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

Henry J. Rogers. the agent in the
erection of the first telegraph line III
the world-that between Baltimore and
WashingtOn-died on Wednesday i'll
Baltimore, aged 90 years. He was sub
sequently 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 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, Schuylkil 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 scattered people in this
country west of Ohio. Now it num-
bers in the same region y synOds, l, 1,702
ministers, 3,001 churches and 367, $50
cOmmunicants. In the entire country
less than a century ago there were only
n Lutheran ministers. The present
number is 3,1JO, with $500 congrega-
tiOns and 62j, 600 communicates.
Two young people were married at
Ocean Grove on Sunday evening, and
0 70, = -.
. Broadway, for the night. Hardly had
they dismissed their friends when the
storm came down like the wolf on the
fold and carried the bridal chamber
! across Fletcher Lake. DTenched 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
I near NaTTagansett Pier. r. l.. his at
tention was turned to a sail-boat con-
tanning two men which ran too near in
shore and got caught in the breakers,
finally OveTtuTning. 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 Ohe-seventh of
the population of the earth to PrOtes-
tantlSm 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 DIG. 300, 600. of
which number Europe has 153. Al. 600
America 81. 400, coo. Asia 9167. coo
Africa, 1856. OO0 and Australia 6JO. 600
"A lady i'll White Hall. Burlington
county, says the Indianapolis .JO1gUul,
is the owner Of a dog and a dove
Whenever she goes out walking the
dove perches itself on the dogs head,
and the latter trOts off 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 a place Of
safety. returning to its faVCTitc TUOst
when the tusscl between the dogs is
over.
Sixteen years ago a 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 grieVed 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 plough, in a field
where the careless owner originally lost
it.
George Thompson was on his death
bed in hospita~AEington, Ky. He
sent for. i've and confessed