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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-08-04
An EIeyen.DOlIar Bill,

Old j, dealer on Court street had a
hard joke played upon him. He had a
green lad from the country tending for him
who has been with him only five or six
weeks. Well, j. went down town, told
the boy to sell all he could. He was away
about an hour, when he went into the
store, and said
"Well, John, what luck? ? Sold any
thingP" er
eyes" said John, with gusto !; "sold
a pair of five dollar boots p
"Good p says j "not bad for wet
morning"
Shortly after j. went to the money
drawer, when he exclaimed sharply
John, where's the money!"
Why" said John, sits all there"
"Why, no." says j, only two dol
lars here, and left five and one here
What has become of it?'' aT
"Why,n replied John, "there's 'leven
dollar bill there. The man paid me that
eleven dollar bill for the boots, and /
gave him back six Amt that rightP"
"The Dickens p exclaimed j..
The poor lad had taken a two dollar bill
Of the old stereotyped plate on the Suffolk
Bank, where in the corner instead of the
figure "2," there were the ali" for a.
So Mr.. j. was out of pair of five dol
lar boots and four dollars in money.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-08-04
THE CLOWNS SERMON.

nEEMING this too good to be lost
~ have copied it for the columns Of THE
TIMES in order to open the eyes Of our
Christian professors.
One evening when a circus performance
in one of the Southern states was about to
close, the clown stepped forward and in
solemn tone addressed the vast assembly
present, among which were hundreds of
professors-C Christian of the different de-
nominations, Methodists, Baptists, Epis-
copalians, and Presbyterians, in the fol-
lowing style.
&C. My friends, we have taken about six
hundred dollars here to-day-more money
venture to say than any minister of the
gospel in this county will receive for a
whole years service. A large portion of
this money was given by church members,
a large portion of this audience is made up
of members of the church, and yet when
your preacher asks you for money to aid
in supporting the gospel, you say you are
too poor to give anything yet you come
here and pay dollars to hear me talk nom
sense. am fool because l am paid for
it, make my living by it. You profess to
be wise, and yet you support me in my
folly, but perhaps you say you did not
come here to see the circus, but the ami
mails. All, now, this is all your excuse ;
if you come simply to see animals, why
did you not look at them and leave Now,
is not this pretty place for Christians to
be2 Do you not feel ashamed of your
selvesP You ought to blush in such a
place as this"
An earnest discourse was preached soon
afterwards in the neighborhood stirring
appeal was made in favor of the cause Of
missions, the collection amounted to four
dollars and thirty eight cents, only think
of it six hundred dollars for the circus,
and only four dollars to preach the gospel,
in all the world.
Oh how many there are who are seen al
almost every show You never hear one
say, they are too poor, or have no time tc
serve the devil but when it comes to the
gospel cause, or to help the poor, ther
money with them is the great object
Take warning my dear brethren and sisters
and pay no one to act the fool or talk non
sense to you and at the Bar of God hC
will come up as witness against you.-
Surely it is helping them along when we g
and pay. If we are making ourselves
guilty of hell fire by merely saying, Thou
fool. Is it less to pay man to act thu
foolP In your own estimation, which il
the worst, the one who talks nonsense fo
pay, or the one who pays for itP We arr
commanded to let our lights shine ; bu
are these shining lamps9 / fear not.
They have no oil, All, whittier shall they turn
They try to trim their lamps, and still the,
will not burn.
Professions empty lamps will not avail,
When the great Bridegroom comes with hi
saints to hail.
But if their lamps were kindled first by powe
divine,
Or fed by grace they'd never cease to shine.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-08-04

eB- The farmers in New York state
have raised an interesting question as to
the right of railway company not only to
take portions of their land; but TO render
communication between isolated parts of
their farms dangerous. The New York
Central Railway Company wants land for
two extra tracks, near Port Byron, New
York, but the farmers referred to refuse to
surrender the land without the company
will accommodate them in return by build
ing bridge over the tracks, SO that the
divided farms may have safe communica-
tion the one with the other. The company
attempted to forcibly seize the land and
lay the tracks, but the neighbors turned
out in force, built breastworks near the
disputed territory, and entered upon an
armed resistance. The farmers express
their willingness to yield if the courts de-
eide against them, and application has
been made by the railway company to the
Supreme Court for writ Of assistance.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-08-04
A CrIInlb.

