The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-06-22

The town of Cereal Springs. in VIII
hanson county, ILL.,. appears to have had a
most phenomenal growth. It's population
now is seven thousand, yet only four years
ago there was not a house on the stretch OF
cornstaIks and timber that occupied the
present site of the town.
Mad King Otto is growing worse. He
now wanders aimlessIy about his big. lonely
palace outside the city of Munich. He has
abandoned his last distraction. that OF peel
ing potatoes, and has no pleasure left, but
spends his tire hiding away In some dark
corner, thinking every one wants TO hurt
him.
Reuben Riley, o: Columbia. S. c., was
loadi; g an old musket with an iron ramrod
when the gun was discharged. Riley's wife
was standing near the house and directly in
front of the gun. The ramrod passed
through her breast and pinned her to the
wall OF the house. The rod had 10 be filed
In two before the woman was released.
Congressman Timothy j. Campbell, OF
New York. wagered $1,000 with ex-Con-
gresham tPsige. of California. one night
last week. that President Cleveland would
carry New York state next autumn by a
good round majority. One hun dred dollars
forfeit was posted by each gentleman and
the remainder of the wager is to be depos-
tied Immediately after the Chicago coDven-
tion has finished its deliberations.
AT the scale conference OF iron manu-
facturers and the AmalgamateG Association
OF Iron and Steel Workers, at Pittsburg OF
Monday the latter submitted a proposition
to suspend operations for three months in
stead OF accepting a reduction OF wages
The manufacturers agreed to accept the
proposition, provided 1t applied to all mills
in the country. The Amalgamated Com
mttee will report hack TO the Cnnv ention,
and give the manufacturers a final answe
to-day Thursday
On last Tuesday evening. when the mi
ners were coming up the shaft at Leisen-
ring Coal Works, Fayette county. one of
the men named Lashley, forgetting about
the timbers which divided the shaft in the
center at intervals, was leaning over the
side Of the cage. The cage was coming up
rapidly and Lashley's head was caught
between the cage and a division timber.
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causing instant death. He was unmarried
and has relatives who live at Easton. w. V.
where his remains were taken.
The Dead Letter Office at Washington
gets good many curious articles through
the mails and the employees who open the
packages are accustomed to many strange
sights. The contents of a package re-
ceived oD Monday, however, takes the first
prize. 1t was the scalp of white woman
stretched out on a bent willow frame, and
from the marks on the package the con>
of some Indian warrior The hair was long
and dark, and the scalp, judging from the
ragged edges. had evidently been removed
hastily from the Uranium.
While saearing sheep at Chatfield, MINI.
/ last week, son of ID. Hlsey noticed some.
thing peculiar about the appearance of a
/ Sleeps tongue, and, calling his fathers at
/ tention to the fact. the sheep was caught
/ and examined. Upon opening It's mouth il
was seen that ring OF some kind was
around the sbeeps tongue. After few mo-
ments it was taken off and and found to be
a solid gold ring, with q handsome set. val
ued at about 81. How the ring came on the
Sleeps tongue Will probably remain a mys>
terry. as It had been there some time, being
deeply imbedded in the flesh.
The excitement over the gold find on
the Lake Superior Iron Compapy's property,
near Ishpeming, Mich, some months ago,
has been renewed with good reason. When
the original gold find was made the shaft
was filled up and the work stopped until
! the company, which was not authorized 10
/ explore for anv metal except iron ore could
be reorganized. They opened the shaft
again and on Monday the first blast in the
! bottom threw mp high free gold-beari3g
rock. There can be no doubr but gold in
] great quantities has been discovered, and
excitement is again at fever-heat.
There was an affecting and dramatic in.
cident at the county jail at st. CIairsyille,
Ohio, on Friday. L. A. VaDdye. a promi-
nent citizen of Liverpool. O., was In town
on business and, hearing of indictments
having been returned against Gertie will
| liams, Bertha Hamilton, aud their two male
companions for the shooting OF the Waters
! Brothers, he decided, out OF idle curiosity,
to go up to the jail and have a look at the
women. He was Mortified TO recognize In
"Gertie Williams" his only sister. who had
/ left home mysteriously years ago and whose
whereabouts was never ascertained until
the chance meeting.
Captain Andrews set sail on Monday
evening from Boston in his little IS foot
boat for Queenstown. Acrowd of 5000
/ people watched him and cheered him as he
pushed eff at the Point of Pines, on Revere
Beach, at $50 O'Clock. His boat, the DARK
Secret, measures about u feet on the water
line and Is feet over all. She is we'll loaded
| witt stores of all Sorts Her owner and sole
passenger went of in high spirits, confident
that be would make :he trip in safety and
comparative comparative comfort. He will
put across the bay 10 the south shore or
/ Monday night and begin his voyage in ear
nest on Tuesday morning. He heads direct
| for Queenstown.