The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23
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"A young man, named Somers. and q
girl. named Languard. were run over by q
train, near GAINESVILLE, Ohio, on Thursday
night, and Somers was Instantly killed
They were sitting on the track taking"
The Pittshnrg Dispatch (Radical), says
that General Hartranft will not do for gov
ernor, on account Of the developments in
the Evans matter; that Colonel Jordan IS
show is still worse. and as for Harry White,
he has li6eIed himself outside of ali proba~
bilties of a nomination. Either of these,
says the Dispatch. would be badly beaten
before the people, but that Ketchum or
Morreil might win.
Nearly the entire business portion of the
town OF Laurel, Icdlana, was destroyed by
fire on Monday night last. The Jail and
other buildings were badly damaged. and
both hotels aud a printing office are entirely
destroy ed. Fifteen houses were burned to
the gronnd besides a number of stables and
sheds. But four of the houses were insured
and it is impossible to estimate the loss at
present, but it will probably reach $50 600.
People continually on tbs lookout
for strange freaks of the weather. and every
now and then. when in d. ubtful condition
OF mind and body. some body thinks he has
made wonderful meteorological discovery
person down in Virginia. comes ont NOW
with story of Shswer of rain from a
clOudiess sky while the etars were shining In
every part of the heavens. Now, we are
inclined 40 believe that either that rain or
those stars were wholly imaginary. OF the
gentleman had been smoking a strong"
cigar s
-Ol Wednesday evening week, while a
freight trnin on the Gum berland Valley r
r. was passing through MechanicsbuTg,
It,rO,h harl L l. J u
aged about fourteen years, attempted to
jump upon the moving cars. His hold Civ
ing way, be fell down upon the track aud
ten cars passed over his legs. severing the
right leg below the knee aud crushing the
left above the ankle. Both of his legs we're
amputated-one above the knSe and the
! osber below. The boy was still living at last
/ accounts. r-
The controversy which for some time
has ragged in the oil regions, between the
producers aud carriers, has resulted in
close combination of the former, called the
petroleum Producers Association" 1t
/ divides the oil regions into sixteen districts.
/ and pledges the producers to sell all their
/ oil through the hands Of a committee, to be
chosen by them in each district. This plan
of action will bring the carriers and the
rehuers to terms. and, as it takes the control
/ OF the business out Of the hands OF middle
men, ought to be satisfactory to consumers.
The large clock at the English Parla-
! merit house is the largest one in the world.
! The four dals of this clsck are each % feet
/ in diameter. Every half minute the oirt
! of the minute hand moves nearly seven
| inches. The clCek will go eight and halt
! days, but it only strikes seven and a half
/ thus indicating any neglect iu winding it up.
The mere winding up Of the striking me-
/ chanism takes tive hours. The pendulum
( is Is feet long the wheels are Of cast iron :
the hour bell is feet high and feet in
/ diameter, weighing nearly Is tons, and the
hammer alone weighs more than 400 pounds