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NEW BLOOMFIELI), PENN'A.
Tuesday, October 7, 1874.
IN CONSEQUENCE or a change that
Is to take place in the Postal Laws,
which will compel US TO PRBJ-PAY all
postage, we make a change In the Sub
scription prioe upon papers mailed to
subscribers residing out of the County,
and on subscriptions received after this
date will pre-pay the postage.
- Terms to Subscribers OUT of the
County, (which includes the Postage,)
$1.60 per year. Subscribers WITHIN
the County will receive the paper at
former rates.
ArcoHDiNo to the Freeman's Journal
Geu. Sherman is not a Catholic, but whoa
he courted Miss Ewing he was required,
beforo Father Ryder could marry them, to
promise as an olllccr and a gentleman that
he would never interfere with his wife iu
the practice of her religion, nnd that hor
children should bo brought up Catholics.
If the above is true, it shows that Ocn.
Sherman has not gob as much spunk as we
gave him credit for, or he would have got
somo other mnn to perform tho marriage
ceremony, before making so foolish a prom
ise. Maine last year elected some women as
Justices of the Peace, and the legality of
tho uction is now a question. The Su
preme Court, it is said, Bra about to give
an opinion ndverso to the eligibility of
women to the offices of Justice of the Peace,
on the ground that the constitution con
templates that nil offices named therein
can be held by mon only. If the acts of
women hitherto appointed as justices are
void, some interesting questions may arise,
especially if the court goes to the extent of
holding them incapable, by reason of their
sex, of solemnizing marriages.
Damage to Shipping and Loss of Life.
London, October 21. The gale in the
north last night was very destructive' on
the coast and in the interior. Reports of
damage to shipping and other property
have come to band, and several dispatches
announcing loss of life have also been re
ceived. Additional dispatches have come to baud
showing that the galo in the north last
night was far more severe and destructive
than was indicated by the first reports.
The storm also extended to Scotland. The
ship Chusen, from Glasgow for Shanghai,
was driven ashore near Ardrossan and is
going to pieces. Fourteen of the crew
wero washed overboard and drowned. The
persons left on board, some fifty in num
ber, took to the rigging, where they yet re
main in full sight from shore. Efforts are
being made to save them. Several lives
wore also lost in England. Reports from
Hartlepool, Shield's Hill and other ports,
and from inland towns, bring intelligence
of great damage to shipping, factories and
other property. '
A Bold Robbery.
Aliltord, N. II., October 20. This morn
ing the Baughegan National Bank wasrob
bod'of about $70,000, 4, 000 being in bills
and the rest in private property.
The caUiier of the bank, II. T. Sawyer,
was awakened about I o'clock at his bouse
by a man, who shouted "you are wanted,"
and he immediately placed a gag in his
mouth, handcuffed him,and then tied him
to the bed post. Mrs. Sawyer was also
handcuffed, and with her babe was fastened
into a small closet.
The robbers, meanwhile, bound the other
children and thrust them Into the closet,
and handcuffed and shut up the' servant
girl. Tli is done they presented a pistol at
Mr. Sawyer's bead, demanding' the key of
the bank. '
He told them they were not there, and
Mr. Sawyer having refused to tell where
the keys were the robbers nearly strangled
htm with the gag and a twist of rope arouud
the neck. Finally Mr. Sawyer told them
that the keys were in the post office lock
box.
Tho men then placed a rope around Mr,
Sawyer's neck and took him to the post of
fice. A hole was cut in the glass, the sash
raised and the keys secured. Mr. Sawyer
was forced to go and open the batik, and all
the funds, notes and collaterals were taken
out. '
Mr. Sawyer was thon taken back and tied
to tho bed-post and left. About 8 o'clock
bis little son Fred, got loose and cut the
ropes, letting his father free, and an alarm
was given. The bank loses 125,000.
Twenty dollars were taken from the
cashier's pocket. The Bervant girl and
Mrs. Sawyer received injuries about the
face and neck. The robbers frequently
threatened to kill the babe if it was not
kept quiet.
tT A party of four boys went bunting
near Boulder, Col., recently, when one
named Jaoobson accidentally discharged
his pistol, shooting himself through the
heart, causing instant death.
A Belligerent Elder.
