The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-05-26

An item appeared in the Pittsburgh
Times last week announcing that Rt. Rev
Bishop Tuigg had been depossd from his
episcopal Office. The report, which was a
very silly one, has been authortiveIy contra.
dicted, no official papers from Rome bearing
on that question having been received bv
any one In Pittsburgh or elsewhere Bishop
InIgg.s jurisdiction comprises the dioceses
Of Pittsburgh and Allegheny.
Mrs. George Eager, living between Ham.
mond and RoSsie, in St. Lawrence county
New York, was seriously injured by the ex.
plosion OF barrel of sap vinegar recently, q
part of the barrel striking her in the stomach
and face, cutting il badly and knocking out
two OF her teeth. She remained insensible
Tor three or four hours. Mrs. Eager was
anxious to know how much vinegar the bar
rel contained. The bung was removed and
lighted taper held so that the gas ignited
and exploded.
The trial at Greensburr of Sflas Grav 70,
the murder of Mrs. Mary McCready. in Bel
township, Wessmoreland county, commenced
on Friday and ended on Tuesday evening In
verdict of murder in the frs degree The
Jury was ont just four hours, and in the light
OF all the testimony their verdict is consider
ed just one. The murder was committed
IN February, 1877, and was of a most cruel
nature, the victims skull being cleft with a
hatchet and her body afterwards sunk i'm the
Kiskiminetas river.
"A man named Retler, residing in Moore
county, y. G., went to a mill with a load OF
corn, taking his two young sons with him on
the wagon. The boys cTawled under several
bags of corn. One of them fell asleep and
was smOthered by one Of the bags falling on
his face. While the father was getting the
body from under the bags. the other boy, who
had jumped TO the ground and was standing
near the wagon was kicked on the head by
one OF the horses and killed The father re-
turned home with the bodies in the wagon.
The Utica Herald SAYS that Thomas Nc
Elrath, of Marlboro. whose case attracted
wide attention three years ago because he
Sald he had not slept wink in 20 wears is
still living without sleep He saws he has
not closed his eyes il sleep for three years,
and, indeed, that ne has not slept at all for IL
yeors bis neighbOrs say that they have
been at his hOuSe at all hours of the dav and
pight and have invariably found him alert
aud wide awake. He is q member of the
Presbyterian church of the place and his
word Is trusted by all who know him. He Is
IN good health, and weighs over 200 pounds
lie Is over 20 and does not work. exceDt on
small jobs about his house.
-1homas Murphy, young man of dis
reputable character while under the infu-
ence Of liquor at Stamford, Conn, on Satur-
day evening assaulted Edward Marshall. an
inohenstve youth, with fatal effect It ap-
pears that Murphy met Marshall, about 3
o CLOCK and asked him to go and take a drink
Marshall refused and thereupOn Murphy
picked up stone and dealt Marshall a yIO-
lent blow on the left temple, inf1ictinp "a
wound from the effects of which he died in
aDouU hIleei minutes. phyreScaped on
q New YOrk-bound train. Chief of Police
Daskam telegraphed to police hea dquarters
in New York and the murderer was arrested
on the arrival of the train
The Bangor WhiQ tells of a couple resid-
ing near Fort Fairfield between whom no
difficulty was ever known to exist in fact.
1t was supposed by all their neighSors and
friends that they, with their four children,
enjoyed the highest type of domestic happi-
ness. For some reason they decided to sever
mnnfTal 1,-
term of court, divorce was applied for and
obtained. And now comes the funny (2)
part OF the story. Having obtained tie di-
yerce the man has hired his ex-wife to keep
mouse Tor him, which she is doing, while he
himself is already engaged TO be married 10
another woman. If a similar case can be
found elsewhere in the State it ought to be
made known.