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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-09-17
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REMOVAL.
general will take notice that have succeeded in eas-
ing that magnificent store
No. e21 Magazine Street, (Aurich's Row.,
where shall open, on OCTOBER 8, 1871 the Fines.
ana Most Complete Stock and
SeasonabIe Dry Goods
to be had Of any house in this city.
N.B.-My ine stock Of DRY GOODS, No. Jackson
street. Of Tchoupitouas in consequence Of my
removal, must be reduced.
Ladies' in search Of CHEAP GOODS will End extra.
ordinary bargains ut
JOHN MILLER,
s--.. jackson Street.. 80
seI7It Corner Tchouptouias.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-09-17

The Lerant Herald says the deaths at Tab
reys, Persia, still average 240 per day. Chris
tians and Mussulmen are camped in the noun
tains. and business is entirely stopped
The Persian army has been disbaDded. Storms
and inundations have destroyed the bazars and
gardens in that vicinity.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-09-17

JOS. MILLER, JR.,
sU7. .-.........MAGAZrNE STREET .ssI
SELF 1t Between Joaephine and st. Andrew SIS
NEW JAPANESE SILKS
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25
Gbe Gin,es, Mem Bloonrfelo, ]pa.
Crime In High Life.

Baltimore has recently been excited over
a terrible charge which was brought against
a lady heretofore occupying high position
in society. The lady is Mrs Ellen Whar-
ton widow of Maj. Wharton formerly an
officer in the U. s. army. She is charged
with poisoning Gen. Ketchum and at
tempting to poison Mr.. Van Ness her busi-
ness agent. The circumstances regarding
Gen. Ketchum are as follows
Gen Ketchum arrived at her house from
Washington on Saturday evening, June a.
lie and Maj Wharton had served together
in the Sixth United States infantry, and
their respective families had always main
tanned the most friendly relations toward
each other. Gen. Ketchum had lent 3d.
600 to Mrs. Wharton, for which sum he
held her note, and before leaving Washing
ton, he mentioned to several persons that
the object of his visit was to collect the
money. The note can nowhere be found
among his papers, and his friends therefore
conclude that he took it with him. Short
ly after his arrival at Mrs. Wharton's he
was taken i'll, and was attended by DIR. p.
G. Williams, who suspected poison from
the peculiar symptoms of the case. lie
died on the following Wednesday. AT the
suggestion of DIR. Williams the body was
removed from Mrs. Wharton's house and
post-mortem examination was made. The
stomach was analysed by Prof. VIM. E..
Aiken, and twenty grains of tartar emetic
discovered. Mr.. Van Ness was also taken
sick at Mrs. Wharton's residence, but de-
cined to take q drink which she had pre-
pared for him owing to the peculiar taste,
and after experiments showed that poison
was in the preparation. Evidence was so
strong against the woman that she has been
committed to Jail to wait further develope-
ments.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25
A HrutaI Parent.

s. B. McGrew, United Brethren, resid-
ing in Kansas has been charged with
cruelty beating his own daughter, an esti-
mable young lady, because she would not
give up the company of young man nam
ed Mitchell. The Border ISentin el tells the
particulars as follows =
"Her father first took her hands and tied
them behind her, and afterwards pulled
down her hair which is quite long, and
tied it to her hands, drawing her head back
as far as he could with her hair. He then
put strap around her neck and checked
her. and took stick that he had previous
ly secured and struck her three times with
it, He then dropped the stick, and knock
ed her down with his fist and kicked her
several times thereafter.
She was taken into the house by her
mother and friends and placed on the bed,
wher she remained in an unconscious state
for about three hours. DIR. Lantern, of
Farlinsville, was called upon, who visited
the house, but Nc Grew forbade him telling
anything concerning the case without he
was obliged to by law. Mitchell is said to be
a trustworthy young man He was employ
ed by McGrow for year previous to the oc-
currence. We are also informed that he is
member of the same church. lie is high
ly spoken of by the neighbors, as q poor,
but honest and industrious boy"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25
A Ora ve-diggers' Strike.

The London Medical Press and Circular
of recent date says :-"In the midst of
the troubles and difficulties which accumu-
lated on the shoulders of the overworked
and bewildered municipality of Buenos
Ayres during the height of the plague, the
serenous and vigilants (orp policemen struck
for higher wages, and the panic having ex-
tended to the grave-diggers, for many days
no one could be found to put the dead un-
der the ground, and the coffins were there
fore piled up in stack at the Southern
Cemetery, as the hearses and carts brought
them in. The scenes at the cemetery were
something frightful to behold and remind
ed one only of the horrible stories recorded
of the plague of London. A large trench
was dug into which the dead bodies some
coffined, but many merely swathed in bed
clothes, were shot out of the carts and
quickley covered with lime, the trench re-
naming open until it was filled, when an
other was dug, and the dreadful work.
recommended. 1t is computed that over
90, 600 persons found their last resting place
in these pits"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25
Killed While Praying.

