The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-11-22
NEWS AND OTHER NorINGs.

The high prices for meat in Germany
has led q firm in Mayence to try the expert
ment of importing live oxen from the
United States
William Poorman. whose residence was
on the track. was struck by day express on
Monday forenoon and instantly killed.
Mary Z. Nichols is on trial at Water
Vile, Me. for beating her baIf-witted
brother. keeping him locked up in a dog
pen, and making him work in harness like a
horse.
Samuel Brown. a resident of Centre
township. Perry county. was kicked by a
mule on last Friday afternoon. receiving
injuries which caused bis death on Satur.
day night.
Harry Meyer bought lot In East Port>
land, Ore, a few weeks ago. Last We'd
Desday be went TO work digging out stumps.
During the day he unearthed an old tin box
that contained greenbacks and gold to the
value of &c. 900.
"A young man named Kopp, of Hanover,
York county, went to Milton Grove, Ian
caster county. q few days ago. On Tues
day he was out hunting. and In crawling
through a fence his gun was discharged and
the contents lodged in his spine. he can
not recover.
John Henry. an old soldier, Jumped or
fell on passenger train at Williams port
Thursday morning and was killed. He was
on his way to the soldiers home at Erie, of
which institution he had bsen an Inmate.
He was returning from visit to friends In
Chester county. Pa
AT Cincinnati a horse backed over the
bank and fsll down 4 declivity of 100 feet,
dragging his cart and driver with him. The
driver did not get into the wsssr. but the
horse plunged into the river and swan
across to Covington. detsching the vehicle
from him In midstreau.
Russell Hill and Clyde DubIe. two
young Williamsp0rt nImrods. and sons OF
prominent citizens. were returning from a
hunting expedition. when Hills gun slipped
from bis shoulder. the weapon was dis
charged. the load taking effect In bis leg be-
low the knee. and the doctors think ampu-
tatien may De necessary.
William Steele. father of the notorious
Mrs. Robert Ray Hamilton, was defendant
in case at TurkhAnnock on the charge or
shooting young man named Lutes with
Intent to kill He was found guilty. as
charged, but was recommended to the mercy
OF the court, and sentence of yser In the
penitsntIary, costs Of prosecution, and 50
fine was imposed.
-"Budge" Is the NAME of a tame crow
belonging to Miss OrlIe Wheeler Of Joliet,
III. lie goes all ever town alone and re-
ff,rv 20 kFa
beer and will drink it untn intoxicated. In
his rambes be visited the depot, where he
found much to interest him. He initiates
the shouts of the conductors and tskes de-
light in yelling "sll aboard for Chicago"
While the cupola OF the Columbia stove
works was being tapped on Saturday night,
Charles RIghtee. who was going to catch q
ladle Of metal, ran into another moClder
who was leaving the cupoIa. The liquid
metal was dashed over Rightee. portion Of
1t running into his shoes. his clothing took
FIRE and ne was shockingly burned about
the feet, legs and breast. but may recover
1t Is believed that p. S. Barrett, a piano
merchant of Cleveland. Ohio. has fed to
Canada. Officers are looking for him. Re
ce Btly an attachment was Issued against
him for s2 900, and soon after he absentsd
himself His debts are found 70 amount
TO 10000. Barrett occupied q hue resi-
dence on one CT the fashionable streets of
the city. was a leader IN his church, and a
Sunday School teacher
james Artman. of Lseehburg, started
in buggy Thursday night to bring a lady,
who lives two miles out. to lecture there.
Nothing being heard OF him at noon on Fri
day. bis friends started to look for him.
His horse and buggy and umbrella were
found in the river. The horse was drowned.
Is was found that his buggy had upset In
attempting 70 ford the mouth Of CaInahsn's
Run. The place where he attempted to
cross was very deep. 1t is almost certain
that he was drowned,
Lint Rollenbaugh, of Rochester, Pa,
became Intoxicated Saturday evening, and,
going 20 his fathers residence, broke in the
door when the family was absent and pro-
ceeded to pour coal oil over the roor, walls
and furniture. He then piled infiammable
material against the building and set it on
fire. Bis father. however, coming LONE
extinguished the flames. Lin: then drew
revolver and fired several shots at his
arrested and bound over for court.
Jake Buzzard. one of the famous six
BuZZard brothers, the celebrated Lancaster
county robbers ana outlaws. died on Tues
day morning in the Eastern peAiteDtiary.
A dispatch conveyed the Intelligence to
his wife at Lancaster, shortly after he ex-
oired- Buz1srd died from consumption.
He has long been a sufferer from the disease
and for some time his death has daily been
expected. Mrs. BuzZard visited her dy-
ing husband in the penitentIary on Friday
last and she saw that he could lIngsr but a
few days longer. She returned home on
Saturday.
Bridget Murtaugh and Mary Haggerty,
married women, living IN the Twentieth
Ward. Scranton, Pa, bad a nei2hbors'
quarrel on Monday evening, the latter dar-
ing Mrs, Martaugh to come into her va I'd.
Mrs. Murtaugh responded at once to the
challenge armed with her husbands trowel
She attacked Mrs. HaggeIty yiciousiy, cut>
ting open her head with the trowel and
leaving her senseIess on the ground. Mrs.
MurtaRgh escaped and has so far eluded the
police. The condition OF the Injured woman
is serious and her physician las slight hopes
OF her recovery.
George Francis Train is one of the hap
piest men on the American continent. he
gets fun out OF everything. They put him
in jail in Boston for debt on an illegal Fro
cess. When the blunder was known they
songht to let him go and drop the matter.
but George Francis wouldn't go. and he
kept the public and himself entertained for
three or four weeks over the attempts of
the lawyers to unraVel the legal snarl, and
now that he has been turned out of jail at