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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-11-19
sU NDAY BEADING.
Ever SO Light a Blow.

Just before leaving for my home was
standing at window watching the play Of
Edith and large dog thought l had
never seen child so beautiful. Her mo-
tions had about them nameless grace
that charmed one. Sad that parental hands
should crush the brightness Of that young
life
Fifteen years had wheeled their swift
circle since we three met before, and now
how changed Lines of grief are deeply
craven on the mothers face, and the pit
eous love looking from her eyes drew tears
to my own, whenever any one, forgetting
her misfortune, addressed her child, the
Edith, whose fair childhood had been more
than realized in the beautiful girl, who
never more would hear the sound of hui
man voice.
They had been to see celebrated physi-
clan who gave them no hope, saying, "The
hearing was entirely gone, caused by a blow
or continued blows upon the head" "And
when he asked me, said the mother, "if
during childhood, she had not her ears
boxed often, and that it was the cause of
her deafness, reason trembled, and could
but cry, "my punishment is greater than l
can bear"
"You who love your children know how
much have suffered when the knowledge
of this calamity befel my beautiful child.
But, oh, Mary may God pity you if you
ever feel the agony of learning that it was
placed there by your own hands? Why
were they not paralyzed or withered in the
grave, and this dreadful thing not have
been"
But must shut my eyes upon this pain
full picture. Were my poor pen capable of
showing the agony of the stricken mother,
never more would the mothers who read
these lines strikes the tender head of the
little child ever so slight blow.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-11-19
A Peoria Sheep Story.

There is covered bridge at Peoria two
hundred feet above high-water mark. A
drover recently attempted to drive thou
sand sheep across it. When about half
way over the bell-weather noticed an open
window, and recognizing his destiny, made
a strike for glory and the grave. When he
reached the sunlight he at once apprehend-
ed his critical situation, and with q leg
stretched toward each cardinal point of the
compass, he uttered a plaintive Ma-a."
The next sheep and the next followed,
initiating the gesture and the remark of
the leader, For hours it rained Sheep
The erewhilei placid stream was carmine
with the life blood of moribund mutton,
and not until the brief tail of the last sheep
as it disappeared through the window
waved adieu to this wicked world, did this
movement cease. gfiff,l nIsf NuH flH
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-11-19
Property valuation in Chicago.

The Chicago Infer Ocean says; " The
common council on Monday night approv-
ed the assessment Of city taxes for 1872.
The total valuation therein shown in $685.
47382O. This is probably about seventy
per cent. of the real value of the various
kinds Of property included in the assess
ment There was no valution in 1871,
The valuation this year is an increase Of
about 81, 500, 900 on that Of 1870"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-11-19
The U. II. Mutual
Aid Society Of Pennsylvania,

Present the following plan for consideration to
uch persons who wish to become members:
The payment OF SIX DOLLARS on application,
FIVE DOLLARS annually for FOUR YEARS, and
thereafter TWO DOLLARS annually during life,
with pro-rata mortality assessment at the death
of each member which for the FIRST GLASS IS as
follows:
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-11-19
ENIGMA DEPARrMENr.
RS- All contributions to this department mus
be accompanied by the correct answer 0
A Problem.

A. B & @ agree to enter into joint specu-
lation requiring 5000 capital. Of this sum A
agrees to furnish $500; B 5000 and c $780,
The latter however, finds he can only raise $50,
and borrows the other $50 of A, who instead of
interest on the loan agrees to take one-third of
of C's share in the result of the speculation. 1t
results badly, ending in net loss of $780,
What is the loss to eachl
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-11-19

Will enttle member to certificate OF ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS, to be paid at his death
to his legal heirs or assigns whenever such death
may occur.
? A member, or his heirs, may name successor; ;
but IL notice of the death of member to the Sec
retary is not accompanied with the name OF sue
cessor then the Society will putin successor and
fill the vacancy according to the Constitution OF
the Society
Should the member die before his four pay
ments of TtUe dollars are made, the remaining un:
paid part will be deducted from the one Thousand
Dollars due his heirs his successor will then pay
only tDo UdrSannually during his lifetime, and
the mortality assessments.
no.. Male and Female from fifteen to sixty.tive
years of age. Of good moral habits, in good health
hale and sound of mind, irrespective OF creed, or
race may become members. For further infOma-
tion, address L. w. CRAUMER,
(Secy u. B. Mutual Aid Society
LEBANON, PA
AGENTS TAINTED
Address
d. s. EARLY,
8 81 SIN pdl Harrisburg Pa.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12

