THE TIMES, NEW ltLOOHFIEl.l), l'A.. OCTOllKll 11, 1881.
THE TIMES.
New Iiloomflcld, Oct. 11, 18fil.
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paper at our best rates.
The trial of the Star Route conspira
tors la to be pushed, General Brady and
several others have been admitted to
ball, In the Burn of $7,500.
The successor of Gen. Burnslde In
the U. 8. Benate, la Nelson VV. Aldrleh.
lie la the youngest man in the Benate
but Is Bald to be a very able one.
Hon. Ed. Law, member of the Legis
lature from Philadelphia, waa drowned
In the Schuylkill while rowing on
Wednesday last. Mr. Law was one of
the members who was a credit to the
city delegation.
An oil train on the Erie Road took
fire on Wednesday evening and destroy
ed 350,000 gallons of oil. The track waa
blocked and travel suspended for some
hours. A small cannon waa used to
Are slugs Into (some of the cars, so as to
let the oil out without an explosion.
The first pardon granted by President
Arthur was the pardon of George W.'
Hubley of Harrisburg, who was a short
time since convicted of larceny, his
offence consisting in. wearing a college
badge which he found in the mail car of
which he was in charge.
Wolf the self nominated candidate
for State Treasurer opened his canvass
by a speech in Philadelphia on Tuesday
night last. Life 1b too short to read such
a long speech as he made, but we looked
it over enough to find, that he files a
complaint against every politician ex
cept Charlie Wolf.
The cold wave which passed over
the country on Tuesday, was a remark
able change. In many places in the
New England states the weather waa so
cold as to freeze the fruit on the trees.
In Vermont considerable snow fell, and
potatoes, corn and fruit were badly dam
aged. Confederate bonds were sold in Lon
don recently to a considerable amount,
for from 21 to 4 cents on the dollar.
They were said to be bought for persons
in Amsterdam. They may have been
bought for that dam, and it is just what
they are worth, and It is just that kind
of fools who would buy them.
Tnis will be a memorable year for dis
turbances and eccentricities in the work
ing of nature's laws. Another terrible
earthquake has taken place, this time
in Central Italy, whereby great suffer
ing and much loss of life have been oc
casioned. There seems to be some fric
tion somewhere in the terrestrial ma
chinery. Governor Hoyt has sent a notice to
Insurance Commissioner Foster stating
that he will not issue any more letters
patent to mutual assessment Insurance
companies. He bases his action on the
fact that, as he construes the law, the
business is not being conducted legally.
It would have saved considerable money
to some persons, if he had reached this
conclusion much sooner.
A novel feature has been introduced
by the managers of the Luzerne Co.,
fair. It is the offer of a prize of $5 to
all parties fullfilling the rites of mar
riage by having the ceremony perform
ed on the grounds during the afternoon
of the last day. The services of the
clergyman will be gratis. Ten subjects
have notified the Secretary of their en
try for the premium. By this arrange
ment the cost of the preacher ts saved
and a little starting fund ia received.
The New York Republican State Con
vention which was held in New York
on Wednesday last, showed that the
Conkling faction was largely in the
minority. The convention waa controll
ed by the " Half-breeds," who made
Mr. Cbauncey M. Depew chairman.
This was a very wet blanket to the
"Stalwarts." Everything passed off
harmoniously and the resolutions adopt
ed strongly pledged the party to the
support of President Arthur.
The Secret Service division of the
Treasury Department has received re
ports to the effect that two new counter
feit notes, produced by the photographic
process, have just been discovered in
circulation ; namely, a five dollar note
on the Leicester National Bank, of Lei
cester, Mass. No banks or trensury
numbers given. Also, a five dollar
note on the First National Bank of St.
Johnsbury. Vt. Charter number, 4SU ;
bank number, IU5; Treasury number,
B. 1 i:0,.ir.0. The notes are said to be
poorly executed, and they Bhould be
readily detected.
By a curious coincidence letter writ
ten by Mr. Garlleld has been found, In
which the practice of acquitting crimi
nals because of their alleged insanity ia
vigorously deprecated and condemned.
There Is, however, little or no probabili
ty that his own murderer will Bucceed
in escaping condign punishment by
means of such a defence. An effort
will, of course be made to prove him
insane, but Its success ia doubtful.
