NEW BLOOMFIELD, PENN'A. Tuesday, September 0, 1873, iI3 tW Mwwt. K. P. Bowman ft Co., Nn. 80 North 61 h street, are our duly authorized advertising aventfl for rtnladi'lnhla. Advertinura cau make ooutracts with tliaru at our lowest ratoa. A Mihnesota Farmer's convontion has nominated a full state ticket. Their platform denounces both political parties as corrupt and subservient to Individual interest. Editorial excursions and reunions are becoming quite popular throughout the State. They are getting them up now by Congressional districts. What say the ink-slingers of the "old fifteenth" Cum berland, Porry and York (of which thero are about thirty-five), to a little jaunt of this kind before tho close of the season, say to Hunter's Run in Cumberland, Wil liams' Grovo in York, or tho Warm Springs in this county 1 Duneannon Record. The cuggesMou is a good one and we hope will meet with favor throughout tho District. Thk active political canvass now going on in Massachusetts recalls an anecdote told by a resident of Gloucester, a town in General Butlor's district, the chief com merce of which is fishing vessels and mack erel. One of tho large fleet engaged in that calling boing out in one of the fierce New England storms so frequent on tho coast, proved either unsoaworthy or was so unskillfully handled as to go down. The -calamity cast a gloom over Gloucester, -and for many a day the story was "im proved" by the marine yarn-spinners of that port. One of these old salts, who had removed from Boston, which he very im properly said be hated, thus described the event : " I expect," said he, " that that was about the wutl storm that ever hap pened around Glo'ster. It took the kinks clean out o' things. Good many of tho ischunois managed to git in, but tho Tilda .Ann she went down,and every body aboard was lost, eleven toult nud one Baton man!" A Curious Law Suit. An action against a dead mau for breaoh of promise of marriage is of unusual occur rence. It has been, however, the fate of tho late Mayor ICalbfleisch, of Brooklyn, to be pursued beyond the tomb by a remorse loss and indofatigable widow. A year ago a Mrs. Wado brought a broach of promise suit against the venerable ex-Mayor of Brooklyn, laying her damages at $150,000. As the defendant died before the case came to trial, Mrs. Wado is now prosecut ing it against his estate. The peculiarity of the affair is that there is no apparent way in which it can be compromised. Had Mr. Kalbfleisch lived he might have agreed to marry his pursuer, but she can hardly be expected to marry his two executors. Neither have they the right to consider her as the wlfo of the deceased and present her with one-third of his estate. Whether she will confine her efforts to Mr. Kalb floisch's estate or will pursue him in another world with a demand for tho ful filment of his alleged promise, remains to be seen. There is strong reason to doubt, howover, that the action for breach of promise is recognized in what we are taught to believe is a higher state of existence than this. t A Large Mortgage. ' On Saturday, a week, the Pennsylvania liallroad Company placed on record in the Recorder of Deeds' office, in Philadelphia, tho mortgage of one hundred millions of dollars, which is to secure the bonds issued for the purpose of carrying out the great improvements contemplated by the com pany in tills State and elsewhere. The in strument is a marvel of penmanship and bookbinder's art. It is magnificently en grossed with a precision equal to print, upon fine vellum paper, and is bound in Turkey morocco. The ' mortgage is sim ilar in style to the deed by which the State transferred the " main line" to the Pennsylvania Ilailroad Company. That dood was engrossed in handsome style by C. M. 8. Leslie, now under a ' financial cloud. The present document is an im provement upon that magnificent instru ment, and was prepared under tho direc tion of Mr. Howard, the solicitor of the Company. , . i'T Christian House), a brakomau riding on a loaded coal car at the Lehigh ICoIliery, was killed by the bottom of the car giving way. He was dumped with tho coal on to the track and dragged two hundred yards. He had seut for his wife and two children to come from Germany, tome time since, and they are expected to reach New York, early in September. tW The other day at Lincoln, Nebraska, a lawyer arose and said: "May it please the Court, there's a fight out doois, and 1 ask for a short adjournment. The Court went out with him. The Air Flight to Europe. The various portions of the groat air ship which is to convey "The Daily Graph io" Balloon Expedition to Europe are now nearly completed, and the large foroe of men at work upon them will be principally engaged during the present week in adding the finishing touohes and "assembling" the various parts. The nine great ellptical sections, each of which is 170 feet long and 80 foot wido, have all had their last coats of varnish at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and