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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-08
A Prophecy.

The following lines taken from Tai
leyrand's memories" which were written
many years since, have now really come
to pass, and it would almost seem as
though he had been gifted with prophetic
vision.
"We must not delude ourselves; the
European equilibrium, of which we laid
the foundation at the congress of Vienna
will not be eternal. Some day it will
tumble, but it promises us some years
of peace What threatens to break it up
at period more or less distant are the
aspirations which are becoming universal
in the centre of Germany. The necessi-
ties of defence and of common danger
have prepared their minds for German
unity. This idea will continue to develop
and some day one of the great Powers
who form part of the confederation will
form the desire to realize this unity for
its own profit. Austria is not to be fear
ed being composed of scraps and NOR
sells, and having no unity at home, she
cannot dream of exporting it abroad. II
is Prussia, then, that should be watched
She will try the venture and if she sue
ceeds, then all the conditions of the bal
ance of power will be changed, and it will
be necessary to seek for Europe a new
basis and new organization"
Having examined the more or less
difficult circumstances amid which this
reconstruction will be effected, M. Talley
rand indicates France as being the natior
most interested in combating the unfit
cation movement, or in seeking to bt
compensated for it. All this reads as i
written after the facts, instead of many
years before them"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-08

Hon. COLUMBUS DELANo the former
commissioner of Internal revenue has
taken charge of the Interior Department
in place of Mr.. Cox. Mr. Douglass the
deputy commission of Internal revenue is
in charge Of that department and it is
probable he will be appointed as Mr..
Delano's successor. In this connection
the letter of Mr.. Cox, offering his resig-
nation, may be of interest, as it shows
that the reason for his resignation, was,
that he felt that his attempt to introduce
honesty and ability, as test for clerk
ships in his department, was not properly
supported by the administration. The
ex-Secretary says :-"My views of the
necessity of reform in the civil service
have brought me more or less into colis-
ion with the plans of some of our active
political managers, and my sense of duty
has obliged me to oppose some of their
motives of action through the department.
have no doubt whatever that public
sentiment will, soon or later, sustain the
efforts at what [ regard as needed reforms,
but | ought not to overlook the fact that
for the present they involve opposition
which it may not be for the interest of
the Administration to provoke, and as
my personal tendency is to be rather
more than less persistant in the course
to which l am committed, I deem it my
duty to place in your hands my resigna,
ton of the office Of Secretary of the In
terror, to take effect as soon as you can
conveniently determine my successor"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-08
The Fertility Of California.

A recent letter from California in
speaking Of the fertility of that state says !:
Stockton is the point of departure TO
the Yosemite valley. The fertile San
Joaquin valley through level country,
is covered with wheat fields. The
long lines of teams--almost invariably
seven spans Of mules or horses to the load
with three long wagons in line, loaded
with bags of wheat, which we were con-
stantly meeting on their way to market
gave us an idea Of the fruitfulness of the
country through which we were passing.
This is country of great ranches. At
Trelford's rancho, where we stopped for
short time, the proprietor cut 900
acres of wheat alone this year, and will
send to market of this years crop, 10000
bags,containing over 220, 900 bushels. His
rancho contains 10000 acres, all of
which he proposes to put under cultiva-
tion in another year.
The advantage that this country gives
the farmer over the East is, that before
the grain natures rain ceases entirely
and there is not drop for the space OF
at least four months. The grain, there.
fore, ripens in dry weather, is cut and
gathered at leisure, thrashed in the open
field, bagged and piled up as our farmers
pile their wood for seasoning All ovel
this country in the fields, wheat is stack
ed and corded in this way, not only with
out danger Of harm from the weather
but all the while improving by exposure
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-08
A Horrible Case OF Wife Murder near
Lima. Ohio.