There are now six Presidential
tickets in the field, with perhaps q
few more to be heard from. Those
that can now be counted on may be
enumerated as follows:
Republican. = For President,
Ulysses Simpson Grant, Of Illinois;
for Vice President, Henry Wilson,
of Massachusetts.
Ljbeml.-For President, Horace
Greeley of New York; for Vice
President, B. Gratz Brown, of Mis-
souri,.
Lobor RJm7n.-For President,
David Davis, Of Illinois; for Vice
President, Joel Parker, of New
jersey.
temperance = For President,
James Black, of Pennsylvania for
Vice President, John Russell, of
Michigan.
Free Lore.-For President, Vic
toria G. Woodruff, of New York !;
for Vice President, Frederick Dong
lass, of Washington. !.
mt Secret Sociities. --ForPresi-
dent, Charles Francis Adams, of
Massachusetts; for Vice President,
Charles F. Howard, of Illinois.
And now comes the Democratic
National Convention, held at Balti-
more on the 9th and 10th, and
dominates Horace Greeley for Prcsi-
dent, and i. Gntz Brown, for Vice
President.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12
The Bankruptcy Act.

Thcbill which has passed through
Congress, amending the general
bankruptcy act, makes several im-
portant changes. 7'he time during
which bankrupts may be discharged
upon payment of fifty per cent of
their indebtedness is extended until
July ], 1878. Life insurance poll
: cies to the amount Of $1,000 are
exempted from assets available for
creditors, and all judgments OBJ
tained against parties or property
before petitions arc filed are to be
fully satisfied. It also allows
allcxemptions allowed by any State
law OH the 1st of January, 1871.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12


The National Democratic Convcn-
tion. which met at Baltimore on the
9TH inst. and adjourned att 30 r. NJ.
on the following day, selected Horace
Greeley. late e,litor Of the N. Y. Tri-
bnne, and a lifelong hitter opponent
of Democracy. as Its first CHOICE for
the Presidential chair. and Gov. II.
Gratz Brown, Of Missouri. who first
brought himself into no,oricty as e,ii-
tor Of the Missouri DemocrM a Rcpnh-
lican organ, as candidate for the Office
OF Vice President. Tic Convention
rcadopted the platform Of principles
laid down for it by the recent Liberal
Republican Convention at Cincinnati.
We suppose now that tlic Democratic
heart beats high! Our bedrock DEM
Ocratic contemporaries all over the
coast will Now cx,ltingly hoist The
names of Greeley and Brown. don a
huge white hat and week after week
will laden their columns with fillsomc
compliments to old ''wllitc hat" The
s'time l,onored principles, resolutions
of '9S, taxation Of government bonds,
reputation of the public dcbt--in fact
every principle ever advocated and
held dear 70 Democrats, is rpudiated,
cast aside. and for What? So complete
n subiugation of a political party was
never witnessed in America.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12
AVprehenGled HHtIInn Troubles In
EdullO.

Fears are entertained by citizens
of Idaho Territory of another In
dian raid. A private letter to a
gentleman in this city, from an ex-
ofliceholdcr, dated Silver City, /.
r., June 2lst, has tile following:
We are laboring under uncasi-
ness for fear we may have another
Indian outbreak. Indications seem
to justify that impression by those
who understand the Indian nature.
They have committed several mnr-
dcE, in the last two or three weeks,
, Oh Wood river, in the vicinity Of
Camas Prairie. | have also Just
been informed thatthcy have driven
off a band of horses from Boulder
Creek, distant from this place eight
miles Wimcmncca paid this county
q visit, q short time since, and made
omnibus inquiries in regard to
soldiers IN the vicinity, and was
particularly interested as to the
amount of arms and ammunition in
the hands Of ranclmen. Some
think no danger is to be apprehend-
cd, whilst Others look upon o re-
newal OF llostilities as certain.
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ssu.AIl.ies or She Foaril..