B. Chadwick and Rov. Talbert reside in
Tipton township. They are close neigh
bors. As the Scotch say, their land
" marches" on each other. Chadwick is
a lusty young granger. The granger's
hogs foraged through the preacher's field j
they were eating and destroying corn.
Temper is hard to oontrol under aggra
vation. Chadwick's bogs grow fat, and
Chadwick smiled approvingly on their ef
forts at self-subsistonce. One auspicious
Sunda the preacher's forbearance gave
out. He " gobbled" a ravaging hog ; and
made it prisoner in a pen. , Chadwick
come over to " chin" the eldor on his cap
ture. That able divine was irate. Chad
wick accused him of something improper.
The eldor denied, and countercharged.
Ye poworful granger pronouncd the divine
"a liar," with a profane prefix. This was
too much. Smitten on one cheek, the
preacher had not tho nerve to turn the
other, but ho gave his tormentor a left
hander in tho face that rattled his
kitchen furniture ; then with the right he
lifted a stick of stove wood and battered
the son of Belial ever the supposed reposi
tory of his brain.
Chadwick bad the eldor arrested. He
appeared before Squire McDonald. The
eldor Chadwick appeared as counsel for his
son, and Lowdcn for the preacher. There
was "lots and gobs" of fun. Rev. Eli
Mossman was principal witness for the de
fendant, and thoro was a rattling contro
versy between him and the elder Chad
wick. Five dollars was the amount of the
tine imposed ou the divine.
A Nice Detective.
During a recent trial at Mobile, Ala., of
prisoners arrested by tbo U. S. Marshall, a
detective, chief prosecutor and witness for
Government, was instantly recognized by
Admiral Raphael Semmes, who was pres
ent at the trial, as one of bis crew of the
rebel steamer Sumter. ' Heeler came for
ward and at once' confirmed the Admiral's
recognition by offering his hand. Heeler
was appointed master's mate by the Admi
ral, and at Gibraltar, while a midshipman,
he was temporarily in charge of the
steamer.
This man Heeler committed what the
Admiral characterized a most foul and bru
tal murder. He shot and killed a mess
mate who lay in his bunk, it is supposed
asleop. Iloolor escaped. In tho trial the
fact was developed that the subpoenas for
the witnesses were issued by Commissioner
Gillette, of Mobile, September 30th, more
than two weeks before the alleged offence
was committed.
A Dry Time.
: An honest old Kentucky farmer from the
country gave his recollections of the late
hot spell as follows : " It was so dry we
couldn't spare water to put in our whiskey.
The grass was so dry that every time the
wind blew it flow around like so much
ashdB. There wasn't a tear shed at a fu
neral for a month. The sun dried up all
the cattle, and burned off the hair till they
looked like Mexican dogs,and the sheep all
like poodle puppies, thoy shrank tip so.
We had to soak all our bogs to make 'em
hold swill, and if any cattle were killed in
the morning they'd be dried beef at dark.
The woods dried up so that the farmers
chopped seasoned timber all through Au
gust, and there ain't a match through all
the country in fact, no wedding since the
widow Glenn married old Baker, three
months ago. What few grasshoppers are
left are all skin and legs, and I didn't hear
a teakettle sing for six weeks."
Murder Will Oat.
During the time the burglais were en
gaged in robbing the bank at Wellsboro,
Pa., their boots, which had been removed
to facilitate their movement, were saturated
by the rain and it seems could not be pull
ed on with the e ase necessary to meet the
demand of the occasion. To render the
matter easier, the logs were cut off and left
behind. They were afterwards found and
the name of George Fralio was found upon
one of them. This served as a clue and
that worthy was arrested and has since
been identified as one of the gang.
Fire Int'he West.
- Accounts from Fort Wayne, say : "A fire
which has been burning for five miles west
and southeast of this city now assumes a
serious aspect. It Is estimated that nearly
ten thousand aores of prairie and timber
lands are burning on the line of the Toledo,
Wabash and Western railway, which caus
es a dense smoke to settle over the oity and
surrounding county, making it nearly as
dark as night in the middle of day, and
rendering breathing difficult. It is feared
the fire may reach the city if rain does not
come. . i.