A correspondent of the Pittsburg Com.
mercial, at Lima, o., telegraphed to that
journal on Saturday:
1t has just come to light, to-day, that a
man living about nine miles southwest
of this place, named Bittinger, murder
ed his wife last Monday night. The
deed was done by cutting her throat, in
an awful manner, with butcher knife,
and stabbing her with the same instru-
ment in four other different places, and
then threatened to kill the children if
they told of it, and also told them that
they must bury her. 1t is said they
then dug away some dirt and put her
body under the porch of the house. Bit
finger left Immediately for parts un.
known. The children, it seems, remain
ed in fear up to this time, and then in
formed some neighbors, who came here
to-day after the coroner, to hold an in
quest.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-08
Foreign News.

An Armistice has been arranged be-
tween France and Prussia to commence
on the 4th and continue to the 28th inst.
In the meantime the condition of the ar
mics is to remain the same as at present,
and an election is to be held in France by
the 18th inst
BY this election Government will be
formed with which Prussia can negotiate,
and perhaps be enabled to form treaty
of peace. At least such is the hope Of
the neutral nations at whose suggestion
the armistice has been arranged.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-08

DG~ On Wednesday last the intern al
revenue officers, aided by a force of
twenty-five hundred United States ma
rines and regulars, made grand raid on
the illicit whisky distilleries in the Fifth
Ward of Brooklyn, N. Y, and captured
and destroyed over twenty establishments
and their contents. Eight fire engines
were employed several hours in pumping
out the contents of still and mash tubs
which were afterward completely de-
molished by large force of laborers ac-
companying the troops.
In the early part of the affair a mob
hurled several volleys of stones, brickbats
and other missiles upon the marines un-
der Col. Broome, but were routed by a
bayonet charge. Colonel Broome then
warned the crowd that the troops would
fire if any further violence was offered,
but were not again molested. Assessor
butcher was hit twice by flying bricks,
and several revenue officers were more or
less injured during the raid.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-08

BeS~ A terrible accident occurred at
Huntingdon on Thursday evening. At
five o'clock, the passenger engine Hun
tingdon; Of the Huntingdon Broad Top
Railroad, exploded her boiler, while tax
ing water, and Jerry Wertz, employed as
engineer hostler, was blown twenty-five
feet and was instantly killed. His face
and head were badly mangled. He
leaves a wife and child. A boy named
Daniel Heck, who was standing on the
tender, had his eyes and face frightfully
injured by steam, and it is not expected
he will live. The engine was thrown
down a ten feet embankment.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-08

tB- The inquest on the body of the bur-
glar Tweedle, whose death was caused by
the discharge Of a trap gun, while he was
attempting to force an entrance into the
premises Of Joseph Agostino, gunsmith,
on Twenty-third street N. Y, resulted in o
verdict censuring Mr.. Agostino for con-
structing the internal machine, and that
gentlemen was accordingly held to bail by
the coroner to await the action of the
Grand Jury. Recorder Hackett, however,
investigated the matter, and rendered an
opinion setting aside the action OF the cor
oner.
tEr 1t is stated that recent letter to
Bismark, marked "private," was opened
by his confidential clerk, who had scarcely
opened it and read few lines when he was
seized with violent pains in the head and
fell back in swoon. Another clerk picked
it up and felt the same symptoms. After
a little while they recovered, and carried it
to a chemist, who soon ascertained that the
letter had been poisoned with veratim, a
subtle and dangerous substance, the odor
of which mounts into the brain, and is
very liable to produce death or insanity.
G5Y" In West Philadelphia, one evening
last week, a culvert caved in resulting in an
accident of a very serious nature. Three
|
time, were precipitated into the sewer.
Two of them, together with the horses,
were rescued, however, without any serious
injury. The third man, whose name is
James Blee, was killed by the fall. The ex-
citement in the neighborhood, at the time
of the accident, was intense as it was sup
posed that all Of the men would be fatally
injured.
eSy- The Five Dollar Sewing Machine pur-
chased by me, January, 1866, from the Family
Sewing machine Company, sc Nassau-Street,
N. Y, has been in almost constant use ever
since. 1t has not been out of order once. Has
cost nothing for repairs, and l find it simple
and reliable in operation, and always ready to
sew. Those friends of mine who use them with
the new improvements are very much pleased.
The one have would not part with.
MRS. ANN w. CUTHBURT.
Al. .3m. 42S West 36th-Street, New-York
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-08
pa- A girl named Emma Adams, aged

