The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-01-25
NEWS AND OTHER NOriN Gs

An infant IN Cincinnati while being
tossed Into the air ran its finger into it,
fathers eye, and it is feared the sight ba.
been destroyed. The nail pierced the ball
People dc not appear to take as mnct
stock In lighting rods as they formerly did
There are COW only three lightning rod fac
tories in the country against 90 a few years
ago.
Governor Foraker. OF Otto, has com.
muted the sentence OF Mrs. Mary Garrett.
who was to have been hung on today
! CThursdsy) for the murder OF her children,
TO Imprisonment for life.
"A cat crawIed into the nuzzle of a can
non in the British barracks at Cape Colony
a short time ago. When the evening salute
was bred she was thrown a distance Of 200
feet. but. strange to say. lived for two hours
after her Involuntary flight.
"A man in Butler. Kan. while boring for
water. struck what Re thinks Is a wind
NINE A local scientist OF considerable
reputation, however. advances the theory
That bis augur. struck a woman's rights
convention on the other side of the globe
General Myers, in command OF the Kan
sas State troops. reports that the citizens OF
ingalls, and Cimarron, where the county
seat contest In raging SO ferceIy, have COM
sented to allow the county to be placed uu-
der martial law. Both sides are watching
each other closely, and the people OF Ingalls,
have sen. for a supply of ammunition.
In the contested election case for the Of
fee OF prothonotary OF Luzerne county the
contestant not having file bill of particu-
lars In accordance with law, the court hand
ed down an order dismissing toe proceed
inRs- Christopher Wren (dem }, who, on
the face OF the returns, had SO majority
will receive u commission from the govern
or.
Henry Schmidt. hfty-two years OF age.
died IN the county JAN at Reading on We'd
nesday OF last weeK- He was serving sem
tence for trying to blow up a school house
with dynamite. He had been III for long
time. and often made statements that
Schmidt was no. his right name, but that he
came from one of the best families in Ger
many.
-Commissioner Stockslager, OF the Gen.
erai Land ONCE at washineto has lust
published large and cOmplete map of the
United States, copies OF which he Is au-
tnorized to sell TO schools. libraries and to
the public generally at 81 25 each. free OF
carriage. The map Is about 5T5x6X feet
and is backed with cloth. The price at
which they are offered represents their net
cost to TIE Government.
Albert Battison, of the British war.shIp
Impreznable. has just been given the Stan
hope gold medal. the highest honor Of the
Royal Humane Society Battison rescued
young girl who had broken through the
lee Of pond and disappeared He went
out on the Ice, dived under Il. grabbed the
girl and took the chance of breskine the ica
with his head as he came TO the surface
He was successful His feat was a remark
able one. as the water was deep and cold.
In St. Louis on Saturday morning
drove of mules which were being driven
through one OF the principal Streets Of the
city became unmanaeeable and stampeded.
They rushed here and there running down
men ana women and creating the utmost
excitement. One man. Michael Mcintyre.
a horse trader. was so badly injured that
his life Is despaired OF. The people ~ ST.
Louis complain that their streets are no
longer safe because of the frequency OF such
occurrences.
"A little boy living in Rnndout Y. Y.
was attacked with a severe cold last week,
which brought on a fever. and he was hook
ed by the family physician for a long Illness
His thirst. however. gave him a craving for
oranges. and his mother INDUCED his appe-
tite till he had swallowed four very large
ones The next morning the fever was gone
and the little fellow was prancine about the
house In good spirits. This was three DAYS
ago The cold remains, but .he fever has
not returned.
Rev. MI. lockwood. pastor of the Re-
formed church at Fairchild n T.. while suf
ferine from acute demeptia SUNDAY night
made horrible attempt to burn up hi.
family. The wife and children. owing to
bis wild threats to kill them, barricaded
themselves in a portion of the house. The
madman then went from room to room and
kiDdled fire In the center OF each. AS the
floors and furniture bIazsd up the husband
and father made threats to brain the mems
bers OF his family IL they attempted to es-
cape. When the tre wac almost upon him
neiPhbor. attracted by the flames. gave an
alarm The people quickly gathered. SCI
cured the maniac minister. and rescued his
family.
One of the most unique accidents ever
recorded happened on the Cleveland Lorain
and Wheeling railroad. just oyer the river
from Wheeling, w. Va, at noon ON Satur-
day. The yard engine was left on the track
with steam up, while the crew went to cin>
ner. In some unknown way. 1t Is supposed
by the tampsrin OF small boys, the throttle
was opened just as passenger train passed.
and the switch was thrown open. The en-
Rine quickly acquired momeptum until IL
was dashine along at a speed of sixty miles
an hour over the crooked track, for the
greater part built on high testIes. Over
the river it whIzzed. and passed the aston
ished people along the line clear to Bell
aire. five miles from the starting place,
where it crashed into long train of freight
cars heavily laden with coke The engine
was demolished, and it rained coke for rods
in all direction. the train being broken into
atoms By the merest accident nobody Was
injured, but the money loss Is heavy.
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