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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
Rail Roads and Canals.

The constitutional convention have given
the subject of r. r. monopolies considera-
BILE attention. The committee to which
the subject was referred, make two.reports.
Hon. j. Baily, makes minority report
which deals with the question in very
able manner and closes his report with
proposal to incorporate the following sec
tions in the Constitution
SECTION railroad or canal corpora
tion shall have the right to invest in, or
purchase or hold shares in the capital stock,
bonds OF other indebtedness of any other
railroad, canal or other corporation, either
in it's corporate name, or the name of its
I,ofiicers, or through the intervention of trus-
tees or other agents holding the same for
its use.
SECTION No railroad or canal corpora
tion shall have the right to invest in, pur-
chase, hold or lease the franchise and prop
erty, or other estate of any other railroad,
canal or other corporation, either in its
corporate name, the name of its officers, or
through the Intervention of trustees or
other agents holding the same for its use.
SECTION. Railroad or canal corporations
shall have the right to intersect their lines
of improvement by proper connections,
WIFI OuO WOlho Vi any ObhOi oNSSooioiN AoAi-
road or canal company, and shall have the
right to pass cars or boats, loaded or emp
ty, Or passengers and freight not loaded,
over each others railroads or canals, free
from determinations in rates Of passenger
and freight tariffs, and without delay or
hindrance in their movements. Indiyid-
ual transportors shall have the same rights
of passage.
SECTION A system of tolls and charges
for passengers and freight, as near uniform
as possible throughout the State, shall be
established from time to time; and the
Legislature shall enact general laws for the
regulation of railroad, canal and other
transportation companies, under the pro-
vision of this Constitution, and enforce the
same by adequate penalties; and shall con-
fer on the Secretary of Internal Affairs
such supervisory powers over said corpo-
rations as may be necessary for the public
! good.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
Qbe Gines, Nem BLOOMFIELD, 1)a.
A Serious Fire from Natural Causes.

An unusual accident occurred at Pleas
anthill township, Pike county, ILL.,, few
days ago. John Bailey was threshing
wheat on the farm Of Henry Brisco with
ten-horse machine. The ground being soft
large quantity of straw had been thrown
on the track to make solid walking for the
horses. A journal in the machine became
so hot as to set the straw ON fire and the
flames spread so rapidly that in few min
utes the machine, large quantity of thresh-
ed grain, and several ricks were consumed.
Five horses were burned to death. One
man had most of his clothing burned off,
but was not fatally injured.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
Brigham Young Retires.

Salt Lake, April S.-Brigham Young
formally resigned the position of trustee of
the Mormon church before an immense au-
dience in the tabernacle to-day, stating
that he proposed to go to Arizona beyond
the reach of mails and telegraph. He has
recently resigned the Office of president of
the Deseret national bank, Zion coopera-
tive mercantile institution, and Utah Cen
tral and Southern railroad. In retiring
thus from all business, surrendering the
vast possessions of the church and leaving
the territory, he practically abdicates the
throne which he has so long occupied and
admits that his power is ended. He has
made will dividing his immense property
equally among his sixteen wives and sixty
children, and carefully stipulating the
method Of the division. 1t is believed that
all the Mormons will follow the changed
fortunes of their self-deposed leader, and
that, so far as Utah is concerned, the Nor
mon problem may be considered solved
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
Connecticut Election.

The returns from every town in the State
give Haven Rep, $4,000; Ingersoll, Dem,
$4,000; Smith, Tenn, 1901. Ingersolrs
majority 5000.
In the First Congressional district Gen.
Hawley, Rep, is reelected by 1, 52l ma
jority; in the Second district, Kellogg Rep,
is re-elected by 1875 majority; in the Third
district, Starkweather, Rep, is reelected
by 1891 majority; in the Fourth district,
Barnum DEM, is reelected by 1,44O major
ity.
The Republicans have majority of one
in the State Senate, and the Democrats
have majority of from 10 to 1S in the
House.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
Great Flood.

A dispatch from Thornesville, Ont,
says =
The greatest flood known here for fifty
years is now devastating property, and
causing excitement and anxiety. Three
fourths of this villagcis submerged Many
families have been compelled to move, and
others have taken refuge in the upper
stories of their dwellings. Many farm
houses are inundated, and horses and cab
tie are struggling to reach places Of safety.
In the principal streets of this place, the
water is four feet deep. The post-office
and some stores can only be reached by
boats. Four bridges on Grant river, be-
tween Brantford and Onondago, have been
carried away.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15

