THE TIMES, NEW BLOOM FIEM), l'A.. Al'ltll. I), 1878. THE TIMES. New llloomfieUl, April 0, 18TS. NOTICK TO ADVKUT1SEKM. Wo Out nr Rtrrentvpe will hp Inserted In this paper nuless llicht lace sud mi mtal bane. tWTwmty pfr rmit. in mcphu of rpmilsr rl, will tohnrvedforatlvirtiiMiuentn BHtiu IoutleOtUiniu. MITK'K TO HUMNCKIBEIIM. I, noli at. Ilia figures on the lslwl of your iaiM Thonilifur.'K l-U von llm date In which jronr sub scription Is paid. Within 1 w-wsk; iim money 1" sin, si-b If the dale la changed. No other receipt ia ueoeaaarv. OUR CIRCULATION. For the information of Advertisers, and others Interested in knowing, we make mention of the fact that we begin this year with a circulation of N INK TEEN IIUNDItED copies. Direct Vote for President. Washington, April 6. The house committee on the revision of the laws regulating the counting of electoral votes for Tresldent and Vice President, at a meeting held last night, agreed to prop ositions providing for the election of President and Vice President by a direct vote of the people. - The Rhode Island Election. Phovidknck, 11. 1., April 3. lteturns from the whole State except one town and one district give Vanzandt, republi can, 11,118 ; Lawrence, democrat, 7,195 ; FoBtor, greenback, 683 ; scattering, 31. Vanzandt's majority, 3,300. His majori ty last year was 441. The legislature is largely republican, as usual, and the pro. hibltory strength somewhat diminished. The falling off in the republican vote is 1,340 and in the democratic vote 4,582. i i Sinews of War for England. Monthkal, April 2. The demandfor a particular class of horses for England is increasing. Several carloads of from eighteen to thirty each are taken over the Grand Trunk railway daily destined for Europe. They are intended for mili tary service and are branded with the letter " 8." The country East and West is being searched for suitable horses for war purposes. Large shipments of cat tle are also being forwarded from the lower provinces. A New Secret Political Party. A new political party, secret in Its op erations, is fast gaining ground among the workingmen of the State. The "National Greenback League" is the name of the last arrival in the polit ical arena, and it claims to support the platform adopted at the Greenback Con vention held in Columbus, Ohio, in Sep tember, 1877. The wires of the new movement ure, for the most part, pulled by the leaders of the National Party. Each member is compelled to take a "national obligation," by which he pledges himself not to reveal the name of any person known to him as a mem ber of The League, and also to oppose the candidacy of any aspirant to office who is not pledged to the principles of the League. The League has a regular method of initiation similar in its features to those of other secret organizations. There are grips, passwords, signs and other tokens of recognition When a new member is initiated the "brothers" present rise and in a doleful voice, something be tween a hum and a chant, recite the fol lowing : " We are brothers. Our com mon interest and welfare demand united action. We are all witnesses of your voluntary obligation in honor given to be one of us, and we welcome you to our party. Woe to traitors." The new party levies no fees, dues or assessments. Its members say that it is well established in Allegheny county, and that it has a large following in the mining regions. Beyond the fact that most of the members are also enrolled in the ranks of the National party, there is no connection between the two organi sations. PhiVa. liccord. Compensation for Mail Service. Washington, April 1. The cases of the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad Company against the United States, and the Philadelphia, Wilming ton and Baltimore Ilailroad Company against the United Slates, were some time ago sent to the Court of Claims by the Postmaster General for decision. The question at issue was compensa tion by those roads for services per formed. Judge Davis delivered the opinion of the court holding that a railroad eouipany carrying malls over the rails of another road, in its own cars, with its own servants, and by means of its own engines, is entitled in its dealings with the Post-office Depart ment to regard the hired tracks as a part of its own road, even though another mall service may be performed over the same track by another com pany. A railroad company operating a main line and a branch line joining the main line at a point between its termini may operate two distinct postal routes over the portion of the main Hue be tween one of the termini and the Junc tion. The Judgment of the Courtis that the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Ilailroad Company is entitled to recover $1,200 and the