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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
ChOked to Death by a Tree.

A very sad accident occurred near West
Salem, Wisconsin, on Saturday. the 10th
inst, whereby a workman by the name of
Oleson, in the employ of Mr.. John Odell,
met with his death. Mr.. Odell is a well-to-
do farmer living in Salem, and on Saturday
was hauling wood and timber from his
farm, Oleson chopping it for him.
He left Olcson in the timber and went
into Salem with load. On returning he
found that Oleson had cut a tree down
which had fallen on him, limb about the
size of ones wrist striking him on the
throat, and holding him down on his back.
Oleson was dead, the limb having choked
him to death, and grass was torn up on
both sides as far as he could reach, where
he had vainly endeavored TO free himself
from the death clutch of the fatal limb.
Mr.. Odell said he could not have been
absent more than half an hour before re-
turning after another load, and found his
hired man dead. His body was not bruised
Or hurt in any way except by the limb that
held him down to sure death.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
The New York Middle.

One of the most remarkable legal fights
Of the century is now going on in New
York. The injunction asked for by the
peoples committee to prevent the paying
out of money by the Controller and Mayor
has been granted Then before the inves-
ber of vouchers were stolen from the
Controllers Office. The Mayor nsinuates
that these were stolen by Connolly the Con-
troller and consequently asks his resigna-
tion, which Connolly obstinately refuses.
The Mayor then tries to turn him out, and
offers the place to Gen. Mcclellan, who re-
fuses to take any part i'll the matter. In
the meantime Connolly hunts upa clause in
the law which gives him authority 10 ap-
point his own deputy, for a specified peri
cd who shall exercise all the powers of Con-
troler. He consequently appointed Mr..
Andrew Green who has-what is not often
found among politicians reputation for
honesty and integrity, besides being good
tinancier, but unfortunately for the Mayor
and the Tammany ring, he belongs to the
other wing of the'party And now when
people remember the saying as to what
happens when thieves fall out, the honest
portion of the community take fresh cour-
age, and are instituting vigorous measures
to ascertain how much has actually been
stolen and who is the thief. May success
attend their efforts.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
A Man Dies Of Glanders.

A IIagerstown special to the Baltimore
Sun says: A farmer residing near Weaver
town on the Potomac, died from having
been poisoned in consequence Of getting
the virus of a glandered horse into small
sore on his finger. He survived only six or
seven days, breaking out in tho meantime
all over with putrid sores, suffering intense
agony until modification supervened. His
attending physician had no doubt Of the
malady being contracted as above stated
So offensive, fearful and repulsive was the
corpse that with great difficulty could any
one be induced TO 60 near ii to aid in It's
intcrment.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
Starved to Death.

A horrible case of starvation in the
O'Brien menagerie troupe has just been
discovered in Stormville, Dutehess county,
where the troupe performed on Thursday
night. Connected with the troupe is per-
former known rs Ataline, the man of the
iron jaw, and French woman, who is
called the strong woman. They had little
boy, seven years of age, whe, it is said,
was purchased in Paris for 800 as an aux
Hilary to them in their performances The
little fellow was thrown about by the man
in various ways at the peril of his life.
In one scene he was fastened to the iron
jawed man by a bolt, and the two were
drawn from the ground to the top of the
tent, where the man fired pistol and was
let down; then in the same way the little
fellow was hoisted up the same distance,
hanging by ingenious contrivances from the
mans jaw. lie was also required to aid
the French woman in scene where she
placed six-pounder on her shoulder and
he got up on it and discharged it. 1t was
therefore necessary that he should not be-
come too heavy for the business.
While the company was in Stormvile the
French woman is alleged to have tied the
little boys hands behind him and shut him
in room alone. Staggering to the window,
he begged of the cook to put mp ladder
and give him piece of bread and butter.
She had to throw it on the floor, and he
snatched it up and devoured it eagerly.
Another boy, said to be the real son of the
French woman, noticing the movement, in
formed her of it. She at once flew into
rage, and going to the boys room, beat
him numerically, saying, GLOW dare you
do so, when told you if you did / would
pound you?" The little fellow begged of
her not whip him, for he wonld not do it
again. He did not look as though he had a
drop of blood in his body. When his con-
dition was ascertained, DR.. La Mont was
called in, but he died the same night and
was buried the next morning. The doctor
said he died of starvation.
The monsters were once arrested in Phil
adelphia for cruelty to this same child, but
they managed to escape punishment.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
Dog freeing a Catfish.

