The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-07
NEws ANp o1HER naIInGs-

hearing the tune as a serenade when be Wis
itee Ireland, and was surprised to learn that
it was an ancient Irish air.
The authorities IL Berlin have Just dis
covered cunning method devised to cir.
cumvent the law prohibiting the importation
OF American hogs Into Germany. American
hams are now taken to Holland. where they
are smoked and then sent over the frontier
as Dutch hams.
-Voqueros drying a band of cattle to
Sierra City, last month, were over.aken BY
the great snow storm. They knew the 10
caity of baystack. however; which they
reached by sinking a shaft 25 feet in depth
through the snow and by that means se-
cured feed for their live stock.
Mrs. Matilda L. Case. wealthy Brook.
iyn widow. has welded George J. Bolles,
aged nineteen- BoIes Is learning to be a
ssilor on board training ship with twen-
ty-two-year old son OF his bride. They
were comrsdes, but do not speak now. Mrs.
Case asserts that it was a case of true love-
1t Is heralded from New York that Mel.
lie By has severed her connection with the
World. owing to a disagreement with that
receive after her return from her trip around
the world. The statement Is denied at the
World Office, where Il is said that Miss Bly,
is on a vacation.
Edward Hart, a printer living at Brad
dock. was badly injured On the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad at that place Friday afternoon
de had just stepped from passenger train.
and. attempting to cross the the track he
was struck by a freight train and thrown
under the wheels. His right leg was cut off
and bis left arm crushed so severely that il
will have to be amputated.
The pew cantiIever bridge across tb
Colorado River, Is miles below Needles.
Cal, will require 5000. .0G0 pounds of iron
to complete it. 1t rests upon two massive
stone piers that are 65 feets below the bed
OF the river. and the center span is the
longest unsupported one IN tie world-66O
feet between the cantilevers. The con-
tractors expect have the bridge finished by
May 1.
A man named Wise created sensation
at New Brighton. Pa. on Monday evening
by shooting from the steps OF the CIyde
House at crowd OF boys who were snow>
balling him. The Ieaden missile passed
through the window of the Adams Express
office missing the agent by a hairbreadth.
An effort was made tn arrest the offender,
but he escaped on an outgoing train.
A dispatch from Youngstown, Ohio,
says {: Mrs. Edward GeyIs. the wife of a
painter. several months ago gave birth to
child. which died a few hours after. The
baby was not buried, but placed In a bottle
OF alcahol to preserve It. Wednesday the
mother left the city on a visit, and
placed the jar in the hands OF a neigbbor
for safe keeping who turned It over to the
officers.
just before noon at Pittsburg, on Wed
nesday, two workmeD attempted to thaw
out several sticks of frozen dynamite, and
the usual result followed-a terrible e1plo-
sioD-that wrecked a blacksmith shop
which they were in and instantly killed one
man. named David Hayes, and another,
William Snoddy. had an arm and leg bros
ken and will die.
"A IA year-oId boy living at Hookstowu,
Pa, went to a trap he bad set for a fox and
found big wildcat in it. Johnny attempt
a D.,
sprang at him with such force that it broke
the chain by which the trap was anchored;
landed with It's fore paws on the boys chest,
tearing the clothing away and sinking its
claws In the little fellows flesh. The boy
stood his ground and killed the animal with
club.
John Wilson. a young farmer living
near Erie, is the victim of hydrophobia. He
lies in convuIsions. aud the case is well
marked. Twenty-four years ago he was
bitten through the hand by a dog. A few
weeks ago ne felt a rumoness In his hand.
and as soon as IL had reached hi. shoulder
he was seized with rabies. Neighbors held
him fast with buckskin covered hands.
During the lucid intervals the poor fellow
begs piteously to be smothered and put ont
OF his misery. he is a single man and is %
years OF age.
"A three-year-old ctild whose parents
were asleep in a coach of the Lake Shore &,
Michigan Southern passenger train No Q
walked down the aisle and fell off the plat
form when the train was a nile from Elk
hart, Ind. on Friday, on its way TO Chicago,
and running at a high rate Of speed. II
was supposed the child lad been instantly
killed. but upon stopping the train aud 60
ing back the little one was found standing
/ in the middle OF the track uniniured. Rail-
road men say they never heard OF such a
miraculous escape.
Mrs. Mart Campbell, of Manor, West
moreland county. committed suicide Satur-
day night by blowing out her brains with a
D h.
about O'Clock in the morning. dressed her,
self. went out TO the we'll, raised the small
trap door. climbed part way down the we'll,
placed the Ievolver close to Ter head and
pulled the trigger. The bullet passed
through her head. She has been worried
some of late on account of trouble among
her married daughters, and her mind was
unbalanced.
Mrs Walter &. Wolf. OF Brownstown,
Lancaster county. was boiling a mixture OF
resin and tHrpentine on the stove Satur-
day and it took fire. the flames spreading
through the room. Mrs. VOLTS mother at
tempted to carry the kettle out OF the door,
when the handle melted aud the burning
mass dropped to the floor. little child of
Mrs. Wolf was seated near by, and In at
so-Psink W kcs A"hf IL jumped lDbo IDo
flames and was burned to death In few
moments. The women also made a narrow
escape from death in trying to save it.
The jury In the Leconey murder trial
came INTO court, at Camden. n. j., at 8 As
on Monday. and IN response TO the questions
the foreman announced that they found the
accused not uilty. Leconey was for a mo-
nent dazed butthe vigorous handshaking of
his neiRhoors and friends, who surrounded
| him. Offering their CONGRATULATIONS nnickI Ip