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THE TIMES.
New Jiloomflcld, May 8, 1877,
NOTICE TO AIJVKItTlSKKS.
Ho Out or Rtxrantyp will bo Inmirtod la thll rr"f
anlm llirht fce nd mi muUl bsnv.
MTwnnty Ifpfiil in nrni of roirulmr rt, will
be ohanred for ftdvortisemputu wt tn JJouhle Column.
NOTICE TO HlTllHCIUBFRrt.
Look lit the flinirr on (h Ulml of vnur npr.
Th"ft'itrf urt-n trll vnu II10 ilnte to wlilcli your nb
rrlptlon t rn!il. Wilhln 2 wnkn utter money f
ainl, nt If the uute Is changed. No other receipt
is neciwRsry.
Gov. Haktiianft lias our thanks for
n copy of the General laws passed by the
Legislature for 1877.
The Spkcial Session pf Congress is
postponed until the 15th of October,
when it is probably the regular Session
will follow without any intermission.
The UH.ro tit of the condition of af
fairs in Europe is very conflicting.
Several skirmishes are reported as hav
ing taken place on the line of defence
between Turkey and Kussla, but no re
liance can be placed upon the reports as
to the results. England Is quietly pre
paring for any immergency that may
compel her to join in the conflict.
JjANX'ABTKit City has a new daily
paper, and a sprightly one It is. The
Xew Em Is the name of it, and J. M.
Oeist, esq., is the Editor. He knows how
to edit a paper and his name is a suffi
cient guarantee that the Krw Era will
be a newspaper worth having. It is
published by Hon. John B. Warfel.
A Cork espondet says : " The voice
of Colonel W. C. Breckenridge, who is
mentioned as a possible candidate for the
United States Senatorehlp from Ken
tcky, ia said to be silvery, his articula
tion distinct and rapid, words flowing in
a continuous stream." There are too
many Senators and Members now whose
words flow in a constant stream, so we
hope they will send some one with less
gift gab and more on the work.
California Cattle Starving.
A gentleman who recently traveled
through Kerti county, Cal., reports that
the carcasses of cattle were lying In great
numbers where they had died of starva
tion and that many others were too feeble
to get up and eat or drink. Bauds of
sheep were subsisting on grease-brush,
apparently in the last stage of hunger.
The owners of eome herds have abandon
ed their flocks to their fate, not being
. able or willing to have them herded.
A Knotty Case.
They have a knotty case before the Ohio
Supreme Court. The action Is one
brought by a husband against his wife,
on a note given before marriage, and the
question raised Is, whether or not the
s .marriage of the parties extinguished the
obligation. The wife contends that H
did, as by the common law the husband
was liable to the creditors of his wife,
and could not, by becoming his wife's
creditor, put himself as regards her, in
the position of both creditor and debtor.
The matter was held under advisement.
A Request for Three Cent Donations.
One of the peculiarities of the Inter
nal Revenue law Infernal would be a
better word as construed by the Deputy
Collector of this district, Kobert C.
Brygon is his name, is to request each
person applying for a license, to enclose
in addition to the fee provided by law, a
three cent postage stamp to pay the re
turn of the license. If this Is- a pro
vision of law, the sooner the government
sells out to some other nation the bet
ter, and If It is a special arrangement of
the collector, the sooner the authorities
put in some one whose ideas are above
a three cent stamp, the more credit it
will be to the country. If the price of a
license is too low, let the price be raised,
but don't try to run the government by
passing around the hat and asking con
trlbutlons of three cent stamps.
The Maine Liquor Law.
The amendments to the Maine law,
jusfpassed by the Legislature, which
include native wine and cider, when
used for tippling purposes, among
the list of intoxicants, went into effect
on the 12th of last month. Under the
law, the manufacture of all intoxicating
Jiquors is prohibited, except cider, and
heavy penalties are imposed for convic
tions under the search and seizure clause.
For the first conviction, any person who
sells any intoxicating liquor manufac
tured by him in that State, except cider,
U liable to a punishment of two months
in the county Jail and a fine of $1,000.
