The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-20


-Napolcon B. Arthur deserted his wife
and family at Marysvile, ONO, twenty years
ago to elOpe with nCighboT'S daughter. His
wife remained on the farm, and reared their
children. while he wandered about the coun-
try. 4 poor, bIOkcn old tramp presented
himself recently at the homestead ms was
the wreck of the husband and father. lie
begged for food and lodging, expressing the
utmost contritiou for his bad behavior. The
wife acted with promptueSs. She set the DOG
on him and he barely escaped with his he
"A letter To the Des AlOineS STATE RegtSf"r
from a responsible citizen of SigOurney gives
the information on the authority Of an eye
witness that the notorious Bender family,
four in number, were captured soon after the
discovery of the murder of Colonel orke.
The eyewitness says that the four We're stood
up in a row facing nine Titemcn, and were
told their fate that Kate was piucky to the
last and called upon their captoTs TO shoot
and bc - and that the four bodies were
buried at the corner of the four counties Of
Labette, Wilson, Neosho and Montgomery.
james D. Love Il member Of the Phila-
delphia Common Council from the 1hittieth
ward, and Secretary of the sectional Board 81
Public Education, has fled the city to escape
his credit DrS. Love was an influential Re
publican politician, and has occupied several
prominent public positions. y short time
since he left the city, oStenSlbIy on trip Tor
the benefit of his health, but letter received
from him dated 81. Louis announces that ne
has no intention of returning. He states that
during the last campaign he incurred heavy
obligations which he had no means OF meet
ing, aud dare not return.
The oldest Baptist minister in Western
Pennsylvania recently entered his 91d year
and is residing on his farm near Ganard's
Fort, Green county. He served the churches
in that region for many years, but as his mind
is now impaired and hc has not kept record
of his work his time Of service Is not exactly
known. lie distinctly remembers many
events which have long since passed into his
tory. lie was present at the RcdStone As
sociatiOn when Alexander Campbell Separa-
ted from the Baptists also when the Monon-
gahcla Association was formed His early
companions in thc ministry EaVc all passed
away, and now, an old veteran, under the
weight OF many years, he awaits his Masters
call.
Solomon G.. Booth is a teamster of High
land, y. Y, and by dint of industry and
economy has accumulated considerable
property He has always stood well in the
community. he and his wife being members
of the Highland Methodist church He has
nine children. One morning recently he
and his children awOke to find that the wife
and mother had dccampcd with the brother
of her husband. Luther Booth, her lover,
is n wcll-to-do farmer living near Highland.
He and his brother Solomon have always
been on the most friendly terms, but it was
never suspected that Luther and his sister
in-law We're unduiy intimate. The pair have
left for parts unknown, Luther Booth also
deSerting large family.
The BROOKLYN Eogle having asserted that
General ArthuT'S father was an lriShm1n,
the Brooklyn Union drgts hastenS to deny it
and to affirm that he was Scotchman. The
New York World says that the Union Arg"s
is paper devoted to Garfield and knows liz
tie about Arthur On the other hand, there
are Journals devoted TO Arthur and which
care little for Garfield. 1t is. therefore, not
remarkable that either class of Journals
should know little of that of which it cares
little. OF course the Eagle was right and the
Union -fyy,fS was wrong General BTiS Jin'S
a
his father 'was a young Protestant Irishman
from Ballymcna, County Antrim, and
graduate of Belfast College"
1t is announced that the Rev. ". F. Ad-
dis and Rev. T. Arnold English Catholic
clergymen. are preparing, in London, the
publication of a Catholic encyclopedia. i'm
one compact volume, which Is intended To
be an elementary manual OF reference on
all points of ecclesiastical interest which
continually pTrSeu themselves not only to
Catholics but PrOtestantS, as to the doctrine,
usage and practice of the Catholic Church.
Such a work will be a boon To people of all
persuasionS. Half the Misrepresentation
made by people of one belief and practice
regarding those whose belief and practice
are radically different have their origin in
ignorance. The light shed 10y this pubica-
tiOn will probably be of great aid ia helping
people to understand each other.
The StTJsburg Free Press tells this story
of equine SaTacity: The other day horse
belonging to our clever railroad engineer, Mr..
dcred upon the railroad track, and by some
means got one "a his feet fast. lie soon got
his foot loose, however, but i'm 50 doing bent
part Of tie shoe directly downward. causing
him 10 walk very lame Now, what do you
suppose that horse did Why he walked mp
to Mr.. Elias Beams blacksmith shop and into
the shoeing shed, of his own accord, Ternvm-
Der, and waited to have his shoe fixed. The
smiths, not understanding his presence, and
the horse not being able TO tell them what ne
wanted chased him away. Mr.. Trout then
noticed his faithful animals trouble and had
it removed Immediately. such wisdom and
good sense l. rarely found i'm q horse.
Information has been received ut Pa-
leigh, y. C., OF terrible tragedy in Franklin
county, by which Elam Wester, a young
farmer, who was acting the best man at
runaway wedding, had two loads of buclshot
put into his left breast. 1t seems that NeS-
tcr'S intimate friend, Mr.. IIaverlOck STYLES
has for some time past been in love with Miss
Ophelia Upchurch, the daughter of benjamin
DpchUTch, q wcll-to-dO farmer i'm Nash cOun-
ty. The young lady returned his affections,
but the father would not give his consent
and the parties agreed upon an clopement.
WcSter and Styles met the young lady and
carried her 10 Nash county, got the license
and were quietly married. just after the
ceremony was concluded, Mr.. IpchuTch,
armed with a dOuhle-baTreled shotgun, rode
up. He lcveled it at WeSter and fired the
two barrels, charged with buckShOt, into the
young mans left breast WesteT fell without
saying word Styles fed to the woods,
leaving his newly-marricd bride to the mer-
cies of the cnraged father, who carried her
home. All .he parties lived in Nash county.