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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04
Gbe Giues, Mem Blounrftelo, 1)a.
A Narrow Escape from the GaIIows.


A remarkable case, showing the danger
of trusting implicitly to circumstantial
evidence, has Just been concluded in
Toledo. Nearly three years ago Robert
Sharp was found dead, with shot and
slug in his brain, A man named Har-
rington, who had been on intimate terms
with the deceased, was arrested for the
murder. The testimony was wholly cir
cumstantial but SO skillfully "worked
up" by the detectives that Harrington was
convicted and sent to the penitentiary.
His lawyers had become interested in
the case, and, although Harrington was a
poor man, they determined to fight his
cause to the end. After long and ar
duous struggle through the district and
Supreme Courts, an order for a new trial
was obtained, and that trial has just closed.
The main points in the evidence on
which he was convicted were the apparent
correspondence of the shot in the body of
the dead man with that in the shot-bag
belonging to Harrington; the correspon-
dence of pieces of newspaper found
near the scene of the supposed murder,
and assumed to be part Of the gun-wad-
ding, with torn paper in Harrington's
residence and piece in his vest pocket,
and that the motive for the murder was
to be found in the alleged fact of Sharp
having come to Toledo with several hun
dred dollars of money, which Harrington
knew, and that no one else'wa so init
mate with him. r..r
On the second trial it was rendered
doubtful whether there was asimilarity in
the shot. 1t was clearly proven that the
pieces of paper alleged to have been
picked up at the scene of murder were
not there at the time of the finding of
the body, nor for day or two afterwards,
and the inference was unfavorable that
they were put there by the detectives to
aid them in working up" the case
against Harrington. 1t was further prov
en- that Sharp was destitute when he
arrived in Toledo, and that Harrington
was doing his best to aid him in procur-
ing employment. To crown all, an alibi
was clearly and satisfactorily proven.
Harrington was declared innocent, and
the jury voluntarily gave him letter,
signed by every member, repeating in
emphatic terms, there belief OF his entire
innocence ofany knowledge of the sup
posed murder, and bearing testimony to
his uniform good character. The public
sentiment unanimously conceded with
this verdict. The former employer of
Harrington Immediately took him back
into his service.
IT causes an unpleasant shudder to re-
fleet that perfectly innocent man, of
good character, suffered two years of de-
grading punishment, and narrowly escap-
ed an ignomlnious death for crime of
which he knew nothing. 1t is another
warning of the-Sdanger of implicit trust
in wholly circumstantial evidence, and a
protest against the detectives in working
up case against one they choose to sus-
pect.- Cleveland { (O.) Herald.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04
A Remarkable SnrInr.

A correspondent sends us the account
of a remarkable spring in Texas: About
sixty miles north of Galena, near the
town of Liberty, there is a spring, the
water Of which is quite acid, Stimulating
lemonade, and those who taste it like it
50 much that they drink it almost immod-
erately. When you feel hot, it is quite
delicious; and under any circumstances,
whether you are hot or cold, the drinking
of produces perspiration, with no un-
pleasant effects aiterward. The spring
has no apparent outlet or inlet. 1t is
probably sixty feet across it, and is COW
cred with white froth or foam, which
upon close examination appears like
cream Of tarter on wine cask. Ii kills
insects, worms and other small animals
that come near and use it, No fish or
other evidence of life is seen within its
waters.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04
A Valuable Discovery.
EM5E

In almost every section of the country
our farmers are troubled with the weed
called " mallow," and in the rich land of
the West, it is particularly troublesome,
The vitality of this plant is truly Won
derful, and all the efforts of agricultural
societies to devise some method of repel-
ling its advances have resulted in utter
failure. The Sringfeld Register says that
this obnoxious weed, which persists in
defense of all attemps to exterminate it
from the soil, is destined to become one
of the most valuable productions of the
State.
A young man named j. Ii. Mcconnell
has discovered that the fbrous formation
of the stalk of the mallow is capable of
being brought into use, and has taken
out patent covering the right to use
this plant for manufacturing all kinds of
cordage, textile fabrics, and paper, and
has exhibited specimens of the fibre
and cordage made therefrom. The fibre,
which is from seven to ten, and Sometimes
even twelve feet in length, comes from
the stock with less labor than is needed
to dress hemp. When rotted, the fibre,
separates entirely from glutinous and
wood matter, so that the tedious and ex-
pensive process of hatchelling is not re-
quired. 1t can be bleached to a snowy
whiteness without losing any portion of
its strength; and it readily takes and
firmly holds any color, which fax will not
do. 1t is said that the new fibre will
yield twice as much as hemp, say ton
to the acre 1t will grow readily on me-
dium soil, and after the first year will need
no cultivation, as once established on the
land there is no method known by which
it can be killed out. If the merits OF
this fibre are not exaggerated, Mr.. McCon-
nell has made discovery of incalculable
value.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04
A Church Incident.

