THE TIMES, NEW DLOOMFIELD, PA. AP1UL 12. 1881.
'THE TIMES.
eta IiloomfteldtpHl 12, 1881.
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IhoarltKarratell you lliff ilaxe In which your nli.
prlptlon ! valil. Within s weeka after tauney la
ant, aaa ir ma ai
data la obawttd. No other reoelpt
la naoeaaarr.
Tile vote rejecting the Fund lug bill to
fund the Tennessee sffitate debt at one
.hundred, end three per cent. Interest,
. has been reconBlderedand the bill passed
. by the Senate. It has now the signature
. of the Qovernortnd is a law.
An exchange soys that Leadville Col
has six theaters, skx dally papers, five
"banks and not one -church. We think
-this a mistake. A's we have Beveral sub.
, scribers there, we hope they will be
-able to contradict 'the church part of
this statement.
An attempt was made la9t week to
.black mail Mr. Louis Strasberger, a
wealthy citizen of New York, threaten
Ing ln case of refusal to pay $0,000 that
his .daughter, a little girl of eleven
should be abducted. A decoy letter
- caused the arrest of the parties, one of
whom when arrested showed some signs
of resistance and was instantly killed by
a pistol shot by the officer. The annoy
ance to Mr. -Strasberger's family began
last December by letters to Mrs. 8.
Theme is now in the vaults of the
Treasury Department a larger amount
of gold than was ever known to be in
one.plaoe in the history of modern
times, and probably more than could be
authenticated as existing in a single
treasury at any time before in the world.
There is now about $173,000,000 of
gold coin and bullion, exclusive of some
$5,000600 in silver, while the Bank of
England has only about $75,000,000 in
gold. What is more singular is, that it
stays In the vaults, no matter what the
.demand recently, for as fast as it is paid
out.it returns, showing that as long as
con Aden ce is maintained it is not a
'favorite currency.
The State for the Women.
.LnuUNAPQMS, Ind., April 7. The
House this morning passed a Joint reso-
juuuii, vy n yuie ui w ameuuing
the Constitution by giving women the
tight to vote at all State elections.
Western Floods.
Yankton, D. T., April 5. The water
has risen to a point a foot higher than
the rise.of March 29. Lower Yankton
is submerged to-day and the people have
been .moved to ithe .upper portion of the
-city. No lives are Imperilled, but con
sledrable damage must result to proper
ty. Intelligence has been received to
day from Bonhomme that out of four
teen persons ten have been rescued alive
and well. A family named Bates and
one named Huddeman are undoubtedly
drowned. -Six other families are proba
bly Jost on this side. The Green -Island
people have been in part removed to
this place. No lives were lost there, but
the village is.com pletely washed away.
The water and ice to the depth of 12
feet lie across the village site. The ice
probably choked up the channel of the
river a short distance below Yankton,
turning the great volume of water across
the low lands on the Dakota side, and
causing dt to flow eastward thirty miles
. before it re-enters the old channel at Ver-
mllllnn a nntnt IU. .1...- I 1- 1
wiiuuu, m njiui uu tuo river uaua is re
ported .carried away, with the loss of
thirty lives. This report needs con fir
mation. The river at this point is about
six miles in width. Its surface is cov
ered with broken ice. Further east a
few miles the water broaden to fifteen
miles, remaining this width without ex
ception for forty-five miles. .
Floods In Europe.
London, April 6. A correspondent
at Madrid says the sum of 1000 will be
sent as the first Instalment of relief for
the people of the flooded districts on the
Uuadalquiver. A large body of engi
neers will also be dispatched to the scene.
It is Btated that 30,000 persona are in
want of provisions in the flooded dis
tricts. The damage is estimated at 200,
4)00.
A dispatch from Seville, dated five
o'clock Monday evening, says : " The
inhabitants of the Triana suburb are
being rescued in boats from the first
floor windows of their bouses, except
some who prefer to remain at home. It
is still raining."
From the towers of Seville Cathedral
the country appears like a vast lake.
The inundation is the most serious that
has ever occurred this century. The gas
works and the Duke of Montpensler'a
palace and many streets in the upper
part of the town are flooded.
Mystery of a Fortune.
The sudden death of an eccentric,
middle aged man in Lower Merrlon tp.,
Montgomery county, on the 7th Inst.,
envelopes in mystery the whereabouts
of a fortune of $7,000 or $8,000. Some
time ago Mr. Fogarty, the tenant of Mr.
