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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-02-27
The Legislature.

The session Of the Senate on Monday was
of little interest to this locality. The only
thing worthy of notice being the passage
of the supplement to bill authorizing the
commissioners of Perry county to borrow
money for erecting the poor house.
On Tuesday the act was passed TO regu-
late proceedings in relation to the erection
and repairing of bridges in the county of
Perry, and repeating all former acts incon-
sistent Herewith.
On Wednesday, the Governor having
signed the bill regarding contested elections,
the Senate proceeded to draw a committee
to try the Mcclure case. The committee
consists of the following Senators: Harry
White, David Mumma and L. f. Fitch,
Republicans, and A. II. Dill, @. II. Bucka-
lew, j. d. Davis and A. G. Brodhead
Democrats. The committee was sw orn and
resolution passed allowing them clerk,
and shortly after the Senate adjourned un-
til the 2Sth inst, joint resolution having
been passed authorizing such an adjourn
ment.
IN nOOhE
the session Of Monday was mostly spent in
discussing the bill authorizing the election
of delegates to the constitutional conven-
tion. The bill was finally passed without
amendments. riauI trI
On Tuesday the bills relating to sherifls
fees and repeating the huckster license and
the act to allow Newport to increase the
rate Of assessment, were passed to second
reading A conference committee finally
agreed upon bill for drawing a committee
to try the Gray-McClurc case.
On Wednesday member Of local bills
were introduced among which was one in
cooperating a "Dine Savings Bank" at
Sunbury. The appropriation bill was con-
sidered in committee Of the whole reported
to the House and under a suspension of the
rules was passed. The total amount ap-
propriated was considerably less than last
year.
Adjourned until the 2sth inst.
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Miscellaneous News Items.

G5S- Twelve fatal or serious accidents
have been reported during the past week
from coal oil and gasoline lamps.
t5S" A lad nine years of age died in
Brooklyn, last week from kicks inflicted
by schoolmate about the same age.
c5S- A school in Pennsburg twp, Ches-
ter county, has been closed on account of
the mumps.
At San Francisco, Theodore Brockway,
gam bler has been sentenced to sixteen
yeaIs in the State prison for shooting Rob
ert Evans, another gambler.
EB- A jury was recently cmpanneled in
Reading, on which the youngest man had
reached the mature age of II years, while
the Oldest was 92.
EB- The engine house of the st. Paul
and Sioux City railroad at Shakapee was
burned on the 10Th inst, together with six
locomotives. Loss heavy; partially insured.
tB- A desperate young man named
George Clark, living at Bowerstown, Ohio,
shot his sister last week inhicting serious
wounds, because she threw snow at him.
Clark was arrested.
ESS- 1t turns out now that member of
the 1869 class of an eastern college, who
graduated with honors and took degree as
Bachelor of Ats, was woman in mans
clothing.
gSy- The United States District Attor-
ncy of New York, has been instructed to
prosecute all merchants who have bribed
Custom House officers, and action will
be commenced next month.
CsB- A passenger train on the Delaware
and Lackawana r. r., was thrown down an
embankment, on Wednesday last by a
broken rail. Several persons were badly
hurt, bnt it is thought not fatally.
rB- A Poughkeepsie dry-goods clerk, who
last su,-....e, saved from drowning the cook
of canal boat, has received a letter from
her father, stating that Gas ye saved the
gal, she's yourn." The clerk demurs.
CR- A poor woman in Liverpool, whose
husband has died about five months ago,
has recently given birth to four children,
three boys and a girl. That man evil
IDENTITY lived too long, or at least may con-
gratulate himself that he died as soon as
he did.
GB- A remarkable silly story is going the
rounds of the papers, to the effect that
the devil had been seen on one of the
engines of the p. II. r. II is credited TO
the Columbia Oourant. We wonder if the
editor of that paper often has such attacks.
eB- Over 1000 Crispins surrounded six
non-society men in New York City last
week and but for strong body Of police,
who escorted them home, serious violence,
would have cnsued Further trouble is
threatened, as the party employing them
win not submit to the dictation of secret
societies. to Itsn
tE'- The Richmond, Va, News says; AS
a party of young gentlemen were playing
with a pistol last night in the Mo numental
Hotel bar room, one Of them playfully pre-
sented il at another, when the latter open
ed his mouth and seized the barrelwith his
teeth. At this juncture, to the manifest
horror Of all, tho pistol exploded, lodging a
ball in the roof Of the party's mouth. The
holder Of the weapon gave himselfup.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-02-27
A Narrow Eseape.