The st. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette of Saturday
gives the following particulars of the death
by lightning of Mrs. Lowell and Mr.. Blake
more during the terrible storm in that vi
cinity on Thursday last.
When the storm commenced Mrs. Lowell
was up stairs in back room reading from
the Bible to her little daughters. The win
dows of the room having been blown open
she took her children, ran down stairs,
passing from the hall into bed room, put
the children on the bed and kneeled at the
bedside. In this position the lightning
struck her, causing instant death. Mr.
Blakemore was in the hall, and the same
bolt killed him. Several other persons
were more or less injured. Mrs. Lowell
was the wife of John s. Lowell, of Warren
county, Virginia. Her husband is now in
Virginia City, Montana. The two daugh-
ters with whom she was kneeling at prayer
are aged respectively nine and six years.
They were uninjured.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25
A Bell for the Andes.
Inellts.

The Messrs. Menely, of West Troy, have
received an order for sixteen slabs of bell
metal, to weigh 100 pounds each, and the
purpose for which they are intended is
sufficiently novel to note. On one of the
peaks of the Andes Mountains in South
America, a church has recently been erec-
ted by the monks, the material for its con-
struction having been carried thither on
the backs of mules, by long, circuitous and
dangerous bride paths.
After completing the church it was de-
termined to add to its attractions by plac-
ing bell weighing 1000 pounds in the
turret To transport an article Of that
weight to the dizzy height would be simply
impossible, but "where there's is will
there is way" and the Monks determined
to construct a furnace near:the church with
sufficient capacity to melt the metal and
cast the bell from the slabs above referred
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25
The Thieves Of New York City.

District Attorney Fellows, Of New York,
in addressing jury few days since, said:
There are as we all know, persons con-
nected with the 20, 600 professional criminals
in this city who rarely indulge in any crime
save burglary. Others there are who are new
er known to be guilty of any other crime
than robbery. Then we have those who
are known as pickpockets, who pursue
their avocations on stages and cars, and
you rarely hear Of them being in any other
line Of crime. Others 60 around as shop
lifters, having their dresses arranged and
pockets so contrived as to carry off valu-
ables without detection. Others we have
known as Office thieves" of whom this
woman is a member, who 60 about and
enter offices under various pretexts and
carry away whatever they can lay their
hands on. All these thieves in this metropo-
lis form compact mass for the purpose Of
depredating on society, organized, in many
instances, into considerations, and govern
ed by laws Of their own devising--swift
witnesses on each others behalf-bound
together against the whole world for pur-
poses of crime.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25
w- A Cincinnati dentist had becon

tB- A Cincinnati dentist had become
nervous by having man come daily at
the same hour each evening and sit on his
doorstep. He finally suggested that if it
would be all the same to him, he would be
pleased to have him divide his attentions,
and sit on some neighbours doorstep for
awhile. "But it wouldn't be the same"
shouted the visitor in return, "nor any
thing like it. You are dentist, and have
an internal aching tooth that havn't the
courage to have pulled. come here every
afternoon trying to make up my mind to
have IL out and as soon as come in sight
Of your house it stops aching, and as long
as sit on your doorstep where the con-
founded thing knowsit can get pulled if it
gives trouble, / have some rest. Now If you
want me to go to another dentist 1 will"
"oh, no" was the reply, "under those
circumstances stay by all means, my
friend.''
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25

tY" At Philadelphia on the 21st inst, an
unknown man was run over by freight
car at the Pennsylvania freight depot, 18th
and Market street and instantly killed. 1t
is supposed he was asleep under it when it
was hauled out and it dragged him some
fifteen or twenty yards, mangling his body
dreadfully. Shortly afterward lad about
eleven years of age, name unknown, who
was riding on freight car, fell off at 22d
and Market streets and broke his neck. In
addition to this, the passenger railway car,
beneath which he fell passed over him.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25

tB" The famous Gumbleton murder case
has been concluded in Chicago and Ziegen-
meyer has been found guilty of the crime
charged against him, the jury, according to
the practice in the State of Illinois, fixing
his punishment at imprisonment for life
This has been one of the most singular
cases in the annals of crime. Our readers
will remember that we published the par
ticulars, a few weeks since and the account
of the prisoners arrest in Germany.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25

