4 THE TIMES, NEW BLQOMFIELD, PA., JUNE 21. 1879. THE TIMES. New Bloom flrttl, June 24, 1879. , NOTICE TO AOVKHTI8KKS. If o Ont or Rterentyjm will tie Inserted la Mill paper Unlets Hunt lace aud on inelal bus. WTwenty perVent. in eires of remilsr rates, will bechanced for advnrtlMMneuta .ft In Double Column. HOTICR r fMTIWl'Rf BERM. I.Ut the (Inures nn the libel of ronr piper, Those nVnreRtdl von the rinte to whlrli ynnr sub- rrlpilon lapniil. Within a weeka alter money la ami, lee If the date la climfred. No other receipt ta ueoeaaarv. The present Circulation of THE TIMES exceeds NINETEEN HUNDRED copies. ,Our mailing list Is always open to the Inspection of advertisers. Sensation In Connecticut. At Bridgeport, Conn., Oliver Tomllu bou last week posted his wife and com menced a suit for divorce. She returned to that city, went to his room, took his 'revolver from the bureau and threatened that if he would not be reconciled she would take her own life, lie came to ward her, when she shot him just above the heart and then shot herself through the left breast. Her wound is not con sidered dangerous. The doctors are uu able to find the ball in Tomlluson's body, consequently cannot Judge of the extent of his Injury. Mrs. Tomllnson asserts that the shooting of her husband was accidental. He avers it was delib erate. The parties are prominent, Tom llnson being a man of considerable prop erty. Planting Trees by the Roadside. The following very Important law passed both branches of the Legislature at the present session : Section 1. That any person liable to road tax who shall transplant to the side of a public highway, on his own prem ises, any fruit, shade or forest trees of suitable size, shall be allowed by the Su pervisor of roads, where roads run through or adjoin cultivated Welds, an abatement on his road tax, one dol lar four every four trees set out; but no row of elms shall be nearer than seventy feet, no row of maples or other forest trees nearer than fifty feet, except locust, which may be set thirty feet apart ; and no allowance, as before men tioned, shall be made unless such trees shall have been set out the year previ ous to the demand for such abatement, and are living and are well protected from animals at the time of such de mand. Sec. 2. Any treeB transplanted to the side of the public highway aforesaid, In the place of trees which have died, shall be allowed for In the same manner and on the same conditions as in the previ ous section. Sec. 3. No person shall be allowed an abatement of his highway tax as afore said more than one quarter of his annual highway tax, and no one shall receive an abatement of tax -for trees planted previous to the passage of this act. Sec. 4. Any person who shall cut down, kill or injure any living trees planted as aforesaid, shall pay to the supervisor of roads as aforesaid, fifty cents for each and every tree cut down, killed or removed, and to be collected as other taxes are now collected. Mysterious Murders. New York City has had several mys terious murders. To the following list there now seems to be a probability that the murder of Mrs. Hull, which we no ticed last week, will have to be added : The other five celebrated murders are the following : Helen Jewett, a beauti ful girl, who lived in a house of bad re pute, was found dead in her room. She had a lover named Robinson, who was tried for the murder. Several persons who lived In the house saw a man wrap, ped in a cloak go up-stalrs to her room on the night of the murder. They all took it to be Robinson. A cloak was found in the back yard next morning which was proven to belong to him ; also a hatchet, which was identified as one that had been taken from the store in which he was a clerk. He proved an alibi, however, by highly respectable witnesses, and was acquitted. These witnesses most likely committed per jury, although they may have been hon estly mistaken as to date. This was In 1838. In 1844 Mary Cecelia Rogers, whom Foe has immortalized in his story of the " Mystery Of Marie Roget," suddenly disappeared. She started from her moth er's house, in Nassau street, one Sunday morning intending to visit a relative. Three weeks afterward her body was washed ashore at Weehawken. She had been outraged,strangled,and thrown inti the river, but the perpetrator of the hor rible crime never was found. The murder of Dr. Burdell has not yet faded from the public recollection. He was a dentist, and reputed to be worth $100,000. He lodged in a boarding-house kept by Mrs. Cunningham, and was killed in bis room on the night of Jan uary SOth, 1857. Mrs. Cunningham was tried as accessory in the murder,but was acquitted. She subsequently pretended that she had been clandestinely married to the deceased, and laid claim to his estate, but she was defeated in this, and her subsequent attempt to pass off a borrowed baby as her own confirmed the general belief that she had Instigated the raurder. Charles Mr. Rogers was killed on the morning of