Beats a Fish Story.
A very curious and interesting specta
cle was to be seen Monday afternoon In
the office of Mr. P. C. Clever's livery
stable In this city. Against the wall of
the room standa a tolerably tall desk,
and under this a small spider, not larger
thau a common pea, had constructed an
extensive web reaching down to the
floor.
About 1 1.30 o'clock Monday forenoon
It was observed that the spider had en
snared a young mouse by passing fila
ments of her web around its tail. When
first seen the mouse had its hind feet off
the floor, and could barely touch the
floor with its fore feet. The spider was
full of business, running up and down
the line, occasionally biting the mouse's
tall, making it struggle desperately. Its
efforts to escape was unavailing, as the
slender filaments about its tail were too
strong for it to break. In a short time
it was seen that the spider was slowly
hoisting its victim into the air. By two
o'clock in the afternoon the mouse could
barely touch the floor with its fore feet ;
by dark the point of its nose waa an Inch
above the floor. At 0 o'clock at night
the mouse was still alive, but made no
sign except when the spider descended
and bit its tail. At this time It was an
inch and a half from the floor.
Yesterday morning the mouse was
dead and hung three inches from the
floor.
The news of the novel sight soon be
came circulated, and hundreds of peo
ple visited the stable to witness it. The
mouse is a small one, probably less than
half grown, measuring about one and a
half Inches from the point of its nose to
the root of the tail. How the spider suc
ceeded in ensnaring it is not known.
The mechanical ingenuity of the Bplder,
which enables ber to raise a body which
must weigh forty or fifty times aa much
as herself, has been the subject of a grea
deal of comment and speculation, and
no satisfactory solution of the difficulty
has been found. All agree that it ia a
most remarkable case and one that would
be received with utter Incredulity if it
were not so amply attested.
United After Many Years.
Thomas Patterson of a wealthy Mary
land family disappeared from Baltimore
fifteen years ago, after bidding his young
and beautiful wife adieu. Soon after
ward his relatives read in a newspaper
the description of an unknown man who
had been found dead in Erie. The body
was Identified by a brother of Patterson
as that of the missing man, the letters
"T. P." in India ink on his arm being
to him conclusive evidence. The. body
was interred in the family lot in Wil
mington, and the tomb cared for and
adorned with flowers, watered by the
tears of the supposed widow. But Pat
terson la still alive. After falling into
dissipated habits, he went to Texas and
was captured by the Indians. He sub
sequently escaped and made his way to
Michigan. A short time ago Mrs. Pat
terson was surprised to receive an enve
lope bearing the postmark of Grand
Rapids, and at once recognized the
handwriting of her husband. It con
veyed to her the joyful intelligence that
Patterson was a prosperous merchant of
a large city in Michigan, had discarded
all bad habits, was leading the exemplary
life of an honest, temperate man, and
by strict attention to business had accu
mulated a fortune. Mrs. Patterson is
still a beautiful woman, and has had
many suitors for her hand since the sup.
posed death of her husband, all of which
she declined.
She fears It Is a Death insurance.
The Harrisburg Telegraph says ; The
widow of a soldier of the war of 1812, a
lady over seventy years of age, appear
ed before an alderman of one of the up
per wards, yesterday, and made an affl.
davit to the effect that there is an in
surance of $15,000 on her life, to which
she gave ber consent, but that she has
now learned that there is 123,000 more
insurance, to which her signature is
forged, and that she is in constant fear
that those who bold these policies intend
to do her mortal injury and are conspir
ing to kill her. The old lady is laboring
under great excitement, and requested
the alderman to keep her affidavit, so
that If she died suddenly her death
may be fully Investigated, to ascertain
whether or not it had been natural.
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A Very bad Couple
Lancaster, Pa., October ((.Edward
Sanders and Philip Rogers, two notori
ous characters of this city, at a late hour
last night forced their way Into the room
of Mrs. Mary Seymour, residing oil John
Btreet, this city, and In the presence of
her three children, Sanders criminally
assaulted her. The woman struggled
desperately Jo escape, and at length suc
ceeded, Banders following her Into the
Btreet and knocking her down several
times. Mrs. Beymore escaped to a neigh
bor's house, where Bhe died from the
effects of her Injuries In a few moments.
