The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-16
Local Correspondence.
JoHNsTowN, June 13, 1870.

sudden and terrible death must be noticed
/ in our local mention this week. a citizen
/ oil Johnstown was quietly attending to his
/ duties last Wednesday when Il missile was
hurled at him with such violence that, all
though it did not reach him until the follow
I ing day. it would undoubtedly have killed
him Instantly only for the fact that the per
son who threw it was about twenty miles
away. His name is r. Roy. The perpetra-
tor of the deed is an editor. generally reputed
for having kind heaIt, but somehow he got
of his balance this time. He claims that he
WAS provoked to commit the act. Perhaps
! this is. true, but Mr.. Roy, not the least in
timidated, says that he'll do it more. No
! phelnkS hurt
A three year old daughter of Mrs. Margaret
! McDade was drowned in the Conemaugh
river, nearly opposite the Millvlle school
t house, on Friday last. The child had been
! playing with ball on the bank Of the river,
and, throwing it into the water. attempted
! to wade in after it, but, getting beyond her
j depth, she was drowned. The body of the
unfortunate little one has not been recovered
! up to the time of writing this.
/ An attempted outrage on the person of
| respectable young lady residing in our sister
| borough OF Conemaugh, is reported to have
! occurred on Monday, night of last week.
The screams of the lady brought assistance,
! but not until the dastardiy wretch had made
! his escape. Runner says that the difficulty
/ has been compromised by the payment of
5000 and the promise to go and sin no more
! on part of the would>be .'rapist."
/ A young man named John Ryan, who
/ resides in Prospect borough, met with ia
/ tai accident at Altoona, on Friday night
! last. He started from here on that morning
/ for the purpose Of seeking work at Altoona,
/ his occupation being that of machnist.-
| Failing to secure a job, he concluded to re-
/ turn home and just as the Fast Line left the
depot at Altoona he attempted to jump on
I the train, but missing his footing he iell be-
meath the car aud the wheels passed over
/ his leg at the hip. He was brought here 90
I the same day, but owing to the severe ma
/ ture of his injuries he died at IL O'Clock the
! following morning. His remains were in
( tered in the Catholic burying ground oil
/ Sunday, followed by large concourse OF
! sorrowiug friends. Deceased leaves wife
/ and several children.
/ Swank of the Tribune has just put up
new power press from the establishment Of
/ Cottrel & Babcock. New York. 1t cost ST.
! 500. and was set up by MIR. Juhu G. Kramer,
/ Of that city. fridays 1riGuRe was printed
: on it oa Saturday, and 1t works we'll Mi.
I Swauk has now four presses-a Gordon job
press, two Washington haLd presses and the
! new pow er press Just referred to. This looks
! likes business, and also indicates that Gjg
/ preSS-ur is to be brought to bear on the re,
/ lnoval question. The press is said to be the
/ fulcrum that moves the world, and the worid
/ is i bigger thing than county seat. 80 l
advise you fellows up there to spit on your
hands aud hold on like grim death when
( you feel your County seat sliding from un-
/ Der you and gliding down the western slope
of the Allegbenies.
The T,id,ne contains the proceedings had
! and speeches made at that little meeting that
! | didu't talk out loud about last week. That
paper didn't content itself with giving the
I balance of the story, as the Freeman intlna-
ted, but published the whole thing nom be-
ginning to end. Don't fail to lead speeches
and all and respond briefly. Other meetings
of like import are announced here, but as
The suite may be somewhat diStastefui, |
shall content my self with a mere passing
notice Of such events in the future.
There are about four hundred pupils at
tending two select schools in this place-one
under the auspices Of the German Lutheran
/ and the other the German Catholic church.
This reduces the mum Der attending the pub
lie schools about oLe-teLth, or perhaps more.
Two years ago nearly eleven hundred pupils
lumber is, we think, cit. Conemaugh aud
MilIvlle, and even Cambria borough and
| Prospect, contribute their quota to the select
schools The education there is partly SCI
entifc and partly religious, aud both schools
are in a very hOurishing condition.
Thoughtiess boys and girls continue to
! pluck the beautiful flowers from the shrub-
berry that was intended to honor the deau
and decorate the cemetery. We think there
are flower gardens enough about town where
bouquets could be p!ucked. without robblng
the graves of departed friends.
understand that some slander hunters
have induced a culored woman to bring a
serious charge against one OF our Oldest ana
most respected citizens. 1t is charge oi
Grim. con-, duly sworn to, and yet do not
believe a word of the accusation, ard trust
that truth and innocence will yet triumph
over cunning and malice.
On last Tuesday, while Mr. Harry King
was driving a buggy containing two ladies'
and himself, the coupling suddenly broke
and the three were thrown forward on the
heels of the horse. rendering the animal un-
manageable and resulting In run OFT No
person was injured except MIR. King, who
was somewhat bruised.
Workmen are now engaged. in repairing
and refttipg the Foster House, putting shut
ters Oh the windows, spoutiDg on the caves,
etc, preparatory to using the building as a
Female Seminary under the control OF the
Catholic church. The building is large and
spacious, and in the very center of town
Since the vacation of this building for hotel
Durposes. another hotel is needed, and prob
ably one will be built near the railroad staN
ton.
Ripe cherries have already appeared IN
the market-price twelve cents quart
also, ripe Strawberries. green currants and
SIGH like luxuries.
Mr.. Brown, of Cresson, was in town last
week. There are four aspirants here for
legislative honors, aud we wish them all
abundant success, though it is not likely that
such will be the result. Our mind is made
- -, H. snhiect. We Will vote for Whom