The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-05-31
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGs.

in hollow in a tree cut down near At
lanta last week were found eight muskets
and two bayouets. 1t is supposed that
they were placed there by soldiers during
the Rebellion.
About twelve miles from Columbus.
Ind. and near together. reside two prosper
Gus farmers named Dsmpsy KinnieK and
j. H Myers. TIE formers family seems
to have run IN girls and the la.ter's TO boys,
and they have manifested a remarkable
liking for one another, four of the Sons Of
Myers having married four OF the daughters
OF Kinnick.
William c. Lally, a former postoffice
clerk at Chicago. was arrested last Monday
night for stealing s. packages of registered
mail from the vault of the Chicago post
office. The amount OF money involved has
been claimed by the authorities to be not
very large, but the number OF packages Is
the greatest ever taken at one time in that
city.
Philip Mcdonnell. a brakeman, met
with a terrible death while employed in the
Delaware and Hudson yard at BinPhanp~
ton. Y. Y. on Saturday. He slipped and
fen in such a position that his neck rested
across one OF the rails. A switch engine
which was backing up passed directly over
his neck. severing his head from his body.
He was twenty-four years of age and un>
married.
Mr.. John Mayo. of Dooly county Geor>
eia, is a splendid shot. He is an invalid,
and sits in the door of his house and shoots
lizards from his fences with rife. ae
When he has hogs killed a negro man jumps
astride of q hog. catches hold of both ears
OF the animal and turns its head toward MI
Mayo. who will shoot it In the head with
his rife.
AT Carthage. Mo-, last Sunday J. S.
Pritchett. of Idaho. and Miss BettIe Incl,
his cousin, were married. An hour after,
as the two were standing In a store, Henry
Ulmer an old admirer of the girl, entered
and spoke to the bride. She left the store
in company with Ulmer; Pritcbett waited
awhile and started in search of his wife, but
up to this evening has been unable to fad
either of the clippers.
"A bad wreck occurred on the Erie Rail-
way. near BiDghamton, Y. Y. Last Satur-
day. The addident was caused by a hot
journal. Fifteen freight cars were more CT
less damaged. and four tIamps who were
riding in q box car were quite seriously in
injured. Three OF the nen from Akron,
OHIO. Their names are John Flynn, Abe
Williams. and Cornelius LarkIn. The
other. whose name is not known, is from
Cincinnati
Wilson Wentzell, residing oear Reading.
Pa, was shot and perhaps mortally
wounded by 2 farmer named Francis Cur
ly last Saturday night. WenfzeI, accom-
panied by two other men named Wagner
and SeIdel. were Fl hing al q dam on Curiy's
property and were ordered away by the
owner. Some trouble ensuee been Curly
and Wentzel, when the former presented a
double-barreled gun and shot wentzel,
wounding so bailey that his life Is de-
SPARED Of. Curly has been arrested.
Albert Wilson. railroad man, fatally
shot his young wife and then sent bullet
crashing through his own brain al Evans
vile. Ind, last Tuesday evening. he ex-
pired almost instantly. while his wife is re-
ported to be 10 dying condition. Wilson
was about 80 year old. but his wife was
much younger. They had no children and
lived happily together until about three
months ago. when he began to suspec. her
OF infidelity, and left the city. he returned
on Tuesday morning, and had been drink
ing uuite freely all day. About noon VIII
son went to the house of william Stout,
where his wife was. Oa entering, he asked
his wife to leave the city with him, and on
her refusal he shot her.