The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-03-04

One ounce OF gum c2mpnor anu AL
ounce of powdered she'll of red pepper are
maeerated in eight ounces of strong alcohol
for seven days, and then strained, With
this tinoture furs and cloths are sprinkled
over and rolled up in sheets. This remedy
is used in Russia. under the name of "Chi-
pese Tfncture for Moths" and is found very
effective.
"A lady in Davenport, Iowa. has just
fallen heir to fifth share in Texas land
which is valued at $5, ,000.0 900. This tract
is located in Bexar county, near San Anto-
MO, and is known as the Medina ''eleven
league tract" The State government gave
it to John Mullen, in 1888, for valuable
services rendered, but after-litigation de-
prived him of it. and it is only recently
that the claims of his heirs have been recog
nized.
On Friday last, E. H. Buer, formerly
of Pittsburg, r. j. Williams, his son-in-law,
of MonongaheIa City. A. NJ. Larwell, of
Wooster, Ohio, Beckwith Sears. of Morgan
town, and Stockton Hervey. of Monongahe-
| Ia City. left Morgantown in a skiH for Ge-
| neya. and have not since been heard OIL
They are supposed to have been drowned,
as the skiff has been found floating bottom
upwards and the hat of one of the parties
found with it.
Two fatal accidents occurred in Clarion
attempting to disengage log, tripped and
| fell, when the log fell upon him crushing
| him in such a manner as to cause his death
| in twelve hours. While engaged in SHOW
| ing a large log in Wilson's mill, in Helen
! township. Mr.. John w. Lyon tripped and
| fell, and the log fell upon his head aud
! crlshod it almost to atoms causing instant
! death.
George 8. Twitchell, Jr., the Philadel-
| phia murderer, seems to realize his situa-
| ton, and spends much of his time in read
| ing religious works and listening to his
minister, DR.. BriDghurst. He is quiet and
! docile, his manner being described as amia-
! bic and winning. He still protests, how
ever, that he knows nothing about the
crime for which he is to be hangad. A
movement has been made by citizens to Sc
cure his pardon by Gov. Geary.
-Grea: preparations are being made to
celebrate the completion of the Pacific Rail
road 1t will be formerly opened by a
grand excursion on the 4th of next July
Gov. Haight of California has received an
| invitation to meet the Governors of other
States in Chicago, to participate in the
! opening excursion. Part of the programme
is said to be the simultane us starting oi
two through trains,'' one from New York,
the other from San Francisco. 1t will be
the biggest railroad event the world has
seen.
Two mysterious attempts have been
made to assassinate Mrs. Julia Skaggs, a
poor widow seamStress, of Leavenwnrth.-
A few weeks ago she was shot at while sit
ting at a window, the bullet grazing hel
face Last week she received box pur-
porting to be medicine sent by her sister il
Kansas City, the contents of which were
| fOuod tO he arSapic The moor woman has
no idea what motive her iendish enemy car
have. and is so much alarmed that she has
left Leavenworth to escape the persevering
assassin.
"A Des Moines widow, and her baby,
and a Des Noines bachelor who hated ba
bies, travaed Chicagoward by the same
train. Widow saw friend on a station
platform, put baby in bachelors lap, weut
ont, got left-bacheIor distracted-widoW
telegraphsd back and baby 10 stop at mex
staticn-overtook them by next train-al
went to Chicago-all come back together
widow with a new husbapd-back with 8
new baby-baby with a new parental
happy together, and nobody hurt-says the
Statesman.
Fifteen years ago James Gull departed
from Belleville, Illinois, bound to California
leaving behind a young wife and child. II
few mouths news came that he had beer
killed by the Indians. Three years aftel
his wife married again, and now Gull turns
up at Belleville. to find her supplied with {;
husband and eight children, only one Q
whom is Gull Mr. Gull was captured
by the Indians, on his way Across th'
Plains, consented to become one of tn,
tribe, and was taken prisoner recently by
Custer. The wife prefers her second hus
band, and Gull lis willin'"