The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-14
FROM AROUND THE STATE
Happenings of Importance from
All Sections.
GATHERED FROM HERE AND THERE.

a Ceunterfeiting Gang Run Down mt Phil
s<ielPhia Two Bodies Recovered from
the Laurel Hin Siine-PolIce OAcer Mar
tin Murdered at Carlisle.
PHILADELPHIA, April S.-Two counter
Sefting dens run by Russians, were un
sarthed by the police yesterday. The candy
seore of Samuel Garfinkel, 1642 South
seroet, was raided and the proprietor and
three lads, his son Nathan aged IA, Jacob
Gross. aged 49, and Harry Sinclair, aged
1o, were discovered in the cellar manufac.
turing bogus pennies The cellar was a
well equipped counterfeiting den, 1,3OO
hnished pennies, 1000 partly finished and
LOO ready for chemical process to
Brighten them being found, as were also
axty pounds Of copper and considerable
uaraphernalia. The counterfeiters were ar
rested and the materials confscated.
READING, April 11.--Smallpox has broken
out In the southeas section of this city.
sdistrict which up to this time had been
exempt. Owing to carelessness the disease
h again spreading. A man suffering with
smallpox was seen on the crowded streets
sf this city on Saturday evening and at
ence taken to st. Joseph's hospital. The
disease has made its appearance in Lees
port, n village nine miles north OF Reading,
- which il was carried by a family from
this city. There are four cases in the vii
lage.
Roscoe, April 12.-On Tuesday last two
boys, Thomas F. Parks and Smith Pearson.
Of this place, aged about 12 years, engaged
In quarrel. Parks drew pocket knife
snd stabbed Pearson just under the left
SHOULDER blade, inflicting wound all inch
snd half deep, from the effects of which
Tho wounded boy died Monday. An infor-
nation was made and Parks was arrested
snd committed to Jail for trial at Wash
ngton on charge Of murder.
USIoNTowN, April 10.-The republican
central county committee met at the court
house here Saturday afternoon and agreed
upon June II as the date for holding their
primaries and June 10 as the time for hold
ing the county convention. This Is two
weeks later than the Democratic primaries.
An attempt TO change from the delegate
system to the Crawford county system OF
holding nominations was defeated.
HAzLEToN, April 10.-Shortly after mid
night the body of Richard Williams was
fsund In the Laurel Hill Mine, and at 10
O'clock this morning another body was dis
coversd a short distance from whore vii.
bans was found. 1t proved to be that OF
William Trembath. He was badly cut and
mutilated. The search for Thomas Hodg-
son who is still entomed is being pushed
vigorously.
PHILADELPHIA, April 12-Seven persons
we're injured by cable car collidina with
shorse car at Franklin street and Columbia
avenue. The brakes on the cable car failed
~ work and the car attained fearful
speed down Columbia avenue. When the
curve at Franklin street was reached tle
driver of the horse car could not get out of
the way of the runaway and the collision
resulted
READING, April 8.-Pietro Buccieri, the
italian murderer, will make final appeal
to the board of pardons for n communication
of his death sentence to imprisonment for
life. petition will be presented to the
board by his counsel on May %. Buccieri
has written letter for publication, but
his counsel has stated that it will not be
given to the newspapers for the present.
HARRISBURG, April 12. - There were
chartered yesterday Crescent Electril Light
Company, of McKees' Rocks, Allegheny
county; capital, $25, 200. Armstrong Tele.
phone Company, of Dayton, Armstrong
county; capital, $1,000, to do business in
Armstrong county. Columbian Building
capital, 81 900, 900.
HOLLIDAYsBURG, April 8.-A large sup
ply store at Carlin, fourteen miles south OF
this city, was burglarzed. The front door
was battered down with a crow-ba and
sledge- hammer The door of the safe in
the store was blown twenty feet away by a
tremendous charge of dynamite and $500
belonging to Hungarian laborers was
taken.
NogRIsTowN, April 1O.-Rev. Eugene
Weber, who for four years past has been
confined in the state hospital for the insane
here, and who was a parole patient, was
found lying dead yesterday afternoon in
Oak View cemetery by party of young
men. The dead man was AZ years of age,
and was formerly Methodist minister In
Bethlehem.
CARLISLE. April 12-The coroner's jury
in the case of Policeman Martin, who was
murdered Saturday night, met yesterday
and after taking considerable testimony,
rendered the following verdict: That the
deceased came to his death on the night OF
April 8, 1893, by n pistol wound inflicted
By some person TO the jury unknown"
GREENvILLE, April 12.--Grove City, this
county, has smallpox scare son OF
Hon. W. j. Marsha died and was buried
hastily. The report that the disease was
smallpox has created great excitement
among the townspeople and the college
students. An investigation will follow.
READING, April S.-A severe northeast
storm set in here Thursday night and yes.
tertay the earth was white with snow.
Snow, hail and rain fell at intervals dur.
ing the day. Three days ago the tempera-
ture was so in the shade. Yesterday ii
was down to 49,
On CITY, April S.-The subscribers to
the fund for the purpose Of repairing and
keeping in repair for one year the old Oil
City race course have effected a permanent
organization. The track is regulation
half-mile and the new association has sc.
cured lease of it for one year.
PoTTsvILLE, April SIT is now tacitly
undertood among the individual coal oper-
ators that their tonnage contracts with the
Reading are to be revised, and those 10
Gated along the Leh gh Valley railroad are