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THE TIMES NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA., JULY 20, 1881.
THE TIMES.
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Waiikeu Miller, elected as U. 8.
Senator from New York, was during the
war a private In the 5th N. Y. Cavalry.
A MAX named Win. Stevenson, resld
lng near Pittsburgh, while trying to
control an Insane daughter, on Wednes
day last, was kicked by her bo forcibly
In the breast that he died almost
Instantly.
A dispatch received on Sunday even
ing says : A large fire Is at this time
raging In Clearfield, and the danger of
further spreading Is so great that the
Tyrone lire department has been called
to assist In extinguishing the flames.
,'i'itr.i r'nvmTinv eT Ttio 'rpctiiiFii n nil
(Saturday afternoon was again alarming.
His pulse ran up to 1:25, temperament to
105, aud respiration to 25. Doctors
Agnew of Philadelphia, and Hamilton
of New York, were telegraphed for and
went on by special train. Later in the
evening a dispatch received showed a
slight Improvement, with pulse down
tollS. The latest Intelligence is the
following:
Washington, D. C, July 25, 8.30 A.
M. The President passed a more com
fortable night and has had no rigor
since that reported yesterday morning
in the bulletin. He is doing well this
morning. Pulse, 00 ; temperature, 08 ;
respiration, 18.
New York now has two Senators
elected. Oa Friday last Hon. Eldridge
O. Lapham, at present Member of
Congress from the 27th district, was
elected to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Senator Conkllng. The
final ballot was Lapham, 92; Potter,
43 ; necessary to a choice, OS. So Mr.
Conkllng is now vindicated. He re
signed for the approval of the Legisla
ture and they say he did right, and he
stays resigned.
The Missing Bullet.
Washington, July 19. District Attor
ney Corkhlll found yesterday the miss
ing bullet which was fired at the Presi
dent and for which there has been so
much, search. It appears that a Ger
man glazier, who tramps around the
streets repairing windows, went Into the
depot to get a ten dollar bill changed on
the morning the President was shot.
He was standing in the main room
about forty feet from where the assassin
stood and in a southeast direction. He
had begun to unBtrap his box in which
he carried glass, and had got one strap
off his shoulders when he heard the
noise of the pistol, and immediately
three panes of glass in his box were
shattered. He at once rushed from the
depot, thinking il was no place for safety.
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vnpaiuruay ne was cleaning outnis uox
and found the ball in his putty, and was
narrating the fact to his friends, when
one of them told him that it was fired at
the time the President was shot, and
took him to the district attorney's office,
where he gave his statement, and gave
up the ball. He thinks it was the first
shot that broke the glass, but says they
were so close together that be had not
time to getaway. His position confirms
the statement of Senor Camache, the
Venezuelan Minister, as to the exact
position of the assassin at the time of the
" firing of the shots.
The Close Confinement of Guiteau.
Washington, July 19. District At
torney Corkhlll to-day addressed the fol
lowing letter, containing stringent in
structions for the close confinement of
Guiteau, to the Warden of the Jail :
" Gen. J. S. Crocker. Warden United
States Jail Dear sir : The Grand Jury
having adjourned until the 12th of Sep.
tember, and it being impossible to ascer
tain the final results of the attack by
Charles Guiteau, the assassin of the
President, it will necessary to retain
him custody for future action by the au
thorities. I desire that you place him
on one side of the jail where there are no
other prisoners, and where means of es
cape are impossible; that you will allow
him to see no other person whatever,
and that he be not permitted to hold
conversation with any of the guards,
and that he be rigorously excluded from
receiving or sending any communica
tion, except those delivered by me or re
ceived by my direction. I desire this or
der to be rigidly executed.
" George B. Corkuill."
A Pitiful Story.
New ioisk, July 19. Last evening at
Madison fcquare Park a man, seemingly
of extreme old age and with tattered
garments, was singing to a large and
increasing crowd, who in sympathy
contributed freely to his apparent efforts
to get a living. A policeman, noticing
that he was causing the highway to be
obstructed, led him away, when he no.
tlced that his long white beard was false.
