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NEW BLOOMFIELD, PENN'A.
: Tuesday, July SO, 1872.
8. T; Streetkr has resigned from the
Liberal Republican Committee, and will
support General Grant.
The gorms of the Greeley movement iu
Boston are coming the mustard seed dodge
Hpo ken of in the Scriptures, and not only
the Birds will lodge in tlio branches, but
several others will take refuge beneath its
shadow, besides ex-Congressman Bird.
There is evidently a difference of opin
ion on the result of the presidential election,
as a New York State farmer has sold his
farm, the money not to be pnyablo until
Greeley lives iu the White House; while
a Chicago man odors a large number of lots
and houses for sale, and agrees to wait for
his pay until Giant is elected President.
AnouT the middle of June a Massachu
setts farmer cut down a field of spring rye
for fodder.' The rye had headed perfectly.
It was supposed that grass would immedi
ately follow, but in ten days tho ryo grew
up, headed out, and is now the finest look
field of rye in that region. This is a new
departure in agriculture.
Wii.LiAMsronT during tho past week has
been the scene of a great excitcmont. The
trouble was between the mill owners and
the hands, who wore on a strike in order to
force the recognition of ten hours as a
days labor. On Monday matters assumed
so serious an aspect that the Sheriff tele
graphed to the Governor for military aid.
This was promptly furnished and their ap
pearance seemed to put an end to the in
cipient riot, without any other action. Th e
soldiers will remain for a few days longer
to protect the mills in case of necessity.
The men on a strike aro peacable, and say
they will not go to work unless the mill own
ers adopt the ten hour rulo. The arrested
ringleaders are still in jail. Tho report of
a person being killed and of others dying
through the injuries they received are not
true.
On Monday night of last week a man
named Hugh Mara, attempted to assassin
ate Alderman McMullcn of Philadelphia, a
prominent ward politician, by shooting
him in the breast with a pistol ball. At
hist accounts McMulle n was alive with
prospects of recovery. It is not known
what induced the attack, but It is supposed
to have been a plot to get him out of tho
way, as ho was the owner of some disa
agreable secrets, connected with the at
tempted murder of Detective Brooks several
years since, and for which crime Mara was
cent to the penitentiary. He had but
recently been pardoned by Gov. Geary, at
the solicitation of the man he shot. So far
the would-be murderer lias escaped arrest.
Why is it, that these low local politicians
can control the pardoning power, to effect
the release of such scamps? is a query
which will probably be suggested to tho
mind of every good citizen.
A Sensation story has beon started de
tailing a bargain which it is asserted was
made between ex-Go'v. Seymour, and Mr.
Greeley whereby the latter named gentle
man was to be nominated by the Domocrats
for the Presidency. This story Mr. Greeley
not only positively denies but says it has no
foundation whatever.
Another equally silly story has been start
ed by those opposed to Gen. Grant, to the
effect that be lias made bets of large sums
of money on bis election, thus holding him
up to the world as a gambler.
Wby cannot politicians conduct a cam
paign without resorting to mean and con
temptible tricks, to influence votes ? Both
parties ought to be content to rely upon
truth and argument, for success, audthonif
beaten, they will ut least be entitled to the
respect of their opponents.
We do not care to be on the winning sido
if victory must be won by the sacrifice
of truth.
t2T Not long since, from off one of the
Inman steamers, there came a magnificent
Cuban lady. Her patrician air was charm
ing, her dress was faultless, and if she had
been ft trifle less unnaturally rotund, she
might have passed without suspicion.
She was invited into the office of the in
spectresn, and an official diagnosis made of
her condition. She was found suffering
from four Aguille shawls, two pol nt ap
pliques, nnd retonde, or round mantle of
Chantilly lace of great value. Nor was
this alL Festooned upon her hoop-skirts
' were seven hundred yards of narrow lace,
which careful hands passed days in un
tangling. In the plaits of her dress were
pinned collars of unexceptional point
lace, which took no more room, when
rolled, and pinned against the seams,
than cocoon does against a leaf.
Letter From Horaca Greeley.
At the present time a letter from M.
Greeley will bo of interest to all persons,
whether favorable to his election or not;
and his ideas on the subjoct of Reform, as
set forth in the following lottor in reply to a
communication from Hon. Carl Shurz,
will meet with a hearty approval from nine
tenths of Abe American people.
New Yomk, July 5, 1872.
