4 Tllli T1MES,! NEW BL00MF1EL1),' i'A.,' AUGUST1 27, 1878.
THE TIMES.
Aew Bloom field, August 27, 1878.
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Govehnor IlAinnANFT has issued
bis proclamation declaring tbe new
county of Lackawanna established.
The officers have been appointed and
politically stand, seven Democrats, five
Republicans and four " Nationals."
Professor Nicholl, of Pittsburgh,
who sued for divorce on the ground of
Laving been deceived about the age of
his bride, by false hair, cosmetics, &&,
lias gained his suit, and a bill will be
granted, lie has now brought an action
for libel, setting damages at $20,000,
against the Pittsburgh Dispatch, for
publishing an article about the divorce
suit. The Dispatch is charged witli
" Intending it to be suspected that Nl
choll was a person of silly and contempt
ible character."
Dalrymple'8 Wheat Crop.
A telegram from Fargo, Dakota, says :
Mr. Oliver Dalrymple has finished cut
ting thirteen thousand acres of wheat,
which he Is now satisfied beyond con
jecture has yielded at least three hundred
thousand bushels, and probably twenty
five bushels per acre. This immense
area of wheat has been cut and shocked
in only twelve days, or something over
a thousand acres per day. Threshing
has commenced, which will take
twenty-four days, making thirty-six
days to complete the harvest.
It appears that that horny-handed son
of toil, the Hon. Ben). F. Butler, while
denouncing the " bloated bondholder"
has been stowing away the bonds of the
District of Columbia in a nice block of
$100,000. These are not bonds of the
government, it is true, but they are guar
anteed, principal and interest, by the
government. This Investment of his
savings in bonds guaranteed by the gov
ernment Is no crime on the part of the
Hon. Benjamin; on the contrary it
shows his financial shrewdness. But
under such circumstances he ought not
to rail so fiercely against "bloated bond
holders" and "remorseless capitalists."
Investment in the Public Debt.
Judge Schofleld argues that the cry
about tbe Government coaxing money
away from investment in the private
enterprise is all nonsense; that there is
not so much, by over $30,000,000, invest
ed in Government securities to-day as
there was a year ago, and that for every
four per cent, bond sold a six per cent,
bond is purchased by the Government.
The people who buy these four per cents
are not those who would Invest in pri
vate enterprises. It is a great mistake,
and a universal one, to suppose that the
most of our securities are held by foreign
capitalists. Some time ago Secretary
Sherman instituted an examination In
to this subject, and by tracing the sources
from which interest coupons came, and
by keeping a record of where the in
terest on registered bonds was sent, it
was discovered that over 80 per cent, of
the public debt Is held in this country.
Yellow Fever Reports.
The reports from the South regarding
the ravages of the yellow fever continue
to show a terrible state of affairs.
New Grenada so far is the worst
stricken place, but several other towns
are suffering severely.
All sorts of rumors are In circulation
about the Cincinnati packet, James W.
Gaff, which left Memphis Friday night
crowded with panic-stricken people.
One rumor is that she had been tied up
at Hickman, Ky., with 20 or more cases
of yellow fever aboard, and that passen
gers bad taken to the woods.
Work was resumed on the Masonic
Temple a week or so ago, at Memphis,
but it had to be discontinued. It was
begun in 1873, when work was suspend
ed from some cause, and nothing had
been done on it until a few days ago.
The furniture dealers are reaping a
rich harvest in selling cheap furniture
for camps. ,
' Middle Penitentiary.
Tbe Governor of this State has ap
pointed commissioners to select a site
for the new penitentiary which is to be
erected for what is called the "Middle
District," and as the provisions of the
act of Assembly have not been publish
ed heretofore by us, they are condensed
as follows from the pamphlet laws of
1878:
Sec. 1. That the district shall con
sist of the counties of Adams, Bradford,
Blair, Bedford, Cambrla.Clluton .Centre,
Clearfield, Columbia, Cumberland, Dnu
phln, Fulton, Franklin, Lycoming,
Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, M'Kean,
Montour,Northumberland,Potter,rerry,
Somerset, Bulllvnri, Snyder, Tioga, and
Union, (In all twenty-seven counties
with a population of about 1,000,000.) "
Sec. 2. To be called the "Middle
Fenitentlary," and is to be " capable of
holding 250 prisoners."
