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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-13
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Sudden Death.

New Orleans, Feb. IL. Chas. F. Delamel,
Prof. of French at the ST. Theresa School,
fell dead to- day of heart disease.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-13

Chicago Produce Market.
CHICAGO, Fob. II.
FLOUR-spring extras 5.G5a5.-3
WHEAT-No. .. l243$.
CORN-J0s.
OATS for No. 3,
RYE-No. ?, szk.
BARLEY-990f for No. ..
MESS PORK-22.5o.
LARD-l2S.
LIVE HOGS-7.00a7. 80.
RECEIPTS-3OO0 flour, Is, 900 wheat, IS 900 corn
6,000 oats, 1000 barley, $500 hogs.
SHIPMENTS-3,0 900 flour, II 900 corn, 1000 oats
5000 barley, 1000 hogs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-13
Marrie0.

In lopsham. Jan, -, Mr. Oscar 4. Powers and
Mis- Mary T. Berry both of Topsham.
In Lewiston, Feb d, James A. Parrish, At Bidde
fort, and Mis- Dora +. Sutherland, OF l..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-13

A session of the county commissioners COM
mences to-day at the court house.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
A Narrow Escape.

One night last week Mr.. Haskell, one of
the new settlers on Bay Creek, ILL.,, a short
time after retiring for the night, heard a
setting hen making a noise as if disturbed
by some wild animal, upon which he got up
and went to the coop to see what was the
matter. The moon was shining brightly,
enabling him to see any objects that were
uncovered. EHi r Ht 1.PiguI.
Perceiving nothing that he thought
would cause the hen and her young chick
ems to make such a noise, he ran his hand
in the coop and felt under the hen, among
the eggs and Matching chickens, to endeavor
to find out what was the matter, when he
grasped in his hand huge rattlesnake. He
threw down the reptile and called his wife,
when the snake ran back into the coop and
coiled himself around the hen and her
brood, continuing his repast upon young
chickens. .....
The lady, learning the condition of af-
fairs, returned to the house and soon re-
turned with the fire shovel and tongs, with
which weapons the snake was soon dis
patched and drawn from the coop. When
killed the snake still had chicken in his
mouth which he had not been able to swal-
low, which accounts for his not biting the
man while being drawn from the coop by
Mr.. Haskell with naked hand. The snake
is represented to have been about three feet
and half in length, and an extraordinary
large one.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
The Hartford Pnzzle.

A correspondent Of the New York hetos
writes, profoundly as follows: In looking
over your valuable paper of yesterday, my
attention was drawn to what seems to be a
"puzzling problem" to the parties inter-
ested and the Hartford lawyers, viz, the
provisions of will left by some one who
has departed this life, in favor of his wife
and an expected child, which the former
was about bringing into the world, the lat
ter to have share, more or less, of the
estate, according to sex that is, il boy,
two-thirds of the property left to go to him,
and one-third to the mother and if girl,
only one-third of same to go to her, and
two-thirds to the mother.
The case, as it now stands, owing to the
unforeseen birth OF twins given by the wild
ow-a boy and girl--having given rise to
the greatest perplexity, and thrown every
impediment in the way of settlement,
have presumed upon myself to solve the
matter in accordance with mathematical
point of view, whereby the mother of said
twins, in all justice and equity, becomes
entitled to the benefit accruing from the un-
expected event, consequently there is no
other alternative but to apportion as under
the different shares of the estate coming to
each party, viz: f.s
First. AS there are two children, the
property must to begin with, be divided
into two portions. HHH
Second. Out of the one portion the boy
is to get his two-thirds and the mother her
one-third.
Third. Out of the other portion the girl
is to get her one-third and the mother her
two-thirds.
BY this means each party will get his al
lotted share, while the partition will be in
conformity with the spirit of the will, and,
to say the least, the mother will get fifty
per cent, the boy thirty three and one-third
per cent, and the girl sixteen and two
thirds per cent. of the estate. .rl
In the hope that this calculation may as
sist in settling the matter, and undo the
knotty legal points which seem to involve
it, am yours, respectfully. 'n h'1 1..
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
NEW BLOOMFIELD, PENN'A.
Paper Currency.


