The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-10-18

~ GUODS II
The Duke OF Edinburgh has practically
expatriated himself. and wIllihereafter visit
England only occasionally. His disgust
with the Prince OF Wales for permitting the
Princess Louise to marry the Duke OF Fife
is the cause.
The smokeIess powder intended for use
In the Austrian army is now declared to be
perfect. Besides Its initial advantage OF
being smokeless. Il is said to give q velocity
some 20 per cent. greater than ttat OF the
ordinary powder.
"A man stood on the top OF O cross on
the Lutbern Trinity church iu Cincinnati.
The cross is $50 feet from the gro und, Is
Is feet high, the arms feet across. and
weighs 15o pounds. Thousands Of people
witnessed the sight.
Unless the courts forbid such action
five hundred miles of electric light wires ir
New York City will be removed by the city
authorities. An inspection shows that one
half OF the wires are imperfectiy insulated
and dangerous to life.
"A New Castle, Pa, woman mixed q
mess OF bread and set IL near the open win.
dow. When she Rot ready to put It In the
oven she was surprised to find a chicken
standing in 1t. He had got his feet in the
dough and was unable 70 extricate them.
MIR. J. N. Horn, OF Carthage, Mo-,
while returning from the store last Saturday
evening. was murdered and robbed
Two shots were fired. one taking effect 10
the NECK and the other IA the head. The
unknown assassin escaped and has not
been captured.
Mary Tarpey. whose leg was cut of on
the railroad at GIendon. Northampton
county. on Sunday. has been deIirious ever
since and may die. Her brother, who &C
companied her to the hospital, was stricken
with paralysis. 4 sister tainted, and q
cousin swooned Immediately afterward.
Lizzie Victoria Brubaker, OF Lancaster,
wrote letter 20 an undertaken on Saturday
telling him TO look for her body on q grave
In Lancaster cemetery. Then she swallow
ed laudanum and lay down on the grave to
die. She was found there very sick from
an overdose Of the drug. but will recover.
The wisest remark we have seen In the
esteemed contemporaries OF the day comes
from Kansas. and Is 70 the following effect /:
There Is no abstract excellence In early
rtsing-sll depends on what you do when
you are out OF bed. It would De better for
the world If some people never got up"
Last Saturday night, as ]. c. Davidson
and his daughter. aged sixteen years. were
crossing the Lake Shore & Michigan South
| ern railroad track. two miles east of Frank
lin, Pa. In q wagon, they were struck by an
accommodation train and so terribly injured
that they will probably die.
The famous Brooklyn tabernacle,
Kew. T. Dewitt Talmsge. pastor. was for
the second time totally destroyed by ire
| last Sunday morning. A number of dwell
| ing houses adjoining were damaged. The
origin Of the nre Is unknown. The loss is
estimated at $50. 600. covered bv insurance.
"A large American eagle few on the
ship William Stsrbuck, In the gulf stream.
and was picked up In an exhausted condi-
tion. The bird had glass eye. with the
undecipherabIe initial OF the supposed
| owners name IN 1t. The birds craw was
entirely empty and 1t is supposed that II
was carried to sea by the force OF the wind
and was unable to reach the shore.
John Bird. q colored witness before
the United States court at Jacksonville
Fla, was murdered on Saturday night on
bis return from that city. He was q govern
ment witness In the case of some election
frauds In Madison county, Fla. On the
vote OF this county rests the congressman
Party feeling lie running high and no tru,
version Of the crime can be obtained.
"A special to the Philadelphia Publi
Ledger from Norristown on Wednesday
says: "The condition OF General John r
Hartranft. who has been I'll for some timr
with pneumonia. is said to- night to be criti
cal. He is now said to be suffering greatly
and this In view OF his enfeebled condition
renders bis recovery q matter Of grav
doubt. His friends fear the worst.
The United States government officer
have seized the distillery of FreIburg 4
Workum, at Lynchburg. Ohio. upon
charge Of defraudinR the United States b
equalizinR shortages from shrinking II
packages before the Raugers measured tn
contents. This. Ii is claimed, was done q
evade payment of government tax, and be
ing violation OF the revenue law subject
the entire property to seizure. The whlsk.
seized amounts to more than !. 200, 900.
Sullivan the slugger, has run througl
the $50. he won by his victory over XII
rain and is poor as ever. owing over SIS. 90
to hotel-keepers, wine merchants, cloth
iers and sporting friends, yet within 81,
years he has made from benefits and light
nearly ESQ 900. When the fight was owe
he left New Orlsans with - 800. At Nash
Vile he was arrested, and it took 8 900 o
free him. 1850 going 10 lawyers who talke'
wisely, and 81. 100 to court officials and tn
boy who did the real work. Chicago
great spree cost him $500. Of nearly $500 o
which his pocket wss picked. He bad b
borrow 10 get to New York.