A penalty of $100 is imposed on any
magistrate or county attorney who, in
preparing complaints, warrants, or in
dictments, knowingly neglects or re
fuses to allege a previous conviction.
The law, as mow amended, does not cx
itept sacramental wine used by some
churches, which contains a large per
centage of alcohol. 3 he exclusion of
.f uch. wilj bring Into general use the
unfermented Juice of the grape for sacra
mental purposes, ft domestic) fluid - that
many churches have used for some time
past. . ;
The new law will be the means of
banishing from the market all native
wines which have been extensively sold
for a few years past, one Portland
manufacturer doing a large business in
this line, and who has now on hand
some 10,000 gallons, it is represented.
It will also be the means of closing up a
brewery in that city which has been
doing a large business.
Spontaneous Combustion.
In Kernan's saloon, back of the City
Hall, to-day, a man was burned to death
by spontaneous combustion. He had
not been more than a month In the city,
but in that time hnd been frequently ar
rested for drunkenness, i He wandered
about alone, seemingly demented, occu
pying his whole time in drinking the
vile poison of the city fmntand Bnrbary
Coast dens. He had twice been treated
by Dr. Stivers for dcllrum tremens, and
was this morning discharged after a
longer tinie than usual. He continued
drinking steadily at the various burs In
the vicinity, and the large size of each
potation promised to speedily send him
buck to the hospital.
At length he staggered into the room
nearly Insensible, and feebly asked for a
drink. This was refused him, and he
staggered toward the gas jet to light the
stump of a cigar while the barkeeper
turned away. A moment afterward he
heard a low moan and noticed a flush of
Are, and turning around he saw Harley
falling to the floor, his head enveloped
in black, thick smoke, while flames Is
sued from his mouth and ears. Not a
moment was lost in attending to the
sufferer. He was beyond relief, how
ever. His face was perfectly black,
partly charred and partly covered with
a moist soot. His eyes were opened.
His mouth was completely roasted on
the inside, but, with the exception of
his head and hands, no part of his body
bore marks of his horrible death. A
letter found in his pocket, addressed to
M. Harley, or Hartley, furnishes the
only clew to his identity. San Prancit
co Post.
A Dying Man's Confession.
Our readers will remember the terri
ble fire In Warwick township, Lancaster
county, a couple of years ago, which
destroyed the large barn of Bev. Chris
tian Bomberger, together with its con
tents, consisting of a couple dozen
horses and cattle, all the agricultural
implements, and thousands of dollars'
worth of grain. It will also be remem
bered that Mr. Bomberger narrowly es
caped with his life, in his efforts, to save
his property. It was an incendiary fire
beyond all doubt, but no clue to the per
petrator could be obtained. We now
learn that a man, who was highly re
spected in that county, died some time
ago, and in his last moments confessed
that he had fired the barn of Mr. Bom
berger, his former friend, because he had
refused to lend him a certain sum of
money ! The guilty wretch was in a
sore strait when he asked for the money
and the refusal of it so preyed upon his
mind that he became insane upon the
matter of revenge, and a most diabolical
revenge he adopted. He has gone to
render his last accounts, and we draw
the veil in charity ; but the fact which
we have mentioned is another illustra
tion of the adage that " murder will
out."
Accident on the Susquehanna River.
On Friday afternoon, as a large wood
flat, belonging to Messrs. Myers & Mc
Farland, was crossing from the York
shore to Marietta, laden with fifteen
cords of wood, 4 men, a boy, a horse
and a wagon, it was swamped by the
heavy wind and waves, at a point about
100 yards from the Marietta shore, dis
tributing the wood along the surface of
the water for a long distance. The
horse, being headed to the York shore,
immediately swam for that side of the
river, and succeeded in reaching it safe
ly, after much difficulty swimming at
least three-fourths qf a mlltf. About
six cords of wood were lost. The horse
was not attached to the wagon. Parties
farther down the river were engaged in
boats in catching the woods, and two
men, named Edward L. Stahl -and
Frederick Ernst, filled their boats too
full, when it swamped, and for a long
time it was feared both men would be
drowned. They were rescued after much
difficulty. No lives were lost, although
there were some very narrow escapes.
