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NEW IJL00MFIKL1), PENN'A.
J Tuesday, December 29, 1874.
Our Subscriber wishing some other jiubll
ritlion, with TllK TIMKN) can linvo either
of the following, by remitting us the amount
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I?" All who subscribe NOW will receive
Tim Times ntKU the remainder of this
year. .
The report of tlio Secretary of the Treas
ury contains ono item that will interest
every luueliold aH follows :
" The praeticitl workings of putting tea
nml coffee on tho free list have been fully
examined by the Treasury Department.
'Carefully-prepared tables of prices iu for
iigu markets, mid prices to consumers for
the period subttcqueut to hiking off the tax,
hliow that whilo the country lost from $ 0,
000,000 to $12,000,000 from the decrease of
revenue on this account, the removal of the
tax simply added to tho price iu the foreign
markets and lias not benefited tho consum
er here in tho least. The Secretary reo
ouinieiids the restoration of the tax."
The Ltliauou Employment Plan.
Hon. G. Dawson Colomun, who recently
made the proposition to give $3,000 during
three months, ii the citizens of Lebanon
would contribute $0,000 additional during
the same period, to constitute a fund to
employ workiiigmeu on the streets during
(ho winter, lias since withdrawn said prop
osition in consequence of the failure of the
citizens to raise their sharo in full by vol
untary contributions.
lie has now the following proposition
be fine tho Lebanon people :
He will give $4,000 for tho pu rpose slated
if t he Borough Council will appropriate $8,
000 which will make an employment fund
of $12,000 and put their street into excel
lent condition. A town meeting of citizens
was held and a resolution unanimously
.adopted urging the Council to accept the
imposition.
This is a much hotter plan thau the first
one, us it distributes the $8,000 to be paid
equally among tho tax payors, and tho
misers aud skinflints will have to come to
time as well as the public spirited, the hu
mane and the liberal. .
A Mnrdercr Dragged from Prison and
' Hung.
Chicago, Dec. 15. A special despatch
from Des Moines, Iowa, says : About half
past two A. M. to-day a body of about
150 men, disguised, entered the jail, knock
vd down the jailor, bound him band and
foot, took the keys to the cells from bia
pocket, overpowered the guard, and enter
ed the cell where Charles Howard, murder
or of Johnson, who was yesterday sentenced
to imprisonment for life was coullued.
His wife who was sleeping with him,
clung to him, uttering horrible shrieks,
and it was all that half a dozen men could
do to drag him from bis bed. A rope was
4,hcu placed about his neck, and he was
dragged through the halls and court house
yard to a lamp-post and hung.
Ail the men had their faces blackened,
wild were divided Into squads, each doing
its allotted work without a word spoken.
After Ilovraid had been fastened to the
post the mob dispersed as silently as they
cumo. . .
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A Vessel Towed by a. Whale,.'
The New Bedford Standard says : The
captuiu of the American fishing schooner
Sultana, which arrived at Halifax Novem
ber l!0, states that on the Grand Banks, on
tlio 2ud of November, his vessel was riding
. at anchor with 150 fathoms of cable out.
Two of his dories, with two mou Iu. each,
vcio awny tending trawls. The remainder
of the crew, who weie below, observed that
the vesse) was moving. I
On going ou duck I hey fouud the school
er going through the water at the rata of
ten or twelvo knots nil hour, bhoitly
immense whale rose just ahead of the ve
el, with the anchor caught either In hjs
jaw or blowhole. Altar the vessel bad
been towed for an hour by the lish, aud
lidding that the doiios were already, oat
of siulit. the captain cut the cable. The
Sultuna then returned, picked up lifer
dories, and sailed for Hulilux 1 to procure a
new anchor and ruble.
Two Burglars Killed A Startling Bis
covery. On Sunday night the 13th lnst. a 1 trag
edy occurred at Bay Ridge, Long Island,
that was very remarkable. Two burglars
on that night in attempting to break into
the tesidence of Judgo Van Brunt, 'were
both killed, one of them instantly and tho
other dying soon after. Tlio dying bur
glar mado confession that threw some light
pn the disappearance of Charley Ross, who
our readers will remember was stolen last
July. It is not often that criminals re
ceive a moro just retribution than was ac
corded thoso parties.
The following is an account by Mr. Al
bert Van Brunt, in his own words, of tho
encounter with tho burglars : It was just
about 2 o'clock whon my father hoard the
burglar alarm which is arranged to ring iu
his room. It connects with all the doors
and windows of Judge Van Brunts house,
which is about 00 feet north of this. Ho
thought at first that perhaps the wind had
loosened one of the shutters, but bad no
suspicion of the presence of burglars. Al
most every year the alarm has sounded
once or twico, and wo have always found
that it arose from that cause.
