TJ1K TIMES NEW BLOOMFIELI), lA.t MAY
3, 1881.
THE TIMES.
New Bloomfleld, May 3, 1881.
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A terriiile HAiii storm doing much
damage and killing oue person, passed
over portions of Missouri on Thursday
last.
A FEiutY boat used In place of a bridge
carried away by the flood ; across the
Fox river at Elgin, 111., waa upset on
Thursday last and ten or fifteen persons"
were drowned. There were thirty per
sons on the boat when the accident
happened.
Good Gracious 1 under the new ap
portionment bill as the House propose
to pass it, Philadelphia is to have one
more member. Unless they pick out
different material than they usually do
they should be reduced instead of made
more numerous. Ward politicians are
poor law makers.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue has just decided, in a case which
arose In the Fifth collection district of
North Carolina, that money in the
custody of the government and belong,
lng to a citizen is not subject to levy and
attachment under proceedings Instituted
in a State court by creditors. He holds
that the faith of the government re
quires the return of the money to the
actual depositor.
It is announced that greater mail fa
cilities are given to the people. By "the
people" it should be understood is meant
those living in the cities. Country peo
ple are not counted ; anything is good
enough for them seems to be the opinion
of the post office authorities. At least
it would seem so when the " increased
facilities," make three days the shortest
time in which you can mail a letter and
get a reply between this place and Dun
cannon, a distance of 11 miles. What
is paid in regard to " speedy transit" be
teen here and Duncannon, applies to
many other places.
The trouble is, that all arrangements
are made with special reference to the
convenience of cities without regard to
the accommodation of intermediate
places.
The St. Louis Strike.
St. Louis, April 26. Between 10 and
11 o'clock this morning Erastus Wells,
president of the Olive-street and Market
street Railroad lines, made a proposition
to his men to give conductors 15 cents
and drivers 12$ cents per hour. Three
or four of the regular force concluded to
accept and about uoon cars were started
on both roads, they being manned main
ly by new or extra men. The first four
or five cars on Market Street passed
over the road with little trouble, receiv
ing only a mud splattering from a few
unruly persons, but about 1 o'clock a
great crowd collected on Chestnut Street
between Twelfth and Thirteenth 3treets,
stopped four cars forcibly, derailed them,
and compelled the horses to haul them
over the macadam pavement down
Twelfth to Market Street, and then
forced the drivers to take them back to
the stables on the latter street. This
line uses two parallel streets, namely
Chestnut and Market, one block apart,
the cars going west on Chestnut and
east on Market Street. After this law
less act the mob stopped another car go
ing out on Chestnut Street at the corner
of Thirteenth, smashed its windows,
plastered it with mud, uuhitched the
horses and compelled the driver to take
them back to the stable. The car now
stands on the track, the crowd will not
permit the Railroad Company to touch
it. About a dozen policmen were pres
ent at this point, but notwithstanding
they arrested a number of the leading
spirits of the mob, they were powerless
to prevent the riotous proceedings. An
other similar scene occurred on Market
Street between Fourth and Fifth and
the eastern terminus of the road. Sev
ral arrests were made here also, but the
police could not preserve order and the
mob bespattered the cars with mud and
assailed the men on them with all man
ner of vile and abusive epithets. On
the Olive-street Line another great
crowd gathered at the corner of Fifth
Street, extending to Fourth Street, the
eastern termlnous of the road, and ob
structed the passage of the cars. This
mob was also very abusive to the con-
' ductora and drivert and was loud and
angry and bitter in its denunciation of
the railroad companies. Captain Fox,
with a squad of about a dozen mounted
police, wna at this point and managed
to keep the tracks clour enough for the
cars to pass, but neither they nor the
patrolmen, a number of whom also tried
to prevent the use of foul language,
could stop the throwing of mud at the
cars and other active demonstrations.
