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Suicide Incidents.

Some of the scientific men of our day are
trying to ascertain if q thoroughly sane
person ever commits suicide. These gen
tlemen meet with difficulties, some of the
chief of which arise from the impossibility
of placing the suicides themselves ON the
witness stand. They find it impossible to
get any but inferential evidence of self
destroyed man, as to his mental status at
the time he killed himself. e1la rai
Some queer facts have been brought to
light however. One man had been told by
fortune teller that he would die in three
weeks, and having great horror of death,
he took dose of strychnine to escape it.
That man was clearly of unsound mind.
His visit to the fortune-teller showed that.
Another case almost the reverse of the
above, occurred in Paris. A man bent on
suicide climbed up the parapet of a bridge
over the Seine, was about to jump into the
river, when a sentry pointed his musket at
him and threatened to shoot him dead
unless he Immediately came down. Sin
gularly enough, this man at once came
down, instead Of staying on the parapet
and achieving death at the hands of the
sentry without committing suicide. Was
that man in his right mind9
A still more singular case was that of
an old bachelor, who in moment of weak
ness entered into marriage engagement.
On coming to what he called his right mind,
this unfortunate man resolved to escape
the consequence of his folly by committing
self-destruction. Thus resolved, he had his
razor aimed at his jugular vein, when word
came that his fiance had eloped with young
or and handsomer man. Here was unex-
pected deliverance but now mark the
vagaries of a perturbed mind Jealousy OF
his rival succeeded to horror of his betro-
thai, and after writing plain statement OF
his grievances, the bachelor resumed his
razor and cut his throat.
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A Scientific paper says eff man had
an arm long enough to reach to the sun,
and were to touch that body with his fin
ger, he could never find out whether it was
hot or cold, for he would be dead before
the sensation arrived at headquarters,
which would require hundred years."
This is very interesting and highly impor-
tant. But now we want to know what it
would cost that man annually for coat
sleeves; how long it would take him to put
on clean shirt, the number of centuries
he would have to expend to feel in his
pocket for his handkerchief, and whether
he could ever hope to part his hair prop
erly while his arm had only one elbow.
When light is thrown on these branches of
the subject we shall be better prepared to
decide whether to advise our readers to let
their arms grow to that length or not.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-07-15
OrlgIn Of Penny Postaee.

An English lecturer recently told his au-
dience that Mr.. Rowland Hill saw poor
woman whose husband was away, look
earnestly at the outside of letter from
him and then declined to take it, as the
postage was too great. He expressed his
sympathy, but when the postman was gone
she explained that the letter was all out
side; her husband and she had agreed on
signs and tokens to be conveyed by lines
and dots and variations of the address, SO
that she could thus learn without fee that
he was we'll or ill, was coming home soon,
OF wished her to come to him, or would
send her money next week, and SO on.
The future reformer thought it pity the
poor should be driven to such shifts, and
accordingly preached penny postage. This,
the lecturer asserted, was the origin OF
cheap postage.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-07-15

WE1NyITE the attention Of buyers and SELL
W. ers to the advantages we offer them in pur-
flee.
We have very large list OF desrab propertv.
consisting OF farms, town property, mills store
and tavern stands, and real estate Of any descrp-
tl0n which we are prepared to offer at great bar
gains. We advertise our property very extensive
ly and use all our Efforts skill and diligence To-
elect sale. We make no charges unless the
property Is sold while registered with u.s. We also
draw up deeds, bonds, mortgages, andal legal pa
pers at moderate rates.
:. Some Of the best, cheapest and most reliable
nre, life, and cattle insurance companies in the
United states are represented at this agency
Property insured either on the cash or mutual
pan and perpetually at S4 and SIS per thousand
Tensions, bounties, and all kinds OF war claims
collected. There are thousands OF soldiers and
heirs OF soldiers who are entitled to pensions and
bounty. who have never made application. Sol
diers II you were wounded, rlptured. Orcontraet-
ed disease in the service from which you are dis
abled, you are entitled to a pension.
When widows Of soldiers die or marry, the minor
children are entitled to the pension.
Parties having any business to transact in our
line are respectfully invited to give us q call as
we are confident we can render satisfaction In any
branch of our business.
AS- No charge for information.
420ly LEWIS POTTER q co.
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-Four Good Habits.

There were four good habits wise man
earnestly recommended in his counsels, and
which he considered to be essentially neces-
sary for the management of temporal con-
Germs and these are, punctuality, accu-
racy, steadiness, and despatch.-W Without
the first of these, time is wasted without
the second, mistakes the most hmtful to
our own credit and interest and that OF
others may be committed without the
third, nothing can be well done and with
out the fourth, opportunities of great ad-
vantage are lost, which it is impossible to
recall.
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Romance Of Captivity.