A few days since tram on the Savannah
and Charlestown Railroad, met with an ac-
cident at the Savannah River Bridge. On
the arrival of the train at the bridge the
conductor finding the trestle insecure, un-
coupled the engine and endeavored to cross
without the train. The trestle gave way,
precipitating the engine into the river.
The engineer and fireman were picked up a
quarter of a mile down the river. A steam
er left for the bridge, to bring the passen-
gers down.
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@be @tites, Mem BloOmhtto, 11a.
tB- On the 18th, at Lowell, Massaohu-

tB- On the 18th, at Lowell, Massachu-
setts, CHARLES E. Kimbal, aged nineteen
years, was shot through the wrist and right
lung by Charles A. Watts, aged sixteen
years. The shooting was done in the street
just after Kimball had escorted n young
lady to her home who had previously dis
carded Watts. Kimball may survive.
Watts was arrested.
GB- Captain Robbins, head of the night
police of Springfield, Illinois, was arrested
recently and committed to Jail on the
charge of killing Coburn Bancroft, in May,
1870. Bancroft resisted arrest, and Rob
bins killed him. The city council have au-
thorized the employ ment of counsel to de-
fend Robbins.
e5y- At Horse Bluff, Wisconsin, last week
an Irishman, named Murphy, while intoxi-
Gated, killed German named Crantz.
Murphy mistool5 Crantz for man with
whom he had a difficulty. All the liquor
saloons in town were destroyed by the muir
dered mans friends, and threats made of
lynching Murphy.
e5S~ The fast train going west on the Bal
tmore and Ohio railroad, while running
with good speed last Tuesday morning, ran
into heavy fall of rock. The engine and
baggage car were hurled down an embank-
ment, and several passenger cars were
thrown from the track. j. Dorsey, engi-
neer, was instantly killed, and the fireman
severely injured. The passengers escaped.
.zs- Rhode Island has more post offices
thanlDelaware, the latter state having 90
offices. Pennsylvania has the most of any
state in the Union, having 1898. Next in
rank comes New York and then Ohio. The
increase of offices in this State during the
year past was 81. The total increase in
the United States was 1858.
gS- A young lady of indianapolis, whose
sisters funeral occurred last week, excused
herself from attending the obsequies by
saying that her own wedding was to take
place the same evening, and the funeral
wouldn't leave her in good spirits for the
pleasurable accomplishments of the latter
occasion; besides, she had no time.
ezs- A man in Memphis, desiring to see
the Grand Duke, took off his coat and car
ried large Saratoga trunk on his shoul-
ders up stairs, thus evading the police, who
had strict orders to keep all strangers out
of the Peabody House. After carrying a
two-hundred-pound trunk up two flights
of stairs, he didn't see the Grand Duke,
and found somebody had stolen his coat.
sB- On thursday night week the north
ern bound train on the Mississippi Central
railroad struck tie which had been placed
on the track near Walden, throwing the
train off and demolishing the engine, bag
gage and express cars. Fortunate no one
was hurt. The supposed object of the
parties who placed the tie on the track was
to rob the train.
s5S- A boy named Krotzer, employed at
No. plane of the Delaware and Hudson
railroad between Carbondale and Scranton
was killed on the Goth inst In stepping to
uncouple some cars, he slipped and fell
across the track, severing his head from
his body. The head was found on one side
of the track, considerable distance from
the body, which was upon the other.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-02-27

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e5Ss~ Catalogue of hardy Bulbs and Seed for
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From Washington.

The House Committee on the Reorgani-
cation of the Civil Service agreed to, author
ize the chairman to report bill TO the
House, prohibiting members of Congress
from recommending pesons to the President
for appointment to office. st..
A bin repeating the duty on tea and
coffee has passed the House by vote of
1853 to 3S.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-02-27
Notice In Rnnkrnntcy.

In the District Court of United States, for the
Eastern District Of Pennsylvania:
In the matter OF WIN $. Rice, Of Madison twp, I'm
the county of Perry, in said District, and Bank.
rupt.
The said Bankrupt having under the Act OF Con.
gress OF March I'd, 1867, filed his petition for dis
charge from all his debts provided under the said
Act ard for certificate thereof II Is ordered that
meeting Of creditors be held on the. 18th day OF
Chas. A Barnett at his Office In the Borough OF
Bloomfield, in said county. when and where the
examination Of said Bankrupt will be finished
and any business of the ID and Sd meetings OF
creditors, required by the 9th and 2sth sections
Of the said Act may be transacted. And further,
that n hearing be had upon the said petition for
discharge etc, on Wednesday the 9th day OF
March 1872 before the said Court at Philadelphia,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. when and where all creditors
and other persons in interest may appear and show
cause, II any they have, why the prayer OF said
petition should not be granted
by THE COURT.
CIIAS A. BARNETT, Register.
Bloomfield, February 20, 1872
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-02-27
THE New York Tribune says that nom-

THE New York Tribune says that NOM
mating Conventions are simply voluntary
.assemblagcs Of the people, and have no
binding force. g If you choose to subscribe
tothe platform and vote for the candidates,
or any ofthem, you may; if you prefer to
support the candidates and spurn the plat
form, orto approve generally the princi-
piles Ryowed and not vote for the candi-
date, that course is open to YOU"
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Notice in Bankruptcy.
In the District Court of the United States for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania:
In lhn IN nf Rinhnrd In NJ IA,tl,