Captain Fox's horse received a knife
thrust at this point from someunknown
ruffian, and the Captain drew his pistol,
but did not use It. A number of arrests
were made here also, and finally, about
2 o'clock the street was pretty well clear
ed and order prevailed.
On Thursday troops were ordered out
ready to aid the extra force of police.
The rioters finding the authorities deter
mined to protect the companies, dispers
ed and the cars are again running.
A Bachelor's Surprise Party.
On Sunday morning says the Lancas
ter Examiner t when a certain well-to-do
bachelor who resides on East Orange
street went to his front door, he discov
ered on one of the steps what was no
doubt Intended as an Easter present
from oue of his female friends. It was
nothing more nor less than a small cra
dle lined with satin in which snugly
packed was a little girl baby. The hor
rifled gentleman thought at first the af
fair was a Joke upon hlm,but upon look
ing at the bundle more closely he dis
covered upon the cradle a card bearing
an inscription.
Surprised as well us shocked at this
startling revelation, he at first thought
of having the cradle and its contents
taken to the alms-house ; but after a
glance at the beautiful little girl slumber
ing so sweetly lu it, he concluded to ac
cept the responsible charge, and care for
the child as his own. The little thing
could not have fallen Into better hands
than it did, and we feel confident that
the gentleman upon whom such good
luck has so unexpectedly fallen will
never regret the day when he first saw
the foundling.
One of Forepaugh's Wagons Burned.
About one o'clock on Tuesday morn
lng the wagon containing the chansle
llrs, several barrels of naphtha, etc., be-
longing to Adam Forepaugh's clrcus,ex
ploded after being loaded upon the rail
way car, while standing on the aiding
near the coal wharf in West Hunting
don. The wagon took fire immediately
after the explosion, and the burning
naphtha was scattered over the car, set
ting fire to several other vehicles. The
burning chandelier wagon was pulled off
the car,and was almost entirely destroyed
befoe the fire engine could he brought to
to the scene. The wagon had just been
put on, and the last car was being load
ed previous to being conveyed to Tyrone
when the explosion occurred. Fortu
nately, no one was on the wagon at the
time and only one of the employees was
slightly cut by being struck by a flying
fragment. A team of horses and mules
engaged in hauling the wagons on to the
cars were so badly scared by the explo
sion that they ran off and were not
found until daylight. The explosion is
believed to have been cauied by sponta
neous combustion. The loss is estima
ted by Mr. Forepaugh at $3000 ; no In
surance. Huntingdon Aeivs.
A Curious Accident.
A young man named Buzzard, a resi
dent of Harrisburg, was firemau on the
second section of fast line going east
from Altoona Wednesday morning.
The Pittsburgh traiu west when about
the same place met with a slight acci
dent to the engine which disabled It.
The conductor then swung a red light
on the fast line with the intention of
stopping it and sending for another en
gine. It appears that the fireman saw
the signal and supposing a collision was
about to take place jumped to save his
life. He struck on the ballast aud either
broke one arm badly or had it crushed
by the train and his face was badly
scratched. The mau wits taken to his
home in Harrisburg.
General Strike of Bakers.
New York, April 27. The journey
men bakers of this city and Brooklyn
are to go upon a general strike ou Mon
day, and will join in a procession and
demonstration iu this city. The bakers
complain that they are now compelled to
work from fourteen to eighteen hours a
day, and they are to strike for a reduc
tion of the hours Of labor to twelve,
and for one day of rest in the week.
Another feature of the demand is that
the employers shall not require any of
their journeymen to live in the house
with them, as is now the custom.
Bitten By a Dog.
Tuesday afternoon a little girl, daugh
ter of Mr. Welsh, residing on Kelker
street, while playing in the yard with
other girls was bitten lu the back twice
by a dog belonging to one of the neigh
bors. Immediately after the accident
she walked into the house and soon fell
asleep. On waking up, towards even
ing, she went into spasms, and last
evening at 8 o'clock was quite ill. Mr.
Welsh being out on the road was tele
gaphed for, and Is expected to arrive in
the city some time this morning.
