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NEW BLOOMFIELD, PENN'A.
Tuesday, August 11, 1874.
Mn. George Beroner, editor and pro
prietor of the Ilarrisburg Telegraph and the
Postmaster of the City of Ilarrisburg, died
between eleven and twelve o'clock on
Wednesday morning after a brief illness.
The President Judges of the State are
issuing orders, fixing the time for holding
courts in the several districts.
In Cumberland county they will be held
as follows :
One Term to commence on the Fourth
Monday in August, and continue one
week :
One Term to commence on the Second
Monday iu November, and continue two
weeks :
One Term to commence on the Second
.Monday in January, and continue two
weeks :
One Torm to commence on the Second
' Monday in April, and continue two weeks.
In Franklin county, each Term is to con
tinue two weeks, and will bo held at the
following times :
February Term On Fourth Monday of
Fobruary.
May Terra On Fourth Monday of May.
September Torm On First Monday of
September.
beceniber Term On First Monday of
December.
Steamboat Disaster.
The steamboat Pat Rogers, was burned
near Aurora, on the Ohio river, on Wednes
day morning last, causing quite a loss of life.
The engineer of tho boat has ariived iu
Cincinnati, and gives the following account
of the disaster :
" It was about six o'clock when I noticed
a bright light among some bales of cotton
in the after part of tho boat. I hastened
to the spot and found the cotton burning
rapidly and beyond any possibility of being
immediately extinguished. I hurried on
deck and gave the alarm to the pilot and
told him to run 'bout ashore.
She had just turned her head to the
shore when she became unmanageable.
The pilot thinks the tiller rope bad been
cut. From this fact it is thought the fire
was tho work of an incondiary. Another
theory is that one of tho deck passengers,
while smoking, dropped a spark from bis
pipe into the cotton. When the boat be
came unmanageable she drifted on to a
sandbar and thore grounded.
The flames instead of spreading along
the lower decks at once shot up to the
cabins and pilot house, and then swept
across the hurricane deck. The passen
gers were all aroused and boats lowered
and many carried ashore, but others iu
their fright jumped into the water, and
those who were not drowned reached a
' safe landing place after drifting a long
time with the current.
Tbe re were nearly one huudred people
on board, but what proportion of this num
ber is actually lost is not known at
this time, us many of those reported miss
ing were seen on shore after tho disaster.
Who can Account for Itl
The Schenectady Union says "a similar
-difficulty to that on the Athens Road has
now broken out about a half mile west of
IloSman's, except that there is an almost
unaccountable lifting up of the track.' For
some time back, says the Union, about 100
jf'eet of the road-bed has been, gradually
rising, at times making the passage of
traiu more or less difficult. The soil has
been taken off at various times as fast as it
rose, in ordor to koep the track down where
it should, be, but still men are kept at the
place at night to watch it. The occurrence
is ft -curious one. It is difficult enough to
aocouut for land sinking, but to And a
reason for lifting itself up is still more so.
It Is said, however, that the hardpan near-
st the surface is underlaid by quicksand
to an unknown depth, and that unusual
'budd-currents of water from the highlands
above flowing down upon the quicksand
'element, and being unable to escape by the
ordinary channels, creates such a pressure
that the hard-pan above is forced up, carry
ing the track with it. The remedy that is
Wng tried li to dig a deep ditch on the up
!erside of the road, with a view of catching
Hie water from the hill and conducting it
off in underground pipes, so that it will not
reach the quicksand under the road-bed.
A Baby Feund Alive In a Crib.
A baby was found in a orib floating In
the Ohio river at the head of Montgomery
Island, thirty-two miles below Pittsburg
.last week, and was received by Mr. Allen,
who lives near the island. The child was
living, but baa not been identified. In the
Sawmill run district there Is but little
chance of any additional bodies being
found. It la probable that the remaining
mining ones lost by the Pittsburg flood
were carried into the Ohio river.
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Miscellaneous News Items.
t3f Another old pioneer gone. He lived
at Troy, aud he "goued" with 10,000
which did not belong to blm, and took
along the hired girl to comfort bis old age.
ty Fordinand Hamraell was found in a
cemetery near Jersey City, trying to bury
himself in an open grave. When remon
strated with he insisted that the grave bad
been prepared for him, and he would be
buried whether or no.
tW Aaron W. llanos, of Yorktown,
some time since possessed a remarkablo
hen. The fowl did not lay and was very
large and ungainly iu shape. On being
killod ten full sized ordinary bard-sholled
eggs were found in the body of the hen.