pa- A girl named Emma Adams, aged
sixteen who lived in Russell Place, Bur-
ton Crescent, London, recently died from
exhaustion consequent on the want Of the
necessairies of life. The medical officer
who was called in to see her said the
room in which she lived with her father,
mother, and five other children, was
small, in dirty condition, and there was
no furniture of any description. Deceased
was laying dead on the floor of the room
covered with rags and vermin, there
being no bedding. The body was very
much emaciated and unclean. If she
had been properly attended to she would
have lived. The father was out Of work
and said he had not tasted meat for sew
eral days.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-08

Bag Near Cleveland, in the afternoon
of the 1st inst, two magazines containing
$4,000 pounds of nitro-glycerinc, explo-
ded at Fairport, near Painesville, Ohio
Four persons were blown to atoms, viz. :
Patrick Scribner, two Malones, father
and son, and Edward Duncan. The
buildings on the east side of the river
were much damaged, and the shock of
the explosion felt for miles. The loss to
the glycerine company is not less than
$4,000. Where the magazines stood
are now two lakes, fifty feet across and
seventy-flve feet deep. The people Of
Fairport are greatly excited, as this is
the second explosion of the kind within
two months. One of the men killed
leaves wife and six children, in destitute
circumstances.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-08

B&~ A man named b. B. Smith, who
was supposed to have been murdered by
the Apache Indians, with twelve others
about year ago, turned up at San Fran
cisco recently. He tells very roman
tic story of his capture by band of In
dian warriors, under the command Of a
Mexican named Montoia, who seemed to
take an insane delight in numbering ira
ders. OF his party, for some reason, he
was alone spared, and after being retain
ed in captivity for some twenty-eight
days, he was released and permitted to
resume his journey. At the time the
massacre was reported the correspondents
of the California papers declared that
Smiths body had been mutilated beyond
recognition.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-08

eB" A stringent measure relating to the
traffic in strong drink has been introduced
into the Vermont Legislature. 1t imposes
q fine of 800 for the first offense on every
person who shall sell Intoxicating beverages
in violation of law, and the same fine with
Imprisonment for the second offense. 1t
also imposes fine on persons who shall be
found in state of intoxication, of $50 for
each offense.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-08
Use the Red Horse Powders,

"ORSES CURED OF CHAMBERS. - Aaron
III Snyder, U. S. Assistant Assessor, Mount
Aetna, Pa. G. Bacon Livery Stable, Sunbury, Pa.
Horses Cured of Founder - Wolf q Wilhelm,
Danve, Pa. A. Ellis, Merchant, Washington
vile, Pa. A. Slonaker, Jersey.
Horse Cured of Lung Fever - Hess Il Brother,
Lewishurg Pa.
Horse Cured OF COlic-Thomas Clingan, Union
County, Pa. Hogs Cured Of Cholera. = ii. Barr
II. 4 A. Cadwallader. Cows Cured-Dr j. NJ
MCleery, IL. Mccormick, Milton, Pa.
Chickens Cured of Cholera and Gapes.-Dr. u
q. Davis DIR. ID. T. Krebs, @. W. Sticker, John and
James Finney.
NJ Hundreds more could be cited whose Stock
was saved.
German and English Directions. Prepared by
CYRUS BROWNl
Druggist, Chemist and Horseman
AL Milton, Pa, Northumberland co., Pa.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-08
NEW BLOOMFIELD, PENN'A.
Tuesday, November 8, 1870.