A Sew Urte for a Wife. "
A letter from Fort Smith, Ark., says the
United States marshal went to arrest the
desperado Redmouth. The party came
upon the ruffian in a deep ravine. The
latter opened Are, which the posse return
ed. The next morning a woman, one of
Redmouth's wives, was found completely
riddled with bullets fired by the posse, the
scoundrel having hold her in front of him
as a breastwork. The woman died and
Redmouth escaped.
X3T " Gracious mel" exclaimed a lady
in a Uoston witness-box, "how should I
know anything about anything I don't
know Anything about ?"
A Remarkable Accident. '
The Passaio Rolling Mill in Paterson was
nearly destroyed lost week by the bursting
of the fly wheel, a mass of metal twenty-
four foot in diameter, weighing twenty-
seven tonB. The bourn that was going
through the rollers hnd dragged, and it got
across the " collar," throwing a strain of
240 horse power on the spindle that con
nects the roller with the engine, breaking
it and freeing the fly wheel, which In
creased its velocity from 03 to 800 revolu
tions a minute, bursting it at once. One of
the segments woighing three' tons went
through tho roof and smashed a large iron
crane in its descent. 1 Another piece about
the same size went through the roof and
fell into tho mill about 800 foet away,
making two largo breaks in tho roof.
Another piece foil on a cart in the yard, de
molishing it without Injuring the horse or
tho driver. Over one hundred men were at
work in tho mill, and their escape without
injury was miraculous.
The change in the time of holding
elections in this State will exercise vast
good, at least in one direction that of pre
venting tho colonization of voters upon the
border counties of : New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania. It has been the cus
tom with both politioal parties to Import
and colonize votors from ono State to
the other, for the purpose of swelling the
vote and increasing majorities in oountios
where the wires could bo successfully ma
nipulated to that end. The separate days
upon which elections were formerly hold
afforded them an opportunity of doing this,
without fear of dotection, and gangs of
these nomadio suffragists were regularly
crossed over tho lines in the interest of
wire-pullers of one party or tho other. The
elections this yoar, occurring on the same
day in each of these States, will confine the
operations of repeaters to their own or at
least one locality, and tho chances for
open fraud will be materially lessened.
Majorities in bordor counties will show to
what extent tho vote of Democrats and
Republicans alike has been fraudulently
swollen in the past.
Miscellaneous News Items.
A Greencnstlo, Ind., jeweler named
U. A. Day, who every night deposits his
watches and most valuable jowelry in the
safe of one of the banks in that city, was
taking his watches to the bank, which is
just a square from his store, a few nights
since. The hour was about 7 o'clock.
When he arrived nearly opposite the
bank a couple of men sprang upon him, and
while one struck him in the oar with a
billy," the other picked up the box in
which were the watches, sixty-five in num
ber, and made off to the west at a rapid
pace, his confederate following. Marshal
Alison chased them nearly two miles and
then gave up the pursuit.
Detroit, October 23. By the explosion
of the propellor Brooklyn, at two p. m.
yesterday, thirteen persons were killed, of
whom five were passengers and eleven
wounded, including some four passen
gers.' The wounded were brought here
and placed in the hospital. The passen
gers, both on the Brooklyn and steamer
Huron City, close by, assert that the Brook
lyn was racing with the steamer Cuba
when the explosion oocurred. The Brook
lyn bad a miscellaneous cargo, the value of
which is unknown. The vessel' was eight
years old and valued at 180,000. ' She was
commanded by Capt. Harvey Brown.
tST" Exemplary damages have been giv
en by a Baltimore jury, in a case In which
a man shot another by accident. The de
fendant playfully took up a gun, entertain
ing the common idea that no gun can pos
sibly be loaded, and playfully pointed it at
his friend. As it always happens in such
cases, the gun was loaded, and he shot and
almost killed his friend, only iu fun of
course. The jury showed their apprecia
tion of Buch genial humor by giving a ver
dict for tfOOOO damages. A few more such
verdicts will have the effect of lessening
the frequeucy of Bimilar accidents.
t3T" A New York man recently met with
a whole "chapter of accidents" within the
short space of five minutes. He was pass
ing along in front of a large business house
from the third story of which a clerk was
throwing down small packages of goods.