have been carted to the Capitoline Grounds, where the difficult task of joining them to gether is now nearly completed. They are joined together by means of two rows of Btitching to each seam, in the style known to seamstresses as "telling," and then each seam is to be covered with two coats of varnish, composed of linseed oil boiled with beeswax and thinned with benzine. The last stitch of this work is expected to be made to-day, and then nothing will re main to be done to the great globe of the balloon but to add the "re-enforoe," or crown piece (which consists of one ad ditional thickness of sheeting extending twenty feot in every direction from the zenith of tho globo), and the riveting in of tho safotyvalve at the extreme top. This will, doubtloss, be completed by Wednes day, and then the marlino netting which is to envelop the globe, and which is all made, will be carried over to the Capitoline Grounds aud put in position. The car of the balloon is rapidly ap proaching completion, and will probably be finished by the middle of this week. The frame work and floors are all done, the marlino notting and duck sides inclosing tho lower compartment of the car have been placed in position, the handsome Brussels carpet which is to cover tho " main floor" is cut and fitted, and the furnituro, instru ments, and supplies are all ready. All that remains now is to cover tho blue and white striped canvas curtains that are to surround the car, and to attach tho valance of white scalloped canvas, bound with red braid, which is to hang from the edge. The life-boat is now completed, and is at Ingorsoll's boat-yard on South street, all ready to bo consigned to the waves, and looking staunch and seaworthy enough for a voyage around the world. Tho paper ca noe Donaldson, is also ready for the start, aud, as our readors know, has already seen some very genuine sea service in tho Staton Island, Sandy Hook and Long Branch cruises of the daring aeronaut whose name she bears. It will be seen that there is no probabil ity whatever of any postponement of the novel exhibition promised at tho Capitoline Grounds on and after next Saturday, when the whole apparatus will be displayed for the inspection of tho public.. Y. Daily Qraphic. A Thirty Thousand Dollar Steal. A thirty thousand dollar robbery was committed in New York on Saturday the 80th ult : The banker thus robbed is Charles W. Keep, of 10 New street, and the criminal Edward Patterson, a clork temporarily in Keep's employ. Keep's regular clerk went on a summer's vacation two weeks ago. When leaving, Keep, who placed the ut most confidence in him, asked him if lie could recommend any man to fill his place. The clerk recommended Patterson, who was engaged and installed in the position. He proved himself a thorough accountant, and evidenced such knowledge of business affairs, that Keep was so favorably im pressed with his conduct as to contemplate a permanent position for him in his office. On Saturday afternoon, just before the closing hour, Keep gave Patterson f 15,000 in gold certificates, $15,000 in United States bonds and $3,000 in cash to deposit in bank. Patterson did not return, and Keep, on inquiry of the bauk officials, found that Patterson had not deposited either certifi cates, bonds or cash. He at once drove to the central office and roportod tho robbory. As the securities stolon are easily disposed of, being of an available character, it is thought Patterson has fled to some other city, where he will endeavor to dispose of his plunder. Patterson is twenty years of age, well built, with regular features, light complexion and sandy, curly hair. The chiefs of police of the principal cities of the United States and Canada have been notified to be on the look out for him. Colliery Disaster. Pittsburgh, Pa., September 5. The en gineer, fireman and two other employes, besides several boys, were overcome by foul air in a coal pit at South Side, this afternoon. While crossing through with a full train one of the boys named McClain fell off the car, and was run over and his head cut off. Two other boys of the same name were unconscious when brought out. The engineer aud fireman were slightly burned by fulling upon the boiler. The train got through before the parties were suffocated, and was stopped by a man out side, who, seeing that something was wrong jumpod upon the engine aud stop ped the train. tW Edward Vincent who was arrested for forgery at Detroit, a few days ago is twenty-three years old, lias three wives living, and has served two leniences in stat prison. A Mysterious Tragedy. . Some months since Mr. Charles G. Kel sey, of Huntington, Long Island, was tar red and feathered by a company of hu morous fellow-townsmen, since which hour he has totally disappeared. His friends in sisted that he had been murdered as woll as maltreated, but no positive ovldonce of the latter crime could be found. A day or two slnoe, however, a body was found in Oyster Bay, which has been fully identified