Lancaster New Era.
An Old Will Comes to Light.
Colonel Henry Becker, an old Burgo
master, landed in Philadelphia in 1741,
from Rotterdam, and associated with
one Philip Barton in a colonization
schcme.brought 30,000 people into Penn
sylvania, many of whom Bet tied In
Berks county. When he died besides
having three million dollars in bank, he
left property now on York avenue from
Green to Vine streets, in this city. Be
fore passing away he left a will, devising
all this property to his only slster,Anna
Barbara, who resided in Kuohhetmer
Bolendau. She was married to Ludwig
Mandler. At her death and that of her
husband, a few years after the Colonel's
demise, her sons, Ludwig and George,
took possession of their farm. They
rarely referred to the property in Amer
ica and soon It became like a tradition to
them and their friends. In due course
of time the children of these heirs emi
grated to America, and took up their
residence in Williamsburg, N. Y. In
February, 1870, by the merest accidental
notice of a marriage In a paper, was
discovered the whereabouts of Peter
Hanimerschmltt, who was remembered
as having left the old country years ago.
The Williamsburg heirs wrote to Henry
Burkhardt, of this city, and through
him discovered a party who knows of
the existence of the will left by the
Colonel. Through the assistance of Mr.
J. Cooke Longstreth, of this city, the
heirs have obtained n certified copy of
a power of attorney granted to Mr.
Henry Burkhardt in the year 1H3-',
signed by all the heirs then living of
Anna Barbara, sister mid sole heir of
Col. Henry Becker. Philadelphia Xorth
Amirirnti.
Interesting to Wealthy Grandmothers. .
A few days ago the officers of the new
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children in Philadelphia had their at
tention called to whut was supposed to
be a case of peculiar atrocity. It was
complained Unit a man who is out of
employment, and living in a dirty lane
in the vicinity of Seventeenth and Mar
ket streets, was In the habit of clubbing
his children, and was slowly starving
them to death. Agent De Lange, of the
Society, Investigated the case and found
that the allegation of cruel treatment
was Incorrect, and that the man and his
wife were suffering from the actual ne
cessities of life. To cap the climax of
this wretched man's sufferings a consta
ble walked Into his apartment to throw
his goods and his family into the street
for non-payment of rent. The unfor
tunate man visited Mr. Orew, the Sec
retary of the society, at the rooms, 1420
Chestnut street, and told him that his
mother was a very wealthy Catholic
lady living at Seventeenth and Fltz
water streets, and that she had utterly
discarded him because he married a
woman who was a Methodist. This
was found to be true,and then Mr. Grew
sent for the counsel of the society to
learn if the grandmother of the children
could not be compelled to support them.
He gave It as his opinion that she could
and it was determined to commence ac
tion in the courts to thus compel her to
maintain them. There are five children
in the family.
After Insurance Men.
New Yonnj May 2. The grand
jury to-day found Indictments against
Thomas S. Lambert, president, and
Alexander J. Held, actuary of the Popu
lar life insurance company for swearing
falsely to inaccurate statements of the
standing of the company, which were
furnished to the. superintendent of the
insurance department of this state. Mr.
Lambert gave bail to-day in $10,000;
Keid also furnished bail in $5,000. In
dictments have also been found by the
grand jury against Luther W. Frost,
president, and S. P. Roger, secretary, of
the Continental his insurance company
for similar fraudulent transactions.
$2" The Columbia Courant says; It
was recently noticed that two of the
piers of the Columbia bridge had been
undermined and the upper portions
gradually crumbling away. The second
or third pier from this end had become
so weakened in this way that it was
considered dangerous, and workmen
were Immediately set to strengthlng the
bridge at that point by putting in huge
timber supports until the pier could be
rebuilt.
A Thief with Soma Conscience.
