THE TIMES, NEW ItLOOMI'lHM), VA. JULY 20. 1880.
THE TIMES.
New lUoomfleld, July 20, 1S80.
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ThntpWnretc-ll mil Ih f (tnlo lo irlilrh jran r mill
i'rltllu la nniil. Wllliln a weeks liter iiinnoy In
sent, c if the ltn Is changed. No other receipt
la neoeeiarr.
The Fhkeman of last week appeared
In new type and a new heading, looking
as neat as a new pin. It is thus cele
brating Its 42nd year. We hope the
Judge will be spared to edit the paper
as many more years.
The TEiuuni.K mine disaster which
we report In another column would
seem to Indicate that human life Is not
well cared for In Great Britain. With
all their boasted superiority and regard
for law the frequency of these disasters
in England show either poor laws gov
erning the inspection of mines or great
disregard of the law. This is the third
Blmilar accident that has happened in
England this year.
A GREAT ROAD.
One Thousand Locomotives and Forty Thou
sand Cars In Motion.
That the Pennsylvania railroad system
is a vast one is known in a general way
by everybody, but just how colossal it
is and how enormous is the machinery
required to transact the ceaseless busi
ness of the company, is a matter that
can be comprehended only by those
who have before them the actual figures
which tend to make the question clear.
People w ho go speeding over the road
often wonder how many locomotives are
necessary td move the immense number
of trains that are forever going hither
and thither on the-company's tracks',
and how many cars there may be in
motion over all the roads owned and
controlled by the company; but few of
them can ever approximately guess at
the real figures, and most of them would
doubtless feel incredulous if some one
were to "guess" there were over 1,000
locomotives and more than 40,000 cars
In motion on the various divisions of
the system of roads belonging to the
Pennsylvania ral)road company east of
Pittsburgh.
In addition to the equipment in the
above there were also 18,730 cars run
sing over the various lines, owned by
individuals apd companies, including
1,000 railway equipment trust cars, 2,500
car trusts, 500 railway car trusts, 3,400
empire car trusts, 1,308 tank .car trust
cars, and 4,143 union and national line
cars.
On the Pennsylvania railroad division
the total gross earnings Bhowed an in
crease over 1878 of $1,427,488.45, or 7 per
cent. The earnings from passengers
increased 0 1-10 per cent; the earnings
from freight increased 7 per cent, and
the net earnings increased $530,051.63,
orO 1-10.
Speculators Come to Grief.
It is interesting to know that the
syndicate who cornered wheat last fall
have lost between seven and nine mil
lions of dollars, being unable to keep
prices up. They appear to have forgotten
that there were other countries In the
world besides America from which grain
supplies for the European millions could
be received. Mr. Keene, who was at
the bead of the movement, is said to
have lost about two millions. Every
body will say that it serves them right.
They did irreparable mischief stopped
the wheels of commerce, caused hun
dreds of vessels to lie idle for months,
checked exports and reduced the balance
of trade between the countries all for
what? to pocket a loss which they
richly deserve.
What Constitutes an Endorsement.
A case arising from a curiously-constructed
promissory note was recently
before Judges Ludlow, Flnletter and
Yerkes for argument. The point of the
case was whether G. Washington Yost,
whose name appears upon the note was
an indorser or a maker of the note.
The note in question bore the follow
ing shape:
Collegeviixb, September 11, 1874.
t210.
Sixty days afterdate we, or either of us,
promts to pay to the order of Henry G.
Echwenk.two hundred and ten dollar without
defalcation, value received.
William C. Gordon,
Georob Frinqm,
G. Washington Yost,
Indorser.
The note was a printed blank and the
word "indorser" was printed in the
note before the parties signed it. Mr.
Yost put in an affidavit of defence, say
ing that he was an indorser of the note
and not a maker, which the plaintiff
contended he was. The practical effect
of this was that Yost's liability as an In
dorser is only secondary, while the other
two men are primarily liable. Yost a
ipdorser can only be proceeded against
after the others fall to pay and he re
ceives notice of protest. It was argued
that the word Indorser meant precisely
what It Bald, while on the other hand it
was contended that If he was an indors
er his name should have been upon the
back of the note and not in the place
set apart for the maker. The Court
however held that Mr. Yost was an in
dorser and decided in his favor.
A Cow' With Two Talis.