A gentleman relates the following -
Some years since, boarded at hotel, the
proprietor of which was a newly married
man. The maiden name Of his spouse was
Crumb. Immediately after marriage, and
when the hotel business commenced, old
lady Crumb, her daughter Peggy, and her
two sons, John and Ike, regularly domi-
ciled themselves within the hospitable
walls of the inn. The landlord was a
good-natured, easy-going sort of fellow,
not quite as smart as John Quincy Adams
but one day he got off the following.
Addressing me, he said "Look a-hyar,
Sam, I'll tell you just how it is-when 1
got married, thought was getting a
Crumb, but I'll be hanged if don't be-
lieye I've got the hull loaf"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-08-04

WIN. M. sUTCH,
w ATTORNEY-ATLAM,
New Bloomfield Perry co., Pa.
So Objective doors West of f. Mortimer
Store--371y
, 1874-03-20

wna put intr holo In tho box
mill t. touehod THO box, and guitar Tas PLACED
outside. and tho tune waa distinctly heard. The
ether which oxisted In space aud oyorywhoro
oso WIS to tic light what tho lod mas to tho
sound. The lncnns Of transmitting the vibre.,,
pointed to tho correctness Of this theory Of tho
transmission Of llght-that Is. By vibrations Of
ether.
Tho noxt experiment was tho talking hoad,
which wag worry ghastly and striking optical de-
luson. Atablo stood IN tho centre Of tho stage,
In front and bohind which wore curtains. On
drawing tho curtains IN front human head WAS
5000 lyirg on tho Table, with 2 towel around tho
tretne, and whon, on being spoken to, il
raiscd itsolf erect on tho mock, and spoke in =
Hopulchral voice, tho deception waa perfecs. :.
tnS an0hSF ne vot go aTng aang n15soe na swa9i Of
bolIoying. M ie was given by by' tho exhibition Il
two largo oards, upon each q which was placed
lady'u neclt.tio. THO only Light in tho hall was
largo harlng, hambean, In which sodium
@ Was one Of tho principal 3ngredionts. The u,
faces III It's vicinity, aud to mauve and magenta
colored cards appoared to bc Of dfforcnt shades
Of atono gray. Tho yollow and groom rhbonB on
tho cards showed white a. and /, black so tbnt It
.color. Dy turning upon thom, however, ray
/ from tho oxyhydrogon light, their truo colors
wero very distinctly roven1cd.
Tho next experiment WRB mndo with an inatru-
mont with an unprouonnceablo nanlo, Which
might be called tho phenogisacopo or something
olso. The instrument consisted of stand with
diek mud gearing which enabled tho tllsk to
tnrn at tho rato Of 800 revolutions per minute
the atrong oxylyoroEo" lamp Fas else used i, to
disk. Tho light WAS arranged with revolving
screon ovor ita face, through which wero cut two
narrow a1its. D. revolving tho former, the arn,a
, 1874-03-20


last father walsh, uuder rrctenae OF giving hor
oongti-m'xture, attempted to drug and Violnte
hcr IN tho sanctuary Of tho church, where tho
lhmps wore lighted and tho doors open. She os-
esapod, ZAP Dnt Wae afterwards lorangod Tor tine,
convent; :. w ''''A '''' - """'
Thon followed an sppcal to women in regard
70 respecting, themselves, some 9xeeiione na-
yteo to grle ~ to- ho" ana why tAoy
shonld protect themselyes' sho aoemed 70
know a about tt gayo aaieee 10 ~,
afamnt,o 'feplesontntion OF the tlrtationa OF she
oay WIN hanaaerchief arg parasol, tGr naan
s,e engn. saG she Efle) irhnR WIN hee h ftnr 1mn
nuhoaMa, ano II ahe did, wonlun't sho 10 altef
them ?"
sho tnon nlgea t9e wqmon to p5otess5{ m agalnai1
tho prohoseau T. leenso INV which VI. Ml!ses atu
tiic Board OF Aeaith aro agisating, begging hor
audience to uao al their influence against it.
~. sho ran away from ehe conycnt On on .3!t eold
gay IN January, and, having 90 IN her pocket.
sno got INTO the c9rs without knowing whofo tAoy
woa .aAe M nef ZIP arrived y rnoos.ph'e ;., ~ og
We9s 70 tha continental Hotel Win Si'1o
and her nuns Curb. Not knowlng what
70 oo, eAe soht Tor Msnop nooa.
, 1874-03-20