Sec. 8. Seven commissioner are to
be " appointed by tbe Governor outside
the district," who are to select ft site of
" not less than fifteen acres," to agree
upon plans and make contracts for build
ing.' In case of vacancy the Governor
is to fill it." " '
Sec. 4. The plan of the Eastern Peni
tentiary at Philadelphia Isto be followed.
Sec. 6. Appropriates $100,000 toward
the work.
Sec. 0. When complete the courts to
send criminals to this penitentiary.
Sec. 7. When completed the com
missioners are to surrender their trust to
a board of five trustees to be nppointed
by the Governor " from the district in
which the penitentiary is erected" to
serve for three years each.
Sec. 8. Commissioners not to receive
compensation " except actual expenses,"
nor to participate in contract. The com
mission is authorized to em ply a clerk
and the necessary officers.
Gov. Hartranft has appointed the fol
lowing named gentlemen as commis
sioners for the selection of a site and
the erection of the Middle peutitentlary :
Henry Ilawle, of Erie; Henry Howell,
G. J. Young and C. Thompson Jones, of
Philadelphia ; J. K. Moorhead and Jno.
Paul, of Pittsburgh, and Wm. Nolan, of
Heading.
The Wheat Glut at Detroit.
The Detroit Jtfewt says : The receipts
of wheat In this as well as other mar
kets have recently been so heavy as to
be beyond the capacity of transportation
and elevator facilities ; while the de
mand on heavy grain dealers for curren
cy has been simply enormous. The
Michigan Central elevator, although
working night and day, is reported to be
behind about 400 or 600 cars, and the
Detroit & Milwaukee elevator only a
few cars. As an offset to the limited
elevator capacity here free shipments are
being made ; elevators in the interior
are generally well-filled, the wheat Btored
there being much of it sold to arrive,
and every effort is being made to pro
tect the interest of country shippers.
Meanwhile the board have informed
Wm. H. H. Vanderbilt by letter of the
present situation of affairs and asked
him for improved facilities.
terrible Rain Fall.
Muscatine. Iowa, August 20. The
most violent storm that ever raged over
this section completed its work of ruin
last night. The intense heat of the last
two days had nearly prostrated every
one, but about 6 o' clock heavy black
clouds gathered. Bain Boon fell, and
the streets of the city became a raging
flood, carrying everything movable in
its surging waters. The continued and
vivid flashes of lightning, the inky
darkness, the rushing of waters and
crashing of timbers rind floating objects
made a terrible scene. The rain fall
was four and sixty-eight one hundredth
inches; the heaviest known since 1851.
Three creeks which traverse the most
densely populated portion of the city
and which drain all the hill sides and
the adjacent streets, each rose some fif
teen feet la half an hour, flooding all
the low lands, filling stables aud houses
near by and causing a great destruction
to property. So far as known no lives
were lost although many narrow escapes
were made. i
A Melancholy Tragedy.
Troy.N. Y., August 19. llichard
Shannon deliberately murdered Mrs.
Theodore Bice, at 3 o'clock this after
noon, iu the village of Waterford. Six
years ago Mrs. Bice, whose maiden name
was Ella Miller, kept house for Shannon
somewhere out west. He became infatu
ated with her, and, although he after
ward married and became the father of
three children, his adoration for his early
love seems to have continued. Shannon
and his family reside at Cohoes. He
drinks heavily, but not Incessantly, and
carries on a furniture establishment. He
has followed the woman from place to
place, and to-day Inquired the way to
her home. He was sober and seemed to
act perfectly rational. She Invited him
in and treated him courteously. Sever
al women servants were around the
house attending to their duties and over
heard the conversation. He urged her
to go with him. She declined, stating
that she was happy with her husband
and home, and repelled his offers of
money with which he was provided.
She showed him the door and was
lightly humming a tune when he sud
denly drew a razor from his pocket and
cut her throat from ear to ear. The gash
was terrible. She staggered through the
rooms, rested ou a lounge,and expired In
fifteen minutes, vainly clutching at her
throat to stop the blood. She was a
beautiful woman of twenty-four years,
and was only married last Wednesday,
having recently met with her husband
for the first time at LakeGeorge. After1
committing the terrible deed Shnnnon
started for the river, which was Hear by,
with the apparent purpose of suicide.
