The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-31
NEWS AND OTHER NoTINGs.


Investigation developed the fact that his
accounts were short TO the amount OF 800
900.
An explosion OF natural gas occurred on
Friday evening in a two story building.
corner of Wall and Noble streets In Colum-
bus, Ohio. The building was wrecked and
five persons were killed and score or more
Injured.
An express train Dear Denver. Col, was
lifted bodily from the track by q gale and
upset. TIE cars caught fire and the i'm
pIisoned passengers had a narrow escape.
A railroad Official and several others were
injured.
Societies have been formed In Austr a
and Hungary to abolish the custom of re-
moving the hat In saluting ladies and at
funerals, the idea being that colds in the
head are contracted in complying with the
present rule Of etiquette.
Green BIaxton. a negro murderer. was
hanged at Montgomery. Alabama, on Fri
day. The drop was sprung before the black
cap had been put on and tie Deputy Sher-
Id fell with the negro and was painfully
hurt by the fall to the floor.
Washington county farmers claim the
Standard OIL Company has deceived them
regarding the prodU elton of oil wells sunk
by the company. They say that wells pro-
bounced unprohtable are good payers, and
that the company Is hcIdins the wells back
until the price or oil goes up.
The London geological society now pos
sesses q white peacock. This bird preserves
the markings which distinguish the species.
particularly the large eye like spots on the
tail feathers. The effect of these spots is
remarkable. They are exactly like the. pat
tern on = damask tabIsclott.
John Wesley ElkIns. the twalve year
old lad who has just been sent to the Ana
mOss, iowa. penItentary for life for mur-
dering his father and mother. is said to
have expressed the opinion that the au:Lor>
tiles are rather severe on a poor orphan.
Some people are born "kIckers," and don't
you forget it.
Charles Farley. a brakeman on the
Fitchburg Railroad. was blown from his
train near Petersburg Junction. New York,
on Saturday, and run over. He was not
missed until two hours after. When dis
covered he had crawied for one mile, draw
ing his severed legs behind him. He will
probably recover.
The Queen OF GreecP. on Friday, st
Athens, had a narrow escape from a fright
full death. While driving through the streets
in an open carriage an electric wire snapped
ana fell. portion OF IL fell upon the
Queen and tightly enwTapped her Several
officers sprang to her aid and quickly ex-
/ trieated her. Within minute after the
wires were removed from her the current
was turned on.
Luigi ID. OnofrI engaged to marry Car
milla Biscardi, and gaye her 5000 to keep
I for him; but his love cooled, and he asked
/ her one day how much Of the 5000 she still
( had. When she showed it to him he grab
bed the pile, which contained IS of CarmlI-
las money, and ran away. He was arrest.
ed. and Magistrate Snyder on Friday. at
/ Norristown, held Onofri to answer for
stealing Miss Biscard's money
London is to have an EiHeI Tower tha;
will out-Eiffel Eifel. It is to be 200 feet
high, overlapping the wonder of Paris by
two hundred feet. The company has been
formed, the stock subscribed, and the con-
tracts are being !et. Chicago will have an
Interest. as she did In the Elffel Tower, for
tie same elevator company is TO build the
elevators for the new tower at London rs.
Inmates are now being prepared for the pur-
pose.
! -One evening last week during the preg-
ress OF the monthly ball of the patients OF
the Norristown Hospital for the Insane.
Isaac G Anthony. an inmate. from PhiIa
escaped by jumping out OF a window. he
fell thirty feet hut was unhurt Nothing
has been heard OF him. He is a dangerous
I lunatic and was confined IN the violent ward
Anthony is about feet II inches In height.
light complexion, light moustache, aud
weighed about 40 pounds
| John CuEinane was murdered at Cana
daigua, Y. Y, on Saturday night by Frank
Fish. Fish and his brother John, together
with CullInsne. had been drinking during
the evening. As they were parting for the
night John Fish and CulIinane shook hands
but Cullinane refused TO accept Frank
I Fish's hand. THIS angered Frank, and
drawing a knife from his aocket he struck
] Cullinsne in the neck CuIlinane Was
taken home. where Re died In a few minutes.
4 The murderer was arrested.
The other day there came to Salem,
Ore, box-car that left Detroit sixteen
days before. Il contained p. HarWOOd. wife
and two babies, seven cows, two horses,
/ two sheep. and an endless assortment Of
household and kitchen furniture and farm
appliances. A stovepipe had been pushed
through a vent.ator hole In the car and the
smoke that wTeathed tie opening gave ev-
Z fHa. hat h1 Unt
suffering from cold. Mr.. Harwood said the
trip was made easy and quite pleasantly,
considering tie crowded condition OF the
car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Payne were
struck by train and killed at Chicago
Thursday afternoon OF last week while on
their way to witness the interment OF their
hSe-months old child In Rose Hill cemetery.
Simon Anderson. driver OF their carriage,
and Mrs. Reprogal. accom- panying them on
their sad errand, were also killed. The
same day Mr.. and Mrs. George Cormstock.
an aged and wealthy couple, of Wilton,
Conn.,. were returning home In a carriage
from a funeral, when the carriage was
struck by train and both were fatally in
jured.
Three masked men effected an entrance
into the pOstOfice at Albuquerque, n. NJ,
early on Sunday morning. locked the night
clerk 10 closet and robbed the Office OF
some 5000 in cash Six registered pouches
were also robbed OF their contents Mon
day II was discovered that one of the
pouches was the registered pouch from
Santa Fe, containing several valuable let>
tiers and one with a 900 OF Lincoln county
current expense bonds with coupons at