Railroad Meetings in Indianapolis.
speciat D,spatch to Ihs CHICAGO 4r6une.
IHD1ANAroL1B, Ind, Ma1ch 19.-At meeting
Of tho stockholders Of the indianapolis l. ST.
Louis Railroad Company this afternoon tho fol-
lowing Board Of Direotora aud officers wore
elected: Directors-Thomas A. Soott, Thomas
D. Mosslor, j.. ", Mccullough. j. Fl. Devereux,
Il. 3. Hurlbut, aud E. D. Woodburn. Ofllcera-
E. ". Woodward, President; Edward King
Secretary and Treasurer; A. J. Mcdowell, An-
ditor; Daniel Woodward, Gonoral suporintend-
ont. The first three Of the Board Of Directors
tho list three Of tho Doe. Line interest. The
reports Of tho officers were submitted and
approved.
THp 1ND1ANApoL1a nELT-RA1LwAY MANAGERS
also met to-day aud resolved to push the work Of
construction Immediately.
, 1874-03-20

Elkhart, and thought 1t would DO pleasant to
visit the metropolis Of the WoBt, but having no
funds they concluded TO BtoRl 4 ride, no they
pas.aoa, ps..ta, thomsovoa M along in an ompty car and
made o mistake In getting out OF tho car to stop
Into tho watelman's arms, for ho looked them in
tho Armory.
On complaint Of @. J. Obcrg, Justice Doyaon
issued a warrant yostortlay afternoon for tho mr.
rost OF ono Timothy ". Fullor, charged with
M fals9 pretenaeg; The warrant was placed In tho
arrested " Fuller At NO. No: 10 issaiio
gtreett and confined him In tho lookup.
This man Fuller Is tho person who lately adver-
ncBa. Apply at Room 20, No. '140 LaSalle
street." A[r. Fuller will hayo m opportunity 10
advertise Ills 'tluorative business tomorrow
morning at the old Armory Police Court.
a great doal Of excitement WAS cauaod last
ovoning in tho noighborlood Of Wabash avenue
and I'liirsieth stroot by Tho announA A'ment that
had been found, carefully tiod up tn q sLoot, by
some boys tn m adjoining alley: It Was i1nmo-
dsate1y surniaod Tint thcro had boon foul rlny,
deo,ared m M Hat % shis anpoasant pieco ot surgery
Ind not boon performed twonty-four hours be-
foro the torribEo discovery was mato. But aa no
moro of tho supposed victim could ba found,
and certain facts loakod out, 1t became worry
modloal student.
Elizabeth Good, residing Mt No. 127 North hfar-
kot atreot, displayed a perseverance, yesterday iu
trying to commit nuicito that is desorying OF a
bottor ca,,Ho. she took pair Of dull sc'ssors
and went ;into, her room, stood bofore the
a Ff0F manage ana r'a q to s ia ss sr Arsf gsay Ses
but did not dio as sooh as She
wished, 80 she bound up hor mock, washed away
all tracoB Of blood, and wont down to the 1ako,
near tho watcr-worka, and Jumped In. The
enginoor Of the new tunnel, Mr.. William hIoCno,
saw her commit tho raBh decd and rescued her,
when, to bis horror, be found ller throat WAS cut.
She WIS taken to tho Twelfth Precinct Station,
aud DR.. Bon Miller called, who attended to hor.
FIRE At TIE NORTH B1DE noLL1No-N1ILs.
Stool mill of lilo North Side Rolling. Mills was
discovered to DO on fire. Tho fire was cauBod by
tho roof tho "lantorn catching fire from tho
hent in tho ''spiogol" furnace. This.roof Is
%sn sts without casshes sea wood s t L 80 ha4a s
to Hn0D oxtinguish, Di i tho 10 fro gots v5a ~e'i
under way. When tho flames were first seen,
tho hose kept at the mill was at once gotten out,
but the doplorablo fact WAS discovered that tho
tanks woro empty. Instead Of tho tlro bong at
tho tanks boon full, it was necessary to wait till
tho fi1o onginos cauao. ...
At one timc it soomed as IT The whole mill
must 60, but tho woll-dlrected efforts Of Mar
control Of the fire and put It out.
When it looked doubtful us to whether tho
flremon or the flamoa would conquer, 1t was mn
Interesting and, at the samo timo, sad
aight to soc tho anxiety depicted OH the faccs Of
brond depcnded on. tho reautt. They wore D
happy lot Of people when they aaw tho flames
put out.
Mr.. Parkos, tho gentlomanly Superintendent
Of tho mill, stated to tho reporter that he did not
$Ihnf f&t1A
, 1874-03-20
WASHINGTON.


