Evening journal., 1889-06-10

church Sunday was under the blue sky in
Patrick Matthews side yard. The grass was
his footstool and the June roses that swung
in the air were his censors. The Matthews
residence aud yard commands view of the
wrecked walls and shattered tower OF st.
Johns and tho ruined and torn parish ceme-
terry, now filed with trunks of trees, stones,
broken pillars and crosses. Before the preach
er stood pitiful remnant of his Pensioners.
whom he touchingly exhorted 10 perform
ance Of prayer and duty. Many OF his listen
ers were moved to tears
identified by a Rraceiet-
On Sunday of last waek the body OF
young lady was found near the Gautier steel
works, and was buried among the unknown
dead The body is now believed 70 be that Of
Miss Elizabeth Nj. Bran, Of Germantown, Pa.
She was last seen with Miss Paulsen, OF Pitts
burg, passenger on the day express. What
led TO tho Identification was bracelet and a
locket found on the body, the locket having
the initials ''E M Rr on IT. The father Of
the young lady has been telegraphed for.
At the Bedford street hospital six flood
victims were received After having their
wounds dressed they were sent 70 the Mercy
hospital in Pittsburg, with the exception Of
w. G. Wolf, who was sent TO Connellsvile
Every thing Is progressing nicely, and the
condition Of all the patients is favorable
Txenty-seven Funerals In One Dny.
Rev Charles A. Bragdon, the general mis-
sionary Of the diocese Of Pittshurg, attended
twenty seven different funerals in one day
and gave that number Christian burial.
Another large lot Of collins we're received
yesterday from Pittsburg.
Private Detectives Arrested.
Horace Mann, private detective, has
come up from Philadelphia with seven Of his
men in response TO a request from Gen. Hast
ings Counterfeit policemen and deputy
shea'iffs, in the full panoply Of tin star and a
club, were as easy 70 find as old tin cans. A
pair Of shears and piece Of stair bannster
was all that was required, and they could
not be told from the genuine Chairman
Scott and Gen Hastings issued q supply Of
cards TO Chief OF Police Hart, 10 be given to
all officers, and told him all without them
would be arrested. The chief put them in
his pocket, and four Of his men who couldn't
show cards were arrested by Mann's men.
Chief Hart got angry and ordered his men
TO shoot anybody who interfered with them.
He was thereupon arrested himself, taken
before Chairman Scott and taught the limits
Of his authority.
Mannis men found six barrels OF whisky
and $500 worth OF silveTware hidden in som,
Of the workmen's tents They stove in th'
heads Of the whisky barrels, poured it ou
and confscated the silver.
Good Health Rt Johnstown.
The state board Of health has hung out th'
following bulletin; THE general condition o.
health in Johnstown and vicinity Is excellent
No epidemic disease OF any kind prevails, mol
is it expected that any will arise. The who'll
region has been divided into convenient dis
tricts and e0ch placed under a competen
sanitarian The state board Of health is pre-
pared TO meet all emergencies as they arise
The air is wholesome and the drinking waite
Is generally pure II the good people Of th
devastated district will 90 on as they hay
so nobly done during tho past week in thei
efforts 10 clean up the wreckage good healt
] viii certainly be maintained
! Dr. Joseph N Dickson, in charge Of Il
Bedford street hospital, and DR.. 7. Il Ha
! zard, OF Allegheny, deny emphatically thl
4 there is a single case Of diphtheria in John
I town or any Of its suburbs They say the
' is a good deal Of follicular sore throat, b.
4 that II rarely fatal and is not contagious.