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THE TIMES, NEW BLOOM FIELD, PA., JUNE 10, 1879.
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General James Shields died very
suddenly on Monday night of last week
in Iowa.
TnE bill allowing pensions to the sur
viving soldiers of the Mexican war, lias
passed the senate and house of repre
sentatives, and is now in the hands of
the governor, for his signature.
The Governor lias signed the bill
passed at the present session of the legis
lature offering a premium of one dollar
for every four shade trees or fruit trees
planted on a roadside. The a,et also
punishes any persons injuring the same.
The Supreme Court has decided that
the law prohibiting the sale of liquor
on election day means the whole day
that is, for the whole of twenty-four
hours. Thls'wlll not be relished by the
chaps who like to get gal-orlous over the
returns. .
County Auditors used to be con
sidered mere machines, but of late they
show that they have some ideas of their
own. The Auditors of Franklin coun
ty, in overhauling the accounts of the
Commissioners, have refused to allow
some six hundred dollars for mileage,
hotel bills and livery which it has
been customary for years to charge
against the county.
The storm which swept over a portion
of this county on Thursday seems to
have extended from the Alleghanles to
the sea coast. In Lancaster, Chester
and Berks counties, much damage is re
ported by flood, hail and wind. In
Chester some streets were rendered im
passable by uprooted trees, and even
one hand was blown from the court
house clock.
Altoona, Tyrone, and in fact all towns
along Juniata valley, seem to have
suffered more or less from this storm.
On Tuesday last the President nomi
nated Secretary of War George W.
M'Crary, of Iowa, to be circuit judge for
Iowa, vice Judge Dillon, resigned.
Judge Dillon has sent his letter of res
ignation to the Fresident. He gives as
his reasons for resigning the Judgeship
of the Eighth district, which he has
held for twenty-one yearB, the accept
ance of a position in Columbia College,
where the duties are lighter and the com
pensation greater, as are also the oppor
tunities for advancement and study iu
law.
Ex-Senatob J. L. Alcorn, of Mis
sissippi, formerly governor of that State,
and a large employer of labor, has writ
ten a letter on the exodus and the causes
of it. In it he makes this frank state
ment: Competition for labor guarantees to
good negroes on plantations the best of
treatment. When they go out to vote
they meet with roughs and generally
come out second best. The ballot-box
in this State has been, and 1b to-day,
thoroughly prostituted. Ballot-box stuf
fing in this State, while equally effective,
is more humane than the bulldozing
shotgun policy of the past. In this I
take pleasure in recording an improve
ment. Of Interest to Teachers.
State Superintendent Wickersham has
issued the following notice, which we
publish for the benefit of teachers :
" The signs of the times indicate the
application of largely increased numbers
of persons for teachers' certificates dur
ing the current year. They will come to
examination possessing all degrees of
qualification for the work of teach
ing, very good, good, fair, poor and very
poor. The purpose of this article is to
request the superintendents to adopt
such a standard of qualifications as will
Bhut out all applicants except about
enough to supply the schools. In this
way the schools will be protected from
the rush of incompetent teachers, the
teachers profession will be strengthened
and elevated, and the educational inter
ests of the public will be greatly subserv
ed. The threatened evil is a swarm of
incompetents in our school rooms at
very low salaries. If not checked, it
will drive the best teachers out of the
profession and greatly Increase the effi
ciency of our schools. The men to
guard the school interests thus jeopar
dized are the Superintendents. It is
their duty to do it without fear or
favor."
Death In the Brook.
A lot of school children living at
Newark, Vt., drank from a brook run
ning near the school house. Of the
children who drank the poisoned brook
water, IS have died, as follows : Five
children of John AW rich, the entire
family ; two of Edward Morse, one of
Frederick Simpson, three of L. Wilson,
one of Mr. Park, and two of John Cole.
Mrs. Aldrlch is hopelessly insane.
The teacher of the school had noticed
something wrong about the taste of the
water and forbabe Its use in the school,
but seventeen scholars used it and were
stricken down and within twenty-four
hours eleven were dead. Five others
have been very ill, but they are at pres.
ent more comfortable, with some hopes
of their ultimate recovery. A son of
Mr. Hudson pulled through.
Just above the school house was a
field of potatoes last season and Paris
green was used extensively to extermln
ate the potato bugs. The potato tops
were dumped into the barnyard of
Horace Cheney, who built a drain from
the barnyard to the brook. He also
burled a colt in tbe spring of 1878 on
the edge of the brook and the flowing
water washed out parts of the carcass.
A Mr. Simpson, who has lost one child
by the poisoning, objected to the colt
being burled there, and caused Cheney
to move it. It was reburied in a swamp
only fifty feet from the brook, and the
water from which ran into the brook.
