THE TIMES, NEW BI.00MF1EL1), PA. I'EBKUAIIY 8, 1881.
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inspection of advertisers.
No Senator Las yet been elected by
the legislature, and the chances for the
election of any of the candidates named
are as remote as ever. On Saturday no
quorum was present though the formal
ity of a vote was regularly gone through
with.
County Newspapers.
The following is what the Cincinnati
"Trade List" thinks of those characters
who complain of their county papers
and thus help to injure them :
" A gentleman writes us that his coun
ty paper is so poor that he has stopped
it ; therefor sends us three dollars for the
Trade List. We repeat that we don't
want subscribers on these terms. A
man's county paper is worth as much
as any in the world, or if it is not
it is his fault. If the county pa
per is properly encouraged, it may
be relied upon for Information of more
value to the people in whose interests it
is issued than can be found in all the
city papers in the United States. No
man can afford to be without the paper
that furnishes the advertisements of his
county, the public sales, markets, court
news and other local intelligence. If
the paper Is poor the people are more at
fault than the publishers for not giving
it a liberal patronage. However poor
the county paper may be, it is always
worth more than it costs to those inter
ested In the affairs of the county."
Serious Railroad Accident.
An accident on the Sunbury and Lew.
istown railroad, near Middleburg, on
Saturday morning a week, was caused
by a broken rail, by which the train was
run off the track. The mail train left
Lewl8townat.7a.nl. It consisted of
two passenger cars and an engine.
When the rail broke the hind car jump
ed the track dragging the front car
with it, when both cars jumped the
track, turned over on their sides and
took fire. The passengers were taken
out with considerable difficulty, and
only after tbe doors and windows had
been broken in. Fifteen persons in all
were injured, live of them seriously
the latter being Andrew Wolfkill, con
ductor ; W. H. Hans, of Lewistown,
mail agent ; Samuel Bo wen, of Middle
burg, Mrs. Margaret Grienner, of Selins
grove, and John Stahalnecfcer, of Mid
dleburg. Bowen was pulled from under
the stove. Hans was for some time be
lieved to be dead, but was resuscitated.
There were only twenty-five persons on
the train.
The Western Floods.
San Francisco, Feb. 2. The flood
in the Sacramento river culminated this
morning at Sacramento, the water being
within a foot and a half of the top of the
levees of that city. The levee below the
town broke and tbe country was over
flowed. The town of Washington, Yolos
county, opposite Sacremento, Is Inun
dated. The dumage in both cases
reaches an enormous sum. The entire
Sacramento valley presents the appear
ance of an inland, sea. Numberless
houses have been swept away, but for
tunately the loss of life so far as report
ed is very small. The hills and high
grounds in the overflowed district are
covered with cattle and there is a de
mand for boats to save the cattle, sheep,
etc., -remaining, as a great number have
been drowned. It is raining in the
Siera JSea-adas from Plumas to Calaveras
counties, and there is an Immense de
posit of mow. If the rain should ex
tend high up the mountain another
flood is probable. Should it come on
top of the already immense body of
water in tbe Sacramento and San
Joaquin valleys there Is no telling where
the inundation would end or the de
struction of property stop, as the water
covers places that wre never overflow
ed before.
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How Pure Rum it Made.
It is much more rare nowadays to see
old shoes in the gutter than it was for
merly. They are eagerjy picked up by
refuse collectors, and the Nesv York
Evening Post eaj tjia.t they are fitt up,
the best prts used for patching and the
worthless bits, the soles and craoked
"uppers," are converted intoJamalca
rum by a process known only to the
manufacturers. It Is said that they are
boiled in pure spirits and allowed to
stand for a few weeks, the product far
surpassing the Jamaica rum made with
essences, burnt sugar and spirits. A
gentleman who doubted the truth of this
story stopped recently at a low grog
bhop in the neighborhood of the factory
spoken of, and inquired If they had any
rum from old shoes. No," said the
barkeeper, "we don't keep it much noW;
the druggists, who want a pure article,
all sell it, and the price has gone up.
But we have had It, and we can get you
some If you want It."
A Newsboy's Adventure.
