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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15

An Old Paper.-It is quite pleasure to
have an opportunity to look over paper
published generation since. We are in
debted to Mr.. ]. p. Steel of Penn town.
ship, for copy of the Perry Forester
published in 1887 by Allen NJ. Gangewer.
The number received, contains the jury
list for the January court. Among the list
of names are but few now living, while both
President and Associate Judges have gone
to appear before the Great Judge of ALL
Among the advertisements we notice call
for the Convention of the "DEMoCRATIo
ANTI-MAsoNIc PARTY OF Pa" which
shows the changes which take place in po-
litical parties. We also notice by the market
report of that date that Wheat is quoted
at $1.60; Rye $1.10; Oats 81 cents ; Corn
SS cents per bushel and Whiskey 81 cents
per gallon.
The appearance of the paper, though
published thirty-four years ago, will COM
pare favorably with many papers of the
present day.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15

Case OF Infanticlde. Friday evening
last Mrs. Parker, (better known as Sallie
Lang wife of Parker, a conductor on the
Emigrant train between this point and
Pittsburgh, was arrested and placed in the
Lookup on the charge of having sufIocated
an infant child of her husbands, aged
about nineteen months. She claims that
it fell from chair, in spasm, and died
from the effects of the fall or the spasm,
but the opinion of the examining physicians
is different. 1t appears that about five
o'clock in the afternoon she called in one of
her ncighbors stating that the child had a
fit. When the neighbor came in she picked
up the child and found it dead. She then
called in other neighbors and sent for a
policeman. The policeman summoned Cor
oner Humes, and an investigation was
entered into. The examining physicians
found every appearance of suffocation.
The marks on the face of the child seemed
to indicate that the heel Of two hands had
been placed over it's mouth, and the nostrils
compressed with the thumbs The marks
of fingers were plainly discernible on the
cheek and forehead. There was also q
bruise on the back of the head. The
opinion of the physician was that the
child came to its death from suffocation,
and so the jury found. The actions OF
Mrs. Parker before the inquest her pre-
yious threats against the life of the child,
and the fact that 1t was never known tc
have spasms induced the authorities to ar
rest her as the person guilty of the infant.
icide. She was taken TO jail at Holidays.
burg, TO await her trial at the next court
Altoona Tribune.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15

TAKE NOTICE.-The subscription price
of THE TIMES is now One Dollar and
Ttoenty.fCc Cents per year. s.IfI.|'H
Those whose subscription have not yet
expired, will of course continue to receive
their paper for the balance Of the time for
which they have paid, without any extra
charge.
Justice to ourselves, compels either this
increase in price, or reduction of the
reading matter, by inserting many more
advertisements. Itf...-r....
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15
A Curious AccIdent.-The Valley Sentinel

A Curious Accident.-The Valley Sentinel
says that on Thursday night last horse
belonging to Mr.. Elias Hoch, near town,
disappeared from the field, as was sup
posed, and search Of the neighboring
roads and fields proving fruitless, Mr..
Hoch concluded the animal was stolen and
came to town and had bills printed offering
reward for the recovery of the horse and
arrest of the thief. Returning to his home
he made another search of the field in
which the horse had been placed the night
previous and was considerably surprised to
find the horse in his own grave, in the mid
die of the field standing where he had been
for about twelve hours. 1t seems the earth
had given away from under the animal
(although previously there was not the
slightest appearance of ''sink hole'') and
he was left hanging to the upper crust of
the earth by one of his fore feet and in this
manner died. ''"...-.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15
Church. Notices.

Presbyterian service during the Sum-
mer, will be only morning service in the
Court House, and at 10t O'Clock instead of
II. Sunday school at a quarter of o
o'clock, in the church basement.
In the NJ. E. Church preaching on Sun
day next at " p. m. Prayer meeting on
Thursday evening.
In the Reformed Church preaching next
Sunday at 10 o'clock a. m. Prayer meet
ing on Thursday evening.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15
Spontaneous Combnstion.-On the after.

