The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-11-02
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGs


John Carroll, a miner at the South Side
mines. was strucd aud instantly killed at
Irwin by the Fast Line east late Saturday
night.
1t hss been found that goose can
stand the weather until the thermometer
goes to $40 below zero. Then her feathers
won't save her. Wild ducks can go 12o
lower and cone out on top
"A portable engine boiler at a saw-mill
near Adamsburg. Snyder county, exploded
yesterday. killing a man named Deitrick,
throwing bis body about thirty feet
-Kirwan Stone and Ella Law, of Jersey
City went to hotel in Hoboken Saturday
night, and Sunday morning were found
dead in bed, having been asphyxiate1 by gas.
which was found turned on.
Saturday night the prisoners in the
Fayetteville jail mined through their cells
and made their escape. The most irnpor-
tsnt was Captain jack" in for cutting
with intent to kill. and w. r. Copeland,
held for bigamY.
"A sensation was CT eated in the Criminal
Court room at Kansas City, No, on Tues
day morning by the suicide of Jack Flem-
Ing, Deputy Marshal, who drew a revolver
and blew his brains out while court was in
session No cause assigned.
There is an old farmer In the upper part
of Lancaster county who has not voted
since Buchanan ran IN 1856, but this year
be and his six sons will cast their ballots
for Cleveland and Thurman. The boys
have not yet voted for President.
AT Central City, Col. the other day, a
retort containing $40. 900 in gold was placed
in bank for safe keeping. The gol6 was
all produced in a single day by one mine.
The amount is the greatest ever taken from
any mine In the same length OF time.
"A commission m Iunacy in Easton ns a
held Darrell Richards Insane. he SAID his
son got the idea that TIE latter had become
possessed OF a big fortune left him by a Bos-
toDiaE, and spent money freely In anticipa-
ton. The father issued notes 10 his son for
S15 600. which IS now I'll gone The fortune
is myth. Richards is worth 500, 900, so the
holders Of the notes will Lot lose.
AT O'Clock on last Saturday morning
Policeman James Bronan was shot three
times and killed by an ex-convict. named
attempted 70 arrest Carlton. who was run-
ming away. after knocking down a man who
had refused to pay for drinks, when the
ex convict turned and fired four shDts at
the officer. He was caught soon after by a
policeman with the revolver still on him.
AT st. Louis few days ago a veterinary
surgeon, and formerly a dentist, filled three
dried teeth Of a valuable horse, the third
case OF equine treth-filling on record. The
animal bad suffered terribly from toothache
and wEs unable at times to eat or drink
The operation lasted about an hour and
she horse bore the pain without wincing and
did not have to be tied or to be given gas.
The operation was successful, and was wit
messed by a number of dentists.
Harry Stricken, a resident of Boiling
Springs, Pa, village about SIX miles from
Carlisle, was last Saturday morning seri-
ously injured by an explosion of a bomb
she'll. A few days after the battle of Get
tysburg he walked over the field and picked
up number OF bombshells. 1t recently &C.
CURED to him that considerable powder and
lead could be obtained by opening the shells.
Several of them were opened by him and
their contents removed successfully. Sat
urday be attempted to open six-pouud
bomb which had lain In his shop for over
twenty five years. Hardly had he put a
tool upon II when an explosion ensued. The
stand upon which be bad placed the bomt
was blown 10 atoms. large piece OF tbs
shell. struck Stricken and tore away tho
greater portion of the flesh from his righ
thigh. he was knocked down and has b0er
rendered entirely deaf. Physicians say b,
| will not recover his hearing.