E5Y- The Legislature of Iowa has taken
measures to preserve, or rather restore, the
forests which have been and still are reck-
lessly destroyed. The law releases from
taxation on $100 valuation every acre of
forest for 10 years. And for each acre of
fruit trees planted $50 valuation for five
years is exempted, and the same for shade
trees and hedges along the highways
There are now maple forests in several
countless from which sugar is made, where
fifteen years since there was nothing but
wild prarie grass and hazel shrubs.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25

tB- A Columbus, Ohio, "despatch"
says: A colored boy employed at the
American Hotel, named John Brown, aged
about 10 years, recently, about two o'clock
in the morning, while in state of somnam-
bulism, walked out Of fourth story win
dow in the rear of the hotel, falling dis
tance of some fifty or sixty feet, and strange
to say, escaped with only few slight brui-
ses. Several telegraph wires stretched un-
der the window broke his fall, and prevent
ed him from being dashed to pieces. With
the exception Of rather sore shoulder, he
suffers no inconvenience, and is attending
to his usual duties this morning.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25

EB- Teresa Gambardella, a girl Of thir-
teen, native Of Palermo, has recently at
tracted much attention in Vienna by the
fact that her Sody is so thickly covered
with hair that it more resembles fur than
anything else. Even her forehead-the
first instance of the kind on records cov-
cred; her bead is very similar to mon
keys, and different parts of her figure
bear out the striking similarity. Her hab-
its and peculiasities correspond with those
of guadrpmna species, and the interest she
has excited in the public and among the
scientific class Is altogether unprecedented.
Teresa seems to be remarkable ilIustra-
tion Of Darwin's theory.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25
A Saw Dust Speculation-Gr Advance
In the Price.


A gullible countryman, named Joseph
Ford, residing at Astoria, Fulton County,
ILL.,, had his cupidity excited some time ago
by receiving letter signed Joseph r.
Pope, No. II Ann street, New York, room
No. s, stating that the secret of making
money rapidly would be impaired at the
address given. In response to the letter
Joseph left home, and arrived in that city
on the 25th of last month. Two days later
found him wandering in Ann Street, where
seemed to divine the object of Joseph's
search, as he asked him if he was looking
for No. II Ann Street. The astonished
Joseph admitted the correctness of his in
terlocutor's surmise, whereupon the latter
led the way to No. 102 Nassau Street, and
entered room No. z, where a large portly
man bade them welcome, and after some
preliminary talk produced great quantity
of bills, which he said were counterfeit,
and asked his visitor how he liked them.-
"These," continued the portly individual
"can be bought at ten cents on the dollar"
Jossph swallowed the bait, and at once pur-
chased 1920 worth, handing over that sum
to the polite gentleman, who with the ut
most sang .froid placed it in his vest pocket.
Then the portly gentleman proceeded with
due despatch to pack in a cigar box the
"goods" purchased, and after this was
done the box was placed in valise, with
which the obliging gentleman accompanied
Joseph to the Merchants Union Express
Company, where the valise was duly ex-
pressed to Rushville, III.
After parting on the best of terms with
his new found friend, Joseph departed
from the great city. On reaching Illinois,
he found that the valise had been safely
shipped, and that it contained cigar box
full of sawdust.
Exasperated beyond measure, Joseph re-
turned to New York on the 18th inst, and
meeting his man about the same place, he
his money. The man disowned Joseph,
and tried to get away. He did get away
and Joseph gave chase, at the same time
drawing four barelled revolver with
which he might have brought down his
man had not his foot slipped, causing the
pistol to go off. Before he could recover
his equilibrium his quarry had escaped
not for good, however,, as officer Stilwell OF
I'd Precinct proved yesterday, when he
brought the identical swindler prisoner
to the Tombs. Joseph was on hand to
identify him. He refused to give his name,
which therefore stands recorded as John
Roe, an oysterman of No 121 West St.
He again declared that he knew not 10.
seph, but Judge Hogan committed him to
prison under So, 800 bail to answer, and un-
til the trial Joseph, will be immured in the
House of Detention.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25
Moral Worth in Political Candidates.

1t has been favorite and successful de-
vice of those who make base u SO of politi-
cal power to insist that fidelity TO party
shall rate higher than personal character.
What man does as a private citizen, as a
husband, father, or neighbor, say they, has
nothing to do with his fitness for public
Office.
This vicious assumption has been practi-
cally adopted by men of all parties and OF
every degree of moral and religious stand
ing. We have gone SO far in endorsing it
that it is impossible in many cases for a
downright Christian who rejects it to escape
from cooperating indirectly with others in
its support. 1t has become one of the
fundamental maxims of party administra-
ton. Not seldom does political "availabil-
ity" override all considerations of decency;
not seldom are the candidates presented for
the peoples choice each of them unprinci-
pied, immoral and utterly unworthy OF
trust.
There are now many officials, State and
National, Republican and Democratic,
whose occupancy of high positions is a
disgrace to the American people and a
dishonor to the American nation. There
are men intrusted with the interests OF
millions who are unfit to be trusted with
the interests of their own families. Even
notorious dishonesty and RIGHTEOUSNESS do
not prevent nomination by conventions and
by executives, and confirmation by legislat-
nres and by the people.
The practical acceptance OF the doctrine
has resulted, naturally enough, dn the rapid
decentralization of the country. We are
no advocate OF personalities, and would not
bring into notice any disadvantage with
which nature or misfortune may have
weighted candidate but we insist that
moral character is an important question,
and no man whose character is such, that a
private citizen wanting responsible person
for anamportant position, wonld hesitate
to employ him, is fitted TO receive the nOm-
ination for any public Office, no matter
how humble that Office may be.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25

