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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-16
Marrying in Fun.

On recent evening, as social party
was gathered on Ida Hill, young lady
and gentleman who were betrothed,
thought for the amusement OF the com
pany they would go through the mar
riage ceremony in fun-a sort of rehear-
sal A gentleman present agreed to take
the part of the minister, and did so in
fine style. Immediately at the conclusion
of the mock marriage young lady nudg-
ed her partner, who was sitting beside
her, and said, "Let us be married in
fun" "All right" replied the gent, and
up they stood. One of the gentlemen
happened to be Justice, and it struck
him that he could make better job of it
than the young man who had just person
ated the minister He accordingly offer
ed to marry the couple &" in fun" They
acceded, and he performed the entire
ceremony, concluding by declaring the
couple man and wife" The thought
that the marriage had been legally per-
formed, flashed upon the minds of the
couple, aud the Justice very cody ex-
planned the matter, and said that he was
ready for fee Upon the circumstances
nothing could be done but to yield to
circumstances, and the newly married
couple being willing, they adopted the
finalty Of the fun, and invited all hands
round to a" reception May they never
have occasion TO repent,
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-16

pantry were placed before him in tempt
ing array
Having Jared as sumptuously as a prince
to the envy Of many of the guests
he took up the greenback, and beckoning
to the nearest waiter, was Immediately
besieged by half dozen or so. Hold
ing the bill in one hand, he pointed to
it with the other, and inquired of the
crowd
Do you see that bill p
Oh, yes, sir" they all exclaimed in
chorous.
"Then take good look at it," he re-
piled, L" for you will never see it again"
Saying which he departed from the room,
leaving the walters aghast
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-16
An Electric Joke.

Some weeks ago, one of those illegiti-
mate sons of science, the vagrant electric
man, opened out with his dial for testing
how much torture his voluntary victims
could stand. To stimulate trade he kept
a standing offer to pay So to whomever
could stand as much electric fluid as his
machine would furnish. One day boy
presented himself and announced that he
had come to win that S. The man
handed him the " handles" and started
the machine. The boy stood it wonder
fully. The operator turned the crank
faster, and asked the boy how it felt
The boy said it did not feel at all The
man thought that something must be the
matter, and commenced an elaborate
tightening upof the screws, and then
commenced another series of swift revo-
lutions, which ought to have produced
current sufficient to kill the boy still
he laughingly assured the fellow that he
did not experience the slightest sensation.
Out of patience, the man demanded to
see his hands and then the secret was ex-
planned. The boy belonged to the tele-
graph Office, and had picked up one Of
the pieces of insulated wire now being put
up inside the office, and had passed it up
one sleeve of his coat, around his shoul-
ders, aud down the other sleeve, and then
uncovered the ends of the wires in each
hand, Thus armed, he had gone to the
electric man ; ;of course, the uncovered
ends Of the wire, pressed against the me-
talic handles, presented better medium
than the boys body and the current simply
passed to them and along the insulated
wire around the boys body, without
touching him. That electrician" was
very mad, and more so as the crowd drawn
together thought it good joke, and
took the boys part. The man was so
laughed at that he left town.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-16
HOMES FOR ALL.
IN TIE
Land of Flowers and Perpetual Growth.
FLORIDA.
The Italy of America.

1T Is not eXceed in CLIMATE by any OF tho
Il United States, and it may be doubted whether
1t can be equaled in the world
Located on the very borders Of the TOrrd Zone,
still her situation between the Gulf OF Mexico and
the Atlantic Ocean is such that she is swept alter
nately by the winds of the Eastern and Western
seas, and relieved from the burning heats which
prevails In other Southern States and thus il
happens that by the joint influence of latitude
and peculiar location she is relieved, on the one
hand, from the rg0rs OF the Winter climate OF the
Northern and Middle States, and on the other,
from the extreme heat with which not only the
Southern States, but in the Summer time the
Northern States are characterized.
Settlers have not the hardshps to undergo that
have been the lot ofthe pioneers who opened up
and developed our harsh Northern attitudes, The
entire gear as a perpetual season q grorth, able
OF the Tropical and Temperate Zones ueekS and
months In advance Of and other lOcdlity,dnd at q
season lClter all such productions, are luxurious
and commend the rerNhigheSt prices.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-16

