The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-07-20

In gas well in the southern suburbs of
Cleveland. Ohio, gas was struck on Saturday
at a depth of 800 feet. Such tremendous
volume Of gas was encountered that the
heavy drilling tools were blown out of the
well and high In air. q column OF water was
raised In the air TO height of 80 feet, and
the roar of the escaping gas can be heard for
miles. Experts pronounce the well a roarer
and the supply Of gas equal to the best of
Findiay wells.
Reuben Powers, a colored boy years
of age, was seized by a crowd of white boys
who were swimming In the Cove at Norwich
Conn.,, on Tuesday afternoon, carried
out Into deep water, ducked and deserted.
Young Powers could not swim and the boys
knew It. He struggled hard to save himself.
cried franticaily for help, but received only
jeers and laughter IN return. The boy was
allowed to drown and then his companions
hurriedly made their escape.
The little village OF Malvern. 81 miles
from Philadelphia, Oh the Pennsylvania
railroad. has population OF 400. fully $50
OF whom are suffering with dysentery
There have been two deaths so far, and
more may be expected, as in many cases
entire families are prostrated. The epi-
demic, or endemic. as some OF the physicians
call it. broke out In the eastern or older
portion o: the village. and with a few ex>
ceptions has confined itself there.
Tuesday night some one broke into the
Otterbein churchyard at Newburg, Cum
berland county. and despoiied the grave of
Martin Van Buren Hoover, wealthy citi-
zen who was buried two years ago. They
dug mp the grave and broke off a heavy Sill
yer plate from the casket, but were fright
ened off before the body was exhumed.
They were after some iewelry and a pack
age OF money which is supposed to have
been placed In the coffin by a saperstitious
wife.
Edison has Invented a new dirner clock
which talks. Instead of striking the hour
it speaks 1t. at dinner time a voice issues
from the clock and says Dinner time" a.
30 ''1 O'Clock. -" "2 o'clock, ETC.. as the case
may be. Another device which he is per-
fecting in connection with the clock is that
of a female face, which he purposes to set
In the face OF the clock. The lips of this
figure will move at the hour. the head will
bow and the fictitious lady will say, GOOD
evening. ladies and gentlemen, II is bed
time"
On Wednesday of last week the body Of
an old man named Louis Schoenbach was
found hanging In the cellar of a va cant
house at DenYer, Colorado. 1t was thought
that he had committed suicide The fact
that some money was missing from his
effects, together with the fact that San
Francisco drummer named John Dauscher
who had been intimate with Schoenbach,
had disappeared after buying a draft for
$500, caused suspicion to fall on Dauscher.
and he was arrested last Sunday in Denver.
ochoenbach had family in Pennsylvania
DIR. NJ. c. Smith,. a physician of Carlisle.
Pa. Justice of the Peace Marguart, of
MELVILLE, and Andrew j. Stone, a farmer
residing near Carlisle. have been arrested,
charged with forgery. perjury, and conspir-
acy to defraud the "Old Peoples Mutual
Benefit Society. of Elkbart, Indiana" 1t
appears Stones wife was insured, and that
papers purportlng to establish her death
were sent TO the company with view OF
obtaining the amount of the policy-S1, 900
before the woman died. The accused were
held for appearance at the next term of
court.
Science has discovered yet another way
OF making an artificial ivory, which In its
creamy witness and great hardness resem-
bles very perfectly the real. It is formed
roughly as follows Good potatoes are
taken aud washed thoroughly in diluted sui
phuric acid then they are boiled in the
same solution, becoming very solid and
dense. In the Anal stage OF preparation
they are washed entirely free from the acid
and then dried. This preparation is found
to give very substantial and useful imita-
ton Of the real ivory, and will stand the
processes OF both dyeing and turning.
"A shocking accident occurred near
Gridley, in Illinois, the other day The
pretty 19 year-old daughter Of Farmer Rudy
Witzig was rakiDg hay with a horse, which
became unmanageable. Miss Witzig, in at
tempting to hold him, was thrown against a
barbed wire fence and her entire face
was torn off from her neck up 70 her fore
head. Her lower Jaw. chin, tongue and
her bonnet were left hanging, CORY mass.
on the fence. Her father Is very wealthy,
but the unfortunate girl has received no
surgical attention. and her father will not
allow doctor to come into the house.
w. G. Simmons, Of Madison county
Georgia, says that on a north hillside near
his house are dozen or more circles on the
ground. varying in size from to 16 feet
across. In the center of each circle the
grass seems to be ereener than anywh era
else, while the grass in the track is dead and
dry as chip. What has caused the circles
to appear on the ground in this wey is a
mystery. They are perfectly round, and
the track where the ground is dead is the
same width all the way round. being abou.
Is or 20 inches wide. Mr.. Simmons will
dig to ascertain the cause of the circles.
Henry Hubener, a grocer, OF New York,
was awakened at o'clock on Sunday morn
Ing by noise in his store. in the rear of
which he sleeps. Revolver In hand he en-
tered the store and was met by a man, who
ordered him to 60 back. Huberer fired
and the man shrieked and fell. Two others
ran into the store and bore off their COM
panion, but were pursued by policeman
who had heard the shot and Shrek They
dropped the man and escaped. The burg
lar was taken to Bellevue Hospital. where
he was found to be dangerously wounded.
Hubener was arrested, but was discharged.
I'm Vanderburg county, Indiana, the
other day horse was standing tied to a
fence, when drunken man deliberately
plunged his pocket knife into the dumb
orute's neck. The cash was long one and
quite severe, and the blood flowed from the
wound profusely. The horse writhed in
agony and in its struggles broke the hitch
ing rein and ran out OF the lot. The horse
Kept up Its speed down until the road
it came 10 drug store. The animal stalked
into the store and went as far back "a the
prescription case and set up a most pItiful
peighing. The clerk was alarmed, but
spoke gently TO the animal and, taxing a
sponge, bathed the ugly wound In cool wa
ter, much TO the relief OF the brute The
prOprietOr then SeMad nm tie ,unnnd and