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THE TIMKS, NEW BL00MF1ELI), PA., AUGUST 23. 18811
THE TIMES:
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Unoci'imarv.
NOTICK TO AlVVKItTISRKS.
' No Oul nrMloiTiilj ii will he Innortod III Hill ''f
onloiM itctti fmio mid mi metal bn
tWTwentjr iH-reent. In mcmm of reKUinf rati, will
beohawil nirailvortlnenifiilii otln DimlileOolmiin.
Mr. ,t. It. Bair, Newspaper Advnitlslng Att't.,
41 Park Kow, (Times Bulltllng), New York, is ail
thnrl7.nl to contract tor advertisements for this
pnper t, our best rates.
A disastrous Finn occurred at Fox
burg, Pa., at mi early liour on Wednes
day morning. A large part of the bus
Iness portion of the town was burned.
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A jiohse In Savannah was much sur
prised the other day by the lightning
knocking off Ills front shoes without
doing any other damage to him.
A liiiUTE of a inau, near Peklu, 111.,;
lied a hoy to the rail just as a train was
due around a curve expecting the boy
would be cut in two. Ry good luck the
lad was able to twist himself so that he
was only slightly hurt. The man was
seen by the passengers to ruu Into a
cornfield.
Samuel Mii.i.eu, living near Wil
llamsport, who last week was arrested
for having killed bis father by poison to
obtain insurance money, lias bad a
bearing and was discharged from eusto.
dy. The charge could not be sustained.
An axguv kteeu run into Centtal
Fark, New York, a few days ago and
created a regular panic among the peo
ple. Many nurses and children were
separated and It was some hours before
the police were able to restore the lost
little ones. The steer was finally shot
after badly Injuring several persons,
The SurnEME Count of the United
States has just sustained the legality of
the condition upon which lots were sold
in Colorado Springs, viz : That Intoxi
cating liquors should never be made or
sold upon them. A purchaser relying
on the fact that there was no State law
to prevent him, attempted to open iv
bar-room on his premises. Suit was en
tered to eject him, and carried up to the
court of last appeal, with the results
above mentioned. '
The Presitlcnt'8 Condition.
.hiring the past week the President
'lias agalu been in an exceeding precari-
ona fm,ilWtm On lVtnmliiv nml rl'npu
day his death seemed certain and it was
not thought at any time during those
days that he could recover. His stom
ach refused all food and violent vomit
ensued which lasted for some hours. .
By the injection of nourishment his
strength was maintained and on Wed
nesday a single tea-spoonful of beef ex
extracted was given him and retained in
bis stomach without nausea. Since
then his stomach has been able N to re
tain and assimilate small quantities of
liquid food. His case was again aggra.
vated on Wednesday by the swelling of
the Parotid Gland which caused great
pain. This is the gland that secretes the
i s alivn,t he swelling the physicians state
i was caused by inability to take food and
consequently no drain on thecontlnued
i secretions . At mis writing Saturday
noon, the indications are rather more
favorable, and the week that began
clouded with fears, ends with brighter
hopes.
J.ATElt.
f Sunday's dispatches are again exceed
singly gloomy. The 8:30 P. M., bulletin
says : The President is low, bis strength
is so little that be can not raise his band,
nor can he talk except in a whisper and
with great difficulty. He ia liable to
die at any moment with lockjaw.
' Latest. Washington, Aug.2Jud.
8.-30, A. M. The President has not vom--"lted
since yesterday, P. M., and this
morning has twice asked for and receiv
ed fluid nourishment by the mouth.
He slept quietly through the night and
this morning his general condition is
more encouraging than when previous
bulletin was issued. Pulse, 194; Tem
perature, 98-4-lOths; Respiration 18.
Fair Promises.
On taking charge of the Custom House
on the Gth Inst., Collector Robertson
served a plain notice that the rules of
civil service reform which had obtained
there would be extended, not infringed
or revoked. He said, as an answer to
charges made during the Albany con
test; ' No living person has a prom
ise or assurance of an appointment in
the Custom House, either from me or
from any one by my authority. I will
make no appointments until I become
better acquainted with the needs of the
service, and then only such will be made
as shall best subserve my purpose to
conduct the business of the Port of New
York for the best Interests of Its nier-
chants and of their Government.11
Frlvatelyho intimated that those who
had occasion to fear removal were those
whose work would not stand Investiga
tion by comparison with that of others.
