The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-04

Fears are entertained OF an epidemic OF
smallpox in New ! 0rk. There were only a
deaths in that city from smallpox in 1873, %
in 1873. and y last year, but there have already
been tsis year as many deaths as during the
entire previous twelve months, sUd at the
present rate OF increase the mortality will
reach the figures Of half a dozen years ago,
when sma lipUN was All epidemic.
An appalling accident occurred at Free
dom, Beaver county, on Monday, which cost
the lives Of two little BOYS. Thomas Rogers
and William Blatt, 9 years old, were CoaStinC
that morning ana were on the railway track
when q train passed, cutting them both in
such q horrible manner SS 10 cause their
death in an hour. The accident was deemed
unavoidable on the engineers part
Representative Geddes, of Ohio, who
was recently married to Mrs. Amelia 3.
Glass, at Mansfield, vG5 married there III
1875 to his first wife on the same evening Of
the year and Al the same place that his pres
ent bride was married TO her former husband
The two survivors Of the double wedding.
after an interval Of thirtg-twO years, were
, married by the clergy man who Ofliclated at
their former ceremonies.
The Erie Herald says The eyes Of JUS
tice are baudaCed. as usual. The board Of
pardons offers a rope to pair Of imbecile
murdeTeTs and pardon to q wealthy and in
I fuentisl swindler. Geo. Smith and Catha-
rine Miller, two simple persons, murdered
the husband Of the latter and must hang
/ John s. Morton, the Philadelphia swindler,
! is let loose The two former are poor-the
! latter wealthy. This is a beautiful world
A sad case Of destitution and disease
/ has come under the notice Of the health de
/ partment at Chica 20. hr. Snd Mrs. Feide,
( with their FIVE children in Squalid tene-
/ ment, were taken with smallpox. and one
/ of the children is dead, after two weeks SUI
feTIng without medical attendance. The
other four are in critical condition. All
{ have now been removed to proper place.
/ Smallpox and diDhtheria are reported to be
I very prevalent in that city.
! "A man in Mcdonald county, Missouri,
has q natural Kaleidoscope. 1t is a dark
/ green stone, nearly transparent about the
! size OF turkeys egg and nearly that shape
and some what rough BY holding it TO the
/ hoht and looking through II magnificent
/ views Of scenery can be obtained-Indians
/ chasing buffalo, moving caravans of Camels,
| fields of waving grass, mountain scenery,
l cities and villages, vast stretches of prairie
etc. 1t was found in Buffalo creek, neal
/ the home of its owner.
George Smithson and Mira. Bette Dunn
were married few days ago in the Nash
| willie JAIL where the bridegroom is spending
I a ten-year term for horse stealing. Country
/ gossip had it that the horse-thief was 4 very
| handsome man, and Mrs. Dunn, who IS the
| widow of physician Of Gallatin, went 10 Tho
Jail to test the truth of the report. Mrs
| Dunn fell in love with him, and despite the
| bitter opposition Of her relatives. married
! him She is waiting in Nashville now fo
her husbands S term to expire.
! James Vail, of Carbondale, having beer
/ struck on the nose the other day with
/ snowfall, it began bleeding. Ii hled quar-
snd could only be stopped by plugging. A
times since the flow has been resumed, &C
companled by bleeding from the gums
throat ard bowels. Small blood vessels un
der the skin have become dissolved, an,
strange looking spots are formed upon tn
body by the deposits of blood. The cas-
puzzles the physicians. IL is called purpur
hpmorTbagics and is the first case Of tn
! kind on record in tHat section OF the country