The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-04-07


test with General Harry White, Of Indiana,
for the Republican Congressional nomina-
tiOn in the Twenty fifth district. As the hero
Of the Kiskiminetas has twice lost the district
70 the Republicans the law Of self-preserva-
tion may inspire the nomination Of Judge
Cook or some man other than General White.
The Chicago EUsning Journals Omaha,
Neb., special OF April Sd. says a terrible
tragedy occurred here sbOut g O'Clock this
morning on Thirteenth street, near Bohemian
Hall A Bohemian named joseph Jones shot
his wife dead on the street and then shot
himself through the heart They were about
So OF 81 years Of age, and the two bodies are
now living side by side at the undertaker's.
Domestic infelicity OF several years stand
ing was the cause.
The Washington (Pa.) Registsr gives an
account of the extraordinary dow OF gas from
a well which has been drilled to q depth OF
twenty-five hundred feet on the McGugin
farm, near MiddletO~n, in Washington cOun-
ty. The pressure IS so great as to throw the
drilling tools out OF the we'll and compel
suspension OF work. When lighted, the es-
Gaping gas blaZes up seventy feet high, the
light being visible for twenty miles around.
It is thought that such an immense supply OF
gas indicates the presence Of petroleum in
paying quantities.
on Monday morning, about oelock,
seven miles east OF Knoxville, Tenn, Wm.
Vance murdered his three year-old step
daughter by crushing the child's skull
against the floor. The child was in bed with
its mother and father and became fretful
during the night. Vance got out Of patience,
Jumped up, seized the child by the hair, and
beat its brains out on the floor. The screams
OF the mother brought two neighbOTs 70 the
house, and they found Vance with the child
in his arms, He laid It down, and started
of toward the barn, and made his escape
but officers are on his track who will catch
him, as he is club-footed and travels slowly.
Robert Bluen, a blacksmith, % years OF
age of Cleveland, Ohio, at s.30 Friday morn
ing fired twice at his wife, who was lying
wounds which are dangerous but not neces-
sarily fatal. She jumped from her bed and
rushed from the room. BlueR shot at her
twice more, but without further effect he
then placed the muZzle Of the revolver against
his own forehead aud fred a bullet into his
brain, dying instantly. He had been married
only six months and was devoted to his wife.
For three months he had been disabled by
rheumatism, and it IS supposed he was de-
ranged by pain and perhaps the fear Of pow
erty.
in Pittsburgh, on Thursday last, Miss
Annie HaggeTtY, daughter OF a well-knOWn
citizen OF Lawrenceville, and Miss Eleanor
Ewing, daughter OF Gen. Hugh Ewing. OF
Lancaster, Ohio, and niece Of General Tom
Ewing and General Sherman, took the veil OF
the order Of the Sisters of Mercy. Though
bred in the lap Of luxury, and possessed OF
rare beauty and many accomplishments, Miss
Ewing six months ago gave up the gayety OF
Washington life and entered the convent as
a postulant Thursday her period Of pToba-
ton closed and she received the white veil
Miss Ewing will be known in religion as Sis
ter Mary Veronica. Her mother. two broth
ers, and sister Edith were present. Sickness
in the family Of the Shermans prevented their
attendance.
On Saturday afternoon, about 4 O'Clock
five boys were playing in q sand tunnel near
New Providence, a small station on the Perk-
lCmen Railroad, when the top caved in, COW
ering them all up. A short time after several
men were passing by, when they noticed a
pair OF feet pTutruding from the sand They
went to work to remove the sand, and three
I boys were taken out dead. They were John
| Rowland, aged y years Josiah Rowland,
aged 13; George Rowland, aged 10. The
/ other two are so badly injured that they are
/ not expected to survive. Their names are
Samuel MentZ, Il years old, and Harry No
! zear, years old. Great indignation exists
against the owners Of the sand for allowing
! it to remain at such prominent place. The
/ three ROwlands were the children Of Lewis
/ Rowland, an engineer on the Perkiomen
/ Railroad.
-Sherin William Estes, Of Stokes county.
I North Carolina, was shot and killed Oh Thurs
day night last while IObbing his own Office.
He left home, saying he would be absent
! some days, and directed his wife not TO allow
! aHy one to STAY all night and at the same
( time gave her the safe key. About dark one
/ Of the neighbors came to his house, and, Mrs.
( Estes having raised no objection, he went OF
/ to a room to spend the night. After he had
/ retired two men came to the house and asked
/ however, went in and demanded the safe kew.
| threatening to kill her II she refused IL. She
/ ran up stairs and Informed her guest and was
! told by him TO go down, deliver the key, and
I say nothing Of his presence. The men then
/ proceeded to rob the safe. While they were
| thus engaged Mrs. Estes friend came down
! and killed both Of the men. Upon e1amins.
/ tion it was found that one OF them was the
! Sheriff, who had disguised himself, and the
/ other was one OF his neighbors.
On last Tuesday morning q FIRE broke
/ out in the Standard Oil Refinery No l stu.
ated on Butler street, Eighteenth ward,
PittsbuIg, covering an area OF four blocks
The FIRE was caused by an explosion OF chry
| soline in tank No. u, in which there were
five hundred and thirty barrels of fluid. The
/ cover OF the tank was blown of, and crash.
/ ing through the roof Of the settling house
! set IRE TO the oil. The flames cOmmunioa.
! ted to a warehouse three-story brick
/ building-three hundred feet long and sew
I enty feet wide, containing three thousand
filed barre IS OF refined oil and nineteen thou
sand empty barrels, beside over one hundred
thousand pounds Of glue. The warehouse,
settling house, and tanks containing distill-
ate were destroyed, involving a loss to the
Standard Oil Company Of at least g ,O25, 600
/ The fire will burn all night, but il is not
! spreading The entire department OF the
! city was called out, and their efforts thus
! far have prevented the flames from spread
ing to the buildings adjacent.