Patriot.
Telegraph Rates.
Al.ltANY, N. Y., April 27. The As
sembly bill has passed ( 00 to .14 ) Mr.
tplnola's bill for fixing the charges for
receiving and delivering telegraph mes
sages of fifteen words or less to any
point in this State not exceeding twenty
cents, all dispatches to newspapers to be
one-half this rate. Mr. Nile's bill re
quiring the trunk lines of telegraph be
low Forty-second street, in New York
city, to be laid underground, has passed
the Assembly 79 to 13.
Little Rock, Ark., April 22. Rev.
Robert Matlock was lynched in Izard
county a few days since, and it is sup
posed that Matlock was a preacher of
the New Light fanaticism prevalent in
this region. Last year the enthusiasts
f believed in blood atonement, and under
Matlock's lead killed six or seven men.
They murdered Thomas Miller at a bar
becue lust August with a knife, but
were captured, tried aud acquitted as
insane. A short time ago a murdered
man was found in the moumtuins be
tween Tellco and Batesvllle, and cir
cumstances pointed strongly to Matlock
as the murderer. The community was
greatly excited and Matlock's disappear
ance makes it quite certain that he is
also a victim of blood atonement.
83T Belva A. Lockwood, Esq , sollc
itress and attorney-at-law, of Washing
ton city, has applied for the Brazilian
Mission in a letter of considerable length
to the President. Mrs. Lockwood says
that she Is fitted for the place, being a
native of New York, and not identified
with either of the factions in that State.
She says she understands French, has a
smattering of Spanish, and is familiar
with the consular regulations. A strong
card in her favor is the fact that the
Emperor and Empress of Brazil are
old-time friends. Mrs. Lockwood says
that as no woman has ever been sent
abroad to represent the interests of the
country, although one-half the popula
tion consists of members of the gentler
sex, she ought to have the place.
(3TA wedding ceremony was brought
to a sudden termination at Klttannlng a
few days since. When the proposed
groom was asked the usual question as
to his willingness to take the woman for
better or worse, and love and honor her
until death, &c, he responded that he
would marry her, but no amount of
force or persuasion would ever induce
him to love and honor her. The an
swer not being according to the form
laid down by Blnn,by which the 'squire
who was officiating received his instruc
tions, he refused to proceed. The friends
of the expectant bride took umbrage at
the supposed insult, and proposed to
wipe it out then and there. The result
was a free, rough and tumble fight.
t3fTuesday as the third section of the
immense emigrant train containing a
long string of cars whizzed along
through Pennsylvania's fertile fields
one of the little waifs of the old world,
which scarcely had time to open its eyes
in the new, died in its mother's arms.
There were a few tears and lamenta
tions of the stricken parents, and then
the little one was wrapped in a blanket
and turned over to strangers at Hunting
don. The parents could not even stop
to see it buried, but were hurried on in
the great stream of travel.
Panama, April 10. Buenovea Tura,
one of the most important commercial
towns ou the Pacific coast, was almost
entirely destroyed by fire on the 12th
instant. Several lives were lost. The
damage is estimated at $1,000,000, on
which there was no insurance, on ac
count of the lnfiamable character of the
buildings. The custom house and post
office, with a valuable foreign mail, were
among the buildings destroyed. Over
1,500 people were rendered homeless and
are In a condition bordering on desti
tution. 0"Mr. Charles Heath now residing in
Walden Mass., has sent a long state
ment to the Boston Advertiser iu refer
ence to the destruction of his property
in Caldwell Parish La., on the Ouachita
river, ten miles below Columbia. His
case was referred to by Mr. Dawes in
the recent debate. He says the first
trouble waa In 1877 or 1878, when he and
his brother refused to employ white
overseers, and were accused by their
neighbors of a willingness to divide their
land with the negroes. Last Christmas
his whole place was burned by an iu
cendiary fire. It waa worth, with im
provements, $25,000.
