The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-01-31

in consequence OF me recent stCtssloH
of Anglican clergy to the Cathoiie Church,
tbe vatican is considering in what way it
can secure wider field Of action for the
Church in England without offending
against the existing laws. Instructions on
this subject have been sent 70 Cardinal
Manning.
"A scamp of tender years in Natick,
Mass. eleven summers only has be knoSn,
and his name is William Moran-has de-
veloped a peculiar phase of kleptomania.
Within three successive days he converted
to his own use two steeds and an equal
number of sleighs Since bis arms have
had nine wears pith hc has felouiOusly ap-
propriated not fewer than eight teams.
"A special dispatch says Jennie Manuel,
Of Terre Hsute, Ind, was arrested Friday,
proof having been obtained that lshmael
Manuel, a teacher in the colored schools,
who died three weeks ago, came to has
death by poison administered by Jennie,
his wife 1t is charged that she gave him
morphine in 2 cup Of coffee. The motive
for the crime was an intimacy with ne
gro barber of Charleston.
Jerry Black on Blaine ''Never you
fear Blaine he is like the wild rider OF
the fable who rode before great multitude
at full gallop towards the brink OF precl-
pice, and when sle people raised a shrek
as his horse reared himself to spring over,
he wheeled him short about and RODE back,
doffing his hat aud smiling. That's the
kind of a man Blaine is. You can trust
him every time on thing of this kind.
"A clock made entirely of bread has
lately been received at Milan, Italy, from
Peru. l. was constructed by an Indian,
who, having no means of purchasing ma
teTial saved a portion of the soft part OF
his daily bread foT the purpose. He solid
flied it with certain salt which rendered
it very hard and insoluble in water. The
clock keeps good time, and the cRse, also
of hardened bread, displays artistic talent
of seventeen samples of table syrups
recently examined by r. G. Kendal, pro
fessor Of chemistry in the Michigan State
Agricultural College, fifteen proved to be
made from glucose one sample contained
141 grains of oil of vi!Iiol and 724 grains
OF lime to the gallon. and another, which
had caused serious sickness to an entire
family whom he knew, contained I2 grains
of oil of vitriOl. % Of copperas, aud 363 OF
lime to the gallon.
The Vatican viii shortly take steps to
Ie-establ.sh relations with the Mexican
Government Should the negotiations
prove unsuccessful, the wants OF the Mex
ican Church will DC supplied IN the best
manner possible, without the Intervention
Of the government. The question OF he
possibility and expediency of rendering
the Catholic Church in England directly
dependent upon the people, instead oil
upon the congregation, propaganda tlde, !:
still under examination.
At seven O'Clock Monday evening the
boiler of locomotive which was making
trial trip over the elevated railway exploded
between Foster Brook and BaScock sta
tiOn, -four miles from Bradford, Pa, IN
stantly killing John Vaughan, engineer
and John Adds, a laborer and fatally in
/ iuring George CroBau, conductor, G. L. j
Shepherd, assistant superintendent, ant
Mike HOleriD, fireman. Thomas Iuby
Oscar SchuLt, Alfred Garside aud Georg
. Peterson were seriously injured.
One of the funniest things happened
near Poud Eddy, on the Erie Railroad,
day or two ago. As the New York expres
was passing along the Sullivan count,
mountains the passengers saw a lavgt
black bear and two balf-gTOTn cubs stand
ing on the highest Of the rocky peaks tha
overlook the Delaware river. They crane,
their Decks until it was abOut to pass on
OF sight, when the mother bear hurricdl
climbed tree on the edge Of the noun
tain and Sazed at the monster OF civiliza
tlon until the last.
The black death has again appcaTe
IN some parts Of Russia, and has prove
very destructive, and caused the creates
alarm. This is the same disease which ]
the fourteenth century, desOlated ib
globe, and &c gets its name from tho blac
spots, symptomatic of putrid decomposi
tion, that show themselves at one OF IL
stages on the skin Of the sufferer. PEI
soDs attacked with it are said TO die lik
flies, aud the ignorant and superstition
Peasantry are so terrified by it that man
are thought to have perished OF pun
fright.
Jacob Goodman, a butcher Of Rcadin,
when returning from Exeter TOWNSHIP
Belks ceunty, on Friday evening. was &.
upon by three negroes, who wanted h
money. Two Of them managed - q
away at hmping gait, but very muc
wOrsted. The third was terribly battere
up, and cgawled 20 a stable near by, whel
, he was found the next morning, Aft,
| the encounter was over Goodman place
BIS arms akimbo and said "If You tv
ieloWs that run away are about you cal
; como back again, IL yOu want to- Jaco
, is evidently Goodman to let severe'
alone.
/ There was strange scene at the d.
pot at Springfield, Mass, a day or t,-
ago, on the arrival Of body which was n
its way to Troy for iuterment. 1t was n
cessary to transfer the box containing n
remains from one train to another. an
while this was being done party who ha
been waiting for another body, which ";
: to be inferred in that city, assembled. ,
once around the box and began wee
/ ing freely. It was some time before the
could be made to understand that the r,
mains over which they were lamentin
were not those of their friend. but of
= stranger en- route westward
-Ilden says the opportunity he n,
, long wished for to vindicate himself an
] confuse his enemies has come at last. an
that before the investigation is sinisbe
the mountain Of calumuy which was co
ten up purposely to crush him will I
thrown back on the beads OF of its inver
, tors. 1t is not often that Mr. Tilden sDeaI
+ out so vigorously, says the Pittsbure Pos
, and 1t IS clear now that he means bushes
; II also explain the opposition of a class
Democrats to the cipher investigation.
J In their enmity to Tilden they W ere sati
fed the case should rest on the Tri5l,
expose, be it true or false.
, "A woman living in tenement
, Philadeiphia visited the attic OF the hons
on Friday afternoon, and there found N
woman who occupied the apartuoeut sit,;,,