His glossy black silk hat was a mark for
one of the descending bundles, and in a
moment it was battered over his nose and
eyes. In his confusion he relieved himself
by dropping two valuable books and a set
of artificial teeth, all of which articles
were stolen by some adroit thieves who
took advantage of his dazed condition.
tfTA Baltimore paper says : Willie Gor
don, a boy residing with his parents on
Uillen street, stumbled at the corner of
Hillen and Front streets and fulling io tho
gutter, which was swollen by the heavy
rain and running rapidly down towards the
bridge, was carried along face downwards
for the length of over half a square. A
colored man who witnessed the occurrence
seized his clothing just as ho got to the
mouth of. the sewer and this saved him
from a fearful fate.
VW Several hundred horses have died,
within a month or two; iu Monterey, Cal.,
from the effect of eating a poisonous plant
called "rattleweed," which produces symp
toms similar to those of insanity, i .
lTwo insurance men of Lexington,
Ky., thought they had discovered a new
way to collect old dobts, but didn't make
out very well. The partner of a bankrupt,
who owed thorn $140, was taken into a
room and offered his choice between giving
a check for the amount or being shot
through the head. After much parleying
and praying he gave his note, and was re
leased on swearing that he would never
divulge tho affair. In less than five min
utes those men had an officer's hand on
their shoulders, and within nn hour paid
$1,500 in lino and costs.
tW At a negro camp meeting in Hutch
inson, Ky., an old and enthusiastio woman
foil into what seemed to be a trance. Be
lievers said it was an expression of Divine
blessing. Disbelievers said it was a sham.
The controversy was earnest, and finally
bitter, the partisans coming to blows, and
confusion reigning throughout the camp.
For nearly two days the woman remained
still and apparently unconscious, the only
evidence of life being a faint pulse and
fainter breathing, and the quarrelling
went on. At the end of this time she
died.
pTA Richmond man, who had been
complained of for keeping a vicious dog,
put the animal upon the stand as a wit
ness. On being asked if he would bite any
one, be uttered a peculiar noise, and shook
his head. He was then asked if he would
bite if his master set him on, and replied
in tho affirmative by nodding his head and
barking. When asked if he would bite
the Court he shook his head vigorously,
and this secured for him an honorable ac
quittal. tJ9 A man has convulsed tho quiet neigh
borhood of Freeport, HI., by attempting to
palm himself off as a long-lost husband.
He satisfied the widow Gaylord and her
children of his idontity, but a skeptic. iu
the family brought the matter before the
grand jury, and the result was that the
fellow was found to be an impostor, and
sentenced to three years' residence in the
Penitentiary.
A Harrisburg man who was suffering
from hunger, turned to his mother's Bible
for consolation ho had not opened the
good book for years. He found . a ten dol
lar bill between the loaves, and then for
the first time in his remembrance prayed.
He went to the bakers to buy some bread
when he found the bill was counterfeit, and
then he swore for the first time in half an
hour.
t3f On Thursday a week a little daugh
ter of Martin Morgan, of Uollidaysburg, in
crossing the railroad, caught her foot, be
tween a plank and a rail, and was unable
to release itself. Her mother, on seeing
the train coming, ran to hor assistance, and
pulled hor to one side, and thus her life
was saved, but the flesh was torn from the
knee to the ankle, rendering amputation
necessary.
t3f A lady correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune, writing from England says : "Let
me here parenthetically insert a mention of
the fact that such is the marvelous fecun
dity of the British matron that the baby
wagons are built to carry two, and we sel
dom see one that has not its full comple
ment baby of 6 months pulling away at a
bottle, while baby of 18 months sucks its
thumbs."
tST That was a pleasant experience that
a Cincinnati man recently met whilst visit
ing an insane asylum near that oity.
Whilst walking In the grounds around the
institution he was attacked by four of the
inmates, and when defending himself from
their assault, was assailed by -4wo tame
stags, the pets of the lunatics, ''lie would
probably have been killed by tlrese strange
enomios had not help arrived speedily.
IW Herman Dubois, of Fall River, who
has had consumption for two years, re
ceived, last week, six ounces of blood from
a live lamb into his arm, the transfusion
requiring 1 minute and 83 seconds, and he
is now quite comfortable, though for about
fifteen minutes after the operation he suf
fered sharp pains in the baok, chest aud
limbs, and his breathing was difficult.