In some Of tile Eastern cities the
weather onthe Fourth was extreme
" warm. In tl'e cityOf New York
there were niIcty-scyen cases q
sanstroke reported, resulting IN
twenty.four deaths. There were,
also, tllfty.livc fires on that day,
in tie city, Atsix o'clock on even
ing Of tie Fourth two trains collid-
ed on Long Island, between Fresh
Pond and I,ostwick Stations, kill
ing three persons and woundlng
many Others. Fcrlil.a,d Woods
motler,in.law, Mrs. Drake Mills,
fcll from q window in lcr room i'll
the Metropolitan Hotel, New York,
receiving fatal injuries. In Sauce
Ito, eight miles from Frisco, aman
lost an arm from the bursting OF q
cannon. Twclity-tlrc deaths from
sunstrokc are reported in Philadel-
phia. From Boston We learn that
three men were killed by lightning,
during thunderstorm, on Watts
Island. On tie evening OF the
Fourth, in Seymour, a man lighting
up a hall for theatrical purposes,
let a lighted kerosene lamp fall
among group of children, three
of whom were burned to death.
Mayor Bigelow, Of Boston, died
on the Fourth. At Dayton, Orc
gon, a young lady was tllrownfrom
a buggy, sustaining compound ii'ac-
tuic of the elbow. The physician
summoned to attend the sufferer,
while making all haste to her relief,
was thrown from his vehicle, sus-
tailling severe injuries. At Forest
Grove, two men, Burr Jackson and
David Stopcr, were engaged in fir
ing a national salute; a spark of
fire fell into their powdcr-box, OK
Pooling it, burning both men so
severely az to require the attend
ancc of physician. With the cx-
ccption Of the smashing up OF a
hack, no accident Of any Importance
occurred in this city to mar the
pleasures Of the occasion.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12
DAVID NEWsoM.

FIGnr BETwEES a NAN AND A
Doc. ~ About halt past eight
O'Clock this morning, n boy running
along Leavenwolth street, through
the ram, kicked a dog lying on the
sidewalk in his way, and the savage
brute springing to his feet imme-
diately attacked him, threw him
down, and was only prevented from
doing further damage by q heavy
blow from the boot Of a passcr by,
a large, powerful looking man.
The animal, thoroughly aroused
and infuriatcd by this second kick,
turned on his assai,ant, and a severe
struggle ensued. The man lost
His footing by the impetus Of tic
dogs first spring, and they both
rolled over and over, in the wet and
mud, the man succeeding in seizing
the brtc by the throat, from which
he never lost his grip. A drayman
driving by stopped his dray, and
pulling out one of the stakes, stood
over tie combatauts, erdcavoring
to get in a blow, but such was the
danger Of striking wrong, tie man
himself called out tor him to desist,
The fight had lasted probably
three minutes, and two D: three
men were just hurrying up the
street, attracted by tile cries Of the
boy, who had ran into a garden for
safety, when a noise was heard like
the breaking Of dry chips, ard the
dog stretched himself suddenly and
stiilly out, his tongue hanging, black
and swollen, from his mouth, and
the man came to the top once more
for the last time, one hand still
hold of the animals throat and the
other outstretched for the drayman's
weapon, receiving Which he rose
swiftly to his feet and struck the
dog heavily on the head once or
twice. There was . convulsiye
quivering Of the animals frame,
rush of blood from his mouth and
nose, and the fight was over. The
mans wrists were badly lacerated,
but, beyond that, owing to the
strength OF hls grip, lie had receiv-
ed no iniury.-.S. n Bulletin.
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celebration Of the Fourth.


The celebration Of tie Fourth
was more general throughout the
Union ard Europe than ever be-
fore. Large ard enthusiastic meet
ings were he'd in all the prominent
cities Of the old world, patriotic
speeches made and toasts drank in
honor Of the day. Appropriate
celebrations were had in Augusta,
Fort Norfolk, Fortress Monroe,
and otlcr places in the South--thc
frs. time in twelve years.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12

It turns out that the Associated
Press report Of the proceedings Of
the Kentucky Democratic Gonven-
ton which gave theimpression that
the convention was for Greeley, was
very far from true. In fact the
Greeleyites were beat out of sight in
the convention. The convention
was a very small One-tlirty.nne
counties not being represented
many Democrats who did net ir-
tend to be sod out having declined
to attend tie convection. Tie
Greeley men thought that they lad
everything their own way; but tie
result showed that they were giiev-
ousIy mistaken. A resolution 10
instruct the delegates for Greeley
was incontinently voted down and
withdrawn. The resolutions which
were adopted, lett the delegates un-
instructed, and reanilm the nemo-
cratic platforms since 1866. These
facts are from tie lor?d'$ Frank
fort special, which says the Greeley
men were greatly mortified at their
defeat.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12