as that of the missing man ; and the prob ability is that the oomio rustics who thought it so admirable a joke to torture a defenoeloss man, will find that their com edy is about to turn into a very serious tragedy. Kolsey's alleged offonce was tho writing of grossly indecent letters to a young lady whom he desired to marry. In itself, this was an almost incredible story ; but, as it now appears, thero Is really no evidence at all that ho wrote the letters in question. They were not signed with his name, tho handwriting is asserted by his brothers to bo a clumsy forgory, and the fact that, after his disappearance dow known to be simultaneous with his death several ad ditional lottors were received by the young lady in question, is conclusive that some miscreant was playing the dangerous game of forgery. It is sufficiently difficult to believe that a man of education and re finement should undertake to woo a woman with iudeceut letters, but that he should persist in this course after his death is altogether too much even for the credibility of the average rural humorist. We shall probably soon know the whole truth iu this matter. Enough, however, is already known to stamp with lasting dis grace the "prominent citizens of Hunting ton" who are guilty, either as participants or spectators, in tho cowardly cruoltios that proceeded Kelsoy's death. A Mining Disaster. Potsvillo, September 1. At throo o'clock yesterday afternoon tho peoplo in the vi cinity of Richardson's old slope, Glen Car bon, were much alarmed by an immense volume of smoke issuing from tho colliery. An alarm was immediately given and water from the mountain pipes turned in. The fire had spread considerably when this was done, burning the ropes and tim bers. The mules wore taken out safely. Being Sunday it is thought the miners were not insido, and no one yet is known to be missing. The miners living in the immediate neighborhood had their familios moved to places of safety. Several explosions of fire damp have takon place. At present it is impossible to ascertain the amount of damage done, i Later advices just received from tho burning mine state that the roof caved in at a late hour last night, and all the availa ble water is now running into tho mine. It wilt have to be flooded, and work will be suspended for several months. It is feared that the loss will amount to several hund red thousand dollars, there being no pros pect of getting the fire under control at the present writing. Tho Oakdale coal and mining company was working the mine. The Pottsville fire company has sont an engine out. A Singular Swindle. A New York letter says : Bather a nov el swindle in musical circles has just come to light bore. About two weeks ago two very stylish dressed men, one named Cole man, pretending to be from Pittsburg, and the othor named Brainard, arrived in Brooklyn and at once became extensively acquainted in musical circles. They stated the object of their visit to be to make prep arations for a series of one hundred vocal concerts in various cities, and wished to secure the services of twenty first class lady vocalists. They secured about that number of leading female vocalists in Now York and Brooklyn, promising liberal sala ries, and so rehearsals commenced without delay. Those performances gained large sums for the speculators, but the artists have been paid nothing as yet. On Satur day they were to receive two weeks' pay, but on the evening of that day Coleman aud Brainard both left, having made considera ble money by their swindle. . The Cholera. A dispatoh from Okawville, 111., a place about twenty miles from St. Louis, on the St. Louis and Southwestern railroad, says cholera of the true Asiatic type is raging there fearfully. Twenty-three persons died in twelve hours, among them the principal bridge builder of the Southwestern railroad and three children have died in one family within throe hours. The patients die with, in fifteen minutes after the attack and turn black immediately. Medical aid will be sent for from the surrounding towns. The citizens are rapidly leaving the place and those remaining are using disinfectants freely and burning tar in the streets. , It is said no local cause exists for the disease. tIP A little girl aged about ten years, a daughter of Joseph P. Wilson of Mapleton, came to her death on Sunday morning the 24th ult., in a very singular manner. She was descending a defective step at the end of the porch, with a plate in her hand, and by a nils step full forward to the ground breaking the plate in several pieces, one of which cut a gash in her neck, severing the jugular vein, and she bled to death in lets than two minutes. Fires. ' , , Nashua, N. II., September 8. The Mer rlmao House and stable, togother with the city engine house and a number of other buildings, were burned by an incendiary this morning. The loss is about $25,000. The prinoipal sufferers are J. E. Bortoll, proprietor of the Merrimao House, which is damaged to tho amount