The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-10-17
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e The yellow fever continues to rage
viii, unabatsd violence In Memphis and
sshreyerorr =. In the foftBer city, aecording
To recent DISPATCHES people die faster than
thew can be buried, Hundreds have died
unattended. Bodies have laid uDeared for
until partially decornpczed, and at one
burial place the stencil arising from Collins
ayvaitino interinsITt is horrible Nine hun
dred persons have persisted from the fever
since it's first appearance, and the end is
not vet. In Shreveport the situation is
scarcely less horrible. Appeals are made
to the friends of humanity to CONG to the
aid of these suffering people, and these aP-
peals should not be unheard even In the
humblest village of the nation fs.-
On Friday morning last a fatal accl-
dent occurred on the Pennsylvania rail
road at Hardwicke, Lancaster county.
An unkfo OWN man was walking upon the
south track, when he heard the whistle of
the Lancaster accommodation train be-
hind him. He stepped from the south to
the north track, and just at that moment
the Niagara express west came dashing
arouhd the curve. Before he could get
out of the way he was struck by the en-
gine and knocked down, receiving injuries
from which he died in few hours. His
clothes were searched, and pocket-book
containing a considerable sum of money
found, but nothing by which he could be
identified. He seemed to have been a trav-
cling pe6dler, for box, containing num-
Der of trinkets, was found alongside of the
place Of the accident.
Considerable excitement prevails in
East and West Donegal and Conoy town
ships, Lancaster county, oceasioned by the
arrest of about fifty persons, the most Of
them being respectable farmers and their
sons, on a charge of defrauding the rsve-
nue.. 1t seems there were two women re-
Al
tured cigars, and these farmers were IN the
habit of taking their tobacco to them, and
having it worked into cigars for their own
consumption. In the majority OF cases the
nature of the offense is buying cigars not
placed in stamped boxes, and from an uu-
licensed manufacturer or dealer, and there
by aiding such dealer to defraud the reve-
nue.. The penalty is not less than 800,
| nor more than $500; fine and imprisonment
/ for not less than six months may be added.
For some time past money letters pass
| ing through Fannettsburg, Fulton county,
| Pa, post-office, occasionally missed reach
/ ing their destination, and were never again
heard from. This finally aroused suspi-
| eion that all was not right, and the Post
master, named James Miller, was suspect
| ed as the guilty party. 4 detective was
ordered to work up the affair. A decoy
| of money letters was sent, and the detect
i've having gone to Fannettsburg on We'd
nesday of last week, secreted himself near
! the post-offices About two o'clock next
morning he caught the official in the act
| of robbing the letters of money He was
Immediately arrested and conveyed to
| Philadelphia. The prisoner is a brother
of Este Miller, who is in the penitentiary
! for foboing the mail on the South Noun
! tain Railroad, on which he was the agent
"A special dispatch from Czrrollton,
Missouri, gives an account 0f terrible
tragedy enacted near there. Robert Aus
tens a yotsng farmer, residing about eight
miles from Carrollton, suspected his wife
of infidelitys and on Friday last left home,
| saying he WAS going to the ST. Louis fair
| and would be absent several days He
went TO the depot, but returned home after
dark ind secreted himself In a closot in his
! wife's bedroom, armed with a double
! barreled shot gum His wife soon retired,
and shortly after Elijah Haley entered the
room, and undressed himself. AS he was
/ getting into BED, Austin sprang out and
/ fired, but missed Haley and the shot en-
/ tered his wife's abdomen. Austin fired
again at Haley and killed him instantly
/ Mrs. Austin died on Saturday afternoon.
| Austin surrendered himself to the author
tiles. An the parties are highly Connected.