The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-05-28

living in mortal sin when the accusation is
without malice and only with the intention
of dischal gipg his duty as priest and pas
tor, is to be tried in the Boston Courts.
The believers in special providences
will find confirmation of their belief IN a
remarkable instance of death supervening
upon an act of brutality at Rochester, n
Y. on Sunday. A man named Amos
Forbes in running away from his house,
after cruelty beating his wife, burst
blood vessel and fell dead in his tracks.
Mabel II. Young, the victim Of the
atrocious outrage iu the Warren avenue
church, Boston, on Sunday last, is still
alive. but unconscious. The physicians
think if inflammation does not ensue her
life may be saved. Cumulative evidence,
among other things blood stains upon his
collar. handkerchief and clothing, strength
ems the belief in the guilt of the sexton,
T omas w. Pirer.
The President is in terrible rage AZ
the Indians because they talked so plain to
him the other day, and made him no pres
euts 1t is also understood that Variegated
Caudal Appendage-called Spotted Tail,
in the vulgate-asked him privately to
define his position on the ihird Term
question, which contributed greatly 10
raising Grants dander.
Seven persons were knocked about
promiscuously by lightning stroke on
the farm of Mr.. Newland, in Lawrence
county, Indiana, last Friday. The most
singular thing about the matter is that
these persons were separated from each
other by distance ranging from three
hundred yards to one quarter of mile.
All fortunately escaped without serious
injury.
A letter received few days ago from
the lighthouse keeper at the southwest
point of Anticosti Island. says: "On the
/ 22d of November last the brigantine Orient
ran ashore seven miles from that island
The captain and seven men were frozen to
death in the rigging, and six men perished
in attempting to reach the shore. joyce,
the chief mate, End Moore, a deck hand,
landed safely, but badly frozen
"A dispatch to the London Times, from
I Vienna, says a dreadful accident occurred
on the river Muir at the town of lndenbach,
! Province of Tyrol. The ferry boat having
a number of Catholic pilgrims en- route TO
visit the shrines on the other side Of the
Muir from Judenbach sunk in the middle
! of the stream. Fifty-nine of the pilgrims
were saved, but seventy-six are missing.
all of whom are believed to have been
drowned.
Samuel White, a farmer of Ludlow,
Mass, went into large hog pen TO feed a
! number of the beasts confined there
! large and very savage boar attacked him
without warning, and desperate encoun>
ter ensued, the man striking with heavy
club, with which lie had armed himself
before entering. and the boar biting with
ghastly effect. At length a deep bite i'll
! Whites thigh severed the femoral artery
and lie bled to death.
Jeremiah Hamilton, The we'll known
colored broker and banker of Wall street,
/ New York, oieo Friday Of pneumonia,
at the advanced age of 81. He was said TO
be the richest colored man in the United
! States. and was rcputcd to be worth nearly
+ two millions of dollars. He was formerly
slave in the West Indies. He leaves two
educated and accomplished daughters, and
/ ut one time offered a large sum of money
to any white man who would marry one
of them.
Cincinnati claims to have the oldest
woman in America, whose age can be
positively authenticated. Her name is Po-
dcsta, and she was born in Italy. The
officially attested baptismal register states
that she, "'baptizata est die XII. Januari,
1863" This makes her over one hundred
anG six years of age, The recent revival
of the question, are there centenarians?
has brought out great many probable
cases of the existence of people one hun
dred years old and upwards, and some in
which the evidence is most convincing.
Mrs Mary l.. Lincoln. widow Of the
late President Lincoln. has been adiudged
/ insane in the County " 1T at Chicago,
and will be removed to the hospital at
Batavia, ILL., The legal proceedings were
based on petition filed by her son Robert,
setting forth that his mother had property
exceeding S75, 900 in value, and was incap-
able Of managing her estate. After the
verdict of the jury declaring her insane,
Robert took the hand of his mother af-
fectionareiy, and she exclaimed. ''Oh,
Robert, to think that my son would ever
have done this ~
1T is known by comparatively few peo-
pie that Lindlev Murray, the author of
Murray's English Grammar. was born in
the territory now included in Dauphin
county. The place of his nativity was
Swatara township, which then constituted
part of Lancaster county. Lindley Muir
ray realized a competency in New York.
partly as barraster and partly as mer-
chant. The necessities of health obliged
him to remove to England, where he spent
the last forty years of his protracted life at
Holdgate, near York, a feeble invalid, but
resigned and happy.
Mrs. St. John Eckers residence in
I.itchfield county, Conn, was burned to
the ground on Sunday night. She and
her young daughter narrowly escaped with
their lives. The house was stored with
valuable paintings and furniture, and
souvenirs from her friends abroad. all of
which were lost. The vestments and YES
sells of the little Catholic church which she
had built near her house were also de-
stroyed. She estimates her loss at $50, 0OO
Mrs. Eckel is known as the author of
''Maria Monks Daughter" She is now
in New York penniless.
An attempt was made to burn Shenan-
doah, Schuylkill county. Thursday
morning last. AT Rile's Hotel it was dis
covered that coal oil and lighted matches
had been thrown in at the windows. In a
few minutes after the above discovery was
made second alarm was sounded in anoth-
er direction, and dwelling house and car
penter shop were burned to the ground
While the firemen were working in an ad-
joining building third alarm was given
up town. A Alumber-yard had been fired and
partially destroyed. The citizens are very
much alarmed, and Vigilance Committees
and Committees of Safety have been or