North Platte, Neb., was once a
virtuous and happy town ; not a swear was
ever heard there, and the people just spent
their time in preparing for Heaven. Now
all is changed. In an evil moment a brass
band was organized.
tW Near Chelsea, Ind., a fow days ago,
a man was trying to scare his nephow into
being "good" by wrapping a sheet about
him and coming towards the boy with a
gun. In going through a door the gun
was exploded, a charge of buckshot going
into tho boy's abdomen, killing him in
stantly.
C3T A gentleman at Troy recently at
tended the funeral of a deceased relative.
Just as the colli n was about to be lowered
in the gravo he stepped out from the crowd
of mourners, deliberately opened a pen
knife, clipped a splinter from the rough
pine box in which the coffin was encased,
and coolly proceeded to whittle out a tooth
pick. 5T" Mr. Ephraim G.mscr an ostler, at a
hotel in Boylestown, Berks co., lost or mis
laid a pocket book containing about $400,
in tho barn, about four years ago. A short
time ago a lad was engaged in cleaning a
box in a horse stable in which he found
the pocket book with tho $400, all in good
condition. Tho money was sent to Mr.
Ganser, now residing in Reading.
t5T While E. J. Thompson, of Plym
outh Hill, Conn., was returning from Wol-
cottvillo, the other evening, he saw a ball
of fire fall and strike the ground, and
bounding along finally go out. Ho found
it to be a largo, round stono, weighing
about fifteen pounds, curried it homo and
discovered that it was composed of differ
ent kinds of stones, of various colors, and
looked as if it had been molted in a hot
lire.
tW Joeeph Taylor, a laborer living near
T ronton, went home on Thuisday evening
under the intlucnco of liquor. He took his
four children into nn outbuilding and, after
seating himself, he cut his throat from ear
to ear with a razor. The wound was not
deep enough to produce instant death, and
tho children ran terrified into the house
and gave the alarm. He died tho next
morning. This was the fourth attompt he
had made upon his life, each one being
produced by excessive drink.
tW A short time since an engine on the
New Jersey Midland rail road had been
fitted up with a smoke-burning arrange
ment in the fire box. On one of the early
trips of the engine, as the fireman opened
the furnace door to throw in a shovelful of
coal, the gas burst out with such volume
and force as to throw bim entirely off the
engine. In falling be struck on his head
in a culvert and was killed. Another fire
man was put on in his place, and in a short
time he bad his face badly burned. One
would suppose it would now be rather
difficult to find a fireman for that engine.
BTOne night recently, Mr. Gibson Tay
lor, of Davies county, Ky., was called out
of bed by seven or eight men, who demand
ed bacon of him, saying they would not
steal, and had no employment, money, food
for their families, or credit, and were al
most starving. After a peremptory de
maud for meat, Mr. Taylor gave up the
keys of the meat house. The parties took
but a small quantity, declaring they only
wanted enough to drive starvation from
their doors, and again locked the house and
left the premises.
tW Otto Waltersdorff, a mill proprietor
in Spring Lake,, Mich., fell into dis-favor
with bis workmen by failing to pay their
wages. They caught him in consultation
with his lawyer, and waited to lynch bim
when he oame forth. Tbey saw the lawyer
go in and out several times, but they held
to their post until about 8 o'clock In the
morning. Then tho lawyer appeared with
a gorgeously-attired female hanging on bis
arm. This was Mr. Waltersdorft in dis
guise, and the disoovery was not made uutil
he had escaped.
tW A flock of very valuable sheep, be
longing to Captain Jeremiah Weaner, of
Oley township, Berks county, and intended
by him for exhibition at the centennial,
were attacked by a strange dog some days
ago. Three of the sheep were found dead
and two have died aluce. Among those
killed was a young ram valued at $300,
weighing SOU pounds. - Another young
ram, also valued at o00, was so seriously
hurt that it may die yet. An important
ram valued at $3,000 waa bitten about the
head and legs, and, a number of other sheep
of leu value show marks of having been
attacked, ,
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tST A rather singular story in reference
to General Grant's financial management
is narrated in the N. Y. Sun. It appears
that, when Jay Cooke's First National Bank
failed in Washington there was a general
belief that the President was largely its
creditor. His salary had always been drawn
by the bank, and it was supposed that he
must lo80 something considerable by the
failure. When the statement of the bank
receiver came to be made, however, it was
found that the bank owed bim nothing ;
and then came a roport that he had been
privately notified before the failure in time
to draw out his deposits. This again was
contradicted, and it appears that the case
was quite different. During tho recent ex
amination of members of the bankrupt
firm of Jay Cooke & Co. before the United
States Court in Philadelphia, Henry D.
