The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-21
NEWS AND OTHER SOTINGs

| John Williams, a bachelor In Augusta,
/ Me, was told that certain widow had set
/ her cap for him, and John was so afraid
/ tha: be night be ropsd into marriage that be
went into the barn and hanged himself.
An explosion of gas occurred on Mon
! day morning in the nottingham mines, at
Plymouth. near Wilkes Barre. Pa. coal
company Three Polish mine laborers were
severely burned. Their names could not be
/ learned.
The jawbone of huge monster has
been unearthed recently at the Wauchu:a
Fla. phosphate beds. 1t measures Is inches
in length and about in width. Some or
the teeth are OF inches long and or 3
! inches in diameter.
The 81. Mary's Herald states that a
Ridgway minister " no had favored Prohibl-
tion was saved in the late flood by a beer
keg that opportunity floated to him. and he
thereupOn decided 20 vote against the
amendment.
"A Connecticut woman Is suing her
neighbor for damages for pu tting up fly
screens. She claims that the hys which
cannot get into the neighbor's house on this
account will come into hers. and she will
thereby have double the usual number.
While Rev. w. F. Kramer. pastor OF
the Reformed church of Lebanon this State
was crossing the Reading railroad in a car
riage last Friday afternoon at the head of a
funeral procession. ne was struck by pas
senger train and Instantly killed. He was
20 years OF age.
The other day Madison, Ga, was treated
10 something novel in the show line. A ne
gro with live rattlesnake was going the
rounds, and for a small contribution he
would take the snake from the bCx and
handle it as though it were a toy. The
snake was a genuine rattlesnske, Z years
old.
"A mouse attracted no little attention in
show window in Danbury, Conn. The
little fellow ran about among the goods,
and climbed up TO the top Of the large show
window and curtains, catching flies. He
has made the window his abode for several
weeks, and keeps the flies away in the
most approved manner.
While fishing in Cobb creek. near Jekyl
Island, Georgia, the other day, Beauregard
TOmIins caught an immense sawfsh. Tie
monster got entaugled in his net, and after
being shot two or three times was lassoed
and towed into port. The fish measured near
ly IL feet in length and weighed go or 300
pounds. The length of his saw was nearly
3 feet.
John Cooper, of Milford, twelve miles
north of Cincinnati o died on Saturday
night of pistoI-shot wound he had received
from Thomas Frey while he was assisting
the Town Marshal of Milford in arresting
Frey for disturbing the peace. 1t was only
by the most strenuous efforts of citizens
that a mob was prevented from lynching
Frey after he had been jailed
james Hiatt. of near Minerva Ky, the
old man who has been robbed so frequent
ly. ana whose son disappeared from home
over year ago, died last week. In his
Will the old man bequea tbs his estate,
valued at about $50 600. 10 his missing son,
provided the latter appears and lays claims
TO IL within two years. otherwise the entire
estate is given TO an educational Institution
-Four years ago John Cline. a l6-year>
old boy, was killed near Charleston, w.
I Va. under especially brutal circumstances.
One Snodgrass was charged with the crime
and fled. On Monday last SnOdgrass was
! brought there in iroLs, having been captured
at the head of Lewis creek. after a desper-
ate struggle. by constable and a posse
Snodgrass was badly Injured while resist
ing arrest.
AT Homestead last Monday shortly af-
ter noon two Hungarians quaTreIed, and
one of them. whose name is unknown,
struck the other with a brick upon the
| head, inflIctIng injuries which are likeIv e
! prove fatal. The assaIlant was arrested
placed in the Homestead lookup, while The
wounded man. Jeu TschaiskowaIskI, re
ceived medical treatment. His skull is frac
! tured and death Is probable.
Notwithstanding the fattering report,
sent out from Dakota relative to the antici.
pated abundant yield of small grain, ad
vices received from good portion of Yves.
! tern and south Dakota sta.e that small
grain is an entire failure, more so tran II
any other years. The grain is all burned up
More than half the acreage was sown {,
| wheat and oats. Corh does not vet shoy
the effects of the drOuth. Among the farm
ing community this failure Will be sorel,
felt
"A richly dressed woman deliberately
I EAlls
on last Friday afternoon and was CARRIE
over the American falls. The body was re
covered almostimmediateIy after in the riy
er below and was tnwed 10 the Canada side
All tie clothing below the waist ceptin
the shoes and stocking had been toru of
On her head was deep cash made by th
rocks The body was Identified as that G
woman who aTiYed there in the afternoo
from Buffalo.
Charles Wittstein, aged fifty years.
well-known druggist of Cincinnati. O
commi itted suicide last Friday morning b
shooting himself through the head at b
home in that city. He had been sufferin
for years with peculiar disease, concern
ing which no two physicians have been abb
TO agree, but 1t is supposed to have bee
liver collie. 1t caused him intense SUFFERING
and at times his shrieks as he rolled on IN
floor in agony could have been hear
throughout the neigbborhood
-Incendiary fires have been freouento,
currence in Ionica, Mich, of late. Ear
last Sunday morning fire fiend was caupl
red handed in the act of setting fire 10
residence. The occupants were nearly sui
: located before they were aroused an
were rescued with difficulty. Public fee
irg ran very high when 1t was known II
fre bug was in the hands of the officer
An attem pit was finally made to lynch Il
man. but prompt action by the poll,
saved Michigan from another horror.
Thursday of last week two children
Edward Bacaus a farmer of Roster. Mi
souri,. small village fifty miles south ,
Kansas Civ IN tha Eansas lima ,ya,+ 70
creek about a mile from home to fish. UpC
J their failing to return at night. searchIr
} parties were organized and Friday eveniI