TUB TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, l'A., MARCH 21), 1881.
THE TIMES.
Sew Dloomfleld, March 29, 18S1.
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naoeiaarr.
The in ll to remove the Capitol to
Philadelphia has been defeated by a
large vote, aud consequently Harrlsburg
can rest easy, If tbey ever had any fears
of a removal.
Thk Place where killing Is not mur
der, la now proven to be San Francisoo.
Kallocb who wbs arrested and tried for
the murder of Chaa. Do Young, has been
acquitted. And yet all accounts agree
In calling Ha cold-blooded and deliberate
murder. We may now expect to hear
of some more butchering in that city.
Mb. Voohhees has offered the follow
lug resolution In the Henate. It is re
garded as the beginning of a general
attack : Resolved, That the hostile atti
tude assumed by the national banks
towards the refunding of the national
debt at a low rate of interest, and the
recent attempt to dictate the legislation
of Congress on that subject, are contrary
to the best Interests of the people, and
well calculated to excite their alarm for
the future. The resolution was after
much discussion allowed to come before
the Senate, and Mr. Voorhees made a
violent attack upon the banks.
It is now stated on good authority
that the members of the Legislature can
not draw pay beyond the one hundred
days which is specified for a session.
The law provides for paying members
$10 a day for a cession of 100 days, but it
is alleged that there is no authority and
provision made for their payment dur
ing the extra fifty days which custom
and their pecuniary Interests have sanc
tioned. Under the New Constitution
tho 100 days will expire on the 15th of
April or thereabouts and it Is not likely
that the Legislature will continue In
session in case the members cannot
draw pay any longer.
People who use the success of the
French loan as an argument that this
country might borrow all the money it
needs at three per cent, either forget or
conveniently neglect to mention the
fact that the French loan lBlsBued fifteen
per cent, below par. When the United
States raises a loan it wants to receive
one hundred cents on every dollar, and
we had better, if need be, pay a little
more interest than depart from the salu
tary rule that has been laid down.
Should we offer a loan at three per cent,
with the same discount from par, there
1 no doubt but what it would be readily
taken, as the interest instead of three
per cent, is actually three and five
eighths per cent, when the price at
which it was sold is taken into the
account.
The State for Quacks.
The Missouri Legislature has killed a
bill to restrict the practice of medicine
to the possessors of medical diplomas.
The argument which defeated the meas
ure was that a good doctor is known by
his cures, and that a bad one is not
improved by a certificate. " It is a
grave mistake," said one opponent of
the proposed law, "to consider medicine
a science. It is essentially empirical,
and its practice is simply a conformity
with certain rules founded on experi
ence. The experience of the individual
is of vastly more importance as a guide
than the recorded experience of others,
and the only effective way to learn the
practice of medicine is to practice It. A
special preparation is not superfluous,
and a certificate of competency is not
objectionable, but they should Btand for
what they aro worth. The people are
able to take care of themselves, and, as
a general thing, manage to starve out
medical pretenders."
Gambling House for Children.
In the lower part of Roosevelt street,
. K. Y., a little store has recently been
opened for the sale of toys and candies.
Its chief feature to the children of that
unpleasant neighborhood is a "wheel of
fortune," so called, which stands on the
counter in the back part of the little
bazaar. From very early in the morn
ing till late at night the glided arrow
whirls on its well-worn pivot under the
impulse of some young gambler's hand.
The blackboard over which the arrow
revolves Is marked with as many di
verging lines as a wheel has spokes. In
each cf these divisions is a toy of Insig
nificant value a trinket in tin or paint
ed wood. The tariff is one cent ft chance,
and If the prize Is not wanted the
gambler has the option of taking a
cent's worth of candy in its stead. There
is one chief prize. If It falls to a boy
he gets a base ball ; or If to a girl, a set
of stoneware dishes. A pretty woman
presides at the tempting board, and is
kept busy ail day long dropping the
pennies Into the money drawer. There
Is too much of that kind of gambling
nearly every where. All the prize pack
ages sold are generally bought with the
hope of getting something of greater
value than Is paid for. Paronts should
not permit their children to buy these
packages, as It only lays the foundation
for a desire to gamble on a larger scale.
