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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
The Persian Famine--Frightful Loss Of

letter dated Teheran, August 2, in the
Cologne Gazette, states that cholera, pesti-
lence, famine and bad government make
the situation of Persia more horrible from
day to day. OF the 1870, 600 inhabitants of
Meschad, tho capital of Khorasan, two
thirds perished from hunger and disease in
the course of July last, while the remain
ing third fled, and were mostly captured by
rowing troops of Turkomans and Afghans,
and led into slavery At Schiraz and Ia
bris instructions have broken out. The
cholera declared itself at the latter place
which suffered also terribly from an mum
dation and on the Turkish frontier at Soli-
manich cases of pestilence have occurred.
The inhabitants of the capital, knowing
that petition to the Shah would remain
the foreign representatives, who declined
to intervene. When, at the beginning of
August, the Shah returned to his capital,
he was received before the gates by thou
sands of bowling women, who were after
ward dispersed by tho police. The Shah
took up his residence in a neighboring cas-
tie, and issued decree ordering the
sale of bread at a nominal price No bread
came forth, and the Shah then ordered, as
remedial measures, the vizier of the town,
to be put into chains to slit open the belly
of the chief baker and to put several other
bakers into their ovens. The emeute was
thereby, put down, but not the prevailing
misery, and terrible catastrophe is expect
ed
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
THE DEATH of Auditor General-elcct i,

THE DEATH of Auditor General-elcct is
creating considerable discussion as to the
powers of the Governor to appoint aperson
10 fill that Office, and the probabilities as
to his action in the premises.
The act of assembly provides that "in
case any vacancy should occur in either
the Office of Auditor General or Surveyor
General by death, resignation, or otherwise
the same shall be filled by appointment of
the Governor and the person so appointed
shall continue in Office until the end Of The
term for wAich his predecessor Vas elected.
Had the death of Col. Stanton happened
the day after he had assumed the duties of
the Office, then the Governor would have
had authority to appoint for the remainder
Of the term to which he had been elected.
But Col. Stanton never having been in
office, cannot of course be ga predecessor"
to any one, and therefore we cannot see how
the Governor, as the law now reads, can
have the power to appoint any person to
the Office 1t is probable thai the present
mount bant will continue to discharge the
duties of the Office until the legislature
make some provision for the appointment
or election of his successor. Although the
act under which that office is elected does
not distinctly set forth that he shall fill the
Office until his successor is duly qualified,
it is the common sense view of the case, and
was also opinion of the Supreme Court
as will be seen by reference to the case of
ley, in which case the newly elected officer
"a clerk to the orphans court had died be-
fore being duly qualified, and the def9adant
rofused to deliver the papers of his Office to
person appointed by the Governor, on the
ground that there was no vacancy, and con-
sequently no power to appoint.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
Two Hundred Ku.kIux COnfessing.

Two hundred Ku-klux in all have made
voluntary confession of their connection
with the Klan, and have surrendered them
selves to the authorities, totally disgusted
with their connection with it, Thirty-seven
of this class came on Monday afternoon,
and made their confession in writing.
Three hundred it is estimated, have fled TO
escape the penalty Of their crimes, or to
avoid arrest, and one hundred and two are
confined in the Jail at Yorlsville. The pris-
oners say that they have every comfort to
be expected under the circumstances that
they are well treated, have plenty to eat,
and that their friends are allowed to visit
them. Captain Ogden, of the United States
army, has immediate charge of the jail
Columbia Is, C.) linton.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
Death of Auditor General.E Elect.

Colonel David Stanton, Auditor General
elect of this State, died suddenly, at his
residence in New Brighton, about o'clock
on the 5th inst. He had been suffering
for day with erysipelas in the face, and
on Saturday evening injected small guam
tity of morphine into his arm to quiet the
pain. Sleep followed, from which he never
awoke, although three physicians were
summoned, and used every effort to induce
a reaction. The physicians believe that in
making the injection he punctured blood
vessel, which proved fatal, owing to the
peculiar state of his system.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
Eleven Persons Killed.

AT Louisville on the evening of the 9th
inst, column supporting the main floor of
the African Baptist church Westinghouse,
at the corner of Fifth and York streets gave
way, creating a panic in the congregation,
and the whole body of persons made rush
for the street, and were jammed and crush
ed down two narrow stair ways on either
side of the door; the men in their fright
trampling upon the women and children,
eleven of whom were killed outright--nine
women and two children. The column
which gave way was set upon the lower
floor between two joists, and with nothing
under it but one-inch flooring.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
A Man Goes Crazy from Fighting Fire.