The following, says a Germantown Tele-
graph writer, viii sound somewhat odd, vet
it is literally true Some years since the
Missouri river was unusually high, when the
finny tribe ventuied far out ON what is
usually dry land. In bottom few miles
below us, farmer was out in the woods,
after the flood had subsidized, when his dog
began barking furiously at large log,
some distance Off On going there what
should he find but catfish of fifteen
pounds, fast in the end of the log, which
was partly closed at that end and still con-
tanned water. The fish evidently went in
to get food but miscalculating his horns
got fast.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
NEW BLOOMFIELD, PENN'A.
Tuesday, September 26, 1871.

t5S" In Switzerland the progress of drunk
enness is so great, that in many agricultural
and manufacturing communes, the NUM-
cipal revenues are absorbed in relieving
the wants of families whose heads have be-
come habitual drunkards In several places
houses of correction are being built for the
purpose ofconfining the poor wretches who
have fallen victims to this disease. 1t is
stated, on good authority, that in ten years
there has been an increase of public houses
in the single canton of Geneva amounting to
thirty-four per cent, and that there is now
one place where Intoxicating drinks are
sold for every seventy-two inhabitants.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
Fortune Hunters.

James Nicely, living near Ripley, Ohio,
died recently, leaving fortune in money
supposed to amout to $4,000, but as no
one knows where the old gentleman kept
his treasure the heirs are left to the task of
hunting it up. They have gone to work
vigorously with pick and shovel, and have
dug the farm on which Nicely lived from
center to circumference. On his death-bed
Nicely refused to give his children informa-
tion as to where he had sccreted the money.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
Explosion of 300 Kegs of Powder.

On Saturday the 10th, inst, nearly the
whole town of Phoebe Nevada was destroy
ed by powder explosion and fire that
followed. Three hundred kegs of powder
were kept in the cellar of Teisanthal s. Co.
who supplied the miners of that vicinity, and
the whole amount exploded scattering the
timbers of the premises for half mile,
shaking every building in town and totally
destroying great number. The loss is
over quarter Of millions Of dollars.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
Inauguration of the Mont Gents Tunnel.

The official Inauguration of the Mont
Gents tunnel took place on the nth inst,
all inaugural arrangements being carried
out with marked success. A train, con-
sisting of twenty-five carriages, occupied
by various dignitaries including representa-
tives of France and Italy, the directing en-
gineers of the work, and many other
officials, was run in safety through the tun-
mel, occupying about twenty minutes in
passage.
kilograms announcing the Inauguration
of the tunnel were afterwards sent to the
French and Italian governments, and re-
plies were received, congratulating the di-
rectors upon the successful termination of
this gigantic enterprise.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
Wholesale Escape of Conyicts.

An outbreak occurred on the 18th inst,
in the Nevada State prison. Five of the
guards and Lieutenant Governor Denver
were wounded in endeavoring to quell the
disturbance. Matt Pidley, the proprietor
of the Warm Spring, was shot and killed.
Twenty-ninc prisoners escaped.
The fight was one of the most desperate
on record. Nearly every officer and guard,
and several of the prisoners, were wounded.
Lieutenant Governor Denver was shot
through the hip, and now lies in critical
condition.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
A BalkY Pnii..

The Legislature Of Illinois, it is reported,
will be placed in an embarrassing situation
by the action of the presiding officers of the
two bodies of which it is composed. The
Speaker of the House of Representatives
it is asserted, intends to summon that body
TO meet in special session in Chicago, ON
November 18TH and Lieutenant Governor
Dougherty intends to summon the Senate
to meet at Springfield, the State capital on
the same day.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
Hair More Valuable than Gold.

A quantity of hair silky, silver-gray, and
thirty inches long, was recently sold by
John Thompson & Co., of New York, for
$35 an ounce-neaIly twice as much as gold
will bring Messrs Thompson & Co..
the largest dealers in the United States in
made up hair goods-have imported GO0O
pounds Of hair since January, paying for it
100000, gold. They have at work on it
100 girls, who earn from $12 to S1S week;
and yet they find the demand greater than
the supply. Hair has advanced 20 per cent.
in market value, and is likely to go up25
per cent. more, if the present foolish fash
ion of making the head look as hideous as
possible, continues.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
Exnlosl0n 0f Fire Mnrks.

Last week one day as truckman was
loading truck with fireworks, packed in
boxes, in front of the fireworks depot at
1876 Beelkman street. N. Y, a sudden ex-
plosion occurred, which blew the truck to
pieces, killed two men, and seriously in
jured number of others. The dead were
taken to the station-house, and the wound
ed to the hospital.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26

~ We pledge our reputation on the asser-
tlon that any educated physician, after care
iul examination of the recipe, will say that
Parsons Purgatlve Pills possess more merit
than any other pill now offered for sale.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
Dangerous Counterfeits.