E3T" From Ohio the full official returns of
the late State election show that 238,406
votes were cast for William Bel), democrat,
for secretary of State, 221,204 for Allen T.
Wickoff, republican, and 7,815 for John
Buchtel, prohibitionist, for the same posi
tion. Bell's official majority over Wickoff
is 17,202 votes. The democrats elect It
congressmen and the republicans seven.
tW A farmer in Oregon has had a field
of sixty acres of grain eaten by rabbits, and
all of his other fields have suffered, al
though to a less extent, from their depre
dations. ' Hundreds are shot every day, but
hundreds more come out from the sage
brush and take their places.
t3T A butcher named Klopp, drawn for
tho jury in Judge Stocha's court, New Or-
leaus, declared that he was entirely deaf.
Judge Stocha remarked In a low. tone :
" Klopp, you may go," whereupon Klopp's
deafness suddenly left him, and he started
, out of court. He was brought back, how
ever, and put on the jury.
tV Saturday eveuing, Jerry Picard, a
prominent citizen, was walking with his
wife, in Indiauapolis, when two men rush
ed upon them. One held Mrs. Picard,
while the other shot her husband, inflicting
fatal wounds. The murderers escaped.
The motive for tho act is unknown. This
occurred in a publio part of the city.
tW Newberry, (S. C..i October 21. The
oircus here yesterday attracted about 3,000 .
negroes to the town. A row occurred.dur
ing which the town marshal and a negro
were killed. High exoitemene prevailed.
A company of government troops restored
order. ' Several arrests were made. -. -
tST Governor Thomas E. Bramlotte,
manager of the Gift Concerts in aid of the
Publio Library of Louisville, iu that State,
will do us a favor not to tempt ns more
with advertisements of that institution.
The laws of the State forbid the publica
tion of such advertisements, and do not
discriminate between one of this kind,
which is honest and for a good purpose,and
shyster concerns. We know that some one
will, on the 80th of November, next, bag
$250,000 and.'others smaller sums, and that
the money will be promptly paid, as has
beon tho case in the four preceding ones;
but the law will not allow us to publish
thoir advertisement. . Keep them away
from us.
Notice. I am making out a list of ac
counts, to place in the hands of a Collec
tion Bureau, for collection. Persons know
ing they owe me on stow accounts, will
please take notice, and keep their names
from tho list, by prompt settlement.
F. Mohtimer.
E2T The Modes for the fall, and prepara
tions for the winter season wero never more
brilliant, and never more sensibly adapted to
universal wants, tastes, and means than they
are now. For tho fashionable belle, and the
grand dame, there are complete toilets, and
out and indoor garments in preparation of sur
passing beauty and elegance. Aprons, skirts,
cuirass bodices, dolmans, Jackets, and opera
cloaks, are covered with embroidery. Black
materials sparklo with black jet beads gray
ones with steel bonds, bluish gray with blue
steel beads, and white with white jet. Each
part of the costume is worked with a Bpcclal
design composed to Bult its form, although
uniform on the whole. The fronts of the
bodice have their design, the back has its own,
and It is tho same with the basques, rovers,
pockets. The embroidery is woiked with eith
er wool or silk of the same color as the ma
terial. From Vtmoreit't Monthly for Novem
ber. .
I3T" The new Commentary on the Bible, in
troduced In this county by Rov. Wm, Wagner
and bis Agents Is not only meeting with suc
cess, but with universal favor. Unlike many
other books sold throughout the country, peo
ple do not get tired of it, and say they were
Imposed upon, but they use it to their entire sat
isfaction. They find it to be Just the book thoy
want. Try it.
HTUse Pain Cure Oil I Use Pain Cure
OU I Is the popular phraso of everybody that
meets a suffering friend. Try it and jou won't
regret it. Our druggists and merchants sell
it for 50 cents per bottle.
1 9- For sale by F. MORTIMEH, New nioera
Held, and li. M. EDY, Druggist, Newport, l'a.
t3T" Have you a severe wrench or sprain ?