IjoulsStern,a newsboy, aged fourteen,
was brought before Justice Wallace, of
Chicago, to answer to a charge of leav
ing a baby on the steps of Mercer Hos
pital. Tbe News tells the rest :
The boy, who was evidently much
frightened, told his story through the
medium of an interpreter, as he was
unable to speak English.
He said that he was on State street at
about eight o'clock, when he was hailed,
nbout half a block south of the Palmer
House, by the driver of a carriage. Com
ing up to the carriage door, he saw a
richly dressed lady, who told him to get
in and come along with her to Twenty
sixth street. He got into the carriage,
where he saw a big girl with a baby in
her arms, and a basket placed on the
seat beside the lady. They drove south
ward rapidly and in silence, tbe hoy
wondering at the djamond drops in the
lady's ears, and staring at the big girl,
who had rosy cheeks, and dandled the
baby in her armB.
After driving south for some distance,
the carriage turned suddenly to the left
and stopped. At the lady's request the
boy got out. He noticed that he was on
Twenty-sixth street. Pointing to the
white stone steps of a large building on
Calumet avenue, she placed the basket
containing the baby in his arms, told
him to ring the bell of that building,
and leave the baby on the steps. As
soon as he came back she was to give
him one dollar.
The boy took the baby, mounted the
steps, rang the bell, placed the basket
near the door, and proceeded to the
street. Just as he reached the bottom
of the steps, he saw the driver whip up
the horses and drive rapidly away. A
Sister came and detained the boy until a
gentleman came up, when he was turn
ed over to an ofllcer.
"How old is the babel"' asked the
Justice.
" Five or six days, your Honor."
" The Mercy Hospital is not a found
ling asylum. The baby must have be
longed to some one who did not know
what they were doing."
The baby, a little girl, which attract
ed the attention of even the hardened
officials of the court, was wrapped in a
white worsted shawl, and her under
clothing embroidered with lace.
"Now, boy," said Justice Wallace,
" I'll confer an honor upon you which
many men of twice your age do not
possess. This baby must have a name
before she can be sent to the Foundlings'
Home. She has been deserted by her
natural protectors. We'll give her your
name, boy, and remember to bear your
self with dignity. And we'll call her
Mary. Mr. Clerk, make out a commit
ment to the Foundlings1 Home for Mary
Stern. Boy, you can go."
Got What He Didn't Want.
Solomon Welnhandler opened the
front door of his millinery store at 3811
Grand street on the morning of the 14th
ult. and saw on the floor a letter that
had been thrust under the door. Tbe
writer informed Mr. Welnhandler that
he was aware of Mr. Welnhandler's
visits to the writer's house, in his ab.
sence, to see his wife, and that, if Mr.
Welnhandler did not enclose the " litil
amount" of $2,500 In a " leter," and
send it through Post Office Satlon B,
addressed to " Capt. C. I. Iselton, New
York city," before the following Thurs
day, the writer would call upon Mrs.
Welnhandler.
Mr. Welnhandler was aghast. He
carried the note to Mrs. Welnhandler.
She contrived a decoy letter, and Mr.
Welnhandler had it registered at Station
B.
. Detective O'Connor stood behind the
registry desk in the station on the fol
lowing Thursday, A tall, countryfled
looklng man called for the letter, and,
after he bad signed the receipt for the
letter, Detective O'Connor arrested him:
He gave the name of C. I. Isle ton, of
Grand and Norfolk streets. He was In
dicted under the new law, passed last
spring, to meet cases like tbe persecution
of the Rev. Dr. Dlx by "Gentleman
Joe." His conviction yesterday in the
General Sessions of an attempt to ex
tort money Was the first had under tbe
law. Judge Cowing sentenced him to
the penitentiary for one year, and a
fine of 250 the extreme penalty.
New York Sun.
The Right to Open, Not the Right to Count.
The Senate has passed Mr. Morgan's
resolution denying the right of the
President of the Senate to count the
electoral votes. Mr. Edmunds made
another argument in opposition to It.
but he did not convince even his own
side of the House. Mr. Hoar (Itep.,
Mass.) moved an amendment, adding to
the resolution the words, " and that it is
the duty of Congress, without delay, to
Institute measures to execute the due
and orderly performance of said duly
in future." Adopted on a viva voce
vote.