of $10,000, iu insured for $7,000, and Qulncy Woodward, whole loss $5,000, insurance for $2,000. Bangor, Maine, Soptember 8. A torrible fire is raging in the western part of East Survey, in a piece of wood land. A large foroe of men are fighting the flames, but if the high w inds continue, a great number of dwolling houses will be burned, as the wells are all dry and hardly any water can be had. ' Tltusvllle, . Pa., September 8. An ex tensive fire occurred at Antwerp, in the lower oil district, at 4 o'clock this morning. Forty buildings were burned. Loss, $10, 000 ; partially insured. Tho firo was the work of an incendiary. Trenton, N. J., Soptember 4. The Fash ion Stud Farm stablos took fire at 11:15 this morning, and were destroyed. The buildiug contained nineteen horses nine of which wore burned. Among the horses burned tho following have been ascertain ed : Two road mares, belonging to Presi dent Grant ; Lapiorre, owned Jy Mr. But terworth, of Philadelphia; a large bay horse owned by tho same gentleman ; a fine stallion belonging to Mr. Hutchinson ; a grey horse belonging to William II. Dodge, valued at four thousand dollars, and five other horses, not noted, the names of whoso owners are not ascertained. A Careless Old Man. One Jones, of New Hampshire, left home in August, 1871, and has not been heard from. His son diod intestate a few months after. If his father was then dead, his estate was his son's, and, at his death, descended to his heirs-in-law. If the father survived the son, his estate, on the fathor'B death, went to his legal represent atives, who wore not the Bame persons as those of the son. The finding of the fa ther's body in Sopt., 1873, afforded no light. In the absence of evidence, it has been decided in loss by shipwreck, that the son, being the younger and presumably the stronger, was the sur vivor. Thus simply by not leaving word with somebody when or where he might be looked for, the old man has, perhaps, di verted his property from the hoirs who were entitled to succeed to it. Worth Finding. A poor widow residing near Cullen, Ky., between Morganflold and Marion, in Crit tendon county, who has found a - treasure. Oud day last week, she was digging pota toes, which were planted on the site of an old cabin, which bad beon torn down, when sho discovered a stone which she thought was in a strange place. She examined the spot and continued the digging until she uncovered the stone, which, on removal she found to cover an old pot containing $5,000 in gold coin. The cabin which had once stood on the spot, was once inhabited by on old Irish man of miserly habits, who died some years ago, and it is conjectured that he buried the gold and died without revealing the fact. As the old man was not known to have any relatives, the widow is pretty certain of undisturbed enjoyment of the treasure trove. Very Singular. The Milford JVrn is authority for the statement that there is a section of oountry comprising a portion of Sussex county west from Bridgeville, and extending into Dorchester county, Md., for several miles, that seems to be particularly unfortunate in matter of rains. All the late " seasons" have missed this section, and, no rain of any account has fallen since the corn was planted. As a consequence, the crops are almost entirely destroyed. The corn is an utter failure, and many farmers are already cutting up the dwarfed and sickly growth to make the most they can of it for feed. Vegetables of course are utterly destroyed. As one of the effects of this, the millers within the dry belt are offering as much as 80 cents per bushel for corn some 20 cents more than market price. NoluieMiiky Woy. The Norristown Herald remarks that " when a man milks a cow he should not try to smoke a cigar at the same time. A young man out in the country tried it, and got along woll enough until he lowered his head and touched the cow's flank with the lighted end of his weed. The next instaut himself and cigar were dreadfully ' put out.' The cow introduced about two ton's weight to one of lior hind legs, and then pressed it under the milker's left jaw. When ho coasod whirling around, and myriads of stars had disappeared, ho said farming was the hardest work a man could put his baud to." tST A sad accident happoned at Colum bus, Ohio, on the tho 2nd Inst. While tho wifo of C. V. DeCoursey'"was playfully pointing a pistol at him, ho requested her not do so, aud stepping up to take it from her, it went off. The discharge took effect in lierslde, passing ' through her lungs, killing hor almost iustantly. ' Miscellaneous News Items. ', 1ST On Sunday a week a man named McDonna was struck by the Cincinnati east at Larimer's Station, and Instantly killed. He was in the act of crossing the track when struck, and was thrown a dis tance of some sixty feet. '.. Wl runaway steam-tug plunged last week into a bath-house, at the foot of Sixty-fifth street, N. Y., where forty wo men and children were bathing. If bath houses are to be infested