The Reading Eagle prints the follow
ing: "Mrs. Katzenmoyer, residing at
house No. 1022 Princetown St., Hamp
den, has quite a curiosity in the shape
of a cow having two tails. The one is
placed where all cows' tails are Bltuated,
and the other appendage occupies a posi
tion midway between the horns of the
animal. It is over a foot in length, and
is steadily growing. The cow is of a
brown color, and is six years old. The
animal is a good milker, and nothing
seems the matter with her 'except the
tall hanging between her horns. When
born nothing was found to be the mat
ter with the oow, and for years after
ward nothing was found upon its head
which bore evidences of some day be
coming a tall. Borne time ago a hard
lump or ball formed on her forehead.
This soon propounded, and has been
growing ever since. Mrs. Katzenmoy
er's cow Iiub one advantage over those of
her neighbors. She can whiBk both her
front and hind tall, and thus keep the
files away from all sides. Many persons
have come to see the cow, She does
not seem to experience any Inconveni
ence on account of the extra tail, except
that the hair gets into her eyes. If the
strange appendage continues growing
as it has been doing in the past it will
not be long before it will reach to the
ground. The tall hangs directly over
the cow's nose, unless she throws it to
one side, which she does while eating.
The extra tall Is regularly formed, and
Is composed first of fleshy matter, firmly
embedded ifl the forehead, and then a
lot of brown, bushy bair. The cow is
quite a curiosity."
Wish Wo Had One.
The Han Jose Mercury says : Borne
three months ago, while hunting in the
mountains east of the Twelve-mile
House, Mr. Bufflngton captured a young
American eagle. At the time the bird
was quite small and, from appearances
but a few weeks old. Mr. Bufllngton
has his pet confined In the back yard of
his shop, and the many and curious
monkey elilnes indulged In by the
mountain bird are really amusing.
Measuring some eight feet from tip to
tip and weighing forty pounds, with
talonB three Inches in length, there is
but small chance for any dogs residing
in the neighborhood. For as sure as a
canine makes his appearance, the eagle
spreads her heavy wings, and, with a
loud scream,' he lights upon the back of
the terror-stricken dog. The scene that
follows is one of great interest. The
dog, without further notice, darts
through the side gate and out into the
street, with the eagle atttached to his
back, and that too in a manner to stay.
Down the street he goes at breakneck
speed. At a distance of about two blocks
the eagle bids the dog an affectionate
adieu and quietly returns, as though
nothing had happened. The same ex
periment is gone through with when
ever the dog can be procured. It does
not seem necessary to remark that dogs
of any description are seldom seem in
that portion of the town, and the same
dog never more than once. It would be
a blessing to lis if we had one such bird.
Another Oil Region Fire.
Bradford, Pa., July 15. Tank 628,
belonging to the Acme Oil Company,
about a third of a mile up Kansas
Branch, McKean County, was struck
by lightning early this morning, and at
12:40 is burning furiously and overflow
ing. Tank 021, about 200 feet down the
stream, is in danger. Superintendent
Bnow and a gang of men are digging
trenches and damming the stream to
save more tanks. Two 25,000-barrel
tanks near Custer City are now burning.
They were also struck by lightning last
night. Both belong to. the United Pipe
line. About 82,000 barrels of oil are
burning. Four wells at Custer City
were also fired.
The burning fluid rushed down the
creek to Degolia, burning derricks and
several barns and bridges. The Kansas
branch Are Is confined to one tank.
Fully 78,000 barrels of, oil were in
flames.
Cut to Pieces by a Reaper.
A horrible accident happened to C.
Fegley, aged 11 years, son of Obedlah
Fegley, in Maxatawny township, near
Topton on Monday. . The boy was driv
1 ng the horse attached to a reaping ma
chine in cutting oats, and after making
several rounds the animals ran away.
In trying to stop them he was thrown
in front of the reaper and caught by the
vibrating knives and literally cut to
pleoes, all portions of his body being
more or less mangled. The 1ml had
charge of the reaper during the cutting
of the wheat and rye on the' farm, but
the horses then attached to the machine
were easily managed. It is said that
when the harvesting of oats was com
menced on Monday two young animals
were hitched in, against his will, and
the fatal accident was the result.
A Remarkable Case In Brooklyn.
A woman whose name Is withheld,
went to Judge Nellson, of the Brooklyn
City Court, recently, and told him she
had just discovered that the man she
had married three years before, was her
brother a natural son of her mother.