But a hostler heard the cry of murder
and caught him.
Then a frightful struggle ensued. The
murderer, who Beemed crazed,' tried to
cut his antagonist with the dangerous
weapon,and made desperate efforts to cut
his head and limbs, but the unfortunate
man was finally subdued with the as
sistance of others and placed In jail.
To-night he was taken to the Saratoga
county jail at Ballstoii. Ou the way up
he begged the bystanders to kill him.
He said he had been insane for years
over the girl, and now wanted to die.
He tried to hang himself In the cell, but
was prevented. Mrs. Bice's husband is
almost demented.
Real Strategy.
The Rochester " Union" says : The
keeper of a lager-beer garden in this
city was last night put to his wits' ends
to keep up the well-earned reputation of
the establishment for good order. Two
young men entered arm-in-arm, their
noisy manner showing that they had
been around a little , too much. Ap
proaching the pair Mr. It. shook hands
with each of them and said, " See here,
John, will you please excuse me for a
moment, I want to talk with Jake."
John consented and Jake and Mr. It.
retired to a short distance from him
when Mr. It., addressing Jake, said,
" See here, now, Jake, you are a gentle
men and a friend of mine ; now, John
is a little 1 off ' to-night, and you Bee the
style of people here, and won't you
do me the favor of taking him home V
Jake replied, " Mr. It., John is ugly
sometimes, and he might get angry with
me if I propose to him to go home be
fore we get some beer. Mr. It. then
said, " Ob, well, I will fix that all right :
you stay right here aud I will go and
ee John," going to where John was
standing. Mr. H. said, "John you are
a gentleman and a friend of mine. Jake
is a little ' oil'' to-night and wou't you
do me ft great favor by taking him
homer"' John straightened up and
said, " Mr. 11., you are right : I'll do it."
Mr. 11. said, " Then go ahead and call
and see me again." The two friends
then approached each other, each of
them persuading the other to go home,
and left together, each happy in thought
that he was doing a great kindness to
his companion.
A Remarkable Robbery.
PonTLAND, Oregon, August 20. At
nine o'clock this morning three strangers
entered the pawnbroker shop of Mr.
O'Shea, on Washington street, felled
the proprietor with a slung-shot, locked
the door, packed the jewelry and valua
bles, and escaped by the rear entrance,
passed through a dry goods store to
First street. An alarm was given, and
an officer pursued the robbers.
At the corner of Morrison and Third
streets they fired two shots at the officer,
missing him, but instantly killing Louis
Joseph, aged fourteen. The robbers
then jumped Into an express wagon,
drove to the outskirts of the city and
made for the timber.
Pursuit was at once organized but
thus far without success. If captured
they will undoubtedly be lynched in
the prevailing excitement. O'Shea's
injuries are considered fatal. An alarm
has been given in all directions, and the
capture of the murderers is considered
certain. The amount of plunder is yet
unknown.
The Earth Cure for Snake Bite,
A little son of Mr. LIttleton.of Spring
Hill twp., Brunswick county, N. C,
was bitten on the toe by what is known
as a ground rattlesnake, a few days ago.
As no spirits could be had at the time,
the drinking of which In pretty large
portions is said to neutralize the poison
of a snake bite, a new remedy was tried,
the lower portions of the little fellow's
leg being placed in a hole In the ground
and the earth being packed tightly
around it. He kept in this position for
some hours, and strange to say he is
now In a fair way to recover.
Another Bank Goes Up. , .
Quixcy, 111., August 19. The First
national bank in this city has suspend
ed payment. It is understood that the
large tobacco firm of Harris, Beebe &
Co., were unable to meet their paper
due to the bank and that the latter found
it necessary to take this step. Some
years ago burglars stole $100,000 from
this bank. No statement of the affairs
of tbe bank has been given except that
of tbe directors and omcers,who say that
all liabilities will be met. -
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. '
. Washington, D. C, August 23, 1878.
Most piteous reports are dally reaching
this oity concerning tbe dreaded scourge of
yellow fever that is now raging through the
South. It appears that, although the ter
rible disease U making sad ravages io some
of tbe Southern cities, it has by no mean's
reached the height to which It attained one
summer several years ago, bub people are
frightened, as woll they may be, and un
doubtedly much intense suffering both of
mind and body Is endured. Last Friday
the Secretary of War received the follow
ing dispatch from Mom phis. "Death Is
making rapid strides through our streets.
