The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-29

BRIEF MENTIoN.-We invite attention to
the legal card of Messrs. Kope;in & Dick.
The senior is one of the most talented prac-
titiOners IL the State, and the junior is wor-
thy young gentleman who is determined to
win his way to success.-Mr. Il. Roberts
has opened out in his new, handsome and
commodious store room, and may now con-
slider himself the possessor of one of the finest
business houses in Cambria county.-Prof.
H. H. Hughes, who recently returned from
a visit to the West, is making an effort to
get up classes in vocal music. He is an ex-
cellent teacher, and should have no difficulty
in securing scholars Our young friend
Jacob Zimmerman, Jr., of Johnstown, paid
us pop visit on Tuesday. Jake is an earn
est and talented young Democrat, and mis-
voice has been frequently heard during the
present cam paign in advocacy of the good
cause.-R. w. Hunt. of Johnstown. it is
said, has prosecuted j. F. Campbell & Son,
of the Altoona VindicatOr, for libel in pub
fishing a statement to the effect that MIR.
Hunt had attempted to hire man named
Coleman to work for the Cambria Iron Co,
with the understanding that he should vote
for Mr.. Morrell-Wm. King. who escaped
from the Greensburg Jail ON election day,
stole another horse near LaurelVille, in that
county. and was traced to Ligonier, but
there succeeded in Guiding his pursuers, and
both him and the horse are still missing
A man named Painter was recently commit
ted to the Indiana Jail for tearing down fences
and using the rails for fire wood, and it is
Low suspected that he is the same individual
who was arrested in 1865 on suspicion of
poisoning his wife and killing his child in
WestmHreiaud county, but who then escaped
from the officers who he'd him in charge.
Mine cars of a stock train, eastward
!, nd ,Iov- r
tie and hogs killed, five miles below Alt, ona,
on Sunday last. in consequence of the train
being thrown from the track by the bursting
of wheel.-Mr. William Hileman. of
FrankstOwn, Blair county, was thrown from
q wagon at Huntingdon, on Wednesday,
aud had his collar bone broken and was
otherwise injured -Four or five sections
Of the ConuellsviIle Railroad have been a.
warded to Messrs. Z. & Il. COllins.--The
Champion, heretofore published at New Cas-
lie, Pa, has been removed to Moravia. Law
renee county, Pa john M'Coy, Carroll
tp., viii sell horses, cattle, etc, Nov. 10th.
AN APPALLING SUICIDE The usually
quiet village of Summitville was painfully
excited, on Sunday last, by the discovery
that Mrs. Catharine OJterson, a most esti-
mable widow woman residing IN that place,
had committed suicide by hanging herself to
n bed post in her own dwelling. The deed
was doubtless committed while her neigh
bors were at church, aad as she lived alone
at the time, no one Of course was present
tn prevent the act or give the alarm in time
t" save her life. Sone Of her friends called
at the house on their way to church, but
found the outside doors fastened, aud on their
return, the doors being still fastened, broke
one Of them open, and entered to find in one
AN e.
man in a sitting posture, with her bead
thrown back, the rope tightly drawn about
her ueck. and her life extinct.
Mrs. Ouersuu has been resident Of Sum
mtvilc for fully twenty years, but few
months agp she disposed of her personal pro-
Ierty and departed for California, where two.
or perhaps three, of her sons and one tf her
daughters have been living fr several years.
From this visit ehe returned only about two
wee ks previous to her tragic death, since
which time it has been apparent to her
friends that she was somewhat dtranged in
mind, but nothing serious was apprehended
from her condition. The unfortunate woman
owned the property she occupied, and was
otherwise comfortably circumstanced. Ru-
NOR even has it that between five and six
hundred dollars in gold and a couple Of hun
dred in green were found secured about
her person after her death. 1t is also said
that she lost considerable money Ga deceased
brother in California having bequeathed her
several hundred dollars) willie on her return
Tip from that State, and this loss, if it be
true, may have preyed upon her mind and
induced the terrible act which ended heI ex-
istence.
We knew Mrs. Otterson for many years,
and always esteemed her kind mother, a
good neighbor and an exemplary Christian.
1t is therefore with feelings of sincere sorrow
and regret that we chronicle her deplorable
and tragical death. Two of her daughters
(married) reside in this county, and among
her relatives may be numbered some Of the
best citizens Cambria can boast of.
CLING CLOSE To THE Rock A long train
Of cars, fourteen or fifteen, were recently
passing over the Allegheny Mountains. on
their way eastward. They were crowded
with passengers. AS the iron holse snorted
ard rushed on, they began to descend, and
needed no power but the invisible power of
gravitation to send them down with terrific
swiftness. Just the passengers began to
realize their situation, they came to a short
curve cut out of the solid rock, wall of
rock lying on each side. Suddenly the steam
whistle screamed as if in agony. "Put on
the brakes, put on the brakes" but with no
apparent slackening of the cars. Every
window few open, and every head that could
be was thrust out to see what the danger
was, and every one rose up in their places,
fearing sudden destruction. What was the
trouble
Just as the engine began to turn in the
curve the engineer saw little girl and her
baby brother playing on the track. In a
moment the cars would be upon them. The
shrek of the whistle startled the little girl,
and every one looking over could see them.
Close to the track in the upright rock was
little niche. out of which piece of rock had
been blasted. In an instant the baby was
thrust into this niche, and as the cars came
laundering by the passengers, holding their
breath, heard the clear voice of the little sis
ter, on the other side of the cars, ring cut,
''Cling close to the rock. Johnny, cling close
to the rock :" And the little creature snug
gled In, and put his head as close to the rock
as possible, while the heavy cars whirled
past him. And many were the moist eyes