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THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELI), PA. FEBKUAItY 1, 1881.
the times:
New Bloomfield, Feb. J, 18S1.
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The Circulation of The Times now
exceeds Two Thousand Copies each week.
Our mailing list Is always opon for the
Inspection of advertisers.
Hon. Howell E, Jackson, was elec
ted Benator from Tennessee on Thurs
day last. Mr. Jackson Is a state credit
democrat and is said to be an able man.
H. B. Kelly, an experienced north
western Ohio editor, died suddenly in
Washington city last Saturday of apo
plexy. He was with the Ohio editors
and their ladies on their annual excur
sion, and bad but just arrived in Wash
ington from Baltimore. The president
of the Editorial Association had his
body embalmed and conveyed to hlB
home in Lima, where Mr. Kelly has
been for several years publishing the Al
len County Democrat.
The Senatorial question yet re
mains unsettled. The vote on Saturday
Bhowed each party with about the same
strength as on the first ballot.
The Harrlsburg correspondent of the
New York Herald states that at a con
ference of Senator Cameron and the
leaders of the Oliver movement held on
Wednesday, It was determined to have
the newspapers favoring the regular
candidate pour hot shot into the ranks
of the bolting Republican and to close
the mouths of country editors who have
been opposing the choice of the caucus.
The bolters will also be in constant re
ceipt of manufactured protests against
their course.
It is hoped by these means to force the
bolters from their position, and allow
the Cameron ring to succeed in electing
their man. The part of the programme
as far as controlling the papers friendly
to Cameron goes, bas already been
put into operation ; the closing the
mouths of the other papers however,
may not be so easily done, while the
"manufactured protests," will probably
be taken at their proper value. One of
the greatest objection some of Oliver's
opponents have for blm aside from his
inexperience in publio affairs, is, the
fact that he was an earnest advocate for
the pardon of the men convicted of
bribing members of the last legislature,
he even writing letters to the board urg
ing their pardon. Other Senators and
Members oppose him because their con
stituents have instructed them for Grow,
and they believe in obeying the express
ed will of those who they are sent to
represent.
New Mint Valuation of Foreign Coins.
Washington, Jan. 11. The circular
of the Secretary of the Treasury of Jan
uary 1st, proclaiming the estimation
made by the Director of the Mint of the
values of the standard coins in circula
tion in the various nations of the world,
changes the values of the following
coins from those proclaimed by the cir
cular of 1880 as follows :
The florin of Austria is reduced from
41.3 cents to 40.7, the Boliviano of Bol
ivia from 83.0 to 82,3, the mllreis of
Brazil Increased from 54.5 to 54.0, the
peso of Ecuador reduced from 83.0 to
82.3, the rupee of India from 39.7 to 89.
Japan having adoped the free coinage
system for silver, the yen which was
formerly given as 99.7 in gold, is now
88.8 in sliver. The Mexican dollar re
duced from 90.9 to 89.4, the sol of Peru
from 83.7 to 82.3, the rouble of Russia
from 00.9 to 05.8, the mahhule of Tripoli
from 74.8 to 74.3, the peso of Columbia
from 83.0 to 82.3. The peBO of Cuba is
given at 93.2 and the bolivar of Vene
zuela at 19.3. The monetary unit of
Egypt which formerly was stated as the
pound at 4.97.4, is now fixed as the
plaster .01.9.
Ten Thousand Dollars.
Chicago, January 24. One of the
boldest an most successful burglaries
ever planned and executed in this city
occurred about seven o'clock last even
ing in the efflce of the South Chicago
iron and steel works, on Ashland avenue
near thirtieth street, but was not report
ed by the police until 2 o'clock this
morning. It was then learn that three
masked burglars had forced the office
door, bound and gagged the Janitor,
Charles Brooks, and while one of them
stood guard over him with a pistol the
others drilled a hole in the safe, blowed
open the combination and, bidding the
old watchman a cheerful good night
left, taking $1,000 in Ave dollar gold
pieces and $160 in coin, together with
about $9,000 In bills done up in enve
lopes ready for paying the help to day.-
The above facts are given by Mr. Brooks
but the police regard some things about
the attalr as sufficiently suspicious to
Implicate him and have accordingly ar
rested him and his son. His unruffled
clothing and unprepossessing appearance
raised doubts of his accuracy and integ
rity. Paddy Cavanaugh, a notorious
character, was also arrested.