GEO. w. NJ. CURTIS, closes his connect
ion with the civil service reform, by the
following letter to the President. This
shows how the promises of reform have
been carried out.
My Dear Sir:-As the circumstances un-
der which several important appointments
have recently been made seem to show an
abandonment both of the spirit and the
letter of the civil service regulations, re-
spectfuIly resign my position as member
of the Advisory Board of the Civil Service.
In SO doing beg to assure you of my
warmest wishes and of the continuance OF
my most earnest efforts for the success OF
your administration.
Very respectfully and truly yours,
GEO. w. M.CURTIs.
His Excellency the President.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15

GEN. HAwLEY undoubtedly owes the in
creased majority by which he was reelected
to Congress, to the attempts he made to
defeat the "Salary Steal" When that
bill was before the House he made speech
against it in which he used the following
strong language.
"One party already has its grave dug,
and the other wants to be side by side with
it. Back of these two political parties are
the American people, who will have some-
thing still further to say about the ques-
tion. care so little about parties and
elections that, if this is to be the style of
legislation, l am willing to assist at the
digging and the funeral, and / don't care
what party comes after it. We can't have
anything worse, in my opinion, than the
party which begins, six months after the
most ardent professions of economy, to
raise our own salaries, so that we may put
in our pockets SO, 900 not dreamed of until
two or three weeks ago"
Gen. Hawley, also consistently fuses tC
take the increased salary.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
or the Track.

A st. Louis dispatch of the 10th inst,
says AS small train on the st. Louis
and Kansas Northern railroad was passing
a point two miles cast of Wellsville yester-
day morning, at high rate of speed, it
jumped the track. The whole train except
the engine tumbled down an embankment
the cars turning bottom upward. Henry
p. Darlington, Philadelphia, was cut about
the head, but not dangerously hurt. WA.
Barrow, of Boston, had a leg broken, and
several others, names unknown, were more
or less injured. The cause was loose rail.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
Miscellaneous News Items.

lB- Mrs. McGlynn, of Omaha, attempted
suicide by cutting her throat. She was so
mad at the surgeon who sewed up the
wound, that she stabbed him twice, and it
is thought he will die.
TdS- At New York, last week, Andrew
Higgins while secreting bars of pig iron
under pier, in small boat was acciden-
tally caught in the hosting gear of a der
rick, and instantly killed.
Cg- In Chicago, last Wednesday, while the
Leon Brothers were performing their dou-
BILE trapeze act at Nixon's amphitheatre,
the young one slipped heavily to the ground
distance of some ten feet, striking on his
face and right side, and fracturing his right
thigh near the hip. He is probably disa-
bled for life.
e3- The coal miners of st, Clair County
are organizing to limit the amount of work
to be done this summer,to prevent the coal
market being stocked next winter, SO that
they will not then be out of employment
GB- Elizabeth j. Hotter has brought
suit against three liquor sellers of Mt
Pulaski, Logan County, ILL.,, for damages
sustained by the breaking of her husbands
leg while he was intoxicated.
| g5g- At the Borden mines, near Frost
burg, Allegheny county, John Langly, an
employee, while being lowered down with
horse and cart, the horse becoming rest
less, kicked the coupling loose, and were
precipitated to the bottom, one hundred
and sixty-hve feet Langley was instantly
killed and horribly crushed.
IB- Geary Sherburne who eloped with
last fall, was arraigned on criminal charge
in the Supreme Judicial Court at Concord,
and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to
the full exte Mt of the law, three years in
the State Prison.
Gas" Every individual found in the streets
of the cities and towns of Russia in a state
of intoxication, is compelled to work at
sweeping the streets during the whole of
the following day. The rigor and impair
tiality as to nation, sex, or condition, with
which this rule is carried out is worthy OF
imitation by many more civilized nations.
esS- An individual who is described as
ga graduate of the Normal School at AL
bany," about to be united to young lady,
at Malta, New York, entered protest
against the clause in the ceremony which
makes it binding "till death to us part
He argued that he might find occasion tC
ask a divorce, at least, he wished not to
bind his conscience with any pledge to the
contrary. The minister retired in disgust,
and the marriage did not take place.
Rome, April IL The Pope is suffering
from rheumatic fever and liberation o.
the leg. His illness is extremely serious.
A manufactory in this city was de-
stroyed by lightning yesterday, and forty
persons were buried in the ruins, five ol
whom were killed and seventeen wounded
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
Rain. Hail and wind Storm in Iowa.

Burlington, Iowa, April 5.-The most
terrible rain, hail and wind storm ever
known came up at minutes notice this
afternoon, creating fearful havoc and caus-
ing loss of life. The storm struck the city
on West Hill, tearing the roof from a
school-house and descending through the
business portion of the city. Buildings
were unroofed and great deal of damage
done. The worst Of the catastrophe was
the destruction of T. N. Ponds butter and
egg depot on ..JefiersonIstreet, and the death
of seven persons. The house was blown
down and twenty-five persons buried in the
ruins. Mr.. Pond and three others were
taken out dead, and nineteen others were
rescued more less injured.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
Wife Murder at Easton.