Towns have quarantined against us. Can
you not order 1,000 tents, into which to re
move the poor 7" . This was signed by the
Internal Revenue Colleotor and Postmaster
of Memphis, and was shortly followod by
another telegram, asking for rations and
some other necessaries. Secretary MoCreary
compiled with the request and at once sent
food, tents, stretohers, medicines, ' and
other useful appliances for the sick al
though, as he said, there is no law author
izing hint to employ Government property
for suoli purposes save the law of humani
ty. But surely that law is all powerful in
such an extremity as is now upon those
plague-stricken cities, and even the most
sordid could not take exception to the
prompt action taken.
A spurious report was current, on Sat
urday last, that a case of yellow fever had
developed I n this city. Although no seri
ous apprehensions is folt as to Us reaching
hero, the health officers are taking precau
tions against its appearance and against a
spreading of the diseaso should an isolated
case be discovered.
Little attempt at show In matters of
dress are made here during the beatod
term. We suffer, but not as severely as
would seem inevitable with the thermome
tor at 100 for weeks in succession. More
systematic preparations are made here for
the hot weather than in many other places,
both as to clothing aud house-furnishing.
About the first of June houses are stripped
of their woolen carpets and clean white
matting substituted. Heavy curtains and
lambrequins are removed aud their places
filled by light shades and airy laces. Fur
niture is oovered with buff or white linen
and cane or willow cbairs,divans and stands
are brought into use. This is not only the
case In private dwellings, but in the mul
titudinous rooms of the Government De
partments, whore each desk is furnished
with a palm leaf fan and each room with a
tank of ice water.
Gentlemen are now in linen and seer
sucker, and ladies in lawns and muslin.
In street cars and carriages you will see
bare headed men with bats in hand, while
for ladies the broadest hats obtainable are
the favorites. The poor horses melt down.
They must bear the brunt of the heat to
protect the more fortunate humans. The
mention of horses bringB to mind the St.
Louis racing on the 4th of July, broiling
day that it was. That cannot be too se
verely condemned. Tbe inhumanity of it
is not to be excused. Blackburn, of tho
Potter Committee, is said to have bet
every dollar he was worth on Ten Broeck.
He won, and is well content. It was not long
ago that the United States Congress ad
journed for a day or two that most of its
honorable (?) members might attend a race
in Maryland. Worthy object 1 Worthy
meu 1 Lofty ambition 1
Olive.
Miscellaneous News Items.
EST Twenty-Qve horses have been stolen
in three mouths in Indiana county.
ClfMiss Grade Reese, a young lady
nineteen years of age, daughter of John
lteese, near Burlington, Delaware county ,
Ind., while attempting to climb a fence a
few days ago, foil and broke her neck, dy
ing immediately.
Danville, Que., August 19. Mr. Jacob
Iladack, of Warwick, was instantly killed
by lightning laBt evening on his way from
church. His wife and two children were
in the carriage with him. The former es
oapod uninjured but tho two latter were
seriously burned.
tW About 0,000 freight cars passed east
over the western division of the Pennsyl
vania railroad during the week ending Au
gust 10th. All were laden with mer
chandise except 450. During the same
period 1,900 loaded and 8,500 empty cars
passed westward.
tW A Westfield, Mass., farmer, while
baying the other day, killed half a dozen
rattlesnakes with tbe snath of his scythe.
It is supposed that some of the faugs clung
to the snath, for upon using it in mowing
again, tbe man's band became badly poi
soned and only a free and prompt use of
whisky saved bis life.
San Fran Cisco, August 19. A dispatch
from Biggs, Butte county, says : "A fire
here yesterday destroyed nineteen build
ings, all of them, except two, business
houses. Loss about (51,400 ; insurance,
$63,200. Several arrests have been made
of parties suspected of having started the
fire, which originated in a unoccupied
building."
Augusta, Me., August 19. Senator
Blaine and family, while driving near
Mount Vernon yesterday afternoon, were
overtaken by a violent thunder storm. Tbe
horses became unmanageable, dashing the
carriage against a tree and throwing out the
occupants and wreckiug tbe carriage. All
escaped injury save Mr, Blaine, who re
ceived painful but not serious bruises.