Philadelphia, Wilming ton and Baltimore Itallroad Company $0,250. Three Little Girls Have en Adventure with Wolves. Three llio girls from 6 to 8 years of age, up at Manville, on the Wisconsin Central railroad, wandered Into the woods last week and got lost. Night came on and the little ones finally at about midnight ran upon a haystack In a clearing. They pulled out some of the hay and made a hole big enough to crawl Into, when to their horror several large wolves Aime howling about them and snapping their hungry Jaws in antici pation of the human feast before them. The children cried and screamed in their terror, as the wolves came nearer and nearer. Finally the oldest of the children, while on her knees praying for herself and little sisters, happened to remember reading that fire would frighten away wild animals, and remembered also that she had a few matches In her pocket. In a moment she pushed the children out from the stack and struck a match and set fire to the dry liny. The effect was magical. In an instant the flameB shot skyward, the wolves ran off in a rage of disappointment, and soon after, as the little ones were warming the chill ed blood in their little veins, their par ents and friends came up to their rescue, attracted thither by the light from the burning haystack. .. - Unusual Mishap. Recently a Capt. J. G. Smith, was awakened from his slumbers about four o'clock a. m., by a negro tramp knock ing at the front door. The captain got up to respond to the tramp's importuni ty, and he met him at the door with well, not pleasant feelings who'd blame him V "What do you wautV" said Mr. Smith. "A place to sleep," responded the bold tramp, seemingly unconscious of the ag gravation he had caused to the captain's household. Mr. Smith's rply to such presump tion, we will not report. Let the reader place himself in the same position and imagine what it would be in his own case, and then multiply that by two, and you will get the captain's reply. However, while the parleying was going on Mrs. Smith also dressed herself, and while both were absent from the bed room a piece of ceiling and corniee, a foot and a half wide by several feet long, fell edgeways on their pillow, and would undoubtedly have seriously injured, if not taken the life, of both the captain and his wife, had it fallen ten minutes sooner. Perhaps, after all, the poor ne gro tramp was one of Deacon Ferris' "angels unawares." A Daring Robbery on a Passenger Train. PiTTsmiKGii, April 3. A daring rob bery was committed by three men on a passenger train on the Connellsville railroad on Tuesday evening. John Baer, a German, was approached by three genteel-looking men. Two of them engaged In a " little game," and Baer took out his pockeUbook contain ing $200, intending to make a bet. The other "pard" then came upon the scene representing himself to be a policeman, and he pretended to arrest the party, or dering Baer to hand over the money to one of them. The conductor was notified by the frightened countryman, but when the former came into the car two of the fel lows jumped off and succeeded in escap ng with their booty. The third man was captured and turned over to the po lice. The job was so quietly performed that none of the passengers suspected aught was wrong. A Queer Marriage Story. The Allentown, (Pa.) HegUter tells it thus : " A rather romantic occurrence took place recently in the Pottstown post-ofllce. A prominent clergyman of the borough by accident left his book containing the formulas of the different ordinances of the church lying in the post-ofllce, where he had gone with it in his hand. Discovering his loss he hur ried back, and found it in the bands of a young lady and gentleman, who were reading over the ceremony of marriage. He jeklngly offered to read it to them, provided they would give the proper an swers. They consented, thinking the, whole very funny. The minister read and the couple replied, to the great de light of one spectator. After the rever end gentleman had ceased, he announc ed to the astonished pair that they were legally married. They, however, did not consider the tie binding, and totally ignored it." Dublin, Aprils. The Earl of Lei trim, his clerk and driver, were all Bhot dead this morning while driving near his lordship's lodge, Manor Vaughan, in county Derry, Ireland. The Earl wns shot opposite a cottage from which he had recently evicted a widow. Eighty-nine of his tenants were under notice to quit. Ills body was found in a ditch. The left side of his head Is battered in. It is thought he is also shot in the head, but the fatal shot was through the heart. The left arm is broken and the right completely shat tered. The driver and clerk were shot In the head. The ground where the murder was committed showed traces of a hard struggle. A fowllng-plece and part of another gun were found near the spot. Three or four men were seen loitering in the neighborhood before the occurrence of the murder. Protecting a Contribution Box. The story comes from Dendwood that a member of a certain church congrega tion was bowle-knlfcd by a zealous dea con for putting a counterfeit quarter in the contribution box, and the excited pastor, without leaving his pulpit, shot the good deacon for creating a dis turbance during divine service. