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THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELI), PA.. JUNE 25, 1878.
THE TIMES.
New Bloom field, June 23, 187$.
NOTICE TO AIVKHT19EH9.
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hqim okih ice iua on metal bast.
tWTwonty pir pent. In rawm of rwilnr rnt(. will
De onKnrea lor ftavnrtiiptntmta set in iiouuieuoiunin.
NOTICE TO BUIIHCIMBERf.
Look at tho DinircK on tho libel of your papr.
Thimi' ilifurm ti-ll vou lhi rim to whlcli yonr nb
acrlptlon lnld. Within i neeka mtcr money la
nt, mo If the rtnle la chuwil. No other receipt
U neceaaarr.
By the agitation of the tax on whis
key and tobacco in Congress, and the
extension of the time for the payment
of the tax on bonded whiskey, it is esti
mated thnt there will be a decrease In
the revenue of ten millions. So much
for needless meddling with well enough.
The Goveunou has approved bills
appropriating $5,000 for the erection of a
monument over Ex-Governor Geary's
grave ; extending protection to foreign
and domestic Insurance companies from
fraudulent agents ; appropriating $100,
000 to the Hospital of Jefferson Medical
College, Philadelphia ; to confirm the
purchase and sale of the real estate of
building and loan associations hereto
fore made, and to authorize the disposal
of the unsold portion thereof. All bills
in the Governor's hands are now dis
posed of.
Both Houses of Congress have agreed
to the army bill fixing the maximum
number of men at 25,000. The section
transferring the Indian Bureau from the
Interior to the War Department was
stricken out. The organization of the
army is to remain for the present as it
is, but a commission is to be appointed
to consider and report on the subject
to Congress. The clause relating to
the use of the army as a posae eomita
lus was amended by omitting the words
"except when specially authorized by
law."
The Secretary of the Treasury is in a
quandary over the new silver dollar.
Six millions of them have been coined
and only one million have gone into
circulation, the balance remaining in
the Treasury vaults, as nobody wants
them or will have them. The men with
silver bullion to sell won't have them,
but insist on having gold dollars, the
small amounts of silver dollars the
government has been able to pay out
came right back because people don't
want to carry the heavy cumbersome
things around. The Secretary wants to
know what he is to do about the mat
ter. Defeat of the Resumption Repeal.
After worrying Congress and the
country all winter about the repeal of
the Resumption act, when the bill came
up on the 18th inst., for final action the
repealers killed it. An analysis of the
vote 140 to 105 shows that the bill
could not have been beaten without the
aid of the anti-resumptionists. The
charge made against the bill as amended
by the Senate was that it was in the in
terest of importers, and not in the in
terest of the masses, because it allowed
greenbacks to be received for customs
dues and hoarded them in the Treasury.
They say that the Senate amendments
were only a trick of the Secretary of the
Treasury to delude the House and pass
a measure in the interest of capitalists.
A great deal of bitter feeling was mani
fested when the bill came up for con
sideration. Editorial Excursion.
The Sixth Annual Excursion of the
Pennsylvania Editorial Association took
place last week. On Monday evening a
number of the editors, many of them ac
companied by their wives and children,
assembled at Harrisburg. From there a
special train was furnished by the P. R.
R., on Tuesday morning to convey the
party to Cresson Springs, where they ar
rived about 1 P. M. On Wednesday the
members of the party enjoyed themselves
in various ways till afternoon, when a
Bhort business meeting was held and an
address was delivered by Hon. A. K.
McClure.
In the evening the regular annual din
ner was served, concluding with several
toasts which were appropriately re
sponded to. On Thursday a special train
was furnished by the P. R. R. Co., and
Bell's Gap R. R. Co., to convey the party
to Lloydsville, which is situated at the
terminus of the Bell's Gap railroad.
This road is a narrow guage, running
around curves and up grades that a few
years ago would have been thought im
passable to a locomotive. The road is
eight miles and six-tenths in length and
in this distance has a grade of twelve
hundred and forty feet. On Friday
morning a special train conveyed the
party to Harrisburg.