The officer tore It from the man's face
ar.d nlso a white wig from his head, and
In an instant the singer presented theap
pearance of a strong and healthy Eng
lishman." The crowd, seeing they had
been fooled, made a rush to mob him,
and but for the timely interference of
police serious results must have follow
ed. At the courts this morning he gave
his name as Henry P. Falrweather, an
Englishman, for sixteen years overseer
In the Iiondon post-office, was an actor
aud elocutionist byjprofesslon. He had
played in all the best theatres in London
as Dick Deadeye, Captain aud the Admi
ral In "Pinafore." During the past
eight years he had been choir-master in
in St. Taul's Cathedral In London. He
was also In the piano business, In Thur
low place London. Falling In business,
he came to America, he said, leaving
his wife and four children In London to
settle up his affairs. Arriving in this
city with about twenty letters of recom
mendation and but little money, he tried
in vain to get employment. He called
on the English Consul, who said he
could do nothing for him. Getting out
of money, lie resolved to try singing on
the street, but was too proud to sing ex
in the diegulse In which he now appear
ed in court. The Clerk of the Court fur
nished him a meal, when he was sent to
the Island for six months.
A Lucky Blacksmith.
A month or so ago Sebastian Haehn,
a blacksmith living In Mechiinlo street,
Tltusvllie, was spading in his garden
after a heavy rain. As he turned up the
earth he noticed that little pools of crude
petroleum formed In the cavities make
by the spade. He dug a pit four feet
deep. It filled up with oil to such au ex
tent that he dipped out five barrels full.
The oil was of excellent quality, and
Haehn sold his five barrels to the Oc
tave oil refinery. Week before last
Haehn dug another "well" In his garden.
It responded with a yield of two barrels
an hour. The well attracted great atten
tion. It produced eighty barrels, and
then ceased to flow. The excitement
over the novel oil territory died out soon
afterward. Oh Monday last the news
spread through the city that Haehn had
opened another well in his garden, and
that it was yielding at the rate of thirty,
six barrels a day. Hundreds flocked to
the scene of the new oil operations.
The well was Icoated In the southwest
corner of Haehn's potato patch. "With
a large tin hand pump the owner was
taking out of the "hole" two barrels of
oil an hour. His previous well bad also
Btarted again. From that one of Mr.
Haehn's son was taking oil at the rate
of twenty barrels a day.
Immediately following this great strike
of the lucky blacksmith a great de
mand for leases of adjoining gardens
arose. Such an oil field had never been
heard of before. Without capital, and
with no tools but a shovel, an operator
could siuk a well and Btrike the "sand"
in half an hour. The right to dig on
four feet of a man's garden became worth
five dollars bonus and one-quarter of the
oil. For three days' Mechanic and adja
cent streets have been thronged with ex
cited spectators of the new operations In
oil production, and parties anxious to
get "a piece of territory." On Tuesday
night Theodore Avery, who has a coal
yard adjoining Haehn's garden, put
down a well. At the depth of four feet
he struck oil. - The yield was a barrel
an hour. He lias put down four more
wells since. The five wells were yester
day yielding eight barrels an hour.
The success of the Haehn and Avery
ventures lead to a wide extention of this
strange territory. A vacant lot on
Washington street, southeast from
Haehn's wa9 yesterday the scene of
active operations. Thrse produping
wells were put down. The rest were
"dusters." Captain Pickering went to
"wlldcattlng" under a shed near Buffalo,
Pittsburg and Warren railroad track,
south of Haehn's. He dug to a depth of
eight feet, and got a well good for ten
barrels a day. Two wells were put down
on the ground of the Octave refinery.
At five feet oil was found. One of the
wells is pumping twenty-flve barrels a
day. The McKeown garden, east of the
refinery, was leased by J. P. Thomas,
William McKenzle and J. M. Briton.
Thomas took the northern half of the
garden. He got two five-barrel wells of
excellent green oil.
Haehn has made a trench all around
his garden and one through the centre.
Into them the oil collects rapidly. The
operator is putting up tanks to receive
his oil, as there is a great scarcity In
barrels. Haehn's garden is now yield
ing one hundred barrels a day. He
expects to Increase it to two hundred.
The oil is worth at the refiner's $ 1.10 a
barrel. The price of one barrel defrays
all the expenses of putting down a well.
Operations are carried on day and night.
That part of the city is lighted up all
night by the flaming torches of the men.
The weird scene is witnessed nightly by
hundreds of people There are no indi
cations of any decline In the yield of
this oil, and Haehn, the lucky dlscov.
erer of the field, is laying away no less
than $100 a day as clear profit.