Mv Deah Sr: Yours of the 20th ultimo
only reached mo three days ago. I respond
as promptly as I may. The problem of
Civil Service reform is rendered difficulty
by an alliance bctweon the Kxeoutive and
Legislative branches of our Fedoral govern
ment. Those members of Congress who
favor tho administration habitually claim,
and are accorded, a virtual monopoly of
the Fedoral oflicesin their respect ive States
or districts, dictating appointments and
removals as interest orcaprice may suggost.
The President appoints at their bidding,
they legislate in itubservionce to his will
often in opposition to their own convictions.
Unless all history is unmeaning, this con
fusion of executive and legislative responsi
bilities and functions could not fail to dis
temper and corrupt the body politic. I
hold the eligibility of our Presidents to ro
eloction, to bo tho main source of this cor
ruption. A President should, bo above hope of fu
ture favor or the for of alienating parti
sans. Ho should bo tho official chief, not
of a party, but of the Republic. Ho should
dread nothing but the accusing voice of
history, and the inexorablo judgment of
God. Ho Bhould fully realize and nover
forgot that Congress in its own sphere is
paramount, and nowise amenable to his
supervision, and that tho heartiest good
will to his administration is perfectly com
patible with the most pointed dissent from
his inculcations in tho very gravest ques
tion in finance or political economy. It is
the first stop that costs. Let it be settled
that a Presidont is not to. bo ro-elected
while in oflice, and Civil Service reform is
no longer difficult. lie will need no organs
no subsidized defenders ; he will naturally
select his chief counsellors from among tho
ablest and wisest of his eminent fellow citi
zens, regardless alike of tho shrieks of lo
cality and thosuggestionsof a selfish policy.
He will not have to conciliate a powerful
clan to attach to bis personal fortune ; ho
will be impelled to appoint (as none will
deny that ho should appoint) men of ripe
experience in business and eminent mer
cantile capacities, to collect, keep and dis
burse the revenue, instead of dexterous
manipulators of primary meetings and
skillful traffickers in delegates to nomina
ting conventions. He will thus transform
the civil service of the country from a party
machine into a business establishment.
No longor an aspirant to placo, the Presi
dent will naturally aim to merit and secure
the approbation of tho entire people, but
especially of tho eminently wise and good.
Horace Greeley.
It Is Goodt
An Auburn Democrat contributes tho
following as expressive of his condition :
A life-long Democrat, upon being asked
if he could 1 go' for Greeley, replied that
the situation reminded him of an incident
that occurred in tho mines. A party of
miners took up a claim and elected one of
their party cook, who was to servo in that
capacity until some one found fault with
his cooking. In that event the fault-finder
was to take his place and do the cooking
himsolf. Georgo B was the first to fill
the position, and everything weut on nice
ly for a week or two, when Goorgo became
tired and resolved to have some one find
fault If possible. So one morning he mixed
the dough for breakfast, putting in equal
parts of flour and salt. All sat down to
breakfast, and Bill J was tho first to
break a biscuit. He tasted it, smelled it,
and tasted it again, and said: Boys I I'll be
d d if this ain't the saltest biscuit I ever
got hold of but, said ho, suddenly ro
memberingthe contract, 'itisgoodl' Now
the Democrats are in tho same fix. Gree
ley is the saltest pill they ever got hold of,
but then he is good.
The Public Debt.
We Bee in many of the party papers,
statements regarding the decrease of tho
publio debt, which are calculated to create
an erroneous idea In tho minds of their
readers, as in these statements are present
ed only a portion of the truth.
Tho actual debt of tho nation was on
July 1st, 1W
Dec, Int. 1HT1,
t3,R2.S(l,0',il,.'3
2.!MS,2fl.:7.8
Decrease In 6 years and six months l34,:Ml,(joB,SH.
The amount of money paid into the
treasury during the same period was Mve
thoutand two hundred and utenty-three mil
liont of dollars, being neatly twice the
amount of the whole publio debt.
This made the yearly receipt of the gov
ernment nearly seven hundred and fifty
millions of dollars, while the annual de
crease o 1 the publio debt for the same time
has bee n only about sixty-six millions; show
ing the actual yearly exenses of tho nation
to have been almost seven hundred millions
of dollars.
A Singular Disease.
Berks county farmers report a singular
kind of disease among the cattle. Within
a few weeks a number have gone blind,
some in one eye, but most of them in both
eyes. One farmer has twelve bond, somo
entirely blind, and others only partially so.
One calf, three days old, never out of the
ttablo lost Its sight. Ou some farms two,
three and four are the victims of the dis
ease. The nerve of the eye seems to die
from within, and the eye becomes white.
Horses have thus far escaped the affliction.
IW Hydrophobia lately broke out In a
small Texas town, and the people killed 250
dogs before their madness subsided.
An Outlaw Disposed Of.