Last week a wealthy farmer in Madison
twp, Ind, named Jacob Pittston became
deranged from fighting fire in the woods
in his vicinity, and, as his insanity took
dangerous turn, it was thought best to
bring him to the city and confine him in
Jail. He is q large, powerfully built man,
forty years old and weighing nearly two
hundred pounds, and it took the combined
strength of dozen men to secure him, he
fighting them as only a mad man can fight.
When overpowered he was lashed to a
twelve foot plank and brought to the Jail,
that being the only way they could handle
him. He was fastened to the plank some
twelve hours AS soon as he was turned
loose in cell he broke the iron bedstead in
pieces as if it had been made of wood, tore
up the bed clothing and his own, and it
was not only useless but impossible to
make efforts to subdue him. On Saturday
night, however, the stencil in the cell be-
came unbearable and Sheriff Glover deci-
ded that it must be cleaned. Speaking to
two of the prisoners to aid, he unlocked the
cell door. Pittston, perfectly nude, and
armed with an iron bar-a portion of the
bedstead-was walking circle about the
cell. Waiting until his back was turned,
the sheriff quickly opened the door and
springing for the crazy mans neck closed
his arms around it. The prisoners as
quickly followed, and after terrible strug-
gle Pittston was conquered and bound un
til his cell was cleaned, when he was again
loosened.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
New Form Of Drunkenness.

The Lancet calls attention to the en-
ormous manufacture of the new sedative
dug, chloral. 1t states that it is sold by
tons week, and quotes letter from Baron
Liebig, affirming that one German chemist
manufactures and sells half a ton every
week. OF course, no such quantity is used
in medicine, and the " Lancet" seems half
afraid that it gets into beer but there is
a simpler explanation, as will be foud on
inquiry. Taking chloral is new and popu-
lar vice, particularly among women, and
is doing at least as much harm as alcohol.
The drug is kept in thousands of dressing
cases, and those who begin its use, often
grow so addicted to it that they pass their
lives in sort of contcnted stupefaction.
Chloral drunkenness wlll soon be an admit
ted variety of the species.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14

GB- The following decision win be of
interest to persons living on lines Of rail-
roads A verdict of $2,225 against the
Reading railroad company has been given
by the Montgomery county court on ac-
count Of the destruction Of Leshers barn in
July, 1868, by the fire originating from the
sparks OF locomotives. The jury sat
eighteen hours before they were prepared
TO report. Tho defence Of the company lay
in three propositions, which they intro
duced testimony TO prove, that all the ordi-
nary care required by the law had been
used in the construction of the engine and
smoke stack that the train had been run
with the usual care and caution that every
train leaving Palo Alto or Richmond is first
examined to see that no defective smoke
stack may 60 out.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
Gbe Gitites, New BLOOMFIELD, 1)a.

CB- A strange romance in real life, has
just come to light. Years ago an English
nobleman privately married his mothers
pretty waiting maid. A daughter was born,
the mother died, and the father welded
again. Quarter of century AFTER the
daughter married man who killed his en-
ployer, and was transported to Botany Bay.
She followed him and remained with him
till his death. Then she became servant
in poor settlers family. Meantime her
father died childess. A perscvering solicit
tor sought her out, and now sho is Lady
Elizabeth Morton, with $780, 600 year.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
A Sensation Story.

The papers of central New York give
long accounts of an affair which may be
styled "Strange, if True" Some months
ago n notorious counterfeiter, named John
II. Sims, confined in the Syracuse Jail and
sentenced to prison at Auburn, conceived
brilliant idea of escape, In pursuance of
his project he applied to Syracuse doctor,
who, on the promise of rich reward if
successful, gave the prisoner some potent
drug, which threw him into n trance
resembling death. An inquest was held,
and verdict of suicide by poison rendered.
The body was then given to the friends of
the deceased. After the report of his death
was circulated, and he had recovered from
the trance he was taken by his confederates
to n safe resort, thoroughly disguised, and
to Binghampton. AT the very time he was
leaving Syracuse people were holding funer-
al service over an empty coffin supposed to
contain his body. From Binghampton he
went to Pittsburg and from there to Den
yer, Colorado, where startled Syracuse man
saw him and supposed him to be the ghost
of the suicide. Explanations followed,
during which Sims related his strange,
eventful history, with many embellishments
which we omit, and give the story in its
simplest form.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14