An emigrant en route to San Francisco
had his pockets picked at Omaha of his
tickets to destination and $25. While
relating his loss to the . ticket agent at
the depot an envelope addressed to that
official arrived, which, being opened,
was found to contain the stolen tickets.
Another Bank Failure.
TJetulmiem, Pa., April 30. The
Dime savings bank of Bethlehem sus
pended this morning. The liabilities
exceed $285,000. Assets unknown, but
claimed to be sufficient to yield a fair
percentage. . The bank declined to make
a statement.
A Lady Wings a Thief.
Mrs. Hawkins, of Pawtucket, is a
plucky woman. She found a thief in
her parlor Teusday a week, getting ready
to leave with a bundle of clothing, and
she presented a pistol and ordered him
to stop. He drew his revolver. and
threatened to shoot her, whereupon she
find two shots at him. He finally es
caped through the window, leaving a
trace of blood on the sill.
A Young Grandmother.
A Mrs. Bachelder, of Kcotsvllle, Va.,
m arrled at the age of 13 years, and a
year afterwards gave birth to a daughter,
who also married at the age of 13. A
few days ago a eon was born to the
latter, making Mrs. Bachelder a grand
mother at the age of 28 years.
OUR WASmNuToVLETTER.
Washington, I). C, May 1st, 1877.
The F resident Is In daily receipt of letters
from members of Congress and business
men from all parts of the country urging
htm not to calf an extra session if it can
possibly be avoided. That question was
decided some time ago, however, by the
President and his Cabinet in that the Arrry
cannot be legally provided for witbout a
regular appropriation by Congress, which,
it fa. led to muke during the last session.
Other Departments also require legislation
and, notably the Justice and Navy Depart
ments. The Eastern war increases the im
portance of immediate attention being giv
en the Navy since that force is particularly
inefficient, especially when compared to that
of other countries less prosperous as re
gards all other conditions than is the
United States. As our Naval force now
exists it would hardly be able to enforce
the strict neutrality laws proposed by our
Government towards the war between Tur
koy and liussia, nor to protect American
commerce abroad. The time fixed for the
extra session Is June 4tb, but it will not be
proclaimed oflicially. until the return of
Secretary Evarts, now in New York.
Our government has as yet reoeived no
official notice of the war between Turkey
and Hussia, but as soon as such notice is
received, the President will issue a procla
mation announcing that war exists and cau
tioning American citizens to observe strict
neutrality, and ordering Naval officers to
prevent, as far as tbey are able, the fitting
out, arming or equipping, within A meri
can jurisdiction, of foy vessel intending to
cruise against either belligerent power, &o.
Office seekers at the White House have
become so troublesome to the President
that he has lately adopted the following
rules governing that matter, with one or
two others : " The hours for the reception
of visitors upon business are from 10 A. M.
to 2 P. M. daily, except Saturdays and
Sunday, and during Cabinet meetings. The
regular meetings of the Cabinet are at 13
M. on Tuesdays and Fridays. Applications
lor appointment to offloe must be made in
writing, and presented at the proper de
partment. Personal applications to the
President will not be considered."
When the Hayes family first arrived in
Washington, a young lady named Virginia
Peyton, highly educated and a grand daugh
tar of the Tate Bishop Johns, of Virginia,
a teacher by profession, determined to try
for the position of governess to the Hayes
children. Accordingly having no influen
tial friends or letters of recommendation,
she made personal application and one
morning presented herself at the White
House and quietly asked to see Mrs. Hayes.
That lady was so well pleased with Miss
Peyton, and the result of her inquiries con
cerning the young lady was so favorable
that she was forthwith engaged as govern
ess to the President's children at a band
some salary. . M. M. W.
Miscellaneous News Items.
Hf George Price, confined tn the Schuyl
kill county jail, attempted suicide the other
day, using some pieces of an old tin cup
with which to stab himself.
t3f During services in a Bethlehem
Lutheran Church on Sunday night, several
young men got up to leave, when the
cburob officials stopped tbem and a tussle
ensued, creating considerable sensation.
tlT The most married woman of the day
lives at Holyoke, Mass. Of seven to whom
she has successively given her band, four
sleep in the church-yard, two survive
divorce suits, an! the seventh well, he's
officiating as husband at the present time.
