The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28

pthtotl mines. w NcStmOreland county, max
ing merry over a kcg of beer had an alter
cation which resulted in one of the number
being SaShed across the abdomen with a
knife, completely disembow-ling him. The
wounded man will die.
Sam Davis has been an attache of Tho
Cambria county court house for twenty
years ana now seeks another fat county
Once" j. {. Stincman, though very rich
ana Just out of the Sheritf'S office, j. also a
particular friend of the dear voter for sim
mar reasons Just now. Their opponents
are poor but worthy men.--.Johnsfolrn
Herald
John Connolly who worked i'm a stone
quarry at the viaduct. in at,empting IN get
OH a moving freight train near that place
one day last week, was thrown under the
wheels and had one foot mashed so badlv
that ii had tn he ampuiated, while the
other leg was cut OFF between the ankle
and the knee. He was taken To the West
Penn Hospital.
"A chap Is now travelling round this
section trying To swindle parties with a
contract for wire fence. Tie offers To give
enough wire to fence n ten acre field if the
party Will sign u contract To take the
agency for The wine. The contract is " here
the Swindllng comes in, for II read closely
1t turns out 10 be- a promiSSory note for
Sl1o, after few words are erased with
oNaIic acid. Beware of him.
The trial of Colonel A L. Hawkins,
Lieutenant Colonel j. B. K. Streator, and
Surgeon w. =. Grim, of the Tenth regiment
on the charge Of assault preferred by rx-
Pr'NaI" lamS, will occur next Wednesday
in the Allegheny courts at Homestead.
lamS. IL Will be remembered. was strung
up by the thumbs and drummed out of
camp in disgrace for hurrahing over the
attempted assassination of III. c. Frick
The large barn of Mr.. James w Dun
can. of Burlington township Indiana coun-
", near the Cambria line, caught fire on
Thursday morning of last week at an early
hour and was soon reduced to ashes. All
pi this years crop Was stored in the Darn,
aud the loss j. heavy, estimated at abont
$500, with an insurance OF 81 $50 in the
Dwelling House Insurance Company Of
Boston. The fire Is supposed To have been
he work of an incendiary.
On Wednesday morning about 9o'cIock
.hr residence owned by Peter Stauffrr, sit
mated about five miles southeast Of Greens
burg, was burned to the ground. The fire
originated iu the upper story. and when
discovered was beyond control. Ia the ,.x-
'ttcmrut babe, aged about one year, that
was sleeping, was forgotten until too late,
aud il was burned To death. The mother
: almost frantic over the death of her
iaring. The origin of the fire is a myS-
cry. Loss, sl,jOo, with a small insurance
Mrs. Mary O'Marra. aged IL years,
widow of the late Cornelius O'Marra, of
luhnStown, was struck by an electric car
~ Broad street, Sixteenth ward, Johns
own, thrown 10 the track, and the " heels
If the car passed over her left leg neaI the
inklr. She was 81 badly injured that am
putatiou was necessary, and She was taken
, Memorial Hospital, " here the operation
; a. performed. and il Is thought She will
.uryivc. The cause of the accident is at
ributed to the deafness of Mrs. O'Marra,
yhu has been very deaf for some time.
A wonderful cave has Just been dis
'"Nrrcd at Woodward, Centre county. and
stock company has been formed 10 eN-
jlurr it. Those who have visited the place
give its dimensions as five miles in length
md varying in height from fifteen feet up
ward, while il i filled with innumcrable
'uycruS that rival in grandeur the famous
ave in Kentucky. In il is "A flowing
treum, almost Il river, aud Il waterfall, the
irpIh of which can only be- imagined.
The discovery has created IA great excite
nruI in the eastern part of Centre county.
1t i we'll known that dry sand is one
II tie best things that can be used for kill
ng an incipient oil fire. and some factories
4 i'll.
,ail, of this material in various depart
nrntS. 1t is now suggested that mary
iweling house fires caused by lamp rNplO-
ions might be- aVerted by keeping some of
.he ornamental vases in the room hlled
with sand, 80 that il would be always at
hand aud ready for use in case Of need. A
further incidental advantage is that fragile
pieces OF porcelain, by being 50 ballaSted,
would be rendered less liable To breakage-
4 fatal accident occurred on Thursday
morning about $50 o'clock at point on
he PENNSYLVANIA and Northwestern Rail
Dad krOwn as Rock Cuts, about Two miles
,outh of LIOydSville, in which Joseph
lines lost his life Mr.. Hines was fore
nan in charge Of blasting when he met his
irath He had set of blast and was
away from il for safety, up
,terp decliyity In his haste he stumbled
and fell backward directly on top Of the
.harge Simultaneous with its explosion.
His chest aud left arm was shattered and
in horrible manner, resulting in
instant death. He was about - years Of
,ge and widower with one son, whose
" yhrrcaboutS are unknown.
There is much dissatisfaction among
.h,, f>hrrmcn OF the state on account OF the
many loose places in the fish laws, aud
y hen the next Legislature conVenes new
JnI, now being prepared by number oi
,portsmen. will be presented. The fisher
men want the law changed to eliminate
heSe points. They want the salaries oi
he tSh wardeuS raised 81 that they can
lcvote their time To prosecuting NlolatOrs
Il the law: they want outline hshlng
Tree to all. and the heaviest OF fines levied
pn those who eNplOd' dynamite In the rlY-
FRS. and these who run sawduSt and alkall
into the streams Tney will also recon-
mend that the trout catching season be eN-
tended from April To August l, instead oil
from April l. To July -.
Columbus Day in Ehensburg was Oh
served 10y the pupils of our public schools
At . o'clock p. ~. forming into ilhe anu,
together with the q. A. K. ana sons ol
Veterans preceded by drum corps
through the principal streets oi
he town. After the parade was over tue
,tars and stripes were ran up on the nag
,uI. rrrrntly erected on the school hulII-
ng. and the starry emblem was sainted oS
,Id and Young IA il fioated graceinhy 10
.h,. brccIr A prayer was offered 10y heN'
Manly. Of the Christian church ana au
Ir.sse. were delivered by +. }. Mchenrlck'
E,a.. Alvin Evans, Esq. Rev. Jones' ana
County Superintendent Leech. We were
unable 10 be- present owing 10 the press
# work i'm our office, but II We are Il'lhB