Altoona's Fat Man Dead.
At half past 4 o'clock on Thursday
afternoon Ell Green, Altoona's largest
citizen, breathed his last at the residence
of his sister, Mrs. Zimmerman, who
lives on Twelfth avenue, near Fifteenth
street. On Friday Ell while walking in
the round-house fell down and hurt
himself, his legs refusing to longer bear
up the immense weight. Great trouble
was experienced by his fellow workmen
in getting him on his feet. The next
day he had another severe fall while
walking on the street and since that
time he has complained of a pain in his
side, and it is supposed one of his ribs
was broken. lie weighed about four
hundred and forty pounds, was rather
short not over five feetand eight inches
high and all the enormous adipose
tissue was in bis body, his legs and arms
being of about the normal size. The
Messrs. Tipton laid the body out and so
unwieldly was It that it took about ten
men to lift and arrange it. The body
extended in a great layer half way down
to the knees and almost up to the ears,
bis neck being completely enveloped.
The coffin will be of box shape, as noth
ing ordinary could be used, and It will
be about two feet four Inches square by
six feet long. Tribune.
Another Coal Oil Accident,
A woman named Mrs. Cressly, who is
living in the family of Mr. John A.
Kneedler, of Cherrytree, Indiana coun
ty, attempted to blow out the light of a
hanging lamp on Sunday morning last,
when the lamp exploded and burn
ing oil enveloped her person, ig
niting ber clothing and injuring her
very seriously, If not fatally. Mrs.
Kneedler, who was ill at the time,
sprang from her bed and hastening to
the assistance of the unfortunate woman
endeavored to extinguish the flames by
wrapping a piece of carpet about ber,
but was prevented from doing so by the
hasty flight of the writhing victim, who
ran out of the bouse screaming pitifully,
when one of the children succeeded in
putting out the Are by throwing snow
on the poor woman , whose clothing was,
however, almost entirely burned off
above her waist. The fire in the room
was meantime mastered by young Clyde
Kneedler, a son of the proprietor, who
nipped it in the bud with the aid of a
goodly supply of water.
Girl Burned to Death.
On Tuesday of last week Miss Maud
McGrady, of Fowler,1 Centre county,
met a terrible death from burning. It
appears that in the evening she went to
an upper room In the house carrying a
lighted lamp in her band. A moment
after some children came running out
of the house crying fire. A near neigh
bor ran into the house and up stairs.
He found the girl lying on the floor
with every particle of clothing burned
off her person, and the bed standing
near was all in a blaze. The fire was
extinguished and Miss McGrady cared
for. She was still alive, although burn
ed to a crisp from ber bead to ber feet.
It is supposed that the lamp exploded
and set her clothing afire. She lived for
two days in great agony, when death
came to ber relief. She was aged 15
years, and was a model girl. AUona
Tribune.
A Rascally Parent.
A despatch from Newark, Ohio, says :
" John Comming, a day laborer, forbid
bis eight year-old son coasting on an
adjacent hill on Saturday last. The boy
disobeyed and the inhuman father took
him to the barn, procured a hickory
sapling, split it, put the boy's thumbs
inside, nailed the sapling tight where
split, then with it lifted the boy upon
the side of the barn and nailed blm,
keeping bim in this crucified state from
4 o'clock in the afternoon till 10 at
night, when passers-by, bearing the
lad's groans, released blm. Neighbors
went to Newark for an official to arrest
the father. There is a strong feeling
against him." A little lynching would
do a brute of that kind good.
An Unexpected Find.
