The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-06-01

Nelson Cochran. Pittsburgh carpet
ter, fell finni a height of foIty tao feet,
fev days agp., without sustaining serious
iniuries. In his descent he stIuck the cross
bar of a swing and finally landed on "a wire
screen which had been placed un a flower
bed. These ub.tIuc.ious saved his life.
Henry Biddie. Baltimore negro. de-
serted Maria A>kius. whom he hHd been
counting. and married pretiier ciIl. Maria
went to ile residence of the pair at night.
entered Mrs. BiddIc's bedrr:n, and threw
vitIfal into her face. destroying the SighI
OF one eye and disiiguriug hey for life. IF
Henry wnuldn' t marry re, SAID Maria. iH
court, Il was determined he ,hoUidn't I have
a " lie wi.h n haud~omer face than mime. ''
Thomas Moore. Of biJ'shurg. III eN
:cu>ive coal operator and whisky di>i5lier.
has filed = voluntary petition in bank'upt-
cy. His liabilities are placed n between
$500. eco and 800. GG0. Il - asserted that
if the creditors were to grant lhe debt
the requisite tjGte they would br paid dai-
lar for dollar. The bulk 81 the creditors
reside in PhiladslI.hja and Pittsburgh.
Nr M"nre'S coal Interests are located iu
Wesim0Iclsnd aud SumCrsct counties. uu
the InugEioghcuy river. and his name vas
identified, some years since. with BE project
so push through ;he teams Allegheny caual.
--tTcurgc W llSnu. Il teacher 10 u sunday
school oT TompkinS avenue and "A clerk
on the corner of Bedfpld and 81 Naik'S
avenues. Brooklyn. was arrested hy am oil
Ger of the Twelfth Precinct r,I Friaay night
on charge rf attempting to prucnIe au
abortion on Miss Minnie Lulden. the
daughter uf wealthy icwelcr. residing ai
;}j6 Macon street, Bronklyn. Dr Sidney
was called in to attend Miss Iudden. Who
was very Ill and who confessed what had
been done. Wilson WAS frightened at his
arrest and offered to marry Miss Luddru
As soon as she RECEIVERS. Tie iS well cor
nected, aud it iS said is "A nephew OF Vice
PreSidel'i. Wilson.
A shower OF forest birds fell on the
deck of the steamer Glaucus while she was
passing through the Sound ou her way
from New York 10 Boston, a few DAYS aga.
hundred and sixty eight dead birds and
four wounded ones were picked up They
had dashed against the maStS, having eyi-
IDENTIFY been attracted and Ciazzled by the
steamers lights. From the swollen APP
pearaucc of their eyehallS ii was thunEht
they We're driven from their homes by the
forest fires. The next morning lis dead
birds were foHnd i'm the gallery surround
ing the new light hih"uSe near New Haven.
They had been attracted by the light and
had flown violently against the glass.
The New York iH8epeDGeHt. which Is
n Radical Republican and Protestant uub-
licatiou, has no sympathy with Protestant
alarmism over the alleged political designs
of the Catholic Church la this country.
II says there is no possible danger that :,
direct emssary Of the Pope Will get into
the White House or that The fiee school
system viii ba uvegthrCwu aud it thinks
thal the Catholic Church has rights herr
that are bound TO be respected. Finally it
says "On grounds of right and cf fact we
deprecate agitation of the Edith O-Gmmau
style or even of the fashion of the cultured
phillipics Of Mr. Eugene Lawrence, - chief
KNOWN othing writer for Hfrfer'S Wsek1V.
The steamer City Of Brussels arrived
at Liverpool on Tuesday morning. Grow DIS
assembled at the landing. stage, aud oIi
the pier, To see the steamer. which came
up the river III charge of four tugs The
Dock Board steamer. with General Grant
and a number of other gentlemen on board
went To meet and welcome the Brussels
Deputations from the Liverpool Catholic
Societies also went ont in two tugs for a
like purpose. \ large crowd cheered and
congratulated The passengers ON landing at
the stage. The Pilgrims were conducted
to the adelphi Hotel and entertained by
the Catholic Club. \ "Te Deum'' was
sung at the pro Cathedral after which
they proceeded directly to Rome.
In Seton Hall College, New Yoik
Saturday afternoon. among a number of
persons ordained to tle Catholic priesiho
was the Rev. " M H. Hoyt, a former
Episcopal clergyman. Mr. Hnvt is a grad
uate of Dartmouth College and of the An
dover Mass. Theological Seminary. His
parents we're protestauts. After he had
been installed as pastor of st. Iuke's church
in St. Albans. Vermont. he began tn study
the Roman Catholic religion for research
aud pastime. lie became converted - IL.
aud soon converted his wife and eight
children, One of his daue ehters was sent
to a Montreal convent. and The father
sought admission TO the Catholic Church.
This was granted. and his progress was So
rapid that he was eventually made priest.
His entire family. save the c. invent daugh-
ter, witnessed his ordinalio', and were
much affected.