CONSIDERABLE anxiety is felt at the non
arrival of the Russian fleet with Prince
Alexis. 1t is now moro than two weeks
over due, and fears are entertained that
some accident has happened to it.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14

tB- The ration furnished each day in
Chicago by the Relief Committee for three
persons consists of peck of potatoes, three
pounds of pork, one pound of sugar, one
pound of cheese, three loaves of bread, one
pound of crackers, one bar Of soap, one
cabbage, and two quarts of onions.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14

ta- A newly married couple, having oc-
casion to economize by moving to a poor
house in Kentucky are deeply indignant be-
cause the keeper thereof assigned them
separate wards of til c establishment, and
have brought suit against him for violating
the marriage ceremony,by putting assunder
those whom God had joined
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14

gB- The good people of Cochranton,
Crawford county, on Friday week indul-
ged in their annual squirrel hunt. About
forty hunters participated, divided into
"two Sides" respectively under the COM
mand Of Captains Charles Wyman and AL
exander Patton. The hunt began early in
the morning and ended at dark. When
the weary hunters assembled at night the
aggregate "count" exceeded 1000. The
party under the command of Capt. Baker
was victorious by ninety-seven. Each of
the captains succeeded in killing fox, the
largest game slaughtered. In the scale or
"count" fox was rated at thirty. Capt
Wyman bore away the honors, his score"
running up to III Capt. Patton's being
next, or 81.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14

GB~ A devoted father in Montreal has
been sentenced to pay small fine or go to
jail, for refusing to tell the census enumer-
ator the ages of his unmarried daughters.
The girls advised the old gentleman to 60
to jail and be ma rtyr to principle.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14

PENSION AGENT Forbes at Philadelphia
has been arrested for ga shortness in his
cash account" He has been removed from
office and a vigorous fight has been made
for appointment to the vacancy.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14

Very Pretty.-All the ladies who have
seen them, say the New styles of prints
and other dry goods just opened by f.
Mortimer q Co., are very pretty. Call and
examine them.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
U. s. Bonds for London,

A detail of five clerks left Washington,
on Wednesday, last for London, with seven
millions of the new bonds. These clerks
are allowed two months leave, to go and
return in, and get five hundred dollars each
for expenses. The total expense of send
ing out the bonds are about twelve thous-
and dollars, gold.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
NEW BLOOMFIELD, PENN'A.
Tuesday, November II, 1871.

GENERAL Z. M. Gregory U. s. Marshal
for this district died at Philadelphia on Tues
day last. Before he was buried, applications
began to be made to the President for the
vacant position.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14

GB- On the 9th inst, at Christian village
near Wilmington, a school teacher named
Charles E. Woolsey was fatally shot by a
Justice of the peace named Stephen IL.
Casten. They had been eating and drink
ing together all night when a quarrel arose
and Woolsey attacked Caster with a butch
er knife. The latter left the room, re-
turned with the double barrelled shot gun,
and fired one load into Woolsey's upper left
breast, killing him instantly. Casten gave
hmselfup, and is now in the county Jail at
New Castle.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14

csS5- The cleanest and most effectual prep
aration in the world for destroying pain, is
Pain Cure Oil. "There is nothing like it.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
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for the cure of all throat and lung diseases.
H0arseness and liberation Of the throat are i'm
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OF throat difficulties OF years standing.
. CAUT1ON.-DOnt be deceived by worthless i'm
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Price rs cents per box JOHN Q. KELLOGG,
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14

eB-It Is stated that the income ax,under
the present law, is TO be collected again
next spring. Senator Sherman viii favor
It's immediate abolition, and a repeal of all
internal taxes except the imposts ON whisky,
beer and tobacco, and the Stamp tax, as it
exists. ~
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14

rB- The steamship Moses Taylor, recently
arrived at San Francisco from Honolulu and
Australia, reports having boarded the water
logged brig Shelchoff, from San Francisco
to Callao, and found al dead except the
captain, who was saved, though hardly
breathing. He also reports terrible dis
aster to the arctic whaling fleet, caught in
the ice. Thirty-three vessels were crushed
or abandoned. All the abandoned vessels,
il is believed will be q total loss, there
being little chance OF recovering even the
cargoes in the spring.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14

PICTORIAL FAMILY REGISTER
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-14

i,cli IS an ev dence Of us worth and popularity
lrace Greeley. james Parton. Theodore TiltOn.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-04-06
Martial Law.


