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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10
Great FresIlet.

A dispatch from Fulton, on the Oswego
river, to the Times, says: The most ex-
tensive flood known here for twenty years,
is now devastating the lower part of the
village, occasioned by the high water in
the river and the daming up of large guam
titles of ice on both sides of the channel.
About half mile of the lower portion of
the city and all west of the canal the water
is from two to seven feet deep. On Sunday
evening about thirty families were obliged
to leave their homes, and many more this
morning were carried from the second sto-
ry of their houses, where they had taken
refuge, by boats.
In one instance a whole family were
taken from their up stairs retreat, and
among them very sick mother carrying a
tiny babe. Men were seen wading in the
water to their waists carrying woman of
their households on their backs to place
Of safety.
The damage done to the business inter-
ests is already great. The gas works are
below water mark, so we have no gas.
Some of the flour mills are unable to move
and there is danger that work in all will be
stopped.
Oswego, N. Y, February 4.-The flood
at Fulton continues without Abatement
Five houses have been moved from their
foundations, and would have 6oated into
the river had it not been for the trees. The
force of the current is very strong. Tay-
lor Bros workshops are inundated, nearly
four feet of water being in their work
rooms. The paper mills are stopped.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10
al and MY Husband can do without y

Last Wednesday evening a laboring man,
accompanied by his wife and six children,
entered the Mulberry ST., station NY, and
asked Capt Clinchy to give them shelter
for the night. Capt. Clinchy told Doorman
Burrell, to put them into one of the warm
cells on the first floor. Soon the woman
asked to be allowed to go out and get food
for her children. Seeing how weak she
was Capt. Clinchy told her to give him the
money and he would send Burrell out. The
woman handed Capt. Clinchy four cents.
"What," exclaimed Clinchy, "what sort
of supper do you intend to get with
thisP" "Bread, sir p "Well, you won't
get enough for you all for four cents."
"That's so, Captain, but l and my hus-
band can do without it," Handing her
the four cents Capt. Clinchy, accompanied
by Burrell went to neighboring bakers
and returned with three loaves, some ham
and fish, and subscription was raised
among tho men, all Of whom gave their mite
TO assist the poor family.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10
A Rink Bursts-Cleyeland Flooded.

A late Cleveland dispatch says The
icepond of j. V. Weitz, located in the
southern part of the city, covering about
ten acres, burst a massive stone dam that
held it within bounds, and the water and
huge cakes of ice came rushing down
Washington street with terrific force
against the buildings along the bank of the
stream, which are mostly oil refineries, and
tanks, barrels, ETC., were carried to an i'm
mense distance.
Some of the stones of the dam, weighing
over one ton each, were hurled by the cur
rent and deposited half a mile from where
they started. Several buildings and two
bridges were demolished, and in one in
stance not a vestige of the timbers of a
frame edifce remained to mark the spot
where it had stood. Mr.. Weitz will lose
about $4,000 by the damage to his ice bust
ness, etc., the American Lubricating Oil
Company, $4,000, and other firms smaller
amounts. The water subsidized in about an
hour, the pond being totally emptied.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10
Rail Road Accident.

A serious accident occurred on the Chi
cago & N. w. r. r., near Harvard, Ill. on
the 9th inst. Fifteen persons were injured,
three quite seriously. The accident was
caused by broken rail on bridge at
Kishwaukee, fifty-three miles north of
Chicago. All the cars were thrown from
the track and smashed to pieces. The
passengers escaped by crawling through
the windows, and the wounded were res
cured by efforts of the unhurt passengers.
Three passenger cars, one sleeping coach
and one baggage car were burned, and all
Of the baggage lost. The express car and
caboose car at the end OF tho train only
escaped destruction.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10
A Slngnlnr loss of SIght.

A curious phenomenon is now existing in
Paris. DIR. Tening received the visit of a
singular client-a young girl of eighteen
named Marie Verdun, living with her moth
er in the Rue du Colombier, and afflicted
with the infrmity of notalope-that is to
say, she loses the faculty of sight in day
light and recovers it in darkness. Although
her eyes do not present any special NOR
bid character, she is forced to keep her
eyelids closed during the day, and to cover
her head with thick veil. On the other
hand, when the shutters of room are her.
metically fastened, she reads and writes
perfectly in the deepest darkness. She
feels no pain beyond slight lassitude
when the solar light strikes her visual or
gans. The cure of affections of this kind
is said to be extremely difficult as the
cause can hardly ever be discovered.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10
A New Burglar Trap.