83" A woman named Blynn called on
a dentist In North Vlneland recently,
for the purpose of having some teeth ex
tracted, and fearing to take chloroform,
resolved to test the anaesthetic properties
of whiskey and applejack. She drank
a half pint of each of the beverages and
became unconscious. She never recov
ered from the effect of the liquor, and
died in a few hours.
S3"Last Saturday, Mr. Stewart, an
old resident of Woodward township,
Clearfield county, boarded the train at
Ramey, and came to Phlllpsburg, in
company with his daughter and son-in-law,
for the purpose of having his pic
ture taken. They proceeded to the gal
lery of Joseph Haines who was success-'
ful in taking a life like representation of
the old gentleman. Mr. Stewart cele
brated his one hundredth birth day on
the 25 of last March, and up to last
Saturday, had never taken a ride in the
cars, and had not been to Phlllpsburg
for forty years. Notwithstanding his
present age he is quite hale and hearty,
aud walks along quite briskly. Journal.
O-The residence of John Stltts, col
lector for Klttannlng township, Arm
strong county, was entered by burglars
recently who took $000 of public money
and f 100 of insurance money, then set
the house on fire. The family escaped
uuhurt.
Miscellaneous News Items.
Charleston, S. C, April 2d. Hen.
M. P. O'Connor, congressman from the
Charleston district, died this morning of
tumor in the stomach.
(3fNine deaths occurred at Wilming
ton, Del., from small-pox during the past
week, and six new cases were sent to the
almshouse oa Monday.
tSTThe post-office at Frederickton, N.
J., was broken into on Monday night and
all the letters except thoie in the safe
were stolen; also 40 worth of stamps.
g$Tb coopers of Boston and Cam
bridge bave given notice through their
secretary that they will demand from
Monday next twouty-five per cent, advance
on preseut prices, and strike if refused.
(QSTbe post-office at Norristown was
entered by burglars early on Monday morn
ing. They blew open the safe and left
with the money and postage stamps,
amounting to about (300.
ly Secretary Blaine bas instructed the
American Consul at Victoria, B. C, to
investigate and report upon the circum
stances connected with the alleged impris
onment of two Americas citizens. at Yale
last winter.
tW A horse of William Strader fell into
a mine hols forty-feet deep, near Washing
ton, Warren county, last week. A der
rick was rigged aud he was extricated a
few hours afterward apparently bat little
hurt.
ty The post office at Plttston was en
tered at an early hour on Tuesday morn
ing last, by burglars who broke opon the
safe and robbed it of a small amount of
money, postage stamps and registered let
ters. There is no olue to the perpetrators.
t&ln his sermou on Sunday, Henry
Ward Beecher expressed the hope that
editors might become thoroughly Chris
tianized not after the pattern of the
religious press, however, Qod forbid ! he
said, but after the pattora of the New
Testament of Jesus ChriBt.
IW The dwelling of Mrs. Elizabeth
1 1 oilman, in East Coventry, Chester coun
ty, was broken opea and robbed of over $50
in money aud a suit of clothes, while the
family were at church, on Sunday morning.
Some tramps who were seen in the neigh
borhood are suspected of having commit
ted the robbery.
KTOn Sunday James Oldorbach shot
and instantly killed a pretty Bohemian
girl named Mary Brooks at Des Moiues,
Iowa. Olderbach was under the influence
of liquor, and had just had some conver
sation with the girl. He asserts that he
did the deed in fun, merely pointiag the
pistol playfully without any intent to fire
it. He is in jail.
"Frederick Hartman died near C'en
treville, Ind., about a month ago, and the
old gentleman's friends suspected that he
had a large sum of money that could not
be found among his papers, or in any bank
with which he did business. A searoh was
mado about tbe old homestead, and $3,000
ia amall amounts bave been fished out of
chinks and crannies about the house.
t3y"The Huntington Journal says :
"A two year old heifer belonging to Jack
MeCabnn was found dead ia a mire ou the
north side of tbe Broad Top railroad track,
a short distance above the "cut." The
animal bad been missed for several days
and when found was mired to its knees iu
a blue, tough clay, from which it was
impossible for it to extricate itself."