Cooke swore that at tho time of the sus
pension the individual account of Ulysses S.
Grant was overdrawn to the amount of
$3,500,78. So that instead of the bank ow
ing him he was actually in debt to ' the
bank. It is a funny circumstance and
shows how much publio rumor may some
times err in figures.
tW A party in this county are engaged
in tlio-business of selling Chromos, which
they purchase in Boston. They travel all
over this State as well as other States,
aud whou they run out of any kind they
write homo and request the wife to order.
Last week they ran out of an interesting
picture called " The Twins." Ono of thorn
wrote to his wife to telegraph at once to
the firm at Boston, to " Send them all the
twins in Boston." The dispatch was sent
by way of another place, whore it happens
thero is a female operator. It read : "Send
all the twins in Boston." She was non
plussed, and at once asked the other opera
tor whether he telographed " twins." He
answered " twins." Not satisfied with an
ordor that asked for " all tho twins in Bos
ton," she repeated her question whether he
meant twins and to be sure, she spelt out
the word t-w-i-n-s. He answered that was
what he meant. She asked no more ques
tions, but has no doubt been in a quandary,
ever since, why any one should order all
the twins in Boston 1
C5F Thore was an old couple at the cen
tral depot the other day waiting to go
through to tho West, and they seemed lov
ing enough until the old man went out and
returned smoking a five-cent cigar and his
bat slanting over bis left ear. The wife
looked at him .twice before she could re-
cognizo him, and then opened her mouth
and said : "What'd I tell ye, Philetus
Remington, before we left New Jersey?
Didn't I say you'd go and make a fool of
yourself, tho first chance you got?" Ho
tried to pacify hor by saying that the cigar
only cost five-cents, but she shouted : "You
teased and teased till I let you git your
boots blacked ; thon you wanted some soda
water j then you bought apples on tho
train, and here's another five-cents thrown
away ! It all counts up, and if you don't
die in the poor-house then my name bain t
Sary ! "Detroit tree Prm.
tST A western paper tells of a
man who sat down to ono of the eating
stands in the market and called for seventy-five
cents worth of " the best in the
house." It was handed to him, and it
made people's eyes hang out to see him
eat. He was about half an hour at it, and
whou he got up remarked that be had for
gotten his pocket book. . Tho woman grab
bed a butcher knife and started for bim,
but instead of tunning away he laid his
hand on her shoulder and whispered :
' Be calm, and above all, don't excite me.
My At comes on regularly every day at this
hour, and then I get wild, kick, bite, yell,
and tip over things. I fool it coming now.
If there's a policeman in the market go and
get him, and let him take me to the station
right away botore I kill some one !" She
ran to get i n officer, and tho man ran the
other way.
t3T" How the farmers of Wright county,
Iowa, drove away the grasshoppers is re
vealed by the local paper. The crops of
the county were abundant, and anxious
husbandmen were in hopes that these de
structive pests would not appear till after
harvest. At onoe they came, in clouds
that darkened the sun. By a preconcerted
plan the farmers set fire to piles of dry
straw on the borders of the wheat fields,
and smothered the blaze with green hay.
That caused volumes of smoke to roll over
the fields. The grasshoppers didn't relish
the procedure at all. They rose with such
a roultudinous hum of wings as to deepen
into a roar like distant thunder, and fled
the oounty. In that' way the Wright coun
ty farmers have a fair prospect of saving
the crops.
t3f The Scientific American publishes a
full description of the new post olHoe in
New York, which illustrates the great pro
gress made in the postal business of the
government. Among other Improvements
introduced are tbe pneumatic- tubes run
ning from all the daily newspaper offices
to the paper mailing rooms, a great
advantage to both the newspapers and the
post office., Railway postal cars will soon
run from the Forty-seoond street depot to
basement of the post office building over
the track of the Broadway underground
railway. The American adds - that every
improvement that invention cau' suggest
will be Introduced in the different depart
ments to make the Hew i oik post office, a
moaai oi its tuna.
Banting of a Reservoir.
Trenton August 8. The main reservoir
which supplies the city with water gave
way this afternoon, and sent about thirty
million gallons of water over the city and
down Pennington avenue with a mighty
rush, filling the cellars of most of tbe
houses for a quarter of a mile distant.
