The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-05

wnlcn mas nithcrtO Occn taken, out wnlen
was refused this time on account of law
passed in 1872 making the license or Ale
gheny county three hundred dollars.
Gy- A few days ago g. w. Souder, of
Crisheld, who was engaged to marry Miss
Annie Cullen, took her out for drive
AT the start she whispered that he mustn't
take her "to the minister's" but that is
just what the young mau did and they
were married. They returned to the Cullen
house Immediately and Souder understood
that he was to go home, return on the fol-
lowing day and start for Baltimore on a
wedding trip. The next day Mrs. Souder
refused to see her husband saying that she
didn't love him and that he had forced her
to marry him.
Ga" A cruel parent was outwitted by n
romantic wedding recently celebrated in q
little town in Iowa. The son Of one farm
er and the daughter of neighbor fell in
love with each other, but were prevented
from marrying by the opposition of the
parents on both sides. The father of the
girl went so far as to lock her up, but she
managed to escape during his temporary
ABSENCE and ran to her lover, who was at
work in the field. His brother was dis
patched for a neighboring justice, and in
an adjacent grove the ceremony was com
pleted Just as the irate father put in an APP
pearance.
eT- The body of man found in the
river at Kansas City, Mo-, last Friday, is
ascertained to be that of Rev. Sidney M.
Stray, who was expelled from the ministry
by the Presbytery of Glen's Falls, N. Y,
June IA, for shooting his wife at Warren
burg, where he was pastor of fashionable
church, and for general immortality. He
had recently been employed as a book
keeper at Leaven worth, but learning
that his wife's brother had started
west with intent to shoot him, he left,
changed his name and reached Kansas
City, when he took to drink and probably
drowned himself.
CB~ James Gourley of Philadelphia, had
been separated from his wife, Dora, for the
past six years. but during that time APP
pears to have kept strict watch upon her
conduct. She lives in the rear of 1343
Savery street, and on Sunday evening
Gourley gained admission to the house by
climbing into a second story window. In
one of the rooms he found his wife. in COM
pany with Daniel Dougherty, of 1888 Oak
street, and drawing revolver fired at the
right breast, and the other Dougherty's
right side. They were removed to st.
Mary's Hospital and Gourley arrested
Yesterday Gourey was hold to answer at
court. lie admits doing the shooting and
SAYS he intended to kill them both.
GB-F A. Gushing, who was sent to New
Mexico two years ago by the Smithsonian
Institute for the purpose of gathering
further information about the Aztecs,
made the discovery that their religious GER
emonies were entirely secret, except
among themselves. lie therefore joined
the tribe, and is now u Zunt chief and is
second in authority. He dresses il the
full native costume, and participates in all
their religious rites. lie says the worship
and traditions of the Montezumas, SO long
accepted in Aztec history, have no founda-
ton in fact, but the real beliefs and super
stitions are quite as wonderful Spiritual
ism is cardinal belief and their seances
surpass in mystery those of civilized life.
He has made some progress in deciphering
the numerous cliff Inscriptions.