V3 A Cincinnati dispatch states that on
Sunday night the wife of ex-Representative
J. D. Thompson, of Lewis county,
Ky.,was drowned by tbo upsetting of a
row boat in a swollen stream. Mr. Thomp
son, a delicate man, supported bis wife for
nearly half an hour, but when help arriv
ed and tbey. were brought ashore, the lady
was dead and Mr. Thompson so mush ex
hausted that bis recovery is deemed doubt
ful. O" Four boya playing on tbe meadows
near Newark, N. J., oa Monday last, dis
covered a number of glass preserving ji rs,
each containing tbe body of a fully develop
ed child, apparently one or two daya old,
preserved In alcohol. A further searoh by
trnckmoa working ia the vicinity, revealed
no less than sevon Jars, each of which
contained a body. Tbey wore taken to the
morgue and the deputy county physician
notified.
(ty Messrs. J. R. Bennett A Co., of
Muskegon, Michigan, thus speak: St.
Jacobs OH is the best liniment around
bore. We sell more of It than of any
other proprietary medicine we have in
our store. Our customers are continu
ally praising its effective qualifies; and
we think, that it is the best remedy for
rheumatism, neuralgia, etc., we have
ever had in stock. Muscatine, (Iowa,)
Daily Journal.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, D. C, April 20,1881.
There Is much excitement here at this time
over the alleged discoveries of fraud In the
letting of contracts for, and Increase In pay
ment of the "Star" Routes mall service. It
will be remembered that an Investigation of
this service was had by Congress, winter before
last, and that while the scandal was wide
spread nothing of rascality conld be found.
When Mr. James became Post Master General
he Immediately began an Investigation into the
operations of this branch of the service, and
claims to bave found such evidences of fraud
that he immediately asked for and received the
resignation of Gen. Brad;, his second assist
ant, and several other officials of note In the
Poet-OfflceDepartment, having to do with the
" Btar" routes. After making these changes
Mr. James suddenly found himself without
proof to substantiate many of the charges he
had mad against many of his dismissed of
ficials, and though having given the first de
velopments to the public, he has declined to
give any of the later ones. In the mean time,
Gen. Brady who is made to bear the brunt of
the attack, has written a letter of defense,
which is published In the New York Herald.
In It ths General truly says that most of the
Increases were before and during the time of
the Congressional Investigation, and that Con
gress at Its last session appropriated not only a
snfllclent amount to continue the service as
thus increased, but gave $500,009 for farther
lncreasses during the next fiscal year. Gen.
Brady also calls attention to the fact that in
the disbursement of so many millions of dol
lars per annum in support of a service so
widely distributed and so difficult of thorough
investigation as the " Star" mall service of
this country, that no mistakes be made no
money wasted even under the wisest admlnls- ,
tratlon. ' He denies that there has been collu
sion between tbe contractors and Department,
as Is supposed and charged by Mr. James, and
challenges proof to that effect. Let the ad
ministration hunt down fraud and make swind
ling a terror to all reckless officers, but let ns
be very careful before giving censure to see
that It is deserved.
It can safely be predicted that the dead-lock
will soon be broken. The necessity for acting
on many of tbe pending nominations Is becom
ing so urgent and the President so anxious, that
all party consideration will have to give way
before the now imperative demands of the pub
lic business. A caucus will be held probably
to-day or to-morrow, at which a new pro
gramme will be agreed npon.
Messrs. Gllmore & Co., No. 639 " F." St., of
this city, will commence in May, the publica
tion of an eight page paper called the "Amer
ica." Its motto will be " Free speech, Free
Thought, Free Labor," and It will be "devo
ted to the Interests of the people." An im
mense edition will be issued, and the paper will
be first class in every way. Olivs.
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. 301y
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