spontaneous COmDustiOn.-On the alter
noon of Sunday week, the stable belong
ing to c. NJ. Ahl, Esq, of Carlisle, was
burned. For an hour previous to the dis
covery of the fire, Mr.. Ahl had been sit
ting in sight of the building, and no per-
son had entered or left the premises dur
ing that time. His theory is that the fire
originated from spontaneous combustion
caused by damp hay
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15

Killed.-On Wednesday morning last, a
young man named John Swartz, was in
stantly killed by being struck by the Fast
Line East, while working on the railroad
about n mile above Harrisburg. Swartz
was worthy young man about 81 years of
age, and native of this county, his parents
living at Donnally's Mills.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15

A Good School. call attention to
the advertisement of the Blain Academy,
which will be found in another column.
This Academy is not only in pleasant and
healthy location, but has reputation of
being as good a school as there is in the
central part Of the State. The fall term
commenced on the 9th inst. r
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15

NYOTICE. --N0tlce is hereby given that all
IN persons are forbidden TO enter the Vine
yard of the subscriber without his permission.
All persons found therein without his license are
subject TO o fne for trespassng. No visitors are
allowed in the Vineyard upon the Sabbath day
All visitors are heartily welcome upon any other
BENJAMIN RICE, Jr.
Eottsburg, Pa. 3SSteow
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15

A Valuable BOok-We have received a
copy of the History of the war between
Germany and France, published by the
National Publishing Company. This is a
work of much interest, and is to be sold
only through agents. John L. Owen is
agent for this county, and will shortly can
yass this vicinity.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15
Struck by LIghtning.-A new barn nea

Struck by Lightning.-A new barn near
AWHILE, Pa, belonging to Rudolf Herr, was
struck by lightning, on Monday night Of
last week, and with his whole crop, was
entirely consumed
The new hall nearly completed at Fair
view, Cumberland county, was also struck
about the same time, and somewhat dam
aged. Several worlSmen were in the build
ing at the time, but escaped with only a
bad scare. ~ cs TalEA
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15

Lost = On Friday last in this borough
a jet brooch. The finder will confer favor
by returning the above to the Perry House
in Bloomfield, Perry Co., Penn'a.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15

s15- DoS'r Dye, but use q bottle or two Of
that incompatible article known as Natures
Hair Restorative. II makes the head feel 80
good. Sold everywhere. See advertisement.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15
Philadelphia Price Current.

Obituary notices and Tributes Of Respect toiH be
charged for at the rate Of ten cents per Hne.--
Death notices not exceeding Fue lines are insert.
cd toith0ut charge. aiise
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15

A New RallrOad.-A road is about to be
built from Northumberland to Selins Grove,
on the West side of the Susquehanna river.
The stock has been subscribed, and 1t is ex-
pected that operations will soon commence.
The charter of this road permits the build
ing of branches in any direction for thirty
miles, and there is some prospect of a
branch being run from Selins Grove to Bal
ly's Station, so MS to connect with the
Pennsylvania road. 1t is claimed that il
would be an easy road to build, and there
is no doubt but what it would be valua-
bic addition to the railroad facilities of the
State. Should that branch be built it
would put new life into the project of the
road from Bloomfield to Baily's.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15
YORK Roots .--Mr. M. d. spahr, Of Yor

York Boots. Mr.. NJ. u. Spahr, OF York,
Pa, is offering specially in a splendid
Winter Boot. They are sold to the trade
with a guarantee of their quality and can
not fail to give satisfaction. He also has a
good assortment of all Other styles of goods
in the shoe line, but the "Yorx Boots" ho
particularly brags on.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15

Struck with Lightning. Star Of The
Valley says during the storm on Monday
evening the air seemed to be surcharged
with electricity. Somuch SO that for severa
hours the flashes averaged from two to
three per second. Lightning went crash
ing to the earth all around us, and was ter.
rifying to the nervously inclined. Mr.. W.
Vanasdlen and family made a narrow es
cape from one of the discharges. 1t struck
the roof of his house, tearing q hole about
a foot wide. Thence got to the spouting,
which conducted it to the ground, leaving
slight marks in its passage. In the garre'
the steel of hoop skirt was melted, set
ting fire TO the clothing. All the famil,
were more or less affected by the stroke
happily, none injured. y.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15

Mr.. EDIToR.--We have fine suit OF New
Clothes for every reader of your excellent pa.
per. VIII you please give them due notice Of
the fact. WAHAMAKKR d. BRowS.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-15
DmATEEa.