For several years past, the New York
Mercantile Journal, which we look upon as
the ablest commercial paper in the coun-
try, has advocated paper money, issued by
the Government, as basis for the national
currency instead of gold. In recent num-
Der the Journal again refers to the subject
as follows: a..g.......I..... .
"We cannot discover a single valid OBJ
lection to a currency of paper issued by
the Government, the volume of which
shall be adjusted at all times by its CONVEX
tibility into interest-bearing Government
bonds, and re-conversion into legal tender
notes in both cases at the option Of the
holder. We earnestly desire that our con-
temporaries of the press should give this
matter careful thought at an early day,
waving all prejudice in favor of this or
that theory which tradition has handed
down to us.
We say that gold is not now, never was
and never can be standard Of Value
Ten dollars in gold, notwithstanding its
plCoShO plciliuui, VIII hOo puy do ihuCh
corn, pork, beef, butter, cheese, tea, or cof-
fee, etc., to-day, as did one half the same
weight of the same metal 30 years ago.
Gold is a commodity, and it's value is gov
erned by the law of supply and demand,
the same as every other commodity, and
hence the use Of it as a basis for our cur
rency is relic Of barbarism unworthy of
our times. ,Itr,.,..
Does our legal tender paper dollar repre-
sent dollar or not? 1t cannot be said
that it is dollar, and yet that it is not that
is an absurdity. If legal tender notes are
dollars, what right has the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay large premium in legal
tender notes for $40 bonds, upon which
the five year option has matured? If they
are not dollars, but promises to pay dollars,
why are they not redeemed on demand
They have been for a long time out stand
ing, and still the Government neglects to
pay them. .t 'H.t'- -W2n10 97'
AL! parties are agreed that the country
needs an elastic currency that viii meet the
requirements of trade at all times. We
claim that the only method of perfecting
our currency is to issue a Government to-
ken, and make it legal tender for all
debts or demands, public or private" ,l
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
CuriOus Case.

The following curious story is told re-
specting the smallpox hospital, at Ham
stead, England "A woman, it is stated,
who had occupied bed in one of the
wards, was reported to her husband as
being dead-The necessary funeral arrange
ments were accordingly made by the wido-
wer who himself followed the supposed
remains of his deceased wife to the grave.
To his astonishment, and it is to be hoped
to his delight, the lady whose obsequies
had thus been celebrated returned home
about fortnight after her funeral, in a
state of extreme surprise at not having
received any intelligence during that period
from her husband and family whom she
found clothed in deep morning. The expla-
nation of this misadventure was that the
woman had been removed to convalescent
ward, and another patiant who afterwards
died had been put into the bed she had orig
inally occupied. The name of he first
patient having been inadvertently left up
at the head of the bed, caused the mistake
which gave rise to so much pain and pleas
ure.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
Suspected Of killing Three Children.

Mary Brister, girl, 13 years of age, and
daughter of Mrs. Weisner, of Pennington,
N. j., by former husband, is accused of
causing the death of three children. The
children had been left in her charge while
her mother and stepfather were away at
their daily labor. Two of them died about
two years ago, very suddenly, and under
suspicious circumstances. A third died
few days ago. The girl said it had fallen
from the table to the floor, and when she
found it, it was dead. A physician was
called, who gave it as his opinion that the
child had been strangled. The circum-
stances connected with the death of the
last child naturally caused suspicious rela-
tive to the death of the others The au-
thorities of the township with the friends
of the girl have tried to extract confession
from her; but she adheres to her story that
the child died from injuries received by
falling from the table, and that the others
died by accident.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
Took Fly Poison for n Cough.