Both men were arrested and are now in
jail, charged with murder.
Stewart's Estate.
Rutland, Vt., Oct. 4. The United
States Court opened here this afternoon,
Judge Wheeler presiding. The first
case called was that of Alexander Stew
art against Henry Hilton, but at the re
quest of plaintiff's counsel the trial was
postponed until to-morrow. The suit
is brought to recover $100,000 from the
late A. T. Stewart's estate, the plalutllF
claiming to be an heir-at-law. Some in
teresting developments are expected in
the progress of the case, which attracts
much attention.
Costly Play.
While some boys were playing with
matches a few days ago, they fired the
store aud dwelling of Jason R. Eaby,
at Intercourse, eight miles from Lancas
ter, and both were totally destroyed
with their stock and contents. Three
kegs of powder in the garret exploded
with a tremendous report, and 1). War
fel, who waa In the garret, waa hurled
far away from the building, but not seri
ously hurt. The loss is $8,000, and is
fully covered by Insurance.
An Outrageous Robbery.
Baltimore, October 5. This morn
ing two thieves entered the building of
the B. Baltimore permanent Saving as
sociation on Light st., and while one held
a pistol to the head of the clerk In
charge, H. P. Orem, the other felled
him to the floor with a billy. The
thieves then robbed the safe, securing
$300 in money and $1,000 in checks.
One of the thieves was caught aud $140
in money recovered. The captured man
gave the name of Walter II. Campbell.
More than He could Manage.
Young Cowen, of Ohio, thought that
he could manage a balloon, and coaxed
a professor of ballooning to let him try.
The professor agreed, and in a few hours
the lifeless body of the young man was
brought home to his friends. After all,
old mother earth, with all her unpleas
ant peculiarities, ia the safest standby,
at least under the present condition of
the business of air sailing.
Arrested at the Wedding Altar.
At Richmond, Maes., on Wednesday,
Charles Seymour, of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
was married to Miss Clara Stephens, the
father of the bridegroom, who Is a Con
gregational clergyman, officiating. Ten
minutes afterwards the bridegroom was
arrested for breach of promise of mar
riage, the complainant being Miss Allle
Mansfield. The bride fainted when the
arrest was made. 1
The Corn Market.
New York, October 4. On early
change to-day the corn market was
very much depresssed and unsettled,
the market declining one aud one-half
to two per cent, on reported failure of
the large bears In corn in Chicago. The
sales of corn before and at the first call
aggregate about 2,500,000 bushels.
Miscellaneous News Items.
Schuylkill Haven, Pa., October 4.
Charles Dean while reloading a revolver
after practicing at a target shooting this
afternoon, was iustautly killed by the acci
dental discharge of the weapon.
Cray's Mills, Miss., October 1 .James
Freeman's grandson, aged nine, being of
fended at the little daughter of Allen Har
ris, aged two years, yesterday blindfolded
the child and threw her iuto a well 100
feet deep, whore she was fouud dead. '
tWA- Tuscon, Arizona, dispatoh states
that a party of soldiers seat to repair the
telegraph line between Forts Grant and
Thomas was attacked by Cbhlcahua In
dians, and two of the soldiers were killed.
A courier reports seeing the dead bodies of
several citizens near Cedar Springs,
tSTWilliam McKibben, who resided
near Jacksonville, Centre county, was fouud
dead in the woods uear his home recently,
with two rifla balls iu his forehead. A
gun was fouud beside his body, and nobody
kuows whether bis death was the result of
accident or suicide. He leaves a wife and
four children. -
IWA. tenlllo storm swept over the east
tern part of Knox county, Ohio, ou Sundny
a week ; It wns accompnnyitig by n high
wind and rain. It Is reported that every
shock or corn In a fluid belonging to a Mr.
Tucker, near that place, was carried to an
adjoining farm. A house owned by n Mrs.
Mycr, a widow, was totally destroyed. Mr.
