The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-13

n NEW UBlHEBbs- Il BSUeIuhy al duNeI-
tisement appeared in one of the morning dailies,
couched in the following language:-
tz8- DIVORCES PROCURED WITHOUT EX.
peIse, and speedily. No charges Tor advice. All
communications strictly confidential. Address,
james ID. Sanford, Philadelphia Post Office"
Naturally this created some sensation among
that class OF citizens who desire to be relieved
from the bonds of matrmony, inasmuch as 1t
was apparently cheap investment. The divorce
was to be obtained without any expense TO the
petitioner, and what Mr.. Sanford did he did
quickly. In q spirit of beneYolence wholly un-
exampled he prolered his advice gratuitously-
u thing which some persons do daily, to the no
small annoyance Of their acquaintances but
winch, as general rule, professional men
charge roundly for. gentleman OF an in
curing turn OF mind but not as yet blessed
with helpmate that he is disposed to get rid
or decided to address a note TO this talented in.
dividual, who had such wonderfultiacilities for
putting asunder what God has joined together.
In reply to his missive he received the following
reply;-
PH1LADELPHIA. February II. 1856 Your note Of
the 10th instant, TO MIR. Sandford IS before me.
attorney therel You can have private interview
with me tomorrow morning, at 10 O'Clock, at No.
- Chesnut street, second floor, when Will be happy
to give you all the information in my possesslon
which you may desire Respectfully.
Perhaps in the absence of further develop
ments in the ghost business, and limited supply
of haunted houses, the community can find EN-
ployment in sending to Indiana for divorces. 1t
that there are several decisions pronouncng
Indiana divorces invalid but the game is worth
the CANDLE and every one that desires freedom
q Ui7cuio nldtra7aonle has now favorable oppor-
tunity to be gay and happy.
ASH WEDNEsDAY.-To morrow will be
Ash Wednesday. This day being the COM
mencem ent of the forty days fast. was called by
the Fathers of the Church cdpGa jejunii (be-
ginning of the fast). Being the initiation OF a
season devoted to penitential exercises, the
custom of sprinkling the head and garments
with ashes was observed as a symbol of grief
and penance. In the early ages of the Church,
when public penance was imposed, it was the
custom for the person to stand outside the
door of the church, covered with dust and
ashes, and listen to the lamentations OF those
within. In the Catholic churches all the par
ticles of the old linen of the altar, consecrated
wood, and such like are collected and burned,
and the ashes having been collected are
solemnly blessed by the priests before the
celebration of the mass. When the ceremony
of blessing has been gone through WITH
the faithful respectfully approach the altar
1ails and reverently kneelng, are marked with
the sign OF the cross with the blessed ashes by
the officiating priest, who, while making the
cross, recites these words, "MenIe1ltO, homo,
qnod pptoaS eS, ct IN putrercn reue11eI7S." Gre
member, man, thou art but dust, and unto dust
thou shalt return.) The ceremony, although not
attended by any extraordinarily magnificent
accompaniments, is, from its very monoCony,
from the apparent feelings of humiliation and
reverence with which The faithful participate,
and from the silence in which it is generally
performed, relieved only at intervals by the
words OF the remembrance uttered by the priest,
one of the greatest and most impressive ceremo.
MES OF the Church.
| In the ANGLICAN Church the day is celebrated,
| but the use of ashes is omitted; the malediclons
| against impenitent sinners are read by the min
| lister, and at the end of each malediction the
| CONGREGATION repeats "Amen."
Ash Wednesday viii be generally observed in
the Catholic and Episcopal churches throughout
| this city, in accordance with the esta blished
| rites of each denomination.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Last night about half
| past o'clock, Mr.. Samuel r. Colladay, an extern
| slVe button manufacturer, whose place of busi-
ness is at No. 2l9 Church street, was taken sud.
| denly i'll IN one of the Arch street cars,
| in the immediate vicinity of his residence, IN
| Seventeenth street, near Arch He had been in
! attendance upon meeting of the Mercantile
| Library Company, of which organization he was
| an active member Mr.. Colladay had not felt
| well tor several days, but notwithstanding had
| been able to attend to business. A friend who
was with him Ill the car observed his sudden Ill
| ness, and with the assistance OF the other pas
sengers carried him to his home, but before they
| reached it life was extinct. Mr.. Colladay was
| about 90 years OF age, and was greatly esteemed
| by a large circle OF friends and acquaintance.
The cause Of his death was disease ofthe heart.
ATTACKED WHILE GONG FROM A BALL.
About quarter before three o'clock this morn
| ing, gentleman and two ladies were proceeding
! home from a ball, and when in the neighbor-
| hood of Germantown road and Oxford, an
| aggravated assault and battery, with intent to
| kill, was made on the unsuspectlng and some
what astouished gentleman. The attacking
| party is named VIM. johnson, and his early
morning labors were rewarded by his being held
| TO bail IN $4,000 to answer. Johnson, during the
attack, struck his opponent with a lager beer
| glass; a sort of running fight ensued, during
which the ladies were of course, temporarily
| left to take care of themselves, which they did
| by screaming so loud as to attract the attention
| OF the police, who quickly put stop to the pro-
| ceedings by arrestng the pugnacious johnson.
Cor HIS BLOOD UP AND STABBED
| SAmoR.-A man named John OAlara got his
organ OF combatiyeness unduiy excited late las
| night at a drinking establishment near Beach
| and Coates streets, and proceeded to spend his
wrath the person of a jolly Jack Tar who
| was moistening his palate with little of the
| 'critterN at the time. Jack received a stab in
the left side at the hands of the excited OMara,
| which was pretaced by an attack IN which his
| (OMara's) ''mawleysn bore a conspicuous part.
| The stab is, however, not considered dangerous,
| but the attacking party was committed to Moya-
| mensng by Alderman Toland, there to remain
until his blood got into quiescent state.
AN INVOLUNTARY COLD BATH.-About
| d o'clock this morning Francis Gallagher, while
| taking an early morning walk in the neighbor-
| hood OF Vine street wharf, proceeded too far in
the direction of New Jersey, and suddenly
changed his location from terra trina to the tur-
| old waters of the Delaware. Officers Crimes
cries for help, came to the rescue, and with some
difficulty succeeded in hshing the almost
| drowned man up.