Joshua Ashbrldge's farm, near Bryn
Mawr, employed a stranger who came to
his place as a farm hand. The newcom
er was very reticent about his antece
dents, but it was learned that his name
was Ilyan, that he had friends living
in Philadelphia, and in Iowa, and that
he led a roving life, going rom place to
place over the whole country, picking
up work wherever he could.
Last Thursday Mr. Ilyan was sudden
ly taken ill, and after lingering until
Sunday died. Ills burial took place
Tuesday from the house of Mr. Fog
arty. About an hour before his death
the deceased asked that a scrivener be
sent for to draw up a will. The request
was complied with and the legal docu
ment was duly prepared and executed,
in which he bequeathed to his Iowa
and Philadelphia friends various sums
of money aggregating $7,000 or $8,000.
Every one in the room was amazed at
the wealth of the supposed indigent
Ilyan, and he was asked where the
money was. " Knickerbocker," gasped
he, suddenly sinking back on his pillow,
and before he could utter another word
the spark of life had fled. The where
abouts of the money is a deep mystery,
but communioation will be held with
the legatees named in the will, and
other efforts will be made to discover
where the money is deposited or in
vested. Missing Wealth.
Orson Shepherd, an old resident of
Tonawauda, died suddenly on March
5. He was reputed to be worth about
$70,000, his wealth being in railroad
stocks and bondB, whlcb.lt was believed,
he kept In a safe in his sleeping room.
He never would tell the combination of
the lock to any one. lie was confined
to the house from November last, but
waB not taken seriously ill until the day
before he died. The following day the
widow and one of the executors of the
dead man's will, sent to Buffalo for a
locksmith to open the safe. The me
chanic came and accomplished his mis
sion with some' difficulty, when the
startling discovery was made that it
was empty. No trace of the securities,
which were supposed to be largely New
York Central and Bock Island Railroad
stocks, could be found. There was
great consternation in the household
and among friends. All efforts te find
the missing fortune or even to get a clue
proving fruitless, proceedings were tak
en to Institute a legal inquiry. In the
examination before Surrogate Ferris this
morning the above facts were brought
out. A bright, interesting witness was
Clarissa Strong, 19 years old, who is em
ployed in the Shepherd household as a
servant. She appears to Lave been ac-
qualnted'wlth the affairs of Shepherd,
and, after he became an invalid, trans
acted all his business in the way of buv-
ihg and felling stocks, negotiating pa
per, etc., through the Farmers' and
Mechanics' Bank of this city. It did
not appear that she knew the combina
tlon'of the safe. The widow also did
not know how to unlock the safe, and
her husband's death was wholly unex-
peeteed to her. Elmira Press.
Insurance with a Vengeance.
In the village of Mt. Pleasant, a few
miles north of Mlnersvllle, Schuylkill
county, there reside thirty families all
told, and among those, over $125,000
worth of speculative insurance is being
carried. One man in that place, who
also holds insurance on outside parties,
paid $164 in assessments last month.
This we have from the man himself,
and was corroborated by an inspection
of the receipts. He acknowledged that
his pile was awful big, but said that he
had insurance on several who couldn't
last a month. There Is one man in the
town who is acting as agent ot fifteen
companies, and thinks nothing of put
ting out sixty thousand dollars in poll
cles in one month. Verily, the new
industry has obtained a fearful hold on
our people, and the quicker legislation Is
made to remedy the evil the better it
will be for legitimate business and the
security of the lives of those who allow
themselves to be speculated on.
A Boy Murder His Sister.
Sunduky, Pa., April C While Mrs.
Hoover, a widow residing about three
miles from here, was at dinner to-day
with her family an altercation arose
between two of the children Lottie,
aged 17, and George, aged U -when the
latter left the table and going into
another room took a single-barreled shot
gun and returning to the room fired at
his sister, the shot taking effect on the
light side of her neck and tearing It
almost completely away, A neighbor
hearing the report of the gun ran over
to Hoover's house where he found Miss
Hoover covered with blood and dying.
The boy was arrested and lodged In Jail
this evening. The only reason he glveB
for committing the crime was that they
would not give him enough to eat.
Selling the Pauper.
The public authorities In Hancock
county, Virginia, have a peculiar way
of ridding themselves of the paupers for
whose maintenance they are responsible.