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, D. C, April, 4, 1878. The new silver dollars ore trotting to be quite thick bore. Everybody is putting ouo by as a souvenior and sending others off to friends for keepsakes. Many thou sands are beiog sold at the Treasury for gold. The California Mint is ready to be gin coining, with a capacity for turning out $2,500,000 per month. Dr. Mary Walker wants a pension. Poor thing I She is always wanting and never receiving. Always lighting and never gaining the battle. People bate her and insult her bocause she wears half rmtnisk clothes. Men peer at her and women turn the cold shoulder to her. She is vehement, bold, violeut. She holds a regular disoharge from the Army where she served as muse on fields and ia hospitals, but she would sooner get the pension she wants if she wore traling skirts, and plead Bud cried instead of fighting and scolding. There is one other woman, of New York, who has a certificate of discharge from a Rhode Island regiment in which she served three months. She enlisted in men's clothes and was ia her husband's regiment. Both were in the Bull Bun battle, and she only left the service when her husband was wounded, at Newbein. The weather is delightfully spring-like, but the two oold days and nights that we had last week, it is fenred, will do much damage especially to the peach orop for the trees were in full bud. The parks show the nipping. The bright, new.olover and tender green willow leaves were cruelly bitten, and have changed from light emer ald to rusty black. But peaches are hardy and some years when the blossoms have been frosted quite severely the crop has not been reduced. Ie 1875 when the treos were In full bloom, a frOBty sleet came upon them, blackening and apparently killing them ; but that year there was an unusually large crop of peaches. The season for fairs and benefits and the like has arrived. Washington has numer ous amateur artists and many benevolent societies, and the last week or two has seemed to be given up to performances for the benefit of the former, aud entertain ments ia the interest of the hitter. The Labor Exchange gave a fair last week ia which all wore interested, and at which much useful handiwork was exhibited. Mrs. Hitz, wife of the Swlss-C'onsul-Gen-eral has superintended the Woman's De partment of tho Labor Exchange ever since its organization. One employment she obtained for them was the making of paper seeds bags for the Agricultural De partment. Several women have been mak ing these for several weeks. At the fair all Bort of fancy work was sold, the pro ceeds going to the owners and makers of the same. One table was devoted to lace work, which made a fine display. The finest lace-maker in Washington sold her lace at three dollars per yard, and she puts three weeks' steady work into one yard. This is an instance of under-paid working woman. Another table was loaded with painted china. This was, perhaps, the most attractive portion of the work ex hibited, but by no means the best patron- ized. People do not yet appreciate china decoration. It is expensive, for only the best ware is used, the materials for paint ing it are high in price, and after the deli cate work is laid on it has to be fixed and gilded by a professional decorator, whose furnaces are to be found only In the largest cities. Mrs. Hayes is still in Ohio. Her bus- band is expected to go there this week to be presont at the wedding of a family friend, but his business is so pressing that ne win not leave the city at present. One of the young ladies who has been a guest of Mrs. Hayes this winter is to be married in Kentucky, to a recent graduate irom west i'oint a Swede. Ouvk. 1 , Miscellaneous News Items. Isaao Humel, of Snvdercountv.aired eighteen years, committed sulolde on Wed nesday by hanging hlmBelf In a barn. tW A Danville, 111., woman killed her three-year-old child by an accidental blow of the axe while splitting wood. tW Mrs. Morris, of Honth Camden, was recently bitten In the arm by a cat, and died. Soon after death her ami turned black and mortified. IW A man in Cleveland, Ohio, has a relio In the shape of a check for (100, written and signed by George Washington about three months before bis