The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-02-27
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the bowl of a meerschausm pipe, so that
he can worship beauty and tobacco al the
same time.
Hidden away In a bod, $500 in green
backs were found by the appraisers of the
estate of the late Susan Forney. OF Hano-
yer York county. She thought banks
were not safe
DR. NJ. L. Gerhard, physician OF the 4
State Lunatic Hospital at Harrisburg,
was thrown out of his carriage Tuesday 4
and suffered fracture OF the
skull which may prove fatal.
The latest plan for beating the nickel
in the slot phonograph is for TWO men To
drop one nickel into the apcrature and
each hold a tube TO his ear. The music,
speech. or song ground out by the machine
thena, them only 2}x cents each.
Probably the largest fee ever received
by lawyer in this country was that paid
To John f. Parsons OF New York, who is
said to have received 10000 for services
rendered in organizing the sugar trust.
The trials of all the cases against the
members OF the late banking firm of Della
mater & Co., at Meadville, have been post
poned until the May term OF court The
claim that important witnesses
cannot be procured at this time.
"A parrot In Atlanta, Ga, deyoured, In
o little less than six weeks, two horses, two
men, six dogs and whole forest of trees.
In other words, he ale a painting repre-
senting those objects, and is now looking
around for something else TO satisfy his
artistic appetite
-Miscreants AZ tempted to wreck a train
on the Bald Eagle Valley Railroad near
Milesburg, on Monday, by placing stone
in the switch. The engine OF the passen-
ger train was thrown from the track, as
were also several coaches. Fireman Gaz-
ettee, Of Tyrone was killed.
A woman boarded a GrI nd Ra-
| pids and Indiana train at Reed City and
! rode TO Big Rapids, where she alightcd.
She left basket in the scat. The con-
ductor didn't notice it particularly until
the train reached Rockford, when he found
it contained a week-old baby,
A gun to fire under water has been in
vented, and one for the United States
ship Destroyer is in course of construc-
tiou al Bethlehem, Pa. This experiment
al gun IS TO be IS feet long. and will throw
projectile 25 feet in length, containing
400 pounds OF nitro glycerine, 1000 feet
through the water
"A special to the Press from Honesdale
says: Frank Gabel, who was re-
| Gently reelected tax collector of Texas
! township, has disappeared, leaving bal
ance OF more than go, 900 owing to the
| county. He left letters saying he intended
| 10 go way and like his father before him,
| put an end to his life.
"A Roman doctor has discovered in
( many OF the skulls found in Etruscan
| tombs, as well as in those deposited in va
rious museums, interesting specimens OF
| ancient dentistry work and artificial teeth.
/ Some OF these skulls date as far back as
| the sixth century before Christ, proving
that dentistry is not a modern art.
Colonel T b. Searight OF Uniontown
| says that 10 OF the 20 widows whose hus-
bands .perished in the Hill farm disaster
| at Dunbar, have accepted the compro-
mise rendered by the Dunbar Furnace
] Company, viz: $500 for each widow and
\ $50 for each orphan. Final settlements
| have thus far been made with -. Seven
of the &c decline to accept the compromise.
| The longest board fence in New Jer-
sey. and possibly the country, is just be-
ing completed al Tranquility. 1t incloses
| j. q. SIuyyesants new deer park and will
| be l2 miles long. The tract Is 1000 acres.
I The fence is 10 feet high and is made of
| hemlock boards All inch and u half thick.
| The sawmill at Allamuchy has been run
| ming constantly for year cutting lumber
! for this vne fence.
The searching party in the Evansville
i mine recovered the bodies OF Larry Reed
Harry Bolla, Mike Smith and John Bull
! lpnL .F.
nate victims had evidently lived ten or
twelve days. The space in which they
were found was seventy feet above the
water line. The bodies were more or less
| eaten by rats The other bodies. eight in
number, 1t is believed will also be recover
| ed.
| The power ofendurance ofthe Chinese
| coolle Is marvellous. y missionary from
| China tells OF an instance that came under
his own observation OF men going
10 miles before breakfast, bearing a heavy
load most OF the time. In'another case he
met with some men who, after having gone
p hours without food, and having carried
heavy burden in the meantime. yet had
still strength left To carry man IS miles
further.
An effort IS being made 10 have Jacob
Staup, the twice convicted and recently
captured murderer OF Stephen Clover, ad-
mitted to bail al Uniontown. The case
will be tried before Judge Ingham. as
| Judge Ewing reported the former trials for
| Judge Gilmore and was also witness al
the second trial II is now believed that
the dying statement OF defendants son
Henry will not be admitted in evidence. as
| II was not sworn to.
| On the charges OF frightening a sick
woman to death and falsely stating that
he was police officer, Daniel Sheridan. a
barber, was committed TO prison without
bail at Philadelphia one day this week
The police reported that the defendant has
been on protracted spree lately, ani that
he went in a druken condition to the house
of Mrs. Lena Gramlich, saying he was a
| police officer and sent to arrest her The
woman was so badly scared that she died
The railroad coal operators of the
| Pittsburg district met on Monday and de-
clded TO demand a reduction in the wages
| OF miners at the Interstate Convention of
Miners and Operators TO be held in Pitts
| burg on April to arrange a scale of
wages for year from May /. The min
ers will demand an advance of 10 cents
per ton, and another big strike 10 likely.
The operators took no action in the eight
hour demand which the miners will pre-
sent.
james d. Lea, who year ago was one
OF the wealthy young men Of Washington.
spent Saturday night at tho Central Po-
lice station in the den Of the tramps at St.
Paul, Mimi. January 10, 1890, Lea came
into possession of real estate and other
property valued at over 500, 600 bequeath-
ed him by batchelor uncle. He bought
his mother Cottage Home in Washing
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