In the District Court of the United States for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania:
In the matter of Richard Magee, Of Carroll twp
In county OF Perry, in said District a Bankrupt
The said Bankrupt having under the act of Con
gress OF March End, 1867, filed his petition for n
discharge from all his debts provided under the
said Act, and for certificate thereof alleging that
no debts have been proved against him. and no
assets have come into the hands of the assignee it
Is ordered that meeting Of creditors be held on
the 18th day of March 1872 Mt ten O'Clock a. NJ
before the Register Chas. A. Barnett at his Office
in the Borough of Bloomfield in said county when
and where the examination of said Bankrupt FIN
ished, and any business of the I'd and Sd meetings
Of creditors required by the eth and 2Sth sections
Of the said Act may he transacted. And further
that hearing be had upon said petition for dis
charge and on Wednesday the 9th day of March,
1872 before the said Court at Philadelphia ut ten
o'clock A. NJ. when and where all creditors and
other persons in interest may appear aid show
cause If any they have why the prayer OF said
petition should not be granted.
BY THE COURT.
CHAS. A. BARNETT, Register
Bloomfield February 90 1872.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-02-27

A ParlOr Organ and Melodeoi are offer
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-02-27
LOVE AND MATRIMONY.

+ AIDES AND GENTLEMEN, if you wish
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-02-27
NEW BLOOMFIELD, PENN'A.
Tuesday, February "a, 1872.
Will YOU READ THIS /

We intend to stop every subscribers paper
when the subscription expires, for If not noti-
iedto the contrary, we take it for granted
that he wishes it discontinued. With the large
number of papers mailed from this office,
mistakes will sometimes occur, and paper be
continued beyond the time for which payment
is made, and in that case, 1t will be sent until
all arrears are paid. The date Oh the direction
label tells every subscriber when his subscrip-
dion runs out.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-02-27
Why Keep That Cough

When a bottle of Rohrer's Lung Ralsam will
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tive than any other cough medicine. Try it.
For sale by +. Mortimer, New Bloomfield, and
most other stores in the county.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-02-27

METAL LINED cucumber wood pumps and
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Ballou's Magazine contains 100 pages of
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-02-27

THE committee selected in the Senate to
try the Gray-Mc' Clure, contested election,
is a very able one, and will no doubt see
that justice is done. 1t consists of four
Democrats and three Republicans Each
political party selected the members and
the seventh member of the committee was
obtained by lot as follows: The names of
all Senators present are put in a box, when
thirteen names are drawn out and each con-
testing party alternately strilling.of a name
until only one is left, who is to be the mem
ber of the committee. In this case, the
member so chosen was Senator A. G.
Brodhead.
THE ANNUAL meeting of the stock hold
ers of the Pennsylvania, railroad was held
in Philadelphia on Tuesday last. From
the report of the directors it appears that
the total earnings of the road, and its bran
ches for the year 1871, was $lS, 719, S36, So,
the expenses were $11, 1923, 433, A, leaving
net earning of 6,s96, 4O3,51. This shows
an increase of more than million dollars
over the earnings of the year previous.
The total number of passengers carried
was A, $50, 1885, the average distance travel
being 324 miles.
The number of tons of freight moved
upon this line during the year was 1898, :
49i against 1,614, 1887 in 1870, 1,302,041 in
1869, showing steady annual increase Of
traffic.
The average charge made per mile on
freights was 100000 cents per ton, and
the actual cost of its movement 05-100
mills per ton per mile, leaving a margin of
profit of only 145-1OOO mills per ton per
mile.
The lines of road now managed by the
Pennsylvania company amounted in the
aggregate to $500 miles.
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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-12-03

TAKING CoLD.-If cold settles on the
outer covering of the lungs it becomes pneu-
monia inflammation of the lungs, or lung fever,
which in many eases carries the strongest man
to his grave within week. If cold falls
upon the inner covering of the lungs it is
pleurisy, with its knife-like pains and its slow,
very slow recoveries. If cold settles in the
joints there is rheumatism with its agonies Of
PAIN, and rheumatism of the heart, which in
an instant snaps the chord of life with no
friendly warning. 1t is of the utmost practical
Importance, then, in the wintery weather, to
know not SO much how to cure a cold as to
avoid it. Colds always come from one cause,
some part or the whole of the body being cold
er than natural for a time. If man will keep
his feet warm always and never allow himself
to be chilled, he will never take cold in life
time, and this can only be accomplished by
due care in warm clothing and the avoidance Of
drafts and undue exposure. While multitudes
of colds come from cold feet, perhaps the ma
jority arise from persons cooling off too quickly
after becoming little warmer than is natural
from exercise or work, or from confinement to
warm apartment Woods Household Moga-
zine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-12-03
THE COMING HORSE.

Many naturahsts think that Africa was the
original country Of the horse, and there Is
very little doubt that 1t was in Northern Afii-
ca the horse was brought under the subsection
OF man. In Africa, also, the quagga is found,
and there, IN like manner, it has been donnes-
heated The qlagga has the form, light figure
and small head and ears Of the horse- It Is
swift and strong, docile and obediept, and
easily demonstrated. II i capable ofevary
variety q service performed. bY the horse, and
natpralists say that BY q little care on the
part OF man it might be rendered an exceed
ingly valuable beast Of burden Il Is about
four feet high at the shoulders and neck, has
slender legs and an assinine tail. 1t is an ex-
ceedingly beautiful animal Its neck and fore