Cresson Springs, the place selected for
this annual summer gathering,is located
on the top of the Alleghenies, and for
beauty of scenery, healthiness of air and
general comfort will bear a favorable
comparison with any place of summer
resort In the United States. The place
is reached by the P. R. R., and all trains
stop at this station.
This meeting was the largest ever held
by the association and was a trip which
will ever be pleasantly rcmemlK-red.
The Secretary, Mr. R. S. Menamln, had
made every arrangement for thecomfort
of all present, and to his exertions the
ladles and gentlemen are to a Very great
extent indebted for their enjoyment on
this occasion. The association owes a
debt of gratitude to G. Clinton Gardner,
Esq., Superintendent of the P. R. R.,
and to the other officers of that road,
also, to Joseph Ramsey, Jr., Sup't. of
the Bell's Gap R. R., for the many
favors extended.
Was Isaac Ettlen Murdered?
Isaac Ettien, a resident of Harrisburg,
was killed last week near Fostorla, on
the line of the Pennsylvania railroad.
The Altoona Morning Tribune, of Mon
day, odvances the following theory and
gives additional particulars in regard to
the accident :
" Isaac Ettien was a brakeman on the
first National line freight, and the train
left this place for the east about four
o'clock yesterday morning. About an
hour and a half later, when the train
stopped at Spruce Creek, blood was no
ticed upon the bumper of a car, and it
was then that Ettien was missed from
his post. An investigation was com
menced, when it became known to the
authorities in this city, under direction
of James II. Cramer, dispatcher. The
first sign of blood along the railroad
track was found at Fostorla, and it was
followed up until within half a mile
from Elizabeth Furnace station, and
then for about two hundred yards por
tions of the dead man's body were found
scattered along the track in particles the
largest of which were, according to Mr.
Cramer, no bigger than a man's two
hands.
"A theory advanced by Mr. Cramer is
that Ettien may have met his death at
the hands of tramps or rather that
tramps may have been the primary
cause. The fact that blood was traced
for so long a distance before the first
piece of the man's body was found
would indicate that he had lain upon
the car, the blood flowing from a wound
probably received by being struck In the
head with a stone. Mr. Cramer says
the tramps often stone the train hands.
Granting this idea to be correct, Ettien
was knocked down on the top of a car
and lay there, the blood meanwhile
flowing from the wound, until a lurch
of the train threw him between the cars
to the track, with the shocking result
detailed.
" Another theory induced by the
flnding of a piece of the breast in which
a cut was seen just at the top of the
breast bone, which appeared to be made
by a knife is that tramps may have
been on Ettien's car and In the endeavor
to put them off lie was murdered. As
the watch he was supposed to carry
could not be found the theory of rob
bery and murder is thus strengthened."
A Sad Affair.
Mr. Elijah Gore, a well-known and
highly respected citizen of the 3rd dis
trict, committed suicide at hia residence,
near Pikesville, about 10 o'clock on Sun
day morning last, by shooting himself
with a gun. Rev. J. II. C. Dosh and
Rev. Mr. Brown were paying a friendly
visit to the house of Mr. Gore, and at
about the hour stated, the latter gentle
man left them for the purpose of going
to his room to prepare for church. He
had been conversing cheerfully with his
friends and there was not the slightest
suspicion that he at all contemplated bo
horrible an act. Shortly after leaving
the room the ministers and family were
startled at the report of a gun which
fairly shook the house, and on going in
quest of Mr. Gore they found him lying
upon the floor quite dead, the top of his
head being shattered by the charge and
presenting a horrible spectacle. He had
evidently placed the muzzle of the gun
against his head and pulled the trigger
with his foot. Mr. Gore was an exem
plary member of the M. E. church. He
had for many years been manager of the
estate of Dr. John Fisher, and was him
self in good circumstances. It is said
that since the death of Dr. Fisher Mr.
Gore had expressed a desire to purchase
part of the estate, which was sold at
public sale last week. This he failed to
do,the property passing into other hands.
