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TIIK.TIME8, NKW HL00MF1KL1), 1A.. AHtll. 2, 1878.
THE TIMES.
JVei llloomfleia, April V, J.
NOTICK TO ADVKtlTlftKUH.
No Out nr fltrrentype will liolnnnrtrct In tills pior
iiImw Unlit fc Slid on ruelal base.
. "Twenty pnr ocnt. in eirma or remiUr rstis, will
Vehsnred for advertisements sntlu IiotihleUuiiiinu.
NOTICE TO KUIIMCIMDEIIH.
I.nnktt the nmit-ffl mi th lbl of yonr r-siterw
Thf.i ilH-nrna tll von the ditto in wlilrh ynm-snb-rrliMlnn
Is unlil. wiiliin g weeks alter immey l
nut, If tli date la ehsiiireil. No uther receipt
Is nwwirv.
OUR CIRCULATION.
For the information of AdvertlHets,
and others interested In knowing, we
make mention of the fact that we begin
this year with a circulation of NINE
TEEN HUNDRED copies.
Hon. V. 8. Stengf.h has our thanks
for a copy of the proposed tariff bill,
also for other Public documents.
Pennsylvania Railroad Election.
Pjuladkmmua, March In the
Pennsylvania Railroad election here to
day the regular ticket was successful.
The Board of Directors are now con
stituted as follows :
Thomas A. Scott, Joslah Bacon, WIs
tar Morris, John M. Kenuedy, H. M.
Felton, Alexander Riddle, N. Parker
Shortrldge, Henry M. Phillips, D. JS.
Cummins and Henry D. Welsh.
The funding plan recommended in the
majority report of the committee was
also adopted.
The Bell Punch Liquor Dill.
HAjiiusnutto, March In the
House to-day the Ways and Means Com
mittee reported favorably on the Bell
punch Liquor bill. It provides that
after January 1, 1870, all dealers in splr
itouB, vinous and malt liquors, except
such as are hereinafter excepted, shall
pay a tax of one cent on each drink of
alcoholic or vinous liquors, or any ad
mixture thereof, and a tax of one-half
cent upon each drink of malt liquor sold
or drunk on the premises of any licens
ed to sell at retail ; said taxes to bo paid
into the county treasury. Every person
or firm engaged in the sale of liquors at
retail shall have attached to the counter
over which said liquors are sold one reg
ister marked alcoholic liquors and one
marked malt liquor.
A Sensation In Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh, March 27. Mary Alice
Kernan, a handsome brunette 21 years
old, and a singer in the Cat lied ml, left
her home lost Friday, telling her mother
that she was not well and would go to
New Brighton and spend a few days,
when she would return. She was found
in the HomoBopathic Hospital here last
night, dying from the effects of ton
abortion performed by a Dr. Marshall.
A saloon keeper named Ktroup has been
arrested in connection with the affair.
Marshall has not yet been found. The
dead girl was smart and intelligent. She
had the reputation, however, of being
rather fast in her manner of life, and
had numerous male friends. Tribune.
Government Engraving.
No bond, note or engraved paper issu
ing from the Government Bureau of
Engraving or Printing has ever been
counterfeited. In contrast to this, the
vaults of the Secret Service room are
filled with captured plates, counterfeit
ing bank-note companies' work, and
tons of such plates have been melted in
the navy yard furnaces. Whether the
Government should do its own work,
with a saving of thousands each year,
or contract with the bank note com
panies, never needs discussion after this
fact has been stated.
The fineness of the work discourages
counterfeiters at the start, for it would
take two of them a year or more to
make such a plate as is used in printing
$5 notes and its clumsy execution would
then betray them. The government
employs a dozen or more engravers on a
single plate one making the vignette
portrait, another the fine bordering, leaf
scrolls, and so on until the costly lathe
cuts in all the hair-lines patterns that
defy any hand work to equal.
A Strange Legal Muddle.