death. tW A fow weeks ago County Treasurer Brjden, of Tioga, was thrown from a carriage, and a few days ago he died from his injuries. tlTAnold man in Milo, Me., lias con fessed on his death-bed with being the murdorer, with two others.of Isaao Blake, who disappeared In Glcnburn fifty years ago. IW Francis W. Engle, who cut down Patrick Hester at Bloomsburg and after ward appropriated a ring belonging to the dead Mollie, has been arrested for larceny on oath of Catharine Hester, widow of the deceased, tWTlie Indianapolis " News" says : While old Mr. Charles Harak, a wealthy farmer of 70, who resides at Ging's Sta tion, Rush county, N. Y., was gone for a license to wed a girl of 18, one of his sons took the fickle fair one out and married her. HSTThe notorious Madame Itestell, abor tionist, who has been prominent in New York socioty for more than thirty years past, aud who amassed a large fortune through her Infamous business, was found dead in the bath-room of her residence on Monday a week, having cut her throat with a carving-knife. She was undor $10,000 for her appearance at court. JIT J. O. Evans of Piermont, N. H., lost a fine steer in a singular manner a fow days ago. He had chopped a hole through the ice In his trough to allow the cattle to drink, and, as the water was low, the steer bad to force bis nose clear to the bottom. In bo doing he caught his horns under the ice, wheu the water ran lu and downed him. tW Tho bai n of Mis. David Powoll, Jr., a poor widow of Blacklick township, Cambria county, about three miles dis tant from Ebensbnrg, was destroyed by fire on the night of the 2nd Inst., Three horses, four milch cows, two calves, hay, grain, and a variety of farming implement were consumed. Loss $3,000. The fire was the work of a devilish incendiary. Pbovidknce, It. I., April 5. To-night at a variety performance here Mdrae. Vo lanto, a trapeze performer, held an apple on her head and Mis. Jennie Fowler, known ou the stage as Franklin, shot at the apple. The shooter stood with her back to the mark, taking aim by the reflection ia a mirror. The riflu was discharged and Mdme. Volante fell dead ou the stage, hot through the forehead. VS A car load of apples (150) barrels is now on the way from Leavenworth, Kan sas, to Boston, Mass. The shipment is comprised of varieties called the "Ben Davis" aod the " Willow Twig," packed within six miles of Fort Leavenworth. This is the first shipment of apples direct from Kansas to Boston, and it is hoped it will arrive in good order, as the shippers run considerable link. Mauch Chunk, Pa., April 5. This morning an oil train ran into a freight train on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, near Slatington, exploding the engine of the oil train and burning several oil cars and au iron bridge on which they were stand ing. Soon afterward an oil tank explod ed, scattering oil in all directions and burn ing three men fatally and ten sevorely. The wind carried the flames to the depot and a wooden bridge, which was also burned. Auburn, N. Y., April 2. Ex-Congrcss- roan R. II. Duel), of Cortland, N. Y., was recently arrested by the United States Marshal MacDougle, of this city, and taken before the United States commissioner on a charge of defrauding a widow out of $000 pension money. He was released ou bail to appear at a future time. Duell claims he can produce a receipt for the money. The case has not yet had a hear ing. tW A man In Chicago has changed his views in regard to an inflation of the currency for cause. He bad applied to one bank after another for a loan of a few thousand dollars in greenbacks. Tbebanks all had greenbacks enough, but declined to lend tbera unless be would furnish " col laterals." From this personal experience, therefore, he directly came to tho conclusion that the country did not need any inflation of the currency. The great thing needed, in his opinion, was " inflation of colla terals." tW On Tuesday night while a party of ladies were returning in a large omnibus from an evening visit to the asylum, near Ilarrisburg, the driver accidentally upset the vehicle on the sharp curve descending a bill in the grounds. It the struggle to get clear of tue bus a Miss Miller, of L'bili- cotbe, Ohio, received internal injuries ; Mrs. t'acker, or Xowanda, l a., had her face aud haud out ; Miss Helen Espy, of llarhBuurg, sprained ner wrist; aims Mary Lee was out in the face ; Mr. Paul Charl ton reot ived a black eye. Mrs. Paoker aud Miss Lee remained at the asylum aud the rest were taken to ilarrisburg. FITS ! FITS l-The undersigned having; nirchased the property formerly owned .V J. Batlr. on Main Street. oiidosIUj Ensmlnger's Hotel, and fitted it up Into a convenient shop, he Is prepared to do Taii.oiuno In ell Its branches, In tho best of style, and guarantee a Goon Fit every time. H. Bentzel. 