Till! T1MU8, NUW IiLOOMWEU), l'A. JUNK 20. 1880.
THE TIMES.
Xew Vlvcm field, June 2J, 1880.
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be ohanred (or ailverliamnuuU aei in lJuuble Colnnin.
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41 I'm It How. CI I'iKS lhilldlnn). New York, la u
tlioii.rd to cmitrttft for advertisement for this
paper at our best ratM.
BOTitKe-o niTiiHrKiBF.ni.
t.onltat the nmirwi on the label of Tour paper.
Thoneibfiirenti'l! vnutlm tfnteto rvlilrh yonranb
anl'tptlim Upnld. Within week attor money la
aent, are If the data la obana-ad. Mo other raoelpt
li ueoeaaarr
PiTTsnriMS, allke most cities, will
hardly be disposed to complain of her
census this year. The enumerators
show that her population of 80,000 In
1870 Increased to 433,000. Allegheny
City has grown from D3.000 ten years
ago to 78,000. Tbe two cities, which,
for business purposes, are but one, have
a combined population, therefore, of
231,000, which would make It follow Im
mediately after CinelonatI as the ninth
city In the Union.
The Congress recently adjourned
will ever be noted for a body that spent
much time doing little, sud even then
the time was too short, for the door
keeper Is said to have turned the hands
of the Senate clock back ten minutes on
the final day of the session, to give the
Senate time to adjourn In good order.
That was characteristic of tbe whole
session, and of both Houses of Congress.
They were behind time all the way so
far as the important business of the pub
lic was concerned, and they did not
catch up at the close.
The State Tkeasuhy, which is just
now Badly in need of money to meet the
amount long over due to the school
fund, is in a fair way to be enriched,
thanks to the Supreme Court, which has
just decided the liquor license cases in
Its favor against the counties, and has
' mulcted the railroad companies in sev
eral thousand dollars more than they
were willing to pay as tax upon their
capital stock. Besides this, the Beading
owes over $200,000, and If Treasurer But
ler will follow up the delinquents, the
meeting of the next Legislature ought to
find him In funds.
The Democratic National Conven
tion which met at Cincinnati nominated
on the second ballot, Gen. Wlnfleld S.
Hancock of Pennsylvania for President.
The second ballot as it wai originally
cast wag
Hancock .... 319
liandall - . . . nHJ
Bayard 113
Field ..... 054
Thurman .... no
Hendricks .... 31
unglisn .... 19
Tilden 7
Parker 2
Jewett ..... 1
Total vote, 736 ; necessary to a choice,
492. Before the vote was officially an-
. nounced however, Wisconsin changed
her vote so as to increase the vote for
Hancock. State after state then chang
ed till at the end of the call Hancock
had 703 votes; Bayard, 2, from Mary
land ; Hendricks, 30, from Indiana, and
Tilden 1, from Iowa. Wm. H. English,
of Indiana was then nominated for Vice
President. General Hancock Is well
known as a union officer of long service
and much merit. Mr. English is not
generally known as he hag been in
public life but little since 1858, at which
time his term expired as member of
Congress. He la a lawyer by education
but has for some years been engaged In
banking and railroad speculations. Both
parties have now placed before tbe
( country men of ability and unexception
able character, and the voter need only
be guided by his political preference.
i PENSIONS.
Washington, June 22. Claims for
pensions pending before the department
have increased in the last fourteen
months at the rate of at least five thou
sand a month. These unsettled claims
are now more than double the number
at the date of the passage of the Arrears
of Pension act in January, 1879. There
are now pending in the office at least
280,000 claims. During the six months
preceding the passage of the arrears act,
that Is, from July 1, 1878, to January 1,
1879, the number of claims filed per
month did not exceed 1,250 Invalids'
and widows' claims together. During
the seventeen months since the passage
of tbe act this average has been at least
8,500 per month. It Is impossible with
the present facilities of the Pension Bu
reau to dispose of more than 2,500 of
these cases per month, so that these
claims are nowaccuniulating at the rate
of five or six thousand, aud It would
take, Commissioner Bentley says, many
years to dispose of the claims now
pending.
An Important Decision.