December 81st, 1808, while shoveling snow from the pavement In front of his house. The object of the assassin was to get possession of his watch and chain. In the struggle the skirt of the murderer's coat was torn off and was left on the ground, as was also his hat. Mr. Rogers lived long enough to describe his assailant accu rately, and a portion of his coat and hat were put Into the possession of the de tectives, but the murderer was never brought to Justice. New York was at that time governed by thieves and mur derers. The Nathan murder occurred on the 20th of July, 1870, and to this day re mains wrapped In Impenetrable mys tery. In favor of the old adage, how ever, it must be said that of the five murders mentioned above, the perpetra tors of three of them were known, but escaped punishment. A Promise Which Does Not Bind. In 1878, in Callaway county, Mo., a citizen named Tucker ran for collector, independent of party lines, on a platform of his own construction, the solitary plank thereof being a proposition to serve the people in the office to which he aspired for a nominal consideration, agreeing to cover into the county treas ury all fees and salary in excess of the amount mentioned to be retained by him. As the office was a fat one, and the saving promised to the taxpayers promised to be large, Tucker was elected and Inducted Into office. His right to serve as collector under the singular con tract by which he secured the position has been contested, and the Supreme Court of that State decides : " A vote given for a candidate for publlo office in -consideration of his promise, In case he shall be elected, to devote a sum of mon ey ,or other valuable thlng,to a third par ty, whether such third party be an indi vidual, a county, or other corporation, hvoid." Singular Lightning Fatalities. In Hancock, Mass., last week, P. r. Terry was sitting in a neighbor's barn, in company with the owner, Mr. Hat field, to await the ending of a thunder storm. He had hung on a peg, directly above his head, a tin pall full of milk, Just milked. A thunderbolt struck the barn, passed down through the pail of milk, cutting a hole through the bottom of the pail, and striking Mr. Perry on the back of the head, passed down his back in two streams, one striking round to the heart. He was killed instantane ously. His friend, who had been sit ting by his side, owes his life to a singu lar cause. He had somewhat suddenly raised one arm.whlch so frightened a calf, that stood tethered in the 6tall, that the animal made a spring and broke the hal ter. Immediately Mr. H. arose to tie the calf, and as he reached him the fatal bolt came. It prostrated Mr. H., who lay helpless, and saw the barn on fire. He finally recovered the use of his limbs and escaped, but the barn was burned down. Lynched In South Carolina. Charleston, S. C, June 17. A special dispatch to the " News and Courier" from Spartansburg to-day says : " About 12 o'clock last night a body of one hundred and fifty men entered that town on horseback, and proceeded to the Jail, where they demanded John Moore, a prisoner committed for the outrage and murder of Miss Woodward, on the 5th instant. Sheriff Thompson having been warned that an attempt would be made to lynch the prisoner had removed him to the Air Line R. R., about a mile from town .Intending to board a northern bound train, and reach Columbia, but he had been watched, and before the train arrived the lynchers secured Moore and took him to the scene of the mur der, near Welford, twelve miles distant, where they hanged him. Moore and his victim were both white." Exciting Scene In Court. Memphis. Tenn.. July 17. This after noon durinsr the trial of John J. O'Brien for the alleged seduction of Miss Lizzie voss, ana while the defendant was testi fying as to his innocence of the crime, Miss Lizzie arose from her seat and walking toward the defendant, said : You villain, you murdered mv father. and now you want to ruin my reputa tion!" As she ceased speaking she drew a pistol from her dress pocket, but oerore she could fire It was cautrht bv the Deputy Sheriff, who wrested it from her nands. .Last March Miss Voss' father committed suicide on learning of his daughter's disgrace. The suit now pend ing is for live thousand dollars' dam ages. Explosion of Molasses. Shortly after 7 o'clock this morning, while a line of McCann'a trucks laden with hogsheads of molasses was passing through Greenwich , street, between Second street and Moyamensing avenue, one of the hogsheads exploded with a loud report. The head of the hogshead was forced out In the middle, and the stout Inch board which crosses it was broken In two pieces by the force of the fermentation within. The escaping molasses ran down the centre of the street In a stream, to the Intense delight of a crowd of youngsters who had gath ered at the scene in the shortest possible time. Philadelphia Star, - - ---- I.,. (-3T The Hunbury Democrat. aayi : One day last week Mr. Taylor Kline, resid