The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-21

News has Just been received that Mrs
L. r. BOgges. a resident of Boone county,
w. Va, was shot in the right side, a few
days ago, with a rife. The ball entered
between the fourth ana fifth ribs, and was
extracted from a point several iuches dis
tant. She will possibly recover. One of
her boys, upon returning from hunting,
handed the gun to his mother To set in the
house. The floor of the building being
some distance from the ground, she caught
the gun by the muzzle and by some means
the gun was discharged, striking her in .he
breast.
John Manion, Young farmer with a
wife and three children, lived four miles
from Fayette, Mo. The couple separated
on account Of the attentions OF Richard
Fowler, cousin of Maniou. About noon
Saturday Fowler and ManiOn met in Fay
cite and began to shoot at each other
Manion was shot through the stomach and
chest aid died during the afternoon. Fow-
Ter was wounded in the neck and both arms
After emptying their revolyers, both men
stood up and pounded each other with
their pistols. Mrs. Manion is prostrated
and threatens to kin herself. All the prin>
CipalS hIc blSulS COuneCIeu.
One of the heaviest showers ever known
in West Virginia passed over the south
western portion of Berkely county last
Sunday evening. A terrific gale that did
great damage was followed by an awful
tornado storm, and to cap the climax and
add to the destructiveness of the elements,
there was hail storm that did great
damage. Some stones fell that by measure.
N ent were larger than hen eggs and In
places the stones lay three ani four inches
deep. Crops, trees. etc, are ruined and
stock Is badly bruised and in some Instances
killed. Several houses and barns were bad
ly damaged by the wind. No loss of life
is reported.
John LaweS, the phenomenal fat man
of ElmIra, Y. Y. died at his home in thai
city at O'Clock Monday afternoon. MI
Lswes had been enjoying usually good
health, and was to have been put on exhib>
ition at the county fair. MI. Lawes was
undoubtedly the heaviest man in America
weighing at his death $40 pounds. He wat
born in England and was abont 40 years o.
age. He was a blacksmith and worked a
| his trade up to three years ago. Previous
10 that time he had weighed Dut little owe
/ 2O0 pounds. He then began 20 gain rapidly
/ in stature, forcing bim to retire from tn,
! pursuit of his trade He gained in weigh
( at the rate of from 3 to 10 pounds per week
People of HarIansburg, a village mint
miles from New Castle. Pa, were treats
to novel sight on Thursday of last week
! when fox which had been chained IN
| yard, freed himself and started on a for
aging expedition. Entering a neIghbOrini
| yard, reynard with little ceremony, snapped
the heads from three chickens. He theI
ran into the Main street of the village where
he espied five -year-oId child at play. Ii
an instant be was upon the child, and be
fore the score OF more of spectators coul'
realize the situariOn the little ones face
arms and legs were fearfully torn by tn
sharp teeth of the fox, which continues
its vicious attack until killed by by
! stander.
"A small-sized riot occurred on an ex
cursion train on the Baltimore and Obi
Railroad, at Allen station, nine miles eas
of Wheeling w. Va, on Monday. Th
train was delayed for nearly three hours o.
account of a weak bridge at TriadeIphis
All this time small fights were taking plac,
which finally ended in a grand free slug
ging match. number of the fighters gC
out of the car and continued the melee U
the bank of the creek. Two were throw
in, and barely escaped drowning. At lea:
ten stone jugs of whisky were aboard tn
, train. 1t is alleged that the conductor an
brakeman were intoxicated. No perso
was seriously injured, and no arrests wei
made.