This is the way the Louisville
Lcdgcr puts it:
"l'hc Democrat who talks of
voting for Greeley in 1872, and
then organizing on Hancock, or
some other Democratic candidate
in '76, las about as much idea of
party management as Pat had of
trimming shade trees:
"Pat," asked his employer,
+" have you finished that work ?"
No, sir, your honor; but I've
cut the trees all down, and am GO
ing to trim 'em up tomorrow"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12

| llOss .ls.sssai
county. These areafsays lIlu.ca....
as agriculture, towns, trade and
business progress.
PRICES OF LANDS.
These vary now III Linn coifhty,
according to quality, locality, iins
provements, and their proximity to
tie railroad or to the Willamette
river. Their prices range from six
teen to forty dollars per good
title. Large amounts Of lands IN
the area over which have Travelled,
would be sub-divided by the owners,
and sold at these prices to gentle
men who might wish to purchase
those lands. And I could not poilt
strangers toany better partof West
.rn Oregon to purchase desirable
homes, than to Linn county. The
water power, menerals, arabic and
;rass lands, scenery, markets, moral
nd religious deportmentof the pco-
lie, education, enterprise and health,
avigation and railroad facilities Of
Lis county are unsurpassed, il
qualed at all by any other county
. Oregon.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12

The Democrats do not take to
Uncle Horace quite so much as
they do something else. The Sa-
vanah Ne'cs predicts that If the
Baltimore Convention nominates
Greeley, Georgia will 60 for Grant
by 10000 majority. The Ne,cs is
. Democratic paper, and commends
the Democrats who say they will
remain away from the polls rather
than stultify themselves by voting
for Greeley.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12

a correspondent to the Cinein-
natl Commercial, writing from
Frankfort, Kcltucky, during the
recent State Democratic Conyen-
ton, says;
"There is no use talking about
the popular strength Of Greeley III
Kentucky. The Democratic masses
are decidedly against him, while
the politicians are as decidedly in
his favor. Were a vote to be taken
among the Democracy in the State
Tomorrow, as to whether the party
should nominate OF accept him, it
would be ! rejected by an impsase
majority"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12

Tclegnms Of the 5th bring :lic
news Of terrible contlagration that
was then raging in the great city Of
Constantinoplc, Turkey. One thou
sand homes IN the poorer quarters
of the city and in the suburbs of
Scutari, had already been destroyed,
and the contlagration still ragged.
The loss Of life and property must
be immense. Further details arc
anxiously awaited.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12

WOMEN EQUAL TO THE OccA.
s1oN.-Recent research in Chinese
aWhievcs show that the architect
who designed and the engineer who
built the Great Wall, were women.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12

Car PlE.-" Eating catpie and
calling it yenison," is the way the
Mobile Register, a Democratic or
gan, defines the unsavOry process Of
swallowing Greeley by the Demo-
cracy.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12

"CHArPAQuACKERY is the
Rochester Chronicles name for
Grccleyism. It is Gas dangerous
tothc body polite as medical quack-
cry is to the body physical"
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MACHINERY.

/ would here remark that a very
large amount of farm machinery
and new wagons and plows are
now owned by the farmers of this
county, and still more being
purchased. The new patterns of
reaperS, tllreshers, mowers, headers,
drills, sewers and plows are highly
satisfactory to the owners. ! hope,
however, that the time is near at
hand when our boundaries, machine
shops and agricultural works in
Oregon will mainly supply our
home demand for those implements
Of husbandry, from our own ex-
haustleSs iron-banks or mountains,
and our forests. We have the wa
ter power, and coal and wood for
steam works for all these uses at
home. Additional entcrprising set
tiers of heavy capitol are needed in
our rising and popular State.
SYSTEMATIC FARMING.
1t is plainly discernable where
ever I have been, or heard from in
this county, that thorough farming
is abundantly rewarding the opera
tors. Crops vary from this cause,
oftcntimes onc-halt; and SO do gar
dens and meadows. Whoever
have resorted to thorough draining
Of their lands, will see the great
benefit Of it in the increase Of their
crops now and hereafter So far as
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12