cdS" Charles A. Martin, in charge of the
retail department of the store of A. S.
Hamlin & Co., at Rochester, N. Y, was
arrested on Saturday for stealing from the
firm. The first year he deposited in bank
$3.50, the second year $500, and the third
year 81, 500. How much more he has pill
fered has not been ascertained. His salary
was only $1,000. In 1868, while partnerin
rested for robbing the post Office at that
place. He then went to Rochester and re-
sumed his criminal practices. He confess
ses that he has been thief since boyhood.
His parents are respected residents at Cat
skill, N. Y.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25

e5S Last week the coasts of Newfoundland
and Labrador were visited by heavy storms.
Sir William Logan and geological survey
ing party had been cut off by the flooding
of the roads, but they are believed to be
safe. The effect of the storm on the coast
was terrible. Three hundred and twenty
five fishing smaoks, twenty-three dwelling
houses, over forty stores, and $1,500,000
worth of property were destroyed, and
93 lives lost.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25

eB- Two little girls were recently pick
ing berries on the bank of the Pequon-
mock river, near Bridgeport Connecticut,
and the youngest one, girl of six or sew
en- years, accidentally tumbled into the wa
ter. On the opposite bank lad of thir-
teen years of age was also gathering ber-
ries, and seeing the accident, plunged into
the water and carried the drowning child
safe to land. The six year old child thought
she must reward her deliverer, and putting
her hand into her pocket offered him all the
money she had, which was just two cents
The boy thanked her, but refused to accept
any reward.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25
Down with the Flag.

A Jersey city paper tells the following
incident in connection with the recent riot
in N. Y.
Anton Barber, confectioner in Monti-
cello avenue, early hoisted an American
flag, and attached to it, unwittingly, yell
low streamer. 1t had been floating but q
short time ere he was called upon by del
egation of rough-looking Irishmeu to haul
it down. This was startling proposition.
Barber had fought during the late war for
the Union, and after consultation with
his wife, he informed them he would see
them in perdition before he would comply
with their demands, at the same time des-
patching his little daughter for an officer.
They gave him five minutes to do it, and
if not done at that time threatened him
with direful consequences. His messenger
returned, but had failed to find an officer.
Barber, knowing that they intended to do
him injury, at last struck his flag, and had
to remove the yellow streamer before they
would permit him to hoist it again.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25

tB- A letter from Vineland, N. j., dated
the 18th inst, says: A fearful tornado, ac-
companied with thunder, Lightning, and
heavy rain, struck this town last evening
about o o'clock. The loss of property Of
various kinds is very severe. Roofs of
houses trees, fences, ETC., were destroyed.
The most serious losses are the destruction
of the Episcopal church, two railway de-
pots, and two dwelling houses. These
buildings are ais in ruins. The loss of the
church, of which Rev. William ]. Clark is
pastor; is especially felt. In one of the
houses destroyed six men were gathered,
when the roof was taken off the building
and the walls fell in. Some OF the parties
were wounded, but none Of them danger
ously. No loss Of life has been reported
The tornado seems to have been entirely
local in its character, the country within
a quarter OF mile Of the town escaping
from its effects.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25

eB- There is school in the Charleston
Jail under the charge Of the jailor's wife,
Mrs. ]. G. Clausen. The method of in
struction is somewhat peculiar, but admi-
rably adapted to the condition and wants
of the scholars. Upon the blackboard, ex-
tending around the school-room was writ
ten words of one or more syllables, arrang-
ed for beginners and those more advanced
in spelling. After each lesson is thorough
ly learned by the scholars, another is writ
ten upon the blackboard, thus doing away
with the use Of books. The same plan is
adopted in reference to arithmetic. The
pupils are drilled in the Ten Command
ments, and are not permitted to leave the
schoolroom until they are perfect in the
lessons of the day.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25

1B- A woman in Racine, Wis, died
some days since, apparently in the utmost
destitution, leaving an infant two months
old. Some benevolent ladies, while laying
out the body of the mother and caring for
the little one found hidden in the rags in
which the corpse was clothed, the sum of
$500. The woman held ten dollar bill
clenched in her dead hand.