The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-07-09

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Yes. some talk
Rev. A. G. Shafer, Presbyterian clergy
man Of Allegheny county, was killed by
lightning. on Tuesday week.
a black snake measuring five feet eight
INCHES was killed ueer Bradley 3 station some
three miles from town, one day lastweek.
The absence of the editor has prevented
the showing up of Western Radical hsiling
from this section, as promised by US last
week
Five Johnstown boys were pretty severely
burned, on Wednesday last. by the explosion
| OF quantity Of powder with which they
were playing.
James r. MoOuown has been found
guilty of manslaughter in Indiana county,
for killing George Shields, and sentenced to
five years imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
Traugh, of the Holldaysburg Standard.
has been attacked in tho rear" by one OF
Jobs comforters." We don't know which
! to commisserate most, Traugh or the com
fortsr."
Our former townsman, Hon. Thomas Col
Inns, has been nominated for Congress In the
! fourth district. Philadelphia. Glad to hear
| il. but shall be more glad if he should hap
! pen to be elected.
| The Altoona Tribune corrects its own
statement by saying that the girls name who
! deserted her ilegtimate child in that city
is not Wilson, and that the reputed father
! never was married.
! Wm. II. Gardner, Esq, has been elected
! Cashier of the First National Bank Of Holii-
! daysburg. in place of Robert b. Johnston,
| ESQ, deceased. Mr.. Gardner has been bead
clerk of that institution for the last yesr.
A Pa. r. 4. engineer named Augustus
Pean lay down and fell asleep upon the
track at Parkersturg, on Thursday night
last, and freight train ran over him and
literally cut him to pieces. Mr.. ?. was ons
Of the oldest engineers on the road.
In the trial of the case of Gilis VS.. Ia. 4.
R.-one of the suits growing out of the
Johustown platform disaster-our Court
held that the Company was not liable for
damages and THAI decision has been re-
Gently affirmed by the Supreme Court Of the
State.
John Redman, n track repairer on the Pa.
+. R., was over and killed near Brin-
toy's Station, or Thursday morning last.
He was on hand Car with other werknen,
hut all but him jumped from the car Before
the accommodation train struck it. He was
a Young unmarried man.
During the prevalence of the heavy thun
der storm on Sunday last, the barn of Mr..
Peter O'Neil, in Munster township. was
struck by lightning. The fluid passed dowR
one of the main tmbers and set fire to the
building in the basement, bu: was fortunate
ly discovered in time to prevent auy serious
damage.
a Il al called at the farm Of Mr Williams.
near New Alexandria, Westmoreland county
during the recent absence of that gentleman
and his wife. and representing himself to
Mr. VS. son, mere lad, a cousin,
succe, ded in borrowing a Nurse and saddle
tu.go 10 G. eensburg, since which time he has
n t been heard from. The horse was valued
at $500 and the saddle at $40.
Al insane man named Bender, who was
being conveyed from White township. this |
county. to the Asylum at Harrisburg, es-
capped from his friends below Altoona, on (,
Wednesday last. and returning to that city |
on a freight train. excited much fear and !
apprehension among the citizens by the |
widest kind Of mad antics and threatening /
demonstrations. Her "lnale things rip" |!
generally until Thursday evening, when he I
was captured and taken 20 the Poor House. !
A young Johns town lady, who had been |
on a visit to East Liberty, attempted to COM
NIT suicide by taking laudaumn, at the !
Union Depot, Pittsburgh, on Monday, but |
was fortunately discovered swallowing the !
poison, and antidotes being administered |
without delay, her life was saved. 1t was !
all about love. She preferred a Johnstown |
lever to a wealthier one at East Liberty who
W dS uIEtl u ptLA III OG lCl illcuISt anu SWal-
lowed the laudanumn to simplify matters
Her name is given as Morrau.
They have n method in Indiana State for !
preventing a donkey from braying, which
might be tried with good effect not thous- !
and miles from this place. It consists in |
tying heavy stone to the animals tall
He can't bray, they say, unless he can bring |
his tail to horizontal position, and this be. !
ing impraCticable when the weight Is attach |
ed, the "barbaric yawh" is suppressed. The !
patent comes from China, and its efficacy is /
now beiLg tried on mule in Madison.
NIXE1Y-FouR degrees in the shade the ther- |
mometer has made in its weather indications /
and higher than that it has never been at in it's
upward gyrations, far "a we know, IN this !
region where blow soft zephyrs so cooling and !
hence we've no doubt that all would b. about |,
well content if the heat was played out, and !
an end putt it's oppressive rnling. But as this !
cant be done TO suit every one, we suggest as |
a means to save us from running down in our |
boots or willing clear to tho roots in a warm |
perspiration, that cool garments we buy. both !
you an I, at the cheap store of Rowland r. Da-
Wis; and thus bargains secure, our comfort in
sure, and avoid all further vexation.
EcLPsE,-A total eclipse of the SIN ia an
nounced to take place on the 18th of August
next. The darkness on that occasion, it IL said
will be unusually prolonged, but as it will only
be visible in Australia and other ont of the way |
regions it won't make "biff of difference" to !
US how long the show lasts. There is another
eclipse, however, which interests US, and that is
all the time visible at Thompson's great mer- |
camille mart on High street, where there is now
in store a stock of goods which for variety, I
beauty and cheappess eclipses any assortment |
ever offered for sale in Ebensburg. This eclipse
is worth seeing and worth inv estirg in.
AS You PLEAsE.-You may think az YOU I
please, talk as you please and act as you please,
but if you want to please yourself Your wife, I
your family, your relatives and your friends, YOU
viii find the most pleasant mode of doing it is !
to call at the cheap clock. watch and iewelry |