Further particulars of the killing of Tom
Lowery, of the Robeson co., N. C , gang of
" Swamp Angels," show that it was effec
ted by 8. Wishart and Robert E. Wishart,
brothers of Colonel Wishart, and James
M' Kay and James CampbolI--all resolute
and daring young men who started out for
Scufllctown, the capital of the outlaws, on
Thursday night last, for the purpB0 of
avenging the death of the lamented Colonel
Wishart, who was so basely murdered by
the gang. They arrived near Scutlletown
and secreted themselves along tho road
travoied by tho outlaws and inhabitants.
None of the gang were seen until Saturday
morning, about eight o'clock, when Tom
Lowery appeared in sight on his way to
Union Chapel, where political speaking was
to take place that day. He was walking
leisurely along tho road in company with a
white man named Prevatt. Lowery was
armed witlyi Spencer, rifle and three re
volvers. Ho came on without suspicion un
til he got opposite where tho young men
were concealed, when he noticed the tracks
they had made in crossing the road. Ho
now Boomed suddenly to become alarmed
and commenced cursing furiously. At a
given signal the band in ambush discharg
ed their pieces at him simultaneously.
Each of the four shots took effect, and, ut
tering a yell of terror and pain, Lowery
plunged iuto the swamp and ran about fifty
yards when he fell in the agony of death.
But he did not die without trying to avenge
himself. The struggle was prolonged whilo
life lasted. As the young men approached
him ho attompted to draw a pistol, but was
too weak to do so. One hand was clutched
so firmly about his gun that it was with
difficulty his fingers could bo unclasped.
On his body was found a gold watch, tho
property of Mr. John M'Nair. - The body
was immediately seized and carried on tho
shoulders of tho party to the publio road,
about a half milo distant, where a passing
wagon was pressed into service and the
body was carriod to Lumberton and deliv
ered to tho sheriff.
It was fully identified as that of Tom
Lowery, and was delivered to his wife who
was sent for by the sheriff. It was Interred
by his friends at 2 o'clock on Saturday
somewhere in the classic precincts of Scuf
fletown. Tho same day tho sheriff paid
over to the Wisharts and their companion
the reward offered by the county, which
was $1,000. There is also a State reward
of $5,000, which they will probably soon re
ceive. Stephen Lowery and Andrew Strong
are the only two of the gang now remain
ing, and it is thought they will meet with
a similar fate.
Foreign Items.
tW A Scotch cote mporary has the fol
lowing on the marriage of a dear friend:
" He stepped upou tho hymeneal platform,
adjusted the fatal noose, and was swung off
into the unsilent bourno whence ho can
never return save by tho doceaso of Mrs.
M'Clum."
tUAt Madrid three of tho would-be
assassins of the King and twenty-BOvcn of
their alleged accomplices have beon arres
ted. Admiral Topete has warned the au
thorities against dangerous demonstra
tions. The escapo of the King and Queen
was a narrow one. One of the horses at
tached to the royal carriage received seven
pistol shots.
Geneva, July 23. The claims for dama
ges caused by tho vessels Boston, Sallio,
Jeff Davis, J ay and Music, have been
dismissed by the Arbitrators. The demur
rer of Great Britain concerning the other
vessels is overruled. Tho case of the Flori
da was concluded to-day. The decision, it
is believed, awards $3,000,000 damages for
her depredations. The Board took up the
case of the Alabama to-day.
E3T"The Manchester (Eng., )&awtier, of
July 10, says: On Saturday last, while a
woman residing at the Rod House, Coal port
Bridge, Shropshire, was gathering wood in
a neighboring coppice, one of ber children
four years of age, threw a knife at his little
brother, an infant about twelve months old.
Tho weapon penetrated the forehead of tho
child, causing alarge wound, through which
on removing the knife, the brain protruded.
Dr. Morgan, of Modeley, was called iu, but
the poor child died the following day. The
eldest child, aged seven, enraged at what
had been dono to the baby, threw part of a
brick at the head of tho offender, and 1 n
flicted such a severe injury that it is doubt
ful if this child will recover.
Matamoras, July 24. General Rocha
telegraphed from Monterey this afternoon
that President Juarez had died on the night
of the 18th Inst., from an attack of apoplexy
which had seized him at S o'clock P. M. of
that day, and directed that the flags of the
government should be placed at half mast.
The news was received by all classes with
astonishment and not credited until it was
confirmed by a second dispatch from Gen
eral Rocha. The Presidency of the Re
public will devolve upon Lerdo de Tejada,
Chief Justice of tho Supreme Court, and,
until recently, Secretary of Foreign Affairs
in President Juarez's Cabinet ; but lately
in opposition to the government, and re
garded as sympathizing with the Revolu
tionists, although remaining In the City of
Mexico, and taking no active part with the
Insurgents.
