The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-11-20


her deceased uncle left 1894. 600 in bonds /
and ready cash. Lucky womani
A negroli living near 1albotton, Ca, is '
said to be bewitched. When sitting up
every nerve in his body twitches, Nhilo be /
waves backward and forward. He has |
been in this condition for twelve months.
He eats regularly, can walk, seems TO be
sensible Of his surroundings, but has not
spoken a word since the attack began.
Some doctors think that it is species Of ,
st. Nituss dance, while others say the
cause is partial paralysis of the brain.
"A meeting of Roman Catholics was
heidsat''the Willis rooms, London, ca We'd
nesday avening to consider the questions
raised in the controversy between Glad
stone and Archbishop Manning. Speeches
were made denouncing the imputations and
assumptions in Mr.. Gladstone's recent
pamphlet on the Vatican decrec., and
resolution was unanimously adopted deslar-
ing that the civil loyalty Of Raman Catholics
| is in nowise affected by the decree of Pa
/ pal infallibility.
/ "A washorwoman from Bangor. Maine,
| who went to California some years ago,
| had two or three thousand dollars deposit
| cd in Meips's Frisco California Bank be-
! fore he failed. After he went to South
| America this woman heard Of his success
in speculation, shipped herself to Chill,
and one Gay turned upin Mr.. Harry Meigs's
! office. The result OF the interview was
! that he not only paid her the principle and
| intarest OF her account, but also paid the
| entire expenses of her trip.
| In Stoneham, Mass, a man and his
wife firmly believed that sickness. health
| and death were matters of Immediate. di-
vine control, and were Unaffected by medi-
/ cal treatment. The wife fell i'll. and their
doctrine was implicitly adhered to. She
was anointed and prayed for by her hus-
! band, but nothing else was done. Physi-
clans offered their services in vain. The
| woman believed to the last that God would
interfere miraculously and save her. and
she died finally for lack of proper treatment.
| THAT sacred bull over in Brooklyn,
| which possesses a human arm, and for
which tho owner wants $50. 600, was per-
haps originally a very ordinary monstroci-
ty. 1t was calf with five legs, but As a
| calf only needs four legs the extra mem
| ber hung useless by the animals side and
atrorhicd, or, as the people say, ''wither-
ed away" to the rude semblance of a hu-
man arm with q horny band" This,
therefore, may have been very well for
sacred bull in Calcutta, but Brooklyn can
do better.
Warwick, in franklin county. Mass.
has an old lady in the ninety seventh year
Of her age, who has never seon train of
cars. though the railroad is only three
mile, away. She used to visit her friends
in Boston when youug, riding all the way
on horseback, making journey of about
three days. Her frst visit was made eigh-
ty years ago, when George Washington
was President and Samuel Adams was
Governor. She is sprightly and intelligent
aud now lives with hsr daughter, young
lady of seventy.
Two very remarkable incidents hap
penes recently in the village of Fairhaven,
opposite New Bedford, Mass. Two aged
sisters, who inhabited houses 1T opposite
corners, died at the same time. Each
tron was the head of n large family, each
funeral was appointed at the same hour.
The hearse containing the body of the
eldest sister passed on first to the cemeterv.
when the family. Of the other sister fell
into the line OF mourners with their burden
A few days later two young ladies living in
the same neighborhood died, who were
engaged to- be married to two cousins.
Their wedding dresses were their shrouds.
Father Gerdemann, now that he has
been arrested and brought back to Phila-
delphia, puts a bold front upon his sudden
departure from that city and from the ath-
olic Church. He left the la. ''because of
its peculiar teuets.'' Why he did not do
so before, be does not say but the reason,
doubtless, was that he had not met Miss
Witch. Had the Father simply vacated
and married this lady, he might have been
regarded as Hyacinthe or a small scale /;
bet the circumstance of his taking fcw
tnouSdtlu UolldIS OF cnufCD 1un0S with MIN
leaves him open to charge Of embeZZle-
ment, and brings him directly before a
criminal court.
"A strange turn in the remarks BILE pol
itical tide has thrown to the surface q COL
ored Democratic member of Congress from
South Carolina. 1t seems that Rainey,
the present Republican member from that
state, brought to Washington colored
man named Lee, whom he had appointed
on the Capitol police. When Rainey was
renominated this summer he sent for Lee
to come to South Carolina and help him
among his colored friends. Lee went down,
looked ever the situation. saw the dissatis-
faction existing among his own people,
and decided to run against Rainey. The
Democrats took him up and elected him.
1t will now be in order for Lee to get Rain
ey place on the Capitol police force.
A strange potato was found at Nunda,
n. Y, recently, which the Dansville i'd
Ucrttser describes as follows: cit was dug
in that town, weighed about three hounds
and contained within itself very singular
thing. A stem like something protruding
from one end was seen to move as if it had
lie. The potato was cut open, and the
stem was found to be the tail of a some
thing inside which seemed to be half potato
and half animal. 1t was about as large rs
mouse, with a brown color, was shaped
like a potato, with iudentations like potato
~Joo' ouA yeI SeoHeu 10 be composed oi
animal flesh, and had life and motion
No one hao seen anything at all resembling
1t 1t was to be taken to Rochester and
shown to SCIENTISTS
"A West Chester correspondent OF the
Baltimore Sun, writing under date of the
18th, says: The body of VIM. E. Usder-
zook, executed on Thursday for the murder
OF w. 5. Goss, was removed in its coffiu
from the prison yard, whore he was hanged
and was conveyed away from West Cbes-
ter in the direction of Philadelphia. I'd
dsrzook's mother and others assisted in re-
moval. The ultimate destination of the
remains is not known, and great secrecy is
preserved in regard to the matter rroba-
bly, from fear of body -snatchers if the place