An old man living a little distance out of
Newburyport was troubled with cold and
cough the other day, and came to town to
one of the apothecary shops to get some
cough medicine. He took bottle of it
homo with him, as he supposed, and when
he coughed he administered dose to him
self AS he described the effect 1t was ter
rife.
He said that as soon as he took the medi-
cine it Strengthened him out as stiff as a
stake, and he lay on The floor for two hours,
foaming at the mouth, and swelled up as
big as two. This he thought the effects Of
his disease, and SO he took another dose,
and says that it Strengthened him out sitter
than before. He lay foaming at the mouth
for three hours, and swelled up as big as
three. -,,,r... f...I .I;t,....
When he came to himself he took
spoonful of the medicine and threw it into
the fire, when it exploded with a great flash,
and what remained in the bottle he dashed
against the stone wall. He then came into
the city, and went to the shop where he
bought the remedy and told his story
The attendant listened, and looking round
the counter, found the old gentleman's
cough mixture, and that bottle of fly
poison was missing.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
Japan.

The novelty of college commencements
this year is the frequent appearance of Japan
ese faces among the students. The Empire
of Japan has sent several hundred young
men to this country to be educated. x The
universal testimony of the college faculties
is that these young men Of the 'east' are
thoughtful, well-behayed, attentive, stud
ious and eager to learn. When these young
men graduate and return to their native
land, they will carry with them the elements
of more genuine Christianity, and exert a
broader and better influence for the Chris
tianization Of Japan than all the missiona-
ry dispensers Of the Gospel that Christian
denominations can send there.
Japan is reaching out in every direction,
seeking whereof she can advance herself in
the arts and sciences, culture and broad de-
yelopment, in Europe and America. The
best evidence of this is the employment Of
Hon. Horace Capron at salary of $780,
600 per annum to take charge Of her agri-
cultural department. 4aesr
This antiquated nation with her three
thousand years Of seclusion from the outer
world is now leading the van and will
doubtless become the Athens of the East in
the Goth century.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
Gagging an Express Wagon Driver, and
Stealing Nearly $4,000.

About noon on the 25th ult., at st. Louis,
one of the delivery wagons Of the United
States Express Company, in charge of a
driver and messenger, stopped at the mouth
OF an alley between Fourth and Fifth
streets to deliver package in the alley
The messenger left the wagon in charge Of
the driver, and while absent, two men
jumped into the wagon, gagged the driver,
and drove off. After taking several pack
ages from the safe they threw the driver
backward into the wagon and escaped. A
policeman captured the wagon and driver.
A man and two boys stated at the police
station that they saw two men jump out OF
the wagon with packages. The driver told
them he had been robbed. They offered TO
remove the gag but the driver would not
let them. The amount taken is S3, 800 in
money, and $4,000 in railroad bonds di-
rected to the Kansas Pacific Railroad Com.
pany. The robbers left number of small
packages untouched containing nearly
$1,000 in gold.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
Freaks Of Lightning.

On the evening of the 27th ult., at Wash
ington, Pa, during severe rain. storm,
Mrs. John Allen was struck by lightning
and instantly killed. Her babe was stunned
so severely that it did not recover for sever
al hours afterwards.
At Darwin, Ohio, on the goth ult., Mrs.
Segar and her three children were struck
by lightning, and one of them killed.
A Mr.. Farley was struck by lightning in
his house, near Richmond, Va, during a
recent storm at night His wife led him
him out of doors, and the rain brought
him to consciousness, when his first words
were "In torment at last"
Mrs. Archibald, of Naples, Me-, dream
ed a few nights ago that the lightning was
forging bolt for her barn, and she got up
and turned out all her stock to make the
blow as light as possible. The next day
the barn was struck, but no particular dam
age done. ,.., ,.,. .....
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
Suicide Of q Wealthy Farmer.

The Lancaster Intelligencer Of Saturday
evening, the 22d ult., says:
This morning, about halfpast ten O. clock,
Coroner Dysart received telegram dated
at the junction of the Lancaster and Read
ing railroad, stating that John Hiestand,
one Of the wealthiest farmers of East
Hempheld township, had committed sui
eide. He had been found short time pre-
vious, hanging by the neck dead in a corn
crib, attached to his fine country residence
near Salunga. The coroner, accompanied
by DIR. E. Lane Schofeld, at once left
this city, and visited the premises for the
purpose of holding an inquest on the re-
mains. They have not yet returned, nor
have we any particulars of the circumstance.
Mr.. Hiestand was one of the best
known citizens in his neighborhood, about
seventy years of age, married but childless,
owned very large amount of real, estate
and other property, and was highly respect
ed. The only causes we have yet heard as
signed for his self-destruction is that he had
trouble about some property recently pur-
chased, which had probably affected his
mind and induced insanity. 1t is said also
that he exhibited signs of insanity several
years ago, but had entirely recovered.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
A Tragedy.