An interesting decision In criminal
practice was recently rendered in the
Supreme Court at Columbus, Ohio. Sa
rah M. Victor, convicted of poisoning
her brother, Joseph Parquent, in order
to obtain $2,000 life insurance, was orig
inally sentenced to be hanged but as
there were symptoms of insanity the
governor commuted her punishment to
imprisonment for life. While she was in
the penitentiary her reason was restored
and she-refused to assent to the commu
tation of the sentence. Having obtained
a writ of liabeut corpus,, she asked the
court to release her; but the bench ruled
that although she was detained in the
penitentiary without warrant of law,
inasmuch as she had not consented to
the commutation of the sentence,' she
was not entitled to liberty, but was an
escaped prisoner after conviction, and
must, therefore, be dellvcied to the sher
iff and the original sentence be carried
out. In a word, the prisoner, who was
trying to crawl out of the court through
a knot-hole of a technicality, was order
ed to lie hanged. This was more than
she and her lawyer had bargained for.
As soon as she was taken to the county
jail, she opened proceedings in error and
applied for a reversal of the Judgment
and order which she herself had procur
ed. , The Supreme Court now rules that
the decision of the court below was
wrong in affirming that a prisoner must
consent to a commutation of sentence,
and decides that Mrs. Victor must be
sent back to the penitentiary for life.
Washington Iaiw Jicportcr,
A Woman's Adventure with a Burglar.
MrB. J. F. Bentel, a widow living at
Freedom, Beaver county, had a thrilling
experience a few nights ago with a
burglar. The only occupants of the
house were Mrs. Bentel and a domestic
living with her, and they were sleeping
in the same room, but in different beds.
In the night, or rather about 8 o'clock
in the morning, Mrs. B. was awakened
by a nolHe in the room, and upon open
ing her eyes she could plainly see by the
light which had been left burning a
man standing before her. As soon as lie
observed that she was awake, ho threat
nlngly pointed a revolver at her, though
while in the house' he never spoke a
word. Any explanation of these move
ments, however, would have been en
tirely superfluous. She knew what she
might expect if she cried out or gave tho
alarm in any way. He made a thorough
search of the room, went up stairs, ex
amined that part of the house, nnd then
returned to the sleeping apartment of
the women. He gathered up everything
of value ho could find and carry away,
but missed a great many things that he
doubtless would have taken had he dis
covered them. As lie was leaving the
house Mrs. B. gained sufficient strength
to arouse her girl Josephine. In calling
her " Jo." the burglar evidently thought
that a man was being summoned, for ho
very materially hastened his departure.
Mrs. Bentel says she never before in
her life experienced such agony as
during the time fully two hours it
seemed to her that tho burglar was In
the house. She could only He perfectly
still and pray. At the close of this ex
perlence her hair was literally wringing
wet'wlth perspiration, and she was so
weak from the fright nnd excitement
that she could scarcely summon enough
strength to support her on her feet.
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A Funny Mishap.
A Bultimore paper of recent date says:
Quite u ludicrous incident occurred In
Trotter's court, near Iron alley, in East
Baltimore, a day or two ago. Mr. Moses
Fox, livery stable keeper, Nob. h and 10
Bethel street, hnd purchased three tons
of hay from Alexander D. Brown of
Balto. county. Tho load was being
hauled by four strong mules in charge
of James Stanton. As the team entered
Trotter's court, which is only twelve feet
in width, it became stuck fust between
the walls of the houses on either side,
and the efforts of two hours to remove
it proved fruitless.
A number of bystanders attempted in
vain to solve the problem how a load of
hay measuring sixteen feet across (when
close pressed) could bo forced through a
twelve-foot alley. An attempt was made
to unload the hay, but it was so tightly
wedged by the exertions of the mules
that the latter plan failed. After re
maining stuck fast for nearly four hours,
an extra team of mules, sent from the
hay-scales on Greenmount avenue, were
attached, and the team finally released.
Destructive Fire.
