The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-14

needy own flesh and blood
the Jews and the most abundant are always ready
with which to assist fallen brother The entire Hebrew
population formed into grand benevolent association
There are altogether sixteen organizations for various pur-
poses Chicago but they all form grand Union for
violent purposes This Union is termed the Hebrew Relief
Association and composed of delegates from the subordn-
ate organizations The center organization elects Board of
Beneyoence whose duty it is to visit stated occasions
every Hebrew Chicago Those who have in abundance
needy receive their hands their deserve
In this way about $4,000 collected and distributed
annually There present in Chicago five synagogues
while sixth in process of construction Their congrega
tons support three private schools of than ordinary
merit There also two lodges of the Bnai Berth Sons
of the Covenan composed of about two hundred and fifty
members whose object is the general elevation and mental
improvement of its members The Concordia Club, also
large organization is devoted to music the DRAMA fine arts
and all that is refined in the poetic world. The Hebrew
ladies have formed themselves into five six organiza-
tons, for the observation-disclosures
On August 30h Bridget Durcan executed in the city
of New Brunswick n j. for the murder of her mistress
She left a confession of her crime
The Roman Catholic Church of Montgomery densely
crowded Sunday morning. the 18th August the occasion
being requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of the late
Macmillan and those who persisted by his side in Mexico
The conducted by Rev. Father Manucy who
paid glowing and feeling tribute to Macmillan. The
church was draped in mourning In the aisle was an artist
cay and beautifully finished silver mounted casket rendered
for the occasion by John Callahan ESQ., of firm of Strasser
& Callahan of that CITY, The service lasted about two hours
and the deepest and nceres feelings exhibited by the
large congregation.
The Jilaukee Sentinel tells strange story about
beast lately discovered in the vicinity of Oak Creek Wis
consn For months the farmers in that neghborhood
had been annoyed by the disappearance of heirfow Doors
opened and rooss robbed in the most summary
and mysterious manner; and sometimes lambs disap
peared That these were not stolen by human hands was
thought to be evident from the marks around of the fowls
being the spot One farmer determined tosove the
mystery, and rifle in hand he watched his premises AT
about IL O'Clock he discovered animal of kind ap
preaching his henhouse with seahy STEP sometimes going
on all fonrs and sometimes erect He fired and piercing
otofo
had been hit 1t nevertheless made off to the woods where
it the subsequent day. having the face and hands of
human being and the hairy body of beast But though
wounded it made its escape and though subsequently
again. had not been captured at last accounts
very mysterious of abortion, of the most
markabe well horrible in all its details that
pired in this vicinity lately developed in the village of
Lansngburg Troy, N. Y. The victim young girl
10 years of age named Caroline Hubbard She formerly
resided with dressmaker in the town of Pstown Rensse
lear County, named Kate Croft but about month since
deceased left her employment and had not far as KNOWN
been any of her acquaintance relations until the
sad denoee here recorded The first that of her
lately company with strange in acarriage pass
ing through the village of Lansngbug She crying and
the endeavorng pacy her. proceeding short
distance they aghed from the vehicle and the two down
upon the steps of Trace ice house. where her condition
speedily attracted crowd of people Soon she ceased
speak and rapidly grew worse until she died in the arms of
lady who had been called from her house attend the
dying girl In the excitement incident to this death scene
her companion reentered the carriage and drove rapidly
away. policeman followed and attempted to arrest him
but the darkness of the night he soon lost to vew and
escaped
The guilty parties connected with the abortion which
was recently perperated in this city, and which evenuaed
in the death of Miss Caroline Hubbard in the of Lans
ngbug have last been discovered through the ntrng
energy of the police detectives The abortion committed
by noted female physician of Troy, Mrs PAMELA Wager
who has been arrested several times previously charged with
oense of this character but who has always managed to
escape heretofore She has very influential friends and rela
tves Troy and there is considerable excitement in the
city the fact of her arrest The other parties man
named John Henry, and employee of Mrs Wager and a
young man, Oscar G. Williams, who lover of Miss
Hubbard Henry confesses having deposited the girl in
the of Lansngburg and Williams testified before the
Coroners Jury that he the deceased frequently at Mrs
Wages house. The principal in the case Mrs. Wager,
most renuously denies her guilt When confined in the
jail she tainted away and ensued All the parties are
III arrest.
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