The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-30

JoHSsrowN. Sept. 27. 1869.

ONNS1OHNS OCpt. Zfs 1OO0.
Dear Freenan-A most distressing affair
happened about ten O'Clock on Saturday
night last, (25th inst, near this place. The
dwelling house Of Meesrs. Fleck and Myers.
double building located in Grubtown. one
mile south of Johnstown on the Somerset
road, caught fire 10 the basement while they
were sleeping, and soCn gained such head
way that the family had merely time to es-
cape, by jumping out of an upper window,
after they discovered the Ere. Mr.. Myers
took au only child in his arms and sprang
from the winaow, Mrs. Myers,following-all
OF them reachine the ground in safety But
a little girl of Stewart Osborne, neighbor.
aged about ten years. had come there to
sleep that night, as she had often done be
fore. and IN the excitement she was forgotten
till it was too late to save her, and she per,
ished in the flames. About two O'Clock next
morning her charred remains were found in
the basement of the building. The evening
was rainy, and the lurid light attracted hnn-
dredS from JohDstown, who at the time were
Just leaving the Opera House, but by the
time they arrived the building with all its
contents, was consumed. Mrs. Osborne
who is near Eeighbor, was at home at the
time with the other children, but Mr.. OS-
borne had not yet reached home when the
accident happened. The little girl was in
JohnstoWG the afternoon previous to the fire,
and little thought that in few hours she
would meet with such distressing death.
There is much sympathy felt for the family,
especially for the mother of the unfortunate
child.
A DEATH IN THE LoCK UP.
Another heart-rending affair occurred on
last Thursday night iu this place. A family
living in the Fifth Ward, who have had
much domestic trouble owing to the facts
that the mother is often disturbed in mind,
her craZiness arising from disease, and that
the oldest daughter has for many years been
subject to fs, and was also occasionally de-
mented. The father, who is a sober and in
dustrious man. has had much trouble in pre-
serving peace in the family, as the mother
and daughter would often quarrel and tear
up the household goods, as if preparing to
move. On Thursday the father and hus-
band had to interfere to keep the peace, and,
it is said, both parties were chastised after
which, for some reason, the girl, on COM
plaint of neighbur, was taken 20 the lock
up, either for safety or for punishment,
where, during the night, she took an appo-
plectic fit and died. 4 cofouer's inquest
was held, and after a post mortem examna-
tion by the physicians, verdict was
dered in accordance with the facts above
stated. Our syn. pathy for the distressed
family compels us to suppress names, but
there is something here to point moral and
adorn tale. Different stories are in circu-
laIion in regard to the matter. but we know
enough 20 know that the husband has had
severe ordeal TO pass through for many years.
We deeply synpathize with the surviving
daughter, who is an amiable girl of some
eighteen summers, and who takes the mat
ter greatly TO heart.
THE WEATHER.
September may be set down in the calen-
dar as the warmeSt and dryest mon th in the
year 1859. Nevertheless, last Saturday
night and Sunday not only gave good
shower Of rain, but changed the tempera-
ture at least thirty degrees on the downward
grade. The streams were almost dry, but
the rain has given them propensity to rise.
THE TATIONAL DEBT.
For the bencfi. of the brisk minor pant
ing for twenty-One, who will deposte his
first vote this fall, we make the following
calculation. If said minor, just twenty-one,
would begin to count the national debt now,
and count two dollars every second, or one
hundred and twenty every minute, working
ten hours per day, Sundays not excepted,
he would be one hundred aud twenty eight
years old before he would have it all count
ed. At ten dollars per second he would
count thlrty-six millions, two hundred and
eighty dollars per year but there arc twen-
ty-eight hundred millions to count. 1t
would take him almost eight years to count
the interest we pay annually. The national
debt in one dollar greenbacks would reach
eleven times round the earth.
THEATRES.
Rose and Harry Watkins performed about
eleven nights in the Opera House to good
audiences during the past two weeks. They
go from here to Altoona. We bespeak for
them overfDWing houses in that city. Some
pious people are opposed to theatres, but
from what we have seen at theatres we think
there is much more danger of these pious
peoples sons corrupting the theatre, than of
the theatre corTupting the pious peoples
sons. Boys who go to the theatre, and
swear, black guard. throw apple cores, to
bacco quiGs, and the like, and go out to
liquor every ten minutes, are in no danger
of being corrupted by any theatre. Some
persons were arrested for disorderly conduct
at the Opera House the other night, and put
in the lock-up, but the police didn't disturb
the young rowdies aforesaid. cause why,
their daddies were rich! If young people
cannot behave at a theatre, neither can they
at a church, or anywhere else. Parents
have but vague idea of what their sons can
do when out of their sight.
DON II DRINK.
A canvassing liquor agent told us the
other day that drink of good brandy could
not be bought for less than fifty cents, and
other liquors in proportion, and that there
was no brandy nor old rye in what was sold
at ten and fifteen cents drink. If this is
the case, and the drinker gets nothing for
his ten cents but poison that makes a sore
mouth, bad breath, light head, and a
weak stomach, is it not time to quit drink
ing altogether. We think that every sensl-
! bic man will like this view of the case and
save bis money for better purposes.
THE DISTRICT COURT.
| Our second term of Court will soon com
mence. We have hardly got used to Court
! vet. It is said there arc many cases to be
| adiudicated Hope it won't cost the print
ers anything.
TWO MEN INJURED
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