There are many theories in regard to
this unheard of presence of petroleum in
large quantities so near the surfi"e. One
is that the oil Is the leakage of tanks
and pipe lines, which has sunk into the
earth until it reached the gravelly de
posit in which it is now found in pools.
Another Is that this deposit has been
forced up from the true petroleum sand
stratum by some unknown agency, and
caught aud retained in the stratum
where it now lies.
Disastrous Fires.
The Roman Cathollo Presbytery at
Roxtou Falls, Quebec, was burned to the
ground Tuesday night, nothing but the
stone walls remaining. The attending
priest, Father Lame, was burned to
death. His nephew, who was In the
house with him, had retired to his own
room and was awakened by the smoke
and flames. He escaped with his life
by Jumping out of the window of his
room. The fire was first seen coming
from Father Lame's room. The Rev
erend gentleman had been 111 for some
days, but not confined to his bed. The
doctor had left him not long before the
lire occurred, and It Is supposed that
after the doctor's departure Father
Larne took a fit and overturned the
lamp, which set fire to the material in
the room.
A few minutes before three o'clock,
Tuesday afternoon, just as the guests
were finishing dinner at the Irving
House, at Long Branch, an alarm of
fire was given, and great confusion and
excitement ensued among the guests,
there being about 100 in the house. By
six o'clock the hotel was In ashes. The
loss on the building is about $11,000.
The Insurance Is as follows : West
Chester of New York, $15,000 ; Fire Asso
elation of Philadelphia, $.',500 ; Glrard
of Pennsylvania, $700. Mr. Samuel
Mclutyre, the lessee of the hotel, has
$1,000 insurance In the Hudson City
Company of New Jersey. Many guests
lost all their baggage in the flames.
Syracuse, N. Y., July 19. The
Welting Opera House building, In the
centre of this city, one of the best build
ings, containing one of the handsomest
opera houses in the State, took lire early
this morning and was entirely destroyed
within two hours. It has been the
most disastrous Are in Syracuse within
thirty years. Fully fifty tenants occu
pied the block, all of whom are losers to
a considerable amount. The block was
four stories high, covering half an acre.
Loss about half a million of dollars.
Was it Spontaneous Combustion 1
About a year ago William Hall built a
barn, and In order to get it on the spot
he wished, It was necessary to cut down
a tree which stood in the way. He did
so and left the stump standing about a
foot high. The barn went up and the
stump staid down. Last Friday Mr.
Hall went into his barn and imagined
he smelted smoke, but a careful investi
gation failed to find any cause therefor.
Once or twice after he imagined the
same thing, and finally his belief grew
so strong that there was some cause for
his searching, he began a systematic
search and even went so far as to take
up the floor boards ; when he came to
that stump he was astonished to And
that its top was literally a bed of coals.
Of course he lost no time in putting
them beyond harm, but he is at a loss to
account for such a state of affairs and
would like some explanation from those
versed in such mysteries.
Freak of the Lightning. ,
During the rain-storm on Monday
afternoon last Franklin L. Sbrlner, son
of Geo. Shrlner of the Washington
House, this Boro', while in the act of
seating himself on the porch at the res!
dence of his brother-in-la w, Emauuel M
Hess, near Neffsville, was struck by
lightning, the bolt striking his right
shoulder, the current passing across his
breast and down his left leg, through his
boot, and escaped by tearing one side of
the upper from the sole. His clothing
was somewhat burned and a silver hunting-case
watch which he had in his fob
thrown out, the stem and one lid of it
and his sliver watch chain slightly melt
ed by the electricity. Mr S., though
prostrated and considerably shocked,
escaped uninjured. Mahelm Sentinel.
No Dancing for Presbyterians.
The case of H. Donaldson, Elmenton,
Venango county, Pa., who was suspend.
ed from the Presbyterian church for
dancing lust spring, was before the Clar
ion Presbytery on appeal. The defend.
ant defended himself In an argument of
two hours. The trial consumed the en
tire day and resulted in twenty-two not
to sustain the appeal and one (Mr. Gra
ham, of Oil City), to sustain. The trial
was an animated one. The defendant
took an appeal to Synod, which meets in
Erie. The decision was a surprise to the
communltv. as It n,i..,tn..l n,ot tua
defendant could not dance but only
MiHccllnueous News Items.
