The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-04-26
NEWS AND OTHER NoTINGs.


An unknown workman on the Beach
Creek railroad was crushed to death BY the
cars between Newberry and Linden Friday.
| Mrs. Lewis Phillips. Of Harrisburg, b
the latest victim OF an air-gun but, thanks
! 10 a stout winter bonnet, the ball only cut
her scalp.
"A newly-borD infant who was found In
an ash barrel oD Marshall street, PhiladeI-
! phia, recently was taken to the SbeItering
Arms. where it was christened Marshall
Ash"
Surgeon GenerzF Hamilton was bform-
ef On Tuesday by the president of the board
of health of Sanford. Fla, that a case of
yellow fever existed IN that city. DIR. Ham,
ilton says ever precauFSen has been taken
TO prevent q spread OF tse disease and Doth
ing is spprehended.
Sam Andrews has curiosity In hfs
barn on Lacrosse strees. Detroit. In the
shape of a six-legged coz. The cow is 3
thoroughbred Durham, years old, and
gives a pail OF milk twice day. The two
extra legs are suspended fTsm the right
shoulder. One of them is a fore leg and the
other q hind leg. and they are nearly as
long and have the joints and muscles and
hoofs of an 5ruthsry cows leg.
George P. Rogers baggage master of
the New London Northern Railroad. stopp-
ed his train at Yantie, three miles above Nor
wich. Conn, the other morning, long
enough to run down into the woocs nd
kill a six-foot black snake. which later he
hung up in the yard office at New Bondon.
30 that people might inspect it. The suake
bad evinced ferocions disposition before it
died. and met Mr.. Rogers half way In the
woods.
Henry Snyder, o prominent German
farmer residing near Columbus, Ohio, sui
cided last Monday merhinR by hanging.
His Body Was found in the barn two hours
after ne had committed the deed. A peco-
liar feature OF the tragedy iS that he used q
small wire, which he wrapped around .
beam and then twisted about bis neck while
standing on on table. The latter was
kicked away. and in his szaggles the head
was halls severed from the body. His trou-
BILE was domestic.
"A remarkable meteorological pbeno-
mena occarred at Tifin, Ohio. on Saturday
night. Aheavy RAIN prevailed, and during
the shower. which was accompanied by
thunder, thousands OF spaiis fell, making a
noise like bail. Roofs and walks lay full of
them, and 70 the Highlands addition the
ground was-eovered with them, Many of
the snails were not larger than q pinhead,
while otbers- were OF good size. No ex-
PLANTATION can be given for the remarkable
occurrence.
Early on. Tuesday morning John Nc
Gonna shot and fatally wounded G. w.
Hall at ParkessbHrg. The affair Is the cul-
minatiOn of an old erudge dating back to
the early part OF last winter, when both
men were employed by the Gengway and
Richardson Timber company. McConaha
was discharged and he claimed that It was
caused by Hall and vowed vengeance.
They met for the first time sR Tuesday
morning. with the result above stated.
McConaha is new in Jail.
Mrs. Oliver q. Bloom. of Detroit. Mich,
loses both of her eyes in a cadons way.
While taking upJa carpet she endsayored to
pry out a tack with a table knife. The
spring of the knife blade threw tie tack up
with such force that the point eDtssed Mrs.
Blooms eyeball, and the aqueous hsnor ran
out. The eye was finally taken cut, but IL
had been allowed TO remain to- long and
/ Mrs. Blooms ether eye becsms- Affected.
( On Monday that eye also was taken out.
! Her husband Is a letter carrier.
The ravages of the birds in, the CORP
fields in BarnWeH county, South Carolina,
is almost withoet precedent. In many
places the fields have been planted the sec
! oDd time and now-the birds are deyouring
the young coma fast as II appears. There
has has never been found any way TO get
nd Of these birds. Poison has 10 effect on
them. And they are to wild to-reach with
shot Their numbers increase yearly, and
unless some way be discovered 10 destroy
them corn planting will have to be In
measure abandoned.
b "A party Of tonr Cinnamon OF high stand
ing In the Celestial Empire arrived In Wash
ington on Saturday, and by direction of th
Chinese Minister, took rooms at the Airing
ton Hotel Their Names are Y. l. Foo, II
K. Foo. II. P. Sswamura and. Tson-F Foo
and they have come as q special commission
from the Emperor, with instructions to in
vestigate the ways. maBaers, means an
methods Of american civilization. The
will be guided by the legation here to
large extent 10 their researches.
Two men were kill ed and three iniure
, in the wreck of a mixed tyaio on the Ger
tral Iowa railroad last Sunday night ne,
Berwick, ILL., The wreck was caused b
the breaking of wheel as the train was q
ing over the bridge at Cedar creek Tw
cars were hurled into tho creek and toe
) fire. burning the bridge The conduct
was killed by the fall. and the son of Il
3 section tsoeman. the only passenger, W;
drowned. The Express ageht, brakems
: and a mail clerk were badly msngled, pro-
: ably fatally.
r Patrick Carroll, young Irish sho
\ maker, jumped from the Brooklyn brid
3 about $50 O'Clock on Tuesday evenin
s Earlier In the day. while In Bridge jump
3 Brodie's saloon. be had declared that
s would accomplish the feat. He was und
the influence OF liquor. After his fall
began swimming about in the river. but to
! the tug men he wanted to drown. Ths
! dragged him out and left him on the doc
= After the police found him he was taken
hospital and was pronounced unipjure
+ Carroll ia under arrest His leap was fro
s higher point than Brodie's
Governor Beaver has respited NJ
Whiteling, the condemned murderess, W
!, was to have been hung on Wednesday ne,
until the 25th of June. News of the resp
q was carried to her by one of her couns
d Mr.. Henry d. Paxson. She received 1t
q rather an Indifferent manner, saying s
!. would rather 90 next Wednesday th,
q stay. 1t Is more Ike bad news than good
70 The Governors respite will give her cou
IL sci an opportunity. they say. to appeal I
: the appointment Of Board of Insanity z
II perts. one of whom is to be q woman, to
: chosen outside of Philadelphia, and W
a shall finally determine whsther or not Nj