THE ELECTION in West Virginia re-
suited in democratic victory, that party
gaining two members of Congress and
probably the Legislature, which elects
the next United States Senator.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-08
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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-04-27
The Philadelphia Press says that Genera

The Philadelphia Press says that General
Forrest was recently at Greensboro, North
Carolina, seeking negro laborers TOR the rail
road, the construction of which he is super
intending. He wanted thousand, but OBJ
tanned only thirty. While there he pom
pously announced he would have no Rich
mond negroes; he had tried a hundred of
them, and found them, without exception,
genuine Radicals His illsuccess in Greens
boro would seem to indicate that Democratic
colored laborers are scarce in the South. We
are sorry for the General, but really don t
see how be is to man his picks and shovels
with an orthodox Democratic force, unless
he shall relinquish entirely his idea of oh
tanning colored laborers, and apply, say IN
New York for a different article,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-04-27

An IMPORTANT Billion April 18th
Mr.. Armstrong, of the Clinton District, in
troduced the following bill in the House o
Representatives, which was read and order
ed to be printed. AS Clearfeld is one of the
counties named, the bill will be perused with
interest by our readers generally:
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House o,
Representatives Of the United States of 4.
nerica an Congress assembled, That all pro
cess, in all ACTIONS and prosecutions, and all
judicial proceedings at law or in equity,
which shall hereafter arise, and in which the
defendant or defendants shall reside Ill any
of the following counties of the western dis
trict of Pennsylvania, viz Wyoming, Union.
Northumberland, Montour, Columbia, Sui
Ivan, Bradford, Tioga, Lycoming, Snyder,
Centre, Clearfeld, Clinton, Cameron and
Potter. shall be issued from and returnable
to the courts of said district, to be holden at
Williamsport, and, together with all suits,
Prosecutions, or business heretofore begun,
pending and undetermined. arising from any
of the said counties, shall be heard or tried
there only; unless with the consent of the
parties, the court shall direct the same to be
heard or tried at the courts to be holden at
Pitt burg or Erie. in said district.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-04-27

THE INDIANs.-The Pittsburg Dispatch
says: after all the outcry against Colonel
Baker, for his attack on the camp of the
Piegan Indians, his course is now justified
by the indications that the Indians have on
ly been waiting for spring and grass to COM
mence again their war on the whites Moth
ing is more clearly settled than that, during
winter, the United States troops should
wage decisive war against all Indians that
do not give the most perfect guarantees for
future good behavior. With the present
spring, apprehensions are entertained OF
danger to the Pacific Railroad, from the In
dians. The settlers are alert, and will not
suffer themselves to be surprised, but it is
impossible to guard so extended line Of
road against the rowing bands OF marauder<
who will constantly cross and re- cross the
track. Hitherto the Indians have had a
superstitious regard for the railroad, which
assumed in their eyes something more than
material shape. But they have better
knowledge now. A half breed, some six
months ago, killed white, and fed to the
Sioux for safety, and he has improved the
opportunity to instruct the savages in the
means to be employed to obstruct the road,
throw ira ms from the track, take up rails
and otherwise interfere with the operation
of the line. There is good reason, there
fore, for the apprehensions which are fell
for the safety of the road
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-04-27

A SHARP TRTCK,-On Wednesday morn
ing, April 20.h, the Treasurer office of
Vermillion county, Indiana, was robbed of
large sum of money. The despatch an
nouncing the fact, also stated that the rob.
bers had fed to the woods, nearly naked,
having thrown off their clothing as they
were pursued by hundreds of people But
1t seems the fugitives were up to the emer-
gency. Some time during the day, they pre-
sented themselves to two well-known citi-
zens on the highway, and drawing a revol-
yer, compelled the citizens to strip off most
of their clothing, which the robbers put on
and then ''lit out" The semi-nudc citi-
zeos were soon picked up by number of
men who were hunting the burglars, sud
having every external appearance of being
the fugitive thieves, they were arrested and
taken to Clinton or Newport for trial. They
proved an alb and got off,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-04-27