A Romantic Story.
A romance In real life Is the talk of
the gossips In Allegheny county. Seven
years ago a young man named Ueorge
Arthur Brebb landed In New York from
Liverpool. lie was the son of the super
intendent of one of London's public
libraries, who was also a large stock
holder in the Queen's Theater, London.
At home young Brebb had lived a fast
life, which brought about a quarrel be
tween him and his father and he deter
mined to emigrate. In New York,
Brebb fell in with fast friends and soon
his small sum of money was exhausted.
Having no trade, Brebb started out with
a gang of tramps and for Ave years
roamed from State to State dirty and
ragged. In April, 1879 he was with
dirty companions hanging around Cadiz,
Harrison County, Ohio. One Sunday
John II. Fair, a smalL farmer and coal
operator, with his family was out walk
ing, and as the roads were muddy they
took the railroad track. After walking
some distance they came upon young
Brebb and his gang huddled around a
lire. Mr. Fair got into conversation
with the men and Mrs. Fair noticed by
Brebb's speech that he was a native of
her own country. Mr. and Mrs. Fair
asked Brebb to cut loose from his com
panions and stay with them. This
Brebb agreed to do, and next day he was
put to work. Shortly after Brebb be
came one of the Fair household a wid
owed sister of Mrs. Fair came over from
England to make her home with the
Fairs. She was told the story of Brebb
and Brebb and Mrs. Tweedle soon grew
to be very warm friends. Friendship In
time ripened into love, and ere many
months passed by Mrs. Tweedle consent
ed to marry Brebb, although she knew
nothing as to who he really was and
only knew of his life in this country
from his own account. He was a re
deemed tramp and that was all. The
ceremony was performed in December
of that year, after which matters went
on as usual for several months. Finally
Brebb concluded he would write home
and let his people know of his where
abouts and situation. After a lapse of a
short time he received an answer, stat
ing that his father had died two years
ago, and that in his will he had left his
wayward son 10,000. Brebb then dls
closed his Identity to his wife and rela
tives and soon after left with his wife
for London, where from a letter received
this week, they arrived in due time and
had immediately received the inherit
ance of about $50,000.
Will Partridge eat Partridge 7
During the past winter a number of
partridges belonging to the Lancaster
Uume Association have died, although
provided with plenty of feed, fresh
water and gravel. The dead birds were
removed from the room in which they
died as soon as they were discovered ;
but occasionally they may have lain
dead under cover a few days before being
discovered. Three or four of them were
noticed to have tiie feathers partly pick
ed off and the flesh eaten away from the
neck aud back. It was thought the
mischief might have been done by mice
(rats could not possibly enter the-room),
and a trap was set to catch them. Yes
terday, however, while the birds were
being fed, a dead one was discovered
behind a piece of canvass that had been
arranged as a screen and retreat for the
birds. The feathers and flesh were
picked from its back, and some feathers
were sticking on the beaks of the living
birds. The man who fed the birds is
fully convinced that the living birds
were feeding on the dead one, although
there was abundance of feed screen
ings, cracked corn, a head of cabbage
and a basin of water within their reach.
Some of our old sportsmen say they
never heard of such a thing. If any of
our readers have heard of a similar case
we would be pleased to hear from them.
Lancmter Examiner.
Old Abe's Decision.
During Lincoln's time there was a
great row over the Post Office in Major
Blckham's town of Dayton, Ohio. Two
Hotspurs were in the field. Petition
after petition in favor of one or the
other poured In upon the President, and
delegation after delegation hastened to
Washington to argue the case. Mr.
Lincoln was a long-suffering man, but
his patience gave out at last. He could
not determine that one applicant was In
the slightest degree more competent or
more patriotic or better supported than
the other. Finally after being bored by
a fresh delegation, he said to his Secre
tary: "This matter has got to end
somehow. Bring a pair of scales." The
scales were brought. "Now put In all'
the petitions and letters In favor of one
man and see how much they weigh, and
then weigh the other fellow's pile." It
was found that one bundle was three
quarters of a pound heavier than the
other., "Make out an appointment at
once for the man who has the heaviest
papers," said Mr. Lincoln, and It was
done.