Savannah, Ga.,August 20. W. D. It.
Miller shot and killed W. V. Goodwin In a
store on the comer of Bull and Broughton
streets this afternoon. Goodwin received
four shots, three of which would have
proved fatal. Miller surrendered himself.
Goodwin had previously threatened Mlllor'a
II fo for the alleged seduction of bis daugh
ter. t . ' . ' ',,'1
Poiit Jebvis, N. Y., August 20. A
verdict of 15,000 was obtained against
Banford Vail, formerly of Sussex ' county,
to day by David P. Clark, the guardian of
William Parkson, aged 15, and a younger
brother, for inhuman treatment to Wil
liam. The lad will be a cripple for life.
The pensions to the boys have also been ap
propriated by Vail.
EST" A female tramp who gave the name
of Lizzie Jones, and said she was from
Wilmington, and was going to work in the
cotton mills at Lancaster, induced Mrs.
Harriet Oster to take her in. Mrs. O. and
her daughter went to church Sunday, and
their protege disappeared with a handsome
black silk dress, hat and feathers, gloves,
parasol, sleeve buttons, and what money
she could find. Lizzie left no trace behind
and has thus far neglected to write to her
friends,
tW The Boston Transcript says : J. Mor
rison, of Ilazardville, aged C3 years, has
killed himself by taking Paris green in
whisky, because be could not control his
appetite for strong drink. lie leaves a
wife and one son. John was a Good Tem
plar for some seven years up to last July,
when he took whisky as a remedy for sun
stroke, and his re-awakened appetite over
powered him. He said be would rather
die before he used up the $3,000 worth of
property he could now leave bis wife.
tW A Terro Haute man received a letter
from New York in which was an offer to
sell him counterfeit money. He mortgaged
a farm to get money to buy, and went to
New York. He was met at the train by a
man and taken to an office, where $1,500 in
$1, $3 and $5 bills were offered for $300.
He accepted, but at their recommendation,
had it expressed to him. When he got
home be found a package of rags at the
express office. He now asks assistance
from the authorities.
CSTTbe cemotery in Munich is a sight
for the visitor, for in build iugs erected for
the purpose may be seen dead persons
waiting the lapse of three days required by
law before the burial. None of the gloom
of the grave surrounds these remains, but
they are attired in every-day costumes and
placed in careless or half-reclining atti
tudes, amid fresh flowers. To the hand of
each is attached a wire leading to a spring
bell, so that an alarm may be given in case
of resuscitation.
tWA. rather singular accident occured
in a boarding school for young ladies at
Doylestown one day last week. One of
the young ladies, in a spirit of jest, endeav
ored to climb out of one of tho rear win
dows of the school room, about ten feet
from the ground. In doing so she fell,
and a large gold ring on the third finger of
her left hand caught on a hook on the win
dow ledge, and as soon as tbe girl's weight
was brougnt to bear on the ring her finger
was amputated by its sharp edge as clear
as though the operation had been perform
ed with a knife. This is an argument a
gainst wearing rings. W. C. Itepublican.
How To Get Sick.
Expose yourself day and night; eat too
much without exercise ; work too hard
without rest ; doctor all the time; take all
vile nostrums advertised, and then you will
want to know
How To Get well,
which is answered in three words-Take
Hop Bitters 1 See other column.
Fish. I am closing out my stock of
Fish at COST. Number land 2 Mack
erel, Herring, &c, full weight, and
splendid quality, can now be had very
low, as long as present stock lasts.
F. Moktimeii.
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An old pbyelclan, retired from practice, hav
ing had placed in hli hands by an East India
missionary the formula of a simple vegetable
remedy, for the speedy and permanent enre for
consumption, bronchitis, catarrh, asthma, and
a'.l throat and long affections, alio a positive
and radical enre for nervous debility and all
nervous complaints,aflcr having tested Its won
derful curative powers la thousands of cases,
has felt bis duty to make it known to his suf
fering fellows. Acuated by this motive, and a
desire to relieve human suffering, I will send,
free of charge, to all who desire it, this recipe,
will full directions for preparing and nsing, in
German, French, or English. Bent by mall by
addressing with stamp, namiDg , this paper,
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