A few Sundays since, just as the offici-
ating priest in Catholic church in New
York, was commencing his sermon, a
burly Irishman, named Sullivan, with a
terrific yell rushed up the central aisle
As he advanced he shouted at the full
bent Of his voice.
"Ah! yah yah Ho ho! Yah /
know who killed NathanW
The entrance of the madman filed
the congregation with CONSERVATION. =
The priest leaped from the raised steps
of the altar, and the people in the gal
leries added to the panic by shouting
loudly and rushing for the door. Sulli-
van ran up the aisle, and had grasped the
iron railing preparatory to Jumping over,
when Detective Mahoney and Officer
Sweeney seized him. They hustled him
out of the church Sullivan the while
uttering terrible cries and means On
the sidewalk in front Of the house of
worship, Sullivan suddenly turned on De-
tective Mahoney, and seized him by the
collar, and desperate struggle followed.
The lunatic at first threw Detective Ma
honey down, and kicked him severely in
the side, but the officer recovering from
the fall threw the lunatic, and took him
to the Fourth Ward police station, and
thence before Justice Hogan, by whom
he was committed to the Blackwell's Is
land asylum for the insane.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04
SEE WHAT So WILL DOiiJ
A Handsome Ne,C IS Steel E,,grdUing ana aPrize
,corh from 81 90 10 $4,000,
BOTH FOR SO.

Every ticket draws prize. No blanks. with
each ticket you get at the time of purchasing 1t
either t6 RI Lahey ha legend Of the Rhine the Disnher
dealers or experts the handsomest and best Steel
Engrayings ever offered at $500 They are 19x24.
ticket holder will positively draw one of the foi
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THE LAPIERRE HOTEL, DENTON, MD,
containing twenty-six rooms, all modern conyen-
fences, Outht Stock &c, worth, cash, $4,000.
- THE PICTURE HILL FARM,
of l03 acres on the Ohoptank river, having steam
boat wharf on It, with q lime kiln $4,000
The Carter Farm With 50 acres choice % land 500 5000
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50 wALTHAM WATCHES Wv 70 'i0O'
ff Panos %S' IRON 10 organs and MeSGeoHS Me- SG sIUS
One Cash sum 5000.
One Cash Sum $1,000.
One Cash Sum ... $500.
Three Cash Sums-each I-l.. 800.
Four Cash SumS-each $50
1860 GIFTS consisting of Washing Machines,
WringerS, Standard Books Works of Art, aud
other household and valuable articles; none OF
them can be purchased, atretai for less than OO
while some are worth $500 and more r'rG
The drawing will take place as soon rs en-
cravings enough are to distribute the tickets be-
fore as many tickets holders as choose to be pres
ent, and to be under their control, at Denton, Md.
The Caroline County Land Association is cor
porated body, chartered in the State Of Maryland
Fell, of Denton, S. X. Richardson, Sheriff of the
county. Denton, Maryland: Jacob Alburger, Post
master, Denton Maryland, and others, are among
the stockholders. 'f .f.1. .
The purpose Of this sale is simply to realize the
cash on merchandise on hand, and on the real es-
tate. t' 'HF H' F7
OFFICERS
James z. Hignutt. Attorney at Law, President.
Henry ). Mancha, (of the irm Of Mancha <
Bro, Real Estate Brokers, Ridgely, Md Secres
tary.
G Patroni, Treasurer and Manager
George ii. Russum, Counsel.
Refer also to Charles GoOdng Esq, Speaker of
the Delaware Senate, the Clerks of both branches
Of the Delaware Legislature all the leading men,,
the Banks the Editors OF this Paper, and the press
of the Peninsula generally. Club agents wanted.
One ticket and engraving given free for every
club OF four with the money So 90.
send all your orders to our general office, thus
CAROLINB co. LAND ASSOCIA TION,
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04
Romantic Suicide.

