The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-09-11
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS
Items Which Are of Particular
Interest to Pennsylvanians.


Interest to Pennsylvanians.
IN THIS AND NEARBY COUNTIES.
Srisf Mention of Matters which Every
body should Know About--A weeks
Accidents and Crimes Accurately and
Concisely Chronicied.
LANCASTER, Sept. 2.-John J. Pier.
son, of Pittsburg, has beer arrested here
charged by Andrew J. Cox, of Philadel-
phia, with the embczzlement Of q large
sum OF money. He was given into the
custody Of detectives.
Murderous Fight for a Woman.
PITTsBURG, Sept. 2.-Austin Reed was
killed on dancing platform. at Ross
Cove, by being shot near the heart by
Elmer Malone. They fought over woni-
an with whom Reed was dancing, and who
Malone claimed as q partner. Joseph
Farbacher, who took Reeds part, was
dangerously stabbed in the back.
The Circle Runs to Suicide.
BRADFORD, Sept. 3. Quite suicide
mania has taken possession OF the aged
members Of a local agnostic circle here,
which was founded by the late DR.. Stuart,
who himself led the way by taking his
life. Since then three other members of
the circle have tried to kill themselves,
and two have succeeded. The last case
occurred yesterday, when Elias Heasley,
aged sixty-siI, took rough on rats and
died from its effects He had pondered
upon the life and death theory OF DR..
Stuart until he decided TO end his life In
harmony with his friends theory and
practice.
Knocked the Enginser's Head on.
BETHLEHEM, Sept. g. - Richard Nash,
of Philadelphia, engineer on the fast Read
Ing express, while on the lookout, was
struck by some obstruction, near Oreville
station, and his head was severed from
the body. The body hung out OF the cab
window some minutes before the fireman
discovered what had occurred.
Tho Expedition at Pittsburg.
PITTsBURG, Sept. 3. - Promptly at 8
o'clock last evening the Exposition Society
of Western Pennsylvania threw open the
doors of it's immense buildings for the
third annual exhibition. The display will
continue forty days and forty nights.
Manager Johnston, who has opened TWEEN
ty-two eSpositions. says that the prepara-
tions eclipse anything which he has ever
known. Cappa, with his famous band, is
present.
The Penn Bank Litigation Ended.
PITTsBUIG, Sept. An 1884 Colonel +.
j. Unger and Others filed bill in equity
against the directors Of the Penn bank, to
hold them liable for the loss sustained
during the second and last openings OF
that bank. Judge Ewing sustains the
finding OF Judge Rice, in which the di-
rectors are found not liable but ordered to
pay the costs with exception Of Severance
and Hare, who are ordered to return the
amount Of deposits they withdrew after
the doors were closed.
Salt Works Destroyed by Fire.
PITTsBUEC, Sept. 5.-Beck s. Co. 3 salt
works, on Steuben street, were entirely
destroyed by fire. The destroyed works,
established seventy-ive years ago, were
probably the oldest in the state. Fireman
Dan Hart, Of engine company No. ,. was
badly burned by falling into u vat Of boil.
ing salt water. and several families were
driven from their homes by the spread OF
the flames. The origin OF the fire Is un-
known. The works will be rebuilt at
once.
A Thrilling Experience.
LANCASTER, Sept. 5.-While he was at
tempting to cut an electric wire, Charles
Welch, Of the Edison company, was trans
fixed with 800 volts OF electricity. He shot
downward from the bar on which he sat,
but his body was caught on wire under
meath, from which he hung unconscious
In midair. He was rescued and will re-
cover.
A Great Tobacco Crop.
LANCASTER Sept. 5.-The tobacco crop
Of Lancaster county, which is noarly
all harvested, is the largest ever grown,
the average reaching IS, 500 acres and the
yield fully $4,000 cases. The damage by
hail and rust is about per cent. of the
whole crop, the quality Of the remainder
being very fine.
Alleged Cruelty to the Insane.
HARRISBURG, Sept. 5.-Governor Patti
son has made public the charges Of cruelty
in the state insane asylum made by John
G. Reitman, who kept a diary when an
employe Of the asylum. The acts OF
| alleged brutality include various kinds OF
assault upon patients, from a punch in the
face to murder.
Its First Heat Of Steel.
NoRRIsTowN, Sept. 5.-The Norristown
Steel company has made lts nrst neat
of steel. The operation was success
full. The open hearth process Is used in
the two furnaces thus far erected. The
company gives employment to about 100
men.
Twenty Mules Crenatsd.
SHENANDOAH, Sept. 5.-The large mule
stables of tho Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron company Mt the West
Shenandoah collery were burned, together
with twenty mules LOSS, $4,000.
Lebanon's Ex-Mayor Dead.
LEBANON, Sept. 6-P. L. Werner, ex'
mayor of this city. died of Brght's dis
ease at the age OF sixty-one years
Forced to Assign.
PIrTsDURG, Sept. IA few moments
before II o'clock Saturday deed of AZ.
signment of James A. Chambers WAS filed
by his attorney, j. Scott Ferguson. The
assignee is Major William 5. McCandless,
of the insurance firm OF McCandless q
Swearinger There are $4,000 in mort,
cages against the Allegheny county es'
tate; a Judgment in favor of the estate OF
| Alexander Chambers for 5,2Sl and costs;
| two indpments aporegatiny $l14,OO0, IN