OTMr. David Moyer, an aged oltlzen of
Coplay, Lehigh county, was recently thrown
from a buggy by his horse runnluir im,.
and was instantly killed.
tari'eople in Bradford who live near the
Chinese laundries complain of the tin.
healthy atmosphere engendered by the
Hardworking but uncleanly Mongolians.
tWX mac named William Williams
was cut to pieces on the LehlgU Valley
railroad ou the Mahanoy by a freight. train
last week, while lying on the track.
.tWA. man who was taken before the
major of Scranton for drunkenness the
second time, was sentenced to five venra
hard labor at Caibondale, the offender's
home.
Philadelphia, July 20. George W.
Seward, a deaf mute, was arrested yester
day while going from door to door in this
city soliciting aid to defend the assassin
Guiteau. In reply to a question Soward
wrote on a slate, "Guiteau is a French
man. I am a Frenchman. Ho is all right
to kill Garfield. " The prisoner was ar
raigned this morning and remanded for a
further hearing.
IlAnmsnrno, July 20. The head of a
colored woman, supposed to be that of
Mary Andrews, who was thought to have
been killed and burned by her husband
near Ilighspire, was seen floating iu the
canal near that place last evening. A
search is being made for it. This adds a
new phase to the case, and the opinion
bow prevails that Andrews burned only a
portion of his victim's remains and threw
the Other part into the canal.
CFA young lady of Jamestown, N. Y.,
while in bathing near Bemus Point, Chau
tauqua Lake, on last Friday, had a narrow
escape from drowning. A turtle caught
hold of her ear, which caused her to scream
frightfully, and but for the timely arrival
of assistance she would have strangled. In
order to extricate the turtle's teeth from
her ear Its hoad was cut aompletely off,
aj"ter which it took ten miuutes to pry its
jaws apart. The lady went through tho
operatiou bravely, but says sho will never
again float In the Chautauqua.
CSIn coirhection with the death of the
Swede at Orbisonia a few days ago from
sunstroke, the Huntingdon Local News
tells the following sad story of human bru
tality : He was returning home after a
hard day's work, and fell in the company's
yard, where his corpse remained over night,
and until late next morning. When dis
covered his fingers weie partly torn off, it
is supposed, by rats or hogs, His body was
taken iu charge by Mr. Harman, steward
of the almshouse, and properly interred at
the expense f the oounty. The citizens
are justly indignant at the inhumanity of
those who knew of the dead man's condi
tion, in permitting his body to remain out
all night to be mutilated.
tgTOn last Wednesday afternoon, during
a sudden thunder storm, a lightuing bolt
struck a large pine tree in a field belonging
to Mr. S. G. B. Faulkner, who resides
about eight miles from Richmond, iu Han
over cunty. At the time Mr. Faulkner
aud a number of hands were working near
by. The report was sharp and loud and
shocked several of the raon. Mr. Faulk
ner noticed the tree was set on fire by the
lightning, and at once sent hands to dear
away tne bruBu to prevent tne nre irom
' spreading to his fencing. About twenty
miuutes after the tree was struck another
loud and deafening report was heard in the
tree, and on examination it was ascertain
ed that the fire had communicated with a
shell which was lodged in the tree during
tue war.
tsyOur city Druggists report an im
mense sale of (St. Jacobs Oil. savins tue
demand is based upon the popularity of its
success. W uereever it lias been used, It
has proved its value a thousand fold, and
receives its best encomiums from those who
have tried It. La Fay die (Ind.) Sunday
1 tines.
Important to Travelers. 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.
ST. ELMO HOTEL JVb. S17 and S19
Arch Street. Philadelphia. Bates re
duced to Two Dollars Per Day.
The traveling public still find at this
Hotel the same liberal provision fortheir
comfort. It is located in the immediate
centres of business and places of amuse
ment and the different Rail Road depots,
as well as all parts of the city, are easily
accessible by Street Cars constantly pass
ing the doors. It oilers special induce
ments to those visiting the city for
business or pleasure.
Your patronage is respectfully solicited.
Jos. M. Feoer, Proprietor.
Notice. Notice is hereby given to tbe
public not to buy, or in any other way
negotiate a note for $400 given by me to
W. H. Kreider between the first and
twentieth days of Maich, 1881, as I
claim that I have not received full value
therefore. P. H. Deckard,
Montgomery's .terry , Pa.