Mr. Morgan's resolution thus amend
ed was then agreed to yeas 42, with one
vote (Mr. Whyte) in tbe negative. The
following Republicans voted for the res
olution : Messrs. Allison, Blair, Booth,
Conkllng, Davis (111.), Hoar, and Jones
(Nev.).
A Baby's Suspicious Death.
BoYEiiTOWN,January 81. The Infant
child of Jacob B. Oberholzer, near here,
died suddenly last night, under such
circumstances that it is to be investi
gated. The child being unwell, a physi
cian was called in, who administered
certain remedies. After taking some of
them the child was siezed with terrible
spasms, and died in a few hours after in
great agony. Tbe veins in the head
aud other parts of the body became en
larged to treble their natural size. Some
of the neighbors who partook of the
medicine complained of similar symp
toms. The community is much agitat
ed over the circumstances.
Winter In Various Places.
Bahnet, Vt., Feb. 1. The first train
over the Portland and Ogdensburg rail
road Blnce last Thursday, reached St.
Johnsburg last night. High winds pre
vailed to day, and in all probability
there will not be another train over the
road for several days.
Chicago, 111., February 1. Tbe snow
storm which has prevailed in this vicin
ity since noon yesterday has caused
serious delay and a partial blockade of
railway travel on the roads centering
here.
POUGHKEEPfllK, N. Y., Feb. 1. A
heavy north wind is blowing here and
tbe cold increasing. The mercury stood
to-night at ziro and is still falling. All
the trains are running behind time.
The men harvesting ice have been com
pelled to cease work, about thirty of
them having been frostbitten.
Pittsiitjro, Feb. 2. To day was the
coldest of the season, the thermometer
registering eight degress below zero in
the city, and from fifteen to twenty-six
below in the suburbs. ' All the trains
were more or less delayed by the snow
and cold.
White Hall, N. Y., Feb. 2. The
thermometer at this place at 0 o'clock
this morning stood 35 degrees below
zero, and at 9 o'clock 20 degrees below.
Port Jefferson, L. I., Feb. 3.
There have been no trains nor malls
here for, two days. The morning ex
press train for this place is buried twelve
feet In snow drifts at Woodbury station.
' The Talbott boys who were on trial in
Nodaway county, Mo., for killing their
father, Dr. Talbott, were found guilty
and sentenced to be hung on the 25th of
March.
Miscellaneous News Items.
Toledo, Ohio, February 1. Ex-Govern,
or R. K. Soott, who shot and killed War
ren Drury at Napoleon, Ohio, in Decem
ber last, has been indicted for murder in
the second degree.
tW A man named Sterling was hanged
in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1877, for the
murder of a young girl. lie was convict
ed on tbe evidence of a huckster, wh a few
days ago on his death-bed confessed that he
was the murderer.
(3Ia the case of tbe United States vs.
J . B. Coltboun, for trespassing upon pub
lio land by boxing trees fer turpentine, tbe
jury at Mobile, Ala., returned a verdict for
the government for $3703 on Tuesday.
Tbis is the first verdict ever returned f9t
the government in these cases. .
KTCharles F. Eingsley of Rochester,
N. Y., was last week appointed receiver of
tbe Urbana Wine Company, of Bam
asondsport, N. Y., on application of the
Attorney-General, before Judge Ma.com
ber, to dissolve tbe corporation. Within
tbe past few weeks Judgments to tbe
amount of $42,093,47 were filed against
thecompany.
bachelor, clergyman near Kingston,
fork was cught kissing tbe wife of
a member of bis congregation, in whose
family be boarded. Although be pleaded
guilty, and explained tbat "it was a holy
kiss, and merely brotherly love for tbe
sister prompted him to do It," the people
of bis church are greatly scandalized at his
imprudence.
Norfolk, February 1. Information
was received here to-day that Plymouth,
'He-.