Peter Grub sold his share in an iron
mine at Cornwall, Pa., reserving the
fclghtlo entorupon the premUes forever,
nd take therefrom sufficient ore for the
supply of one furnace. That was almost
one hundred years ago, when iron ore
was smelted in a somewhat crude fash
ion, and the average yield of a furnace
was one thousand five hundred tons a
year. That was about the amount
taken by Mr.Orub annually during hit
lifetime. 'But tbe process has been
vastly improved elnee then, and now a
furnace turns out as much In a single
month. The question arose, of course,
whether Ihe heirs of Grub were entitled
to as much ore as would supply an
eighteenth or nineteenth century fur
nace. A lawsuit has been In the courts
for tweuty-four years, employing some
of the ablest lawyers in the State. The
Supreme Court has Just decided, on
appeal, that ore can be taken In suffi
cient quantity to supply a furnace.
An Eagle Sat on Garfield's House.
Major Swain related the following In
teresting and unexplalnable incident
when nearlug the next station : " A
day or two since," said he, "General
Garfield received a letter from the gen
tleman now stopping In his Washing,
ton residence, In which it waB stated
that exactly at the hour Garfield was ac
corded the nomination in Chicago, and
while the enthusiasm was at its height,
a large Amerlcati eagle flew from some
Bourceand nestled upon the Washing
ton home, where It remained for several
moments and then flitted away. Sever
al persons noticed the bird, and It has
been commented upon to no small ex
tent by those who have heard of the In
cident." Cleveland Herald.
Has the Polar Basin Dipped ?
A captain who has been for five years
engaged In the Greenland fishery says
he has never in all his life seen anything
approaching the terrific Ice blockade ex
tending down to the fifty-second parallel
of latitude. The Ice field lying to the
eastward, the southern tall of which
now bears east southeast 120 miles dis
tant from St. John's, N. F., is one of
the heaviest floe description. Thousand
of icebergs of all varieties of size and
Bhape have been Been. What has hap
pened to the polar basin to cause such
an unlocking, we would like to know.
Changing Gauge.
The narrowing of the gauge of the
western division of the New York, Lake
Erie and Western Railroad from Hor
nellsville to Salamanca and Dunkirk,
was completed at 9:25 Tuesday morning.
The Erie road has now the standard
gauge from New York to Niagara Falls,
Buffalo, Salamanca and Dunkirk. The
distance between the two points is 225
miles, and the whole work was accom
plished In the almost incredibly short
period of six and a-half hours.
Independent of Railroads.
The Easton Free Press reports the
case of an emigrant, with his wife, son
and three daughters, passing through
that place in a wagon, having left Kan
sas last December for the East. Before
starting he had purchased a pair of po
nies, which he hitched to a covered
farm wagon, and In that conveyance
himself and family had made the dis
tance of 2000 miles.
A Singular Case.
Several days ago, Edward Prltchett,
a youth of Denton, Md., acted as pall
bearer at the funeral of a man who had
died from the effect of a fall from a win
dow. Prltchett wiped the face of the
corpse with a handkerchief, which he
afterwards used upon his own face. His
head, face, hands and arms have swol
len to an extent that his eyes are closed.
His condition is precarious.
Served Him Right.
A party named C. F. Lamar, who
claimed to be a member of the bar of
Philadelphia, being advertised to make
a Greenback speech in Lancaster on
Tuesday night of last week, turned out
to be an imposter, and was arrested be.
cause he endeavored to get off a lottery
arrangement in connection with his
eloquence.
Unhappy Chester County.
In addition to the army worm, which
is attacking the chief and Important
crops In Chester county, another pest
comes in the character of th e grapevine
louse, which has attacked the hothouse
grapevines. Tbe growers of this delight
ful fruit predict that the crop will be a
total failure this year.
' tWA. hog killed and ate some of the
Rev. Bryant Ransom's fine chickens,
at Mount Vernon, Ohio. The annoyed
clergyman caught the brute and cut out
one of its eyes. He had Intended to
destroy its sight entirely, so that it could
see no more chickens to catch, but
through pity he left the Job half com
pleted. His congregation, however, do
not credit him with much mercy, and
have resolved to put him on trial for
the act.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, D. C, June 23, 1880.