Within week past, says the New York
Bulletin, number of exceedingly danger
GUS counterfeits have made their appear
ance. How large the number may be, can
not be discovered, for the counterfeit is SO
nearly faultless, that it is only with the ut
most difficulty that it can be distinguished
from the genuine. The spurious bill is a
twenty dollar greenback, and the only
weak points in the execution seems to be
the central figure, the engraving of which
ia very coarse. When presented in n pack
age, however, this figure is not seen in the
counting, and the bill is apt to be passed
with the others. The other parts of the
bill are excellent, and will stand the closest
scrutiny already several banks have been
deceived with them, and they are the most
dangerous counterfeits afloat. Business
men would do well to look out for them.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26

GB- On Sunday at Black Heath, near
Minersyille, a young son of Michael Foley,
while chestnutting, fell from tree upon a
pile of stones, fracturing his skull and
causing death shortly after.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26

tB- There is no more sense in individ-
uals holding diverse political notions letting
that fact cause personal dissentions than
there is in persons s'quarreling because they
belong to different churches. A free gov
ernment, like our own, is based upon the
fullest toleration of sentiment in regard to
political matters. A citizen who would
prescribe or ostracise another for holding
opinions differing from his own, is not fit
to be free himself. II he had the power
he would be a despot, and Danish, inprison
or guillotine his opponents as is done in
France. A man that has not moral cour-
age enough to utter and TO act out, by yot-
ing, his honest convictions in regard to this
OF that party, is to be pitied. He should
remember, sit is base abandonment of
reason 70 abandon our right of thought," ("
and of action also. G
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26

eB- On Sunday the 18th, inst, while
playing with number of companions on
the highway, at Forestville, James Doyle,
aboy seventeen years of age, was pushed
against the end Of a rail which penetrated
his skull, causing almost instant death.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-26
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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-28
COhUMBIAl,, IS: &C.
Friday Morning; July 28. 1871.


What the Prussian shetland shell could
not dost1 dsmofalize the French loyalty
OF the people of Strasburg, the love of
public place is accomplishing with the
greatest ease. Alsatians hunger for
official positions of honor and profit Us
eagerly as the proverbial American Office
seeker. Seven OF the former French
officials who stood by the gallant General
Ulrioh to the bitter end, now hold posi-
tions under the new imperial rule; mapy
Of She old justices Of the peace have
entered the German. service, and the
former gendarmes Of the Third Napoleon
are eager to preserve the peace Of the
good city Of Strasburg for his Majesty
William First. So readily do patriotic
Europeans who have long lived at the
public expense transfer their allegiance.
only to continue them in comfortable
CHARTERS, that 1t does not seem to matter
much whom they serve.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-28

REMARKABLE INo1DENr-A WHOLE
FAMILY BURIED WITHIN A WEEK.-A re-.
marknble series Of deaths, by which a
mother and threo children were buried.
occurred on Plum street last week. The
mother, widow lady named Williams,
WAS buried in the same grave with two OF
the children, while the third and last.
bnried yesterday. was laid by her side.
What is chiefly remarkable in this in
stance is that they are oarried off by no
epidemic. but died under ordinary cir
cumstances. - Petersburg Courier.
Shielding is all.the rage in Richmond,
Va. Thomas Coppenger, German,
jumped into o. mill.race, on Sunday last,
and was drowned.
An extra term Of the Court of Com
mon Pleas. for Greenville County. will
comrpenco at that place on the 9th in
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-28
The Charle.,on City Election and tho
Irish Vote.
- !. OoLustpIA, July, az, 1871.

Mr.. Eprron: ALLOW bS. through the
mediu9sof yout;paper.;to call'the atten-
ton Of fhe foreign element portion: of
yonr readers (for whose behehtait was
probably written) to an editorial in this
mornings Union. under the caption OF
"The Democracy and .the Charleston
City Election" In it Nh attempt is mado
to prevent the foreign element. especially
the Irish portion Of it, from voting the
Democratic ticket by casting odium on
that party, and by false statements.
To the writer OF this communication,
who lived in Charleston at the time and
voted at the Mayors election there in the
very height Of Know Nothingism. it
would be difficult to make it appear why
the Irish would not vote for, and be in
harmony with, the Democratic purity. L
think I happen to know G little moro
about Charleston city and people, in
those days, than docs the editor of the
Union, and I can say, without fear of
contradiction, that the party who, with
the aid Of the foreign element, elected
Charles Macbeth, Democrat. over T. D.
Richardson, Know Nothing, in 1854,
were the renl friends of the foreigners.
To my mind, tho portion Of the editorial
in question referring to the Irish ele-
ment would apply with more force to this
city than to Charleston, for regret that
aandor compels me to say that the Know
Nothing party elected E. J. Arthur Mayor
Of this city on that issue, and, by its
influence. put out of the Council gen
tleman who was legally elected on Alder
man by the people, simply because he
was foreigner. p. G.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-28

