The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-04-23
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.

OS(.E r EfCSmQH-Au dlkeTCdIOu pSJNeSu
young white man named John rrice and
three negroes took place on Franklin street
last Tuesday evening. it is alleged that
one Of the darkieS made an insulting remark
to white lady passing at the time, and he
was demonstrated with by Price for SO dOing.
/ high words ensued, but the parties were
about separating when one Of the negroes
named johnston drew razor from his poe
ket and attempted to cut young Price IN the
neck, but the blow was warded CR by Price
interpusDg his arm, the coat sleeve only be-
ing cut. Johnston then made another lunge
al Price, and this time succeeded in giving
him poetty severe cut in The thigh The
ebony ccored individual. then lied, but two
| of them were subsequently arrested, ana al
! ter hearing one WAS released and the other
! held in the sum Of $500 to answer the charge
/ of assault aud battery. In the meantime
| Johnston was captured in Indiana and bro't
to this place, when, after legal investigation
of his conduct he WAS remanded To the lock
up 10 ascertain If any person could be fund
who would go his security, in the sum OF
S. 900, to appear at Ebcnsburg when called
upon, TO answer the charge of assault and
battery with intent to kill. AS the necessary
amount was not forthcoming. il was decided
that he should be conveyed TO Jail on Friday
evening, but when the officer repaired to the
lookup to take charge of his prisoner he was
rather dismayed 10 find him non est. 1t ap-
pears that an inebriated individual had been
locked up during the afternoon. and had
been located in the front part of that iusti-
tuition, but recovering sooner shan was anti
cipated, he broke open the drawer of the
office table, where the cell keys were kept,
aud li5el ated Johnston. A number ef picks
and shuvee were stored in another cell. and
! by means of one of the picks the lock Of the
! outer door WAS forcel and between five and
/ six O'Clock IN the evening the pris lnerS de
| parted, aud up to the present hour have fail
! ed to return or send word as to their where
! abouts.
A miner FAMED John 3 Davis, who was
employed in one of the G. l. Co s mines,
was killed Ly a fall Of slste on Tuesday morn
! ing last. and his sad fate was not discovered
until about ten O'Clock that night, when a
| fellow boarder, becoming alarmed az his un-
usual absence, went to. the mine in quest OF
/ him. and ,und the remains as stated. Da-
/ Wis was an unmarried man, native Of Wales,
/ and had no relatives in this country. He
| had become possessed Of considerable pro-
perty in this place, and was shortly - have
! been married.
| A young lad whose name has escaped my
memory had his leg brnken by falling thro'
a hole in a bridge which spans kingston Is
run at Minersville. A Suit for damages has
been instituted by the father Of the boy, and
there is a strong proba bility that the cor
ough will have t" pay dearly for their negli-
gence il not keeping the bridge IN proper
repair.
lady residing IN Conenaugh borough
/ arose very early one morning last week and
after lighting the kitchen fire returned to
bed, but forgot to remove some shavinga
which were IL close proximity to the stove.
\ lew moments afterwards she detected al
! unusual amount OF smoke in her bed-cham-
Der, and locking towards the kitchen. was
horr,fed 10 see, as she supposed, the house
on fire, snd Immediately losing all presence
Of mind, broke out flight Of sash, and
catching couple of sleeping children, I'm
tremendously pitched them out Fortu-
nately the fall did not hurt them much, and
with the assistance Of few neighbour the
incipieht coEAagratiCn was extiuguiShed.
The Island night school, which has for
severa! months past been taught with great
success by Mr.. A. C.. johnson, closed last
week with distribution Of hooks among the
scholars, This school was under the exclu-
siye patronage cf the G. l. Co. and has been
of incalcuIaOle benefit to large class oi
young men and boys who are compelled to
labor for their living. The books were also
furnished by the Company, and the preseu-
tstiou took place in the new school house
on Washington street.
The preliminary steps towards the for;na-
tiOn q a Young Mems Christian Association
have been taken, and \ committee appointed
to effect a permanent organization Tie
great difficulty in securing suitable quarters
for a library and reading room is the only
drawbac TO the success of this cornmenda-
Bile enterprise. If successful it cannot fail
10 accomplish much good.
A new bridge across the Concmaugh. to
replace the old aqueduct, is now in process
of construction. It will be entirely of iron
and Will be the neatest and most durable
structure of the kind in this vicinity.
l have heretofore neglected to notice the
departure of Messrs. Henry Waltors au1 Geo
Knhler, two Of our oldest and most respected
citiz and merchants, who haye left this
place to locate permanently in the West
The best wishes Of our entire communit,
will follow these gentlemen to their new
I homes
Our police have furnished themselves with
neat and tasty badges. and will in a few
days appear IN rev uniforms. The war
clubs" have not been visible of late. but rs
next Saturday is pay day." they will doubt
less be once more on hands, as a number of
first class ''scaip dances" will likely occur
at that time.
Mr. a. Montgomery las been re-appointed
Notary fuohc' SKY BAL.