son
bitten 10 the face by a hughe rat while he
lay In the crib fast aleep. The child's face
was terribly lacsrated. Since then the
child has bad skilful medical treatment, but
on Saturday It died of blood poisoning, the
result OF the wounds Inflicted.
Miss Louise N. Boyer, the teacher who
suffered amputation OF her feet in conse-
Quence OF her heroic deyotion to her little
pupils during the great blizzard in Nebraska
last winter, has received pair OF artificial
feet provided by teachers in Boston, and
writes that "they fit admirably" aud she
can walk very well with them.
The widow OF President Polk Is ip her
eighty-seventh year. She Is feeble and
rather forgetful, but ste maintains her
cheerfulness and her Interest IN the world
about her. OF late she has been taking her
meals in her own room. and leaves it once q
day to take an airing on the porch. here
she sits and receives her visitors.
A novel electric railway Is undergoing
construction in a suburb OF St Paul, MINI
The railroad is an elevated structure, and
the cars are hung below II close to the street
level They hang from sets OF wheels tax
I
charged with electricity. a speed of from
eight to ten miles an hour Is claimed for the
cars.
"A violent wind storm at Washington, d
c., on Sunday afternoon. accompanied by
sheets Of rain, caused considerable damage
In the southwestern section OF the city
Several houses were blown down, and Z
number OF roofs lifted. The cupola of the
botanical gardens was destroyed, the greer
house badly shattered, and many valuable
tropical plants were seriously injured.
Joseph Cannon. the young man who or
Saturday afternoon was imprisoned In q
vault in the unfinished building of the Key
stone National Bank In consequence OF 9
friend playfuliy pushing the spring-iatct
door shut while Cannon was insida, was lib
Grated AIS O'Clock on Sunday morning
after having been a prisoner for fifteer
hours He was comfortable but was badly
frightened.
William Schn elder. mailing clerk In the
Lancaster postoffice, was arrested last Fri
day afternoon. charged with robbIng th,
malls. Dozens OF valuable letters have
been stolen during the past year, but ND tc
few days ago detectives were unable tc
ascertain the guilty party Most of the let
ters stolen were addressed 10 Revenue Col
lector Maegonigle. Schneider gave 81 .OoC
bail.
Every person has heard of persons who
have been swallowed up by quIcksands
aud a dreadful death II must be but here
Is form Of death quite as bad Recently
Frank Glidden, q lobster hunter, wen,
about his task on the Beverly, Mass, flats
and while so employed stepped into bot
tomless mud hole. He couldn't get out
and gradually sank until the mud closed
over aud smothered him