The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-12-14
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGs.

NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGs.
One OF the promised sensations OF the
Paris exhibitions will be given bv a man
who will make daily balloon ascensions
mounted on q horse.
"A post morte,n examination upon the
body Of a COW that died at Highland. Brad,
ford county. the other day revealed the fact
that the animal had swallowed a piece OF
wire. which pierced its stomach and entered
Its heart.
John l.. Sullivan has formerly chaI-
ienged Jake Kilrsin to fight for ten thous-
and dollars a side. and has deposited five
thousand dollars forfeit. the, battle TO take
place within six months after signing the
articles.
While hunting on Saturday, near Green
yiIle. Henry Baker accidentally shot and
killed Willie Landers, the ten-year- -old son
OF Michael Landers. Baker stumbled and
fell. and the weapon vas discharged unin-
tentionally.
While working In the Alliance. U. Steel
Works, Thompson Dumphy suddenly be-
came a raving maniac, and 1t required the
united exertions Of three men to keep him
ady is unknown.
"A Mississippi woman fell into a mill pond,
and wien she was rescued a feli~pouud
catfish was found to be sntangled In her
hustle. Her husband wanted to set her
again. but she could not see where the fun
came in ana refused.
Benjamin b. Keck, pste clerk In the
Second National Bank. Allentown, has
been discovered TO be 81 .OOe short in bis ac-
counts and Is relieved from duty. Keck is
man OF good habits, and declared that he Is
uujustly accused Of wrong doing.
Several years ago coal Lsine in Japan
took fire and 40 or 80 miners were entom5-
ed. Recently the mouth OF tie Dit was
opened. and on searching the bodies OF the
victims were discovered. BY the action of
water they had been converted Into stone.
Potatoes area drug In the market at
Colfax. Wis. owing TO the enormous crop
raised in that section. The best price to be
got Is 10 cents q busbsl. and one farmer Of
fered to give q friend Q wagon load OF choice
snes II he would take the trouble 20 eend
for them.
Charles z. EiiasoD and the wife OF bis
brosber. James EIiason, went to bedin a
Baltimore hotel Sunday night and blew ont
the gas. The man died, but the womsB
win probably recover. The woman bad for
some time been suspected OF wrong doins
by ber HUSBAND.
Labrador Is said TO posses q waterfall
that makes Niagara Fall, insignificant In
comparison. r. +. Holm, who recently
made a tour of Labrador locates this fall on
Grand River. which Is / .5O0'seet wide at the
fall. and the hei mt ofthe fall is estimated
to be nearly 1000 feet
George Carpenter, OF East Kent. Conn /,
when ont hunting coons came upon a Wild
cat bauRbt 10 Q trap. He waRed up to kill
the animal. and the cat, by . might effort
broke from the trap and fell upon him tooth
and claw. The conflict was fierce, but at
leapth Kent killed the cat, which weighed
25 pounds.
While the schooner VIM. ID. Marvel
was drifting toward the shore 10 the late
storm rear Delaware break water. having
lost her anchors. Ihe Captain took his gal
ley stove. a,ied il with coal and scrap, tied
a cable to it. flung it overheard. and by
chance secured firm anchorage and saved
ths vessel.
"A charge has been made by an ex-aeent
Of Anthony Comstock's Society for the Sup
preston of Vice. in New York, that one of
its agents. win the knowIedge-of Com
stock. receives sl20 900 a year from gam
bIers who are accorded the protection OF the
Society. The accused agent denies. and
courts an investigation.
-whTre-Michael Lisks, employed In Ed
wards coal>breaker near wilkesbarre, was
repairing the immense cogs which are used
10 crush coal. on Saturday night In some
way bis clothing was caught. and he wa.
drawn between the steel teeth. BIS legs
and part OF his trunk were crushed. and he
died In less than an hour.
Rev. Mr.. Hughes. OF the Welsh Con-
2regational Church at Ma nticoke. has Sc
cured q warrant for the arrest OF the sexton
OF his church. who has taken possession of
the eoifice and refuses to admit the pastor ol
any members of the congregation. Services
have been temporarily suspended. and the
sexton ''holds the fort" with a bIunderbuss
Frank Thom ,son. of Sharon. Pa, q
young hotel clerk. sonmitsedi suicide re-
Gently. being despondent on account of hi:
Is alive and resides at Erie. An entry n
Thompson's diary gives the date of hi,
mothers death. and says he attended hel
funeral October Il. The city officials art
trying to clear the matter up.
While cleaning cut an oil still OF the
Peerless Refining Company at Findlay, D.
on Friday. William Lightfoot was overcome
by gas and fell unconscious. Ephraim
Weirick was sent to his assistance, and he,
too. was overcome. Phillip O'ConDeii an-
dertook to rescue them. with the same re.
suit. The three were finally gotten cot OF
the still. LIRhtfoot Is dead. Weirick dyins
leave families destitute.
The case of N. Chauffat Frenehman
is attracting medical attention in London
On one occasion last year he slept eontinu-
onsiy for Is days and q half. and. at the
latest advices from England. he was lyin,
asleep at the Alexandra Palace. having fal-
len into . sort Of trance six days before
bis appearance Is generally normal, but q
times his limbs are set in uncommon rigidity
No respiration Is psrceptioie. and there is
constant twitching of bis eyelids.
Jacob w. HolIinger. OF Lancaster. Pa.
sued Wallace d. Evans, OF Lit:tz, for 81. .00i
damage for aliensting his wife's affections
The case was sried at Lancaster last weel
and a large number of witnesses examined
The jury rendered q verdict In favor OF tn
plaintiff for $S damages The case ha
been tried sh zoe times. In the first trial tn
| Jury gave Hollinger sloe. and the secon,
| jury decided In favor OF the defendant
Evans will now pay the ss, and that vii
/ end the suit