But little Interest hat 10 far been manifested
In this City In the Cincinnati Contention pro
ceeding!. The Government officials thote
who have attained position during twenty years
of Republican rule were of course specially
anxjous at lo the result at Chicago, and ex.
pended their time and enthusiasm during the
Contention held there early In the month.
The old Democratic Jackson Association the
Dem. Jack. Ass., as the Star calls It will Ore
guns to-ulght or to-morrow, when the nomina
tion Is made. The prevalent rumor here that
Benator M'Donald would go on the ticket was
received here yesterday. Next to htm Bey.
mour and Tilden out Of tho way Hancock
would be most agreeable to the Clly Democ
racy. This city will celebrate the 4th of July In an
almost unprecedented manner. Everybody
will participate.
We bave three men here, who have been
convicted of murder, but who are generally
believed, by reason of evidence discovered
since their trial, to be Innocent. They will be
hung at an early day unless the usual legal
course shall be departed from, or the President
shall Interfere.
An old quarrel will be revived shortly. The
post ofllce Department will Issue advertise
ments Inviting proposals for furnishing the
service with sew locks for the mail bags, etc.
I cannot recall any Instance In which bids for
furnishing locks to any Department have not
resulted In a prolonged contest between the
manufacturers.
A gentleman In this city has just received a
letter from a party of friends In New York who
had Just completed a trip around the world In
seventy-five days, said to be the quickest time
ever made.
Nearly all tbe State, organizations which
disappeared from political life here on the
Incoming of the present administration, will be
revived as soon as the campaign fairly opens.
It Is thought no opposition will bo made by
those In authority. The Clubs are composed
mostly of government employees, but the polit
ical work is done generally, after office hours.
If the authorities here, as Is now stated,
cannot Inquire Into tho efficiency of those Fed
eral officers whoso duty It was to provide as
far as possible against such "accidents" as
that to the Narrngansett, It seems that a
change in the laws Is an Immediate necessity.
Under the decision just made here, the New
England ofllclaU who appear to have neglected
their duty cannot be reached In any way
Indeed, there is no way by which their nominal
superiors In this city can find out whether or
not there was any neglect of duty.
It Is said by Democrats this afternoon that
If any one but Seymour Is nominated at Clu
clnnat', Benator Cameron will notonly consent
to retain his place as Chairman of the Nation
al Committee, but that he with Senators Conk
ling and Logan will make themselves con
spicuous In managing the campaign.
Ouvk.
Miscellaneous News Items.
The army worm is reported in
Whitehall, Loblgk oounty, and Nazareth,
Northampton county, where large fields of
grass aud rye have been destroyed by It.
tW The resldenoe, two barns, a large
stock of grain and tbe farming implements
of William Meigs, near White Bridge, N.
J., were struck by lightning Monday night
and destroyed. The loss exceeds (11,000.
tSThe Chinese in Patterson thought
the census enumerators wanted to draft
thorn into the army. Some refused to say
how old they were, and one said he was
" ninety yeals oldee allee time," whon his
real age was twenty-flve.
t3T During the thunder-storm which
ranged over New Jersey last week the vio
lent wind threw down fences and uprooted
trees. At Hammond's Mills, tbe mill was
struck by lightning, fired, and completely
destroyed, with its oonteuts.
tW At MavBville, N. J., luBt week, Mrs.
Sarah Van Doran expired while two physi
cians were operating upon one of hor foot
to remove some broken glass. It Is sup
posed that death was caused by the admin
istration of chloroform.'
tW A dispute between two farmers,
living near Carrsville, Isle of Wight ooun
ty, Va., has resulted fatally, John Turner
having recently struck James Brother
a blow on the side of the head with a
heavy stick, inflicting so severe a? wound as
to causo death. Turner has fled, and no
traoe of him can be found.
tSTPatteieon Catholics are excited. Peter
Carroll was buried In the Catholio oemetery
having been killed by a train, whloh his
friends say struck him accidentally. On
their say-so the funeral was allowed, tbey
arranging it before tbe Coroner's Inquest.