A letter from Iowa gives the following
bit of romance in real life "George Hen
derson left ottumwa in 1867 to cross the
plains to California, and was captured by
the Shoshone Indians. He was taken to
New Mexico, and has been there since. He
married an Indian woman, and she assisted
him to escape, and persisted in coming with
him. He has wife, to whom he was
married but short time before he went
away, residing near Ottumwa. His father
was killed in the war The family had
given him up for dead, and the meeting on
his arrival at home was affecting. The
mother recognized him as he stepped in at
the gate, though he was dressed in the In
dian costume and bronzed to nearly the color
ofa savage. He is now forty-two years old,
six feet one inch in height, and as straight
as an arrow. The Indian wife seems de-
voted to him, but freely and fully recog-
pizes the just rights Of his first wife, who
has 50 long mourned her husband as dead,
and surfenders all her claims upon him in
behalf Of the white woman"
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Freaks Of n LupatIc.

A story is told of q French gentleman,
who, having lost the bulk of his property
through the rascalities of friends to whom
he trusted, crowned it all by the loss Of his
mental balance, and for the remainder Of
his days found his only delight in riding in
omnibusses and passing fares from passen-
gers to the driver, taxing care when change
was returned to add to 1t sou or two from
his own pocket and watch the effect ON the
receiver. In nine cases out of ten as the
story goes, the passenger, counting over
his change and finding the driver had
cheated himself, would look bewildered for
moment and then pocket the money with
quiet chuckle The special delight Of
the lunatic was 10 satisfying himself in this
way that nine-tenths Of his fellow-men
were dishonest II they only had the oppor-
tunity. ftHA,'
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Good for Him.

Ladies travelling through Canada by rail
are often greatly annoyed by having their
luggage unnecessarily searched, but one
Of the officials recently got his deserts. II
happened that Yankee school teacher on
her way from Kansas 10 Vermont passed
through the Dominion, with trunk pack
ed to busting with nothing contraband.
When the officer demanded her key she
begged him not to open it, assuring him it
had come through from Kansas, contained
simply clothes and books, and was SO full
that 1t would be very troublesome to repack
it. But he sternly demanded the key, and
maliciously pulled everything out to the
very bottom; then-flnding her assertions
true he returned the key, and advised
her +" to hurry up and get the traps back, !"
as the train would soon move. "What is
that TO me-" said the quick -witted woman.
[" have check for that trunk, an d hold
the Grand Trunk Railway responsible for
its safe delivery. win not take the key,
and you may do as you please with the
trunk Report says that official was very
weary and red in the face, and rather pro-
fame ere he finished packing that trunk
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nH-we wllfpay strict attention to the sale Of all
promptly. f 68lIy
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-07-15

tE- An old lady in town Of Worcester
connty lately refused the gift of load
Of wood from tree struck by lightning,
through fear that some Of the fiuid''
might remain in the wood, aud cause dis
aster TO her kitchen stove.
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LEWIS POTTER 3 co.,
New Bloomfield, Pa.

'eal Estate Brokers, Insurance, & olatn. Aoen.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-07-15

EB7 A Vermont boy is in luck. The
school-teacher was just going to "baste''
him when the lightning struck the house,
and In bis excitement the teacher forgot all
about the intended thrashing. .s.8.. n
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-18

of Representative voting by States IL
so glaring that it seems to me that Con-
gress should never rest until 1t has con-
stitutiOnaliy presented to the several
States, for their adoption, some plan by
which it may hereafter be averted. 1
have therefore proposed that the COM
mittee shall take the whole subject into
consideration, with leave 10 sit during
the vacation and report to the next ses-
sion the result of their deliberations and
bring forward such measures as may be
deemed necessary, whether in the form
of statutes or amendments to the Con-
stitutiOn of the United States.
When Senator Morton concluded,
Senator Trumbull spoke briefly, agree
ing with Senator Morton as to some of
the defects and dangers of the existing
electoral system, but dissenting from
some of his views as to the proper rem
edy. The founders of our Government,
he said, intended to establish not pure
democracy, but Republic. 1t was not
intended that majority should have all
the power, and put the Government
upon that basis, which would be to
change our form of government and to
prepare way for the Democracy.
Adjourned until Monday.
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IN THE HOUSE.
ADDITIONAL MARKETS.

