The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-08-09

"A heavy storm of wind, rain, hail and
thunder passed oyer tie northern section OF
Rockbridge county, Va, on Monday night,
doing great damage. The wheat and grass
crops have been almost totally destroyed by
the continuous rains.
-Philo Lee was harvesting with heavy
fhree-horse machine near CarbondaIe a few
afternoons since on ground which had been
undermined for coal when the surface sud-
denly gave way and swallowed the team
The team was buried alive beyond possible
rescue.
In China the inhabitants are counted
| every year in curious manner The Oldest
master of every ten houses has to count the
FAMILIES, and has to make list, which il
sent TO the imperial tax house. Last year
the whole number amounted to S79. 1888, 500
inhabitants
AT the conclusion of a church service In
cameron Missouri, on Sunday night. a
member OF the congregation arose and an
nonnced that he was agent for a very fine
brand of hair oil. He then delivered quite
discourse on its good qualities, and after
Dc had finished the congregation was dis
missed with the oenedIction.
AT the close of a colored BARRIERS picnic
at Island Park. near Chicago. on Monday,
Colonel Duncan shot and killed Ell. Ben
nettr because he thought he had insuIted
Mrs Duncan. Benefits friends pursued
Duncan and riddled him with bullets, be-
sides cutting and kicking the PROSTATE body
Duncan died daring the night.
"A dispatch received at Denver, Col, on
wednesday says that the Rio Grande Wes-
tern trainr known as the ''Modoc," was
helu up by train robbers near Crevasse on
tuesday night. They forced the fireman to
attempt TO chop through the door OF the ex-
press car, but as he was unable to force the
boiler iron door. they gave it up and went
through the train with drawn reyoIvers and
collected 5000 and 20 watches. Most of the
passengers were successful in hiding their
vaiuables. posse, has started in pursuit
of the robbers.
Henry Beight, a weIl>knOwn farmer six
miles east OF Fort Wayne, Ind, was instant
lY killed Saturday by falling from a reaper
which he was driving Tue knives passed
over and literally cut him to pieces, taking
of both legs and arms and laceratirg the
body in horrible manner. He leaves a
large family.
"A special from Clear Water, Sedgwick
county, Kan, says: a cyclone passed
south OF this city Monday, demoishing two
houses. William Good, the occupant OF
one of them, was fatally injured. Several
horses and many cattle were killed. The
corn crop was considerably damaged. The
path of the cyclone was a quarter of a mile
wide and six miles long.
Horace Fryer, son of n. 3. Fryer, pros
prietor of the Mansion House at Pottstown
Pa, died on Sunday afternoon, aged II
years, from the effects of a kick on the
breast by cow received nearly six months
ago. His case baffied the skill OF the physi-
clans. The young man was taken very
sick Immediately after the kick, and gradu-
ally became weaker, suffering little or no
pain. To relieye the pus accumulated over
his right lung and opening was made. and in
the matter discharged were found bread
crumbs, seeds from berries, and other small
particles of food which he ate. The incisiou
was made between the third and fourth
ribs, and the physicians are at loss TO know
how these particles OF food worked theil
way into the Opeuing from the esophagus.