At Philadelphia on Monday night of
last week a fire broke out a few minutes
after 9 o'clock in a lithographic estab
lishment, at the southeast corner of
Cherry and Fourth, located in a block
of seven five-story, iron front stores,
known as the Ketterlinus block, which
were erected eight years ago on the site
of theold Zlon German Lutheran church.
The flames spread with marvelous ra
pidity, and fed byihe combustible na
ture of the material In Mr. Warn pole's
store, adjacent, soon enveloped the en
tire building. A strong March wind
fanned the flames, and bore them to the
adjoining buildings in the Ketterlinus
block.
So brightly was the sky illuminated
that people from localities as distant as
the regions of the Navy Yard, Kensing
ton and West Philadelphia were attract
ed from their homes by the bright glare.
When the firemen reached the ground
they found their force inadequate and
the fire beyond their control. A second
alarm brought reinforcements, and final
ly the whole department, Including the
companies from all the suburban dis
tricts, were summoned to the scene.
Nevertheless at 10 o'clock the conflagra
tion was at the mercy of the wind, and
was spreading itself on each side to such
an extent as to give promise of another
Chicago disaster.
Before the flames wero exttngushed,
over thirty buildings had been burned,
causing toss of probably one million
of dollars. The sparks from the burn
ing buildings were carried two squares,
pausing the loss of three buildings on
Second Street. At one time the St. El
mo Hotel was thought to be in danger,
the fire having communicated to the
roof, but beyond causing a scare to the
boarders, no damage was done.
A Terrible Calamity.
London, March At 4 o'clock
Sunday, afternoon, when oil' Dennose,
and proceeding under full sail, a squall
struck the training ship Eurydlce and
kite capsized and sank Immediately. The
schooner Emma, passing tho Eurydlco
at the time, rescued five passengers, in
cluding Lieut. Francis II. Talior, after
they had lieou an hour in the .water
Three of those dled.so the only survivors
of the disaster are BenJ. Cuddlford, an
able seaman, and Sydney Fletcher, a
first class boy. It Is believed tlie Eury.
dice had about three hundred and twen
ty officers and seamen, of which two
hundred and seventy were young men
in training, besides about twenty officers
nnd men taken on board at Bermuda as
invalids.
A Horrible Death.
Tho Huntingdon "Journal" relates
this incident of the small-pox epidemic :
Frank Moultrie, a colored farmer in
Oneida township, residing about one
dlsUnt from this place, died on Tuesday
lust from a scrofulous dlsease,contraoted,
it is said, by vaccination. He was prop,
crly vaccinated by one of the physicians
of this place, but his arm fulling to get
sore, he procured a scab from the arm of
a child affected with scrofula and vac
cinated himself. His arm soon got very
sore, and grew worse from day to day
until Tuesday night, when he died. He
was a sober and industrious mun.
Dead Bodies from the Huron Wreck.
Annapoi.,ih, Md., March 27. Sixty
of tho Huron dead arrived hero from
Washington this morning under charge
of Lieutenant Commander J. G. Green.
Sixteen of the corpses are unknown.
The interment will takeplacc to-morrow
with naval honors.
C3T Some time ago n farmer named
Isaac Scldomrldge, residing near New
Holland, was arrested on a charge of
stealing a lot of wheat, and he promptly
furnished ball for his appearance to
answer the charge. The " Intelligencer"
says it has been discovered that he
forged a number of notes amounting to
several thousand dollars, and that he
has disappeared, leaving his brother-in-law
to settle up the forfeited recogni
zances, as he will not answer the procla
mation of the court to come forth and
appear."
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, D. C, Maroh 28, 1878.
Sunday evening at tbe White House re
minds one of "home and mother." Usually
Vice President Wheeler, Gen. Bberman,
and one or two other personal friends of
the Hayes' drop In for an hour, and sit in
the eosy library which is the most cheer
ful and home-like room in tho bouse and
sing good old-fashioned by mug, in the good
old-fashioned way. Mr. Wheeler is par
ticularly fond of this simple, domestic
bymn-singlng. He bus a clear, sweet voice
and so has Mistress Hayes, though neither
are much cultured at least, after the
modern style of cultivation. This year
the Moody and Sankey, Gospel Hymns are
sung and discussed by this pleasant group
JuBt the same as they are in tbe humblest
cottage in America.