1. H. A stock of choice Tobbacco and Segars constantly on haud. April W, 1W7U, -t - i Hoaestown Select Sohool. The Pnrlnr? Term of the Hogestown Select School will open April 8th, 1H78, and continue in session twelve weeks. Special induce ments are onereu to mose desiring to prepare themselves for touching, Young teachers who are energetic and persever ing have no trouble in getting good sala ries in tins county, salaries during the winter of '77 and '78 ranging from S.'tO to $00 per month. The course will embrace all the branches required on a teachers certificate, Including Instrumental and vocal muslo. . Any other English brnnches may be added If desired. Terms: Boarding and Tuition : $30.00. For further particulars call on or ad dress Ciias. S. Losii, Principal, Cumberland county, Pa. February 8th, 1878. 2m. Ladles Take Notice. Wo shall to-dav open a pretty line of dhesb ooodh. which are 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 Styles of Dress Goods for loots Der vd. Very Desirable " ' lacts " Much Better " " SOcts " A few pieces of Mataless " 22cts " Bilk Mixtures for 88cts " Splendid Black Cashmere worth f 1.15. to be sold at95cTS. run yard. We have also received another lot of those excellent five cent calicoes. This way fur bargains 1 F. MORTIMKR, New Bloomfleld. January 22nd, 1878. Auctioneer. The subscriber gives no tice 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. Taos. Butch, Jr., pd. New Bloomfleld, Pa. Notice. Persons desiring me to call sales, would do well to notify me as to the day as soon possible, so that the day they select may not interfere with the date fixed upon by some other party. I intend to have a complete list of all sales, and the date upon which they will take place. Satisfaction guaranteed. David McCoy, Ickesburg, Pa. Fifth Annual Spring Opening of Isidok Schwartz, Newport, Pa., 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 Isidok Schwartz ', Newport, Pa. Gentlemen, for a good servicable suit for Spring Wear, you will find it to your advantage to give us a call. ISIDOR SCIIWARTZ. An Elegant line of Ladies' Fancy Goods just received at Isiixm Schwartz's, Newport, Pa. W. J. RICE, Surgeon and Mechanical Dentist, Ickesburg, Perry Co., Pa. KAlways at home on Saturdays. Call if you want anything in my 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 Removal. J. T. Messimer has remov ed his Shoe Shop to the room adjoining F. B. Clouser's office, 4 doors west of the PosUOfflee, 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 HEALTH AND HAPPINESS. Health and happiness are priceless Wealth to their possessors, and yet they are within the reach ol every one who w ill use WRIUHT'S LITER PILLS, The only sure CURE for Torpid Liver, Dyspepsia, Headache, Hour tstomach. Constipation. Debility. Nausea, aud all Billions complaints and Blood disorders. None genuine unless signed " Win. W right, Mara." II your Druggist will not sup ply send ifi cents for one box to Barrick, Roller A Co.. 70 N. 4th St.. Phll'a. January 1, lo7i, ly VtT Send 50 cents to W. H. Rcid, Rochester, N. Y., for 15 Pkta. Improved Flower Seeds, or 12 of Vegetables, both $1, also 100 page Seed Catalogue with Colored Plate free for 2 yr. We have received samples and take pleasure In recommending the Beeds as most satisfac tory. 117" With what complacency must the lady who uses Glenn's Sulphur Soap glance at her mirror, for there she Bees reflected a complexion devoid of blemish. This peerless purifier may be relied upon to remedy all skin irritations, fold by all Druggists. Hill's lialr & Whisker Dye, Black or Brown, 50 cents. 14 4w. TiyimF.s7 I will mall (Free) the recipe for a simple Veg etuble Halm that will remove Tan, Freckle. Pimples and Blotches, leaving the skin soft, clear and D'autiIul;alsoinstructions rorproduclug a luxuriant growth ol hair ou a bald head or smooth fare. Address, inclosing 3 et. stamp. lien. VaudeK & Co., 10 Ann St., N. Y. ai ernes IOCKET PHOTOSCOPE. has great magnify lug power, detects counterfeit money, shod n y In eloth, foreign substances in wounds, flaw lu metal, examines intectx, flowers, etc., 25 et., currency or stamps. VAN DfcLK & CO., i Ann kireet. New York. a 6m ERRORS OF YOUTH. A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years from Nervous Debility Prematura l)erav, and ail the edeets of louthful Indiscretion, will lor the sake of suffering humanity, send fire to all lio ueed It, Mie rooipe and direction for making the simple remedy by which he wns fiirrd. tint ferers wishing to profit by the advertivr's ex perience can do so by addressing in eiiect eon- lldflM't. JllllX H;ik 4- L'l:tr SI rt Xmw 1 York. a 6m
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