Cheney remarked at the time " he
guessed he didn't bettered it much for
SimpBon," who uses brook water for
household purposes. Violent threats
are freely expressed toward Cheney.
Samples of the water have been sent
to Boston for analysis, and the select
men will not take any proceedings until
the result Is known. Others among both
old and young who have drunk from the
brook have suffered from similar symp
toms, but In a milder form, and they
have soon recovered. Six physicians
have been unremitting in their attend
ance. Public opinion runs high, each one
having his or her views of the trouble,
no two stories being alike.
A Terrible Storm.
Dlspatehes from Atchison, Kansas,
dated June 1st, say that a terrible storm
of wind and rain passed over Northern
Kansas, Southern Nebraska, and a part
of Missouri during the past forty-eight
hours. It extended through nearly the
whole northern tier of counties In the
former State, but was most violent be
tween the Blue Rapids and Centennial
stations, on the Central Branch lift II
road, and about thirty miles apart. The
storm moved in a direction a little north
of east and passed into Nebraska through
Richardson county.
The town of Irving, ninety miles
west of this place, was nearly destroyed.
At that point the storm took the char
acter of a cyclone and leveled every
thing iu its path. About forty build
ings were destroyed and fifteen persons
were killed, while from thirty to forty
were wounded.
The cyclone crossed the Big Blue rlv
er at the mouth of Mill Creek, uproot'
ing trees and destroying grain cribs,
fences, and crops at Manbatten.
In the neighborhood of Frankfort it
Beized everything in its embrace like
some terrible monster, gathering up
houses, barns, live stock, and human
beings, twisting huge timbers and trees
like 'reeds, and leaving death and de
struction in its wake. Four persons
were killed at this point. Farm houses
were blown over, and in the town sever
al houses were destroyed. At Centralla
several . houses were destroyed. Trees
were uprooted, fences laid flat, and great
damage was done to the crops. At Beat
ty, on the St. Joseph and Denver rail
way, numerous houses were blown
down. At Denison Mills, Neb., on the
Atchison and Nebraska road, the Cath
olic church was totally demolished, as
was also the store of Meade, Rellly
& Co. One lady was severely in
jured, and several residences were more
or less damaged.
Three miles east of Lee's Summit the
house of Mr. Warren was totally de
stroyed. Two members of his family
were killed, and others severely wound'
ed. Further on the house of Alexander
Scruggs was unroofed, and his wifes
skull was fractured. The houses of Dr
Dunnlngton and Mr. Underwood were
destroyed, but their familes escaped un
harmed. The residence of Mr. Hutchlns
was torn to pieces and the family badly
hurt. Near Blue Sprlngs,Mo.,the house
of Mr. Harris was demolished, the hus
band, wife and children being carried up
into the air and dropped at different
places and in different directions from
the site of the house they occupied
tbe dlstunce varying from 100 to 1200
i r it . . .
yurua. jura, xiurns ana uer cnild were
killed outright. Mr. Harris died several
hours afterward. One of the other chil
dren was found In a pool of water fifty
yards from the house with straw and
grass wrapped so tightly around his head
and shoulders that it could only be re
moved with great difficulty. The child
was only slightly injured, his escape be
ing attributed to the mysterious band
age around him.
The storm was extremely violent in
the vicinity of Delphos, Ottawa county,
and fifteen dead bodies have been
brought in two square miles of territo
ry. One man from Belolt was taken up
In his wagon and thrown to the ground
again and instantly killed. A woman and
child were thrown against a wire fence
and killed. Five persons were killed
in one house at Delphos. The crops have
been severely injured all along the line
of the storm .
Irving, Kansas, June 2. Thirty
deaths certain and fifty-three persons
badly Injured in the recent cyclone.
People want money to get necessaries of
life which are not at band. Ten persons
were burled to day. From fifty to sixty
.families at Frankfort, Kansas, are ren
dered houseless and destitute of cloth
ing, provisions and farming implements.
The citizens of that place have contri
buted $700. More aid is needed.
Fire In Hagerstown, Maryland.
The Franklin llcpntllory says : The
Washington House, the newest and
largest hotel in Hagerstown, Md., was
totally destroyed by fire on Thursday
morning last. When the fire was dlscov
erered, about half past two o'clock, the
flames had gained considerable head
way. The alarm was at once given and
the fire companies responded promptly,
doing good service. The fire, which is
supposed to be the work of an Inceil-
diary, spread rapidly, and in less than
two hours the building was a complete
mass of ruins. The fire was discovered
in a closet under the steps, on the first
story of the bouse, leading into the main
building from the back yard. The stairs
were soon burnt to the floor above, upon
which are the offices and sample rooms,
cutting ofT communication above by
means of the main stairway. There
were over seventy people In the house at
the time, and the excitement was in
tense. Frightened with terror they tried
every conceivable way to make their es
cape, jumping from the windows, de
scending by ladders, but the majority
climbing down the porches. All were
fortunate enough to escape with their
lives, with the exception of one man,
Mr. J. E. Troxell, of Cumberland, who
perished in the flames. His body was
found after the house was consumed,
mangled and burned beyond recognition.