disabled soldiers now on tho Capitol police shall
DO retained, and then tho amendment waa re-
Jootei by vote Of 20 10 III.
The item OF St90, 900 for mileage Of members
(pa.) offered an a1neni1nont combining tho al
loTanco for mileage to aetual travelling exponaos.
Mr. PARKER (Mo.) mado point OF order that
the amendment l .1 waa not In order ~ being In
sSnS: G sS he he eGHaE 1%s "nd tic point
Mr. ALDh1guf offered similar amendment,
which was also ruled out on like point OF
order.
An ,epposi WAS taken, but tho decision MAS sus-
Mr.. SMITH, I'll (rs) () tlon moved to reduce the
amount to 820, 900, and sont to tho Clerks dosk
atatomentn from tho Secretary Of tho Treasury
showing that tho amount Of mileage patd menl-
and the amount. paid at tho present scsslon,
whom, only actual travelling expenses rerc nl-
lowed. was only $2o.478. There was an uppor-
t.lnity for tho roformors to sayo 415006j for
oongreFB III 4 as single item.
Mr. 8M1TH'B amendment was rotected-54 to
Mr. MELL1sH then moyod to strike out the
item Tor mileage, and remarked that It WAS tlnc
that this grent American swindle was abolished.
MIR. OLYMER sustained tho amendmont
Mr. FIREMAN. submitted TINT they voro
trifling with tho valuable ttmo Of tho House,
and country, and be therefore hoped the amend.
mont would not DO adopted
Il.
Ho proposed to tgh: tho appropriations In this
bill, Tito by limo.
hfr. MELLISH remarked that ho would at
tempt at every opportunity to stop this stealing
OF 81 Slso, o99 fr1m rem tho Treasury, ,,,.,
whether ho undertook to say that tho members
Of tho HouHe were ongagod in stealing 1850, 900.
Mr. MELL1SH repeatod whit ho had already
said. that the mileage wnb tho great American
Bwlndlo. Ho did not believe there was. such
HWinHtA nfrnAtfntHA 1nrnf nI1fnr fous r11.
ment.
Mr. PARKER repeated his question amid
good deal ofnoiso and confusion, but tho CHAIR
MAN stated TINT tho question In tho form put did
not soem parliamentary.
Mr. PARKER asked tho opinion Of tho Chair
as to whether Mr. Mellish's remarka wero parlia-
n: = is,5 'npas'enee
Mr. NIBLACK moved to reduce tho amount
one:half, and expressed tho opinion that 10 cents
mile was just and fair measure Of oompenaa-
ton for travelling expenses.
Mr. MELLIsH aa'd he would modify his LAM
guage, and call tho mileage constructive stoal-
ing. or l.gal atealing, but lie would not Withdraw
bis expression that 1t mas tho Great American
Mr. POTTER opposed Mr. Nib1ack's amend
mont, because 1t dld not rcduce the approprla-
ton enough.
Mr. cox said they would never hayo m end
70 this discussion nuless they stopped tho cash,
and he hoped tho Houee would do that to-day.
The discussion, which had been very noisy and
excited, hero closed, and the Comrnittoo p,o-
cocdod to vote on Mr. Niblack's amendment,
which was reteoted-53 to 80. =
Mr. HOLMAN suggested, as = measure Of
poace, an amendment ropealing the law allowing
mileage; but point OF order WAS raised by Mr.
PARKER (Alo.) J, aud tho amendment WAS not re-
ceived.
The Committee then roso, aftor having got
through with only two pages of tho bill, and tho
House adjourned.
, 1874-03-20
TEE TIeANSALLEGHENY CA
NAL.
Convention in Pittsburgh to Forward
the Interests OF This NlunstrOus Pro.
iGCl-AI5. 600. 0lQ Ask I'd Eor.