RD- A gentleman playing at cards at
Baden-Baden was much annoyed by an
inquisitive stranger, who stood beside him
and pried into his hand At last he took
pinch of snuff and administered it to
his tormentor, Immediately saying, g /
beg your pardon, but you were so near me,
sir, that ! mistook your nose for mine
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-16
The FlOrida ImprOYement COmpany,

under the duSpicesQf the State Of FVoridd, propose
to furnish lands of uniform good quality, and upon
Mnicn can De raised tegetaoteS, fraatS etc., com
GRAINS, FRUITS and VEGETABLES Of the TROPICS.
Such selected lands, in the HEALTHIEsT part of
the STATE, and Of the best quality.
The COMPANY have issued . pamphlet OF 12S
pages containing full and reliable information
concerning FLORIDA its CLIMATE, SOIL, and PRO
DUoTIoNs, with sketch of its HISTORY which the
Company will forward free Of postage, on receipt
of 25 cents.
For other information or circular, address or
apply TO
The Florida Improvement Co.,
:S@L PARK ROW, N. ".
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-16

NEW YORK AND FLORIDA COLONY.
Partially organized For full information cir
culars, etc, address EDWARD DELOUEST, s
Nassau street, New York City. +. U. Box 1860
5Sl3 q
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-16

B1- 1t is said that the following words
actually formed the peroration of the
counsel's plea for his client in an assault
and battery case in Athens, Alabama /:
+" Let the humble ass crop the thistle Of
the valley Let the sagacious goat browse
upon the mountains brow, but, gentle
men of the jury, say John Gundle is
not guilty"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-16
THE NEW "'ra
Family Sewing Machine,
n6ixnhY. nm .EMPIREn6MiMnn 6iMnhr Mnh

The extraordinary success OF their new and i'm
proved manufacturing Machines for light or heavy
work, has induced the
EMPIRE SEWING MACHINE co.
to manufacture NEW FAMILY MACHINE of
the same style and construction, with additional
finish with. other Family Machines, whereas in
usefulness 1t far
OUTSTRIPS ALL COMPETITORS.
The price of this now acknowledged necessary
article comes within reach of every class, and the
Company is prepared to offer the most liberal in
ducements to buyers, dealers and agents. Every
Machine warranted.
Apply for circulars and samples to
EMPIRE SEWING MACHINE COMPANY
5 s. 3ma No 29i B0wery, New York.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-16

Bay A coquette is said to be perfect
incarnation of Cupid, because she keeps
her beau in quiver.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-16

For Hand-bills,, or job work of any kind,
go to the Times office. Our "Steam Power
Press" will print larger bill than any
press in the county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-06
n Il i Il ALICIA .

The pain increases, from time to time, until your
nerves seem to snap and crack jerk and jump, and
play all sorts OF pranks, from the top of your head
to the tips of your toes, the demon shooting forth
IKE lightning along the unfortunate nerve and now
trying 10 tie another into a thousand knots, then
attempting to make bowstring of another, some
times In the region of the heart, again in the face
nead meek ETC.; In short If you have neuralgia in
lis worst FORM with all the agony distilled to its
most excruciating degree use br. j. BRIGGS
ALLEvANTOR, and in a trice your neuralgia with
all his demons, has departed, and once again you
may be happy. Sold by Druggists.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-06
. e T. r. 9 =

f. e J. & s. :
Look at those features and see the agony depict
ed In the face. 1t cannot be helped while the
trouble remains. The sunerngs from piles is of
very aggravated description You cannot walk with
any comfort; you cannot ride in peace you can
not sit with ease and the suffering when attending
TO nature is almost unbearable, and causes such
feeling of dread that is put off at great sacrifice
TO health and comfort in many instances increasing
the difficulty to an alarming extent. Use Dr. Briggs
Pue Remedies according; directions to cure In
ternal external, itching or bleeding piles. Theyare
Sold Inv
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05
Correspondence of the Richmond Disp%tcl.l
l;.iTsRER0M EEEAKEOFFESyELLh
She Students Con" The Improvement ofChar-
ioit.>yiIir- Excursion Of Col0rcd People The
Salmon Tri;,l-Thrcshiug Wheat.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, July 4