The Carolina Spartan has the follow
ing regarding The Airline Railroad
We understand the bridges on the above
road, between this place und Charlotte,
are oil under oontract by energetic aud
responsible contractors. The bridge
across Pacolet will bo over 100 feet high
aud will cost near $4,000 Tho grad
lug is being pushed forward rapidly;
considerably over half is completed be-
tween here aud Charlotte.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-28
CHARLESTON. s. O., July 25, 1871.


COLONEL D. WYATT ALIEN: In your
letter Of the 18th instant. to the Colum-
bia PHGSIx, you are pleased to say.
"Tons OF phosphates have been shipped
over the South Carolina Railroad, when
only @ sample was sufficient for the re-
quiremehts of the premium lists.
As the company which L represent
shipped three tons last full, which we're
exhibited at your fair, and which wers
the only tons, I believe. exhibited, I
would, for your information, state that
these three tons we're at my request con-
signed by tho General Agents, Messrs.
". G. Bee e. Co., to onr Local Agents.
Messrs. r. O'Neale & Son, Columbia, S.
O.. and not consigned to you as Score
tary; aud that the freight was paid by
our Local Agents, Messrs. r. O'Neale &,
Son.
On making application in person at
your Office, you being present, believe,
being m annual member. your assistant,
Colonel Duncan, suggested that could
make the entry in my own name, with
out further cost, which declined to do,
paying the entrance fee, and taking re-
ceipt in the name of the oompany-wit-
ness books of your Office.
incidentally learned that some mem
Der OF yonr society was very much
exercised ut the appearance of such D
vast stock OF phosphates. shipped Mt the
expense of the South Carolina Railroad;
presume he might have been stockhold-
or In said railroad. Never having known
the gentleman's name. have heretofore
been unable to undeceive him. But for
his further information, I would say that
the Snlphuric Acid Company are neither
spongers by nature, or inimioal to the
South Carolina Railroad. Witness the
heavy shipments OF fertilizers made over
that road by them, and consequent in.
creased shipment of half dozen bales of
cotton for each ton sent to the planters
In conclusion, Colonel, permit me to
say that expect to ship several tons to
your coming faif, so that visitors may
see how our fertilizers are pnt up-to
pay tho freight on the tons shipped
and more, il required, to pay for space
whereon 10 exhibit the same.
Were l allowed to suggest, would say
that it might be we'll at next fair to ap-
point Smelling Committee, to see that
the railroads were not imposed on, aud
10 debar for tue future any party or par
ties guilty OF such imposition from
making entries; and hope it may not
be amiHs for me to say that tho gentle
man referred to should have ssat on
said committee. Yours, respectfully,
JOHN L. BLACK,
Travelling Agent for Sulphurio Acid and
Super-Phosphate Company.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-28

An important conference OF the Demo
cratic politicians is to be held ut Sarato-
ga, New York, next week. to ''take
sonndings," as the phrase is, with refer
enoe To the next Presidency, with particu
lar reference to the Southern element.
The presence Of 40 many Southern poll
t'clans in New York st present, it seems,
has been the means OF eliciting an anx.
'ous inquiry as to the position OF the
party at largo relative to the so.called
new departure, and it is to satisfy that
inquiry that the New York leaders have
agreed to meet them. informally. at the
time aud place referred to.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-28
DHs1Ruor1oN OF REo1srERs BY Tnr Ia

DESTRUCTION OF REGISTERS BY THE Ia
.RIs1AN INSURGENTS. - Galignani. in giving
an account ot-the dif,laplty which has
bean created hy the destruction of regis
'ters by the Vemmunists, says: '..Not
fewer than G.00D.00O Of registers have
been destroyed BY the ineendiaries of the
Commune. Th6se documents wero ip
conformity with law kept In duplicate.
The flames which devoured the Hotel de
Vile destroyed the first, and Lbo sscond
perished in the Palais de Jngtice. Re:
cords OF biraas, marriages and deaths
have oil disappeared. ),