The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-05

Bishop Samuel Reinke, senior bishop
of the Moravian Church, died recently at
Bethlehem, Pa, aged eighty-three. He
was chosen Bishop in 1853. During the
past four years he has been an invalid.i
Samuel Sinclair, late publisher of the
New York tribune, and believed to be
worth half million until his sudden and
unexpected failure last year, is now a clerk
in the New York Custom House at salary
of 81, 500 a year. Like many others, he
was ruined in an attempt to establish a
handsome country
"A hot well was recently discovered at
Portlandville, Dakota, during the process
of sinking well there. The drill had sunk
about thirty feet, an open space below was
discovered, and by sounding they could
not find the bottom. When the drill was
Withdrawn volume of hot steam issued
from the hole at the top, and has continued
to escape ever since.
The ''wickedest man in the world has
been found. His name is Welker, of Ere
mont, Ohio. He went West, and swindled
his partner in Toledo out of all the goods
he had taken with him to sell; he deserted
his wife, who has a young baby; scooped
his father out of 81 500 and his mother in
law ont of smaller sum, and when last
heard from was still going West.
There is to be great international
! chess match between English and French
players. The last was thirty years ago,
and lasted two years, when the English
were beaten. They have now challenged
the French to another trial of strength.
! Three days will be allowed for each move
The stakes to oe played for will probably
be 81, 900, and the match will be carried
on by telegraph.
1t is related that Senator Isaac p.
Chrstiancy, recently elected TO the United
States Senate from Michigan, was, in boy
hood, a resident of the hamlet of Garoga,
Fulton county, New York. His father was
engaged in making salve, which he peddled
throughout the country, and thus gained
livelihood, while young Isaac drove team
for other parties and drew lumber into the
Johnstown market. They pronounce the
name Cresytoncy.
"A butcher living on the Prosperity
road some four miles from Washington,
Pa, was grinding sausage meat il n water
power machine, which had very large hop
per, when little boy, aged six years, came
into the building, playing with dog, and
! in running accidentally stumbled over
large block near the machine, and fell
headlong into the terrible grinders. Be-
fore it could be stopped his head and neck
were ground to a jelly.
The Philadelphia Bulletin says Bish-
op Wilmer, of Louisiana, in letter Just
published, says of the report of Messrs.
| Foster, Phelps and Potter: ''The assem-
bled army of the United States could not
have done what the committee has done to
win back the friendship of an abused peo-
pie. Since the report was made public,
the prayer for Congress has been read in
churches in which it has not been heard
since the close of the war;"
-Egbert Sickler, aged 73 years, the last
of four bachelor brothers, living in Asylum
township about four miles from Towanda,
was literally pounded to death by Jewell J.
and Stanley Powers. They had been to
| Towanda and returned intoxicated and
while on the spree there arose a quarrel
which had its termination as above stated
There was not square inch of surface on
his body which did not bear evidence of the
terrible mauling through which he was put.
| The murderers are reposing from their la
| bors in the Bradford county Jail.
A New York dispatch says a magnifi-
cent necklace and ear-drops of diamonds
were received at the Custom House, on the
2Sth ult, for delivery to General Sherman's
daughter, Mrs. Fitch, which were sent by
the hedive of Egypt, as wedding present
in token of his appreciation of services
rendered by Gen. Sherman. The necklace
is perfect mass of diamonds artistioally
strung, and with still larger diamonds
hanging at intervals in the form of pend
ants. The earrings were composed of
number of larger sized diamonds arranged
/ to match the necklace. Its value is esti-
mated at a quarter of a million dollars.