Reformed civil service ill this view
means not simply that a man shall bold
his place regardless of political consider
ations, but that be shall bo qualified to
hold it for the best interests of the Gov
ernment. The new Collector sets out on
a sound platform, and his course will
be watched with great interest.
Trl-StatePlonlo and Exhibition.
The trl-State Plcnlo at Williams'
Grove will open on Monday August20th,
and close on Friday night, September 2d.
Thorough and ample railroad accom
modations will be supplied by the Cum
berland Valley Railroad Company, so
trains will arrive at and depart from
Williams' Grove on schedule time.
Restaurants and eating stands will be
on the ground In sufllclent number to
supply the wants of the people. Pa
trons ofllusbnlidry, if they choose, can
obtain regular meals at Committee
Headquarters at rales not to exceed
$1.1)5 a day. To obtain these rates call
at Headquarters and secure meal tickets
immediately upon arrival at the ground.
RAILROAD EXCLUSION HATES.
The Pennsylvania, JS'orthem Central.
and Pennsylvania and Frio railroads
will seli excursion tickets from all points
on llielr lines to Williams1 Grove and
and return, good to go on any day and
train from Friday, August LOth until
Friday, September 2d, and to return on
any day and train until Monday, Sep
tember 5th.
Kxcursion tickets on theibove-iuinied
roads can only be obtained on presenta
tion of orders for the same to the ticket
agent at your railroad station. To oh
talu these orders write to the chairman
of committee, enclosing stamps for re
turn postage. It will require a three
cent stamp for the mailing of live orders ;
greater number, will require proportion
ately increase of pontage.
I have fulled in making arrangements
for the special excursion from Philadel
phia, and the round trip rates from
Philadelphia and return therefore will be
about f 1.70.
The Philadelphia and Pcadinr rail
road will sell excursions tickets from all
points on its line to Harrisburg and re
turn, good to go any day or train from
Monday, August mill, until Thursday,
September 1st, and to return on any day
or train until Monduy, September 5th.
To obtain tickets the same rule must be
observed with regard to orders as given
above for the Pennsylvania road.
Passengers arriving at; Harrisburg
from points on the P. & R. road will
purchase tickets (without orders) at the
Cumberland Valley railroad olllce at
H,arrisburg, for Williams' drove and re
turn to Harrisburg.
For further information addreos R. H.
Thomas, "Farmers'1 Friend" olllce, Me
cbanicsburg, Pa.
The Queen Inquires About the President's
Condition.
Washington, Aug. 17. The follow
ing cablegrams were exchanged to
day. O.snoRXE, August 17. Mrs. Garfield,
Washington : I am most anxious to
know how the president is to-day and
to express my deep sympathy with you
both.
(Signed) The Queen.
The Answer.
Her Majesty the Queen, Osborne
Your majesty's kind inquiry finds the
president's condition changed for the
better. In judgment of medical advices
there is strong hope of recovery. His
mind lsentirely clear and your majesty's
kind expressions of sympathy are most
garteiulas tuey are grateiuiiy acknowi
edged. (Sigued) Lvcretia R. Garfield.
Gulteau Attacks a Guard.
Washington, August 17. Considera
ble excitement was caused here this
morning by a report that Gulteau, the
assassin, bad made a desperate effort to
escape from the Jail, attempting to kill
one of the guards.
The deputy warden of the jail denies
the story of Uuiteau's assault upon
guard. General Crocker, the warden,
was absent last night. This denial Is
not altogether credited here. It Is
claimed that the occurrence really took
place, but that the deputy warden, real
ilng that it was careless management
to let Gulteau get hold of a knife in the
absence of the warden, Is trying to pro
tect himself by denying that the thing
happened.
Chicago, August 17. A special of
yesterday's date to the Inter-Ocean
from Topeka says : The Santa Fe passen
ger train that arrived hers at 2 p. m. to
day brought intelligence to headquarters
that a gang of train robbers had boarded
the smoking car last night, just after
dark, at Granada, Col. They blew out
the lights and commenced going through
the passengers for their money, A col
ored United States soldier In the car re
fused to give up $500 that he had and
was shot by. one of the outlaws. In
turn the soldier shot one of the latter
and killed him. This frightened the
others and they left without any booty,
A Wife Claimed by Two Men.