Mr. F. B. Snively, of Shady Grove, in
descending from his room to the ground,
by a rope made of bis bed clothing, fell,
it is thought from the rope breaking, to
the ground, receiving severe injuries
from which he died, in Hagerstown, on
Friday morning.
It is almost impossible to estimate the
loss. The Washington House was val
ued at $40,000, insurance $20,000. The
furniture and fixtures were valued at
$0,000, insured for $5,000. The loss sus
tained by transient borders cannot be es
timated. ' The permanent boarders lost
everything their rooms contained. Mrs.
Middlekauff, the proprietress, lost every
thing with the exception of some furnl
ture, consisting of beds, bureau, &c,
which were in her private room and
were gotten out before tbe flames reach,
ed that part of the building. . Mr. F. B
Snively threw his coat from the window
containing $1,000, which was either
stolen or burnt in the Are, as nothing
has been heard of it since. Quite a num
ber of packages and some of the books
belonging to the Adams Express Com
pany, who occupied a room on the
ground floor, were also destroyed.
The walls have been torn down and
workmen will commence the erection of
a new building as soon as the debris can
be cleared away. It will be of a modern
style with all the conveniences of a first-
class hotel.
" Later reports in regard to the case of
F. B. Snively, Esq., say that the man
ner of bis escape from the hotel is the
subject of much speculation. He occu
pied r oom No. 24, with Messrs. Exlene
and Jenkins, of Hancock, Md.,on'the
fourth floor of the main building back,
facing the yard and rear wing. Escape
by the stairway being cut off by the
flames, they concluded to descend by the
window into the yard. Jenkins made
the, first attempt by a sheet torn Into
strips and tied together, but fell the
height of three stories. Exline fol
lowed, and let himself drop from the
window into the yard. Snively climbed
out on the window sill, and fell to the
ground. He was fearfully burned and
suffered Bevere internal injury.
Mr. Snively died at 3 o'clock on Fri
day morning. He rested comfortably
under opiates, and was delirious and un
conscious almost all the time. Ills wife,
father, mother, and other relatives were
with him In his last hours. Owing to
his condition, the statements made by
him in regard to the amount of money
in his possession ure very Indefinite.
At one time he placed tbe amount at
$500, and at another $2,600, but it is
the opinion of many that he was too
shrewd a business man to travel with
so large a sum in his pocket. Nothing
has been heard of the missing money.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Wasiiinotoh, P. Cm June 4, 1870.
What may be called the second general engage
ment between the two part ies In Congress I about
to commence. The Democrats have agreed upon
and announced their plan of battle. It Is, briefly,
to Tote the Army supplies, coupled with a provls-
lon that none of the money voted shall be used to
pay for the services, transportation or equipment
of troops to be used at the polls. Also, as the Leg
islative, Executive and Judicial appropriation bill
of 1878 tlld not provide for any Judicial expenses,
they propose to extend that bill for one year, and
make the Judicial expenditures the subject of a
separate bill. Last year they were voted as an
amendment to tlie Sundry Civil Bill. In this sep
arate bill there will be no provision for the pay
ment of deputy marshals or supervisors.
The Democrats hope to secure the approval of
Fresident Hayes toall these bills, and also to one
changing the qualifications and manner of se
lecting U. 8. Juries. Un the other hand, the Re
publicans will tight all those measures In Congress
and rely upon the Fresident to veto them If
passed.
It a determined contest occurs, the day of ad
journment will be later than any heretofore
named.
The Fresident yesterday nominated Secretary
of War, McOrary.to a Judgeship. The retirement
of Mr. McCrary will be regretted by the many
friends he has madedurlng his long service In this
city. 'Ills successor has-not yet been named, but
It Is thought some one from the Northwest will
be chosen. Gov. Ramsey, of Minn., has been sug
gested among others.
Before the burial of Hon. E. 0. Ingersoll, on
Monday, In this city, there were no services ex
cept un oration by Col. Robert 0. InRersoll, broth
er of deceased. Col. Ingersoll spoke very feeling
ly. Mr. Ingersoll was an able and much respect
ed Representative In Congress from Illinois for
many years, but of late has been in the practice
of law here.