with Bteam-tugs, the shark will come to be regarded as a comparatively innoxious bathing com panion. GJTOntheSth inst., a tornado swept through Granby, Hampshire county, en tirely demolishing a house and bam and other buildings, uprooting trees, destroy ing crops, etc. Northampton had a simi lar visitation in the evening. Tho Wil liams' basket factory was partly demolish ed, and Clay's foundry unroofed. Tho path of the latter gale extended across the town from west to east, and was only ten rods wide. W On the 81st ult., Patrick M'Cormick, recently arrived from Ireland, was shot in a tavern on Broad street Philadelphia and is not expected to live. The allegation is that the shot came through a window from the opposite sido of the street, but no one appears to know anything about the affair. The police arrested soveral parties on the premises at the time. M'Cormick refuses to make any ante-mortem statemont. Richmond, Va., September 2. A horso attached to a street car on Broad street frightened by an engine on the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomao road, ran away, dashing down the street at a fearful rato with the car, running over and iu stantly killing Mr. Thomas Commott. There were four passengers in the car, three of whom, two ladies and one man, in jumping out were severely injured, principally about the face, each being dash ed with violence on the paving stones. Panama, August 24. The inhabitants have just had a torrible frght. The river Rimac in its upper course runs between two high mountains. An immense slide took place from between these hills and dammed the river up entirely with a mass of rocks, earth and stones about 800 feet high. The fall of earth took place seventy two miles away, on the Oroya railroad, and every one feared that when the mass of de tained water should break through, the usual bed of the Rimao would not contain it, and that as the consequence there would be an inundation. The water, however, rose to the top of the dam and flows, over steadily, and no dangor is now anticipated. tWA. strange accident happened at Lutherville last Saturday. Frank Corkran, son of Mr. F. S. Corkran, and a colored boy named Jos. Tudor, were playing ball. One of them threw the ball up into the air and both ran to catch it. They were so intent in watching the ball that neither observed the other approaching him. They came together with a foarful collision. Both were knocked senseless and remain ed thero for a considerable time before ob served by any one. They were taken up and Dr. Jarrett was sent for. It was a considerable time before either of them showed signs of consciousness. Dr. J., Bald tho shock had produced concussion of the brain. Frank Corkran had two teeth badly injured and the side of his face scratched. Tudor had three teeth knocked down his throat, it is supposed, as they could not be found. Both, however, have recovered entirely from the shock. Balti more Union. The Household Panacea, and Family Liniment Is the best remedy in the world for the following complaints, viz. t Cramps In the Limbs and Stom ach, Tain In the Stomach , Bowels, or Side, Rheu matism In all Its forms. Bullous Colic, Neuralgia Dysentery, Colds, Fresh Wounds, Burns, Sore Throat, Spinal Complaints, Sprains and Bruises, Chills and Fever. For Internal aud External use. Its operation Is not only to relieve the patient, but entirely removes the cause of the complalut. It penetrates and pervades the whole system, re storing healthy action to all Its parts, and quick ening the blood. THE HOUSEHOLD PANACEA IS PURELY Vegetable and All Healing. . Trepared by CURTIS & BROWN, No. 215 Fulton Street, New York For sale by all druggists. 27 b lyr. Thirty Years' Experience of an old Nurse. Mrs. Wlnslow'a Soothing; Syrup la the prescription of one of the best i'emale Physi cians aud Nurses in the United States, and has been used for thirty years with never failing safe ty and success, by millions of mothers and chil dren, from the feeble infant of one week old to the adult. It corrects acidity of the stomach, re lieves wind colic, regulates the bowels, and gives rest, health and comfort to mother and child. We believe It to be the Best aud Surest Remedy In the World In all cases of DYHENTKKY and DIAR RIKEA IN CHILDREN, whether It arises from Teething or from any other cause. Full direc tions for using will accompany each bottle. None Genuine unless the tau-slmlle of CURTIS & TERKINS is on the outside wrapper. Bold by all Medicine Dealer. ' 27 b ljr FOR LOSS OF APFET'.TE, Dyspepsia, In- : digestion, Depression of the Spirits, and Gen eral Debility, In their various forms, Fbuuo I'iiosfobathd Elixir it Camsaia made by Cabwkm,, Hazard & Co., New York, and sold by all druggists, is the jest tonic. As a stim ulant tonic for patients recovering from fever or other sickness, it hm no equal. If taken during the season It prevents fever and ague aud other Intermittent llevers. 83uHw
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