After he was buried the inquest proved it
a suioide, and tbe Catholics now want the
body exhumed and buried elsewhere.
tW A live Infant obild was taken to the
New York morgue Tuesday by the driver
of tbe Coroner's wagon. It was a waif
from the Orphan Asylum, and was on its
way to a woman with whom it was to be
put out to nurse when it apparantly died.
The driver of the ambulance, findiug his
little passenger to all appearance dead, took
it to the morgue, where the dootors resus
citated it.
From Buncombe, Sioux county,
Iowa, comes this story of one of tbe late
storms : The daughter of Herman Wilt
was closing a window, when a bolt of
lightning struck it, tearing a piece out of
the sleeve of her dress and also out of the
skirt without injuring her, but passing on
killed a cat and dog lying by the Blove,
while Mrs. W who was sitting by the
stove, was uninjured.
tW The Cleveland Press says ! When
a woman lu male attire forgot herself at
Toledo yesterday, and put her hands on
her hips Instead of in her pockets, the de
tective bad his suspicions aroused and ar
rested her. It was Kate Baucb, and she
was, she said, running away from her disa
greeable husband, who lives at Whitby,
Canada. The police allowed her to go on
to Buffalo still wearing her bifurcated gar
ments. tf! An attempt was made a short time
ago to abduot Bertie Sherman,' twelve
years old, from Milwaukee, Wis. Two
strangers induced him to get into their
Wgy when they blindfolded him and
tied his hands. He managed, howover, to
Jump out, after being taken about thir
teen miles, and was protected by a farmer.
As tbe boy's parents are wealthy, It Is sup
posed that the kidnapping was for the pur
pone of obtaining a reward.
Trenton, June 23. Benjamin Fish,
aged ninety years, died here this morning
while eating bis breakfast. He was known
as the most active man for his age in tbe
State. He was the oldest railroad man In
New Jersey, having been one of tbe origi
nal projectors of the Camden and Amboy
Railroad in 1832. He was for many years
a director of the Trenton Banking Compa
ny, aud at tbe time of his death was one
of the directors of the New Jersey United
Railroad Company, a corporation which
had in charge the interests of the stock
holders of the sovoral railroads included
In tbe lease to the Pennsylvania Railroad.
He was tho first man to Introduce stove
ooal into Trenton, which he did in 1823.-
Having purchased a boatload, he had it
brought down the Delaware, lie said it
took him a whole year to sell it, so little
faith had the people in it.
Philadelphia, June 23. Dr. James A.
McCrea, a member of tbe board of health,
and one of tbe most prominent oitizens of
Philadelphia, committed suicide this morn
ing at his residence, No. 2004 De Lancey
place. He arose about half-past seven
o'clock this morning, aud as was bis us
ual custom, proceeded to the bathroom.
Not returning In a reasonable time an in
vestigation was made. Tho bathroom was
found in perfect order. The clothes of Dr.
McCrea, were carefully arranged in the
methodical way for which be was noted.
In the bathtub Dr. McCrea was found wel
tering in Lis blood. He had made a fright
ful gash across bis throat, completely sev
ering the Jugular vein. The deed of self
destruction was committed with a razor,
whioh was found by bis side.
No cause beyond the temporary insanity
can be assigued for the act. The easy and
comfortable circumstances of Dr. McCrea,
forbid the idea that any money matters bad
anything to do with it. For a year past,
Dr. McCrea has been suffering from sovere
attacks of dyspepsia, and consequently
has become considerably depressed in spir
its recently.
H5" It is Impossible for a woman after
a faithful course of treatment with Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, to
continue to suffer with a weakness of
the uterus. Enclose a stamp to Mrs.
Lydia E. Pink ham, 233 Western Ave
nue, Lynn, Mass., for her pamph
lets. 27 2t
NEWPORT FLOUR.
The undersigned, proprietor of the
NEWPORT MILLS, has completed his
extensive improvements and now feels
confident that he can make tbe BEST
FLOUIt in Perry County, and will sell
at Bates that the poorest may buy. He
Is very particular in the wheat he buys,
and has the only Smith Purifier In the
County. He Is also Agent for the Un
derwood Patent Flour, which is the
best flour in the World.
All kinds of Custom Work done
with precision and dispatch.
