THE TIMES, NEW BLOOM FIEM), l'A.. Al'ltll. I), 1878.
THE TIMES.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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
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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-
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