A Burglar Killed.
A daring attempt was made on last
Wednesday morning to rob the National
Bank of Holla, Mo. A man named Pat
Ebert, hailing from Kansas, took up his
residence near the bank about a month
since. He obtained access to an empty
building adjoining the bank, and for
three days was tunneling toward the
vault. lie bad Just made his entrance,
when the bank was surrounded by the
police, who had been apprised of his
movements, and an attempt was
made to take him alive. He dashed
among them, liowever, with a dagger,
and was shot in his tracks. He lived
one hour afterward, but would answer
no questions. He only remarked
" You've got me, boys."
A Remarkable Story.
A strange story comes from Florence,
S. C. As James Best was crossing a
field on his farm recently he was in
stantly killed by a stoke of lightning,
which tore up the ground where he had
stood, and burled him from sight. Mr.
Best was seen Just before the fatal stroke
and his disappearance produced great
consternation among those persons who
were watching him from their windows,
and several ran out to fathom the mys
tery. They found a large hole, surround
ed by heaps of dirt, but not a vestige of
Mr. Best. After two hours hard work
with shovels his dead body was
found at the bottom of the hole. The
case Is producing a sort of religious ter
ror among the more Ignorant and super
stitious countrymen, and they look up
on it as an omen of some terrible ca
lamity. - -Foreign
Affairs.
Nice, March 23. A Are in the Italian
Opera House broke out at the commence
ment of the opera this evening. Four
teen persons who were suffocated have
been taken out and their bodies placed
in the church opposite the theater. It
is feared that a hundred men and wo
men perished in the flames.
Madrid, March 22. A bomb with a
lighted fuse attached was placed outside
the Royal Theater last night, but It was
discovered by the police before it could
explode.
The eleven hundred persons reported
in the Berlin dispatch as having left for
Bremen and Hamburg on their way to
America left that city on Monday from
two railway stations only. The emigra
tion Is so large that the steamship com
panies are obliged to charter extra
steamers.
Suspected Sororlcldo.
Detroit, Mich., March 21. Mrs. J.
R. Scott, who lived five miles north of
Williamston, Ingham co., was found
dead on the 6th irist.jhaving,as was then
supposed, shot herself. A note was
found beside her saying she had lived
long enough. Suspicions of foul-play de
veloped a day or two later, and evidence
was obtained which led to the arrest of
John Fink, Mrs. Scott's brother, on a
charge of murder. Great excitement
prevails in the commuuity regarding
the affair. Litigation in regard to prop
erty was the cause of Mrs. Scott's death,
whether from suicide or otherwise.
A Kidnapper Arrested.
Jersey City, N. J., March 22.
Henry Jenkins, who resides in South
Brooklyn, was arrested in Jersey City
this morning, having in his possession
the two-and-a-half year old child of Mrs
Taylor,, of No. 48 Bea3on avenue. The
child had been taken out of its bed, and
at the time of the arrest had nothing
on but its night-gown. He is held to
answer the charge of kidnapping. The
child's parents being wealthy it is sup
posed he hoped to obtain a ransom for
its return.
A Sink in the Turnpike.
There seems to be some curious for
mations in our limestone lands. ' On
Wednesday, -as Mr. Jacob Baum was
driving a team with a wagon load of
lumber along the pike, when opposite
the farm of Hon. J. W. Kllllnger, be
tween Annville and Palmyra, the bind
wheels of his wagon seemed to sink
deep into the ground, and were extri
cated with a great deal of trouble. It
turned out that there was a big hole or
chamber beneath, many feet in depth,
and with the general proportions of a
good sized room. At the bottom water
could be seen, apparently in a flowing
condition. We learn that there is a
stream north of the pike that disappears
In the soil, and the one at the bottom of
the hole referred to may be It. The hole
was fenced around, and the Turnpike
Company was considering the best way
to fill it up. Lebanon Courier,
Pottbville, March 24. A cowardly
attempt at exterminating the occupants
of a house of ill-fame was discovered
yesterday afternoon and reported this
morning. The place Is known as the
" Flower Garden," and while the tenant
was cutting wood yesterday preparatory
to kindling a fire she found a piece of
hemlock about two inohes in diameter
and less than a foot long. Thinking it
was too thick she spilt it with a hatched
disclosing an alarming state of affairs.
