The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-15

1t is Said that in one ueie ehborhood
near the mountains in Missouri, there are
several large steam mills engaged in grind
ing the vast quantities of crystals found
there into an inpalpab!e powder to be used
in the adulteratiOn Of flour, candy, etc.
If Jupiter, the Thunderer, takes any inter-
est in the purity of the bread we eat lie
ought to watch for an opportunity, when
. these mills happen to be uninsured. and
then scatter "a few red-hot bolts among
them, and knock down the first fellow who
starts towards them with fiie-engine.
"A special despatch from Boonville Mo-
reports TIE lynching of an unknown negro
near New Franklin, Howard county. An
educated col"red woman, who teaches
/ country school, was on hcI way hone. and
encountered two negroes in the woods
who overpo@ered ard outraged her. Upon
. her arrival at the nearest house she reported
( the facts, aud a party was organized to pur-
/ sue the negroes. They traced the scoun-
orels to a vacant hOuse but one of them.
seeing Tie paity coming, fed. The other
crept under the floor. The latter was cap
tuteo anG hanged 10 the nearest tree.
At SpartanSburgh, Pa, the other day
Mrs. James Titus was walking home along
The railroad track, having a lamp in ore
hand and leading by The other her little son
Ralph. As they were crossing tres le-
bridge the little fellow slipped and fell
through the trestle into the stream below.
leaving the mitten that he wore IN his
mother 5 hand. During the excitem, mt
the light went ont. and the frantic nIotLer
waded up aud down aud across the stream
III search of her lost child. Before assist
ance arrived and he could be recovered life
was extinct.
Augusta, Ca. was visited hv cycIore
on Friday last Ii struck the CITY on the
southwest, near Center street, aud denCl-
lshed many houses. The lower market
house was literally Fitted and smashed into
atoms. Several brick and wooden build
lngs were wholly OF partly DESTROYED The
Columbia Tia Ilroad depot is n total wrecI,
ana some damage was done to the Central
Raiiroad depot. Many private residences
were damaged. Charles Davis and wife
(coiored) weere found dead iu the ruins of
Their house. The track Of the tornado
blazed as If on fire.
james Hetfern wanted to 60 10 Brazil
with party of workmen from PhiladelpIia.
HIS wife lmplored him not to leave her. and
his friends advised him to the same effi,ct.
but nothing could Change his pu. posA,
lie went aboard the steamer, RESISTING The
hnal appeals. friend invited him To 90
ashore, and take a parting drink. He as
sented, and was ruIpusely detained i'm a
parr"om until the vessel had sailed. He
was very angry then but he is glad now.
because the steamer was the Metron,lis
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coast.
A special to the Nashville American
from Lebanon, Tenn. states that there i
much excitement i'm Wilson comfy on ~,
count OF the burning OF a house by iucrpdi
ailes. The village of Grant was also fired
oy ilcenhia1es on Tuesday night and
nearly all destroyed. 4 white man i sps-
pected of being connected with the ia
Two negroes, VIM. Baldin and Ben An,
strong, imprisoned for setting fire to n harm
were taken from jail by a body of dispuised
men ana swung up by the neck To mako
them confess. Badiu confessed and i'm
Phcated Armstrong, but the lat er was ac-
quilted. "
-Andrew Kinkaie, night operator Of
hensley, Kan, has proven himself a youn,,
nero. AT + A. NJ. five desperadoes with
oIackehed faces entered the depot aud
covering him with their reyolyers ordoraI
MN To band over the money. There was
SS'ooo IN Tie office, but he showed them
an Sihp'y cash drawer, and pretended that
he had not the key of the safe. and g,;nsd
time tiiI the train rolled up, when he made
Dash Tor liberty and ESCAPED. thougb 10
was hred at. The tIainmen and rnbbars
exchanged running shots for two mile
wneh the townspeople. being fairly arous,
eo' turned out en- u,asse and the bold biob-
waymen had to fly. u
Among the pardons recommended br
the State Board last weak s,ys tho 10y os
oulg Fdtrtos, was that OF w. III. Duncan
young Englishman, who was convictad
III Philadelphia, on August 4, 1870. for a..
sauit and battery aud attempt to kin and
rape, and sentenced to term of th;,,v So
years IN the penitentiary. The crime vas
committed in conjunction with a mon
named Daldy. Both represented ,;,n,'
selves policemen 20 The woman th.,, 90,
ragged. They unsuceessfully attem,,;.,s -
prove an alibi before The court. Dpnoar.s
good behavior since his impr;sopn,n, r..
done much toward securing him sana,'a
bic recommendation from the hoard Of
Pardons. i" Vi
"A correspondent OF the Meade R.,o-5
having recently paid a visit TO Graban,to,,
and vicinity, he met Mr.. William BIaukin-
ship, one among the oldest, if not tbe ola
est, citizen in Kentucky. He was born !,
Franklin county, Virginia, i'm 1765 and
went to Kentucky with Berry Wi,
about sixty-tve years ago. He has besn
married three times, his youngest child 4
being pow only years old, and he s.vs
that If he should lose his wifi. no ,,o,,iS
marry again. Though uneducated ~
mind seems very active and strong His
recoliections of early life seem more 6is
tinct than of recent events. His own stnrv
oi his age is corroborated by old citizeu.
who say that he mus, be at iess, l1a xs.r,
old. 'eAis