The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-09-29

the Catholic church at Macon. Ga.. went
to Savannah promptly after the first ap
peaIance of the yellow fever, and has since
been untiring in his attendance To he spiT-
:tua aud physical wants of the sick. On
Saturday last lac died Of Ihe dread disease.
A patent has b, en- taken out in Eng
land for brown paper blankets as bed COW
erngs. They compensate for their light
ness by their density, and add mat erially
to warmth. They are perforated at dis
tauces OF about four inches, in order to pro-
mote ventilation, aud the small sizes, IS
by 81 inches, sell at about nine cents each.
Several contracts have beeu made for hos
pitfalls anG schools.
One week ago the New York Tribune
noted as not The least of the wonders of
the Exhibition have been the safety abd
dispatch with which amy OF visitors
has been carried back and foiih each day
The PenDsS lvania road alone has aveTag ed
IA, 600 passengers a day fur the past two
weeks, and on some days has carried 30,-
eco. With all this travel, not n single
passenger has been injured since the open
ing of the Exhibition. Compliment could
not saw more.
yellow Jack is on the march. and lie
leaves fearful trail 4 small seaport
town IN Geo1gia reports one fourth OF its
population sick. with 3 pitiful deaIrth Of
physicians, food, aud nurses, and starva-
tion on the threshold. Appeals now come.
which cannot be too promptly met, for help
for these new claimants o. Northern boun-
ty. Meanwhile the Government medical
authorities give their reaSsuriug cpiuion
that the fcver viii not travel north OF its
present territory.
The bank managers of St. Paul Mum.
have subscribed $500 toward a fund for
the support Of the wife and child Of J. l.
Haywood, the heroic cashier of the Noltl-
field bank. y circular has been prepared
and forwarded TO ali the banks aud hs.uk-
ers IN the country, describing the attack
upon the bank by the eight robbers. and
Heywood's refusal under penalty of dealt h
to open the bank vaults. Contributes
are asked for the fund from bank officers
aud all orhers desiring To contribute to it.
hight Rev. James O'Counor, who was
lately consecrated Bishop Of tie Catholic
diocese of Omaha, Neb., arrived there on
Saturday night. All the public Catholic
institutions of the city were Illuminated
bells rung, and there were many other
manifestations OF welcome and ioy. BiSh-
op O'CoDner was on Sunday installed in
the Cathedral lmmeuse crowds throisged
the building outside Priests from all
parts OF the diocese were present. Bishop
hegan, uf st. Louis conducted the SCI vices.
In Forest county, on Thursday, the
mountain streams became greatly swollen
from the recent storm, the waters flooding
the partly settled valleys in the lumber
regions and doing much damage. Near
Ralston sixteen persons lost their lives. In
Mexican county the storm vas of long du-
ration and severe. Two persons were
drowned near Southport. In Tioga county
three lives are known to have been lost.
and 1t is automatically reported that -Four
persons were drowned while attempting to
cross swollen stream at Wellspor
The wife of Hon. burenzu Danford. VI
Z, OF Ohio, attempted to throw hel self
and foul-year old child into the rapids of
the Niagara River above the American
Fall on Tuesday of las. week, but was res.
cued. She was taken to the International
totei, where she said that she had come
To Niagara Falls intending to commit sui
eide, bnt would make uo further attempt.
Mr.. Danford was informed by telegraph of
ms wlie's action, and he shortly arrived Mt
I the village. Mrs. Danford refused to give
any information as to the cause that
prompted the act.
There resided until recently i'm Perry
county an eccentric individual known as
James II. Devor. In anticipation of his
tinal retirement from earthly scenes he de
cided several years ago to become the ar
chitect OF his own coffin. aud. being rather
particular in the matter. concluded to
fashion 1T out of locust. tree of that
| species was cut down, aud he had the same
| manufactured into lumber, from which his
proposed last home was made. The other
day he died, and when the coffin was
brought into the house for the purpose of
depositing the body IN il, it was found that
he had made no allowance FOR an increase
OF stature, and it Was accordingly too sh ort.
-George Winthrop made an ascension
in hot air balloon at Paxton. Illinois,
Saturday. and at an attitude of five hum
dred feet the balloon bursting with a loud
report, began to descend rapidly. The
wreck formed parachute and checked the
rapidity of his descent for short time. but
when about three hundrd feet high col
lapse occurred. The man shot rapidly
earthward. striking with such force as to
drive his legs into the ground up to his
knees. His forehead was cut open and
nose broken by the basket falling on him.
His back is badly hurt and it is Thought he
suffered severe internal injuries, which
viii prove fatal. lie was alive n. last ac-
counts.