The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-01-24

Texas, and sleighs have been run foI the
accommodation of the public at SiIreve-
port, La; while the telegraph wires have
been down for a week near Galveston un-
der loads Of seet that coated them.
-Lida Smith chewed gum IN Louisville
until her jaws kept moving in spite Of her
efforts TO stop .hem. She took the gum
out of her mouth, but her jaws continued
to open and shut with violence that CON
torted the whole Of her face. A physician
applied baudages, but it was only by max
ing her iusensi ble with chlOroform that size
was queted. 1t was a case Of spasmodic
action of the facial muscles from over-ex-
ertion.
The family Of George Kanmerer, Of
Upper Milford township, Montgomery
county, has been severely afflicted, one
son and three daughters having died with
in three davs Of diphtheria. Fannie, aged
Il, died on Sunday Jan, u; Charles, aged
u, died Jan. 13; Clara, aged z, died Jan.
Is, and Annie, aged G, died Jan. ID
Three Of the children were buried in one
grave. The funeral of the fodr took place
on Friday last, and was very largely at
tended
Mr.. Greeley's six words Of advice 10
young men would be an appropriate motto
for the biogi aphical sketches Of the new
Lieutenant Governor Of Colorado. Not
long ago he was stone cutter in Augusta,
Me-, and when lie went West be opened a
miners store in Leadville, Col. Now he
is worth s., 900, 600, owns two mines, from
which he receives thousands a day, is pre-
sident of bank and proprietor of a large
wholesale store, aud has been postmaster.
Westward, no :
"A committee consisting OF two clergy
men and three laymen has been appointed
i6-Cinciunati to settle Archbishop Purcell's
financial troubles. All the property now
in the Archbishop's hands, including sew
eral church and school buildings, is to be
turned over To the COMMITTEES aud bonds
bearing per cent. interest are to be issued
TO holders of claims. The debts are now
placed at $500, 600. Over 500. 600 in sub
scriptioUs has been received 50 far for the
embarrassed prelate's benefit
james kehOe, of Gratieu, Mich, drop
ped dead of heart disease. On the way
home from his funeral Anthony Harmon a
neighbOT, died Of the same complaint in a
similar manner Prosper Goosland and
his wife, with two children, returned to
Eli, Iowa. the other day, on a visit 20 a
daughter, Mrs. Martin Silvest, whom they
haO not seen for many years, during their
absence in Canada. The old mamie was
seventy eight-clasped his daughter in his
arms, expressing ms great Joy at meeting
her and fell dead at hel feet
Mrs. Elizabeth Reuter- died in Balri-
more on " Wednesday. She was one hun
dred and thirteen years old. The family
records, which could 10y no means have
mistaken her TO- her own grandmother
show that she was born in the province Of
Luxemberg, Germany, near the borders Of
France, in the year 1866. She lived near
her birth place until fifty years Of age and
then emigTated with her husband 20 BaltI-
more, She was devuut Catholic and was
able to walk to ST. James's church regu-
larly until two Sundays ago.
1t appears row, says the Harrisburg
Patriot that Benedict Arnold came nearer
meeting the fate he deserved than many
people ever knew. While, as British Of
ficer, he was in 1871 engaged in the des-
tructIou of the town OF Fairfield, Conn. a
Mrs. Herman, the wife Of a captain in the
United States navy aud a resident Of Fair
field, became so euraged at the ruthless
slaughter of The American soldiers defend
ing the place. that while Arnold was in the
street before her house she secured a mus
ket, took deliberate aim at his back and
pulled the trigger but the musket miSssd
fire, and Arnold riding away soon after
ward was saved.
-Mr. Henry Hall, a farmer residing
near Ruthsburg, says the CentreyiIIe Md
+ ObSefEer, was bitten about two weeks AGO
by vicious bog on the lower part of the
right thigh, just above the knee Joint
making an ugly wound an inch aud a bali
long aud three-quarteTs of an inch deep
from which he has been suffering moder-
ately until last Saturday, when lockiaw
set in iu the worst form. his muscles be
coming rigid. But little hope Of his re-
cOvery Is entertained. He is attended by
Drs. Holland aud Graham. Mr.. Hail is
one Of our best citizens. Since writing the
above we learn that Mr.. Hall is dead. He
died last Tuesday about noon.
/ "A Wisconsin, girl put ON trousers and
STATED through Ihe deep snow to walk six
miles to a village for provisions, the family
1a.. .-1..r.I H.
ed out, besides losing her way and the cold
was intense. A big Newfoundland cog
which accompanied her was the means of
saving her life. She scOOped ont a hollow
in he snow. lay down in it. and made the
warm dog lie on her, shifting him about
so as to successively cover the coldcst
parts Of her body. In that way she passed
a whole night, and was not very severely
hostbit'en. With two or three more dogs.
she says, 81 would have got along very
comfortably"
Recently, says the New Orleans Tunes.
in hauling drift-woOd from .he river To the
bank, at Mr.. George +, Bovee's place. in
the parish Of st. James. a remarkable curl
. Osity was discovered in a sycamore log Of
great length and about three and a half
feet in diameter. The l;gbtness Of the log
first attracted attention, which gave way
to wonder when, on removing the outer
bark, it was seen that the inner portion
was OF peculiar material, in layers, and
having all the appearance, consistency
and sOftness Of piece Of chamnis skin.
Judge :. +. Siskrun, of St James. saved
the log from the ruthless woOdman and Sc
cured portion of the mysterious material
which he yesterday brought to the Times
office.
Deacon Schorn. of Nun freesboro.
Tenn, was an Odd Fellow in high stand
ing, and an accomplished sw indler He
inserted a false name in lodge record Of
1913, had the supposed member reiustated,
IN response to fictitious request from
Chicago, and finally obtained for him A
membership in the Chicago Odd Fellows
Life Insurance Association. Then he
waited for the opportunity to profit by OIL
this scheming, and il came in the Ashtabu-
la railroad disaster. Schorn manufactured
evidence that the mythical member was
killed, and obtained 81, 900 insurance mo-
which he - L1-.--. IL.