The piece had been hollowed with an
augur and filled with three rifle cartridg
es of the kind used in the old muzzle
loaders. Each cartridge was carefully
wrapped in newspaper, and all were
pressed down hard. The open end of the
stick had been plugged with wood, and
so . daubed with earth as to hide Us
real charaoter. Had It been thrown into
the stove In the room where several
women usually were it would probably
have dealt death to all present.
t Indiana has a very strange dog
law that goes into effect on the first day
of April. By its provisions every dog
in the state is to be registered by its
owner, and will be assessed for taxa
tion, and if not registered is to be killed.
The law Is a stringent one, and seems
to be Justified by the fact that sheep
husbandry in the state has been greatly
Interfered with by the pest of sheep
killing dogs. The number of sheep in
the state is said not to exceed a million,
while there are i!00,000 dogs. Fort
Wayne fSenllnel.
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Fittsiiuro, March 24. Seven masked
men entered the house of John Conner,
aged 81, who, with bis wife as his only
companion, lives at Catfish, Pa., about
fifty miles from here, bound and gagged
both, compelled the old gentleman to
give the combination of his safe, and
stole $5,000 worth of Government cou
pon bonds, unregistered, and from $5,
000 to $10,000 in cash. The old people
were roughly handled and may not
survive the shock of the outrage.
tSFDr. Hurd, of Paterson, pricked
one of his fingers with a needle a few
days since while making a post-mortem
examination, and although every pre
caution was taken, he is in a critical
condition from the effect of blood
poisoning.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, D. C, March 23, 1881.
Those who are here urging as extra session
of Congress, hare received several severe set
backs lately in the shape of protests from'
leading commercial cities of tbe Union to the
Frealdent, against a called session, it being
maintained that it wonld paralyze basinets,
unsettle va'.aes, and be dlsastrons to tbe wel
fare of th country. For several days past
there has been a strong Impression that tbe
called session was a foregone conclusion ) but
last night it was tbongbt that the probabilities
in favor of it are greatly lessened, and some
go so far as to state positively that the idea
was given up at yesterday's Cabinet meeting.
l tie most powerful arguments thns far given
for an extra session has been advanced by
Secretary Blaine, who puts the question to the
President in this query i Do yon want the
Oreenbackers to go into a campaign with the
cry that a Republican President vetoed a bill
In the Intereits of tbe National banks J Mow
Secretary Blaine happens to hail from a State
where the greenback element has probably
more strength than in any of the other States
of the Union, and he fully appreciates that
this club can be used by them in the State of
Maine quite effectually. It can also be nsed In
Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin. Of the Cabi
net, Beoi oiry Blaine, it is understood, is the
most earnest champion of the special session.
Secretary Windom, on the other hand, Is quite
lukewarm In the matter, If not positively dis
inclined to the project of an extra session.
Those who oppose an extra session, notably,
Representatives Robeson and Keifcr take the
ground that If tbe session Is called for the
purpose of passing the funding bill, that it may
be, a bill no better in terms can be got through
the House, than the bill vetoed by President
Bayes. Mr. Kelfer is, perhaps, troubled with
a little modesty, for if the session be called
shortly he will be Speaker.
When.the Senate met yesterday Mr. Voorhees
offered the following resolution : Resolved,
That the hostile attitude assumed by the Na
tional banks toward the refunding of tbe
National debt at a low rate of interest, and the
recent attempt to dictate the legislation of
Congress on that subject, are contrary to the
best Interests of the people, and well calculated
to excite, their alarm for the future. Several
Senators raised the point that the resolution
being of general legislation 1 out of order at
this time. Senator Voorhees maintained to the
contrary and gave several precedents. The
whole matter, howover, went over nntll to-day,
at the suggestion of Senators Merrill and
Conkllng.