They have auction after the fashion of
ante-bellum days, which is held at
stated Intervals, and at which the said
paupers are knocked down, not to the
highest but to the lowest bidder, to be
held iu servitude by the successful man
for the period of one year. The object
of the bidding is to determine what
price shall lie paid by the State for the
paupers disposed of. Of course a man
who is able-bodied will be taken at a low
figure, while it will be necessary to pay
a good round sum to get a feeble old
woman out of the way.
Old Folks In Danger.
The latest Insurance sensation comes
from York, this Stale, where a bottle of
poison was set for a man of intemperate
habits, on whose life a large amount of
Insurance had been placed by specula
tors, with a view of causing his death
and securing the fruits of their invest
ments. The Legislature should aot as
promptly on Senate Bill No. 100 as it
would on the passage of a measure to
stay the spread of malaria or the enact
ment of a law to puniBh murder. The
lives of hundreds of aged people are In
the hands of the Legislature. Will they
appreciate the trust ?
John Brown's Widow Living In Poverty.
Cincinnati, Aprils. The Times-Star
to-day publishes a San Francisco
special which says that the widow of
John Brown, the Abolitionist, is living
In obscurity and poverty on a farm near
San Jose, dependent in her old age upon
the exertions of a daughter, who, though
a lady of culture, Is able to but poorly
support her mother through the agency
of the mortgaged farm as their only
possession. The San Jose Mercury calls
upon the friends of the old agitator to do
something in aid of these women by
sending funds to the San Jose bank for
their relief.
C3T A Cincinnati special from Conel
ton, Ind., says old man Richard Welch,
living at Derby, Perry county, on Friday
saw his son, "Mont," watching him as
be was entering the house of his par
amour, and he shot Ave times at his
son, missing him. On Sunday, " Mont"
and bis mother, who had been consult
ing a lawyer about proceeding against
the old man, met him on the road,
when he drew a revolver and said, "One
of them must die." "Mont" , at once
also drew bis pistol and fired three shots,
one plerceing his father's brain, another
bis heart, and the third his abdomen.
The son and mother then coolly walked
off, leaving the old man lying in the
road.
A Terrible Suspicion.
Greenfield, Ohio, April 4. John
Barenberg, a wealthy farmer, was taken
from beneath the heels of a horse in bis
stable this morning terribly mangled
and dead. Examination of his Injuries
leads to the suspicion that he was mur
dered and robbed and then thrown into
the stall to hide the crime.
The Lewistown Gazette says : On
Monday afternoon Miss Ollle McClean
was passing along water street near the
canal bridge, when a stone, thrown
from a sling In the hands of a boy in a
neighboring lot, struck her just between
the eyes with great force, making her
reel with pain. The wound bled pro
fusely, and some of the residents of the
neigoborbood assisted in bandaging it
up. The young lady came near losing
one of her eyes.
London; April 8. A despatch from
Chios, dated Thursday evening, says :
Mignt shocks of earthquake continue.
Large quantities of blankets, goods and
medicines are shipped from Svra by
each steamer. Two hundred sappers
nave left Piraeus In a gunboat to bury
the dead. The number of dead is vari
ously estimated at from 4,000 to 6,000.
ihe iujured are more than twice the
number of those killed.
0S"The Mt. Union Times relaates that
Howard Cable, of Robertsdale, who is
of an experimental turn of mind, de
sired to know if dynamite could be lg
nited with a gun cap, so unhesitatingly
he took as much dynamite as would lay
on the point of a knife-blade, put it in
his gun, put on a cap,- and pulled the
trigger. The result was a terriflo ex
plosion which tore the gun Into pieces.
He escaped unhurt, and he says now
that he doesn't think that dynamite
will ever takethe place of rifle powder
for target purposes.
Htacollaiieous News, Item.
IWAt roldulght on Wednesday the
shook of nn earthquake was felt at St.
Paul's Bay, Quebec The shock was suffi
ciently strong to awakea people froM sUep.
tVA gang of desperadoes, headed by
Ike Stockton, are ravaging around ltio
Arabtn, New Moxloo. The greatest ex
oltement and terror prevails among the
peaoefal citizens.
