The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-27

parties IN JohuatC%l Ur0 have 1esr vi.tirs-
lied BY him. his v1y at doing auauess
was to run a small cil. ana s7 ragwar
thereof tender q check for d larger amount
pocket the differences and skip The checks
were foUgeries
Prof Lesley, State Geologist, in a letter
to the Tyrone Hersld in reference to the
subject OF mining gold at Huntingdon.
throws cold water on the project aud says
that to reach the goId-beariug rock the citi
zens of Huntingdon must sink shaft dis
tance of 1880 feet or two and one third
miles.
On Saturday last as Mr. IsaGore I.IlIy,
steward ot the aimshouse, was driving into
. town in sleigh, while going through
DRIFT on the graveyard hill his sleigh was up
set aud he was thrown ouT and had his right
/ log badly spraned at the knee. lie was
. housed up for several days but is able to he
[ about again.
Mr.. ID. G. Myers of the Mountain House
this place, while coming from Loretto on
1 Friday last, lost package of money con
taining thirty dollars. He did not discover
his loss until he reached hu ne, when it was
too late to go in searcn OF it. The next day
he drove over the ground carefully and was
! fortunate enough to find the package on the
road short distance from Loretto
The postmaster at Riuggold, J-ffersOn
| county, Pa, was arrested last Thursday by
/ order Of Posto flee Inspector Speese. The
| postmaster Is short three hundred dollars iu
his postal account and was taken before the
! United States Commissioner at BroukVille,
Pa, aud gave bail for his appearance before
the United States Court at Pittsburg, April
term. Robert Perry IS the name of the post
master,
The banking firm OF NJ. w Keim &
Co, OF Johnstown, closed their doors on
Thursday of last week and number OF
business men and farmers OF Johnstown and
vicinity are left in suspense about the sew
eral amounts they had on deposit in the de-
funct bank. The next DAY Mr.. Stephen
Stu,zman was appointed assignee Of NJ. w.
Keim IL Co. and all property transferred to
him for the benefit of creditors.
"A Pittsburgh exchange says Frederick
Mcckleiner, German. working at Baldwin
, Station, near Pittsburgh, on the p, V. & &.
r. R, il living peaceaby with two wives
and says he expects a third TO arrive shortly
T. from Johnstown. When taxed with the fact
that he was living in the same house as hus
band OF both women he openly admitted It,.
de says he met them all three at Castle Gar
den three years ago, invited them to live
with him, and taught them English.
!. 1t is subject of report that Bishop Tu-
igg, on acc cunt of his continued Illness, has
t forwarded his resignation to an Archbishop,
D who will transmit it to Rome. While many
J of the Catholic cerGymen see no reason why
+ the report might not be true, they maintain
that they have no information that would
lead them 10 think that the resignation Rad
j. been sent in. They say that the question
g about a ruler of the diocese will be settled
2 at Rome, and the news will be received frou
there.
l. The barn Of Blair Mabon in BufIinQt0r
o township. Indiana county. together With It's
u contents consisting OF lot of hay, grain
u and farming implements, was destroyed by
fire on Thursday of last week. How the
u fire originated is not known, as two mer
employed on the farm hat been at TIE barn
feeding but a short time before the fire Oc-
Cured and everything was right when they
left Within the past eight years fuul
g barns have been burned on this farm off the
same foundation
Z On last Friday night fire occurred Al
u Bellefonte which proved to be the most lie
y struc;ive that has visited that town for many
Il years. 1t originated early in the evening ir
the Brockerhuf House stables which were
- destroyed together with several other smal
buildings. Ahout 10 O'Clock at night whrr
8 the FIRE was Thought to be under control il
= again broke ont, and before the flames wer,
= subGued property valued at about 500 Oot
was destroyed. The losses were mostly GOV
cred by insurance.
u The Pennsylvania people have intro
: duced a new and very accommodating fea
~ ture on the " Limited " train. The cOnduc
- tor on each OF thes trains is supplied with
large package OF envelopes. each of whc
is weighted with lead, so that they may b.
~ tossed from a moving train to a station agen
by passengers who wish to forward tele
- grams before the train reaches its next stop
:. ping place. on the envelope are printet
y direct ions to the telegraph operator to sem
- the dispatch at once.
The County Commissioners and Associ
ate Judges of this county, who visited Et
ensburg the county seat of Cambria county
- last week to g xamine the public buildings
"A returned on Thursday, much pleased wit
= the courtesy shown them. The Commis
= soners are undecided yet what improve
:. ments to adopt ia rearraugiug the jail bu
will make up their minds before sprin
20 opens. Decided changes are demanded, "a
>. the health Of the neIghNorhood, in the ia
= building. - Somerset Democrat.
!, As the Johnstown Express going east o
,, Sunday last was passing freight train les
:. Mapleton. Huntin gdOn county, the enciu
struck a man who was walking on the trac
=, and threw him violently against the banI
40 He was badly bruised and cut by strikiu
-, I against the stones and rocks in the ban
:, and was picked sp and taken to Ryde sta
tiOn, where be was removed in order thi
:. he might receive proper medical attention
He gave bis name IS Brmuei Lock, age
. and was on his way 20 Lancaster where ;
:. has q sister iying.
On Friday last the dwelling house
. Mrs. William Little, near St. Augustine
IL | Clearfeld township, was destroyed by fir
"A . The fire was discovered by some neighbo
=, and had made such headway before its di
40 covery that the building was past savin
ar The occupants of the house were engage
90 in their household duties and were unawal
m Of the confagration above them, until u
he neighbors rushed 10. The house and col
s tents were entirely destroyed. The loss
a. estimated at about $1,000. and is supposed
have originated from a defective hue "
4 have not learned whether there was any il
a. suTance or not.
III The origin of the terms " six penny