The meaning of the Presidents ku-
Kluk message is not clear. 1t is very
short, but there is no warrant for sup
posing that it would have been at all
clearer if it had been many times as
long. The members of the Senate and
House may understand it; but to all
outsiders it is an incomprehensjble
muddle and mystery, a parable that
cannot be understood, a riddle that
defies ali guess work. lie alleges " a
condition of affairs in some of the
States of the Union rendering life and
property insecure, "and the carrying
of the mails and the collection of the
revenue dangerous. He does not say
that he has attempted to remedy such
" condition of affairs lie does not
base his petition for new power upon
the lnadequacy of the power which
the laws now give him. He alleges
no trial that has proven the insufficient
cy of his authority or of the means at
his disposal. AS for himself, he does
not doubt his authority under existing
laws to take such steps as will meet
the exigency. lie assumes that some
thing very extraordinary and very
alarming has happened or is threaten
ed somewhere, and that Congress
ought TO pass something to last until
the end of the next session of Con-
gress, /" to meet the emergency"
1t looks as though President Grant,
in his aspirations for despotic and un-
limited power, wants definite authori-
ty from Congress to declare martial
law wherever he sees fit, with the
power to enforce and maintain it by
the army and navy, with the trifiing
privileges of drumhead trials and
summary execution according to the
rules and articles of war, of suspend
ing the writ of habeas corpus, etc.
The power to proclaim martial law
whenever and wherever he sees fit,
with the militia, the army and navy
at command is certainly nothing less
than autocratic. No Cesar needed or
sought more as guarantee of empire.
However one may be tempted in mo-
ments of vexatiOn at local legislative
corruption to utter preference for
military rule, in his calmer moments
he must look upon it with dread as
the machinery by which free nations
are first amused and then enslaved.
Let the proposed authority be conce-
ded and it will be an easy thing to find
or make pretexts foe its exercise. The
pretexts already alleged and the oc-
currences which give color to them
have been created by the new State
Governments which aliens and vaga-
bonds have forced upon the Southern
people by negro votes and federal
power. There is no notable disorder
in any of the States which cannot be
traced directly to the bad government
for which the Federal authorities are
and Northern voters in
directly responsible. Nor are these
disorders anywhere of such nature
or so numerous as to give the slight
est occasion to resort to the monstrous
and dangerous expedient of martial
law as remedy.-CTisis.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-04-06

The editor of the Lynchburgh Re
publican is in receipt of the following
letter, which it copies verbatim ct lit
efatins. Btssl.i So
Plato PosT OFFICE, PULASKI, Ky.
To the Republican Editor at Lynch
6urgh, Va.
want to Ask a favor OF you if it
Will not be imposing on the Colums
OF your paper to Print about Colum
each weeke in your valuable sheete,
giving the history s. the Doings of the
damn Rebels in Lee County, Scott,
Hancock County, Tenn. & Hawkins
county, which Ruinous Conduct has
not appeared in eny histury. can
give the Time. the Place, acho done all
them cole bludded Murders, & who
they did murder & for what it was
done for. The other day had long
talk with anuther Gentleman and he
told me you write to one of the pa
pers and they viii fix it all right for
the Dalnd Rebs. l thot to write to
Mr.. Ben Butler seeins hes doin so
much for Lyal men in the South, but
reckun you can fix it up. Thar arnt
eny Ku Klux ov course, but thar is
J0SL dOOuI tHCoO A|ohiu OhANo
wont sociate with White man from
the north, and its jest as well to Civ
them as good as they send. God Dam
them hate them ALI and I wouldn't
much care what you sed about them so
it made Kongress to make them swet.
I ken write you Names and Places of
People whats ded, and you can fix it
up as Kukluxes. There amt nothing
the matter with Kentucky, but bye
God we must Make it, and thar needn't
be eny Humbuggin tween Us. The
Campane hes got to be fit right on this
questione. 1 reckon I can fix colum
every week for your Valuable Sheete.
and can fix 25 columns with the afro
chustest kind of Kuklux doins cause
you see know All the men In the
State. This series of itams will en-
brace kuklux doins enough to bring
all Kongress down to Kentucky: en-
nyway it will spoil the victry of these
damd stuck up Chivs, what never
gave a white man faire Show.
DAVID 0. GIBSON.
(PosT OFFICE ABoyE.)