Afour-fold tragedy occurred in bingham
county, Ga, not far from Savannah, early
on Monday morning. ltFIHnNal
Mrs. Ash, a highly respectable lady, ad-
ministered strychnine to herself and her
three children, in fit of mental alteration.
The time was too Short from the time of
the discovery of the deed, to procure aid,
although physician was Immediately sent
for. a ,.Il4 ...
He, however, arrived in time to save the
father, who, in his efforts to discover what
the drug was, swallowed enough to render
his condition dangerous. ,a,
Mrs. Ash and her children suffered the
most horrible agony while the father was
compelled to look on powerless to render
the least assistance.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
A Tough Girl.

Quite serious accident occurred on Sat-
urday evening, on the bluff road, west of
Lanesboro, MINI. Mr.. John Mcdowell
and Miss Eliza Laun were out riding, and
meeting wagon where it was impossible
to pass the gentleman got out to assist the
wagon in backing.
During his absence the horses and buggy
and lady were in some manner precipitated
over the bluff, Strange to say the lady was
not dangerously injured. Tho horses and
buggy rolled and tumbled about 200 feet
wrecking the vehicle, only slightly bruising
the horses. tfr
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01

eB A "spirited widow" has been max
ing things quite lively at Wadesboro N.
G. She was put in Jail for biting and
scratching her mother and sister; and one
day last week a change Of cells becoming
necessary the magistrate, constable and
jailor undertook to remove her.
The magistrate retired with an arm
frightfully bitten, the constable did the
same, severely bruised by his head coming
In contact with bottle "deftly slung" by
the charming widow, and of the three, the
jailor was the only one that did not leave
hastily, fearful kick from the "lively old
girl" rendering him breathless ON the floor.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01

4B- The national debts Of the different
countries of the world amount to twenty
two thousand millions Of dollars. OF this
sum forty-four hundred millions are due by
France four thousand millions by great
Britain three thousand mil lions by the
United States, including individual States,
counties, and town sixteen hundred mil
lions by Austria; fifteen hundred millions
by Russia one thousand millions by Prus-
sia and the German States; four hundred
millions by Holland twenty-one hundred
millions by the other.European States and
four thousand millions by Asia, Africa,
South America. and the other countries Of
the world.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01


GB- A collision occurred on Tuesday
evening of last week, between freight
and gravel train on the Toledo and Wa
bash Railroad, near Edwardsville, Ill. The
gravel train was carrying number of la
borers home from work, and six of them
were instantly killed and four so badly in
jured that their recovery is doubtful. A
number of others were moro or less injur-
ed some of them severely. The engineers
and firemen of both trains escaped by jump
ing off before the collision. Both locomo-
tives and number Of cars were smashed.
The collision occurred in short curve, and
neither engineer was not aware of the ap-
proach of another train until too late to
prevent the catastrophe. IE y tt
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
Chance For Young Mechanics.

