The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-09-06

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recently found s2s. 900 In bonds among a
lot OF old papers AS be had lost his for
tune and been for years in poverty it was a
lucky wind fall.
Harvey Grabill. Of Mannheim, Pa, has a
tiny rat terrier. A couple OF mornings
since he found the terrier and a monstrous
rat playing genially in the yard. He went
into the house for a weapon, heard a
scratching, opened the door, and in frisked
dog and rat, which began to gamboI around
the room.
"A remarkable wedding took place at
Uosnen, Ind.. recently. Messick Carpenter
aged 81. was welded to Mrs. Phene Clan
daniel. who has seen GO summers Both of
the contracting parties had been wedcsd
three times before. and they were accon>
panied at the ceremony by their grand
children.
Samuel Rhodes. of Monroe township.
9uniata county, has discovered quartz
rock on his farm which contains valuable
mineral Mr.. Rhodes asserts that six mil.
lion dollars worth of the precious metal can
De taken from each acre of his farm. If
such is the case he is one OF the richest men
in the State.
A condemned criminal in England must
be allowed to see three Sundays between
his sentence and his execution, OF course
ne can thus be hung in a little over two
weeks, but the three Sundays must pass
over his head before the gallows claims him.
The custom is a relic of medieval times.
when criminal was allowed that much of
respite to prepare for death.
-Henry Turner and Milton Elliott, two
saw-mill hands at Landisville. Indiana. en-.
gagged in desperate duel last Sunday in
which Elliott. who used a poker, was nearly
cnt to pieces by Turner, who fought with
knife. Elliott received three gashes, one of
which was scalp cut from ear to ear.
The most dangerous wound was a slash
across the stomach. His recovery is doubt
full. Turner was arrested.
While an eleven-year-oid daughter of
Bryon Welsh of Albany, Y. Y, was carry
ing In her arms her infant sister, IL months
old, on Sunday last, the little one cried for a
drink of water. The girl picked up a bowl
OF embalming fluid. which stood beside the
corpse of another child OF the family, and
allowed the babe to drink OF the poisonous
mixture. A physician was summoned, but
the child died soon afterward.
"A seedy man asked for a dinner at
farmhouse In Harborcreek, near Erie. sew
eral days ago. The lady snappishly re-
fused him. but her little daughter pleading
for him she relented. and after dinner the
man went on to the next farm where he
wrote letter to the snappIsh lady reveal
ing the fact that he was her brother. sur
posed to have been drowned so years ago.
and inclOslng for the child a roll of new SO
notes.
According 20 French paper sea mon
ster, such as no fisherman has ever seen he
fore, has been stranded on Bancais Rocks.
situated to the west of the island OF ST
Honorat, near Cannes. The creature meas
ures So metres in length, and Is 5 metres
round the thickest part of its body. 1t has
oeak resembling that OF a parrot and two
horns on its head its eyes are at a dis
lance of one metre from the extremity OF
the beak.
Thomas MankevilIe, the burglar who
shot by Samuel Treger at GirardyiIIe.
Schuylsill county, on the night of August
End, died OF bis wounds in the county prison
n
tered the house of Teger who was awaken
ed oy his movements, and securing a gun
hred upon the intruder. MankeyIIle fred
i've shots from revolver at Treger with no
effect, and the latter thereupon fired a load
of shot into the burglars back.
The little village of Parkersburp Bnt-
Ter county, Ia. is greatly excited over
Rhostly manifestation that Las recently an
peared in the town. About a year ago
colored barber, who was leader OF the vii
lsge band. and we'll known for his excellent
playing on the guitar, was taken sick and
died. Recently people living in the vIcini-
ty of the house where he passed away have
heard a guitar played precisely as he was in
tine haoit OF playing it, with the same tunes
which were his favorites.
Mrs. Cathsrine Sullivan, the mother Of
John l.. Sullivan, died last Friday night at 8
O'Clock at her her home in Boston, of paraly
sis, after an illness of six months. She was
was hfty-two years old. She was born in
Roscommon county, ireland, was fairiy-w
educated, and came to the United States in
1853. She married Michael Sullivan two
years late-, having by him two sons and two
daughters. John l.. is the oldest child He
had been on spree, but the news OF his
mothers illness sobered him. He was at
her death-bed.
"A young aud pretty woman who gives
the name Of Miss Rubens, attempted to
throw vitriol in the face of Howard Hem
mig, wealthy young resident of Reading
Pa. while the latter was out riding Satur-
day. The woman was arrested and claims
that Hemmig married her at Fall River,
Mass. recently. Hemmig acknowledges
having met her. but says he told her that he
was a married man. and he alleges she told
him she did not care If he was married 10
times she would be willing to make his
twentieth wife. Hemmig also says that
II he ever went through any wedding cere.
mony he has no remembrance of it.
Henry Sache. we'll. to do farmer, liy-
ing five miles south from Hawley, quarreIl-
ed with and shot his wife on Friday after
noon in his own yard. Ssche is a German.
40 years of age. and was living with his sec
ond wife. who Is not more than half his age.
He has been very quarrelsome for a mum,
Der Of years, has threatened many times to
| shoot her, and carried out his threat ou