ing on Race street, In this place, while working In the garden, accidentally cut the tip of one of his fingers with what he supposed was a piece of glass. The cut not being serious he Continued his labors by searching for potato bugs, and while destroying them some of the bugs' Juice, as we might call it, dropped upon the injured finger, which almost Immediately gave evidence that poison had been injected. In a short time Mr. Kline's arm began to swell and the flesh to change Its color to purple, and for several days it was feared that amputation would be neces sary, but we are glad to learn that under the skillful care of physicians, Mr. K. Is improving with fair chances of a complete recovery. A Mate for Mrs. Partington. A gentleman in this city who had put into his hands the settlement of a viola ted contract against a man who had pur chased a place on the installment plan, in reply to a mailed notice of the fact, got the following brief statement: ,4I bought my place on the embankment plan, and although a little behind in my installations, I hope soon to reciprocate my means and liquify all claims against it." Norwich Bulletin. Accidentally Shot. Schenectady, N. Y., June 17. The seven year old son of Jumes Qould, of Scatla, one mile from this city, procured his father's revolver yesterday and dis played it In company of two of his play mates, brothers named Fitzgerald, of about the same age. The revolver was accidentally discharged, the ball passing through the hand of one of the brothers and entering the eye of the other. The latter died at midnight. Disrobed by Lightning. A Tiffin (O.) dispatch says that dur ing a storm the house of Frederick Dlel, one and a half miles east of New Riegle, was struck by lightning and badly damaged. Mrs. Dlel was in the house at the time, and, by a strange freak of the lightning, nearly every bit of her clothing was torn from her body with out injuring her In the least, save a slight shock received. Mysterious Disappearance. Reading, June 19. John R. Miller, a prominent hat manufacturer of this city, baa mysteriously disappeared. He left here on Monday last for New York on business, with the intention of re turning the following day. Nothing has been heard of him since. He was to have been married to the daughter of a clergyman of this city to-day. A Destructive Freshet. North Adams, Mass., June 18. This place has been visited by a heavy freshet and the damage throughout the vicinity is variously estimated at from $100,000 to $150,000. Damages by the flood In the outlying districts are hourly reported. Strike at the Allentown Rolling Mills. Allentown, June 19. Three hun dred helpers and puddlers employed at the Allentown rolling mills struck last night for an advance of five cents per heat, and the mills have suspended oper ations In consequence. A Large Fire at Huntingdon. Huntingdon, June 19. At an early hour this morning, Henry & Co. 's steam flour and feed mill was totally destroyed by fire. Loss, 13,000 ; Insurance, $8,000. The origin of the fire is unknown. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, D. C, June 18, 1879. Civil service reform" was up in the House yestetday, and led to one of the livliest debates of tbiaor any other ses sion. Mr. HcLane, of Maryland, cham pioned a bill which prohibits contributions by office holders for political purposes. He became heated iu the cause of bis remarks, and indulged in altogether impertinent remarks concerning the members of Ex President Grain's cabinet. Mr. Conger, on the Republican side, was equally vio lent. There is no doubt this making the tenure of oflioe depend in any degree upon the amount of political contributions is an abuse. Nothing gave Mr. Hayes greater strength In the beginning of his adminla rlation than his pledges in UiIb regard. That he has been unable to keep them is not so muoh a reproach to him as It Is a proof of tbe hold this pestilent custom has upon us. The merits of the present bill may be discussed hereafter, as it goes over from the present session, but the subject should not be last sight of In or out of Congress. Complaint is made that Secretaries Bhur man and Schuris are distributing from their departments documents In the interest of the former as a candidate for the Presiden cy, These are in tbe form of a financial and semi-official publication, and the lauda tory notice of Shurman are conspicuously marked. Would not an investigation be In order 7 Tbe noralnatlou of Secretary MoCrary as h Federal Judge will probably be with drawn, to be sent in again when the Judi cial vacancy actually occurs. This is be cause the Judiciary Committee of the Sen ate came to the conclusion that no noml-. nation could properly be acted on for a place not actually vacant, 'though its oc cupant's resignation bad been accepted. As before stated in this correspondence, dhere will be few opposers of confirmation when the vote Is taken. The Legislature bill goes to tbe President to day. He will approve it. The army