MOBILE, January 17.-COttOn tirmer
good ordinary, l7sc; low middling, 1Ssc;
middling, 19i@I94c; net receipts, 299S
bales; exports coastwise, 169 bales; sales,
800 bales; stock, A., ,2S9 bales. Weekly
receipts, 12,S5S bales; exports cOastwise,
3l00 bales; exports continent, 1850 bales
sales, $500 bales.
SAVANNAH, January 17.-COtton
quiet; middling, 1850; net receipts, II 200
bales; exports to Great Britain, S36
bales: exports coastwise, 1850 bales sales
2l20 bales; stock, 79,O36 bales. Weekly
net receipts, 2l, 40 bales; exports to
Great Britain, 1919 bales; to continent,
$50 bales; cOastwise, 7194 bales, sales,
6S42 bales.
CHARLESTON, January 17.-COtton
dull and nominal; middling, l9ic; net
receipts, 1915 bales; exports to Great
Britain, 1850 bales; exports coastwise,
1889 bales; sales, 1905 bales; stock,
4,050 bales. Weekly net receipts,
14,l49 bales; exports to Great Britain,
sos bales; exports to the continent, ,30S0
bales; exports coastwise, 63S2 bales.
GALVESTON, January I7.-Cotton
quiet; good ordinary, 173c; net receipts,
24S3 bales< exports cOastwise, 410 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 557S bales; /;
sales, 1000 bales; last evening, 1900
bales; stock, -, 474 bales. Weekly net
receipts, 13, $50 bales; exports to Great
Britain, II, ,282 bales; exports continent,
5177 bales; coastwise, 3430 bales; sales,
9400 bales.
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for Arkansas. He Is devout adherent
OF Judge Bowen, and when his name
was called in the Senatorial election
Tuesday, answered, most significantly,
" i vote for Hon. Thomas NJ. Bowen, q
citizen of Arkansas" He thus suggest
ed, most mode~i'y aud mallciously, TO
the House that Mr.. Dorsey, Bowen's
competitor, is hardly invested with the
prerogatives Of citizen Of Arkansas.
Last year Mr.. Tankersley was made Su-
perintendent of the penitentiary, a posi-
ton that has produced the distinguished
gentleman about fifty thousand dollars
in eighteen months. But the people OF
Arkansas, like those of Tennessee, are
rich, and can well afford to enrich null
titudes of officeholders.
ARKANSAS ELEcTIoN-How 1T WAS
DONE.
The average vote for the Greeley
Presidential Electors in Pulaski county,
as certified by the Secretary Of State
and County Clerk, is about two thous-
and one hundred and twenty-five. The
average for the Grant electors is about
three thousand two hundred and ten.
The vote ON Greeley electors counted as
scattering is five thousand, seven hun
dred and siXty-eight. As covering for
this piece OF rsscality, a scattering vote
of one thousand one hundred and six
teen is reported for the Grant electors.
The count for ]. H. Flemming as Gree
lev elector is as follows: J. II. Flem-
ming, eight hundred and thirty-one;
James II. Flemming, two thousand,
one hundred and twenty-three.; Flem-
ming, one hundred and thirty-one.
The certified statements bear evidences
OF fraud on their face. There is no
doubt that the Greeley electors will
be able to prove before the expected
Congressional Commission that they
received large majority Of the vote
cast in the State. LII. D.
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NONRESIDENT Notice.