63m MILTON B. ESHLEMAN.
Camphor Milk cures Headache and Neuralgia.
Camphor Milk cures Rheumatism and lame back
Camphor Milk will cure Cuts, Brulfes and Burns.
Camphor Milk easts 25 cents pr bot., S bottles Jl
12 ly Bold by F. MORTIMER, New Bloomlleld
New Millinery and Fuury Store.
We would respectfully inform our
friends and the public generally, that we
have opened a
MILLINERY AND FANCY STORE,
on Main St., two doors East of Spons
or's Law Office, and that we will keep
constantly on hand, all tbe latest styles
of goods in our line, and at prices to suit
all persons. Our Goods are all NEW
Just received from New York, Phila
delphia and Baltimore. Call and see our
fine stock SPRING BONNETS AND
HATS before purchasing elsewhere.
We will also keep on hand many spe
cialties in Staple and Fancy Notions, all
of which we will sell at the lowest Cash
prices. H. V. Lake & Sisters. 22
Prime Wheat and Corn wanted at the
Newport Mills. Price according to the
quality of the grain.
Milton B. Esiileman.
19. Newport, Pa.
White Bed Spreads. An assortment
varying in price from $1.00 to $4.00 at
Mortimer's.
We Are the acknowledged leading
Clothing Dealers lu the County. We
have the largest stock of Clothing, best
tyles, Sell Lower, have the best lighted
and largest room and do more business
than any of our competitors.
Marx Dukes & Co.,
Newport, Pa
In Hoots and fchors we are Boss. We
have anything you want in that line for
Men, Women or children. Can and do
sell lower than the lowest.
Marx Dukes A Co.
Newport, Pa.
Buy four CMIiIng nt
Maux Dukes, Newport, rat
KT If you have Scrofula, don't fall to
use " Dr. Llndsey's Blood Searcher."
Sold by all druggists.
Kendall's Horse Book will give you
more Information about a horse and his
diseases than any book published at
same price. 25 cents will give you a
copy by mall. Address, Times ofllce,
New Bloomfleld, Pa.
Fancy Brown Spreads. Very Hand
some, at $1.00 cents each.
F. Mortimer,
New Bloomfleld, Pa. '
Drofig Making, Plain and Fancy Needle
Work executed in the best style, by H.
V. Lane & Bisters, New Bloomfleld.
Prepare for Examination I Scholars and
Teachers will find Just what they need
at the Bhermnnmfnle Select School.
Term opens July 12th. Write at once
for Circular giving full information.
John L. McCapkey, Principal,
2t Shermansdale, Perry co., Pa.
Flour and Feed for Sale at SheafTer's
Valley Mills, Perry Co., Pa., at Lowest
Cash Price.
25 4tpd Will. A. Lioutner.
It is said that the Arabs in mentioning
their valuable possessions always class
the wife second, the children third, and
the horse first. Many persons in this
country who know thevalue of tbe horse
have provided themselves with a copy
of Kendall's Horse Book for further
information. You can do so too. Sent
by mail for 25 cents. Address Times
office, New Bloomfleld, Pa.
Western Union Telegraph connecting
with all parts of the world. Office at
New Bloomfield in Mortimer's build
ing, tf
Phoenix Pectoral will cure your Cough.
Phoenix Pectoral cures Hoarseness quickly.
Phoenix Pectoral tastes good and brings rest.
Phoenix Pectoral costs 25 cents prbot.,5 bottles II.
12y Bold by B. M. EDY, Druggist, Newport
NEXT
EM) Oil 1UV0
L'UE UU Mil)
We will offer our
Immense Stock
AT A
IF YOU WANT
CLOTHING
IF YOU WANT
Boots and Shoes,
IF YOU WANT
Dry - Goods,
IF YOU WANT
CAM PUTS,
IF YOU WANT
HATS AND CAPS,
IF YOU WANT
Trunks and Valises,
IF YOU WANT
I. AIIi:S AM OEBTTH
FURNISHING GOODS,
GO TO
MARX DUKES
& GO'S..
Successor lo
ISIDOR SCHWARTZ,
EBY'S NEW BUILDINC,
NEWPORT, PA.
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