Ilave you rheumatism in any form 1 Have you
tiff neck, or punches caused by rheumatic
pains 1 1f so, Johnson's Anodyne Liniment is
a specific remedy, used Internally and exter
naly. E3T We often tee a large stock of cattle
which do not seem to thrive, and come out
"spring poor," all for want of something to
start them In the right direction. One dollar's
worth of Sheridan' sCavalry Condition Powdors
given to such stock occasionally during the
winter, would be worth more than an extra
half ton of hay . .. ;
137" If Alcoholic Stimulants are taken into
the blood tho heart works faster, and this un
natural speed wears ont the vital machinery.
All Intoxicating nostrums advertised as " ton
ics," ' renovators," Ac, produce this disas
trous effect, and should be rojected. Dr. Walk
er's Vegetable Vinegar Bitters an invlgorant
without the curse of alcohol Is everywhere
supplanting these poisons. 40 4w.
A SUBSTITUTE FOR QUININE.
For years. Quinine was regarded as the only
specltto lor malarious diseases, and Immense
quantities of the drug were annually consumed
throughout our western country, more particular
ly along the river bottoms and adjoining low
lands.
With the fall months malaria, In all Its varied
forms, stalks Ilka au epidemic through the land,
and whole districts are prostrated with chills and
(ever, the entire population shaking with ague.
Heretofore, quinine was regularly resorted to;
but, while it frequently failed to effect a cure, it
invariably deranged the stomach, producing
nausea, vertigo aud fugitive pains in the head to
such an extent that mouths elapsed ere thesys'
tern recovered from Its effects. These objections
to Its use were so marked, that the introduction
of Mlshler's Herb Bitters was hailed asa triumph
In medicine. Inltnltely more certain In its bene
ficial effects than quinine, It possessed none of the
demerits of that drug, instead of nauseating. It
tones and Invigorates the stomach, and while
speedily expelling the noxious humors, increases
the appetite and facilitates digestion, thus render
ing tlie system stronger, and better fitted to resist
the attack a of disease. Iu fact, a Judicious use of
Mlshler's Herb Hitters at tblsseason ot the year,
will prevent the recurrence of this disease, even
In those who have never passed an autumn with
out It. An experience of twenty years proves t
to be the greatest aktm-ehiouic Known to niedl.
cal science.
There are, perhaps, no diseases so subject to
climatic changes as alTectlous ot the Kidneys.
Hundreds of our farmers, mechanics, and labor
ing men, strong aud hardy in all other respects,
suffer oontlnual Inconvenience, and occasionally
excruciating pains In the back and across the
loins : exerlence a frequent desire to pass water,
(lain In Its passage, and frequent stoppages In Its
low. These are manifestations resulting from
some strain or heavy lift (perhaps years ago), and
aggravated by every change in the weather. Every
slight cold flies direct to this one weak spot, and
unless promptly attended to the disease becomes
chronic, and the once strong man a miserable
wreck. Mlshler's Herb Hitters Is the only certain
remedy for tills class of diseases. It has a pecu
liar tendency to the kidneys, stimulates them to
healthy action, aud removing the cause, prevouts
the formation ot brick (lust deposits, which, If
permitted to continue, will by cohesion form grav
el stone, necessitating a painful operation for Its
removal. Many of the Ingredients entering Into
Its composition, are universally recognized as spe
cifics (or all complaints of the urinary organs. Ill
Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, all disorders of the
Bowels, and atfectlonsof the Throat and Lungs,
it Is equally certain and efficacious; while, as a
remedy tor the complaints peculiar to the female
sex, it has no equal. Liuits, old and young, mar
ried and single, In every condltlonof life, will find
this ohkat VUMALB HisMKDT prompt, te, certain
and ml laid. The pale, sallow complexion Is re
placed by a blooming, healthful countenance, and
Its occuitlonal use enables Nature to perform her
functions HKuuuiiiLr ind without inoonvbn
ikni'K. Hold only Iu bottles by ail Druggists and
general dealers.
" August II, Am It. '
The Cou Tensions of an Invalid,
Published as a Warning and for the benefit of
Young Men and others who sulfer from NKlt
VOLif DKHlLlf V, U)H8 OK MANHOOD, etc.,
supplvlug the meuns (if SelCure. . Written by
one who cured himself after undergoing consider
able quackery, and sent free ou receiving a post
paid directed euveloie.
hulferers are invited to address the author.
NAXUANIKI. M A YKAIK,
30 tP V. O. Ilox 163, Brooklyn, N. T.