Convention in Pittsburgh to Forward
the Interests OF This Nloflstr0us Pro.
ject-H15 ,OOO, 900 AsEkc For.
Special D1spatch to The Chicago Tribune.
PtTTsnuRau, Pa, March 1o.-Tho Convention
in favor of the TIansallcgheny Canal met this
afternoon In Lafayette Hall at O'Clock. Tho
meeting WAS called to order. The Hon. John Il.
Ritchie was chosen to preside. He mnde M adj
dress fayoring tho project, and stated that the
people needed 1t. It waB not intended as q
moasure Of hostility to railroad enterprises, but
because such a canal was needed acroas tho
mountain.
". D. Moore, Of this city, made IN address Of
welcome, which WAS responded to by tho Hon.
Fl. Il. Hoffman. 4 committee OF nine to draft
resolutions we're appointed. A large number Of
delegates from Maryland and Virginia ara here,
The evening session of the Convention was
who has naade the survey Of the proposed route
over the mountain. He showed that the plan
was fairly feasible, and that q Bystem Of inclnas
would be used to carry tho boats to certain ele-
vatious, lnatead OF locls; and that they would
prove great saving in cost Of transportation.
His report VAS very long.
The Committee on Resolutions reported in a
Of appropriating tile e25, ,06(, COO NECESSARY Tor
this object, and stating that the line is complete
oil but ninety miles, OF water communication
with tho eeaboard. the West ia asked to CO.
operate with the projectors In tho matter as ono
which concerns them aa much as itdoea tho poo
pie of Maryland or Pennsylvania.
An additional committee Of nine, to confer
with tho Committee Tn Transportation, NOS ap-
pointed.
Aftor some routine business, tho Convention
adjourned to uleot in Washington, D. c.,
April %.
, 1874-03-20

The Wonders of the Yellowstone.
Gen. Gibbon, U. s. A., delivered d lecture In
KiueBbury Music-Hall. yesterday evening" upon
the scenery and tho beauties Of tho Yellowstone.
Tho audience WAS not as largo as either tho sub
icct or tho locturor'a treatment Of 1t deserved,
but 1t made up in appreciation what 1t lacked in
size.
Tho lecturer opened by stating TINT. four years.
ago, tho region of tho Yellowstone wns az un-
known as IL Central Africa to-day. Rumors of
tho magnificeuce of Its sconory and tho asto,lnd
interest in tho region which caused, in 1870, tho
organization Of an expedition. Tho lec-
turcr explained briefly tho topography
Of tho region, which Ia watored
BY thrco rivers namod By Capts. Lewis ard
Clark, tho early explorers, tho Madison, tho
Gallatcn, and tho Missouri. Tho first groat
landmark Of interest reached in tie voyage to
tho Goyser region md the falls Of tho Yellow
stono .waH Mount Clnnabar, which received its
namo from tia mistaken idea that 1t contained
deposits Of that mineral. Il was on this moun-
tain that Devi''a Slide was found. Above this
mountain was discovered a valley four miles In
length, full OF beautiful formations, among tho
ISs piar "aarsp thrty feet A u height, whieh.
from its peeuliar. shape had received the
Of q stroam Of water, which deposited grad
ually-aocumulating sediment Thoro was no
PROSPECT Of ita attaining further height, aB tho
stream had burst through tho sdesyoarp ago, aud
found fresh exit.
1t tho head OF tho valley WINS found spring
Of BRIGHT cloar water, 80 warm that tie Bng-
goation hrieeg TINT It must como from an unconl-
monly hot place, It was not vol to try tic tom
poraturo Of tLe water with tho hand, as in most
csses tio experience would bo found to
be anything but a pleasant ono. Thora
though Of primitive styjo, would doubt.
lnss in Tina give way to as elegant
bathing resorts as wore 10 be- found in large
cities. Tlo bathH wore throo In number. aid
numbered accordinr to tic temporaturo Of tho
watar' Tho lecturer decided that he would
noithcr hn narhoi,o1 in bnth No. /. nor hayo III,
outiclo removed by No. .. 90 ho tried No, 8, and
ta ros,,1t ~ his ~ exnorionco wns to dotorn;,,n-
, 1874-03-20

