The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-16


near the Rolling Mil, Johnstown, on last
Monday afternoon, and falling under the
wheels, his right leg was run over and so
terribly crushed that it had TO be amputated
above the knee. The injured man recently
came from Maryland and was making his
home with his grandfather, a resident of
Conemangh borough. He was looking for
work when the accident happened.
The case Of Jacob A. Harold, formerly
OF this county, was called up for trial in the
United States Circuit Court Of Pittsburgh
on Monday last A number OF witnesses
from Johnstown were in attendance, all Of
whom were supposed to be in possession Of
more or less knowledge bearing on the al
legged crooked claims against the government
for which Mr. Horrold has been called upon
to answer. When taken into Court Monday
morning he was quite i'll and had to be placed
on a lounge in the rear of the Court room.
His wife and mother attended him.
--We.are little late in noting the fact
that Brothers Barclay, OF the Altoona Daily
sun, have ordered and expect to house in
course Of two or three weeks brand splinter
new power press the one now in use being
too slow in the motion" to run of as rapid
ly as need be the large and constantly in
creasing daily editions Of that always lively
and welI-edited little journal. Syndicate or
no syndicate, we are glad to know that the
Daily Sun, although it don't appear until
late IN the afternoon of each day, is not a
setting but a rising Sun, and that its per
manence and prosperity is fully assured.
Mrs Rachel Smith, a widow, aged 20
years, who resides with her daughter on the
Greens5urg pike, near Adamsburg West
moreland county, viii probably die from in
juries received at the hands of an unknown
man, supposed to be a burglar, who or Fri
day night last forced his way into the house
by battering down the door. The daughter
escaped by jumping through window to
porch and rolling Off to the ground, falling
distance of twelve feet and sustaining serious
though rot fatal injuries. She gave the
alarm and reighbors hurried to the house
there to find Mrs. Smith welteTIng in her
: blood, unconscious and with deep cash in
her head. The would-be murderer in the
meantime had fed, and has not yet been
captured. Considerable money known to
be in the house doubtless prompted the deed,
but none OF it was carried of.
Maggie, little eight-yeaT-Od daughter
of Mr. Sylvester Crum, OF Portage township,
met with a shocking death on Saturday
evening last, caused by the igniting Of her
clothes the day previous from outdoor
fire which had been built for making soap
or some other household purpose, and over
which kettle was suspended at the time.
When discovered the poor little unfortunate
was wrapped in flames, and so great was
her CONSERVATION that she started TO run
and Of course only famed She flames and
do hs, L of certain She
was followed as speedily as possible by her
poor distracted mother, who eventually sue
ceeded in tearing the burning clothes from
her person but not, however, until the
flames had accomplished their cruel task and
left no hope for their little victim. After
suffering in great agony for more than day,
the unfortunate child died on Saturday even
ing, a already stated.
The many friends in this county of Mr..
and Mrs. William Berg, of Salina, Kansas,
viii be sorry to learn that they have just
been called upon to mourn the death by
drowning Of one Of theiU children-little
Johnny, aged about four years-whch sad
event occurred on Wednesday of last week,
the only witness to the accident being still
younger lad with whom the little unfortunate
had been playing on the bank Of Smoky Hill
liver. Mr. Berg is brother Of our respected
townsman, Prof. II. Berg County Superin-
tendent, and IS is well known, formerly re-
sided in this county, though for several years
past he has been citizen of Salina, where
he and his brother Michael carry on the fur
niture and undertaking business, and where
William at present fills the honorable posi-
ton of Mayor. The sorrowing family, whom
we had the pleasure Of visiting soma fifteen
months ago, have our sincere sympathy in
their sad bereavement.
One dav last week two gentlemen, whose
places Of residence are In Pittsburgh, arrived
in this place, and the story they told, briefly
stated was to this effect Seventy-cdd years
ago q man was killed in the neiehborhood of
Harrisburg owning real estate which since
then has gone away from ali knowledge of
his successors or anybody else. A spiritual
medium got into communication with the
gentlemen referred to above, and conveyed
to them the welcome information that if the
thing were rightly worked up they would
fall heirs to farm located in the northern
: part Of this county, the title deeds 70 which
were concealed in q garret in a certain house
in Ebensburg. Mr.. Evan f. Evans is the
proprietor of the house which the two for
tune seekers first ransacked, and the vaults
} OF the Court House were given their next
t attention Dust and cobwebs were not
lacking neither was laughter on the part Of
( those who knew what was the exact size of
the "stilI hunt :" and to fitly wind up the
= matter the two explorers went away from
. their investigation about as wise as when
, they came. Verify, the foolish folks are not
= all dead vet.
? White township, like Johnstown, has
within the last few days been the scene ot
I no less than two CONGREGATIONS. The first
h Of these occurred on Saturday evening, com
4 pletely destroying the residence of Mr.. Deme
$ trius NcGough, near the Clesrfeld township
T. line, together with all the movable property
: it contained, which consisted not only of the
4 household goods Of the aforesaid gentlemen
but also lot Of furniture and some $500 il
!. money belonging to his father, MT. Charlie
a McGouCh, who had stored his effects in bi
+ sons house preparatory to their removal t
. Altoona, where the latter gentleman wa
g about to locate. Father and son were bot
l. in St Augustine when this sad mishap be
J., fell them The fire occurred on Monda
q ( afternoon. at the other extreme OF the town
!. ship. and was more destructive than the frs
a one, inasmuch as it wiped out Of existenc
:. both the house and barn Of farmer name,
Is Gowan or Cowan. a son-in-iaw Of Mr.. Lev
a Beers, who also lost, if we are rightly in
formed, nearly II not quite all his furniture
10 grain, hay, etc. We did not learn the origi
4 Of tho fire, the full extent Of the loss, nor tn
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