Both were born in Sweden, and the
mother came to this country some years
ago. She subsequently followed with
her aunt, and the boy, who went by an
other name and who had lived in the
family as an adopted son, was left be
hind. When ho became a man he
came to this country and she mar
ried him. Her mother did not know
of this marriage till recently and
then told her whom she had married.
Judge Nellson told her that she had
been guilty of no offense in the sight of
God and that if any one was to blame it
was her mother, who should have told
her of the relationship before. He di
rected a lawyer to begin a suit on her
behalf for annulment of the marriage
and custody of her child, a daughter.
A Divorce Suit Spoiled.
The Kansas City Times says, two or
three days ago a paint wagon went tear
ing along Thirteenth street, drawn by
a team that was thoroughly frightened.
All at once the wagon was overturned
and the occupant who was the defendant
in a divorce suit, was thrown out, and
sustained a fracture of an arm. The
lady at whose door he had been deposit
ed rushed out and beheld her husband
insensible, and, as she thought, dying.
She embraced him and wept over him,
and he was gently carried into the house
where, in a few moments, he returned
to consciousness. A reconciliation then
took place, and they are now living to
gether as happy as two turtle doveB.
The result will be the dismissal of all
interesting divorce suit; .
Lost His Shoes.
Clayton S. Wilson, a traveling agent
for Jenkins' tea house, in company with
several miners sought shelter in the sta
tion at Milwood, on the Pennsylvania
railroad forty-eight miles from Pittsburg
during a thunder storm. They had not
been there long when the building was
struck by lightning. The bolt descend
ed along a stove pipe, and runlng across
the floor, struck Mr. Wilson on the feet.
He.Btarted for the door and ran about
two hundred yards when he discovered
that the lightning had literally torn his
shoes into shreds. The toes of bis left
foot were badly lacerated and the right
foot was badly blistered. The miners
who were in the building thought when
the bolt struck him, that he had shot
some one, or exploded a can of nitro
glycerine. He was brought to the city
and Dr. Shaw attended bim, and found
that he was not seriously hurt.
A Singular Accident.
New York, July 14. An accident
occurred on the long Island Railroad be
tween PearsoH's Station and Far Rocka
way this morning. A gravel train go
ing east, with thirty-five Italian laborers
on board, ran under a heavy wire rope
by which a derrick near the track was
sustained, sweeping the cars and knock
ing off the laborers. Many men were
maimed in a shocking manner and
many bad their skulls fractured, while
others escaped with broken limbs.
Three are fatally injured. None of the
laborers can talk English. . They were
conveyed to Brooklyn on a epeclal train
for medical treatment.
Learning Wisdom by Experience.
Old Mrs. Sheppard collects about $2,
000 In rents every July at Dayton, Ohio,
and puts the money in a bureau drawer.
As she lives alone the folly of keeping .
so much money by her was long ago ex
plained to her. In 1878 mask robbers
entered the bouse and took the treasure.
In 1870 the robbery was repeated in pre
cisely the same manner. This year she
hid It carefully, but the rascals choked
her until she told them where It was.
She now promises to put the receipts for
1881 in the bank.
Cash, the Duelist Arrested.
Charleston, S. C, July 12. Colonel
Cash, the surviving principal In the re
cent fatal duel, was arrested this after
noon by the Sheriff of Chesterfield Co.,
on a warrant from the Coroner of Ker
shaw County, charging him with the
killing of Colonel Shannon. Colonel
Cash has been awaiting the arrest at his
home since the duel and expressed hU
readiness for trial. He will be tried in
Darlington County, the scene of the
duel.
School Warrants to be Paid. ,
Superintendent Wlckersham is noti
fying all school boards by circular that
Treasure Butler has authorized him to
say to them that all outstanding war
rants Issued to school districts, for the
appropriation of IS70t numbered up to
JiOO, will be paid as presented during
the current month, and that the balance
of these warrants, numbering from 1o0
upwards, remaining unpaid at the end
of July will be paid during August.
This will be good news to those districts
that have been waiting for their money
for such a longtime.
Losdon, July 15. An explosion oo
curred at 1:20 this morning in the Lon
don and South Wales Colliery Company's
new black veld pit, at Rlsca, six miles
from Newport. The shock was very vi
olent. It is supposed one hundred 'and
nineteen men were in the pit at the
time, and there Is scarcely a probability
that any will be saved. One body has
been found at the bottom of the shaft.