he majority al the >tuucnl> have left the
University ot Virginia in order to spend
their vacation Nl>itin" their relatives and
acquaintancc~, and that Grand old inStitu-
ton ui learning nOw presents quite gloomy
ana lor>ahcii appearance. Inc hall, wEicn
81 recently fc,uuudcd with such cloquencc,
j. HOW silent rs the tomb.
Hu>iuc>- in our town has for some time
been very DUH. but il now shows some in
die tiun Of rcvN ing again, that is il we are
- Jude from the extensive improvements
which arc in progress: among which L
notice Two line ana commodOus stores on
our principal street. Our courthouse is
Undergoing thorough repair. Considerable
additions are 10 bc made 10 it, which Will
add considerably to lis good appearance.
A Iarc number O! culorcd people here
chartered Il train to convey them TO Rich
mrnd last evening 50 that they could be
there in time 10 participate IN the leStlyl-
ties. etc, Of the national holiday. lie
chartered 1r:liu, consisting OF five coaches,
WA, soon filled, and the conductor Informed
lnc there were enough 10 till live coaches
more.
The trial Of }. ii. Salmon commenced
this morning. lie was arrested year before
h-t, charged with the murder OF his mother
uud brother, and tried, convicted, and sem
fenced to be hanged. but his counsel sue
ccct!.d III having another trial granted him !;
- The details Of this horrible and unnatu-
raj deed will once mole, and ii IS TO be
horcd for the last time, be brought before
The public.
The farmers who rcaped such bountl-
fui harvest tins season are now busy tbresn- :
m- out the gain. and the - hum" Of
'hrr-hinm-uiachincS is waited 10 our ears
from various directions, which, i'll magma
tom. seiils 10 say there VIII be bread
enough or all. ii. {
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05
The ANTHRACITE COAL MARKETING

THE ANTHRACITE Coal MARKETING
Philadelphia LedJcr of yestec day, in its
weekly review of the coal market, says:
THE anthracite coal trade continues
yc.v active. and prices of coal are barely
malnta ned; indeed, the public sale Of
: ,ranton coal ut New York last week
showed an average decline of about thirty
cents per ton on cargo prices. NotN TIL
standing this fact and the SteatIy-increas-
ing supply of coal, some Of the papers
claiming to sDeak for the trade reiterate
their declaration of fortnight ag) that
coal il selling at its lowest point this
year. AS present pi.ces sca"ce,y contil III
past pl cJictions, those made now ola like
nature it can hardly be hoped will com
mand any very great confidence. Coal
ought TO be furnished to Philadelphia con-
SulncrS within the range of Sc to s. per
ton, and if the production was entirely I'm.
INSTRUCTED it no doubt could be. The FL
cijities for moving coal to this city, and in-
deed to all The great markets, are eXtraor-
dinalil lily large.
"Thc anthracite tonnage for the week
ending with the 24th ultimo amounted to
422, AGA tons, and for the year to 1903, sos
tons, against 6,940, O9S tons to the same date
last rerr, being Il decrease in the tonnage
OF anthracite coal OF 2,S4G,290 tons. The
production OF DltumlnouS coal IOr the week
was $3.50 tons, and for the year 995, 152
tons, against 49, 10 tons to corresponding
time last year-an increase Of 279, 703 tons.
The total production of all kinds Of coal
for the week was 414,G17 tons, and for the
year 5,0SS, 960 tons, against 7,655,54 tons
to corresponding time last year, showing a
decrease of 2,56G,5S7 tons. Prices by the
cargo rule steady.
q In order to stimulate the SchuylkiIl coal
trade and enable operators in that region
to compete with the most favored of the
anthracite coal regions, the Reading Rail-
road Company have readjusted their tolls
as follows: 10 points east of New Bruins
wick, forty cents drawback, and to points
south of Cane Henry, twenty cents draw
back for Juiy; for August, twenty cents
on Il ton for september, no drawbacks,
aud in October the tolls, NC, will be adj
vaIccd. The rates by canal will follow
those Of the road. There are occasional
difficulties between the operators and the
w. Is. A. in both the Lehigh and Schuyl-
kill regions, but they are not Of charac-
ter to at all affect the trade OF to unSettle
prices of coal in the market"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05
Xeafher Report.

WASHINGTON, July 4.-Probd6lhttes Ii
is probable that the rain in New York State
will extend but little eastward, and that
partially cloudy weather, with fresh winds
from between the southwest and west, Will
prevail OH Wednesday over the lakes.
Southeasterly wind, with threatening
weather, on the middle and eastern Attain
tic coast, will probably be succeeded on
Wednesday by southwesterly Winds and
clearing weather. Clouds and rain are
probable for South Carolina and Florida
by Wednesday afternoon. Disturbances
merely local arc not considered.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05
AFFAIRS m EUROPE
From France.
THE En- r,,nrr r