your county, durlng ten dSyS, mop
ing to recover better health, at the
close Of a severe spell Of sickness
But before entering upon items, let
me say, that | hope no critic OF
other person will take exceptions to
my remarks or suggestions, as | do
not wish to dictate to any ollc, nor
in any way offend. As things APP
peaed to me, or as was informed
by others, | state. ! think that the
whole may be relied on.
THE CARS.
Went on the freight train at
Salem on the 9th of June, and in
two hours arrived at Albany. !
observed the crops closely, and saw
that all carly sown spring grain and
fall wheat were good-latc sprirg
grain, gardens and meadows were
suffering greatly from the effects of
the severe drouth all through June.
Lett the cars and rode in q wagon
II miles S. Il. Afterwards went
on the cars at Tangent and arrived
at Harrisburg on the 1St inst. And
here ! Iwou'd state th9t, from all I
Ehaye heard in Marion and Linn and
Lane counties, there is a general
dissatisfaction at the rates charged
for passage on the cars. Reduce
the fare to oIe-half and the number
of passengers would be increased
fve-!old. The road and cars and
conductors on tie road, are first
best. The carrying trade on the
cars for tie ensuing six months
will lie immense. May success
crown the immense outlay and en-
tcrpriSc of the owners Of tile O. tS |
c. Railroad. Nay their shadows
and their roads expand in Oregon.
Our days Of isolation are nearly
ended.
CROPS.
This is an important item to all
the people Of Linn county. | no.
ticcd the crops, all tile county
through, north and south in reach
Of the railroad, and from Harris
burg, cast to the hills, and tllcrcc
down Little Muddy to Big Muddy;
and via IIalscy, and angling via
Brownsville and Boston MIS-; ard
the country bordering tie hills via
Saddle Butte, Spencer's Butte and
Lebanon and KnoN's Butte to Al
bany. All the fall wheat, in the
whole region seen by me, is much
above an average crop. All the
bar'ey, oats and spring wheat, put
III early aid well, are q very fair
average crop. The late sown
grain aud meadows were likely to
be short from tile severe June
drouth. But those heavy rains Of
the 2Sth, 29th and 30th Of June
have revived all nature here, and
late sown grain, lay and gardens,
may be safely set down at an aver
age crop. Grain will, no doubt, be
well filled, and we hope for good
weather for harvesting. All the
flax which saw was very
short.
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ROADS.

| could plainly perceive that a
new era is at hand hero, as we'll as
in Marion county, III respect TO
roads. These are crossing the cUln-
ty and all leading to the railroad !;
except north and south roads, which
are leading to the connty-seats. The
people all begin to perceive that
these roads will be the base OF mar
kcts and transportation mainly for
Western Oregon. | saw the same
results in Illinois many years ago.
The cmbanking upon these roads
will greatly benefit all the adjacent
lands to them in drainage. The
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12

Great ConGlnsratiOn la Constantine.
pie.
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Iaimers have pIowed deeply,

'HItntfs nave piVNeu ucePitt
we'll mixed up the soil with th'
harows, an abundant return ii
crops has rewarded them. AS ths
farmers increase in wealth and dis
coveries in agriculture are made and
litfhscd, farming will become more
systematic and profitable. For the
time and chance that farmers have
had here, they have done well, and
should be highly commended. They
appear to be in excellent humor;
and well they may, for they will
receive fair prices in cash this sea-
son for all their surplus grain and
stock.
FRUIT.
In the northern part Of the couu-
ty the fruit crop is rather light. In
the central, southern and eastern
parts there is q fair average crop of
fruit. The old orchards on low
lands are dying out, but new orch
ards, or even old ones on dry ground |
are very promising. In the region
OF country along Peterson's Butte,
are the best gardens, grain and fruit
crops which | saw any where in the
county. The next best was in the
part OF thecounty. Frosts
were light in those localities last
May. 1t is n fixed fact that wet
white lands ought not to be planted
with fruit trees. | have been in all
the counties in Western Oregon,
since 1862; and | never saw an ex-
but that fruit trees on such
lands have died, or are dying out.
As to varieties offruits, I leave every
man to use,his own judgment in
the case Of selecting fruit trees.
Different fruits for different locali-
ties, according to actual cxpcriel cc'
here, fornearly 25 years past, should
be well regarded. Experience is
The best teacher.