Baker's barn wns badly damnged, and
several barns and houses were mora or less
injured. All the fences were blown nway.
llTDr. E. J. Hoffman of Louisville, a
man who had a large practice, an excellent
reputation, and was an active Methodist,
hns been ruined by poker. Becoming
infatuated with the game he neglected Uis
putlentB to play it, borrowed all the money
he could to meet his losses, and finally
forged checks amounting to f2,000, for
which be Is now in Jail. His church loses
to 00.
Annapolis, Md., Oct 4. On Sunday
night the fourth class of cadets, newly
entered in the Naval Academy, was hazed
unmercifully. Members of the third class
wore suspected of It, and when the matter
was Investigated refused to divulge what
they kuew. Today, at two o'clock, the
whole class of fifty members was sent ou
board the Sautee. They had to take bed
ding and other articles, and will have to
stay on board ship until further orders,
out being allowed to speak to each other.
tST"Member of this Department relieved
of Hheumatism by the use of St. Jacob's
Oil, says Geo. W. Walliug, Eiq., Superin
endent Police New York, in one of out
exchanges. ICamm City Mail.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
VA8iiiMaTON, October 7,1881.
More than usual interest will centre in the
National Capital for some time, as several
events of public concern are entering upon the
scene. The Indictment already found against
Gulteau Is to be tried, and the wretch probably
hung the star route cases have already been
called iuto Court for a beginning ; the Benate
is about to meet in extra session, and the Su
preme Court convenes on Monday next. All
these things, In connection with the Interest
attaching to a change of Administration, are
likely to make Washington as Interesting as U is
In mid-winter. Our District criminal court is a
tribunal of National and extraordinary Interest
when its history, or the history of its trials Is
reviewed. It has tried Surratt for the murder
of President Lincoln, tried the notorious safe
burglary cases, the Ottman Treasury robbery
case, besides Congressmen for murder, forgery
and bigamy and sent ex-Senators and other
former high ofllclals to the penitentiary.
Next to the Gulteau trial the people of the
country are probably most Interested In the
star route prosecutions. These cases have
been thoroughly exposed through the press and
there Is a conviction la the public mind that
there was under the direction of Mr. Brady a
criminal waste of public money, to say the
least. The enormous expenditure for that ser
vice, consuming the entire apprpriation of the
fiscal year before the year was half gone, and
creating a'deQclency amounting to millions )
the excessive Increase of the pay of certain
contractors to five to ten times the amount of
their orignal contracts, are facts beyoud con
troversy and circumstances calculated to raise
a presumption of wrong. When these things
are taken In connection with certain other
evidences, and the accumulation of large for
tunes by the ofllclals and contractors, they not
only raise the presumption but Inspire a convic
tion In the public mind which only a thorough
clearing up will ever remove. Even if the
accused escape upon technicalities, or for lack
of legal proof of guilt, the circumstances are so
strong that a general doubt of Innocence will
still exist.
Since the adjournment of the Supreme Court
there has been a vacancy created, caused by
the death of Justice Clifford, and Justice Hunt,
It Is understood, Is still incapacitated for ser
vice. Justice Field is not expected here for
several weeks, and the Court will therefore
meet with three members short. There is much
anxiety among the bench and the bar on the
subject of the filling of the vacancy caused by
the death of Justice Clifford. There Is no
reliable information as to whether President
Arthur proposes to seud In a nomination for
the vacancy at the special session of the Ben
ate, or whether he will wait until the regular
session Id December, as it Is supposed that he
may come to some conclusion In the matter
during his present stay in New York j after
consultation with his friends. The Justices of
the Supreme Court would be glad if the vacan
cy should be promptly filled, as It would help
very much to lighten their labers j but there
are difficulties In the way which the President
fully appreciates, and which may possibly
Induce him to delay making a nomination un
til December. There will be a great pressure
to take the new appointee from the East, as
only one active member of the bench, Mr.
Justice Bradley, is now from that section, and
Justice Clifford was the only member from
New England. But the claims of the South
will also be presented aud urged with persist
ency, as it has had no representative on the
bench of tho 8upreme Court since the days of
the war. JuBllce Woods, who was lately
appointed, although nominally from a south
ern circuit, had never given up his residence iu
Ohio, which State has to-day no less than four
members of the bench of the Supreme Court.