He called me np after he heard the alarm
and told me to go over to the Judge's
house and close tho shutter, and I dressed
myself, placed a small revolver in my pock
et, and, taking a lantern, wont over to find
Will i.iti Scott, who lives In rooms connect
ed with the stable, and has charge of the
Judge's house. I called bim up and told
him tho burglar alarm had sounded. He
camo out with the key of. the house, and
was ascending the back steps which lead to
tlio wing of the building, when he exclaim
ed, " Look thoro 1 the ccilar door is oien !"
" Did you leave it open last night?" I
asked. "No, sir," said he, "I locked it."
At this moment we saw a light in the
frout ball. It was moving up the stairs.
Scott, who had the lantern in bis hand,
instantly concealed it under his coat, and
put it behind tlio ice house. At the same
time ho told me to go over to our house
and get guns aud wake np the Dntchman
(Herman Frank.) I got a double barrel
and a single barrel gnu, giving the latter
to the Dutchman and tho former to Scott.
After this I went back to my father's
house for another gun for myself, and ask
ed him to go with me. He was not woll,
aud said so, but I persuadod him to ac
company me. He took a shot, gun with
him, and I went to Scott's house and arm
ed myself with Scott's gun. Then, I re
turned and found my father about twenty
paces from the open cellar door. He told
me I had better go to the front gate.
. I took my Btatiou and waited half an
hour. The night was dark so dark that I
could got see the end of the barrel of my
gun aud a cold drizzling rain was fulling.
At length I heard my father say In a loud
voice, " Look out 1 They're coming." In
about three minutes from this time I heard
two pistol shots coming close together from
the back of the house. These were followed
by three louder shots, which I knew came
from shotguns. Then my father cried out,
" There they come, shoot 'em !"
Hermann 'Frank aud myself were sta
tioned at tho front gate. As wo heard this
order we closed in together and ran toward
the southern side of tbe bouse. There is a
space of twenty-two feet between the high
white fence on the southern side and the
Judge's bouse, and we knew the men
would have to come that way. Besides,
we did not want to meet them in front ot
the bouse, where they would have a much
larger space to run in.
We could hear the men rushing toward
us at full speed. I II red at tho man nearest
the house, aud tbe Dutchman and myself,
almost at the same Instant, discharged our
pieces at tbe other man, who staggered to
ward the fence and fell against it. As I
fired my first barrel I called out to tbe
Dutchman, "Givejt to him 1" and my
secoud shot waa almost simultaneous with
his first. The . man I first fired at waa
afterward fouud to be Moshef. The other
was Douglas. No sooner bad the last shot
from our guns been fired than I beard tbe
roportof a pistol within four feet of me and
the whizzing of a bullet near my bead.
" I turned in tbe direotion from which
the shot came, and waa greeted by another.
This time I felt the powder in my face. I
could see the form of a man within an arm's
length of me, and could plainly distinguish
the glistening barrel of his pistol. As he
raised his pistol the third time I clubbed
my gun and struck bia right arm with the
stock. Tbe blow must have been a strong
one for the gun snapped like a pipe stem.
His arm fell powerless at bis side but to
avoid dtopping bis pistol be clutched his
right with his left band, and I could see
that be was tryiug to bring his weapon
Into range for a fourth shot.
: But the useless arm made his motions
slow, and save me time to draw my re
volver, whioli was in tho right baud pocket
of my trousers., But as his chances of es
cape became smaller his desperation and
auger increased, and be uttered a horrid
imprecation as the guo struck bis arm
Whea I drew my revolver from my pocket
I was close enough to slap the burglar'
face,, but still it was so dark that his form
was indistiuct. I fired while be was still
trying to raise bis pistol band, but the shot
did not seem to take effect. By this time
we were la front of the bouse, having
moved somowhat during the firing, and he
had a cloar run. Ho turned from mo and
started to run toward the north.
I followed him, firing the second and
third shots as fast as I could cock tbe pis
tol. At tho third shot he foil, saying, as
ho touched the ground, in a weak voice, "I
givo up." William Scott, the hired man,
was near the spot where Moshor dropped,
and just as the burglar fell I heard Scott
Bay, " I'll give him one 1" It was lucky for
me that my last shot had taken effect. Had
it not, I would . have stood a chance of
catching a load of shot from Scott's gun.
After Moshor fell he made but ono convul
sive movo of bis legs, then all was over.
The wholo occurrence, as far as the firing
was concerned, did not take a minuto.