THE FEE.cH ELECTIONS.
IhR1s, july 4.-The probable total rasn,t
vi the electlons ls: 40 Republicans. 8 10.
publicans elected three-fourths arc mel aio-
rates and the others are radicals.
Faidherbe, Gambetta, PressI,s. f,;ssov
and Laboulnise are elected. ''
The AloDarchists and ImperiaIists are
greatly discouraged by the SURPRISING Re.
publican successes In the provinces.
Candidates pledged solcmnly to the res
tola:ion OF the integrity of France are sue
cessiul IN several Of the departments.
AN EARLY EVACUATION BY THE GERMANS
DEMANDED.
PARIS, July 4.-The French demand an
early evacuation of the Paris forts and the
three departments occupied by the Ger
mans. Bismarck declines to promise it.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT-THE ASSEMBLY.
PARIS, July A train ran of on the
Southern railway, killing six and hurting
twenty persons.
The Assembly is considering q bill re.
quiring the deposit of caution money from
newspapers.
From Germany.
A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE EGYPTIAN Gov
ERNHENT AND THE FRENCH CONSUL AT
CAIRO, &C.
, BERLIN, July "A difference has arisen
between the Egyptian Government and the
French consul at Cairo, in consequence of
the arrest of French subjects there by the
police. Satisfaction has been demanded,
and arrangements are pending.
Blslarck has gone to his estate at Var
sein.
From Rome.
ROME, July liking Victor Emmanuel
reviewed the troops yesterday, and was en-
received.
TWO BELGIAN MINISTERS AT ROME.
BRUSSELS, July 4:-The Ministry an
nounces that the Belgian Government will
two Ministers at Rome-one to
Italy and the other to the Holy See.
From Great Britain,
ROYAL VISITORS TO QUEEN VICTORIA.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Emperor and En-
press of Brazil visited Queen Victoria at
to-day.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05
Terrible Railroad Disaster-FtftcaH
PIX .uI,s Killed aud Twenty-thIce
a.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, July 1.-Two coaches
and Il sleeping car, attached 10 tram
which LETT here ut $40 L. NJ. yesterday, on
the Nashville and Northwestern road, after
the locomotive and baggage car had gone
over. Went through the bridge ut Harpeth
river. Fifteen persons were killed and
twcnty-threc wounded. The killed are /:
John Marshall, of Nashville Judge Horn
berger, OF Clarksvilie; Charles Campbell,
wife. and child, OF Edgetiel1 three men
unknown; Mrs. w. S. Ieatman and Mrs.
Thomas Dunn, Of Kingston Springs; MIR.
Pendergrast and Mr.. Wright, of White
Bluffs J.C. Brocl1et and brother, William
and Wiley Howard, Of Marshall county.
Among the wounded, none OF whom are
mortally hurt, is j. W. Thomson, OF Am,
hcrst Courthouse, Va. The dead and
wounded have been br ought TO Nashville.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05

Two BURGLARS in Cincinnati concluded
70 make a descent on the residence Of a
gentleman in that city one night last week,
but were ignorant of the fact that the gen.
tle,nan had on his premises remote ances-
tor i'm the shape of a monkey. With eager
curiosity he watched them in their attack
upon the house, and when they had pene.
trated us far as the kitchen he could stand
it i ~ no longer, but gave tremendous
screech. followed by a prolonged ch-r-r-r-r,
which curdled the blood in their veins.
They didn't wait to see whence the I'M In
earthly sound proceeded. but fled in wild
djsmav. followed and sprlrred on as they
ran by shouts of demoniac laughter rom
the undeyeloped specimen of humanity on
the windoW-siIi.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. July 8. tS71.-It
looks now as though the competitive svs-
tenn OF appointment to Office in the civil
service will be adopted. giving everybody,
irrcspcctiyc of party, equal standing before
the appointing power, and the effect of the
law aud She regulations Of the Board, II
adopted, will be to give TO the President
exclusive appointment of every officer,
high or low, in the civil service. This COM
pctitivc system seems to be, in the opinion
Of the board. the only one which will
nut stop 10 the present practice Of using
Federal offices for political purposes, aud
making the first qualification for Office atliti-
alton with and support Of the dominant
political party.-Lcticr an Bako. Gazette.
SERIOUS RIOT IN WAsHrSGToN CITY
from the Washington Star, july Oh
About s o'clock Yesterday morning fight
occurred among a dozen coIored men, on
the corner of 24ih and l. streets, one Chas.
Shcnherd, a notorious color ell rough, TAX
ing 4 conspicuous part in the fray. A large
crowd soon congregatrd, and Officer Ryan
took two Of the most disordcrly Of the gang
into custody. The officer was pcltcd with
stones. however, from the first moment OF
his arrival. and fin,inc help necessary, the
crowd being too great for him To manage, he
called upon the citizens for assistance.
man by the name OF WIN. toCkcf Noiuh
,cercd to aid the officer, and made Decline
toward one ofthc prisoners who had escaped
from the officer 'ScuStody. He had no sooner
laid hands on the prisoner than voliey OF
stones came from the crowd, several OF the
missiles hitting him. lie ut once dropped
his III i>oncr and ran into his house, near by,
art, appeared with d"uhc-barrcl shot
Gun, the contents OF which he fred INTO the
crowd, scattering them in all directions. 1t
was found that seven colorcd people had
been wounded by the discharge, four men
and boys and three women. one of the lat
ter. Miliy May, being severely injured.
Cocker started for the station-housc, the
crowd gathering behind him and storing
him. lie met Sergeant kneaSs and officer
Mills on his way. to whom Re gave himself
up. and was taken to the statiou-houSc and
locked up.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05
The ssF0urth'' at Tammany Hall

