The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-30

Capt. W. R. Hoel, of the L. S.
steamship Lilly, who resides near
Wavnesville. Ohio. has for some time
nasf suspected his wife of improper in
timacv with DIR. j. b. Hough, his fami-
" physician. Capt. Hoel left home os-
tensibly for Cincinnati, but returned
and concealed himself in his house. he
surprised his wife and DR.. Hough To-
gether in the parlor and drawing large
sized revolver, fired at Hough without
effect. He then began clubbing the
doctor with the pistol, when 1t was DIS
charged, the ball entering Hoel's heart
and killing him instantly. Dr. Hough
is seriously iniurned.
john b. ManniX. assignee of Arch
bishop Purcell, filed in the Cincinnati
Probate Court on Friday, a schedule OF
the assets and liabilities of Archbishop
Purcell and his brother, Father Edward
Purcell. BY this official statement 1t is
shown that the assets are 81, ,1S1, ,569. Al
and the liabilities S3,677 ,651. 40. OF the
latter all but S327. .253 are due to Cincin-
natl creditors, mostly in amounts of
from 500 to 81, 600. Among the assets
are real estate to the value of S543, 9S1 :;
stocks worth S45, ,ST4 moneys in the
sum of 50, 026; promissOry notes, good,
to the amount of Sl76. 190; notes, doubt
less, S163. 057.9
Ellen Rooney. a woman 30 years of
age was found in the streets of Boston
a few days ago with five small children
clmging to her skirts. The ages of the
children were 2, 4, 6, and II years re-
spectively. Mrs. Rooney lived in Kings
ton. Mass. until recently, when her hus-
band deserted her. She made up her
mind to go to her fathers house in Bos-
ton. She was without a penny. About
a week previous she started for Boston
and walked all the way. She carried
two of the children in her arIas- the 9TH
ers running by her side. She received
but little food along the way, but with
a mothers devotion clung to her chill
dren and first attended to their wants.
-AdvieeS from TayiOTviIle- No, say
that man named Mcmahon. who was
working foT Mr.. Ellis, a well-knOwn
farmer living near that place. commit
ted an assault upon a grown daughter of
Ellis, on Thursday night last, and then
fled Ellis. as soon as he learned what
had happened, seized his guR and start
ed in pursuit of McMahOn- but failing
to find him, returned for help When
near mis- home. Mcmahon spTang upon
him from place of concealment and
wrestling his gun from him shot him
/ the neighborhood, and a large party OF
. citizens started to hunt the assassin, with
the inteEtion of lynching him as soon as
/ caught.
The new Catholic cathedral of St
| Patrick at the corner of Fifth avenue
and Fffieth street. New York, was
dedicated Sunday morning by Cardinal
/ McClosEey. with imposing ceremonies.
( The splendid building was-5irOnged, and
thousands stood outside. Six archbish.
/ ops. tlfifty-seven bishops and one hun.
dred aEd fifty priests participated in the
/ ceremonial. After the blessing of the
edifice Pontifical High Mass was cele.
brated by the cardinal. Bishop Ryan, the
, coadj jst0T of st. LOUIS, preaching the
dedicatory sermon. The services lasted
over f1Hr hours. In TIE afternoon Pom
titicai ' espeTs were celebrated by Arch
bishep Gibbons. Bishop kean preaching
I the sermon.
4 Canadian named Peer, who
iun.{'Rd from the suspension bridge al
y i1caTa falls. a fe7s' days ago, wore {
rubber life pTeServeE; to lessen the deptf
of his penetration into the water {
S;-onge over his mouth and nOstTilS. Il
p1event the watCr. from being forced
iEto them and thick cloth over his fee
z4}d legs, to protect them from cOncuS
= sion. \ brass Sire, attached to Ei
shoulders. was peeled out as he feH
with just enough tension to keep him, II
an upright position. To strike the va
ter tlatwise would be certain death
Peer dropped 1872 feet in four seconds
. He was exceedingly nervous just befOr
the feat and it was thought that hi
. courage had given ont.