No. szEIr the First Chaucery Court Of shelby
county, TennesSee.-Butler p. AndersODi
Commissioner of Revenue, etc, vs.. Charles
Patton ct al.
1 the defendant, Nelson Speers, Is a resident
OF Ohio and nonresident OF the state Of Ten
of the Unknown heirs OF eugene De La Guth-
rev and OF Frances Sylvia Phe Quepal de
Arisnont cannot be Rscertained after diligent
inquiry:
IL Is therefore ordered, That they make their
Appearance herein, at the courthOuSe In the
CITY Of Memphis, Tennessee, on or before the
frst Monday in March, 1878, and plead. an
aver or demur TO complainRnt's bill, or the
same will be taken for confessed rs to them
and set for hearing exparte; and that q copy
of this order be published once 3 week, for
four successive weeks, in the Memphis Ap-
peal This 18th day of January, 1873.
A cOpy-attest:
e. A. COLE, Clerk and Master.
I'VE Il MCHENRY, Deputy G. and NJ.
Luke W Finlay, Sol. for complnt. JalS sat
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No. Id2S A. d. In the First Circuit Court of
shelby county, Tenn.--Ford, Porter Co.
VS.. J. II. Matthews, J. A. SuddOth, and firm
of Matthews, Suddoth & Co.
IN this cause an attachment having been
Il sued out under section 3455, of the code of
Tennessee, and returned into court, levied
upon the property, mOney 5, goods and effects
of the defendants in the custody Of the Etna
Insurance Company by service eff garnlsh-
ment on II. a. Littleton & Co its agents, and
affidavit having been made that the defend
ants are justly indebted to plainufs In the
sum OF sleC6 69 by account, and that the de-
PENDANTS are nonresident OF the state of Ten
neSsea:
1t is therefore ordered that they, the said
Matthews, Suddoth & Co., make thier per
sonal appearance herein, before the Judge OF
the First Circuit Court of shelby county, at
the courthouse in the city Of Memphis, on the
third Monday in January next, and defend
said attachment suit within the time pre-
scribed by law, or the same Will be proceeded
with exparte, and that a copy of this order be
published once q week, for four consecutive
weeks, in the Memphis Appeal.
Done at office, this 18th day OF December,
1872. FRANK TAFT, Clerk.
By B. r. COLEMAN, Deputy Clerk.
W. Armstead Collier, Atty for PIE. (decl7tu
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Cigars and Tobaccos
Nonresident Notice.

No. s26-In the First Chancery Court OF shelby
county, Tennessee.-Butler p. Anderson,
Commissioner Of Revenue, etc, rs. Andrew
Carroll ct 81.
T appearing from affidavttin in this cause that
i the defendants Z. W. Wiekersham and
Barzilla q. bainey, are uon-residents of the
State of Tennessee:
1t is therefOle ordered, That they make their
appearance herein, at the courthouse in the
city of Memphis, Tennessee, on or before the
first Monday in March, 1873, and plead, an
swer or demur to complainant's bill, or the
same will be taken for confessed as to them
and set for hearing exparte; and that copy
of this order be published once week, for
four successive weeks, in the Memphis Ap-
peal. This January II, 1878.
A cOpy-attest:
EDMUND A COLE, Clerk and Master.
BY E. B. MCHEERY, Deputy G. and 81.
III CLAY King. Sol. for compln't. jalS sat
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Non.Resident Notice.

No. s2I-In the First Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tennessee.-Butier P. AppersOn,
Commissioner OF Revenue, etc, vs.. Mrs. {.
]. Mildberger et al.
TT appearing fronl afiidavit in this cause that
1 the defendant, "a W. Deadrick, IS resi-
dent OF the State OF Mississippi and q nOn-res-
ideuts Of the state of Tennessee:
II Is therefore ordered, That ne make MS
appearance herein at the courthouse in the
CITY OF Memphis, Tennessee, on or be-
fore the hrst Monday in March, 1873,
and plead. answer or demur 70 com
pIainant's bill or the same VIII be taken
for confessed as to him and set for hearing
exparte: and that a copy OF this order be pub
Iished once q week, for four successive weeks,
A cOpy-attest.
EDMUND A. COLE, Clerk and Master.
BY i. B. MCHESRY, ID. c. and NJ
III clay King, Sol. for cOmpl Mt. jals sat
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NASHVILLE.
Proceedings Of the Legislature
Yesterday-The Poll
Tax Law.
Convention OF Both Houses for
Election of Secretary Of
State-NO Result.
Special 10 the Appeal