Among many other specimens of Ameri
can industry and, invention to be exhibited
at Paris are fighting Instruments and
especially, models of torpedoes. Although
our destructive agencies are many and
cruel, the latest invention and the most
wicked, must be credited to Lieut. Palmer,
of tbe British Navy, who proposes to in
augurate anew method of wholesale killing
by deluging a hostile vessel with petroleum
by means of powerful ejectors, and then
set (ire to them by the use of rockets.
Full length and life-size pictures of Mr.
and Mrs. Hayes are on exhibition here
which are to go to the Paris Exposition
also; Mr. Hayes is standing, gloves in
band, hat and ooat in a chair near by. The
light iu the picture seems to culminate in
the upper part of the face, and makes our
President a very handsome man which be
is not by any means. And still, the like
ness is a good one. Mrs. Hayes is sitting,
dressed in black silk and lace scarf. Her
face is noticeable and recognizable any
where, but this painting scarcely does it
justice. Indeed, it is oue of those whose
coloring and mobile expressiveness give it
variety and constitute its charm, and these
are things that cannot be put upon canvas.
The two extremes never met in society
here more beautifully than baa been tbe
case this winter in the little circle of Cab.
inet ladies. These extremes are repre
sented by Mrs. Tbompson.the eldest of the
group, who has arrived at the period of
caps and white Uoe tabs for the hair, and
man I fouls a dlgnlllfldgrandmntlierness, and
slender delicate, girlish Miss Agatha
Soliuie, who takes her Inst mother's place
as Boorolnry Sohurz'a Indy. The line of re
oelvlng Indies at Mrs. Hayes' last reoeptlon
was a grand study and most pleasing in its
varloty. Mrs. Hayes, In her brightest
crimson silk and velvet, Mrs. Kvarts, In
half mourning, Mrs. Sherman, in black vel
vet and lemon silk, Mrs. McCrary, in dark
and pale blue silk, Mrs. Thompson, In
black with white laces, Mrs. Key, In peach
blossom brooado, and Miss Bcburz In black
velvet and white silk.
Among many unique ornaments worn
here this winter, one that lias attracted
much attention Is a necklace belonging to
Senator Spenoor's nelce, who has lived
some time In the Baudwlok Islands. It is
made of tiger's claws Inlaid and sot with
gold. The claws are In the shape of half
moons, and are linked together with
medallions of wrought gold. Ladies have
worn more natural flnwors as trimmings
and ornaments this wlntor than ever before.
Florists aver that the demand for their
ohattols lias boeu far greater than the sup.
ply, and New York has been drawn upon
to a groat extent. One of our recent brltlo's
protty and novel idea was a fan composed
wholly of orango blossoms. Necklaces of
natural flowers, drooping flowers, like
lilies of tho valley, have beon, and still are
very muoh' worn.
Omvb.
MlHcellnneous News Items.
HP A recent tornado lu Jackson county,
Oa., unroofed a house where lay a corpse,
and the sad attondnnts were left without a
shelter.
tlT The 180,000 bequest to Franklin
and Marshall college and Lancaster theo
logical seminary by Poter Wllholm, of
Somerset county, ft is confidently believed
will bocome operative through the action
of the sister of the deceased. It is said
she has already taken the initiatory steps
to sccuro this result,
tW George Orris, the desperado from
Angelica, llutler county, who was convict
ed in the oou rt at Dutler, of burglary, rape
and larceny, committed on tbe Oth Inst, in
Angelica, was sentenced by Judge II red in
for a period of twelve years a't hard labor
In the western penitentiary. The Judge
appeared to be sorry that be could not sen
tence tho prisoner to the gallows.