The chasm in the south end is about
twenty-five feet in extout at the top. No
serious damago asido from filling of cellars,
drowning chickens and carrying away
of fences.. It was caused by a leakage
around an old pipe, which had been loft
embedded in tho soil ever since the new
roservoir was built. Oue thousand dollars
will pay all damage osido from that done
in filling cellars.
tW A little daughter of James Burnett,
of Menallen township, Fayette county, was
found banging lifeless to a window in Hugh
Johnson's residence recently. Tho child
attempted to climb out the window, when
the stick that kept it hoisted was knocked
out, and tho sash foil upon her neck break
ing it and pinning hor body fast till found
several hours afterwards by members of the
family. The littlo girl was aged about ten
years. The mother has become insane
over the result of tho accident. Two chil
dren have been drowned and one smothered
for the same family.
tW A Bismarck (Dak.) paper of recent
date says : "Last night's train was behind
time, owing to the grasshoppers on the east
ern end of the division, which were so thick
as to greaso the rail, and compelled the
engineer to double the road for fifteen miles,
taking half the train each trip."
A Medicine Chest in Miniature.
Mlsliler's Herb Bitters Is not a beverage . but a
strictly medicinal preparation, more thoroughly
adapted to the wants of the general public than
any other In the market, Inllko all other so
called Remedies, It is prepared under the direct
personal supervision of an eminent Physician.
8. B. Hartman, M. D.. the senior proprietor. Is a
regular graduate of the Jefferson Medical College
of Philadelphia, and a practicing physician of
large experience and extensive practice. In such
hands the public may rest assured that Mlshler's
Herb Bitters Is compounded In strict accordance
with correct l'harmaceutical principles and that
none but the choicest Ingredients enter Into Its
composition.
Its Immense sale aloie Is ooncluslve proof that
It possesses merit of a high order. Merchants,
bankers, clergymen, lawyers, clerks and others
engaged in sedentary occupations, exiwrience its
wonderful effects in relieving tiie depression caus
ed by severe mental labor : while the mechanlo,
farmer and laborer, find their bodily vigor restor
ed like magic by its use.
At this season of the year, when Diarrhoea,
Cramps, Colics and kindred disorders, caused by
eating unripe fruits, Imprudent Indulgence In
cold drinks, etc., are prevalent, a certain, speedy
and effectual remedy will be found In Mlsliler's
Herb Hitters.
The depressing feeling of Languor or Doblllty,
Incident to the a heated term," is at once remov
ed, the energies restored, and new life and vigor
Imparted to tiie prostrated system, by Its use.
In Dyspepsia Liver Complaint and Affections
of the Kidneys It Invariably works like a charm.
It Is not a drastlo purge nor heady stimulant,
violent In its operations ; but It Is simply a natural
remedy, thoroughly adapted to assist nature. It
supplies tone to the stomach, relnvlgorates the
digestive organs, stimulates the secretions, and
promoting a -regular action of the bowels, enables
every organ of the body to perform Its allotted
work regularly and without Interruption.
It Is the unerring certaiutv of desired results
attendant on its use, coupled with the fact that
It Is prepared by a physician of eminence In his
profession, that has rendered Mlsliler's Herb
Bitters so popular, and as familiar as a household
word. Thousands of Mothers all over the land
have found It to be the safest and best remedy for
use in their families t they not only give it with
perfect safety to even the youngest child, but
when used with caution llnd lttlio safest means
of ensuring their own health and freedom from
the weary aches and pains incident to their sex.
Perfectly harmless. It is just the remedy needed
by them to enable Nature to perforin her func
tions naturally, regularly and without Inconven
ience. No lady should be without It If she would
Jxissess the clear, blooming complexion and cheer
ul spirits Inseparable from sound health. It Is
sold by all Druggists and General Dealers; Is
neatly put up In square Glass Bottles, enclosed in
a yellow wrapiier. It Is not sold on Draught, be
ing strictly a medicinal preparation, and as such
Is endorsed by many of the most eminent physi
cians of the country,
August 11, 4in R.
Every Person,
Man, woman, boy, or girl, should send at once
for one of the Excelsior' Stationery Packets,
containing Note Paper, Envelopes, Pen Holder,
Pencil, Pens, Biank Book, Blotter .Photographs
of 100 beautiful Ladles, Tooth Picks Pcrfumu
Sachet, Chinese Puzzle, and a fine piece of La
dles' or Gents' Jewelry. Try a Package.
Price, post paid, 50 cents, or 3 for $1. . Agents
Wanted. Address.
J. CARTT BURROW,
819 Harmony St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Dr. Wletar's Balsam of Wild Cherry is
a friend Indeed. Who has not found it such In
caring all diseases of the lungs and throat,
coughs, colds and pulmonary affections, and
" last, not least,"- consumption t Tbe sick are
assured that the high standard of excellence on
which the popularity of this preparation is
based, will always be maintained by tbe pro
prietors.