Recently two excited young men fil
tered the First Precinct police station In
Newark, and halted in front of the
desk. Lieutenant Trowbridge saw at
once that they bad come to settle a tils
pute by police arbitration. One of the
men was Theodore Bryant, nged 2I
years. The other, who was anout me
same age, was Charles Smith. They
told the following story !
Bryant, who was dressed like a tramp,
came to Newark a week ago, aud meet
ing friends of Smith, told them that be
was the lawful husband of the young
woman whom Smith married three
months ago, Yesterday afternoon tho
two men met for the first time in Com
merce street, and Smith asked Rryant
what he meant by saying lie was the
husband of Mrs. Smith. Rryant re
plied boldly, that he was married to her
seven years ago, in Lowell, Mass.
Smith was angry, but controlled him
self, and proposed that they go to the
police station, aud have the matter In
vestigated there.
Alter he had heard the men's story,
Lieutenant Trowbridge sent Smith
home to Durand street to get his wife.
In twenty minutes the men were again
facing the Lieutenant with a tidy and
comely young woman of standing
between them.
Do you know this man V" nslted the
Lieutenant, pointing to Rryant.
" Yes, I have seen him before," Mrs.
Smith replied.
" Is lie your husband V"
"No, sir," was the earnest reply.
"He has said so, but Inever beltved it.11
" We were married In Lowell,11 said
Rryant. " I had a certificate of our
marriage, but lost it. The records of
Lowell will show that we were mar
ried.11
" I knew him in Lowell," the young
woman said, " where we worked in fuc
torles. Seven years ago he and I stood
up with a couple at their wedding, and
ever since that be has claimed me as
his wife. H says we were married then.
Wherever I have gone he has appeared,
pleading poverty and asking for money,
which I often gave him. Sometimes he
threatened to shoot me. We never liv
ed together, and I never passed as bis
wife.'1
Rryant here claimed that she kept
house for hi m in Norwich about a year
ago.
In denial of this, Smith said she bad
lived in ICast Orange and Newark for the
last three years. lie had seen her him
self two or three times a week during this
period.
Finally Rryant said he would waive
bis claim to the woman and go away,
leaving her to Smith. The latter de
clared bis entire belief in his wife's
story, and told Bryant he must never
again cross his path. He then departed
for home with bis wife upon bis arm.
A Steamboat Horror. '
New York, Aug. 17. The steamer
Plymouth Rock, on her morning trip to
Long Rrauch with 1,000 passengers
aboard when about' twenty miles from
the iron pier, burst a steam flue, from
which an immense volume of steam es
caped. A scene of horrible confusion
ensued, the paBsengerB being madly
panic strickeu. In the struggle for life
preservers, men "were seen to seize them
even from women. For about half an
hour there was a scene of dire confusion.
In the upper deck cabin a struggling
mass was wedged, doors being blocked
up and to fucilltate escape windows
were broken out and passengers
passed through, bead first. As soon
as the panic subsided the band struck
up and helped to reassure the passengers.
The tug Germania took the Plymouth
Rock in tow and other boats came up
and towed the disabled steamboat to
smooth water, where her passengers
were transferred and brought to this
city. In the panic a number of women
and children were knocked down and
trampled on, but to what extent they
were injured has not beeu ascertained.
Narrow Escape
S. It. Myers employed as a tinner by
Thos. Carmon, made a narrow escape
from death on Thursday last. He was
putting down tin on the roof of J. R.
Simpson's house, and leaning over the
eaves too far, lost his balance, and was
falling when he caught hold of one foot
of Mr. Carmon,who was standing near,
and threw one leg over the edge of the
roof, thereby saving himself. He-attributes
his escape from falling to presence
of mind, and eays this Is the fourth
time it has saved him. Some years ago
he was puttiDg a spout on a house, when
the ladder broke, and he saved himself
by Jumping into an open window.
Huntingdon News.
Mysterious Murder.