ALBERT--Suddenly at Liverpool, Perry CO., Pa,
on the 9th inst !, Mr. Abraham Albert, formerly Of
Landlsburg, aged SO years, months and l3 days.
STUMP-At New Germantown on the 9th inst,
Mrs Martha Stump, aged 81 years, IL months and
days. gvn - ETEIV ~ ~
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-10-27
TO HER WHO WILL UNDERSTAND 1T.

"Send me a word to comfort me for
the death of my baby" writes broken
hearted mother to me.
Ny dear friend, might tell you that
there are thousands of childless mothers
over the land, who, like you, are look
ing for comfort here and there, and find
none, but that would not help you.
might tell you, too, that If you knew
all the sorrowful histories that have
been told me by tongue and pen, for
years, you would be glad that your baby
is gone whore there is mo more pain =
but that would not. cause yoe to shed
one tear the less, or to keep from feel
ing that your sorrow was harder TO
bear than theirs. could tell You that
God is good even in this affliction, but
your vision Is so dimmed that time on
ly can enable you 10 see il. II is be-
cause i know that nature must have
way, or you could not live aud bear it,
that can only say 10 you notr, l am so
sorry for you. know just how you
go about, listening for the little appeal
ing cry that you may nevermore hear
touching listlessIy the little useless
clothes that you fashioned, with your
heart SO full of love and hope. / too
have done all this. have lain with my
cheek close TO the grass upon my baby q
grave, lest she should be lonely without
me, though knew she was not there.
And yet have lived to thank Him who
took her 90 early, that the storms of life
which afterwards overlook me, did not
burst over Aer little head. So, as say,
shall not reason with you now, for
that were worse than useless. only
reach out my womsn's hand, and CLASP
yours IL sympathy, although we never
have aud never may meet in this world
BuI one thing ! know, that in the
other world your baby and mine will
know us--their mothers, else God were
not God. BY the strong love that came
with them, and the grief that followed
them, this must be; we could nos be "a
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-10-27

REAL ESTATE TITLEs.-One of the
most serious losses of the Chicago fire
is the destruction of the Real Estate Re-
cords which are hopelessly gone. The
Journal says in regard to this:
All the records of deeds aud mort
cages are destroyed. This includes all
the real estate not only in Chicago, but
in Cook county, with its numerous sub
urban towns. Fortunately the abstracts
of title In the Office of Shortall s. Hoard,
ConveYancers, are known to be safe.
There is great hope that when the
vaults are opened at the other abstract
offices, the record books which are in
tended to be perfect copies of every
real estate transfer in the county are
safe. There are several of them, and it
would be strange If some of them be-
side the one already examined, are not
safe. A leading member of the Chica-
go bar gives it as his opinion that the
title to all the property in the county
can be re-established by means of these
abstracts. The Legislature will prob
ably pass some enabling act to cover the
case. AS to the value of real estate, 1t
is impossible to divine where the fu-
ture business center will be. The lat
ter will depend upon the location selec-
ted by the leading business houses
which are already In consultation.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-10-27

TANNING OF THE BRIDEGRooM.-Mr.
Spsllman had just married his second
wife. On the day after the wedding
Mr.. s. remarked:
81 intend, Mrs. SpillmEn, to enlarge
my dairy"
'tYou mean our dairy" replied Mrs.
Spillman.
"No," quOth Mr.. spillman, 81 intend
to enlarge my dairy"
''Say our dairy, Mr.. Spillman.'
"No, my dairy"
''Ssy our dairy, say our" screamed
she, Selling the poker.
"My dairy, my daryl" yelled the
husband.
s'Our dairy, our dairyp screeched
the wife, emphasizing each word by a
blow on the back of her cringing hus-
band.
Mr.. Spillman retreated under the bed.
In passing under the bedclothes his hat
was brushed off. He remained under
cover some minutes, waiting for q lnll
in the storm. AT last his wife saw him
thrust his head out at the foot of the
bed, much like turtle from his shell.
"What are you looking for ?" exclaim-
ep the lady.
81 am looking for our hat, my dear,
said he,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-10-27
A THRIILING INCIDENT.

