The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-06-26
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS.
Items Which Are Of Particular
Interest to Pennsylvanians.
IN THIS AND NEARBY COUNTIES.


Brief Mention of Matters which Every
body should Know About-A Weeks
Accidents and Crimes Accurately and
ConciseIy Chronicled.
UNIoNTowN, June 49, John McSloy,
who held the position of worthy fore
man in the Knights of Labor in this dis
trict and was an active leader in the late
great coke strike was sentenced here for
conspiracy and rioting on the Ieisenring
works of the II. G. Frick Coke company
during the strike to two years in the work
house.
His wife Another Mans widow.
SHAMoKIN, June IA very strange ro-
nance has come to light I'm the town by
the return of Charles Cameron, a son Of
United States Senator Don Cameron, who
was supposed to have been murdered in q
gambling den at Richmond, soon after the
battle of Bull Run. In 1880 Cameron left
his home in Pottsville, Schuylkill county,
and went to Richmond, where he informed
his wife he had secured the contract for
building church. He never returned,
and Mrs. Cameron, hearing that he had
been murdered, married William Madden
ten years afterward. Madden was killed
on the railroad and Mrs. Madden removed
to this place. Saturday morning while
standing at the door of her home, stran-
ger appeared and announced himself as
Charles Cameron, the long lost husband
Mrs. Madden refused to receive him and
ordered him to leave, and he did 30. At
present he is stopping with his son, Simon.
Miss Stone Killed by a Rock.
LANCASTER, June 17.-Miss Henrietta
Stone was killed by being struck with q
rock thrown by a blast on G. S. Herr's
property. Herr, Contractor Gerlach and
the workmen engaged in the blasting have
been arrested charged with murder.
Drowned Himself and the Girl.
PoTTsTowN, June 49, - Jennie Knerr,
aged ten, and Frank Bixbee, aged twenty
eight, were drowned in the Schuylkill
near Parkersford. Jennie and several COM
panions were wading in the water near the
bank when Bixbee came along and said he
was going to teach them how to swim.
He carried Jennie into the river beyond
his depth and both sank. 1t is believed
Bixbee was intoxicated.
Father NIollinger Frustrated.
PITTsBURG, June 19.-Father Mollinger
is so completely exhausted over the strain
of the past few days that he has been COM
PEELED to take to his bed. He has nervous
prostration, and he has announced that he
cannot see patients. He intends to go
away for a rest as soon as he RECEIVERS suf-
ficiently from his present prostration.
Went with Their Pastor.
PITTsBURG, June 19.-The rich and
strong congregation Of the Allegheny Re-
formed Presbyterian church, Rev. J. II. j.
Milligan, pastor (recently deposed by the
synod, met and unanimously withdrew
from the Reformed Presbyterian church,
and will seek admission to the United
Presbyterian church.
A Horses Fatal Fright.
FRANKLIN, June 20.-During heavy
storm Marjoram, flly, valued at slO,-
900, owned by Miller G. Sibley, became
frightened and ran into an old building.
The floor gave way and she fell and broke
her neck. She was entered in the 2year-
old stake races all over the country. Half
a dozen buildings were struck by light
ming, but no one was injured.
Medical Students Terrify Negroes.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2O-A reign Of ter
ror exists among the colored population Of
West Philadelphia, who believe that the
medical college Of the University of Penn
sylvania have paid gang of powerful
men, whose business it Is to lurk about
the streets at night, with hoods and chloro-
form, and capture negroes for subjects to
be dissected by the students. II Is almost
impossible to find colored man or woman
willing to pass within a block of the med
ical college after dark, and coachman Of
one Of the professors was so terrified at the
idea that he became a raving maniac on
the subject and died in the State Insane
asylum at Norristown. The mania has
been growing for some time, and has been
greatly aggravated by thoughtless students
who knew of it, and on this account tried
to frighten hapless negroes who might fall
into their clutches.
The Government Beaten.
PHILADELPHIA, June 20.-The jury in
the Meyer & Dickinson test suit against
the government to recover alleged exces-
sive duties paid on importations of hat
trimmings, returned verdict Friday
morning in the United States circuit
court in favor of the plaintiffs. The plain
tiffs claimed that the goods were liable to
only 20 per cent duty, while the custom
officials held that they were dutiable at 50
per cent.
Altoona Flooded.
ALTOONA, June 2l.-A heavy rain
storm struck this city, and the streets
were flooded in IA short time. The sewers
failed to carry off the water, and the Gel
lars were flooded and much damage
caused. A number of small bridges
throughout the country were washed
away. Later another heavy storm, accom-
panied by lightning, set in. The electric
fluid struck two women, Barbara Redchel
and Katie Brady. The former will die.
The latter was only slightly injured.
Foreign Lottery Tickets Seized.
PHILADELPHIA, June GA number of
letters containing tickets of a Hamburg
lottery company were seized in this city
by the special inspector of the United
States treasury. The letters were taken to
the custom house, where their value will
be appraised. The sending of lottery tickets
through the mails in this country is a mis-
demeanor, but as these came from a for
eign country it remains to be seen whether
the law will apply to foreign lottery COM
panies The matter will come up for &C.
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