Ventilation is being restored In the mine,
wltha view of exploring for bodies. A
despateli from Cardiff says one hundred
and twenty men were in the pit of the
London and South Wales company's
mine at the time of the explosion, and it
is believed all have perished.
83" One of the most highly respected
members of the Methodist General Con
ference is named James A. Miller.
There Is a man of the same name in the
city of Cinelnnatl engaged in the " dog
business." The other day the Confer
ence delegate received, by mistake, the
following letter, belonging to the other,
which astonished bim not a little:
' Dear Sir: You have neglected to
send me that dog I ordered. What I
want is a white pup with spots. Please
send it along at once. Yours, truly.
S. I. B."
i In Cambria county a valuable cow
belonging to Mr. Wm. Bilestine by
some means got into the stable in the
rear of John Dlbert's warehouse and the
door was closed on her. She was dis
covered there on Wednesday last, hav
ing been in the stable from the previous
Saturday without food or .water. Every
attention was given to the cow, but she
died on Thursday morning from starva
tion. Bradford, Pa., July 15. Last even
ing an oil pipe line burst near Salama
nlca and the spurting oil by some means
took fire. A 5-year old duughterof John
Washbur,ne, who was playing at the spot
where the rupture In the pipe occurred,
had her clothing saturated with oil, and
before she could get away she was caught
in the flames and roasted alive.
Philadelphia, July 15. This morn
ing four young men took shelter under
a wagon, a few miles east of Camden,
during the prevalence of a thunder
storm. The lightning struck the wagon
and instantly killed Darbln Rudd and
dangerously injured the others.
MlHcellnneous News Items.
Ihdianapomb, July 12. Tbe jury in the
case of Mrs. Brown, on trial for tbe mur
der of lior LuBband, returned a verdict to
day of murder io tbe first degree, and sen
tenced her to death.
A canal bridge on Market street,
Wilkesbarre, broke down, on Tuesday af
ternoon. An omnibus with horse and a
coal wagon and b or sea were precipitated
iuto the canal. The drivers and one pas
senger were injnred. Tbe horses were
rescued.
tW A dispatch from Babylon, L. I ,
says : "A son aud daughter of Andrew
Sammis, aged nine and eleven years, Lave
been kidnapped by Geo. Walton, alias
'Pinkeye Downs.' There is much exoito
ment and tbe people are searching every
where,' Tbe kidnapping occurred two days
ago."
GfTho new hotel at Rockaway Beacb
is a whopper, being 1, 180 feet long, and
six stories high. There are 1,500 rooms,
1,000 of which front the ocean. The piaz
za is seventy feet wide, and 3,800 feet
long. Oue dining roorn will seat 0,000
people. On the roof is a promenade which
will accommodate several thousand people.
FLCsniKG, L. I., July 13. Tbe greatest
rain storm of many years occurred here
yesterday. In two hours 4.15 inches of
rain fell. The roads were washed out,
trees blown' down, the foundations of
bouses washed away, aud crops destroyed..
Tbe damage is estimated at from 0,000
to $10,000. . .
tSA portion of the city of Waterloo
Iowa, was flooded on Sunday morning by
a heavy rain-storm. Barns and small
buildings were moved from their founda
tions, and more substantial buildings part
ly submerged. Two boys and one girl were
drowned. The damage to property is es
timated at $2500.
tSfAt Oionooo, near Rochester, Minn.,
the other day, while a number of young
men were bathing, one of them dove iuto
deep water, and after a few mlnutnon tils
not appearing, bis companion found hlni
insensible, having struck a sharp stake un
der ten feet of water that entered his sido.
He was brought to the surface and taken
borne. It was thought he oould not sur
vive the shock, as be was badly lacerated.
Colcmiius, O., July 13, At noon to
day 8. S. Iilckley, President of the Capitol
City Bank, was shot through the forehead
while standing at his desk by Andrew Eich
enberg, a German dyer. Eioheaberg was
on tbe street, and as soon as be shot Mr.
Rlckley he placed a revolver to his temple,
and shot himself, dying almost instantly.