St. Louis, Mo., August 17. A very
mysterious assassination is reported
from Washington Co., 111. A farmer
named D. Drue, Hying about eight
miles from Nashville, while sleeping In
a bed near the door of his house was
awakened about 10 o'clock on MondHy
night by the discharge of a gun, and as
lie rained up In bed received the charge
in his head, which blew nearly all the
top part or the skull off, killing him In
stantly. No clue to the murderer.
t3T A curious story comes from Ten.
nessee. Two babies were born In the
same house at the same time. The
mothers were sisters, closely resembling
each other, and the Infants were both
girls. In the excitement of the occasion
the little oneB got mixed, and this hap.
pened before they had beeu dressed, or
in any other way marked for identifica
tion. There seems to be no way out of
the uncertainty, for three months have
passed without developing any resem
blance to the father In either case ; and
If thechlldren grow up, as they seem
likely to, with no physical characteris
tics of their fathers, nobody will ever
know their exact parentage. The pres
ent agreement 1b to decide the question
by ht.
CTMllustratlug the progress the South
Is making In the direction of material
improvement, the Atlanta Constitution
reports that the proprietor of the Augus
ta Cotton Mills in that city declares that
he can make and sell cloth at half cent
a yard less than the New England mills,
and yet make more money than they
do; and the proprietor of auotber large
factory there states that the Southern
manufacturer has one and nine-tenths
cerits per pound advantage over bis
rivals in the North.
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Richmond, Va., August IS. A tele
gram from Linn, Mass., received this
morning announcing the arrest, in that
city, of Thomas Marvin, who last month
by false representation, betrayed Miss
Luele Turpln, a highly connected young
lady of this city, Into marriage, and then
deserted her at Albion ; and who also
obtained money from a bank of Rich
mond by means of a forged draft. He
la awaiting a requisition from Virginia.
MineelliuiooHS News Item.
E3T A gang of roughs attacked Coup's
circus as it was leaving Lock llavon on
Saturday night and fired several shots in
to the train. One employee was badly
wounded in t lie leg.
CJ" A 5-year-old gill arrived safely in
Easton the other day after a journey
from Michigan alone. She was ticketed
through and properly addressed to her
aunt, with a letter recommending her to
the care of condtiutois ou the route.
C37 A Detroit exchange has this Michi
gan Item : A few days ago a Now Balti
morean, namod Greene, bit oft the noso of
a New Haven man, and a few days ago a
man at' Richmond, Macomb county, bit
Oicene's nose off.
CA Schuylkill county stock fancier
paid $400 for a cow whose birth, name and
pedigree wore registered iu tho herd book.
She soon shod Lor hair, which proved to
have been dyod, and appeared in a new
coat of entirely different color and bo
sold her for f :J0.
Montreal, Aug. 15. Ferdinand Pitcher,
10 years of age,' committed suicide by
hanging himself in his father's barn ou
Saturday, in the township Newport, Que
bec, lie bad been asked by bis mother to
set the table for supper, but ran out of the
house and hung himself.
At Niles, O., a night or two ago an
angry Elm street father locked his daughter-
in a second story room to prevent her
attendance at a ball. She let herself out of
a window by a rope made of bedclothes,
attended the ball, and, with the aid of her
Adolpkus and a ladder, returned in time
to assume a state of repose, wliou her
horrid pa came to liberate her.
tW A man named John Moyer, an old
citizen of Jonestown, has been missing for
about three months, and all efforts of his
family and relatives to ascertain his where
abouts have thus far beeu fruitless.
When bo left home he went to visit in
Now Jersey, and since then be started for
Philadelphia, where he has several mar
ried children living. As far as- has been
ascertained, he has not called upon any of
them, and fears are entertained that be
has beeu foully dealt with.
C227"At Lee's Lick, Harrison County,
Ky., on Saturday James Carroll was rid
ing by the residence of Charles M. Smith,
aud, meoting the latter iu the road, made
an offensive rcraaik about him, which
Smith overheard and called upon Carroll
to repeat. Carroll immediately dismount
ed and a quarrel ensued, which Smith ter
minated by firing three shots into Carroll's
body, killing him instantly. The quarrel
was the end of an old feud.
tW Tho ten o'clock express train from
Montreal to Toronto on Saturday morning
met with a severe accident when going
down grade from Prescott Junction, in
consequence of a cow ou the track. The
cars were filled with excursionists, who
were soverely shaken. The engineer,
Johu A. Howarth, of Montreal, was killed,
being swept, over the embankment with
the eDgine. The fireman, illiain Tay
lor, of Montreal, was found la a field alive
but InseBsible. S. P. Ilartshorne, of IIol
ton, Mich., was Injured In the brick and In.