CIT Tbe remains of four men were found
smothered to death In a looked cotton oar
on the Iron Mountain road, on Monday a
week. They have boen buriod at Piedmont.
Tho bodies reoovored were horribly dis
figured. It is supposed that the men
orawlod in among the cotton to hide them
solves and get a free ride ; that they began
smoking, setting the cotton on fire, and
were so smothered.
tW On Sunday afternoon a week, while
John Connelly of 200 Van Buien street,
Brooklyn, was playing with his little son,
aged 14 months, who was on his lap, he
playfully blow a puff of tobacoo smoke
into its face. The child coughed, gasped
for breath, and fell back unconscious. In
a few minutes it died from suffocation. The
physician who was summoned aaid that the
child bad probably sucked the smoke into
Its throat and had been unable to discharge
it. The father became almost wild with
grlof. "
Bloomflold Academy. Spring Term of
twelve weeks begins April 1st, 1878.
Four courses of study. The Common
School course Is designed for those in
tending to teach. Full preparation,
classical and otherwise, is given for any
college, either for Freshman or Sopho.
more year, and full instruction in the
theory and practice of teaching.
Instruction is given in Music, Draw
ing and Painting.
The boarding department is conducted
by the Proprietor, who has recently
made a reduction in the price of board.
For Information, Address,
J. It. Flickingeii, A. B., Trim,
or
Wm. Gkieu, Proprietor,
10 5t New Bioomfleld, Ta.
New Talior Shop. The undersigned
gives notice to the publio that he his
opened a shop opposite KIneamlth's
hotel New Bloom field, Pa., in the room
formerly used as a confectionary, where
he is prepared to do work in his line
promptly, and at reasonable prices.
All work warranted to give satisfaction.
Give me a call. Samuel Bentzel.
Bloomfield, May 1, '77 tf.
Removal. J. T. Messimer has remov
ed his Shoe Shop to the room adjoining
F. B. Clouser's office, 4 doors west of the
Post-Office, where he will make to order
Boots and Shoes of all kinds. Repair
ing promptly and neatly executed. He
will also keep on hand a good assort
ment of Boots aud Shoes, which he will
sell at low prices. Give him a call. 17
A Clothes Line filled with clear white
clothes at an early hour on wash day
is a pretty sure Indication that Labor
Saving Soap is is used at that house.
F. Mortimek sells it.
Doe This fit Yon ?-Sorae of my custom
ers have apparently forgotten that store
accounts need to be paid. I want money
and a little attention to this notice will
save costs. F. MORTIMER.
Lading Take Noiloe. We shall to-day
open a pretty line of hhf.hh oooim,
which nro sent from the city to be closed
out, and many of them at prices below
the cost to manufacture. Look at these
prices, and then call and see the goods :
Pretty Btyles of Dress Goods fur JOr-U per jd.
Very Desirable igc(g A
Much Hotter 20at
A few placet of M stalest 2Uots "
Bilk Mlxtnres for Bllcts
Splendid Black Cashmere worth ft. 10,
to he Bold at 06 cm I'EH yard.
We have also received another lot of
those excellent five emit calicoes. This
way far bargains!
F. MOItTIMKlt, : '
New Bloom field.
January 22nd, 1878.
Hogostown Select Bohool. The Spring
Term of tho Hogostown Select School
will open April 8th, 1H78, nnd continue
iu session twelve weeks. Special induce
ments are offered to those desiring to
prepare themselves for teaching. Young
teachers who are energetic and persever
ing have no trouble In getting good sala
ries in this county. Salaries during the
winter of '77 and '78 ranging from $;)0 to
$(M) per month. The course will embrace
all the branches required on a teachers
certificate, Including instrumental and
vocal music. Any other English
branches limy he added If desired.
Terms: Boarding and Tuition : flO.00.
For further particulars coll on or ad
dress Ciiah. S. LoNir, Principal,
Cumberland county, Pa.
February Rth, 1878. . 2m.