Letters Irom tho Now York police show
they have been bunting for these parties
for several months, confident that they
were the kidnappers. Mrs. Moshor, the
wifo of tho burglar who was instantly
killed, is now in the hands of tho police,
but denies knowing tho whereabouts of the
child, though, sho acknowledges that her
husband was the man who stole him.
Singular Railroad Accident.
Last week at au early hour in the morn
ing, a stock train ran into a passenger
train on the Washington and Midland rail
road, at Orange court-house, twenty-nine
miles from Alexandria. Tbe engine of the
passengor train bad become disabled, and
the engineer stopped bis train at a point
where there was a curve of tho track.
When be found he could not proceed, the
conductor sent a flagman back to give
warning to the freight train following, but
it was too late for the freight train to be
stopped. The engine of the freight train
ran into the rear of the passenger car,
tearing the platform and reartruck,and the
cow-catcher Imbedded itself three or four
feet, holding tbe sleeping-car so firmly as
to break the connection between it and the
ladies' car in front of it. The engineer of
the passenger train seeing the condition of
affairs, turned steam on his engine just be
fore the collision and with the fireman
jumped to the ground. The consequence
was that tho engine with the baggage,
smoking car and ladies' car, with about
sixty-five persons, shot ahead aud was
going down a grade at tho rate of forty
five miles an hour without an engineer or
fireman or conductor to manage it. The
baggage aud smoking car had been tele
scoped four feet from the force of the col
lision, and the ladies' car and smoking car
were forced close together. Two railroad
men, passengers on tho train, noticing the
fearful speed at which the train was run
and suspecting something was wrong,
managed to crawl through a hole loft in the
door between the baggage car and smok
ing car, and climbing over the mass of
baggage in the darkness, the lights being
all put out by the jar, succeeded in reach
ing the engine after the train bad run
about six miles. Ono man put the brakes
on the engine and the other shut off steam
and reversed the engine and stopped it.
It was a wonder that the train did not
jump tho track. About forty of the pas
sengers were badly cut and wounded.
Their wounds were dressed by a physician,
who went to the scene of the disaster from
Rapidan. Tbe cattle train bad three care
smashed and three of the cattle killed. A
large number of the passengers were dele
gates returning from the Knights Templar
convention at New Orleans. A relief train
arrived from Alexandria about twelve
o'clock and carried the passengers to
Washington, where they arrived at 4:30 p.
m. No one is considered latally injurod,
but all In tbe sleeping car were bruised
about the head and body.
Miscellaneous News Items.
Manchester, N. II., December 13. Hat-
tie Beauman, a servant girl, yesterday de
capitated ber illegitimate infant with a
pair of shears.
(W In the Royal Mint at London, great
care is taken of the "sweepings" of the
various rooms and offices. Last, year the
amount of gold rescued from these sweep
ings realized more than $11,476".
t3T Mrs. Eshelraaa, of Shillington, Pa.,
will arrest the fellow who poured coal oil
in ber well if she cau find bim out. . Tbe
trick made ber think she bad really "struck
oil," and the disappointment is aggra
vating.
Augusta, Mo., December 13. The Su
preme Court has decided that a woman
cannot hold tbe office of Justicoof the
Peace or any other office mentioned iu the
constitution, but that the legislature way
authorize women to hold any office created
by that body.
tW There was great excitement at
Stamford, Conn., last week, in consequenoe
of the sheriff calling out twenty-five militia
men to capture a band of robbers number
ing seven persons tbe family of one John
Mackey, who have committed many depre
dations for years. The woods were scouted
for hours but tbe thieves bad tied.
iy The Baltimore ladies sent a request
enclosed in an envelope to every family in
the oity, asking for ton cents to be appro
priated to stalling a soup bouse. Tbe
responses were geuerous aud liberal, ono
fellow enclosing with bis ten cents a note
reading, "two beers gone Up."
t3""The Rov. Wolcott Calkius,of Buffalo,
recently noted the following facts in a ser
mon on our froo school system i " Our pub
lic paupers number but 00,797 and ost
$11,000,000 annually. The cost of Great
Britain's paupers and the cost of her an
nual procedure amounts to $00,000,006 an
nually. If for each dollar expended for
such purposes, a dollar was appropriated
for free schools, how much orime would be
decreased. Nations cannot afford to per
mit ignorance. It cost Franco the great
est humiliation of modem times, and it
cost the Southern States their rebellion.