WHAT MAKES DRUNK.-They have been
in Stoning'on, Conn, and the result mus,
be very comforting to the tiprlers. The
port wine contained oxide of lead and sui
phuric acid, besides ,ariJus coloring and
astringent drugs. Prof Silliman says OF
this precious decoction that it would be hard
to find "yiler or more pernicious falsifica
ton of wine or liquor than this sample
A pint bottle of whisky was found to contain
sulphuric acid, lsad iron and lusil oil The
gin consisted of lead, sulphuric acid, oil OF
juniper, oil of turpentiue, sugar and other
ingredients
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-04-27

RUMoRs OF WAR WITH SPAIN. N.-The
telegraph reports highly sensational rumor
to the effect that we are on the eve of war
with Spain-and that immense orders for
naval stores have been issued by the Navy
Department. Such rumors should be re-
ceived with large margin of allowance
Spain has enough to do at home just now,
and is not likely to seek foreign war and
the United States arc not likely to plunge
into hostilities against foreign nation
without good reason.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-04-27

THE CENsUs.-The ninth census of the
United States will be taken on the first Of
June next Citizens can do much to for
ward the work and insure its tboroughness
by preparing statistics beforehand for the
deputy marshal. The names, ages, num-
bers, sex. color, &C., of every family will be
required statistics of farm products, manu-
factures, etc, etc., must be furnished.
Heads of families are the proper persons to
give this inform alton but in their absence
any member of the family over twenty may
act as their agent. A refusal to furnish the
information, or furnishing false statement,
with knowledge, renders the person so Of
Tending liable to a fine of $50, to be sued
for and recovered in an action of debt by
the deputy marshal, or assistant to whom
such refusalor false statement shall be made.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-04-27
PAY YOUR TAXES!

In accordance with an act of the General As,
sembly of this Commonwealth, approved the ~
day Of March, A. d. 1870, .'relating to The coiIec
tion of taxes in the county Of Clearheld' No'Ie'
is therefore hereby given to the taxpayers io
siding in the districts below nam cd that the coaH
ty Treasurer. in accordance with the "a sectlon -
said act, will attend at theplaee OF holding Wv
Borough and Township elections. on the iohoH,
ing named days for the purpose OF Tecelvihs ~
county. bounty, State taxes and militia hnes' y
sessed for 1870:
For the Borough of CleaTded and LaTrenos Ds
township. on Friday and Saturday, the tS'h anu
l4th days of May
For Pike township and the Borough OF CurHsIs sss
vile, on Saturday and Monday, the 2!st anu ''1'
days of May.
For Karthaus, on Tuesday. May 18th.
For Covington, on Wednesday, May ISM
For Girard, on Thursday, May 10Th.
For Goshen, on Friday, May 10th.
For Graham, Tuesday, Nay 2Ith.
For Morris, on Wednesday May 18th
For Decatur, on Thursday. May 2bth
For Osceola, on Friday, May 9th.
For Boggs, on Saturday, May 2Sth
Upon all taxes paid on the days designsIsa
there will be reduction of FiUs per CsIf; Ing ie
balance Of the districts will be announced IN aI'
time. LEVER FLEGAL,
Aprill3 Treasurer
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-04-27

An eastern contemporary draws sad con-
trast between the present status of the IRE
pressible Toombs, who once boasted that
the good time would come when he
should "call the roll of his slaves under the
shadow of Bunker Hill Monument, and
the detested chattel ''nigger' Of twelve years
ago, who is now his own political equal The
black man Revels sits in the Senate, while
Toombs, almost forgotten, vegetables in OBJ
security. Sic transit gloria n,madi.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-04-27

As party, the Democracy have no love
for soldiers orphan homes s-notEithstand
Ing few conspicuous individual exceptions
A significant illustration of this partisan i'll
will was afforded in the Ohio. Senate, on the
10th of April, when, to defeat the organiza.
ton of State Home, for the little chil-
dren in blue. the Democratic members at
tempted to break up the session by desert
ing their seats in body. This game was
shrewdly foiled and Ohio provides home
for her soldiers orphans, in spite of Demo
cratic spite,