The Navy Department wants thirty intel
ligent young men-mechanics preferred
between the ages of eighteen and twenty
two years, to go to the Naval Academy at
Annapolis as Cadet Engineers, to fit them
selves for service in the United States Navy.
Their pay while at the Academy is five
hundred dollars o year and their board.
Their position is the same as that of the
senior class of Midshipmen. After two
years. preparation, they are graduated as
Assistant Engineers in the navy, and then
receive the pay, &C., of that class of officers.
During their tuition at Annapolis they are
taught draughting, mathematics, philos-
ophy, and the science Of steam engineering.
Yet, strange to say, that, with all the desire
of young men to secure employment there
is difficulty in filling up these thirty vacan-
cies in the Naval Academy class Of Cadet
Engineers. The following are the scholas-
tic requirements for applicants:
arithmetic the candidate will be exam
ined in Enumeration and the addition, sub
traction, multiplication and division of
whole numbers, and vulgar and decimal
fractions; in reduction in proportion or
rule of three, direct and reverse extraction
Of square and cube root in Algebra, (Bour-
don's,) through the equations of the first
degree in Geometery, Davies Legendre,)
through the plain figures; Rudimentdry
Natural Philosophy; Reading; he must read
clearly and intelligibly from the English
narrative work, as for example, Bancroft's
history of the United States in Writing
and Spelling ; he must write from dictation,
in legible hand, and spell with correctness,
both orally and in writing ; in English
Grammar and English Composition he will
be examined as to the parts of speech, the
rules connected herewith, and the ele-
mentary construction of sentences, and he
will be required to write such original
paragraphs as will show that he has a
proper knowledge of the subject.-The
candidate will also be required to exhibit a
fair degree Of proficiency in pencil sketch
ing, and to produce satisfactory evidence of
mechanical aptitude. Candidates who
possess greatest skill and experience in
the practical knowledge of machinery,
other qualifications being equal, shall have
precedence for admission. .. f. .e.
Surely there must be considerable num-
ber of healthy young men between the ages
of eighteen and twenty with the above quail
ifications who are signing for just such an
opportunity as the above. Applications
should be made to Secretary of the Navy /;
and any one who desires to make such
application can be shown how to do it and
get other needful information at the Engi-
neer's office, at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard. .+laI aIi 9Fsw
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01

Us A citizen in the upper part of the
county has been terribly troubled by light
ming rod venders and few days since
during fresh attack, lost all patience and
burst out with the exclamation "Let us
have peace. Put up one hundred. Put
some on the house, some on the pump, one
on each COW, and don't forget to put some
on the pigs Scatter them over the place
promiscously, and let me rest in peace.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01

eB- A lad in Hartford, whose fifth birth
day occurred last week, asked his parents
If the schools would keep open that day,
adding, "They didn't on washington's
birthday" ....f
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
. OBINSON HOUSE.
ID oBINsoN HOUSE,
formerly kept by Woodruff and Turbett,)
Ns~ Bloomfield, Perry County; Pa.
AMOS ROBINSON, Proprietor.

This well known and pleasantly located hotel
ent proprietor, and he will spare no pains to accom-
modate his guests: The rooms are comfortable,
the table well furnished with the best In the mar
careful and attentive hOstler win be In attendance.
good livery stable will be kept by the proprietor.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01

rB- Justices Of the peace, or clergymen,
are hereafter exempt from the penalty Of
the act Of 1929, for marrying persons un-
der age, unless they do 50 knowingly or
wilfnlly. ,t,.,.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
PERRY HOUSE,
New Bloomfield, Pa.

TTNHE subscriber having purchased the property
l. on the corner OF Maine and Carlisle streets,
opposite the Court House, invites all his friends
and former customers 70 give him call as he Is
determined 70 furnish FIRST class accommodations.
THOMAS SUTCH
lu. Proprietor.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
EAGLE HOTEL
NEW BLOOMFIELD,
Perry COunfy. Penn,a.

HAVING purchased the hotel formerly occu-
II pied by David b. Lupfer, situated on North
Carlisle Street adjoining the Court House, am
prepared TO receive transient guests or regular
bOarders
To all who favor me with their custom, shall
endeavor TO furnish first class accommodations. A
call Is solicited
Bloomfield, March 9, 1862 l310ly5
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-10

Ox-TAIL SoUP-Not long since, at
fashionable hotel in this State, very
witty and intelligent lady was at the
dining table. The first course, of
course, was soup; ox-tail being the
principal one. It was observed, how
ever, that its flavor did not find favor
with the numerous guests, and it was
discarded ON one pretence or another,
until it came to the lady in question.
She received her share of the fluid,
and as the aroma ascended to her nos
trils her look was one of extreme
doubt. Calling the waiter to her, she
asked, "is this ox-tail soup?n ct is,
madam, said the waiter, expecting
some compliment in return; when she
replied, "then all | have to say is that
it has been cat off entirely too Short, or
Kept entirely too long.-Spirit Of the
Times.