Miss Mary Jane Lowell, beautiful
young woman who for some years past
has been the mistress of j. S. Blackburn,
pork merchant of Greenfield Ohio,
committed suicide on the 22d ult., near
that place by taking poison Blackburn
is man Of family, forty-fve years of
age, and his intimacy with the young
woman had created such scandal among
their respective friends that it is said they
both determined upon suicide They
provided themselves with poison, and
having arrayed themselves neatly, drove
out eight miles from Greenfield, and went
into wild wood called Cliff Run. The
young woman swallowed her share of the
poison and died. Blackburn's heart mis-
gave him and he returned to the town
and Informed the young woman's friends
Of the circumstances and they proceeded
to the spot and found her body. Black
burn, it is stated has become hopelessly
insane. f.,lI.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04

THE HOUSE has passed, by large ma
jority bill forbidding the sale of liquor
on election day. The following is a copy
of the bill
SECTION l. BE IL enacted, &c. That from
and after the passage of this act it shall
not be lawful for any person in this Com
monwealth, whether licensed to sell liquors
or unlicensed, to buy, sell or give away to
be used as drink, any spirituous or malt
liquors, wine or cider, or any other sub
stance containing alcohol, OF any part
Of any day set apart for any general or spe-
ciai election by the citizens in or within
any of tho preeints, wards, townships,
counties or other election divisions or dis
tricts in tho Commonwealth.
SECTION 2. Any person violating the
provisions of the first section of this act
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and shall be subject to imprisonment III the
proper Jail of the proper county for term
of not less than 10 days nor more than 100
days, in the discretion of the court, and
shall also, in addition to the above, be sub
ject to a fine of not less than $50, and not
more than $500, in the discretion of the
court. f.Ff l4 r .E
The Senate does not seem to take
kindly to temperance bills Judging by
the length of time it takes to get action
taken on the "Local Option Bill" and
therefore this very worthy "act" may
fail to become law. The bill, as passed
by the House, was amended 50 as to al
low the sale Of liquor after the polls were
closed on the day Of election.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04

DsgH Miss Capron, teacher at Union
hall schoolhouse, Lincoln township had
occasion, in her judgment, to correct one
of her scholars, James McCracken, a
boy about 2years Of age. While she
was furnishing him he turned his face in
such position as to receive a stroke
across the lips, which was not intended.
Miss Capron, as soon as school was dis
missed, accompanied the boy to his foster
father, David McCracken, and explained
why she had punished him, and how he
had received the injury to the lip. Mr.
McCrackcn would not except the expla-
nation as satisfactory, and few days af-
ter called meeting of the school Board
to consider the matter. The board how
ever, after hearing his statement, re-
garded the case as Z" too trifing for ac-
tion," and dismissed the complaint.
The mother of the boy, Mrs Bradley,
became quite indignant, and determined
to avenge the wrong by taking the law
into her own hands. On Thursday last
she went up from her home to the school
house, and having assembled q few female
friends at convenient distance, called
Miss Capron out and beat her with some
rods which she had plated together for
the purpose.--PiHsburg Commercial.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04

bD" Mr.. Bergh complains bitterly of
the quantity of nails that are found lying
about in the streets of New York. The
officers Of his society are constantly COM
ing across lame or otherwise disabled
horses, made so by nails, in the streets.
One valuable horse was killed last week.
On removing his hoof nail was found
to have penetrated the frog of the foot
some three inches In ten days the an
imal's hoof was completely decomposed.
This he says makes the ninth horse de-
stroyed solely from this cause within the
past month.
RE1~ The Philadelphia Bee says man
named Goddard Wagner, residing in this
city, WIS taken to Centralia ON Thursday
last in very mysterious manner. He
was found locked up in a freight car, and
upon being questioned about the matter
he said that he was knocked down, beaten,
and robbed, near the railroad, and then
thrown into the car, The matter will
bear investigation,
DS~ A Mrs. Willis residing at Middle
town, this State, recently plead guilty be-
fore Judge Cadwalader, Of Philadelphia
to passing counterfeit money, and was
sentenced to five years Imprisonment in
the Penitentiary. She asserted that the
notes were given her by John Mengis,
formerly Of Muncy Dam.
BeSs- The house of VIM. Hopkins, in
=
the night of the 18th ult., with all its
contents. What made the affair the most
sad, is the fact that two daughters, both
young ladies, and small boy were burn
ed to death, The father was also serious
ly injured
Dey" Pittsburg has adopted the Craw-
ford county system, and candidates for
city Offices win be chosen under that
system.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04