The Republican Senators held a caacus yes
terday at which it was decided to offer a reso
lution to proceed to the election of Senate
officers to-day. It Is very doubtful, however,
if the Democrats allow such action as they can
by withholding tbelr votes, leave the Senate
without a quorum. lion, Geo. C. Gorhara was
agreed upon for Secretary. Mr. Gorham held
tbe position for eleven years.
A new batch of office seekers have arrived In
town to take the place of those now walking
borne. Tbe late arrivals art from the South
and Southwest.
Outs.
Important to Traveler. Special in
ducements are offered you by the Bur
lington Route. It will pay you to read
their advertisement to be found else
where in this issue,
Or. a MAN cither, who wants
BARGAINS,
will do well to look over some
of the
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 Onr Assortment of
Toys, Books, Albums, Fancy Note Paper,
Jewelry, Glass Sets, China Ornaments, Per
fumery in fancy bottles, Choice Soaps, Looking
Glasses, Desks, Work Boxes, Ac.
IF YOU WANT
Fancy Goods for Ladles, ,
Look at our assortment of Lace Ties, Silk '
Ties, Collars, Bilk Handkerchiefs, Pocket
Books, Bags, Zephyr Goods, Fancy Buttons,
Skirts, Under Vests, Ribbons, etc., etc.,
IF YOU WANT
Blankets for Beds or Horses,
Look at our assortment. We can ofler you
Colored Bed Blankets for 3 per pair and up.
Whito Blankets for $3.75 per pair, and up, and
Horse Blankets from 11.60 up.
IF YOU WANT
Gloves for. Men or Boys,
Come and look at what we can offer yon and
note prices. We can please yon.
IF YOU WANT
Trunks, Valises or Satchels,
Ton should call and see what we have. It
will probably save yon money;
A MAI
Job-" Lots Closing Out
IF YOU WANT
Fine Groceries,
Such as Citron, Seedless Raisins, Choice Layer
Raisins, New Orleans Molasses, Mluce Meat,
Pure Spices, prepared Cocoa Nut, Canned
Corn, Canned Peas, Canned Beef, Oat Meal,
and any other goods in the grocery line, come
aad see us j we have what yon want.
IF YOU WANT
Hardware,
You will find that we have Sleigh Bells,8kates,
Table and Pocket Cutlery, Pistols, Cartridges,
Hatchets, Axes, Augurs, Chisels, Saws, Iron,
Bteel , Nails, and a general assortment of such
goods as are kept by a first class hardware
store.
F. MORTIMER,
New Bloomfield,
NOTICE !
THE undersigned would respectfully call the
attention of the citizens of Perry county,
that be has a large and well selected stock ol
HARDWARE,
GROCERIES,
DRUGS.
WINES ft LIQUORS,
IRON.
NAIL8,
HORSE and MULE SHOES,
STEEL,
IRON AXLES.
SPRINGS,
8POKE8,
HUBS,
FELLOES.
SHAFTS.
POLES Si BOWS,
BROOM HANDLES,
WIRE.
TWINES, fte.
Also,
Paints, Oils, Glass, Haster,
and Cement
SOLE, CALF, KIP and UPPER LEATHER,
FISH. SALT. 8UO A RS. SYRUPS. TEAS. 8PICES.
TOBACCO, CIGARS, and SMITH COAL.
Joha Lucas A Co'.,
MIXED FAINTS,
(ready for use.)
Tbe best Is the CHEAPEST. -
And a large variety of goods not mentioned,
allot which were bougbt at the Lnwett Cash
Prle, and ha offer the same to bis Patrons at
the VeryLowest Prices for Cah or approved
trade. His motto Low price, aud Fair dealings
to all. Ga and see him.
'Respectfully,
S. M. 8HULER.
Liverpool, Perry Ca. Pa.
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