The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-12-14

Sunday morning. He WAS we'll dressed
and had money, but no baggage. lie
burned on the hearth all papers that would
lead to his Identification.
AT the time of the revelation the Cath
olics and Methodists were almost the small
lest religious denominations in this country.
Out of 1851 churches there were oaly IL
Methodists and % Catholics, to 700 Con-
gregatioualists and $50 Baptists 500 Eps-
copalians and 300 Presbyterians.
The dwelling of William Tainor, in
Springfield township, near Toledo, Ohio,
was burned on Thursday night, aud next
morning portions of Tainor's body were
found in the ruins. He was seventy-fve
years of age, wealthy, and lived alone, and
is believed to nave been murdered.
Mrs. Rebecca GuisbaTt, who died in
Baltimore few days ago, at the age of
ninety eight, was one of the actors at the
Richmond theatre Oh the fatal night Of its
burning in 1911. When the fire broke out
she managed to reach the upper gallery,
where her father, sister and child we've
seated, only TO see them sink amid the
ruins. She then jumped from the window
and reached the ground unhurt by falling
upon the dense mass of people outside.
james Todd, one of General Lees IA
vorite scouts in the West Virginia cam
paign, was killed last week in a dispute
with a hunter on the mountain near Staun-
in the valley of the Shenandoah, having
killed more than twenty-seven hundred
deer up to 1860 with one old muzzle load
1 ing rifle. He could perform the feat of
putting bullet through hat on the oppo.
site side of tlee, by placing al axe blade
for the ball to glance upon.
There is a wealthy gentleman in Clin-
| ton county, KY, who has worn n pair of
brogan shoes six long years, and they are
! still good. The same gentleman says he
viii never winter another weaver's loom,
nor COW, and in accordance with this
resolution he killed his milk COW one day
last week aftes milking her in the ming,
and had that night for supper cream for
! his coffee, sweet milk and puttermilk. but
I ter, beefst eak, hash and tallow candle TO
! give him light, all the proceeds of single
! COW.
! "A man named John Bell, on the Rob't
! Campbell farm, near Petrulia, Butler coun-
! ty, fell yesterday. says the EdenburC Herald
of the 9Th, a distance of as feet. When lie
! struck. 1t so happened that lie hit on the
back Of young man named Collins, who
was engaged on some sort of work on the
premises. Both men took rest for a few
minutes, Bell, for a wonder, emerging I'M
/ hunt. 1t WAS thought. that Collins was
/ fatally injured, but he is now ont of dan
ger. 1t was the next door neighbor to
Sam Patch s leap.
1t will he surprise 10 many TO learn
that the Catholics have but one cousecrated
church in the archdiocese Of New York.
I The assertion is made by the Freemdn's
JoHrnGk which does not, however. explain
the fact that it is because Catholics do not
; oonsecrate church while a penny of debt
remains against 1t. The church which
, forms the exception is that of the Holy
Redeemer, which has Just observed the
25th anniversary of its consecration. 1t
ys-as hull l,.-f
from debt, as very few city churches Of any
denomination are.
Last Sunday afternoon, while George
hrs;ensall was engaged in feeding a sick
elephant in New York with grnei and af-
miniStering some remedies which he was
compelled te force down its throat. the an
imal became enraged ard suddenly wind
ing his trunk around Arsteusalrs body lift
ed bim from the ground and threw him
with great force about forty feet against a
canvass screen at one of the entrances to
the menagerie, He was severely bruised
but not seriously injured, the screen having
fortunately saved him from being hurled
against rough stone wall a few feet be
yoni it,
-Ihe Dubuque Times SAYS that -ather
good looking colored man and handsome
white giIl, the former getting along toward
middle age, the latter not over Is both re-
siding near Spechts Ferry, had hard work
getting married. They went to Potosi.
but ne ither Justice of the Peace nor Min
lister could be found to perform the cere-
mony, They went to British Hollow with
the same result. The had to stay there all
night, and from that place went to Dutch
Hollow. where they were married by
Justice of the Peace. The loving couple
were accompanied by the young lady's
aunt, who said she was bound to see fair
play.
ON Saturday a week ago, says the
Charlotte ObSerCerJ Mrs. Margaret GRAY.
the oldest person in all this section of the
State. having arrived at the wonderful age
OF ITO years, died at her home in Cabarrlls
county, \. I. She was the daughter of
Michael Garner, tfamiliarly known as old
Mike Garnerl who is said TO have been the
weaithlest man who ever lived in Cabarrns
county. Mrs. Gray was the wife of Bsver
~ Gray, and was the mother of sixteen
chlidren. Having been born i'm Cabarrus in
liol, ana raised in Rocky river neighbor-
hood, she has spent her entire life i'm the
county, and, it is said, never for once
crossed the line
The wife of New York banker ap-
peareo the other evening at party as cap
itai. he dress was covered on the skirt
so as to make it appear one piece. with one
hundred and five hundred dollar bills
ne waist and sleeves were 81, 600 bonds
sewed IN, and her fingers and ears blazed
with diamonds. The tiara was said TO
have been worth $50, 900. and the total
value of the notes and diamonds on her
person was $780, 900. Two pages carried
her train, and watched lest the Jewels and
greenbacks should fall on the floor. Sucb
silly displays as this, very pertinently re-
marks the Lancaster IateLligeHcer, help to
demoralize public sentiment and breed
financial heresies among the uuthi linking
classes.
The Des Moines Leader of A recent
da e says: This morning there was at the
Given House Mrs. Shadle, OF Guthrie
county. on her way, i'll charge of her hus-
band, 10 the asylum at Mount Pleasant
Last March the lady became suddenly crazy
and quite violent, and continued so until
the l2tb of June. when She assed into n