A burglar in Greenburg, Pa, was recent
ly caught in remarkable manner. Break
ing into closed and unoccupied Office of a
physician of that town, the burglar opened
a closet (whie his companion with dark
lantern was in the other part of the room)
and feeling for clothing at about the height
of closet hooks generally, got his hands
between the jaws Of skeleton, which be-
ing adjusted with a coil spring and kept
open with a thread, closed suddenly on the
intruding hand by the breaking of the
thread. A sudden thought striking the
burglar of being caught by a skeleton in
the doctors closet so terrified him that he
uttered faint shrek, and when his COM
paliion turned the lantern toward him and
he beheld' himself in the grim and ghasty
jaws of Death himself he became so over
powered by fear that he tainted, fell in
sensible to the floor pulling the skeleton
down upon him, and making SO much noise
that his companion fled Immediately, and
the doctor, alarmed at the noise and con-
fusion, hastened into the Office and secured
the terror-stricken burglar still held by the
skeleton.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10
Earthannke Shock.

Quebec, February "A sharp shock of
an earthquake was distinctly felt at Father
Point yesterday afternoon. II shook
stoves and everything movable in the
houses of the village. A shock was also
felt about ten miles below this city. It APP
pears to have come from the southwark.
Tho thermometer in this city was twenty
degrees below zero this morning.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10

lH- A large number Of two dollar coun-
terfeit notes are in circulation, chiefly on
tho First National, Ninth National, Marine
National, Shoe and Leather National
Banks, State Of New York, and the Ma
tional Bank Of Commerce. A number Of
five dollar counterfeits have also been dis
covered.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10

THE widow of Jabez Hubbard, of Mid
dletown, Conn, died recently, and during
an inventory of her effects there were dis
covered in large chest fifty pairs of un-
used linen sheets, and besides over SO, 900
in gold and silver coin. 1t is probable that
the money has been lying there for twenty
years. During that period if trusted to a
bank the accumulation would have reached
$4,000 by this time, at a very reasonable
computation. At length brought to view,
this boarded sum is in the hands of people
who will see that it isn't kept idle.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10

Rev. DIR. ENDsLEY, pastor of the NJ. E.
Church in Johnstown, Cambria county, has
had revival in his church, by which 224
persons have professed a change of heart
and joined the church, and still tho good
work progresses.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10

A DOMESTIC living with Ezra Cooper, at
Union, Erie county, had her throat cut on
Saturday last, and died, without having
spoken, within few minutes after the ar
rival of a physician. Fred Cooper, son,
about seventeen years of age, was charged
with the commission of the crime and ar
rested.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10

Stone and Earthen Ware.-The sub
scribers, proprietors of the Juniata Pottery,
near Newport, desires to give noice that
they are keeping up full variety of stone
and earthen ware, and are prepared to
promptly till orders for all goods In their
line at low prices. Post Office Address,
Newport, Perry CO., Pa.
0m. NJ. & 7. MILLER.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10

AN old wooden bridge, 600 feet long,
spanning the Conemaugh river at Blairs-
vile, Indiana county, suddenly gave way
and fell into the river below on Thursday
week. People and teams had crossed it
the day previous.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10

WHILE the cashier of the First National
Bank of Conneautville, D. d. Williams,
was writing at his desk on Monday even
ing he heard a rap at the side door. Upon
opening the door two masked men sprang
upon him, bound and gagged him, and
succeeded in escaping with SAC in cur
Eency and $4,000 in United States bonds.
Mr.. Williams was found next morning in
an unconscious state but recovered in a
couple of hours.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10

THE Supreme court of Pennsylvania has
decided that distiler in county where
the issuing of license is prohibited by the
local option law has no right to sell the
liquor manufactured by him.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10

Persons wanting the celebrated "StelIar
Oil" an article that not only burns clear
and bright, but is perfectly safe, can get
It Of II. Mortimer. II
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10