It is supposed this weighed so heavily
upon his mind as to dethrone his reason
and while in this condition he commit
ted the rash act. Mr. Gore was in the
52nd year of his age and leaves a wife
and three children. Towsontown (Md.)
union.
The Strike In England at an End.
London, June 17. Of seventv.flvn
operatives who met in the Blackburn re
gion to-day, tiny resolved to go to work
at a reduction of wages, twenty-one not
to resume, and four reached no decision.
A large number of operatives through,
out Lancashire resumed work to-day at
a full reduction of wages. Meetings at
Burnly were very thinly attended, and
the general opinion is the strike is
ended.
Swallows Fighting a Man Out.
Near Lynchburg, Virginia, the other
day, Colonel A. II. Fulkerson was rid
ing over his farm when an Immense
flock of swallows, numbering over one
hundred, attacked him and hjs horse.
Although he put spurs to his horse to
save himself from their fury, they
swarmed around him, and with their
beaks and claws so scratched him about
the eyes as to render him totally blind.
In the United States district court
at Wllliamsport the following named
persons were convicted : John Peters,
for forcibly entering and robbing the
post office at Miflllntown, Juniata,
county, on the 27th of May last.
Peters was the man who jumped off the
passenger train on the evening of the
27th of June, near Montandon, North
umberland county, while being convey
ed to jail by an officer, and was after
wards caught ; Edward Sharp, Sullivan
county, Illicit distilling; Thomas D.
Irwin, Luzerne county, passing counter
feit five dollar bills on the National
bank of Hanover,York county; Michael
Doyle, Sullivan county, selling liquor
without paying United States tax.
Miscellaneous News Items.
C2? Official returns from Oregou show
that the democrats have elected their gov
ernor and member of congress.
Pottstown, Ta., Juue 18. Eighteen
persons were soriously poisoned here yes
terday by milk taken from a cow supposed
to be bitten by a rattlesnake.
C3yThe Ilerdio bouse property iu YVil
liamsport was sold on Monday to Theodore
Hill for $1,000, subject to a mortgage of
$57,000.
(W A subscription has been started hi
Franklin county for the purpose of taking
the case of Ilezekiah Shaffer, convicted of
murder iu the first degree, to the supreme
court.
tW A murderer under sentence of death
in Frederick, Md., lowered a note from his
cell window with a string, begging whoever
received it to furnish him with something
with which to poison himself.
Pittston, Pa., June 18. At the Luzerne
County Convention of tho Greenback
Labor-Reform party, held here to-day, Col.
ITendi'ick B. Wright was nominated by ac
clamation for Congressman.
Habrisburo, June 19. Willie Hough,
aged seven years, was accidentally drowned
iu Porter's basin, in this city, this evening.
He had been playing on the wharf aud fell
overboard.
New York, June 19. The schooner
Eothen sailed to-day for the Arctio regions
to search for the relics of Sir John Frank
lin. A distinguished party accompanied the
schooner as far as Bandy Hook,
t3T The next annual meeting of the
state teachers' association will be held at
Reading on Tuesday, July 23. Rev. G. P.
Hayes will respond to the address of wel
come by J. Howard Jacobs, of Reading,
and in the evening ex-Qovernor Andrew O.
Curtin will lecture on "Russia and its
People."
Franklin, June 18. In Venango coun
ty the democrats to-day nominated C. Hey
drick for judge, J. D. Hancock for con
gress, HasBon, Keenau and De woody for
assembly and M'Allister for eeuator. II.
B. Plumer was chosen chairman of the
county committee.
EITIn Clarion county the democrats
nominated J. M. Guffoy for oongress, R. B.
Brown for the senate, J. Truby and Kahle
for assembly, Graham for treasurer, Green
land for prothonotary, Watson and Keatloy
for county commissioners and Nail for reg
ister and recorder.
t3f The difficulty betweon Mr. and Mrs.
Miller, in Burkoville, Va., began with his
remark at breakfast. "Wife, here's a fly
in the gravy." She retorted, "You're all
the while finding fault." A furious quar
rel ensued. Mrs. Miller seized an axe and
killed her husband where he sat, in ber
rage cutting his head completely from his
body.
tW The estate of Mark Hopkins of San
Francisco is worth $10,000,000, and men
able to qualify as bondsmen in twice that
amount could not be found in the county.