Philadelphia, Jan. 24. Much ex.
cltement bas been caused by the dlscov-
ery, by workmen engaged In digging a
trench near the alms house, in West
Philadelphia, of a mass of nearly sixty
coffins, burled In one spot, one piled on
the other. Many of the bones were
broken, and it was found that some of
the bodies had been burled without cloth
ing. Investigation shows that thty are
the remains of persons who died of the
cholera at the alms house in 1848.
Persistent Burglars.
A gentleman in Pittsburg was awak
ened early Tuesday night last, by burg,
lars endeavoring to break into the bouse.
He ordered them to leave, but they
refused to go, and continued their efforts
to break the lock of the door, when he
fired on them. They got away, but left
a trail of blood behind them, showing
that the shot had taken effect.
Burned to Death Most Strangely.
Patrick Hester, a farmer, who lived
alone three miles north of North Ver
non, Ind., was burned to death last
week. He bad been drinking freely for
some time, and it is supposed that the
gas from his stomach ignited while be
was lighting bis pipe, causing death In
a few minutes.
Miscellaneous News Items.
tyTlie family of John P. Teter, living
three miles south of Uulon City, Ind.,
were going to church in a sleigh, whon the
horse begun kicking, striking Miss. Susie
Teter iu the forehead, fracturing her skull,
and causing the brain to protrude.
t3A runaway borne, dragging a pair of
shafts, jumped over a paRBlug sleigh in
Williamsport on Monday evening. The
shafts caught on one of the Boats and over
turned the sleigh, throwing the occupants
out. One lady and a fourtecn-mouths'-old
child were bndly hurt. The child Is. not
expected to recover.
New Orleans, January 24. By the ar
rlvnl hero of the steamer Wanderer we
learn that Puetro CorteB, Gautemala, was
the scene of a frightful railroad accident.
A train consisting of two passenger coaches
and mall and baggage cars jumped the
track at the Golden Rock Ouroe, on the
Amour Mountain, and was precipitated
down the mountain seventy feet. Nearly
all on board wore either killed or fatally
wounded.
t3FIu Norwich, Conn., there lives a
butcher who accepted an Invitation to take
a coasting trip on a double-ripper down
Fox's hill. It was his first experience on
one of those ongines of calamity, and he
now declares " It will be my last." Here
is his description of It :
"I just got astrido it when it started.
It went over a mile in a minute. It went
so fast we couldn't see anything aud no
body could see us. I breathed just three
times on the trip, but I didu't stop tremb
ling until I arrived home and got to bed.
No more for me ; not for money."
E3F"Dr.Whitlock tells us of a narrow es
cape which his father-in-law, Murdock Mo
Kouzie, who lives in San Bernardino, Cal,
recently had. Mr. McKenzie owns a
young bull, a gentle enough animal ordinari
ly, and being In the pasture where the bull
aud other stock is confined, the worthy
gentleman was taking time by the forelock
as it wore, by pulling oocklo-burrs from the
shaggy front of the bull, which submitted
quietly to the operation. But just as
so9u as Mr. McKinzie turned to leave him
the animal made a headlong rush for him,
knocking him senseless to the earth, where
he lay for a time senseless, the bull endeav
oring unsuccessfully to gore him as he lay
prostrate. Now comes the strangest part
of the Incident : About one hundred yards
distant from where Mr. McKinzie was en
gaged with the bull a favorite mare and a
pet colt were quietly feeding, but no soon.
er was the worthy gentleman struck by the
vicious animal than both mare and oolt
were observed flying to his rescue with the
speed of wind, and charging upon the bull
drove him away with hoof and teeth, thus
enabling Mr. MoKinzie,wbo had recovered
his senses in the moan time, to stagger to
the fence and climb out of danger. His
first recollection, however, after being
struck, was of the colt rubbing its nose
upon bis face, as much as to say : "I'm
very sorry, but we hurried up as fast as we
could."
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington. D. C. January 26. 1881
There was a brief skirmish la the House
yesterday afternoon, preliminary to the great
struggle which Is anticipated over the Joint
rule for the count of the electoral vote. After
the report had been submitted in the Tates-
Martin case, Mr. Blckwell, who has charge of
the Joint rnle, rose, but before be could be
recognized Mr. Robeson moved to adjourn.