II the arrangement of the Judicial districts
as fixed upon by the Senate Committee is not
amended, Cumberland and Perry will
form district, Ito be called the 9th. The
following is the apportionment made by the
Judiciary Committee.
1. Philadelphia, two additional Judges;
Q Lancaster; 3 Delaware Chester 5
York and Adams. one additional judge; O
Cumberland Perry; Franklin and Fulton I;
9 Bedford and Somerset !; 0 Huntingdon,
Blair and Cambria 10 Indiana; II. Lu-
zerne, one additional Judge 10 Dauphin
and Lebanon, one additional judge 13
Berks; IA Fayette Is Schuylkill; 10 Bucks;
II Montgomery 13 Lehigh 10 North
ampton 20 Susquehanna 21 Wayne,
Pike, Monroe and Carbon % Bradford I;
23 Columbia, Sullivan and Wyoming; "a
Northumberland and Montour; 20 Union,
Snyder, Miflin and Juniata 90 Clearfeld,
Centre and Clinton. one additional judge (;
81 Lycoming 28 Tioga, Potter, M'Kean
and Cameron 30 Erie and Warren 80
Crawford 81 Venango and Forest 80 JEFF
ferson, Clarion and Elk 33 Armstrong
"a Butler and Lawrence, one additional
Judge 35 Mercer 80 Beaver 80 Greene
3s Washington 30 Allegheny; 40 West
moreland.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10

ACCORDING to the following English dis
patch of the 4th inst, all the rowdyism at
elections is not confined to this country
"The city of Lincoln, represented in
the last parliament by two liberals returns
Col. Chaplin, conservative, and Charles
Zely, one of the former members. The
contest in this place was close and exciting
and attended by great disorder. A large
mob at one time held possession of the
streets. Attacks. were made on the polling
places, windows were smashed and an at
tempt was made to set fire to hotel The
military were finally called outand charged
upon and dispersed the rioters. Further
disturbances were feared tonight but at
last accounts had not been renewed"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10

sB- Some days ago the wife Of Richard
j. Story, of Titusville, received dispatch
from her homo in Cleveland, stating that
her father lay at the point of death in that
city, and for her to come on Immediately il
she desired to see him alive. She started
apparently we'll, and arrived in Cleveland
In due time. When near her fathers resi-
dence she was suddenly taken with cramps
and carried into the house in a helpless
condition, where she died soon after. Her
father lived only few hours after, and
both were buried together ia Cleveland.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10

~ The Mayor Of Newton, Mass, has
volunteered to assume gratis the duties Of
the Chief Of Police, and save the town S1,-
600 year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-28
Hy Green Il Wise,

Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.I
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUA-
" BILE PROPERTY-.By virtue of decree
of the Corporation Court for the city of Alexsn-
dria, Virginia, rendered at its December term,
1873, in the suit of Burroughs VS.. Harper, the
undersigned, commissioners appointed by said
decree, will offer for sale by public auction, in
front OF the Market House, on Royal street, IN
said city, on SATURDAY, the l4th day OF
March, 1874, at twelve o clock M, the following
REAL ESTATE, to wit
No. IA LOT OF GROUND on the south
east corner of Prince and Alfred streets, binding
on Alfred street 100 feet to alley Is feet IN.
wide; thence eastward 81 feet II inches; thence
north wardly 10 feet thence westwardly y #. lO
inches thence northwardly 80 feet thence west
wsrdly Al feet inch, fronting on Prince street.
No "a rent charge of $40 per annum on
lot located on the west side Of Water street,
and south side of Franklin street.
Terms of Sale: One tenth of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, and the residue III
three equal inslaments at six, twelve and eight
cen months, respectively, with interest from the
day of sale, to be secured by the notes OF the
purchaser, satisfactorily endorsed and the title
to be retained until the purchase money be FULLY
paid Costs Of conveyanclng to be borne by tn"
purchaser. s. F. BEACH,
G. w. WATTLES,
II. o. CLAUGHTON,
sh 1o,o Commissioners.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-28

REMARKABLE w The weather
during las, Saturday, Sunday and Monday was
remarkably warm for the time of year, in this
latitude. Or Sunday, the 22d of February,
the thermometer indicated the temperature at
IS degrees in the shade; the silver naples have
blossomed, and among them could be heard
sbe hummiug of thousands of bees; COWS sought
tbe shade TO lie dowu in; yellow-wlnged butter
flies canned the genial / atmosphere With .t their
Grass. MIA :, as if just awakened from their WIN
trv sIeen T. ,\e frogs were croaking their spring
Ses >ss d 1s1s ;g sast to svssy sgas sis p1d ~as
Iu and ITe hIowed ss % + y -suumer was upon them.
W. w. D remember S1 . the @ ~ Of February, 1865
which VII % also came @ on ,Saaday-ass ooe of the
coolest days of that j. If tins ms warm nd
weather continues, we will o~ e tine httie gronoa
porker an apology. Wednesday naoraing' noS, ",
ever, greeted US with three inch ss OF snow on
the ground and more snow rap. NY =. .atu .an !.
The mercury stood at 80. From 10 % ~ 10 .
forty eight hours is great change 'e''''""e
County Courier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-28
RECTION SALES.