New YORK, July A." Tammany" ceIe-
b1ated lis usual to-day at their hall. Gov.
Hoffman sent letter in which he said that
the acceptance or non-acceptance of GER
tain amendments to the Constitution OF the
United States is not the practical question.
The civil status of the colored man is estab-
lished, and he is in actual possession of the
rights of suffrage. The task before us l.; to
save the Constitution us L whole. TO save it
as it is requires our best efforts. The ques-
ton is whether we are to live under an
impartalIy construed constitution or un-
der hobbed form of constitution, inter-
preted according to the eXpediency of the
hour by Congress itself, and enforced by an
unrestricted Executive.
VIM. NJ. Tweed in the course of his re-
marks said: eve propose to strike for
ward Into noble career and let past issues
die. We propose to take the government
OF the country into our own hands and
save the country from ruin"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05
DEATH FROM N1oLENCE.-On Friday night

DEATH FROM N1oLENCE.-On Friday night
last, in the port OF Alexandria, Captain
Mckraken Of the schooner Tom Boys, had
Il difficulty with Silas Johnson (negro),
in which the captain was struck npon the
head with a stick. He came ashore soon
after with the other hand (negrO) employed
on his boat. In town the captain caroused u
little among friends and related to them his
difficulty with the negro on board, when
two men, Jefferson and Norvell, proposed
to 90 to the boat and thrash him, to which
McKraken replied he had given him
enough. Norvell and Jefferson, however,
went over to the boat and assailed the ne
gro, beating and kicking him, aud finally
driving him overheard, by which he was
drowned. Norvell and Jefferson were AZ
rested and imprisoned.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05

PORT OF RICHMOND. JULY4. 1871.
5iRcTED.
Steamer John Sylvester, Clifford, Norfolk, mer-
chandlse and passengers.
SAILED,
Steamer Wyanoke, Bourne, New York, mer-
chandisc and passengers, John W. Wyatt.
Steamer George b. Upton, Roberts, New York,
merchandise and passengers, Virginia steamship
and Packet Company.
steamer PalsaJc, Nelson. Kings Mill, merchan-
disc acd passengers, & T.. Cufrle.
MEMORANDUM.
VEST POINT, July .-Arrived steamer Ad:ni-
raj, i2ey b I'D, Baltimore, merchant &c and pas
se1gers, iors River kaliroad Company, and
sailed on return.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05
Shooting ARRAY.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIE D1SPATCH.l
LYNcuDURG. July 4.-Mauricc Thomas
was shot in the bowels and MOI tally wound
ed by B'l Miller in drunken alteration
in Il bar-room tonight. Miller was ai,'cst-
ed. Thomas is not expected to live more
than IN hour or two. Il.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05

THE CRYSTAL CAUSE.-THE "Crystal
cabs" which were recently introduced by
the New York Transfer Company into that
city, are proving a great success. Twenty
five of these neat and unique vehicles have
already been placed upon the streets, and
the demand for them by the public is so
ereat that the company have decided to
add twenty-five more to the number imme-
diately.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.
rrx, FROM WILLIAMSBURG.

Nj, nouu tho River Crops Arr''"' 1" " VI
,;a,,.rurg sudden Death Of a student ''s'-
moment Of tunral iai! The EaS''r" ''"-
,,a,;,. Asylum improvements %e'-- p'>''"-
.,,A ,rr;,nl. Ac. College Exercises fost-
,,,,,,d ntil To DAY,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05

LONG BRANCH, July 4.-The races here
are attended by $4,000 persons. Oysterlnan
won in the steeple chase, in which one
horse struck fence and was killed. Susan
Ann won the second race; the Jersey Der
by stakes were won by Henry Bassett.