The Chicago journal says that one of
the most thrilling and painful little in
cidcnts of the confiagration on the west
side was as follows:
A couple of families, the heads of
which were teamsters, living near the
lake shore, NOT far from the water
works, stuck to their homes till the last
moment, in the hope of saving por-
ton of their effects. They were cut off
by the flames, however, and compelled
to flee as they could, but the only di-
rection in which they could go was in
to the lake. The men succeeded in
getting their teams hitched up, and
hastily putting themselves and families
on the truck wagons, they drove into
the lake as far as possible without
drowning. This was at six o'clock on
Nd onday morning. There they were
obliged to remain through that live
long day, scorched by the heat almost
beyond the power of endurance, and
quent intervals, to keep from being
consumed. At six O'Clock in the eve
ming, a small tug approached the group
of sufferers, and took away the women
and children, but could not take the
men. The husbands and fathers were
left there for twelve hours longer, and
finally, on Thursday morning were res
cued by another boat. All of the par
ty found each other at last, at the hous-
es of friends on the west side, but the
sufferings and exposure of the weaker
ones may yet terminate fatally.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-10-27
THE PEsHTIGo CALAMITY.

a correspOndent of the Cleveland
Herald gives 6 graphic account of the
sudden and total destruction by tornado
and by fire which came upon the village
of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, on the ever
memorable Sunday night of Oct. Sth.
After describing the place as nice lit
tie town of two thousand Inhabitants,
with sash, door and blind factory, a
foundry, q factory for making pals,
tubs, &c, and good stores, churches, no.
tells, etc., the writer says the neighbor-
ing pine woods had been on fire for ten
days, which the people had been vigor-
ously fighting, and then continued as
follows:
On Sunday night they were awaken
ed from this feeling of security by q
noise like distant thunder, which in
creased in volume until the crash OF
falling trees and the roar of the wind
and fire could be plainly heard. Soon
after, tornado burst upon the town,
unroofing . number of buildings, and
quickly followed by solid sheet of
&ame, extending the whole length of
the village and far beyond each way.
In an instant the whole exposed side OF
the place was in flames. Men, women
and children rushed into the street and,
surrounded by fire on all sides, were
SOON OlLUCE SL4OLACECu VI OuEnO0 ~
death. In the less exposed portions
the people ned to the river, and, jump
ing in, many were drowned. Some
saved their lives by keeping their bod
les under water and once in q while put
ting their heads under as the heat be-
came inaufferable. Others took refuge
| in wells and cisterns and w're saved.
Quite q large portion OF the inhabitants
ran to @ field to the leeward of the fire,
and by lying on the ground were saved
although some of them were badly bur-
ned. There is but one house left STAN
ding, and that is isolated and lately
built,
The destruction has been so complete
that the streets cannot be traced, all be-
ing covered with sand which was swept
in great clouds by the tornado. In
some Instances bodies have been found
completely covered with sand.
| could I'LL columns with heartrending
| incidents of this confsgration, but viii
only give few as Illustrative of tho
rest. In one instance q man took his
family and fed 10 the bridge spanning
the river. The bridge was coon on fire
and the poor unfortunate family were
nearly roasted alive aud then jumped
into the river and were drowned. a
woman seeing the fro approaching pui
her little girl, child OF six years, in &
well which was nearly dry, aud ran II
the river herself for security. The wo.
man was saved, and as soon as sht
could. found out the locality, and her JOY
was so great at finding she little Ons
alive aud well that she swooned, and
on recovering ciasped her child In hel
arms and ran OF crying for JOY.
Too few, alas, were so fortunate. III
/ many cases whole families have per
ished. In other cases men have los
their families, they being, slths timI
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-10-27