A woman named Grouse, residing in
shutdown, in the suburbs of Easton, was
brutally murdered by her husband on the
Sth inst. The man was arrested and is
lodged in jail. Grouse, who had been in
town drinking hard, came home, and, being
displeased, attacked his wife and beat
her numerically. Crouse's father inter-
fered TO save his daughtcr-in-law, and was
severely cut and badly beaten.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
N0t Worth Holding.

L. NJ Hitchcock, who lives few miles
south of Monticello, Mimi, was on road
when de er run by dog came SO near
him that he caught it around the neck and
held it fast. The animal at once raised
upon its hind feet, and commenced ham
mering Mr.. II. with its sharp fore feet.
He says he held the deer long enough to
ascertain it was as poor as crow and then
let 90 of it.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
A Woman Murdered by A Woman.

A private dispatch says, that Mrs. Work
man, the wife Of the Methodist minister,
has confessed the murder of Mrs Hedges at
Eureka, ILL., She says she did il in self-de-
fense. The general feeling is that Mrs.
Workman, driven frantic by the discovery
of her husbands too intimate relations
with widow Hedges, in fit of desperation
killed the supposed cause of her domestic
misery.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
A Careless Man.

At Boston ON the 9th inst, the pocket
book of Nelson Curtis, the well-known
builder, was stolen from pile of lumber
on Devonshire street, where he had mo-
mentarily laid it, while examining papers.
1t contained SO, 700 in bank bills, and $40
900 in notes.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
Use the Reisnger Sash Lock and Support to
FNSte21 2JOaGT Wi21dO2US!

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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
BEAUTY AT THE FIRESIDE.
Unabated Success of
Crumbs Of Comfort.

ELEGANT GORGEOUS ! BRILLIANTl /
Crumbs OF Comfort the greatest success OF the
age Crumbs of Comfort. the pride of the kltch-
EN- and parlOr. Thousands OF ladies' attest its
worth, and unhesltatingly pronounce II the Queen
OF Lustres The Press universally praise II and
nomlcal, Lasting Unapproachable Price, TEN
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
A COIOrpd Justice.

Thomas Hazard is the name of the col
ored gentleman who was elected Justice of
the Peace in Thornburg, Delaware county,
at the last election. The new Squire is
shoemaker by occupation.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15

The packages of partially burned bonds,
notes, etc, received at the treasury few
weeks ago from Franklin, Pa, which the
insane cashier Anderson attempted to des.
troy before committing suicide, have not
yet all been examined. The most promis.
ing of them were first examined by the ex.
perts of the treasures Office, who report
that they have already identified $110, 900
in United States bonds and few dollars in
greenbacks. The greatest loss will prob.
ably be in bills, as many of them were
burned to ashes.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15

THE PRESIDENT visited Harrisburg last
week, and was presented to both houses of
the legislature.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15

THE Eighteenth Congressional District
to which this county is attached, gave a
Republican majority of 936 votes at the
last election for governor. The vote cast
was as follows
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-15
A Bright Star.

Did you ever see copy of the Philadel-
phia EOening Starr If you did not you
have yet to see the best evening paper pub
lished. 1t manages to condense more news
and interesting reading matter into its col
umns than is found in any of the {" Blank
ct Sheets" published in that city. Long
may it shine.
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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-05
Tho Baker Expedition.

The expedition which Sir Samuel W.
Baker commanded was sent out in 1870
by the Khedive Of Egypt. It's purpose
was tlireeiold. 1t was fitted out partly
to continue tho explorations made in
the region OF the Upper Nile and Lake
Albert Ny0nza by Sir Samuel in 1861,
when he discovered the lake named,
and to bring under subsection to the
Khcdivo the fertile lands and the bar.
barous nativcsof that region, and partly
to take measures towards the suppress.
sion Of the slave trade of the Upper
Nile. The expedition was the most i'm.
posing and the grandcst that had ever
been undertaken for tho purposes of
discovery, and WINS amply supplied with
all the necessities for such a mission,
including the machihery for small
steamers. Owing to the grOat reputa.
tion encourage, endurance, and sagacity
that Baker had acquired by his previous
explorations in the same quarter of the
globe, not to mention his superior
knowledge OF the lands to be visited,
the Khedivc selected him as the chief
81 the expedition. In tho first year of
the expedition Sir Samuel reached Con.
dokOro. He made M attempt subse.
qucntly from latitude 9 deg. 90 min.
north, to ascend the White Nile, but
after cutting his way through dense
masses OF cane and reeds which, in the
shape OF floating islands, completely
impedcd navigation, lie was obliged 10
return to the point whence lie had
started. His purpose was then to await
a favorable opportunity, with high.
water stage of the river, to force n pas.
sage through to Lake Albert Nyanza,
and thus to succeed in floating his fleet
OF steamers on that lake, and so settle
at least one purpose Of the expedition,
namely, the question OF the true sources
of the Nile. How far no has succeeded
in the general plan Of his expedition
cannot be stated succincntly ms yet.
Sir SAMUEL was known to the Egyptians
in connection with his command Of the
enterprise rs Baker Pasla. He was a
man Of magnificent physique and Of
unusual physical strength. Ills height
was over six feet, and he was man who,
If my man could, would be most likely
to command the respect and awe Of the
barbarians whom he necessarily ell.
countered. Lady Baker, whose maiden
name was Florence Sars, was Hun.
garian by birth, and her daring aud
her affection led her to follow her hus.
bands fortunes In all his dangerous
enterprises. She accompanied him in
his fofmer explorations in tho Upper
Milo regions aud was with him in the
present, his last, for it is now stated
that Sir Samuel and his wife, Lady
Baker, have been murdered in the in.
terror Of Africa by the natives OF Tint
country.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-05
An Atlantic Cable.