VWA paatlier weighing 00 pounds, was
killed in Chippewa township, Lawrence
oounty a few days age. It is said to be
the first one knowa to be in the oounty
for twentj-iiine years.
lfA gentleman in Montreal met with
a singular adventure on the street one eve
ning recently. He struck a match to light
hla cigar, and was immediately surrounded
by a flame, the snow in his vicinity appear
ed to be on Ore. An examination proved
the phenomenon to be caused by gaa es
caping from a leak in the main.
HTAt Greenfleld, Ohio, ou Wednesday,
David Ross was arrested on the charge of
murdering John Barenberg, a wealthy
farmer, whose body was recently found
under the heels of a horse in his on sta
ble. The prisoner has confessed the crime
and that he robbed the house of $100.
He claims that $73 was due him for wag
es, that he went to demand it, and in an
altercation struck Barenberg over the head
with a small club, when he fell dead.
Chicago, April D. Raturus front 93
pieoinots give Harrison (Democrat) for
Mayor 2,824 majority. The remaining 27
preoinets will change this total somewhat
but will not alter the fact that the Demo
crats have carried the entire oity and town
ticket by fair majorities, with possible
exception of the West Side town tickets.
Indications are that the vote cast will be
about 60,000 which is nearly 20,000 less
than at the Presidential eloction last fall.
Milwaukee, Wis., April 6. The elec
tion to-day passed off quietly. The Dem
ocrats made local gains because of the
recent passage of the A.ntl-treating Law.
Orasmus Cole is elected Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court, and I. B. Cassidy
Associate Justice, both Republicans and
no opposition. A light vote was polled
in most localities throughout the State.
Everywhere the Germans cnt the republi
can ticket because ef the passage of the
Auti-treatlng Law.
IIonesdale, Pa., April 0. This morn
ing Postmaster Burdell and Mr. Lott of
Tuakhannock, while on tboir way to the
dapot to take an early train, noticed that
the door of C. II. Eldred's jewelry store
was open, and stepped in to bid him good
bye. The store was found to be empty,
and fragments of the safe were strewn
over the floor. From $1,000 to $2,000
worth of jewelry and cash bad been stolen
the burglars having carefully selected the
most valuable goods. There is bo clue
to the thieves. A till containing $30 be
longing to Chamber' news office was undisturbed.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washikoton, D. C, April 6, 1881.
e tactics In the Senate yesterday were a
repetition of those for more than a week. The
Republicans demand the passage of the caucus
resolution to elect Senate officers, which ia
antagonized on the part of the Democrats by
motions to 'proceed to the consideration of
executive bnsiness. There was some talk
yesterday that the Republicans contemplated
holding a night session and keeping the Ben
ate in contlnnons session nntil the canens
resolution is disposed of. Senator Dawes said
he could not say what woold be done, as It
was not the policy of the Republicans to show
the Democrats tbelr hand. Mr. McPherson,
of New Jersey, during a lull In the proceed
ings, endeavored to have referred a petition
touching the alleged false imprisonment of
Bayton In England. Mr. Hoar, however,
promptly objected, when the Mew Jersey Sena
tor spoke on the denial of the sacred right of
petition. It is evident the Republicans do not
propose to allow any business to be transacted
nntll the canens programme for the election of
officers is executed.
A number of people In this country who are
interested in the American Bayton who has
been arrested with others for land league
disturbances In Ireland have urged Secretary
Blaine to take steps to secure Baj ton's release.
The State department Is now investigating the
matter, and any action that may be taken will
be based upon the results of that Investigation.
If Bayton as an American citizen went over
and violated the laws oj England all that can
be done in bis behalf on the part of the United
States Government will be to seenre ae good
treatment for the prisoner as possible.
,At the Cabinet meeting yesterday the results
of Secretary Wlndom't recent conference with
New York banker was discussed, bnt no de
cision, or policy for future action baa yet been
marked out.
Strange as It may seen Secretary Blaine is
the only chief of the State department who has
not been a New Torker since Buchanan's
time. Secretaries Be ward, Fish, and Evarta
were all from that 8tate, and their united terms
cover a period of twenty years.
Some who want the dead-lock broken think
the President makes a mistake in withholding
important nominations. The argument ad
vanced Is that by sending lu the nominations
the pressure for an executive session wilt be
Intensified, and that snch pressure may induce
on side or the other to back down.
One of Wm. E. Chandler's friends mid yes
terday that If the Senate rejects hi nomina
tion a Solicitor General, it will make him In
Nw Hampshire, and that he will be ent to
the Senate the next time a vacancy ocenrs.
