The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-09-25
NEMsaNn oru.R No1INes.

John Schulz, OF Tamaqua, aged sixteen,
sat on the Reading railroad. lie left his
right arm there and the train rushed on
Church people who own it have asked I
for legal authority 10 sell Allcntown's 100
year-old cemetery after eNhuming what
remains of It's ancient dead.
The number of lives lost in the recent
Spanish floods is now placed at 2.s0o. Ad-
ded TO the hunger and desolation, there
are now fears of disease from the exposure
of bodies 10 the tropical heat.
A most disastrous fire is raging in the
cranberry marshes between Valley June
tion and Norway Ridge. Wis. Between -
and 30 square miles OF marsh have been
consumed aud tins. tire shows mo signs OF
abating-
1t is estimated that the treasure lying
idle in India in the shape ofhoards of orEa-
mentS amounts To e.5O.O0o.OOo. y compe-
tent authority calculates that in Amrista
City alone there are jewels 10 the value OF
-. 10000.
Lincoln Person, an old offender. picked
the lock OF handouts which bound him 10
another prisoner, lcaped from a train go
ing forty miles an hour. and escaped from
TIE officer who intended taking him 10 the
Eastern Penitentiary.
The steel works south of Greensburg.
which have been idle for about fifteen
months, il is said have been sold TO eastern
capitalists and will start up again in a
week or ten days. There Is great rejoicing
among the former employees.
Nelson Pingree Cook, 27-year-old
graduate of Tufts college, left Boston on
Saturday morning on the freight steamer
Georgiana, bent on the unique undertake
ing of beating his way around the world.
His capital at starting was ! cent.
George Welton. his son and two part
nerS have been arrested at Chicago for
selling for $40 10 s125 each town lots in
fun view or the Worlds fair said lots
having been discovered To be under the
outlying wafeas of Lake Michigan.
While Il gang of italian laborers were
at work near Pottstown a tramp gathered
an armful of coats belonging TO the men
!, and attempted 10 escape. The Italiaa-s at
once gave chase and soon captured the
man. who seriously stabbed several OF his
pursuerS before being landed i'm Jail.
-Meteors OF various sizes reach the
earth in many places. The largest known
is that which fell on the plains of Incu-
man. in South America, which weighed
| about l. tons \ recent calculate on show
that the increase in the earth's weight an
nually. from meteoric sources. is abnut 9e.-
OOO tons.
| "A singular accident occurred in the
| court house II Williamsport while court
was in session. The upper portion of the
moulded framework of window fell sud
denly into the middle Of the room striking
| Andrew Potts. of Crescent. a spectator. on
the head His scalp was frightfully cut.
The accident cansed a temporary suspen-
sion OF court.
The Buffalo Run Bellefou1e and Bald
| Eagle railroad, by decree of the circuit
court of the United States for the western
/ district of Pennsylvania. will be sold in
! Philadelphia, with all its rolling stock, on
! November ,. To the highest bidder The
road commences at Beech Creek, Clinton
county, and terminates at State College,
! 30 miles being in operation.
An explosion on Saturday morning a,
the FarchieSla- -Manche colliery. near Char
leroi province of Hainauit. resulted in the
death of twenty-ninc men Germans.
Eighteen bodies have already been recov-
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ploded in the st. Michael brewery. A
wealthy merchant passing at the time was
killed by a mass of brick falling on him.
Mrs. r. Buchanan was standing on
the railroad track in front of the Erie de-
pot at Bradford at noon on Monday. Al
the approach of a freight engine she be-
came frightened and hystcrical. Before
the engineer could stop his locomotive she
was run down. Her right leg was cut of
below the knee and Eer left foot severed al
the ankle. She was conveyed to the hos
pital. II is thought she cannot survive.
The barn of Vice President Frank
Thompson. of the Pennsylvania railroad
at Merton. was destroyed by fire on Sunday
evening. James Baker, employed about
the place. who was asleep in the loft, wa,
seriously burned. OF the thirteen horse:
In the building, all were gotten out safely
except one. which periShed in the flames
Mr. ThompSon's kennel was alSodestroyeC
and three of his valuable pack were burned
10 death.
| On Saturday evening Mrs. J. Neuring
ham, the young wife of Jack Nottingham
, clerk al the Snyder hotel. of Manor. West
moreland county lifted a kettle of boiling
water of the stove. The kettle Slipped
from her hands and falling at her fee
; Scalded her lower limbs very badly, and
flash or squirt of steam struck her in th'
face destroying the sight of both eyes. L
Is curious fact that Mrs. Nottingham
mother went blind some time ago from al
attack of grip.
Captain William Herring, postmaste
4
Sunday morning by chicken thieves. Cap
tain Herring was awakened by noise il
the yard, and taking his revolver Starte
to learn the cause. \ few minutes latel
his wife heard two pistol shots, and hurry
ing out with her son discovered her hus
band lying dead on the ground with bull
let hole through his heart. a desperat
character of the town is suspected of tn,
murder, and is now under surveillance
"A curious looking iron pot containin;
500 in old United States coin was foun'
, buried on the Silyey farm ut Simpsons
near Clarksburg. w. Va. one day thi
week by man named Lake, while plow
ing. None of the coins are less than ,
years cid and the denominations are froI
. $50 gold piece down to a copper cent ]
is said that many years ago Squire Sllve
was robbed of large sum of money, and
, IS supposed that thieves buried PORTO
oft where the money was found Monday
AT noon on Monday a mob took froI
the county Jail at Darlington. Wis, Anto
r Sieboldt. who brutality murdered Jane
Meighan, neighbor last week, and hang
e ed him TO a tree in the court yard. Sic
/ boldt was a desperate character, and hi
parents manifested little concern when in