On division the motion was declared defeated
by 93 yeas to 103 nays, whereupon the Repub-
Deans demanded tellers, and the motion was
defeated again by yeas, 93, nays, 96. On a
motion by yeas and nays, the motion was car
ried by one majority 104 yeas to 103 nays,
and the House at 4:15 adjourned . The Repub
licans voted In a solid column for adjourn
ment, and also a few Democrats. To-day the
fight will begin in earnest, and as the Demo
crats have 147 members in town, they must
eventually win. The Republican! will, how
ever, make a stubborn fight and may prolong
the contest some weeks, or at least long enough
to make the calling of an extra session neces
sary. The Republicans do not object to an
extra session, and If they can secure one by
reason of delay caused la doing battle for a
principle of the party, they will fight the Dcin
ocrats on the electoral count resolution until
the fourth of Maroh Itself puts an end.to It.
The contest over the manner of counting the
electoral vote, will, It Is hoped, before the next
four years roll around, be settled by some good
and wise law. There are at present several
resolutions before Congress looking to this end.
They are few In number and I will give them l
House bin on the calendar to amend the Con.
stltutton so as to elect the President by a direct
vole of the people also a bill on the calendar
to amend the statute In regard to tho election
of President and Vice President, both of which
were reported by Mr. Blcknell's committee last
session. There Is also the Senate resolution
proposing a joint rule regulating the counting
of the electoral vote, which passed that body,
and Is now to cause so much contention In the
House.
Ho little lndlguatlon Is manifested' at the
manner In which the District appropriation
bill has beon treated by the House Committee
having It In charge. The appropriation of
t300,000 allowed last year for the Improvement
of streets has been cut down to (100,000. The
amounts estimated for several of the institu
tions connected with the District will be
seriously crippled If the Senate Is not more
liberal than the Honse. The schools, however,
are well provided for, having had given them
double the amount asked for.
The apportionment bill which was recently
adopted by the Committee on the Census and
which provldos for 801 members of the House
will be resisted by the Republicans who claim
that-by it the South will have twelve additional
members, and the West will be given but six.
The minority bill providing for 819 members,
will receive the Republican support as they
claim it at least, makes a fair division North
and South of the gains. Whether the Demo
crats will, by virtue of their quorum pass their
own apportionment bill remains to be seen.
Secretary Sherman gave his opinion of the
funding bill which passed the House last week,
to the Senate finance committee yesterday,
and gave such strong reasons for a Zyi per
cent, bond tbat the Senate will probably amend
the bill making the Interest rate 3 per cent.
Olive.
Decisive Battles of the World.
Crcasy's extremely Interesting volume nar
rating the history of the fifteen decisive battles
of the world, those few battles of which a con
trary event would have essentially varied the
drama of the world In all Its subsequent scenes,
Is highly esteemed by all readers- of history.
It has a long time been on Harper's list as ono
of their standard books, at the price of $1.50.
Now It Is Issued In a very handsome cloth
bound volume, by the American Book Ex
change, No York, at the nominal price of 85
cents. It forms one of their Acme Library of
History, which Includes Macaulay's England,
81.25 (reduced form $7.50), Gibbon's Rome,
$3.00 (reduced from $9.00), Rollln's Ancient
History, $1.75) Frolssart's Chronicles, (1.50,
and to which list will soon be added, at equally
low prices, Grote's Greece, Green's (larger)
England, Mommsen's Rome, Masson's Gnlzot's
France, Carlyle's French Revolution, Schiller's
Thirty Years' War, and others. Catalogues of
the standard low-priced books of the Literary
Revolution will be sent on application to the
American Book Exchange, Tribune Building,
New York.
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A NEW WRINKLE.
Wheat grists exchanged on sight or
ground in a few hours. We have no
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no one to make better flour. We pay
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commission, which is the best In the
wono.
MILTON B. ESHLEMAN,
Newport, Pa.
Dry (roods, carpets and oilcloths at
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