The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03

Russia in 1883 produced more petroleum
than the Uuited States. fact which may be
news TO some readers.
The body of Miss Belle Lundy, of
Blairsyille. who mysteriously disappeared
a few days ago. was found in the river be-
low that place recently.
While four boys between the ages of six
and eight years were playing under the
edge OF a sand bank in the eastern portion
of jackson, Tenn, on Monday afternoon
the bank caved in. burying them under
about ten feet OF sand. Life was extIsct
before they could be released.
-Abner Mitchell, one of the leading far
mers in Erie county, was struck by the
Philadelphia & Erie train last Tuesday
night. Both horses CT his team were killed
and Mitchell was crushsd almost out human
semblance- he had his head wrapped up
in muffier aud did not hear the train.
Hugh James Whitley died recently
under suspicious circumstances. An in
vesugation has resulted in the Coroner's
jury returning verdict that he died from
the effects of poison administered by his
wife. After her husbands death. Mrs.
Whitley remarked. ana is now Mrs. E
Edwards. She has been arrested and
lodged in jail.
George Shippey, notorious horse thief
and the murderer of Farmer Charles Gan
merry. was captured IN the woods near
Uniondale, Pa, on Saturday night Ship
pey broke jail at Tunkhannock some weeks
ago. He attempted to escape from his cap
tors while on the train Saturday but was
oyerpoweTed by the officer after desperate
struggle, in which both were injured slight.
ly
Joseph McGoyern, OF PortersvIIle, at
tempted to commit suicide at Butler late
Saturday night by shooting himself 10 the
head. he placed the muzZle of the revolver
/ back Of his LETT ear and pressed the trigger
! but the weapon was not held at tn proper
angle for effective work and the ball only
made slight wound on the skull. Mccoy
ern is fifty-one years old and tailor By
trade.
Two men Oh their way TO the peniten-
tiary from Mercer county. on Wednesday Of
/ last week, IN charge of a deputy sheriff
! jumped from a Fort Wayne railroad traiI
cutfed together but had broken their iron.
! before jumping from the rapidly moving
train which WAS stopped while the deputy
| sheriff and others made an unsuccessful
hunt for the fugitiVes.
Lewis Hansiey. coIored, of near FELTON,
Delaware, objected to the young man who
was paying attentions to his daughter, Sarah
and threatened her with chastisement if she
! continued to receive his visits. Sarah, G
very bright mulatto, concluded to get rid o
/ the old man, and on Monday she mixed
4 Paris green with the mOlasses he ate on hi:
! buckwheat cakes. The Old man cannot re,
| cover. Sarah was lodged in jail. She ad.
mits her guilt.
"A son of Lee Heiman, OF Cochran's
Mills. Armstrong county, aged Q years
! met with an awful death some days ago
He attempted to lead a fractions horse Il
water To hold the animal better. the laC
wrapped the strap about his forearm
| Becoming frightened the horse ran away
The boy was dragged for a distance owe
the frozen ground. When found, III,
boys neck was broken, his arm fractured
and his entire body shockinGly bruised ant
mutiliated.
"A sad Christmas tradegy occurred 8
Reading. Austin Hubert. aged nine. ant
his brother Oliver. ageo fifteen, were shoot
ing at mark in the yard of their father
/ residence with rife which had been pre-
sented TO Oliver for a Christmas gift
/ Wniie the boys were shooting Austil
/ stepped between Oliver, who bad the rife
had tie target The weapon suddenly dis
1 charged aud the ball struck Austin anC
lodged in his heart. He ran a few step
/ crying, I'm shot," when be fell over aBt
expired In the arms of his mother. Oliver
( who did the shooting. was so overcome tha
he took to his bed and has been IN eyer since
"A colored man named John Spragu
caused much excitement and terror on tn
streets of Des Moines, Iowa, by chasin
people around with an ak. He strucl
Abram Wsrford on the head, infllcting
, serious wound. and threatened to Kill sever
al other people. he was caught In the cei
lar OF his house by a Deputy-M Marshal. VIII
hurried him into patrol wagon. The col
! ored man was crsZed with drink and Tough
furiou sly. He hit the Deputy Marshal oi
the hand, but other officers came to the res
cue and the criminal was soon overpowered
He broke loose again at the Court House
and was with di ficulty retaken aud carriet
to Jail
james F. Woodward died in Atlant,
| on Sunday evening. Thursday night o
last week WOOdwa rd, who is g well
/ known business man, was walking on
/ Marietta street, when somebody steppet
in front Of him and asked If he wAs jim
1 Woodward. He answered the affirmative
and the man pushed a pistol to Wood
wards breast and fired. Wood ward walk
ed - his sisters house, a mile or mol
away, and told the story as here given
( He treated ths matter lightly. and it wa
thought he would get well, 5ut a relsps,
brought death. Tie police have kept tht
shooting as quiet as possible. hopi nj
to catch the perpetTator.