The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-16
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Eight thousand river miners along the |
Nonougancla are now out on half-ccnt /
reduction.
A large and bright meteor was seen
shooting across the ~ky by Boston people f.
on Saturday evening. II was half the size
OF the moon. and was brilliantly colOred.
Bricks made of plaster Of paris and
cork are now used ia the construction of
por r5rr mills. In case ON explosion they
offer slight resistance and are broken 10
atoms.
Out Of total Of .3.52i PauperS in
aImshouSe~ in the United States in the
year covered 10y the eleventh ccncus- BIB
percent were white and $50 per cent were
coiorcd.
Mrs Jane Potter, of Washington. was
struck by IA train of the Fl. Wayne rail-
road a Economy Saturday night, and sus-
taincd injuries from which she died Sun
day morning.
David Mclaughlin. son of a Pittsburg
banker. was thrown from his horse while
riding in the park at san Francisco Cal,
on Sunday. His horse fell on him, and he
/ received injuries from which he died short
/ ly af'erward.
/ The Jewish Synagogue B'nai Israel. on
! Washington street PirtSburg, was for
mally dedicated on Monday afternoon.
J The church cost Stj5.OJO. including the lot.
| and will seat 800 people. The synagogue
J has 100 members and about 100 pew hold
ers.
! The citizens Of the District of Colum-
| bia are indignant at the action of the school
authorities in keeping the school houses
closed during September and allowing them
to be used as free lodging houses for mem
bers of the q. \. Il. encampment and their
friends.
John Bradford, of LewiStown, while
out hunting. climbed d tree to get wound
ed squirrel out OF hole, but a five-foot
blackSnalle came out instead, giving him
some trouble before he got ii chased out
on a limb where a companion of Bradford
shot it.
According to Dr. Lauder Brunton,
cold water is a valuable stimulant 10 many,
if not all people. Its action on the hear:
is more stimulating than brandy. His
/ experience i that slipping half a wine glass
Of cold water will raise his pulse from "a 10
oyer 100.
While eXcavatiug for a foundation for
a dancing platform in theSgrOyc mile east
of Schuylkul Haven on Saturday a body
was unearthcd dressed ia continental
uniform. He had side arms and fint-lock
muSkeU. all in excellent preservation. The
body was wrapped in "a blanket lined with
some material supposed 10 be- tar cloth.
A stranger entered a Soutn Dakota
town few days ago, and approaching i
leading citizen. said: Il want 10 meet the
enJerpriSing business men Of your town.
Can you give NE their namcs?" The citi-
zen said nothing: he simply handed a
newspaper to the stranger and pointed to
the advertisements. The significant hint
was sufficient.
Richard Ward. 4 farmer OF Cherry
Ridge township. Wayne county. aged fifty
five. shot and killed himself Saturday at
his home. He placed the muzzle Of a shot
gun al his heart aud in some manner
pulled the trigger with mis- feet. DeSpond-
ency on account ofill health Is the sup
. posed cause. He served during the REBEL
ion in Company II. Seventy-Seveuth Penn
, sylvania Infantry.
Mrs. Cora Targctta. a widow. aged
thirty. and her daughter Ethel aged
eleven. were found dead in bed in Phila-
dclphja Monday morning. -Four gas
burners were turned on at full head. and
the .oom was tightly closed TO prevent the
gas escaping. II i supposed that Mrs
Targctta became insane through de-
Spondency. and turned ON the gas after ia,
daughter was asleep. She was in com
forta be circumstances.
Tho Kite arrived AT ~. Johns y. f.
on Sunday afternoon from North Green
land. whence il sailed on August 24th. on
board are the entire Pcary Relief ENpcdi,
lion in good health. with Lieutenant and
Mrs. Poary and party excepting Mr. Nor-
hoeif. who. II j. believed lost his life short
~ after the return of Peary from inland
, 10y falling into the crcVa>>e Of a glazicr al
the head of Rohcrt>on'~ Bay. lille on al
, eNpcditio of his own to a neighboring Is.
uuimo settlement.