Miscellaneous News Items.
tW On the 22d Inst., the surface near the
Baltimore shaft of the Wilkesbarre mine
caved in, swallowing up a house occupied
by two families. Only two persons were
buried, both little girls. The mine was
idle. ( . ,
tW A calf was born last weok on the
farm of R. T. Parker, near Ewing Station,
in Mason county, Ky., which was entirely
destitute of hair, except on the ends of the
ears and tail. It is said to bo perfect in
form and is Btout and healthy.
tW A child of Joseph Onderhill.of Perry
county, Ind., eighteen months old, at
tempted to climb up the door step, but
slipped and struck its chin upon the step,
causing it to bito its tongue, from the ef
fects of which it died.
tWOn Friday evening a weok about nine
o'clock, Mr. George Dehuff, son of Mr.
Abraham Dehuff, of York, died suddenly
on the balcony of his fathor's residence, of
heart disease He was subjoct to this dis
ease for sovoial years. He was about SI
years of age.
KW The body of Mr. Smith, of New
Britain, lost overboard from the steam
er State of Now York, in Long Island
Sound on the night of July 4, has been
picked up off Bradford point. A pistol
shot and other wounds led to tho belief that
he was murdered and thrown overboard.
tW Jacob Schroder, a farmer living near
Galosburg, Michigan, while digging a well
on his farm, found at the bottom of the
well, fifty feet from tho surface, a trunk of
a trco, pieces of which the diggers cut off
with their spades and brought to town.
The wood loqks like hemlock.
13T Two men named Soymore were shot
whilo lying asleep in their boat on Chat
auquay lake, Saturday night, by a man
named Shultz, who claims that ho mis
took them for deer, whon ho was hunting.
One of the men was but slightly grazed
in the arm by a ball that entered tho
other's head, inflicting a dangerous wouud.
Shultz is under arrest.
EST Samuel Fenno, of Woodstock, has
been trying for four years to get rid of a
turtle who had a taste for "garden-sass."
Each time ho was caught the depredator
had his shell marked, and he was thrown
away some distance from the garden, last
summer having been left five miles away.
Two weeks since he was caught again
feasting ou the luxuries of the season in
his accustomed place.
E2T On Thursday evening, the 18tb, the
large four story grain mill of J. B. Good,
situated on the Pequea creek, abut eight
miles south of Lancaster, was burned to
tho ground, with all its contents, together
with tho adjoining distillery, lately pur
chased by Georgo Schoff, and tho stone
dwelling now occupied by Benjamin and
Jonas Good.
t3yMrs. Agnes Bullock, living near
Orangeburn, Ky., has lately cut an entire
new set of teeth. She was born January
20, 1770, in Hanover county, Va., landed
in Maysvillo when 12 years of ago, and re
moved to Lexington, aftorwards removed
to Mason county in 1700, where she has
resided ever since. She has ono child only,
and seventy great-grand-children living.
3T"A Singular accident befel Captain
Grant, of Wyoming, a few days since.
Stepping into his garden he saw somo chick
ens picking at a rare plant, and catching
up a stick ho made for them. While at full
speed ho encountered a clothes line, which
hit him in tho mouth. His momentum
carried the lino back to its fullest tension,
and the rebound threw him eight or ten
feet. As the line loft his mouth it took
out throe teeth and all that part of the jaw
bone in which they wore imbedded.
tW Lucy A. and Lois S. Wilcox daught
ers of William Wilcox, of Worcester, and
Mrs. Edmunds, daughter of N. Wood, of
Millbury, were drowned in Sing'otey pond,
at Millbury, on Saturday a week. The
girls were aged resjrectlvely eighteen and
sixteen years. They wero visiting at Mill
bury. Mrs. Edmunds resided there, and
was aged about, twenty-three. Tho three
left the house together, telling no ono
where they wero going, and it is presumed
that while bathing in the pond one got be
yond her depth, and that the others perish
ed iu attempting to assist her.
Strychnine was distributed promiscuous
ly in Lowistown a short time ago. A couple
of bogs and over a dozen dogs wore poison
ed. One of the hogs was valued at $20 and
a hound at $2.1. .
An Orphuu Asylum Burned.
On Thursday night of last, woek shortly
after miduight the Catholic Orphan Asy
lum, iu West Chester Co., N. Yoik was
found to be on fire, and was totally destroy
ed. Six hundred children were in the
building, all of whom were safely removed.
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