Ignorance is too expensive for any modern
nation.
tW A Mr. Frank Potts, of Warwick,
Chester county, a few days since called ou
a physician at or near Pughtown, and
said : " Doctor, should any one call upon
you this evoning to have his arm dressed
and a ball extracted from It, you oan take
it for granted that 1 put that ball thero.
The follow attempted to rob me on the
highway." Mr. Potts drove off. and was
scarcely out of sight, when the highway
man camo to get his arm dressed, and
to the surprise of the doctor he found bim
to be a neighbor.
Trenton, December 14. Among the pils
oners pardoned out of the State orison at
the session of the court on Saturday, was
Lewis Ilartz, who had served fourteen
years. He was convicted of murder In the
first degree at New Brunswick, and sen
tenced to be bung. Influential and rich
friends in New York obtained a com
mutation to imprisonment for life. He was
wen Dut seventeen years of ace. His eood
conduct for fourteen years and his long
imprisonment has led to his release.
A Wrong Custom Corrected.
It is quite generally the custom to take
strong liver stimulants for the cure of liver
complaint, and both the mineral and vege
table kingdoms have been diligently search
ed to procure the most drastic ana poison
ous purgatives, in order to produce a pow
erful effect upon the liver, and arouse the
laRgig and enfeebled organ. This system
of treatment is on the same principle as
that of giving a weak and debilitated man
largo potions of brandy to enable bim to
do a certain amount of work. When the
Btimulant is withheld, the organ, like tbe
system, gradually relapses into a more tor
pid or sluggish and weakened condition
than before. What then is wanted?
Modicines, which, while they cause the bile
to flow freely from tbe liver, as that organ
is' toned into action, will not overwork and
thus debilitate it, but will, when their use
is discontinued, leave the liver strengthen
ed and healthy. Such remedies are found
in Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
and Purgative Pellets. ......
A Care of Liver Disease.
Rusk, Texas, May 10th, 1873.
Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. :
Dear Sii My wife last year at this time
was confined to ber bed with Cbronio Liver
Disease. I had one of tbe best doctors to
see her, and he gave her up to die, whon I
came upon some of your medioiue. I
bought one bottle and commenced giving
it. She then weighed 89 lbs, ; now she
weighs 140 lbs., and is robust and hearty.
She has taken eight bottles in all, so you
see I am an advocate for your Medicines.
. WILLI AM MJSAZKL.
VROM TXXB NOTED SCOUT, " BUFFALO BILL. ' 1
Holland House, Kockford, 111., April 20,
1874. Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buftnlo. N. Y.:
Sir I have now taken four bottles of your
Uoiden Medical Discovery iu eonnection
with vour Pellets, and must say that noth
ing I have ever taken for my liver has done
me as much good. I feel like a new man.
Thauks to your wonderful medioiue.
w. a. i;ody,i"Buflaio Bill."
Take Notice. Mr. A. V. Hombach wish
es the citizens of this county to take notice
that being desirous of reducing his stock
before cold weather, he has determined to
elose out what be now has on hand, at
greatly reduced prices. Hoad stones of all
sorts and styles, and monuments ranging
hi price from $23 to $400, lettered nnd de
livered at short notice. Letters or orders
sent to A. V. Humbaoh, opposite tbe plan-
tug mm, .Newport, wilt receive prompt at
tention. Deafness, Discharges from the ear, and
all throat affections, specially and success
fully treated by Dr. D. 1L Bweeney.of New
Bluomfield, Perry county, Pa.
Notice. I am making out a list of ac
counts, to place in the hands of a Collec
tion Bureau, for collection. Persons know
ing they owe me on Btore accounts, wi-M
please take notice, and keep their names
from the list, by prompt settlement.
1 ' - F. MOKTIMKIk.
Htone and Earthen. Ware The sub
scribers, proprietors of the Juniata Pottery,
near Newport, desires to give, notice that
they are keeping up a full variety of stone
and earthen ware, aud are prepared to
promptly fill orders for all goods iu their
line at low prices. Post ollioe address,
Newport, Perry co., Pa.
6m. M. i$a T. Mii.uch.
Uloomllelil Academy. The new term
of this school opened last week with even
a larger attendance taan the fall term.
Besides tbe ordinary normal studies and
tbe business course in Book-Keepiug, Pho
nography, &e., the higher studies of Rhet
oric, Natural Philosophy, Physical Geo
graphy and General History nltornate this
term and next wltb the elements of Phys
iology, Geology, Chemistry and Natural
History.. . t
Rev. Jouit'EnoAit, Principal.
Dedication. The Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Newport, Pa., built during tho
past summer, will be dediuated to the wor
ship of tbe Triune God, on December tbe
27th, 1874. Services to commence at, 10
o'clock . A. M. . Sormoii by Rev. F. W.