Bay A colored man resident of Jersey
City, named Buyans was awakened on
wednesday night by loud talk. Missing
his wife, he jumped from bed, and dis.
covered her in a paroxysm of religious
frenzy seated on the window-sill exclaim-
ing Fetch me Eiijah's chariot Of fire,
for | want to go to heaven right away"
Before he could catch her she jumped
from the window to the ground, over 20
feet, and was very dangerously injured.
She had attended chnrch that evening,
and returned home about midnight.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04

THE fact that Gen Butler listened at
tentively to speech from Senator Davis
of Ky, and looked steadily at him at the
same time came near raising muss in
the Senate and has been telegraphed
over the whole country as though this at
tention was really an insult to Davis
The only wonderful thing we can see in
the statement is, that Butler should have
had the patience to listen attentively to
so poor speech as Davis generally de-
livers.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04

G@rTwo brothers in Providence, living
about 500 feet apart, have established a
communication in somewhat novel man
ner. An ordinary half inch gas pipe has
been laid under ground, terminating in
the front hall of the house, in each end
ofwhich is whistle, such as is used in
speaking tubes. llAn4 a
They have a code of common sentences,
numbered from one to thirty, and can
thus converse easily. The distance seems
to be no obstacle, as with an ordinary
effort the whistle can be heard distinctly
in any part of the house, aud the owners
express the opinion that it might be sue
eessfully used for ten times the distance,
or even more
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04
NEW BLOOMFIELD, PENN'A.
Tuesday, AprU 4, 1871.

In Connecticut an election takes place
to-day (Monday) for Governor and
other State officers and for members Of
Congress Great exertion has been made
by both parties to elect their ticket. On
Wednesday Rhode Island has an election
for members Of the Legislature and State
officers
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04

THE BORDER RAID CLAIM is before
the Legislature again this winter, and a
determined effort is being made to force
it through While few persons in the
State may believe it an honest claim, we
think the large majority of tax payers
will look upon the passage of the bill
as an outrage. Col A. K. Mcclure and
Judge Black are busily working for the
claimants.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04
CARSON'S
STELLAR
OF L.

TTNHE alarming increase in the number of fright
Il. full accidents, resulting in terrible deaths
and the destruction OF valuable property caused
name OF petroleum, prompts us to call your spe-
cial attention to an article which will, wherever
USED remove the CAUSE of such accidents
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04

AFFAIRS in Paris remain in about the
same condition as they did last week.
The revolutionary mob still retain pos
session of the city and have inaugurated
a reign of terror. A dispatch to the
New York papers, says:
"The watchword Of commune is death
to the rich, death to the land owners,
and death to the priests. DEGREES con-
fiscating the church property has been
prepared. Denunciations of suspects are
made hourly, and many have been arres-
ted. The guillotine soon to be erected.
The inmates of many houses marked
as good for guillotine. Drafts on the
treasury are not paid either in Paris or
Versailles" ..t..
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04
THE CAROLINE PEARL,

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on application. 1t will give a detailed account of
our proceedings from time to time. Newspapers
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04

A MURDERER, named James Wilson,
who is in prison in Hartford, Ct, waiting
to be hung, has been trying to starve
himself to death He had so far succeed
ed that the only hope of keeping him
alive, was by forcing food into him, which
was done successfully by injecting beef
tea into his stomach. Better let him
starve, we think, than to forcibly keep
him alive for the sake of choking him
to death in few months.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04

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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04

Bay A Fisherman in Blair county
caught 40 pike in Canoe creek, in one
day. The largest weighed five pounds.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04

B6- On the night of the 18th ult., the
residence of Mr. A. S. Nelson in New
York city was entered by burglars who
administered chloroform to Mr.. Nelson,
and then robbed him of his pocket-book,
containing money aud demands to the
value of $4,000 There were $4,000
in bonds in the house which the robber
did not discover. This is the third time
the same family has been robbed in the
three years past.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04

Ray An indianapolis gentleman's claim
for divorce is based on the ground that
when he married, four weeks ago, his
wife's hair was black, but now it is red
enough to entitle her TO a front rank in a
torchlight procession,
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-04
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