bill will follow it this week. There is little doubt that it also, will be approved. The other bill, which provides for part of the court expenses of the government will probably be vetoed, then modified by Con gress, passed again, and approved. There is no reason why adjournment should not be reached early next week probably on Tuesday. Great numbers of Congressmen have gone home, and others leave every day. Olive. Miscellaneous News Items. tW A baby carriage containing a child was caught by a gust of wind and burled Into the caual at Middleport, N. Y., tbe other day. The youngster was saved from a watery grave by a gentleman, who plung ed into tbe water and rescued it. Hottie Smith, at Pu't-in-bay, was carelessly flourishing her brother's revol ver, when it was discharged and the bullet struck Anna Yau Dorn in the forehead, just above tbe tbe eye. Fortunately tbe missile glanced from, instead of entering tbe skull, and a terrible tragedy was avoided. tW At tbe solicitation of Miss Kate Field the farm pf John Brown, in the Adirondack region, was bought some time ago so as to prevent its passing into the bands of sti angers, and several hnndred dollars of back rents which have been collected have been sent to John Brown, Jr., In Kansas. fW The New York " Star" says : It is a fact that police were on Mosher'g track four days after Charley Ross was abducted ; it is a police secret, well kept and woll un derstood, who killed Mr. Nathan ; and there Is little doubt in any policeman's mind at this moment that Mr. Stewart's remains were recovered. Police stupidity is one thing and policy is another. Pougukeepsib, N. Y., June 10. A ter rifio hail-storm passed eastward over a track of country six miles in width near Germantown, Columbia county, between 11 and 13 o'clock last Sunday night a week. Hailstones fell, and panes of glass were de molished in every farm-house. Fowls were killed ; fruit of every kind broken down, and one or two houses near Clermont were 'Unroofed. Tbe storm lasted only ten minutes. MAGAZINES FOR JULY. Lippincott's Magazine for July, which opens the twenty -fourth volume, is of a thor oughly popular character, and the variety and beauty of the Illustrations, as well as the ex cellency and vivacity of the reading matter, show the steady advance of this periodical, and afford the best proof of the determination its conductors to not to be outdone by their rivals. The opening article, by Dr. Felix L. Oswald, Is the first of a series entitled "8am merlaud Sketches ; or, Rambles in tbe Back woods of Mexico and Central America." The second article has for Its subject "Strat-ford-on-the-8onnd," a village of Connecticut. For many readers the chief attraction of this number will lie In an an article on Jefferson and Rip Van Winkle, At and After the Play.' Through Winding Ways," lead up to a dra matic climax, which indicates that the end of the novel will be full of Incident and striking situations. J. B. Lippincott fc Co., Publishers, 715 and 715 Market St., I'hii'a. Ballou's Maoazini for July opens with an illustrated article on Africa and the Zulu war ; and then there Is a good thing, by the author of "A Whaleman's Adventure," about a mys terious Island la the Pacific, illustrated ; and several other subjects are treated of, all inter esting, accompanied by engravings. It Is a rare number, and one that will commend Itself to its readers. The entire Usl of contents are well selected. Published by Thome & Talbot, 23 HawleT Street, Boston, at f 1.50 a year, postpaid, and for sale at all the . periodical depots la the country for 15 cents a copy. Godev's Ladt'b Book for July Is upon our table. The old valuable magazine has now entered upon Its 9Uth volume having been a welcome visitor in thousands of American homes for nearly a half century. It contains a telling 4th of July sketch by Darley, engrav ed on steel j a mammoth colored fashion plate and a large number of Illustrated fashions. "A Gentle Belle" and "A Rosebud Garden of Girls," two novels by first-class writers, are continued, and the miscellaneous literary mat ter Is of high order. There are two pages of Recipes specially arranged for picnic par ties, which will be highly appreciated by the ladies. We notice another new feature In Godey, which Is the opening chapters of " Biographies of Representative Women of our Own and Other Lands j" these papers will doubtless prove very entertaining and Instruc tive. Subscription price is only f 3 per year, er yon can tend f 1 and receive Godey's Lady's Book for 6 months. Published by Gokbt's Ladt's Book Pvn Ltsirnio Compact, Philadelphia. Bcmdat ArTtnuoon (13.00 a year, Spring field, Mass.) for July has In the way of fiction ' A Sorrowful Guest" by the author of Deep haven. Miss B. O. Jewett "The Monfcey's Btory' by Mrs. L. W. Cliampney, and two chapters of " Calvin the Sinner." In " One Sunday Morning" Mr. E. C. Gard ner, the architect, gives expression to some Ideas as to the modern Sunday-school and chusoh, In the form