Owing to all the circumstances, iucluding the
peculiar division of parties In the Senate, the
filling of this vacancy by the President will
necessarily be surrounded with more or lees
embarrassment, and will require the exercise
of sound judgment and discretion.
It is now said to be President Arthur's iuten
tion not to avail himself of the extra session of
the Senate for the appointment of a new Cab
inet, but to wait until Congress meets in
December. He thinks, It Is said, that the
Cabinet ministers now in office should remain
to make the annual reports on the operations
for ascertaining the current of popular senti
ment as to what his Administration should be.
If this report is correct the President will or
course) have the benefit of the present Cabi
net ministers' reports on the public business In
a retrospective sense and to that extent thej
may serve him In getting up his own message
to Congress. But If shortly after the meeting
of Congress the present Cabinet is tg go out,
Its members can aid him but little In shaping
the prospective features of his message. In
laying down his policy for the future It would
evidently be of advantage to him to have his
future constitutional advisers at his elbow.
Doubtless these matters were all determined
upon after consultation with his friends during
the Presidents' recent visit to New York'. But
no one here appears authorized to speak by the
card. It Is still insisted, by those who ought
to know what they are talking about, that
Mr. Conkling is to be made Secretary of the '
Treasury and Mr. Blaine retained as. Secretary
of State in an effort to harmonize things. What
a family that would make 1 In my opinion no
alarming amount of harmony will ever be pro
duced In that way. Just think of the possibil
ities of the situation with Robertson as
Collector of New York, and Conkling his
superior officer at the head of the Treasury
Department, while Blaine sat at Conkling's
right in Cabinet consultations. Oh, no I I
guees not. "vy.
A. CAItD.
A new eriterprize has been started in
Mechanlcsburg, Cumberland county, by
J. W. Ringrose & Co., and that is the
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, la no
greater than la asked for the poorer
article. Store keepers, before supplying
themselves should see these neta and
learn prices, and farmers should ask
the merchant with whom they deal to
get at leaBt a sample to show them. For
price list, etc., address J. W. Ringrosk
& Co., Mechanlcsburg, Pa., or Kenne
ky, Willing & Co., 100 and 102 North
8rd Btreet, Philadelphia. 6tf.
i
Sewing Machine Needles. I have nee
dles on hand to euit any of the following
machines : Grover & Baker, Keystone,
Secor, Singer M'f'g., Singer Family,
Domestic, Household, Eldrege, Daunt
less, St. John, Howe, Home Shuttle,
Buckeye, Davis, Weed, Remington
Whitney, Wilson, White, New Home,
Empire, Etna, and Blees. Order8 re
ceived by mail promptly filled.
F. Mortimer,
New Bloomfield, Pa.
Men and Boy's Heavy Boots, anr
Ladies' and Children's Shoes at bottom
prices. M. Dukes & Co.
Ladies' Coats, Dolmans, Skirts,1 Un
derwear, Shawls, &c. Largest assort
ment and lowest prices at
M. Dukes & Co.
A full Hue of Watches, Clocks, Jewel
ry, Blank Books, Pass Books, Wall
Paper, Stationary of all kinds, Accorde
ons, School Books, Velvet Frames, Ac,
&o., to be found at W. H. Gantt's,
Newport, Pa. 80 ly
The best " two for five cents" cigar in
the county, can be bad at Mortimer's.
Carpets of all grades at
M. Dukes & Co.
Come and See !
We have again made additions to out
stock that we would like to bIiow you.
We have a lot of handkerchiefs wo
are selling, " Four for 25 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 youv
for it ia 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 handsome line of Floor
and Table oil cloths of the various
widths from 34 up to 84.
We have a good line of Hats for Men
and Boys.
We have a large assortment of Shoes
for Men, Women and Children.
We have an assortment of Mens' every
day Pants, and Shirts.
We have a complete stock of Iron and'
Hardware.
We have as good an assortment of'
Groceries as can be found in tbU
county.
We have a full line of Paints. Oil,
Glass and building hardware which we
expect to sell as low or lower than auy.
body in the county.
We have Spoken, Hubs aud carriage
wood-work and hardware, and our
Spokes and Rims are the best that are
made. These we sell at the manufac-
tuers price, as we are bis ageuts.
F. Mortimer,
New Bloomfield, Pa-.