The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-08-09
NEWS AND OTHER NorrNGs.

d reduction from Il to ~ cents per dozen
/ for stockings.
| William Dolan, a Baltimore book keep
! er, for some unknown reason, shot and
/ killed his wife and then himself on Satur-
day evening.
The heavy rainfall in Mississippi has
caused streams to overflow and snbmerge
thousands of acres of cotton and corn land &.
Much damage has been done.
Mrs. Christian warfel. OF JeffeTsonville
| Indiana, was fatally burned on Monday
! night by the explosion of an oil car with
which she was starting fire.
AT Carthage. Y. Y. the other night.
Fred Farr, locomotive engineer, visited his
father-in-law's house. called out bis wife,
| from whom he had been separated. shot her
dead and then killed himself.
Two Mexican soldiers who deserted
from an army post at Ensada. were cap
tnred SO miles from there tied to horses.
and compelled to walk rapidly back to En-
sada. Both men died soon after their force d
march.
| On Tuesday Philip Dougberty. the en-
| Rineer In the iron works at Bechte Isville.
| BerKs county, had his clothing caught in
one of the big belts and his body was drawn
between rolls through a space Of half an
| inch wide.
| Charles Coleman, colored jockey from
| New Orleans, while riding a running horse
on the race track at Dayton. Ohio, on Sat-
urday morning, for exercise. was thrown
| of against post and had his skull frac
| tured. He died in few hours.
Ma urice Downer, aged 40 went to bed
with lighted pipe In his mouth at Rock
ford, Ill. 1t set the bed clothes on fire, and
when found he was lying unconscious, with
one side of his body literally roasted. That
side was paralyZed SO that he did not feel
the fire and Dever woke Cp.
James Marstellar and Charles Young,
two farmers OF Clarksburg, w. Va, were
drowned in Holly river. Apshire county, on
Wednesday night. The men were riding
home late and attempted TO ford the stream
Missing the ford, they got into deep water
and perished. Both leave large families.
"A fIeight train and two locomotives on
the Omaha and Republican Valley branch
OF the Union Pacific railway, near Weston,
Neb., a few days ago went through a bridge
which had been weekend by the heavy rain
Engineer Mitchell and Y ard Master Conklin
were fatally injured, and three other train
men were badly hurt.
Miss Matte McQuaid, beautiful
eighteen -year-old belmont, Pa. girl, while
riding horseback Monday evening was
thrown from the saddle, ner horse taking
freight Her foot was caught IL the stlrrup
and the unfortunate girl was dragged
iG i,S,
Internally and will die.
"A veteran locomotive engineer named
William Bradley. while running between
Fruitvale and San Leandro, Ca. ran into
what appeared to be a small cloud, sweep
ing close to the ground. but what was In re-
ality, a swarm OF bees. The cab was liter.
ally filled with bees for few minutes, but
neither he nor mis- fireman were stung.
A o-Yesr-oid son of Andrew Dernbach,
and daughter Of Ambrose Conrad, the
same age. were playing together at bern
bach's house in Penn township, Lancaster
county, on Saturday afternoon when the
boy playfully pointed a shotgun at the girl
and discharged the weapon. The load took
effect in her head. inflicting fatal injuries.
On Monday afternoon John Carter. who
has been employed as guard at San Quen-
tin, California, prison, shot his wife In the
back while she was dressing her hair be-
fore the mirror, and then shot himself In
the head. Carter died instantly and bis
wife in a few moments. jealousy on the
part OF Carter is said to be the ca use of the
deed.
The petrifed arm of pre- e-nistoric giant
was unearthed recently on the farm of J. r
Male. near kearuey, Neb. The hand was
tightly clasped. a young son of Mr.. Male,
while playing with the curiosity, broke OF
the fingers of the hand and nine large dia-
monds. OF the purest water and large as lima
beans, fell out. Mr.. Male will exhume the
remainder OF the giants body.
The Wabash Western Express was
taken charge OF by two robbers Just out OF
Harlem, Mo-, last Sunday evening, and the
passengers in one car were relieved of their
money and valuables. They would have
gone through tie whole train had not the
conductor battered them with his lantern
and thus put courage into some OF the pas
sengers, at sign of which the robbers lump
ed and ran.
Henry Simmons, aged q years, and his
brother, Willie Simmons and Eddie De-
plo:e. aged respectively IL and years,
were drowned in the Monopgahela River, at
Pittsburg on Monday. The elder Simmons
was backing horse UP to a dump, when
the animal suddenly started back and upset
the vehicle. Harry DepIore and Freddie
Schuchman, boys, who were also In the
wagon, escaped by Jumping, Schuchman
sustaining a broken leg.
"A remarkable sight was Witnessed at
the Bailey depot. Cass county, Missouri.
oD recent evening. The sun was getting
low when train pulled In. and the engine
began to let of steam. AS coon as released
the steam began to form. and in a short
time a complete rainbow could be seen a
few feet above the engine, and reaching 10
the ground on either side. 1t was a beauti.
fol sight, and remained as long at the en-
gineeer released steam from the enieine.
The throat OF Mrs. Mary Smith. a wild
ow of Indianapolis, Ind, was cut by a burg-
lar while she was asleep last Saturday night.
She was awakened by consciousness of a
stinging pain in her neck, and involuntar.
lily raising her hand she felt the keen edge
Of kRIfe or razor across her fingers. She
screamed and her son from a room upstairs
came TO her assistance. but the burglar es-
capped. The wound was deep. and the sew
erance of the iugular vein was prevented
only by the sligh. obstruction OF the strings
to her night cap, which were cut. She will
die. No ATTEMPT at robbery was made.
Six masked men held up the Fit. Worth
and Denver express at 2 O'Clock last Sun
day morning, between the Cheyenne water
tank and Tascosa, Tex. They forced the
| engineer to open the door OF the express car
| with pick, but Express Manager Marsh
had hidden all the packages but three