The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-10-25
NEWS AND OTHER NorIxGs.

MRS Piatt, OF New Castle, and the death of
the infant she was nursing from blood poi
soning.
Over S12. 900 was discovered in the false
bottom of old trunk belonging to Lena
WeInberger. who committed suicide by set
ting fire to her clothes in WInona, Minn.,
recently.
james Mullarkey. aged II years, shot
and killed Charles PIatt aged l5 years, near
Wheeling, W. Va, on Saturday evening,
because Plat refused to give him a ride in
his wagon.
AT Smetbport, Mexican county, a few
DAYS since a would-be lover arrested on
charge of assault for simply embracing a
young lady was acquitted py the Jury with
scarcely any hesitation.
Edward Rausing. of Lancaster, has
sued the Western Union Telegraph com
pany for 5000 lost through an error of the
company in the sending of telegram con-
corning the sale OF six carloads of potatoes.
Mis-. Samuel Trice. OF FowIIng Creek
Maryland, aged 65 years, was burned to
death on Friday. She was paralyzed, and
being LETT alone for short time, the bed
clothes in which she was wrapped caught
fire.
Ira l.. Hershey, OF Salisbury township,
Lancaster county. who Is one of the COM
petitors for q prize OF $500 for the best acre
OF cornr harvested 7O9lx pounds on an
acre of ground, making the Yield 80 bushels
34sZ pounds.
Prairie fires are burning within q few
miles OF Bismarck. North Dakota, and a
lar har Of o ho,,
! The village of Menoken. fourteen miles
distant. has been swept away and the in
habitants are reported to be destitute.
William Swope. charged with larceny,
and two tramps. charged with highway rob-
berry on Monday. dug through the lS-Inch
stone wall of the Lebanon jail-yard, which
Is located in the heart of the city, In broad
daylight. aud escaped without detection.
Extensive forest fires have been raging
for some time past between Princeton and
Sridgeman, Minnesota. Thousands of tons
OF hay. great Quantities of cord wood and
timber have been destroyed, and In some
localities the heath OF natural meadows are
burned.
Warren Shipman, an ex-prize fighter,
was caught trying to break jail at Herimer,
Y. Y, on Sunday. A bullet from the
Shenff's pistol stopped him, and it was dis
covered that all the prisoners were dressed,
and that a preconcerted scheme for a gems
eraI jail delivery existed.
"A company has been formed at London
for the purpose of erecting tower in Lon
don on the Effel plan, which Is TO be 1850
feet hich. Five hundred pounds is offered
AS prize for the best design for the pro-
posed tower, and s2J0 for the second best
design. competition opeE to the world.
Mrs. Lydie Drake died last Saturday at
Rockford, ILL.,, aged 81 years. She had II
children, IL of whom are living. The eldest
Is seventy-six years and the youngest fifty
two. Mrs. Drake mad l26 living graudchii-
dren and IL great great grandchildren.
Her faculties were remarkably well pre>
served.
Isaac 5. StoltZfus. of Kansas, whose
wife was killed at a Psnnsylvan railroad
crossing while visltingsin Lancaster county,
sued the railroad company for SO 900 dam
ages, but on Saturday a jury at Lancaster
gave verdict for the company on the
ground of contributary negligence on the
womsn's part.
-Some months ago train, consisting OF
several cars, was wrecked on the Harris
/ burg and Potomac railroad near Carlisle.
Pa, by an obstruction placed on the track
On Sunday night George Otto, a farmer,
was arrested as the perpetrauor of the deed
and committed TO prison for trial. Bail was
! fixed at $40 900.
While Prince William, OF Wurtemberg,
was driving to church at Ludwigsburg on
/ Sunday he was fired at by a man named
/ klaibler, who, upon being arrested, ex-
claimed 1T is high time Wurtem berg had
Catholic king" The Prince was not
/ hurt. The would-be assassin is supposed
to be deIanged.
Lucille Fountain, of Grand Raids.
Mich. is only 80 years of age. but has been
married y times in almost as many States.
/ Not one of her lords and masters think
enough Of her TO look her up, now that she
is out IN the cold world again. She SAYS
she will get married again as soon a. anys
one comes along who wants her.
A mountain farmer of Vert county.
| w. Va, wandered into a country store the
other day and inquired who was successful
at the Presidential election last November.
He had voted for Harrison on that day and
then retired TO his mountain haunts, and
until Tuesday of this week did not know
that his candidate had been elected.
In the criminal court at PIttsburg on
Thursday, before Judge White. an affidavit
| was presented showing that ex-Mayor Lid
dell. who had been charged by a Hannah
Clark with assault and battery, had improp-
ely approached the grand jury, had the
bill ignored and the costs put upon the
prosecutrix. The judge marked the Ignored
/ Indictment to be sent before the next grand
jury.
On Tuesday morning while a train of
cars were being pulled up the Ashley plane
at WIlkesbarre. Pa. :he man whose duty it
was to give the signal to stop, forgot to do
so and the force with which they came
against the second plane broke the rope
and they started do~u at a terrific rate.
crashing into truck on which were three
men, W. Il. Adams. John Roat and Hugh
Ferguson. Adams and Roat were BADLY
injured.
Cornelius Brewer, prominent farmer
near FreBchtOwn, N. j.. was cutting timber
near mis- home on Thursday, when the trunk
of a big oak tree fell on him and pinned
him to the ground. One of his legs was
frghtfully crushed. and he could not ex-
tricate himself Bracing himself as best he
could. be took his ak and cut off his
mangled leg. Then, dismembered as he
was. he dragged himself home and died on
| the doorstep.
james Shields, of Creston, Ia, ar
rived in Kansas City the other evening with
his BRIDE of a week. Leaving his wife in
the ladies' waiting room of the Union depot,
he went across the street to find a hot tel