To get around the difficulty about $3,000,
000, in railroad bonds were withdrawn
from the property and deposited in a bank.
Then Charles Croker and Leland Stanford
qualified in $10,000,000 eaob.
IlARRisncKO, Pa., June 19. John, Isaao
and Peter Hawn, bachelor brothers, whose
ages range from 00 to 65 years, were at
tacked in their own house, six miles from
Huntingdon, this afternoon by two tramps
and beaten unmercifully. John and Isaao
were beaten until unconscious, and the
latter is considered injured beyond re
covery. The tramps then knocked down
the housekeeper, one of them holding her
ecuroly while bis aooomplioe ransacked the
house. Tbey carried away with them
bonds to the amount of four thousand
dollars, eighty-four dollars in money and
some other valuables. Upon the alarm be
ing given they were pursued, but turned
and fired upon their pursuers, one of whom
received a bullet through bis clothing.
The chase wag then given up, but the en
tire neighborhood has boen aroused and
are in search of the miscreants.
tfTMri. Nanoy E. Clem, notorious
through a murder trial and acquittal in In
dianapollft, is again under arrest. After
her escape from the gallows she turned her
attoution to swindling. Her mode was to
make rich people bolievo that she was en
gaged in some secret but exceedingly profit
able business, and offer, purely as a favor,
to invest some of their money in the my
thlcal enterprise. She thus obtained from
six dupes an aggregate of about $20,000.
Annapolis, Md., June 17. In a sham
fight of naval cadets to-day, Midshipman
Hill had his face and eyes badly blown with
powder in the almost band-to hand con
test, but It is thought bis injuries are not
serious. After the fight had ended, and
the mariuos were resting under the shade
trees, one of them named Donaldson, sup
posing that be had discharged his last car
tridge, was carelessly tugging at the ham
mer of his musket, having one hand over
the muzzlo, and the gun wont off, the whole
charge of powder penetrating his hand.
t5F"A long box was shipped on the
Truckee railroad in Nevada, and at the
Virginia City station it was rudely thrown
about while a change of cars was made.
A moau inside the box led the baggagemen
to open it. They found a young Chinese
woman, insensible through standing on her
head. She had been brought to the United
States by one of the Chinese companies,
whose price for her was $300. Ah Kim
and she fell in love, he boxed her in order
to get her away from her captors.
Washington, Juue 17. The Senate
Committee on Appropriations completed
the consideration of the Sundry Civil Ap
propriation bill. There are about two hun
dred amendments, increasing its total from
$10,847,775 as granted by the House to
nearly $21,000,000. Tho additional amount
is made up chiefly of items aggregating
$2,300,000 for the deficiencies in the appro
priations of former years, and of an in
crease of about $1,150,000 in the amounts
voted by the House for continuing the
work on the public buildings throughout the
conntry.
The Tidy Housewife.
The careful tidy housewife, when she is
giving her house its spring cleaning, should
bear iu mind that the dear inmates of her
house are more precious than houses, and
that their systems need cleansing by purify
ing the blood, regulating the stomach and
bowels to prevent and cure the diseases
arising from spring malaria and she should
know that tbore is nothing that will do it
so perfectly and surely as Hop Bitters, the
purest and best of all mediciue. See other
column.
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
Health and happlnpss are priceless Wealth to
their possessors, and yet they are wlthlu the
reach ut every one who will use
WRIGHT'S LIVER PILLS,
The only sure CURE for Torpid Liver, Dvspepsla,
Headache, Sour Btomach, Constipation, 'Debility,
Nausea, and all Billions complaints and Blood
disorders. None genuine unless signed "Wm.
Wright, Pliira." If your Druggist will not sup
ply send 25 cents for one box to liarrlck, Koller &
Co.,7UN.4thSt.,l-hll'a.
January 1, lo"8, ly
ERRORS OF YOUTH.
