The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-05-22

roll township, has bought himself y farm in
Prlnce William county, Va, and leaves
this morning for the purpose of taking pos
session of his new purchase. We wish him
all the success he deserves down in "Old
Virginny, and we know that will be
enough to make him happy aud rich both.
A meeting of the creditors of Owen
Cunningham, of this place, who has been
declared a bankrupt, was held in the Court
House on wednesday, by John Brotherline,
Esq, Register in Bankruptcy for this dis
trict. The hearing of the case was post
poned until this morning, and as our paper
went to press last evening, we cannot an
nounce the name of the assignee, who will,
perhaps, be chosen to-day. There sesms to
be bitter contest about this matter
Our ttentive and fully competent cor
respondent, "B. K. R." sent us several
items OF interest relative to South Fork and
its surroundings, but by one Of those mys-
tsrious dispsnsations which are past finding
out, his favor disappeared from mortal Wis
ion, far we are concerned, after being
put on case" for the of the compositor,
and all efforts to discover its whereabouts
have thus far proved unAvailinK Hope
"B. E. r. will do it to US again, however.
Mr.. Baltzer Helfrich, who for many
years past has been engaged In the hotel
business at 81. Bonifzce, Chest township,
removed with his family one day this week
to Nanticoke, I.uzsrne county, where ho
purposes embarking in the lumbe business.
Mr.. H. s old stand at st. Bonif4cs has been
taken by Mr.. Anthony Anna, ono of our
county commissioners, who has all the ele-
msnts Of an accommodating, popular and sue
cessful landlord. We wish both gentlemen
abundant prosperity in their new ventures
In the ejsctment case from this county
which involved the title TO = large body Of
land in Richland, Croyls and Summerhill
townships, in which John Z. King and otL-
srs, citizens Of New Jersey, were the plain
tiffs, and the Cambria Iron and Coal Com
pany the defendants, and which was refer
red to in our last week issue being
trial before the Circuit Court of the United
States at Pittsburgh, the jury, under the
charge of Judge hcKennan, rendered .
verdict in favor Of the defendants.
The young man, John Cochran, whom
We noticed last week AS having had both Of
his legs terribly crushed near Portage sta
ton, this county, while in pursuit OF his
duties as freight brakeman, and Iubsequent-
ly submitted to the amputation of those
members, died from the effects Of his inju-
ries on Saturday last, and his remains were
inferred in tho Catholic cemetery at Sum
mitville on Monday morning following
Young Cochran was an orphan boy, having
been taken from the Catholic Orphan Asy-
lum, Pittsburgh, by Mrs. Gallagher, Of
Munster township, this county, by whom he
was reared and with whom no lived, We be-
;isye, until he found employment on the Pa.
r. R., stated.
The store and dwelling house of our
friend, Mr.. Thomas Bradley, of Tunnel
Hill, Gallitzin township, was, we regret to
e0nc8daY
night Of last week. The hre was communal
Gated from the stable of Mr.. John Porter
which was also totally destroyed. We did
not learn the full extent of the loss or how
the fire originated, but are pleased to
that Mr.. Bradley had So 500 insurance in
the Home Insurance Company, Of New
York, which has already been paid over to
him The old shaft of the Bennington Iron
and Coal Company, not far from the scene of
the above disaster, was likewise destroyed
g. h. ,S,~k,f -.
morning. This latter was doubtless the
Of work an incendiary, the shaft had not
been operated for q considerable time. Loss
very heavy.
former convicted Of rape at the late session
OF the District CoUrt, but now, rather
until yesterday, awaiting u new trial, and
the latter charged with breaking into the
residence OF ex-Sheriff Patterson, in Johns
town, with felonious intent, managed to es-
cape from the jail in this place yesterday
about IL o'clock, A. NJ. 1t seems that the
escaped prisoners were engaged in carrying
water from the we'll to tho Sheriff's resi-
dence, and while so engaged discovered
section ladder with a long rope attached,
which had been left leaning against the Jail
wall by some workmen en- ployed there,
which they were not long in turning to &C
count py ascending the ladder to the top of
the wall and then letting themselves down
on the outside by the aid of the rope. Up
to the present writing their whereabouts
has not been discovered, but no doubt they
are getting over ground somewhere on =
double quick. Sheriff Baumer and officer
John T. Harris are in quest of the fugitives.
A leather dealer by occupation and a
widower by dispensation (of Divine Provi-
deuce), residing in Altoona, George Streit
by name, brought suit against Miss Barbara
Behriuger, of Carroll township, this county,
on Thursday of last week, recently at ser
vice ia this place, but now employed as a
Domestic in the family of III. j. Cornman,
A Altoona, for the alleged Obtaining of money
under false pretences and for breach Of
promise OF marriage, he claiming that he
had advanced Miss B. ninety dollars to pay
for her wedding OUTFIT, and had also pre-
sented her with an engagement ring valued
at ten dollars The defendant was arrested
and after a hearing was held to bail in the
sum of $500 to appear and answer the
charge at court. Subsequently the prosecu-
tor withdrew the suit, but it appears that he
afterwards had a capias issued by Judge
Dean, and had Miss Bshringer once moro
arrested, this time, if we understand tho
matter rightly, on the charge of a breach of
promise only. In this instance bonds in
the sum of $4,000 were required, which
wers promptly furnished by Messrs. IL. j.
Conman and Z. w. Olmus. The lady in
question does not deny the soft impsach-
ment, but alleges that Streit made improper
advances to her, which so disgusted her
that she made up her mind not to marry him.