Conrad, D. D., of Philadelphia. All the
neighboring ministers and friends gener
ally, are cordially Invited to be present.
A. H. Auuhh, Pastor, '
Kriss Kinkle ! .Krisa Kinkle ! !
Ho, for the Holidays !
SANTA CLAUS
Has made arrangements at
G. N.! SMITH'S,
Newport, ' Penn'a.
' , ' FOR ' 1
Christmas Toys,
And will start out the day or night before
Christinas)
w
E have Just arrived from the City with a full
line of
liiiK'y rJLVy,
to suit both old and young. Our stock Is the
finest ever brought to Newport, and we can sell
goods from One Cent up to One Hundred Dollars.
lows 001,1 ""C1 the tup wltl1 9uch a9 fo1"
ALPHABET BUILDING BLOCKS,
GAMES, TOY BOOK8, PUZZLES,
DOLL BODIES AND ARMS,
WAX.CHINA, & PATENT DOLLS
CHINA TEA SETS, i , - .. . ,
CHINA MUGS AND VASES,
CUPS AND SAUCERS,
TRUMPETS, NOVELTY BANKS,
NOVELTY KALEIDISCOPES, TOPS,
Revolving Chime Bells, Rocking Geese, Genuine
lue i'lantalon Darkles and boot-makers will
run fifteen minutes with one winding, Tin
Palls, Tubs, and a full line of Boys'
Sleds, Drums, Hoops, Horses in
Hoops, Baskets In great variety,
Tin Toys, together with
every variety of Book
Straps, Harmonicas,
School Caskets,
ENGLISH, GERMAN AND FRENCH TOYS,
AND FANCY GOODS.
We also manufacture our own
CANDY STICKS,
FINE CANDY,
CLEAR CANDY TOYS, '
CRACKERS, CAKES, Sc., Sc., ic.
We are now prepared to furnish the publio with
Holiday Goods at low rates. (Jive us a call no
trouble to show goods. Don't forget
THE "GLASS CORNER,"
C. SMITH,
NEWPORT,
8 lltf
PEltKTCO.. PA.
REMOVAL!
THE undersigned would respectfully inform the
, C1i!?f.n? 'erry e""ty that they will occupy
their NEW STOKE ROOM in Oantt's building,
about December 1st, and will exhibit toe
Largest and Cheapest
STOCK OF
CLOTHING,
Furnishing Goods,
NOTIONS,
HATS and CAPS,
TRUNKS, VALISES,
TRAVELLING. 3AGS,
I-i a (1 i o IP ii (h
SHAWLS and SKIRTS,
Horse and Bed Blankets
BUCK, CLOT H AND KID GLOVES,
ev r brought to Perry County. AY ol the atoon
gauds will be sold at.'
Hard Times Iricest t
ON HAND
Jj,ei lCvei'ylsly J
J. FIUSII k CO.,
GANTT'S BUILDING,
Opposite the Pout Otllce,
Neivport Va,
8. SOU
Assignee's Notice. .
NOTICE Is hereby glvea, that Jowl Weldou
and wile, of Peuu township, lVrry county,
l'a.,. have executed a deed of voluisbtry asHigu
meut to tho underslKiieik. residing iu WheatlleUt
township, said county, ot their properly both real
aitd persoual. for the Iminlit of tbe ivditors ot
said Joseph Weldou. All ptfraonskuowluii them
selves Indebted to said Joseph Wviduu, wiU make
Immediate puymeut aial Uioae Uaviua claims will
present them to
HOLO.MON BIG HAM, Assignee,
IwU Potter Alloravy for Aukura.
December A, 1.S74.
ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE. Notice Is
hereby given, that Letters of Administration
on the Odium o( tvinih Hlr, lale of Carroll
tuwnshlp, Perry county. Pa., decease!, have
been granted to the suhsurlbers, residing at Hlier
inausdiile. All persona Indebted to sal estate arn
reqiuiHied to make Immediate payment, and tlmsn
haviHg claims, will present them duly authentica
ted (or set lleiuwut.
DAVID II A I It,
i ,4. M. FLKCK,
December 1, 1B74 flt ' ' Administrators.
ITSTHAY. Came to the premises of the sub
Ii scrlberln Savllle twp., a few weks since, a
wliile m with four pigs. KM sow will weigh
about UK) pounds, sjidbai II. e right ear partly
torn on. The owner Is requested to prove prop
erty, pay costs and tska lir away or she will bt
disputed of according to law. ... ,
SAMl ltbK, UNARI).
December 9, 1874.