The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-29

the WOTld-tlat between baltimore anu
WashingtOn-died on Wednesday in
aged 50 years. He was sub
seouentIy superintendent of the North
American Telegraph Company, and was
the author of the code of marine signals
now used in all ports of the United
States.
"A peculiar feature about a stream
of water flowing past Allentown is
noted 1t is fact that although in the
country north of Allentown as much
rain has fallen in the past few days as
at this point the Jordan is still dry.
The Jordan apparently has a subterra-
mean bottom, at places, and until this is
filled tie water does not run in the bed
of the creek.
George Herman, a farmer, living
near Orwigsburg, Schuylkin county,
was set upon on Thursday, by an OK
that had become mad from the bite of
a dog. He was struck in the face by
one of the hOOfs of the animal and bad
ly cut. His clothes were badly torn,
and he was severely bruised before he
could finally escape, when he returned
and shot the infuriated beast
The Lutheran Church thirty years
ago had only a scattered people in this
country west of Ohio. Now ii num-
bers in the same region p synOds, 1,702
ministers, 3,001 churches and 367, $50
communicates. In the entire country
less than a century ago there were only
"A Lutheran ministers. The present
number is 3, $50, with 5000 congrega-
tions and 625, 900 communicates.
Two young people were married at
Ocean Grove on Sunday evening, and
went to a tent, just put up for them on
Broadway, for the night Hardly had
=
storm came down like the wolf on the
fold and carried the bridal chamber
across Fletcher Lake. Drenched and
nearly drowned they knocked at the
door of a cOttager and were taken in.
On Thursday last, while eX-GOver-
nor Sprague was walking on the beach
near NarraganSett Pier. r. l., his at
tentiOn was turned to Sail-boat con-
tanning two men which ran too near in
shore and got caught in the breakers,
finally OvertuTning. One man was
caught in the ropes and was under the
boat. Mr.. Sprague, jumping into the
water, succeeded in righting the boat
and reScUing the man from drowning.
"A recent estimate gives to the
Catholic Church about one-seventh of
the population of the earth to PrOteS-
tantiSm between a twelfth and thir-
teenth, and to Christianity as whole a
little less than three-tenths. Another
authority places the whole number of
Catholics in the world at 216. .3j6, 600, of
which number Europe has lob. Al, 600.
America jl, 400, 600, Asia 9,167. 900,
Africa, 1885. 600, and Australia 6jO. 600.
"A lady i'll White Hall, Burlington
county, says the indianapolis Journal,
is the owner of Il dog and dove.
Whenever she goes out walking the
dove peTches itself on the dogs head.
and the latter trotS of happy as a lark.
The bird holds its position until the
party return home, unless TOwser Is at
tackled by some of the bad dogs of the
borough Then it flies to place Of
safety, returning to its faYOrite TOOst
when the tusoel between the dogs is
over.
Sixteen years ago woman at
Bridgewater. Conn. was accused by
neighbOr Of stealing his watch, and her
house was searched. There was no
evidence against her, nor was she able
to get satisfactory proof Of her innO-
cence. She grieyed constantly over the
matter. and Of late, as she grew old and
decrepit. she feared that she would die
without being able to clear herself of
the disgrace. But the watch has now
been turned up by a plough, in a field
where the careless owner originally lost
it.
George Thompson was on his death
bed in a hospital at Lexington. Ky. He
sent for a police detective and confessed
that he was a fugitive murderer from
Tennessee, saying that he did not wish
to die with the crime on his conscience.
But he soon rallied, and there being
hope of his recovery. declared that the
confession must have been freak Of
dellrium, as lie remembered nothing
about it, and certainly had never killed
anybody. However, he had time before
he died to confess anew what was found
to be the truth.
Edwin Smith, farmer. who lives
seven miles south Of Adrian, Mich, and
who is fOrty-SeYen years of age, has q
black, silky beard seven feet six and a
half inches long. As his height is six T.
feet his whiskeTS sweep the floor when .
down, though he, of course, keeps them +
lone up with hair-pins and bands most
Of the time. His twin brother. Edward. .
has been twenty years in raising a beard .
i've inches long. Edwin attributes the .
growth tOhaving clipped the
iuZ from his face when a child. He is
I well-tO-dO farmer, and would not
-hin< of organizing himself into show.
The BTOOkVille Democrat SAYS that .
IIOOten, the present chairman of the
State Committee. and who
was a delegate to the convention that
nominated Mr.. Butler for state Treas
lrer, offered the resolution that was
passed in that body, preventing the con-
'ideTatiOn of any resolution on the
subject of bribery and corruption in the
Legislature. Mr.. Wolf, who attempted
o get such a resolution before the con-
reutiOn and failed has taken the matter
o the courts. Y little HOoten kept the
subject out of the staIwart platform,
)ut no amount of hoOting viii prevent
is consideration by the courts.
The Keysville (Fa.) Herald says
hat some few days ago DR.. T. J, Greg
)Ty was called to see a little two-year-
I'D boy who was suffering with pain
n his hip. The little fellow would cry
,uU with pain whenever he made any
sudden twist or turn of the body, and
lis parents could not imagine the cause.
IN examination, the doctor discovered
signs to lead him to think that there
vas a needle or something IN the flesh,
md by pressing the place with his fin
yeTs the point of a needle made its ap-
,earance. Catching it with a pair of
oTceps, he pulled, and brought to light
| whole darning needle, about two and
/ half inches in length.