Washington oounty, N. C, was almost en.
tirely destroyed by fire last night, tbe
freight warehouse of tho steamer Chowaa
aid one store being the only bouses left
standing. The fire originated from a kero.
seno explosion. Four hundred balos of
ootton were burned. Tbe loss foots up
1127,600. Thirty-three buildings were de
stroyed, among which were tbe court
bouse, Grace Episoopal church, and twenty-three
stores, 250 bales of ootttn, besides
quantities of shingles, lumber, etc, were
also destroyed. The losses on stores and
goods were heavy. Only two of tbe parties
burned out beld aay insuranoe.
tSTThe town bf Malone, New York, is
agitated over a case of supposed poisoning
which has reoently occurred tbere. A young
woman named Miss Davis has been arrest
ed charged with poisoning a Miss Manning
tbe niece of an old gentleman aged 84, for
whom Miss Davis kept house, his niece,
tbe vlotim alluded to, being one of the
family.
Rochester, January 81. An appalling
accident occurred at Freedom to-day tbat
cost tbe lives of two little boys. Thomas
Rogers and William Blatt, 9 years old,
were coasting this morning and were on
tbe railwsy track when a train passed, out
ting them in such a horrible manner as to
cause tbelr death in an hour. The ac
cldent was deemed unavoidable on tbe en.
gineer's part.
Milwaukee, January 81. The propell
er St. Albans belonging to the Ludington
line Northern Transportation Company,
was wrecked sixteen miles out on tbe lake.
Tbe passengers who bave been out in small
boats since yesterday, are being picked up
by tugs. At 8 o'clock this morning George
W. Amey of tbis city, who resides near
the luke shore, saw far out on the lake to
the nortbeflg four black specks that attract
ed his attention, lie looked carefully, and
through the snow that wns driving from
the northeast, thought he could discern
boats with people in them. Help was sent
out as above stated and all were saved.
Sioux City, Iowa, February 2 Small
pox is raging in Jefferson, Union county,
Dakota. Every place is quarantined against
it and tbere has been no communication
with the place for a month tbe railroad
company even forbidding trains to stop
there. Tbo settlement consists principally
of French and Canadians, and tbey not
knowing the contageous nature of the dis
ease allowed public burials which were
more or less attended by the whole popu
lation. There have been over ninety cases
thirty-two have died and at present tbere
are sixty cases under treatment but it is
thought many of them will reoover. '
65" A Philadelphia anecdote, forty years
old, but possibly new to cold type, is told
by a correspondent of the Boston Com
monwealth. Tbe subject was the venera
ble Cromwell Barnard, a member of the
Society of Friends, and skipper of tbe
sloop Union of Nantucket, then lying at a
Philadephian wbarf. Barnard was prome
nading tbe quarterdeck when a schooner,
hauling out of tbe dock, fell afoul of the
Union, the schoener's captain began to swear
vooiferously. Of course it didn't do any
good, and as Barnard took no notice of it
tbe captain yelled in a perfectly audiblo
voice that he was an old shadbelly, pre
fixing a participle tbat is usually consider
ed to be eminently profane. Mr. Barnard
couldn't stand this, so he called down tbe
main hatchway to tbe mate, "Ziraril
Zimri ! come on deck and talk some of thy
language to this man alongside."
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Wasmisgtok, D. C., February 8, 1881.
Tbere seems to be a serious misunderstand
ing between President Hayes and bis party In
tbe Senate, and It is thongbt that no action
will be taken upon the numerous nominations
made, nntll after tbe fourth of March. Presi
dent Hayes seems determined to fill every
possible vacaacy whlcb may occur before tbe
expiration of his term, and that too with men
not supported or recommended by the repre
sentatives from the States, wherein service is
to be rendered, so the Senators If tbey can not
prevent tbe nominations, will not confirm
them, at least not nntll tbey are in harmony
with the party.
The warring elements In Congress bave at
last decided upon an electoral count resolution,
which will, for the present, settle all difficul
ties, but which leaves unsettled, the principal
point of difference, namely, the right to count,
or throw out the votes of disputed States. Tbe
resolution provides that on the day fixed by
law, (this year Feb. 9th,) the two Houses
shall meet lu joint convention la the Senate
Chamber, the House to appoint two tellers,
and tbe Senate one, whose dnty it Shall be to
count and tabulate tbe electoral vote, handing
the result to the Vice President who shall then,
according to the Constitution announce the
result and declare the persons receiving a
majority elected. This action settles the dis
puted questions for the present, but the same
trouble will arise fonr years from now, without
Congress in tbe meantime pass some perma
nent law.