Gen. and Ex Senator Jas. Shields died last week
and the War Department and the Senate will
take appropriate notice of the event . The Gen
eral, during his late term In the Senate, was the
recipient of many flattering attentions from those
who had known and associated with him at dif
ferent times In his Congressional and varied ca
reer. When some months ago, there was an Immense
robbery of bonds from a bank in New York, a
bill was Introduced and passed through Congress
authorizing the Issue of bonds to the bank la
place of those stolen. By a confession Just made
by one of the robbers, It appears that they raised
money to send here to delay action on the bill, so
as to give them time to compromise with the bank
The delay was secured. It Is In feted from this,
by some papers that members of Congress were
hired to cause the delay. Any one at all familiar
with such matters will see that the Inference Is,
to say the least, a wholly unnecessary one. But
the facts are curious. Olive.
Miscellaneous News Items.
tW A man on an Evansvllle aDd Terre
Haute Railroad train tried to push his wife
out through a window, and nearly succeed
ed before the frightened woman was res
cued.
tST The N. Y. World of Wednesday
says : There were thirteen u nidentifiod
bodies at the Morgue yesterday morning.
Eight of them were sent to Bart's Island
for burial in the afternoon.
t3F" A little boy at Fine Island, Minn.,
got a bite from a 12-pound pickerel, which
tried to get away with hook, line, pole, boy
and all, The.boy yelled for help, and was
enabled to save himself and the pickerel.
A fruit man of Penrose farm, Des
Moines, reports the apple yield this season
to promise enormous return. Some of his
trees will have to be stripped of a portion
of their fruit to avoid the breaking down
of the limbs.
CW Seth Caldwell, living near Lebanon,
Ind.,saw a squirrel near the house on Tues
day morning. He went for a gun to slay
him, but as he fired the breech-pin blew
out and struck him on the forehead, break
ing through the frontal bone.
tM An East Saginaw grocer has order
ed 50 of Finch's short line telephones for
use in his business. lie will by this means
connect his store with the houses of 50 of
bis best customers. Tbe idea is a novel
one and shows much enterprise.
tW A Carlo, Mich., woman .who was
accidentally shot a few days ago sent for a
doctor and had her will drawn up by the
latter before the doctor and the neighbors
found that the ball had struck a steel cor
set rib and had not entered tbe flesh.
tW The exoitement at Littleton, West
Virginia, incident to the arrest of seven of
the gang of red mon who infested Wetzel
county, is very great. Great difficulty is
experienced in finding a justice of tbe
peace willing to examine them, as notice Is
given that he does it at tbe risk of his
life. -
tW Last Thursday evening, while Wil
liam ftemley, a farm band in Franklin
twp., Lehigh county, was unhitching two
horses tbe animals which were very
vicious, sprung upon him, and one of the
wheels of the wagon passing over his head
he was instantly killed.
tW The mortality among the fish In the
Passalo river, near Patterson, is increasing,
and the stench is almost' unbearable. It
was thought that the fish were killed by
the refuse from the dye works at Patterson,
but they are dying in large numbers in tbe
upper branches of the river.
NAsrtviLLE, Tenn, June 4. A letter
dated Smith ville, June 2, was received
here by the United States revenuo collector
announcing that United States Deputy
Collector James M. Davis and six men
were killed ou the 1st lust., by moonsh in
era, in ambush, nine miles south of that
place.
tSf Ida Reynolds, a girl thirteen years
of age, of Paterson, is attracting much
attention from the nhvslclnns. A week
ago the sooldently broke tbe top ofT one of
her teeth, which was then extracted, and
she has slnee been bleeding to death. Ilor
body Is covered with large black spot
caused by the extravasation of blood. A
fast ns the bleeding Is checked In one
portion of her mouth it breaks out anew in
another spot, and finally the blood poured
from her nose.
1ST The other day a prominent railroad
man at Indianapolis, who has no intimate
acquaintance with the capabilities of the
telephone, and is particularly Ignorant of
the microscopic- attachment which when.
the mouth is placed near iff and it is nsod
with a loud voice, blurs the sound. The
other day he spoke to a lady operator over
the wire and her answer came to him
spread out like dough urjder a heavy roll
ing pin. "Gracious goodness," said he,
turning away from tbe instrument and
addressing a bystander in his office, "That
woman talks as if she hadu't a tooth in her
head," when he was completely demoral
ized to hear tbe telephone scream in a
very high shrill key, "Yes I have, you old
brute, and you'd better mind how you talk
about me 1" And then he withered like a
frost-bitten morning glory.
The Best Is the Cheapest.
The announcement that a new edition of
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary has1 just been
published, containing many new and valnable
features suggests the thought that buying a
Dictionary is a good deal like buying an egg
or a watch j a bad one Is not cheap at any
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Imitators, but Imitators are usually held at
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wooden nut-meg, though It may look ever to
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ty of Webster Is based upon this principle.
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FITS I FITS I The undersigned having
purchased the property formerly owned'
ty J. Bally, on Main Street, opposite
i.nsminger'8 Hotel, and fitted it up into
a convenient shop, he is prepared to do-
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P. 8. A stock of choice Tobbacco and
Segars constantly on band.
April 9, 1878.
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