The new Atlantic cable differs some
what from any OF those hitherto laid,
either to America or elsewhere. There
arc seven No. IS gauge copper wires,
twisted in n spiral, and weighing 300
pounds per nautical mile, and these are
covered with four coats Of gutta percha,
with thin layers Of Chatterton's com
pound, this amounting to 400 pounds
per knot. The diameter Of each wire
is .0,O4s inch; of the stand, @, 46inch,
and of the wire and gutta percha and
compound, .O,464 inch, This core is
served with hemp, and the hemp is
again protected by ten wiresdrawn from
homogeneous iron, each wire being
swathed in five yarns OF AIanilla hemp
laid on spirally, with tarry compound
to preserve it. So for the cable is rot
dissimiIar to those of 1865 and 1866,
md is almost identical with that Of the
French cable of 1858; but it is sensibly
larger, and the difference is owing to
two servings of jute yarn wound OH in
contrary directions, and covered with
two coats OF Latimer Clark's preserve
tive compound. The cable weighs
nearly two cwt. per knot more than the
previous cables but it is even stronger
in proportion, and is calculated to last
twice us long under the same conditions.
The cable is coiled down under water in
the same tanks which have thrice done
duty across the Atlantic, and there is
now n fourth tank constructed quite
close to the stern, capable OF taking
another 500 miles OF cable. But il this
was filled the Great Eastern would not
DO able to get over tho sheernyss bar.
AS it is, she will be down to her line as
soon as her Goals are got on board.
Right well does she look; fit at weeks
notice for any service; rs trim and MS
neat MS man.of-wAr. Those who have
known her since the trip in which she
blew up her second funnel, fourteen
years ago, can sec no deterioration in
her appearance, and when the new dock
Mt Milford Haven IS ready to take her
in, that she may get scrubbed down and
have the tons Of mussels taken off her
bottom, she will be rs good MS new in
every rpsDeCt,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-05

SINGULAR RESULT PROM A ScRATcH.-
A very singular result was produced by
scratch from wire in taking of n
!" strike in a brick.yard in Louisville.
Mr.. Geo. Fults received q slight wound
in the left wrist from wire, and since
Tint time Inns been growing continually
worse, notwithstanding medical MD,
until the entire left side had become
cold and inAnimAte rs in death, while
the opposite side OF the body is ut fever
heat. His friends are verymuch alarmed
for fear that the accident, II not OF q
iatnl nature, will at least cause the
paralysis OF the affected side.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-05

VALUE OF A PorATo.-ProfeSsor Tyn.
dali i''lstrates the value of single
potato by suppoSing that every potato
In the world but one were destroyed,
that one would contain in itself the pos.
sibility OF again stocking the world with
M invaluable article OF food, II one
potato would produce, when planted,
only crop Of ten potatoes, in ton years
tho total product Of this one potato
would be equal 10 ten thousand mil
lions, which would be sufficient to stock
tho whole world with seed. The real
value Of that single potato, then, wonld
be such thnt II would bd better TINT the
city Of London or Now York should be
totally destroyed than that tuber should
he lost 10 the world.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-05


THAT CAIb.-A pair of fashionable
lovers met on Main street on Monday
evening.
GOOD ebcning, swccd, +" sail he"
GOOD ebening, lub," said she,
She takes ont her handkerchief md
he steps mp to the curbstonc. Then he
returns.
"Howd's your code, sweetness" lie
asks.
mod nudge better, lnb," she mn.
Swcredagainn applying herhandkerchiei.
=" Does my sweednesslub her devoted
30 Zolrn, ow cad you ask i'd? You
khowI lubyou bet.bet.be b--kcr.chow.
Then we lcft-Danburg NewS.