ITO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE A l.
i EXANDRIA COOPERATIVE BUILD
ING ASSOClATION-Ata meeting of the
stockholders of the Association, to be held on
TUESDAY next, March Sd, at u O'Clock. there
will bs offered for sale the TWO-STOR1 EssS
FRAME DWELLING, situated on Pat. .a=Sll
rick street, between Gibbon and Wilkes streets,
recently occupied by w. F. Remington: Terms
at sale. GEO. Il. SdlNN n,
feh 06 II Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-28
The Embezzlement Bill.

The following bill, has passed both houses
of the Legislature and been approved by the
Governor.
To prevent fraudulent conversions OF money OF
nropertv, and the fraudulent failure TO comply
with certain contracts or agreements, and to
reneal sections 20 and 2l OF chapter 1873 Of the
code of 1873 in relation to embrzzlement.
Be 1t enacted by the General assembly, That
if any person shall wrongtully and traudulently
use, dispose Of conceal or embezzle any money
bill, note. check, order, draft, bond, receipt,
bill of ladng, or any other property which he
shall have received for another. or for his em-
ployer, principal or bailor, or by, virtue OF his
Office, trust or employment, or which shall have
been entrusted or delivered to him by another,
or by any court corporation or company, be
shall be deemed guilty of the larceny thereof.
2. If any person store or ship goods, wares,
merchandise grain, & ur, or other produce or
commodity 10 bis own name, being 10 the pos
session thereof, for or on account OF another,
and sell, negotiate, pledge or hypothecate the
same, or any part thereof, OF the receipt or bill
of lading received therefor, and tHaudulently
fail to account for or pay'over to bis principal
or owner of the property the amount 80 received
on such sale, negotiation, pledge or hypolheca-
ton, he shall be aijudged guilty of the larceny
thereof
3. Ifapy person shall obtain from another an
advance of money, merchandise or other thing,
apon promise in writing that he will send Or
deliver to sucu other person his crop or other
property, and shall, fraudulently, fail or re-
fuse to perform such promise, he shall be
deemed ! guilty of the larceny of such money,
merchandise or other thing.
J. Any person prosecuted under this act
shall be alla7ed to testify in bis own behalf.
Sections twenty aud twenty-one of chapter
one hundred ard eighty-eight of the the code
of 1873 are hereby repealed
G. This act shall be in force from its passage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-28

FOR RENT-The BRICK DWELLING
= HOUSE No. north Patrick st., between
King and Cameron, recently occupied by Capt.
M. kersey. Apply to
feb 4-eotf AND. JAMESON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-28

A CATS MEAT MAN IN New YORK -Wm.
Sturm, lately clerk in dry goods store in
this city, on losing his situation recently, con-
cluded to sell cat meat. He observed that near
ly every wholesale store had cat, which it
was trouble to feed, as meat had daily to be
sent for He therefore decided to create q
route and feed each cat at thirty cents week,
adding milk, if required, at 40 extra charge.
He now feeds hundred cats daily, aud his
customers are daily increasing. He carries the
meat 10 basket, but soon expects to have .
horse and wagon. Being fairly educated and
we'll dressed young man, he seems rather in
cougruous with his pursuit He makes money,
however. and his prospects for handsome in
come are good, ii he should not have an army
Of competitors. The dainties served to the
cats are raw meat, boiled liver and boiled 6sh.
He claims that his most aristecratic customer is
fat pussy 10 College place. She is large, pure
white, has blue ribbons in her ears and silver
collar She has snowy aud expensive rug for
her couch, and ST week is paid for her meat
and milk. Y Cor. Phil. Record.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-28
by F. A. kerby, Auctioneer.

