The Portland daily press., 1878-11-27
WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOV. %.

were the most monstrous things in the world.
He said that these pockets were really an IN
ducsmept to thieves, and when he walked
along the streets himself and saw these pockets
and the valuables put in them, he vowed that
he could hardly resist the inclination TO PICK
one, 10 show how easily it could be done.
ASan Francisco gambler has been reclaimed
his pous brother sent his affianced wife to
demonstrate with the sinner, and she prosecu-
ted the missionary enterprise with such zeal
that the prodgal turned from the error of his
ways, married her and became preacher.
The pious brother Is 10 doubt about rejoicing
over this notable conversion.
The following remarkable story comes from
Winchester, KY: Mr.. Wiley Hurst, we'll
known citizen, recently died, leaving instruc-
tions to bis wife that he should be buried In a
certain spot under some locust tress near his
house. After his death, bis wife, not being
certain as to the exact spot, went out to bee if
she could identify it from his description. AS
she approached the locust trees she saw two
white doves sitting in them, which did
not fly away at her approach, but futtered
down to her feet. One Of them stood still, and
the other walked off about the length OF
grave from its mate and stopped. and under
the exact spot thus designated Mr.. Hurst was
buried.
The town Of Sheen, near Manchester, Eng
land, is sgitated over queer case. young
man of that place offered, with the consent OF
her mother, to assist girl with her lessons in
the morning. Fearing that she might not
awake at the early hour appointed, she
agreed to tie a string to her foot and let the
end hand out OF the window, so that if she
oversight he might pull it. lie was up the
earlier, and pulled the cord as agreed, and the
Rev. Heygate, his pastor, refused him the
sacrament the next Sunday. holding that this
was an "act of improperly" The bishop Of
Lichfeld was appealed to, but declines to in
terfere.
By the death Of Cardinal Cullen, the mum.
Der Of members of the sacred college has been
reduced to So, viz: six cardinal bishops, a.
cardinal priests and nine cardinal deac,ns. OF
these the three senior cardinal priests prince
Schwarzenberg, named January "a, 1912;
Asquini, promoted January %, 1874, and
Carada di Traetto, appointed July %, 1S44),
are all who remain of the creations OF Gregory
XVI. The remaining 81 were raised to the
purple by Plus TX. The reigning pope has noi
yet created any cardinals. Cardinal Cullen
was the fifth member of the sacred college
who has died since the election of Leo XIII
the others were Brassais, Saint Marc, Amat,
Berardi and Franch.
The power of excitement to rouse even tht
dying was illustrated in the case of DAME
Gallagher at Masontowp, Pa, supposed to bt
fatally stabbed in an election row. The priest
had beer called to receive Gallagher's last con
fession, but he was 60 far gone that the fathe
had to put his ear close to the dying man
mouth to catch his words. The smell ant
sight of the blood made the priest faint, and b
was finally so overcome that he fell to the foo
in swoon. This so excited the dying Gallaghe
that he jumped from his bed and ran to tn
priests assistance. Finding him insensiblr
Gallagher ran down-atairs and appeared to thu
doctors in consultation over his own case. Th
priest had gashed his lip, and came slowly +
his sensee, but the stimulus had such an effec
on Gallagher that he is likely to recover.