The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-10
NEWS AND OTHER NorIN

caught German carp said to weigh twenty
one pounds.
Phil. Bauman. of Lancaster, sold last
week for $500 to parties in New York City
a hog which is three years old and weighs
l, 2l5 pounds. The monster will be placed
In a museum.
One of the most famous hunters In
Berks county is Isaac Hoffman, OF Caer>
narYOn township, whose legs are useless.
BE crawls over the ground for miles aud
can climb a tree.
All the members of the choir of 81.
John's Episcopal Church. Norristown, nth
the exception of the organist. fSiled 10 ap-
pear at services on Sunday last having been
taken down with la grippe.
According 70 the figures of welI-posted
military men abroad. the rapid mobilization
of the French. German and Russian armies
would cost go OOO. 600, and their maInte-
nance In the field would cost e40, ,00O, 900
per month.
The members OF Congress are demand
ing again that each of them shall have
secretary at the public expense. This would
mean the creation of more than three hun
dred new ofice-holders, at a cost of half a
million dollars.
Prof. Loisette's Memory System is
creating greater interest than ever In all
parts OF the country. and persons wishing
to improve their memory should send for
his prospectus free as advertised In another
column.
General T. C. Jordon on Monday was
found dead on his ranch in Texas. where lie
lived alone. Heart disease was the sup
posed cause. He was prominent officer In
the Confederate army and Attorney General
OF Arkansas several terms.
The extensiYe iron msnufactuI ing frm
OF Curtin & Co, whose works are located
near Bellefonte. on Thursday of last week
made al assignment for the benefit OF its
creditors. The liabilities are said to be
about sI25. 600; assets, sc. 900.
A Scranton policeman was met the
other day by the wife OF a man he had gone
to her house to arrest and Justify belabored
him with big tin dipper. 1t is alleged that
/ the indignant woman drew almost dipper
| full of blood from the offending officer.
Grant Miiliken and Daniel Howard were
/ killed md Conrad Dittenhoffer was fatally
/ injured by the collapse of an iron railroad
/ bridge near WellsborO. TioPa county, while
a wrecking train was passing over 1t on
/ Monday. Elghaeen others on the train were
/ injured.
At Tocona, Washington, on Sunday a
fire broke out in the Fannie Paddock Hos.
: pitaL. The building was crowded with pa
: tieHts, but all weTs carried ont into the
snow and saved. Il IS thought the sudden
change and excitement will be fatal to g
large number. The fire was extinguishec.
George Wilcox, a brakeman on the
/ Western New York & Pennsylvania Road
had both legs ampulated in jumping of an
Allegheny Valley train In South Oil City
on Sunday. His injuries are thought to
be fatal. His age is twenty-four years
and he was married and lived at Salisbury
Eight prisoners, all confined in one
cell in county Jail at Springfield, Mo, es-
capped early on Wednesday morning. They
cut hole in the iron floor of the cell an
! knocked out part of the wall and escaped
OF the eight prisoners. SIX were being held
on the charge or grand larceny. The other
| two were charged with murder
Two young women named Mary Fallon
twenty-five years old, and Lizzie Cunning
ham, aged twenty. were suffocated by gas
I In the room OF the latter on ghrh avenue.
Nsw York. Monuay morning Miss FaIlon
was dead when found. Miss Cunningham
was taken to the New York Hospital and
Is reported to be in dangerous condition.
Governor Beaver has issued warrants
for the execution of the following murder
ers, who will be hanged on the Goth of FEB
ruary next Thomas J. Cole and Jacob S
1 Schoop, of Philadelphia. were sentenced
last March. William s. Hopkins, of Belle
fonte. was sentenced November 3Oth last I,
and John w. ROdy, of Lancaster, was SEN
! fenced last January.
"A disastrous snow slide occurred in
Sierra City, Cal, on Friday As far as can
now be ascertained the dead are Mrs J.
/. Mooney, Miss Ethel Langton Mrs. r.
| t.ich and her little son and daughter The
/ force OF the snow slide was so great that
trees 10 ifs path we're moved down as II
they were stalks of grain. The number OF
dead may reach eight.
"A band of Mexican horse thieves am
/ pushed camping party consisting OF three
canyon near Chihuaha on Saturday, and
shot and killed two of the men. The mur-
deTeTs told the remainder Of the party that
they supposed them to be officers. a mill
tary guard was sent to arrest the Mexicans
and If captured they will be sunmarily
dealt with.
Joseph B Gross was on Judge Fitzger-
AIDS panel Of jarors in General Sessions in
! New York City on Monday and asked TO be
excused What is yOur reason - asked
the Judge. Il am in the pooi business. -
said the juror. Are you not person of
good moral character 2" asked the Judge ;
that is the only ground on which 1 can ex>
cuse You" The oath was administered 10
Gross. and be swore hat he was not a per-
son Of good moral character.
"A novel and amusing sight was recent
~ witnessed at Washtucna Lake, Washing.
ton That large body of water was frozen
over, with the exception of about an acre in
the center. The open space was so COM
pletely packed with ducks and geese that
there was not room for another, while thous.
ands were crowded around and were hoId-
ing a cackling indignation meeting. because
the more fortunate ONES would not come
out and give them a chance for a swim.
The north wall OF the old machine
shops in the yard of the Long Islanu Rail-
road Depot In Long Island. fell with a loud
crash about O'Clock on Monday morning.
burying three men under several tons of
brick. The men were dead when takeb out.
every bone In their bodies being broken
The first body removed from the ruins was
that of Charles Il ROmanthinal. The other
men are known only as yet as Myers ana
Scofeld. Both are said to reside in VIII
iiamShury