COMMISSIONER SALE OF REAL ES-
u TATE IN FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA.
By virtue of a decree of the County Court OF
Fairfax county. rendered at the July term 1919,
in the chancery cause Of Stabler vs.. Quander
public auction at Cats Tavern, in West End,
on on TUESDAY, March 8, 1874, at y O'Clock m.
SIXTY-THREE ACRES OF THE FARM Of
the late Lewis Qusnder, in Fairfax county;
called "BROOKDALE." The land to be sold
is the northessterly end of the SAID farm Is u
parallelogram in shape. and is in the WcodiaWn
neighborhood. a
Terms Enough cash to pay costs of suit and
expenses Of sale, the residue upon credit OF
one, two and three years, with interest from day
of SALE and secured by purchasers bonds, with
personal security and retention OF title to prop,
erty sold until purchase money is paid. Cost ''
ID. L. SMOOT,
ian 31-d&twts Commissioner of Sale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-28

CPECIAL ATTENTION is sailed 70 tne
= crest bargains offere in FURS, CAN
PETS, PORTMONAIES, sc, at
PRETZFELDER & BENDH EMS
Popular Dry Goods Store,
dor % IA King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-28

THE VIRGINIA OYsER BILL.-The main
features Of the oyster bill, which has been
agreed upon by the members of the General
Assembly OF Virgi ginia representing oyster pro.
ducing districts are contained in the following
synopsis
|. Capital invested iu planted oysters to be
taxed at titty cents on the hundred dollars, as
other species of property--this tag to be col
lected by township collectors 2. IaK OF ffty
cents on the hundtsdtdollars yalue of%dystefs
ta;cn by tong-nen. Licensed. dredgers
ncrmitted to take oysters IL the Uhesapeake
bay. and Taucier aud Pocomake sounds, With
So tax per ton, with certain restfictions 4.
CAPTAINS and sailing masters OF vessels lliceps-
edj armed with police power to arrest ana take
before the nearest justice parties Vioiating tue
law. Inspectors may appoint reiap'e .onE
men armed with the same power OF arrest, .;
The adjustment of the oyster navy ana SAFE VI
the steamers. 6. Taxes to be collected oy 'h'
spectors appointed by the county Judges
RA1N.-Prof. Edward Powers, OF Chicago
delivered lecture Monday evening before : !ne
American Union Academy OF Literature, ocl
ence and Art, 10 which he endeavored 70 sno"
by facts connected with the occurrence OF rains
after battles taken in connection with facts OF
physical geography relating to the great atmos
pheric currents around the earth, that rain cat
be produced in this country at aUy time and II
any amounts by the discharge of artillery Ihe
Hon. Horatio King, who was present at the
lecture without expressing an opinion as to ths
merits of the theory, pronouuces the lecture q
one of the most interesting he has ever heard
MARRIED. .-Oa Wednesday morning of this
week, at daylight, while heavy sncw storm
was prevailing, Mr.. James +. SydeDstrleke
and Miss NJ. A. Whiteman were, by special re
quest, united 10 the bonds OF matrlm9nyy OF
horse back, in the public road, near the Whit
Sulphur Springs, Va, by the pastor, Rev. MIR
Highley The party had ridden twelve mile
to meet the officiating clergyman at the plac
designated, aud after the ceremony was pei
formed, they retraced their footsteps, appar
emily Indifferent to congratulations, cakes
cards, calls, or anything Of the kind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-28

FOR RENT-A SUITE OF ROOMS
liz; with dining room and kitchen. Apply at
his Office. jan 9-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-28
FOR SHLE OR RENT.

FOR RENT-A DESIRABLE STORE
PROPERTY, situated at Wheatland, Va.
In fine agricultural section on the road lead
ing from Berlin to Purcellville. This location
possesses advantage. not often found, and enjoys
a good share Of patronage.
Attached is good dwelling garden, stable,
&C., sc. Possession given April l.
For terms apply to w. A. STROUD,
feb 25-lma Wheatland, Loudoun CO., Va
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-28

~ ebrated REBECCA KID GLOW Els,
PRETZFELDER s BENDHEIM have just
received new supply of popul lar shades.onee =, ne
and two buttons-at the nominal price OF Si;Vo
and 81 25 acc ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-28
DRY GOODS.
WIN. N. BERKLEY

WTM. n. BERKLEY
w Has just received o,,,
A large stock of DOM ESTIC DRY GOODS
embracing red and White Flannels, Casslneres,
Kerseys, Kentucky Jeans, Brown and bleache9
Cottons, Fancy Prints, White and Colorea
Blankets, Ginghams, Canton Fiannels, &C, 3, al
the very lowest cash prices. DEC II
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-28

FOR RENT-The comfortable DIV ELL
H$ ING HOUSE No Is south Alfred st Gas
and Water. Possession given January |, 1874.
Anply TO