Special 10 the Appeal
NASHVILLE, January l..
IN THE SENATE.
Speaker Lacey appointed Clay Rob
erts Assistant Clerk, and Master Ewin
Gardner Brown Page to the Senate.
There was a protraeted discussion on
Mr.. James's resolution, with the view
of securing an appropriation from Con-
gress in behalf of the Centennial Cele-
bratiOn, which being, on motion of Mr..
Coulter, amended so that the appropria-
tion will not be given in aid of any cor
poratiOn for that purpose, was adopted
yeas %, nays 3-McCall, Snipes and
Tillman voting in the negative.
The Senate adjourned at noon, to meet
the House in convention TO elect a
Secretary, Treasurer and Comptroller.
IN CONVENTION.
In the Convention, Lacey presiding,
the following candidates were nom
mated: Secretary of State, L. H. Butler,
c. NJ. Donaldson, o. n. Perkins, John
Williams, J. H. Neal, Ed. S. Cheatham,
w. d. Lumpkin, w. G. Payne, J. B.
Bingham, C. n. Gibbs, J. J. Wormack,
DR.. G. Wheeler. First ballot-Butler,
9; Donaldson, 6; Perkins, 6; Williams,
s; Neal, 4; Cheatham, 9; Lumpkin, II; /;
Bingham, l Gibbs, Il; Wormack, 5;
Wheeler, II. Fourth hballOt-DOnaldson
10; Gibbs, Is; Wheeler, II Cheatham,
u, and others about as before.
By Mr.. Coulter from the Committee
on Enrolled Bills: a bill repeating the
law requiring voters to show evidence
proving that they have paid pOll-tax.
The convention adjourned till to-
morrow, after the Sixth ballot for Sec
retary of State, which stood: Gibson,
%; Cheatham, %; Williams, 10; Dom
Alison, 10; Wheeler, g.; Perkins, 3; Bing-
ham, .. There was active canvassing
this evening among the friends of the
candidates.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House several bills were intro
duced relating to the sale of liquors.
BY Mr.. Bond: To prevent Attorneys
General from collecting fees in certain
cases.
By Mr. Peak: To encourage the killing
of wolves, wildcats aud bears, and to
dispense with juries in misdemeanOr
cases.
By Mr.. Brown: To reduce the number
of peremptory challenges.
By Mr.. McCollm To amend the laws
recognizing the schools.
By Mr.. Kerr: Requiring appeals to be
prayed for and granted within thirty
days after Judgment.
By Mr.. Kerr: To prescribe fees for TAX
ing dispositions.
The Speaker appointed Mr.. c. G..
Plummer Journal Clerk of the House.
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Notice to Young Men.

TByHE undersigned has discovered a simple
/ and perfect cure for spernaforrhea or
InvOsnntary Discharges. the only remedy
known Tor that disorder which is daily un-
dermining the heath of thousands and sap
ping the mental and physical strength Of the
country. No charge unless a perfect cure Is
effected. Office hours to Il am, 8 TO 5 p m
Patent rights for sale, CaE on or address
DIR. JOHN D. CAMPRFIT, III Adams ST.
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Nonresident Notice.

No. sl7-In the First Chancery Count OF Shelby
county, Tennessee.-BDtler p. anderson,
Commissioner o. Revenue, ete., VS.. America
G. Dill and 7. 5. ANDERSON.
TT appearing from affidavit In this cause
4 tnat the defendants, America c. Dill and
4. s. LambersOn, are non-residents OF the
state of Tennessee:
ii il Therefore ordered, That they make then
appearance herein, at the courthouse in the
city of Memphis. Tennessee, on or before the
first Monday in March, lS7S and plead
answer or demur to cOmplainants Dill
or the same will be taken fol comics seo
As to them and set for hearing eA-
parte; and that copy OF this order Dc pnD- 10
fished once a week, for four successive weeks,
in the Memphis Appeal. This l3th aay OF
January, IS7s.
Ff5,fTND A. COLE, Clerk ana Master.
Bv II Il. MCHENRY, d. {. and d.
~ Clav King. 50. for complnt. jas sat
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
Pine Blufr { Shreveport R. B.

HoPEFIELD, ARK, January Il, 1873.
y compliance with resolution passed at
1 meeting held this day, hereby give no
tee that an adjourned meeting of the stock
holders will be held on THU hSDAY, the 10th
day of January, 1873, at HOpeneld, Ark, for
the purpose Of electing a Board of Directors
and the transaction OF such other business as
may come before the meeting.
+. s. DAVIS,
iaIS Chairman StOckbOIders' Meeting
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saturdar. Februarr 5. 1s7s,

within legal hours. the following property,
situated in shelby county, Tennessee, and
in the Ninth Civil district, near ElsnerV1llet
and which is lot No. Of the SUBDIVISION re-
Gently made and hled herein OF the Garrett
lands, containing so acres. For particulars
etc. see plat in my office
Terms of Sale-Dn a credit Of six months;
purcbaser to execute notes with approved Sc
curity, bearing interest from cate; lien re-
tanned to secure same This January 10, 1873.
EDMOND A. COLE, Clerk and Master.
II CLAW King, Attorney. JAZZ, a sfei,
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TO DRUGGISTS, APOTHRGARlES
AND CHEMISTS.
AUCTION.

On Saturday Morning, Jan. 18th
AT IL O'CLOCK,
Al 30. I76 Poplar street, viii sell, FOR
CASH, al auction, to the highest bidder, all
the Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Toilet Arti-
cleu, Bottles, Fixtures, one Iron sefe and
Showcases in the Drus Store lately occupied
By Taylor Co.
jslG r. DUDLEY FRAY5RR, Assignee.