Mr. Iilckley may probably live, but the.
chances arn against . bim. T.he trouble
grew out of Mr. Rlokley's, refusal to loan
Elohenbefg money, '
Ban FnAKcisco, July 12. M. Gardner,
aged 12, and II, Fitob, aged 11, were found
dead near Potter Valley, Mendocino Coun
ty, to-day. One was shot through the head
and the.othor through the heart. Nojuar
rel is known to have existed between tbe
boys, and it is believed to ba a case of mur-
fvder. A man's tracks were found in tbe
vicinity, but there I no other clew.
PETtnsnujio, v., July 13. Tbe bod,
of an unknown white man supposod to
have been murdered was found to-day on
Rusbmore's farm, Prince Georgo's County,
five miles from this city. A rope was tied
tight arpund his neck. Deceased was'
found In a rude box which' bad evidontly
been thrown into the ditch- and left there
unburled. '
tWCovlngton is a doomed city. It is
situated on a bend of the Missouri River,
the banks of which are being eaten away.
The ground on which tbe Court house
stood a year ago Is now covered by many
feet'of water. The cutting away is done
unevenly. Ou a recent Sunday the current
set in shore and took off a strip of land
thirty feet wide In a few hours. No inva
sions were made for another week, when
another slice was cut off. Then half a
dozen buildings were moved back thir
ty feet, and the next day the lend on which
they had stood whs all gone. Tbe residents
have tried to moor trees aud logs to the.
bank, in tho hope of forming a barrier for
the flood, but the current is so swift and
the water so deep that these attempts
have failed.
A Word to Mothers.
Mothers should remember that a most
important duty at this season Is to look
after the health of tbeir families and
cleanse the malaria and impurities from
their systems. There is nothing that
will tone up the-stomach and liver, reg
ulate the bowels and purify the blood so
perfectly as Parker's Ginger Tonic, ad
vertised in our columns. The wonder
ful cures of long standing cases of rheu
matism,neuralgia and malarial disorders
is the reason why this pure and excellent
family medicine is so generally esteem
ed. Post, , , ,
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, D. C, July 14, 1880.
General Garfield's letter of acceptance pro
duced Intense satisfaction among Republicans
here, and tbe; are loud in commendation of It.
Injustice to General Garfield, and bis party,
I can but say that in the letter is reflected the
purity and wisdom of the man. . All questions
of National Importance are treated la a plain
spoken, courageous manner, and, one In read
ing cannot but help seeing tbe genuine lovo
of liberty, and sympathies wHh all that tends
to the country's welfare, shining ont in Its
every line. Republicans may well be proud of
their candidate.-
Not long ago tbe Ponca Indians were hero
seeking redress from the wrongs done them by
forcible removal from their lands lo Nebraska,
and of being compelled lo settle and remain In
a malarious portion of the Indian Territory.
The Indians rebelled and brought suit sgalnet
the Government to recover their Nebraska
land, but through the unlawful action of the
Fonca Indian Agent, their counsel was not
allowed communication with them. When
Secretary Schurz learned the facts iq tbe case,
and of the injustice being done the Indians by
forcing them to remain In an unhealthy
country, he Immediately telegraphed -permission
for tbem to leave their reservation,' but
that they could not be fed any where else. It
la to be hoped that the Indians will have suc
cess In tbeir suit to recover their lands. The
expenses are to be paid by a party of rich gen
tlemen in the East.
Tbe Treasury Department his Just published
an Interesting and Important statement giving
in detail the oporations of refunding, and tbe
mounts saved by the transactions. The
entire amount saved by the refunding from
December 1, 1871 to Jnly 1, 1880, was the
large sum of $58,280,1 8. The percentage
saved ranged from one to two per cent. The
total amount of bonds refunded Is f 1,305,
847,800. The census returns, frein the several States
are now being forwarded rapidly to the Super
intendent of the census In this City. Within a
short time the clerical force lc the Census.
Office is to be largely increased. General
Walker thinks tbe present census, in all re
spects, much better and more accurate than
tbe last, and that the growth and development
of the North-Western Slates, a disclosed by
the figures, ' will be surprising. It is not
thought that tbe South has gained, save in
Texas, and that increase is due to migration
from other Bouthern States Into it.
Olive.
CT Customer" Why are 'Mall BitU-rs, so
popular "
Druggist" Because, as a Food Medicine,
they enrich the blood, harden the muecies. qui
lt the nerve and perfect digestion." 23d It