The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-12

From the Altoona Tribune of Monday
last we learn that AV. Urban AdeIman. a
German employed in the p. r. r. Co s
foundry in that city, lost four Of his family
from that terrible Ssourge diphtheria. within
one short week. His children were five in
numbeT-three bows and two girls ON Tues
Gay OF last Teek7 Rosanna, aged years and
months, died on the following Friday
another OF the children was carried of and
on the next morning two more Law cold in
death. Two of the latter were boys one of
Wnom was about nine months old, and the
otheT daughter, aged years. The funeral
OF ali three took place on Sunday their re-
mains being inferred in the cemetery Of st
Mary's German Catholic church. The only
remaining child, a boy 10 or u wears old
was also attacked with the dreadful disease
She am Ss aittsongh ne was still living on Monday,
MS life was despaired of. God pity and
comfort the bereaved ones in their over
whelming affiictiOn.
On Thursday evening Of last week,
MINNIE Bowman, the 10 year old daughter of
William Bowman. of Upper y oder township,
few miles from JOhnStowV wi - on her
way home was attacked bV a man who
sprang out of a thicket on the road side,
Knocked down and outra aged. Her clothes
were nearly all torn of and before she reach
ed home she was almost frozen 70 DEATH
For some reason suspicion T-sted on Joseph
NILS, who was tried at June sessions in this
county last year for attempting To- outrage a
little girl on the public road in Cone maugh
shave. Mills left Johnstown on last Friday
evening for Pittsburgh, and from something
SAID oy MN TO couple of his friends before
going, Chief Of Police Harris was sent in
pursuit of him on Sunday morning and sue
ceeded in finding his man at the house OF q
friend OF his named Finney, who formerly
resided IN JohnstOwn. He was brought back
to J0hnstown by Officer Harris, and on
Monday morning, when taken to the Office
of Justice RutlPdge and confronted nv Miss
Bowman, was identified by her as the man
who had committed the outrage. In default
OF furnishing 81, 900 security the accused was
bronght here on Tuesday and lodged in the
county Jail.
The creditors Of William NJ LLOYD met
at the Logan House. Altoona, on Thursday
OF last week, In obedience TO a call issued by
the Assignees. About one hundred creditors
were present. Mr. N w. Shafer, of Pitts
burgh, Register in Bankruptcy presided over
the deliberations. The report of the sSiCn-
ees showed balance of money IN their hands
OF S3S, ,363.l6, and that about S21 900 is due,
but not vet collected. After reserving
certain amount Of the cash on hand for the
purpose of meeting claims of BIovd Hamil-
ton 81 Co, of New York, and claims of other
parties now i'm dispute, dividend of per
cent. was declared. There have been three
meetings of tie creditors for the purpose of
declaring dividends. and including the one
declared last week the total dividends amount
to 20 per cent The great Oulk of the bank
ruptS property has been sold. and the AL
the foregoing facts. states that the assignees
assure us that there will be further divi-
dends, though how much or when they can't
tell" There will be no meeting of creditors
again until the Assignees call them together.
TWENTY YEARS GREAT SUFFERER
from. Constipation. Had swallowed A half
bsshel Of Pills and drank over a barrel of
CathaTtic and Laxative slops. Had tried
every Patent Medicine recommended in such
cases, and had been treated by all the very
best physicians in Philadelphia and was FIN
ally told by her consulting physicians that
she was nOw'tOn weak for Cathartic Medicine
aud that she must die. She then took Mana
itn and was cured. See 81 page of the "Ills
of Life Get the book from your Druggist
or address Dr. Hartman, Osborn, O.. for one.
An ALLEGED FAITH CURE IN HUNTING
Don COUNTY. The Huntingdon Local Nstgs
states that the citizens OF Alexandria and
Petersburg, in that county, are greatly excl
ted over the miraculous cure bV faith of
Mr.. John r Neff. aged about % wears. who
had been badly crippled with in1ammatOry
rheuma tiSm for fourteen wears His friends
opened a correspondence with Mrs James
Miller, who formerly lived IN Huntingdon
comfy, but who is now n resident of Tower
Hill, Illinois, and who for some wears has
practiced the faith cure, which is PRAYER
Mr.. Netf'S case was also brought to the at
tentiOn of Miss Judd, the leader of the faith
meetings in Buffalo. Y. Y. On Thursday
morning of last week letter was received
from her 20 the effect that at eight O'Clock
that evening Nfr. Neff wOuld be the subject
Of prayer. Word was sent to the neighhors
and friends and at the appointed hour
about forty or fifty persons believers and
unbeleyerS, gathered at his mothers resi-
dence about a mile from Alexandria, to wit
ness the result. Mr.. Neff was present. and
shortly after eight o'clock he arose. threw
awny his crutches, walked around the room
shaklng hands with all, and began talking in
a very eloquent manner, Mr.. Neff believes
his cure will be permanent, and the Vetys
states that on Friday and Saturday last he
walked without the use Of his crutches, the
effect of walking producing no other effect
than some soreness in his limbs The case
is certainly remarkable one.