teninlly. Hubert Scarlet, baggage master,
had one shoulder dislocated aiid an arm
Sprained. Several others suffered brnlses
and sprains.
lf"A shocking accident occurred la
East Newark Tuesday morning, which re
sulted in the death of two children, and
the injury of a third. Several children
were playing In an excavation in a vuoant
lot, when the bank suddenly caved in,
burying three of the numbor. The others
gave the alarm, when a number of men
gathered and dug away several cart-loads
of enrth before the bodies were reached.
Two, aged respectively seven and ten yearn,
were dead when found ; the other was bad
ly Injured, but will doubtless recover.
VW While In Chicago, recently, a olti
r.en of Jackson, Mich., was paid a trade
dollar lu a business transaction, which af
terward, on a close examination, ho found
quite defective iu weight. Upon carefully
scrutinizing It further he detected a little
pin emerging from tbo edgo, and, pressing
it, the face of the coin fiew open, revealing
insldo the photo of a lady's countenance.
So admirably Is the woik done that when
closed the eye cannot detect the place of
contact of the detached circular face With
tho body of tho piece.
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Tho subjoined opinion, we poiceive, is
by .1. A. Daniels Esq., of Messrs. Htogdill
As Daniels, attorneys, La Cross, Wis., aud
appears in the La Cross Chronli.lc : Home
time since, 1 whs attacked with naln In
mid helow one of my knee joints. A few
applications of St. Jacobs Oil quieted the
pain and relieved ilia inflammation. I re
gard it as a valuable medicine. Htyln
(111.,) Daily Leader.
Llpplncott's Magazine.
The Snptember number of Lippincott's
Magazine Is designed for liot weather reading,
the contents being wholly of a light and lively
character, und sketches of seaside and country
lire predominating. Miss Kingsley concludes
her description of the Cumberland Border with
a plcasatit account of a visit to Naworlh Castlo
the scat of tho Howards, and many other
Interesting articles. Also, a new serial, "Tho
Valeours," by Blierwood Banner, is begun lu
this number, and promises to be strong lu
Intercut as well as well as sparkling In style.
(Specimen Number mailed, postage paid, to
any address, on receipt of BO cents. Yearly
subscription 3.00. Address J. H. Mppincott
fc Co., Publishers, 715 and 717 Market Street,
riiilrtdelpuia.
Godcy's Lady's Book for September
Is brimful of attractions. The steel plate is
"Love and Duty," designed by JJarley, and
Illustrates a sccno In Dickon's great novel
"Our Mutual Friend." The Colored Fashion
Plate and the other numerous illustrations of
the latest fashions are exceptionally good.
Any of our readers who do not take the Lady's
Hook can be supplied, promptly, by leaving
their orders at this olllce.
Subscriptions started with any month you
may select. Tns Times and Godet will be
furnished for f 3.00.
Come and See !
We have again made additions to our
stock that we would like to show you.
We have a lot of handkerchiefs we
are selling, " Four for 2" cts.," and a
variety of others of better quality.
We have as pretty a line of collars
and ties as you would wish to see.
We have good black Alpacca double
width at 20cts. per yard. If you want
a low price black dress It will suit you
for it is worth more money.
We have made some additions to our
Dress Goods stock that are pretty and
cheap. And the old stock you can buy
at nearly half Price.
We have a splendid line of buttons
and trimmings.
We have a handome line of Floor
ano! Table oil cloths of the various
widths from 34 up to 84.
We have a good line of Hats for Men
ana Hoys.
We have a large assortment of Shoes
for Men, Women and Children.
v
We have an asortment of Mens1 every
duy Pants, aud Shirts.
We have a complete stock of Iron and
Hardware.
We have as good an assortment of
Groceries as can be found In this
county.
We have a full line of PainU. Oil,
Glass and building hardware which we
expect to sell as low or lower than any
body in the county.
We have Spokes. Hubs and carriage
wood-work and hardware, and our
Spokes and Rims are the best that are
made. These we sell at the maim Cue-,
tuers price, as we are bis agents.
F. Mortimer,
New Bloomfleld, Pa.