CP" Perry Lewis, of Bradford oounty,
suicided last week, by saturating his cloth
ing with kerosene and then setting himself
on Ore. The pain was evidently greater
than be anticipated as he made frantio
efforts to extinguish the flames, but with
out success.
Boston, April 80. James Hurd, living
at North Weave, N. II., yesterday left his
insane wife at home in charge of their son,
aged ten years, and some time during his
absence she killed the boy with an axe,
nearly severing his head from the trunk,
and banged herself in an outhouse.
B3T On Sunday a week Itev. E. P. Ham
mond and a number of converts addressed
an open-air meeting in Seneca Falls, N. Y.,
from a platform occupied by about 100
singers and others. Over 400 persons have
professed religion at Seneca Falls and 100
at Waterloo since the Hammond meeting
began.
ty A man recently died in Lancaster
who made a deathbed confession in which
be stated that be bad fired Itev. Christian
Bomberger's barn a few years ago because
be had refused to lend hlra a certain
amount of money. The man was a resident
of Warwick twp., and had been generally
respected.
tW In revenge for a supposed slight to
ber child, an Elgin, 111., woman slandered
the schoolma'ma. The schoolma'ara prose
cuted ber, and she was sentenced to pay a
fine of f 180, or go to prison for ISO days.
She chose imprisonment, bat the sheriff,
instead of keeping her close, lets ber ride
all around town, so that she triumphs over
the sohoolma'am at last.
IlALEion, April 80. The most terrific
storm ever known in Raleigh occurred here
yesterday afternoon. It came with a south
west wind. The rain and bail for 15 min
utes was so thick that it was impossible to
see 10 feet. Fourteen'' trees were blown
down In Capital-square. All over the city
trees are down, across tbe streets and in
yards.
Dover, N. II., April 80. Cbarles Cook
was arrested by detectives at Formington
yesterday, having confessed to murdering
Miss Hanson, of Brook Held, two years ago.
lie says be was hired by Joseph Busr.ell to
kill her and received $200. Bunr-ell was
tried for tbe murder , and acquitted. He
will be rearrested, together with an accom
plice named Jonathan Sanborn. ,
New Yons, April 80 While John
Leggett, a waiter In a house No, 42, east
Twenty-ninth street, was engaged to-day
in oleaning the bouse be found a bottle in
the closet which be says he thought was
claret. He poured it out In a glass and
gave it to his fellow servant named Rose
Wyse, who drank it and was almost im
mediately seized with convulsions which
ended In ber death. The man said be did
not know the character of the contents of
tbe bottle but examination showed that it
bore a poison label on it. Some of the
servants declare that Leggett and the de
ceased were not on good terms. Leggett
was arrested and held to await an examination.
SUPERSTITION.
A panacea, or "cure-all. Is one of tbe
myths of the age of superstition. Lr.
It. V. Pierce does not recommend any one
or even bis whole list of standard remedies
as adequate to cure every disease. For
severe lingering coughs, bronchial, throat,
and chronic lung diseases, be belives his
Golden Medical Discovery is unsurpassed,
but it will not cure you if your lungs are
half wasted by consumption. The Dis
covery not only exercises a potent influence
over pulmonary affections, by reason of its
pectoral properties, but possesses also the
most valuable alterative, or blood-cleansing
properties, and is therefore a sovereign
remedy in bluod and skin affections. But
while it will cure scrofulous and other
ulcers or sores, blotches, pimples, and
eruptions, It will not cure cancer, nor does
its manufacturer claim any such merit for
It as is done by proprietors of other blood
cleansing medicines, who dishonestly try
to deceive the afflicted into the belief that
their preparations will accomplish Impossi
bilities. By reason of its real intrinsio
merit it has a sale surpassing that of any
other blood and cough medioine.
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