The great Bernhardt Is to give the people or
Washington two nights of her valuable time
this week. Every seat In the National Theatre
for both performance Is sold, and If her man
ager would permit her to stay she would have
no difficulty In ill ling the theatre a week, and
at 3 a seat, too. Probably there are no
people In the country who spend as much ot
their time and money In amusements a do
Washlngtonlans, and yet we have not in this
city a theatre which any person of means
would care to visit more than once or twice a
season, no matter what the attraction might be.
Outs.
Dental Notice.
I wish to Inform the people of lower Juniata,
and Perry counties, that I have located a Dea
tal Offie at the Martin Hotel In Milleretown,
for tbe purpose of practising Dentistry la all
Its branches. Having had ample eity practice
at Indianapolis, Ind., during the war period,
sending out plate work to nearly all of the
northern States, also bad an office In the -city
of Auburn, N. Y., I will bring to the village of
Mlllerstown, city practice at the ruling country
prices. I will use no cheap material, conse
quently I will not advertise any of tbe low
prices. Full sot or rubber plates, either npper
or lower, $15) filling teeth, from 50c upward ;
building up teeth with gold, from 13 to $10 aid
upward. All work guaranteed. No work
done on trial.
E. P. HUDSON,
Practical Dentist,
4 Mlllerstown, Perry Co., Pa.
For a full line of Wall Paper, Station
ery, Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, Picture
Frames, Books and Fancy Goods, give
W. H. GANTT, Newport, Pa., a call.
A full line of sheet music in stock. SOly
Chat with the Ladies.
During a visit to the east last week we
came across a few bargains to which we
call your attention.
Heavy A Muslins, 7 cts. -
We have bought pretty heavy of these
Muslins and will sell them by the web
at price named above. Less quantity
at 8 cts. per yard. We also have re
ceived a lot of Bleached Muslin that is
the best for the money we ever sold.
Good 6,Jct. Prints,
of Pretty Styles are not very plenty,
but we happened to get rather a nice
lot of them. We also have a fine as
sortment of the 7 and 8 cent prints of
Spring Styles.
Spring Dress Goods,
in a great variety have just been receiv
ed. The assortment is good. Prices
from 10 cents per yard up to 60 cents.
We also have a full line of Silks for
Trimmings.
Lace Curtains and Lambrequins.
are somethrng you may need for fixing
up tbe house this Spring. We have
some that are pretty and don't cost
very high either. Come and look at
our curtains at $1.76 per pair, three
yards long with border all around.
Embroideries, Laces, etc.,
In pretty styles are always appreciated
by the ladies, (and by the men too ,for
that matter) and we have a nice assort
ment Also Lawns, Dotted Swiss,
Red and Blue Working Cotton, Neck
Ties, Collars, Gloves, Corsets, and
thousands of other articles needed by
you all. . We will be glad to have you
look at them.
"Four for a Quarter,"
la the price of a lot of Fancy Bordered
Handkerchiefs for ladies and children.
Tbe colors, are fast How many will
you have If
Lack of Space
Prevents us naming more of the bar
gains we can offer yon, but call and
see our stock and prices.
A Talk with the Men.
Do you want Cottonades or Casstmers
for yourself or the boys a suit r If you
do come and see what we can show
you.
Do you want a Hat for the boy or your
self? We have them at various
prices.
Do you want Shoes for yourself, wife or
child ? We have a good assortment
of a quality we can recommend.
Do you want Paints, Oils, or anything
in that line? If you do come and see
what we can do for you.
Do you want Iron or Hardware of any
description? If so we can supply
your wants. Suppose you let us try it.
If you want any kind of goods, you
stand a good chance to find tbe article
you want in my stock.
F. Mortimer,
New Bloomfield, Pa.
ESTATJS NOTICK. Notice Is hereby giv
en that Lotters ol Administration oath
eotateof Elizabeth Harter, late of Ureenwood
twp.. Perry county, la., drveawd, have been
grauted to the undenigued.of Juaieratowu.Perrv
eouuty. Pa.
All persoDslndebted to said estate are requested
to make Immediate payment, and thona luilui
claims to present Iheia duly authenticated lor
settlement to
W.J. HARTER,
. Administrator.
C J. T. M'lNTrxE, Att y.
April &, ItiU.