A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years from
Nervous Debility. Premature Decay, and
ail the effects of youthful Indiscretion, will for
the sake of guttering humanity, send free to all
who need It, the recipe and direction for making
the simple remedy by which he was cured. SuF
ferers wishing to prollt by the advertiser's ex-
Jierlence can do so by addressing in perfect con
idence, JOHN OUDEN, 42 Cedar Street, New
Turk. a1 6ms
TO CONSUMPTIVES.
The advertlscr.liavlng been permamently cured
of that dread disease. Consumption, by a simple
remedy, Is anxious to make known to his fellow
Rullerers the means of cure. To all who desire It,
he will send a copyof the prescription used, (free
of charge), with tho directions for preparing and
using the same, which they will tlnd a sure cure
tor Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, &o.
Parties wishing the prescription will please ad
dress, E. A. WILSON, 1W Peun St., Williams
burgh, New York.. AlCin.
I will mall (Free) the recipe for a simple Veg
etable Balm that will remove Tan, Freckles,
Pimples and Blotches, leaving the skin soft, clear
and beautiful; also Instructions for producing a
luxuriant growth of hair on a bald head or
smooth face. Address, inclosing 3 ct. stamp. lien.
Vaudelf & Co., 20 Ann St., N. Y. a4 6mos
Beautiful Helen no doubt had a fine com
plexion, but it Is more than doubtful whether
It exceeded in parity the complexions of the
ladies who nee that inimitable auxiliary of fe
male loveliness, Glenn's Bulphur Soap. Sold
by all Dmggists. Hill's Hair and Whisker
Dye, Black or Brown, 60 cents. Junelm
FITS! FITS I The undersigned baviner
urchased the property formerly owned
V J. Bail v. on Main Street, opposite
Ensminger's Hotel, and fitted it up into
a convenient shop, he is prepared to do
Tailoring in all its branches, in the
best of style, and guarantee a Good Fit
every time. S. Bentzel.
P. S. A stock of choice Tobbacco and
Sega re constantly on band.
April 9, 1878.
Removal. J. T. Messimerhas remov
ed his Shoe Shop to the room adjoining
F. B. Clouser's office, 4 doors west of the
Post-Offlce, 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
tell at low prices. Give him a call. 17
IRON FRONT!
orrosiTE
!
M. McQOTWALT
HAS JUST OPENED
The LARGEST QUANTITY
and FINEST ASSORTMENT
of Goods ever brought to
BLOOMFIELD!
T-0
HEAD HER PRICES,
AND SEND FOR SAMPLES !
All Wool Black Cashmere, 75 cts.
Black, Alpacca from 15 cts. to 75 cts.
Twilled Debege, 20 cts.
Hamilton Alpaccas, 15 cts.
Florence Suitings, 4-4 10 cts.
Knickerbocker Suitings, 8 cts.
Organdy Lawns, 4-4 15 cts.
Cambries, 4-4 9 ct.
Cretonnes, 4-4 10 cts.
Prints, per yard, 0, 7, and 8 cts.
Chenille Trimming, per yard, 10 cts.
Embroidery, from 4 to 65 cts.
Sun Shades, from 50 cts. to $2.75
Muslins, from 6 to 11 cts.
0-4 Sheeting, 25 cts.
42 and 43 inch Muslin, 12 cts.
Grenadine from 10 to 25 cts.
Black Hernanl, 85 cts.
2 Button Kid Gloves, $100.
Ladies Hosiery, from 8 to 35 cts. pr pair.
Children's Hosiery, from 5 to 30 cts. "
CLARK'S COTTON,
5 cts.
Ladies Peb. But. Shoes $2.25 to $2.50
Ladies Kid " " $2.75
Laced Gaiters, $1.00 to $1.85-
Low But. Shoes $1.60 to $5.00
Ladies', Misses', and Children's Shoes of
every Size and Price.
Millinery Goods
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION !
Linen and Florence Suits order
ed at any time by giving
Bust Measure.
Butterick's Patterns ordered
at any time.
Please give me a call or
order by mail.
BAI
BUILDING