of a sketch. "Snnday school Bongs" In another article In a similar vein. There are also tbe following i Max," the sketch of a real life i another of tbe Miss Help articles, entitled " Bome of Miss Help's Protean ;" " Oriental Laws and Courts of Jus tice, "In which are several illustrative sketches; "Standbys," "Hebrew Women," and contri butions from Prof. B. P. Bowne and Arthur Oilman. f New Market Car. A new market car has been put on tbe road between New port and Philadelphia by Mrs. Thomp son. The car will be run by E. B. Fleck, leaving Newport on Wednesday and Philadelphia on Thursday evening. This change of day from the other line will be quite an accommodation to those wanting freight toward the last of the week. Notice. We have In our possesslpn a copy of " A Treatise on the Horse and his Diseases," by Dr. B. J. Kendall, of Enosburgh Falls, Vermont. It Is nicely Illustrated with 35 engravings and Is full of UBeful horse knowledge. Every horse owner should have a copy of it. We can furnish the book at 2-5 cents per copy. 15- Ask to bee n.jgi Something New. II. Ma1iy G. Rhee Ueii having opened a store of NOTIONS and FANCY GOODH, in Mrs. Gallatin's house on West Main Street, New Bloom field, wishes her friends to call and see her selection of goods. may 27 4t PIMPLES. I will mall (Free) rhe receipt fora 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 jj hair on a bald head or smooth face. Addrei, Inclosing 3c stamp. Ben. Vandell i Co., 20 Ann 8t.,N. Y. 6 6m An O UT-FITFOlt A GENTS. h STAPLE ARTICLES, BIG PROFITS. yUQulck Hales, Steudy Work. Circulars Free. Address: HOMER BYRN, 216 Pearl Street, "ew York. 6 6m ERR0RS"FV0UTH! A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years from Nervous Debility, Premature Decay, and all the effects of youthful indiscretion, will for the sake of suffering humanity, send free to all who need It. the recipe and direction for making the simple remedy by which he was cured. Suffer ers wishing to profit by the advertiser's experi ence can do so by addressing in perfect confi dence. JOHN B. OGDEN. 42 Cedar St., N. Y. 66m TO CONSUMPTIVES. The advertiser, having been permanently enred of that dread disease. Consumption, by a simple remedy, is anxious to make known to his tellow suflerers the means of cure. To all who desire It. he will send a copy of the prescription used, (free of charge), with the directions for prepar ins and using the same, which thev will find a SLKK CUKE tor CONSUMPTION. ASIiiMA, BRONCHITIS. Ac. Parties wishing the Prescription, will please address, E. A. WILSON, I9t Penn Street, Willlamsburgh, N. Y. 6 6m Phccnlx Pectoral will cure your Cough. Phojnlx Pectoral cures Hoarseness quickly. Phoenix Pectoral tastes good and brings rest. Fho?nlx Pectoral costs 25 cents prbot.,5 bottles $1. 121y Sold by B. M. EBY, Druggist , Newport Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tebacco, NOTICE TO THE LADIES t Dress (Joed, at 7 cts a yard. Dress Goods, at 8 cts a yard. Dress Goods, at 9 cts a yard. Dress Goods, at id cts a yard. Dress Goods, at 121 cts a yard. D ress Goods at Various Prices. Having just received from a New York Auction, some Great Bargains in Dress Goods, Fancy Goods and Hosiery, you are requested to call and examine my Stock, it will not cost you anything; to look, and not much If you" buy. Goods are so CH2AP. F. MORTIMER Camphor Milk cures Headache and Neuralgia. Camphor Milk cures Rheumatism and lame baesj. Camphor Milk will cure Cuts, Brul?es and Burn. Camphor Milk costs 25 cents pr hot., & bottles SI. 12 ly Sold by F. MORTIMER. New Btoomtleld. NOTICE TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS. Blank forms for the Annual District Report, and Affidavit and Certificate have been sent to each Secretary in the county. These should be properly filled up and signed, that they may be forwarded to me immediately after the new board is organized. The State appropriation U paid to districts in the order in which these reports are received. Delay lu forwarding the reports last spring was the cause of many dis tricts not receiving tbe appropriation until this spring. Ferry county is the only one In tbe State in which all tbe districts have received last year's appropriations. Notice the " Directions" and Special Di rections" carefully iu preparing reports. Last spring four-fifths of them were incorrectly pre pared. Do not place figures, 4c, on tbe dot ted lines, but in the proper columns. The ac count should balance as in the example given with explanations. 8. B. FAHNESTOCK, Co. SupU Duncacuon, May 24, 1870. pROPOS ALS. SKALED PROPOSALS tor the erection of a SCHOOL HolSK. will be received by the Board of Directors of Greenwood town-hip. Perry i'o.. Pa., until 2 o'clock. P. M JUNE Jnth, hen a letting will be had. Ail bid must be endorsed. 'Propo;.als for erecting a c!ioc.l house.' Spevilioa tiuns can be had by uuplyinit to II. SllENKS, Secretary. By order of tbe Board. Juue 17, 1ST J.
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