July 2, IS81.
283t
Spring Wagon for sale cheap by - the
subscriber. The wagon is in good order,
suited for one or two horses aud will be
sold at a bargain.
Thomas Kitner,
New Lloomtield, Pa.
Closing Out !
In order to close out some lots of?
Spring and Summer goods we have made-
such reductions as we think will make
them sell.
Lawns are now 01, 8 and 10 cents, anu
the styles are good.
Buntings, Seersuckers and other Ging
hams are also marked down.
Fans are nearly sold out but a few are'
yet offered low.
We are now putting in some styles of
Fall Dress Goods, and A full line of
Trimmings and Buttons, suited to the-
goods. You might as well have the first
pick.
Our assortment of Bibbons, Ties,
Buches, Gloves, Hosiery, and notions
generally, we mean to keep well sorted
up, and we will sell at such prices as
will be sure to give us your trade.
Our stock of Groceries is always full
and many articles In this line can be
bought of us that will be found at no
other store In the county. We have ou
hand Gelatine, Tapioca, Oat Meal, Corn
Starch, Maple Sugar, Citron, Canned
Goods of all kinds, as well as a complete
stock of Sugars, Syrups, New Orleans
Molasses, &c, &c.
We name a few of our prices.
Sugars, 8, 9, 10 and 11 cts. per pound.
Oreen CofTee, 124, 15 and 18 cents.
Roasted " 17 and 22 cents.
Best Carolina Bice 3 pounds for 25 cts.
Prunes (very nice) 8 " " 25 cts.
Syrup, lo', 124 and 15 cts. per quart.
Best New Orleans molasses 75c. per gal.
Cheese, 15 cents per pound.
Tapioca, lOcts.
Prepared Cocoa Nut, 35cts.
We have such a large assortment that
we can't find space to name all our lines
of goods here, but if you want any kind
of goods you can probably get them of
us at the right price.
Ouestions for Men.
Do you want Cottonades or Cassimera
for yourself or the boys a suit t If you
do come and see what we' can show
you.
Do you want a Hat for the boy or your
self f We have them at various
prices.
Do yon 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 the article
' you want in my stock.
F. Mortimer,
New Bloomfield, Pa.
For a full line of Wall Paper, Sratioa
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
Still Alive I I am still alive and ready
to cut and fit suits in good style. If
wanting any work in my line, give me
a call.. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Samuel Bentzel.
TAILOR,
. April 6, 'SO.tf New Bloomfield, Pa.
Take Notice. All persons are hereby
notified that trespassing on my land for
bunting or fiBhing, or for any purpose
whatever, is forbidden, and persons so
trespassing or allowing their cattle to
trespass will be prosecuted according to
law.
2330 William Stambaugii. "
Flour and Feed for Sale. The subscri
ber has Flour and Feed for sale at the
residence of his son, Albert Fry, on the
Krozier property, iu Centre township.
20 Frederick Fry.
A Large House in Newport for rent.
The undersigned having been disap.
pointed in a tenant, offers his bouse and
grounds for nine dollars per month.
Milton B. Esiileman.
19 Newport, Pa.
Reduced Prices. In order to close out
stock we have this day reduced the
prices of Lawns to 61, 8, and 10 cents.
We have a variety of styles yet on hand.
F. Mortimer.
A. CAISD.
A new enterprise has been started in
Mecbanicsburg, Cumberland county, by
J. W. Ilingrose & Co., and that id tbe
making of a new style of Leather Fly
Nets. These nets are said to be a great
improvement over any style yet made,
while the price they will be sold at, is no
greater than is asked for the poorer
article. Store keepers, before supplying
themselves should see these nets and
learn prices, and farmers should ask
the merchant with whom they deal to
get at least a sample to show them. For
price list, etc., address J. W. Rinqrose
& Co., Mechanlcsburg, Pa., or Kenne
dy, Willing &. Co., 100 and 10:2 North
3rd Street, Philadelphia. 5tf.
Some Jobs. We have a few special
bargains which we will mention. A lo&
of TUMHLEH8, 43 cents per dozen. A
lot of Jelly Glasses, 50 cents per dozen.
For cheap Straw Hats go to Mort.
mer's. He has received a new supply.
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