FRENCH WOMEN AS SoLpIERs.-The
last transatlantic steamer brought q
batch of reports of the trials of French
women who took part in the Commun-
ist instruction In Paris. If we may
believe what the European writers say
of them, the leaders of those feminine
insurreciionists are strange creatures.
They are small, slight and fragile. They
have piercing black eyes and delicate
hands. They have good compilations,
and dress with excellent taste. They
do not look, as one writer says, ''as
though they were capable of lifting 6
needle" And yet they carried chasse-
pots, and welded sabres, and marched
through fire and blood, and stood their
ground when mon fled and after their
cause was overwhelmed with helpless
defeat, they sent flames and terror all
through Paris, and gave to history q
new word, petroIeuse, which means a
woman who uses petroleum to fire
buildings with. They were as cruel as
they were brave. No prisoner found
mercy at their hands. LET him be
shot" was ever the nonchelant order of
any of these women before whom q
prisoner was brought for judgment.
Such lovely little fiends could only be
bred in Paris and happy will it be for
France If the influences which have
produced these phenomenal creatures
shall be extirpated from her political
and social life.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-10-27

of the fire, working 10 saye-the facto-
ries. In other instances men persisted
in their endeavor to save their families.
In one case to which my attention was
called, little boy of seven years is the
only surviving member of a numerous
family.
As soon as the fire had sufficiently
subsidized. al that were able went to the
sufferers. Blackened, chaired corpses
were lying in every direction, with their
clothing, as general thing, nearly or
quite burned off. Many dead bodies
were found in the river and many more
have since been recovered. A number
hsve died from their bruises, while
others are crippled or iearfully disfig-
ured.
The loss to the Peshtigo Company,
who owned the factories and most of
the town, beside large pine lands, is
estimated at three million dollars, be-
sides the loss of their extensive ware
houses in Chicago
ATennekaunee, town of seven Or
eight hundred inhabitants, is all de-
stroyed but three houses. Fortunately
no lives were lost there.
Marinette is aiso nearly all destroyed.
Business in this section is partially
suspended. All the saw-mills and fac
tories at Oshkosh, E'on du Lac, and
other neighboring towns are stopped
by an order of the authorities.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-10-27
OLD TINES.

Lomax Smith, barber in the Ex-
change Hotel, Richmond, is relic Of
the palmy days of Virginia. We re-
Gently sat In the old gentleman's chair,
and listened to his interesting gossip
about old times:
"a nice collection of gentlemen, sir"
said Lomax, s'this Convention at As
sembly Hail; many very genteel and
able persons there, sir. 1t does me
good to see again in Virginia the best
people coming forward to take part in
politics. And, yes, sir, there are some
great men here too-scattered about
among the hundreds don't know but
excuse me, sir, turn your face q little
to the left--you can't remember the
convention of 20, can you? Too
young! Yes, yesi Well, there was
Mr. Jeems Madison, and that other
gentleman, very smart but Eighty, Mr.
Randolph, of Roanoke, and more than
/ can call now. You have got big men
here to-day, but bless my soul, sir, they
was all giants then; there wasn't an
humble individual here. Giants, sir,
giants, every one"
And Lomax restrapped his razor,
turned our head gently, and began
again:
"And how did they come here, sir
Omnibuses, hacks? Not they! Private
carriages, private servants; and every
one had square mahogany box, with
silver mountings; in this were four
square bottles, trimmed with vines and
leaves with gold; one held old pine
apple rum, one held brandy and honey
peach and honey, air, one sherry, and
one madeira. No whisky and no drink
ing at bars. The case was in every
delegates room, with the key put
away, but, H-and here Lomax thought
fully and suggestively drew the razor
through the palm of his hand-ttheir
constituents knew where the key was,
sir. Yes, sir! And shaving then was
fifty cents. No change! These were
days. Why nothing now is as good as
it was, and can tell the reason. Ever
since 1850, sir, when they got up this
universal suffrage things have been GO
ing down, down. / never used to shave
anybody then that was nobody; and
now hardly ever shave anybody that
is anybody. Yes, sir, that 1850 suffrage
commenced the whole thing, and now
nothing is like it used to be. Why,
sausage. sir, sausage! the old Virginia
luxury! What is it now? It used to
be made out of the choicest parts of the
hog; and now you're lucky if it's hog
at all, and when it is there's nothing but
gristle and lean" Lomax drew a long
sigh, we gently rose, and "declining the
change, left the premises with the con-
viction that Lomax was more than half
right.
'old times! they cling, they cling"