15?" A great many people have asked us of
late, " How do yon keep your horse looking so
sleek and glossy f" We tell them Its the easiest
thing in the world i give Sheridan's Cavalry
Condition Powders two or three times a week.
Hf A gentleman In the eastern part of the
Btate, who was about having his leg amputa
ted on scconnt of Its being bent at right angles
and tilt' at the knee, heard of Johnson's
Anodyne Liniment. After using it a short
time his leg became straight, and Is now as
serviceable as the other.
Tape Worm I Tape Worm!
Removed In a few hours with harmless Veireta
ble Medicine. No fee asked until the entire
worm, with head, passes. Refer those afflicted to
residents of the city whom 1 have cured, that had
been unsuccessfully treated at the Jefferson Med
ical College, on Tenth Street; had taken 111 vain,
turpentines, the so-called siwclilcs, and all known
remedies. Dr. K. F. KUNKKL, No. KA9 North
Ninth Street. Philadelphia. The Doctor has been
in ousiness lor over iweniy-nve years, ana is per
fectlv reliable. Call aud see. Advlca free. He
moved Taeworin from a child six years old,
measuring M feet. At his office can lie seen spec
imen, some of them over forty feet In length,
which have been removed III less than three hours.
by taking one dose of his medicine. Dr. Kunkel'a
treatment is simple, sale ana penecuy reliable.
anu no lee uiiiii ine worm, wun lie.au. passes, nr.
K. K. Kuhkel. z.,9 North Ninth Kt. Philadelphia.
Consultation at office or bv mall free. 8s b52t
OHHTACLKH TO MARK I AUK.
Happy Belief for young Men from the effects of
nrrurs ano Anuses in euny me, jnaunuou ite
stored Impediments to Marriage removed. New
method of treatment. New and remarkable rem
edies. Books and circulars, seut free In sealed
envelnnes. Address. HOWAItl) ASSOCIATION.
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TIIE NEW IMPROVED
Remington ': Sewing Machine
AWARDED
THE " MEDAL OP PROGRESS,"
AT. VIENNA, 18TU.
The Highest JOrder of "Medal" Awarded at the
Exposition.
No'Sewing Machine Received a Higher Prize.
A FEW GOOD REASONS:
1 A New Invention Thoroughly Tested anq se
cured by Letters Patent.
2 Makes a perfect Lock-Stltch, alike on both
sides, ou all kinds of goods.
3 Runs Light, Smooth. Noiseless and Rapid
best combluatiou of qualities.
4 Durable Runs for years without Repairs.
f Will do all varieties of Work and Fancy
Stitching In a superior manner.
6 Is Most Easily Managed by the operator.
Length of stitch may be altered while running,
and machine can be threaded without passlug
thread through holes.
7 Design Simple, Simple, Ingenious, Elegant,
forming the stitch without the use of Cog Wheel
(iears, Rotary Cams or lever Arms. Has the Au
tomatic Drop Feed, which Insures uniform length
of stitch at any speed. Has our new Thread Con
troller, which allows easy uiovemeut of needle-bar
aud prevents Injury to thread.
8 Construction most careful and finished. It Is
manufactured by the most skillful and experi
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Notice to the Stockholders or the People's
Freight Hallway Company.
Oftlce of the People's Freight Railway Co.,
No. 106 North 3nl Street
Philadelphia, Pa,, duly 10, 174.
NOTICE Is hereby given, that an Installment
of Five Dollars per share on each share of
stock subscribed to the People's Freight Railway
Company, will be due and payable at this omce
as follows : ,
First Installment due July St, 1974. '
Second " " August 30, "
Third " " Sept. 30, "
Fourth '" " Oct. SI.
Fifth " Nov. SO, '
Sixth " " Dec 81, '
Seventh ' " .fan. 81, 1875.
Eighth " " Mar. 4,
Ninth " " April 4, "
Tenth " " May
llv order of the Hoard of Directors.
. ROJiKRT CORSON, Treasurer.
N. B. Payment may be made to Da. B.
Miij.ikkm. Assislaut Treasurer, Laudlsburg, Pa.
July 14, 1874 .if
"ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. - Notice Is
hereby given, that letters of Administration
outlie estate of Susan Humphrey, late of Watts
township. Perry county, Pa., deceased, have been
irranil to the subscriber, residing ill same town
snip. ah persons niueui.ru u - ; -
quested to make Immediate payment, and those
having claims, will present them duly authentica
ted for settlement. ROBERT HUMPHREY. ,
May 4, 1874-et. Administrator.
A LIi KINDS OF JOH PRINTING
V Neatlyexaoutsdat the Bloomfleld Time
Steam Job OUuo.
ship. All persons Indebted to said estate are re-
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