The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-07-23
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.


As we 90 to press the long wished for and
much needed rain is coming down in tor
rents Thank God Cor the blessing.
Persons intending to teach school should,
if possible, spend one term at the Normal
School atTEdinboro 1t will prove OF great
value to them.
John Hull, who WIS recently struck on
the head with stone at New Florence, is
not dead, as has been reported, but is in a
fair way Of recovering.
Five spans of the Penna. Railroad bridge
across the Susquchanna near Harrisburg,
were destroyed 10y fire early on Friday morn
ing last. 1t was fired by locomotive
A lady named Miss Mitchell, residing in
Brown township ,iMifllin county, was recent
" killed by lightning while engaged in wri-
ting a letter in an upper room Of the house.
man named Reighart, resident Of Cam
Iria borough, was drowned in the Conemaugh
river at Durnick Point, below Johnstown.
on Sunday last, While bathing. He leaves
family.
A newborn infant was found dead near
the Union graveyard, on the bank of the
Stony creek, JJhnstown, on Monday morn
ing week. by number of school children
No further developments.
James Meaghan, young married man
who had wife and one child in JohnstCwn,
died from suustroke at Laughlin's blast fur
mace, near Pittsburgh. where he was en-
plnycd, on Wednesday last.
David Wcaverliug fell down an ore shaft
forty-fve feet deep, near Bloody Run, Bed>
ford county, couple Of weeks since, and
landed square on his feet He received severe
but it is thought not fa1al injuries.
john Williams aud Thomas Wellington =,
two young Enghshmen residing in Johns
town, were recently robbed of all their mon
ey in New York, while on their way to visit
their friends in ''Merrie England"
: Hon. d. j. MorreE, our member of Con-
Eress, was taken seriously i'll in the House OF
Representatives, on Saturday, and lad to be
carried to bis room at the hotel. He was
considered out of Ganger on Sunday The
extreme heat did it.
a little son of Col. Wm. X. Piper was
struck on the mouth by a base ball bat
which accidentally flew ON the hands of a
younger brother, on Tuesday, and had one
Of his lips severely cut and several teeth
knocked out of place.
An exemplary and much esteemed young
lady named Maggie Stover, about u years
Cf age, committed suicide at Woodbury.
Bedford county. on the 9Th inst, by hanging
herself in her fathers stable. No cause is
assigned for the terrible deed
-Four cars of the emigrant train westward
on the Pa. Il. r. on Sunday were thrown
from the track near Newton Hamilton. and
one Of them was overturned and badly
wrecked. About twenty passengers were
more or less injured. none of them seriously.
An oil train on the Pennsylvania Raj road
going west, Oh Saturday, took fire near Hunts
inGaon, from sparks from the locomotive. A
quantity of oil was consumed, fifty yards of
the track bed burned and the rails warped.
The next train was delayed au hour and a
half.
4 little girl named Michel. aged thirteen
years, was thrown from horse in Clearfeld
county, on the 4th inst. and one of her feet
lecomiug fastened in the strrup, she was
literally dragged and tramped to death by
fhe horse. Her head and body were terribly
u.utilated.
On Saturday morning week two children
OF James Scarfon, in Spring township,
Centre county, were riding on a load of hay,
when the wagon upset, breaking the neck
aud instantly killing the younger child. aged
about SIX years, and seriously injuriug the
other one
Oar artist friend up street, Mr.. T. T.
Spence, is about putting the finishing touches
TO neat sEd certainly most commodious
and well adapted photograph gallery-one
in which he will have all the facilities for
executing the best and finest pictures that
can be furnished by any artist in the country.
We notice by the Tribune that our clever
and talented young typographical friend,
james Z. Hartzell, of the Pittsburgh ChrOrl-
fclc, is at present rusticating in Johnstown.
Couldn't you bob up this way, Jim? Would
like to see you for the sake of auld lang syne,
and promise you the best our larder affords
The German whom we noticed last week
rs having been Frustrated by sunstroke in
Johnstown on Taesday. died about 6 O'Clock
. h Y
Erlinger, and he and his family (wife and a
ten years old bow had been but six weeks in
the country. He was employed in a stone
quarry.
Two men named Morrison and Higgins
got into an atercation near Reeds Mills.
Blair county, on Wednesday of last week,
which resulted in Morrison cutting an awful
cash in the neck of Higgins with az axe,
entirely severiug the jugular vein. Morrison
gave himself up Immediately after the oc-
currence-
A young man named Broderick was bro't
TO our county jail on Monday last by Major
Ryckman, charged, on oath of young girl
in JOhnstown, with attempt to commit a
rape. The offence was perpetrated and infer-
nation made in February last, but Broder-
ick decamped, and only returned last week,
when he was arrested.
A four horse team and wagon driven by
btr. 1hos. ID. Jones of Susquehauna town
ship, this county, broke through bridge in
White township. Indiana county, on Thurs
day week, and Mr.. Jones, the two rear horses
and the wagon fell distance of about fifteen
feet. Mr.. Jones and the two horses were
considerably injured. but no bones were b-o-
ken.
Adam Stephens and James Sensenbaugh
were considerably injured, on the morning OF
the 9TH inst. by the explosion of blast in
well in Jackson township which they were
engaged IN sinking. The blast did not "go
of, andlthey were attempting to bore it out
when it exploded with the result stated Dir.
Stephens lost three fingers and portion of
the left hand. i
Mr.. Elias Huey, of Grant township, In
diana county. was crossing bridge with a
wagon loaded with lumber, a few days since.
when the bridge gave way, upsetting the
Wagon and lumber and precipitAting Mr.
Huey into the stream, where he lay in an
unconscious and helpless condition until the
following day before he was discovered He