The public debt statement for the month of
January shows a reduction of $7,883,167.71,
during the month. The total public debt, less
cash in tbe Treasury amounts to f 1,891,799,.
568.88.
Among tbe many worthless promiscuous bills
which are being pressed for action, none can
be more unjnst or calculated to do injur) to a
class of cltlseos the country is now indebted to,
that the sixty Burgeon Penifcm bill now being
engineers through Congress by Commissioner
of Pensions Bentley. This bill Is thought by
Bentley to be the beat, easiest and safest means
of delaying and if possible, destroying many of
the meritorious pension claims now before hts
Bureau. Under It's operations It will take
more years tban are usually allotted to man
for a soldier to get his claim passed upon.
The bill Is In harmony with many other act
of Injustice towards the soldiers he has been
guilty of be bas let slip no opportunity to
render difficult the transaction of business
before bis office, and has surrounded the prose
cution of pension claims with so many Intri
cate rules, that none bnt experienced Jurists
can successfully conform to them. In fact,
Beatley's whole course, since made Commis
sioner of Pensions, bas been Inspired by a feel
lug of malice toward the men whose sufferings
It Is bis duty to do all be can within tbe law to
abate. The reason for tbis strange animosity
can only be explained by the fact tbat while
these men were fighting the battles of tbelr
country and receiving the Injurlos for which
they now ask pension, this man Bentley was
hiding In Canada to escape the draft. Let us
hope Oen. Garfield will make It one of bis
early duties to retire this skulker.
Olivb.
A NEW WRINKLE.
Wheat grists exchanged on sight or
ground in a few hours. We have no
low water now since tapping the Penn
sylvanla canal. We have the only
Smith purifier In the county, and allow
no one to make better flour. We pay
five cents advance on market rates for
Mediterranean or Lancaster wheat. We
also sell Pillsbury's XXXX flour on
commission, which Is the best la tbe
world.
MILTON B. ESHLEMAN,
Newport, Pa.
Dry goods, carpets and oilcloths at
cost, before taking Inventory February
15th, at M Dukes & Co's.
A IIAI,
Or a MAN either, who wants
BARGAINS,
will do w ell to look over some
of the
Job Lois C
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by the subscriber in order to
make room for Spring Goods.
We have some Jobs that are
worthy of your attention. Be
sides these Job lots it will
pay you
TO CALL AND
See Our Assortment of
Toys, Books, Albums, Fancy Note Paper,
Jewelry, Glass 8ets, China Ornaments, Per
fumery In fancy bottles, Choice Soaps, Looking
Glasses, Desks, Work Boxes, fcc.
IP YOU WANT
Fancy Goods for Ladies,
Look at onr assortment of Lace Ties, Silk
Ties, Collars. Silk Handkerchiefs, Pocket
Books, Bags, Zephyr Goods,' Fancy Buttons,
Skirts, Under Vests, Ribbons, etc., etc.,
IF YOU WANT
Blankets for Beds or Horses,
Look at onr assortment. We can offer yoa
Colored Bed Blankets for $3 per pair and up.
White Blankets for $2.75 per pair, and np, and
Horse Blankets from 11.60 np.
IF YOU WANT
Gloyes for Men or Eoys,
Come and look at what we can offer yon and
note prices. We can please you.
IF YOU WANT
Trnnks, Talises or Satchels,
Ton shonld call and see what we have. It
will probably sare you money.
IF YOU WANT
Fine Groceries,
Buch as Citron, Seedless Raisins, Choice Layer
Raisins, New Orleans Molasses, Mince Meat,
Pure Spices, prepared Cocoa Nut, Canned
Corn, Canoed Peas, Canned Beef, Oat Meal,
and any other goods in the grocery Hoe, come
and see us i we have what yon want., .
IF YOU WANT
Hardware,
Yon will find that we have Sleigh Bells,Skates,
Table and Pocket Cntlery, Piatols, Cartridgei,
Uatcbrts, Axes, Auguri, Cbltela, Saws, Iron,
Steel , Naili, and a general assortment of such
goods as are kept by a lint clais hardware
store.
F. MORTIMER,
New BloomficlcU