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Fifth Annual Spring Opening of Isidok
Schwartz, Newport, Fa., for bargains
see advertisement on eighth page.
We have been doing an immense trade
in Carpets this Spring. The reason Is,
that we are offering them so low. Anoth
er large lot Just received at
Ihidoii HemvAim'n,
Newport, Pa,
Gentlemen, for a good servlcable Rult
for Spring Wear, you will find It to your
advantage to give us a call.
lm dor Schwartz.
An Elegant line of ladles' Fancy Goods
Just received at
ISidor Schwartz'h,
Newport, Pa.
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VV. J. It ICE, Surgeon and Mechanical
Dentist. Ickesburg, Perry Co., Pa.
(ty Always at home on Saturdays.
Call if you want anything in tny line
at the most reasonable rates.
Blank Receipt Books for Administrators
and Executors. Also blank notes and
all other blanks for sale at this office, tf
Auctioneer. The subscriber gives no
tlce that he will cry sales in any part of
the county, at reasonable rates. Parties
wishing his services should engage him
before having bills printed.
Tuos. Sutcii, Jr.,
pd. New Bloomfield, Pa.
Notice. Persons desiring me to call
sales, would do well to notify me as to
the day as soon possible, bo that the day
they select may not interfere with the
date fixed upon by some other party. I
Intend to have a complete llHt of all sales,
and the date upon which they will take
place. Satisfaction guaranteed.
David McCoy, .
Ickesburg, Pa.
tT" Bend 50 cents to W. II. Held, Rochester,
N. Y., for 15 fkts. improved Flower Seeds, or
19 of Vegetables, both ft, also 100 page Seed
Catalogue with Colored Plate free for 3 yrs.
We have received samples and take pleasure
In recommending the Heeds as most satisfac
tory. ITT" With what complacency mast the lady
who uses Glenn's Sulphur Soap glance at her
mirror, for there she sees reflected a complexion
devoid of blemish. This peerless purifier may
be relied upon to remedy all skin Irritations.
Hold by all Druggists. Hill's Hair A Whisker
Dye, Block or Brown, 50 cents. 14 4w.
TO "consumptives.
The alvertler,havlmt been permanently cured
of that dread disease. Consumption, by a simple
remedy, Is anxious to make known to bis fellow
sunerers the menus nt cure. To all who desire It.
he will send a copy of the prescription used, (free
of charge), with the directions for preparing and
using the same, which they will nnd a sure cure
for Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, &c.
Parties wiHhlng the prescription will plense ad
dress, K. A. WII-HON, KtJ Peun Bt.( Williams
burgh, New York. At Bin.
PHRflWIP Diseases Cured. New nathsmark
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books" Plain Home Talk and Medleal Common
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f.H 2S for Standard edition, or II '0 for the Topn
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wanted. Ml HKAY HILL VLLL1HHJ5U CO.,
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either of the above pack-
sues seeds, two years free.
W. H.KEID.
hesier, .V Y.
13 4t
FIMPJLES.
I will mall (Free) the recipe for a simple Veg
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Pimples and Blotches, leavina the skin soft, clear
and beautlfuhalsolnstructions for producing a
luxuriant growth of hair on a bald head or
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IJOCKET PHOTOPCOPE. has great magnify
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In metal, examines iioecis, flowers, etc., 2Scts..
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street. New York. il em
ERRORS "OF YOUTH.
A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years from
Nervous Debility Premat lire Uecav, aud
ail the effects of youthful Indiscretion, will for
the sake of suHerfng humanity, send free to all
who need It, the recipe and direction for nuking
the simple remedy by which he was cured but
ferers wishing to prom by the advertUer's ex
perience can do so by addressing In ferfret en
lldence, JOHN OUDKN, Ci Cellar Street. New.
York. 4
CT C A Agents pronts per week. Will prove
$Q .0 W It or forfeit Im.i. New articles. Just
vaifniud. Samplfs t-nt lre U ail. -Addrese
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New York.
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