Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-10


Convent of Notrc Dame, in Milwaukee, Wis,
has given tie editor OF shc Catholic tindicator
III account OF miracle performed at the chapel
t.! the conye,t on the I'll: CT Jure last iu be.
! alt Of Mas, Maria lsos>maun, native ct
Hanover aged at the imc over n,urteeu years.
He says:
The particulars regarding the picture before
which the above ualned Invalid poured forth
her deyotioDs immediately before ter miracu-
iuus cure ore as follows Right Rev. Bishop
iltnni, when about to return ir0u the late
atican Council, purchased an exact copy, as
regards size, character OF painting, and ma
t.rial, having been painted on wood, of the mi
raculous picture of our Mother Of Perpetual
Suceor, preserved 10 the Church Of St. Alphon-
sus Of The Redemptorist Fathers, 10 Rome, this
copy having been blessed by the Holy Father,
l'ius X, and touched to the original miracu-
Il us picture itself Rt. Rev. Bishop Henni for
The sake Uf greater security IN the conveyance
ci the picture TO lis destination, caused it to | e
Ltxed, labelling both the tOx and the picture
Itself with the address OF the School Sisters Ct
Notre Dame, Milwaukee and shipped lii anoth' T
vessel than that on Which he himself sailed On
his return Ii arrived safely, aud is nOw To-
Gated over the Virgins altar in the above
nancd convent, and before ii the miracle We
are about to relate iock pace. The following
are the particulars ia bcei form: Nisria
kusSmaun WAS taken seriously I'll 10 September
lSI.:, in Tie convent above named, being at
the time candidate The test medical attcn-
daucc the city could furnish was engaged to
treat her, al! declaring her case to be pull
monary consumption She cOntlCu"d 10 de-
cline uulll all hope oI r.c"rcry Was abandoned
even by her ply.icans when her condition
l., 4 h., i.Jf r H,E.
ruary lat, The ch" plain administered to Ler
the last sacramens> Of holy eucharist and cx.
1rene upctior.; she was III tla, time SO weak as
10 .e unable to leave t.r ted aud you'd ouy
he removed t,y Tia. h:nis {! others She liu-
gercd, declining, until Nay 25;h, when the
chaplain again administered the Holy Watt
cum, aud the bcncdic!Ivn CT the church 10
artculo moris; then her physicians declared
that she could not survive more than twenty
four hours. la this condition she begged Of
the Sisters to carry her into the chapel, that
there she might pray Ior little time. After
much urging on her part her supposed dying
request was granted; she vas taken to the
chapel and there prayed before the picture
aforementioned Tor about enc quarter OF an
hour she then arose, alone. walked through
the convent, presenting herself before the Sis
ters and oyuliy proclaimed herself cured.
Drs Xelowsk aud Flynn, her previous attend
ants we're notified of the change, but declined
to credit the stated cure until they had ocular
proof. They called and saw the young girl,
when they at once pronounced the cure mira
clc and expressed themselves as ready 10 tcs
tiy to its miraculous origin. Lest the cure
might prove transient, or be on' y apparent and
duo to nervous excitement, ruthlug was said
about the matter The patient was sent into
Il t,, j
ed, ard has continued to improve, and at pres
ent is enjoying good health and is able to per
form tui share nf the arluuus laborS Of the
establishment. We have seca the subject CT
the miracle, and are personally able to vouch
for her apparently fully restored health, and
We are also able to vouch for the perfect relia
bili,y of the source from which these facts are
derived
FEET-W WASHING III. AT Pi1rsEuRa Il From
The proceedings Of a Wiuneh,eGaran meeting
Sunday night last The people occupying
front seats were requested to vacate them In
order to allow those who desired to participate
in the ordinance to come iarward and find ac-
commodatious. The request was complied
With in very orderly manner, and 10 u very
few moments all the front seats were entirely
filled by mcu and WOMEN who desired TO take
part iu the ceremony. The females, however,
largely preponderatcd, and OF both sexes there
were probably twenty Eve or thirty. The pas
tor partially filed TWO basus with water. The
feet washing was done by = man and woman,
each Of whom wore an apron IN limitation OF
the girdIe worn by Christ, and each taking up
u basin Of water washed one by one the feet
VI these OF their own sex, the shoes and stock
lngS, as u matter Of course, having bees taken
>tj ,,l, in hn buS MI
upon being taken out were wiped with the ap.
ron Worn by the washer; whcrcupou the one
performing the ceremony and the one submit
ting to it shook hapds and kissed each other
there beicg no distinction at al made 10 the
matter OF sex; the men kissing each other as
well as the women. While this peculiar or
dluauce was being attended to the audlence
manifested ;ile most eager and intense interest.
People crowded forward in the aises TO get u
good look at it, and so great was the curiosity
ut those occupying the hack seats that riany
stood upon the benches for the purpose OF get
ting better view. During the performance
Of the ceremony the cougrcgatlnn sang with
usual vim and vigor
This is the way long have sought
And mourncd because | found it not.
Esery minute only added to the excitement
prevailing, and before the mceting closed it
mounted TO vers high pitch. When the feet
had all been washed the participants retired,
and others taking their places the ceremony
WAS repeated, ana al lis conclusion Rev. VIM.
Dernitt delivered stirring and exciting pray.
er, ecitns numcr"ns hearty aud iervent re-
sponses from all sections OF the room. ludeed,
SO loud aud tcivel,t were the claculaioOs that
great part Of the prayer could not be heard.
RAILROAD BRAKES. There is something
lew in railroad hrakts. The London Times
describes one uS,;i in Bavaria which has im'
ro7'aut qualities. The engine driver aud the
guards are provided with bell rope, which,
on being pulled, 'Gpplies the brakes 10 the en-
Sine abi tender and front ana rear brakc-vans
aud carriages, stopping the train in about gh-
Teen or twenty seconds, without any unp'cas-
a1t jerk, and even without the driver shutting
"if ~ steam. This system is the invention OF
Herr IL berlein, a man who mas risen from the
'anSs OF an engine driver to that Of one oil the
iocomotisr sureriutendeuts Of the Blvar!an