NEW YonK. March 1o.-The representatives Of
oassmcn Drown, Of Halifax, and Coulter, Of
Pittsburgh, cannot agroe. Brown is willing to
row for $4,000 at any place iu tho United 8tates
outside Of Now York State, or 1000 in Nova
8cotnt wi,ilo Couttor wants to row for 81 600 at
HaretaeA or Toronto.
, 1874-03-20
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS,

PHILADELPHIA, March 19.-Arrived, steamship
1ndana, from Liverpool.
L1yEnpooL, March 10.-steamalipa El7eis, g.
Lnurent,' and Humboldt. from Now York, and
Caspian, from Baltimore, hayo arrived ont.
Arrived, steamship st. Olaf, from London.
New YonK, hiaroh 10.-Arrlyod - steamer
CanRdR from Liverpool.
, 1874-03-20

Charles II. Smith, the hoad-oook Of the Palmer
House, has boen 1nlsHing sluce TueHday, and as
he Ind sone worry valuable property with Him
When he lott tho house On that evening, hls
friends are appreAepsiye Of foul play.
doosga Rohrag ind Henry plinker uyad In
, 1874-03-20
CASUALTIES.

Entnl Full OF a Trnpcze Performer.
NEW YonK, March 19.-Thia evening. James
Sylvester. trapoze peaformer ut Dorry'a Opera
House, while performing, missed tho safety rope
and foil, striking bis head Oh boz. He died .
short timo afterWard.
, 1874-03-20
NAVIGATION.
ALBANY. March 10.-Tho river is open for
navigation.
NAVIGATION,


Boots and Shoes.
Merchants who uro about coming to Chicago tor
spring goodc should fall to visit tho wholesals
house Of 9. 8. Richardson b Co., Nos. 128 and $50
Franklin street, thia Ia Of tho boat places in tho
city for buying boots and shoes. Their gools ARG OF
sueh quality aud their prices 90 1or. that mono who
ratronize them call fail 10 be nleased.
, 1874-03-20
THE WEATHER.

WABHrsoToN, D. G., March 10.-For tho
Northwest and upper lakes, falling barometer,
southerly winds, and partly cloudy weather.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
CHICAGO. March 2o-l +. m.
, 1874-03-20

Love mo, lovo my dogl 4 German woman
recently walked to Wndon1, M,.n., ton miles,
after atiay dog. On her return Bhe died from
exhaustion, and was found With tho dug 10 her
arms.
, 1874-03-20
MARRIAGES.

MARRIAGES.
WARWICK K-FARR1S-On tho 1lth lust, Mr. Cor.
nens Warwick and Miss Susie Farrfs, all Ut ths city.
SWAnTOuT- ATK1ES-1u this ctty. on tho 10 b Inst.
BY Prof. 6wlng r. q. X. 8wartout and niss Katie III.
Atkin1 all of this city,
tU-uotroit and Miles tAtfcl.) pape.s please copy
, 1874-03-20

Bank Removal,
Preston, Kean L Co. have removed their South Side
Bank to No. 100 Washington uBt Gust Of tho Mstho.
dist Church Block, whero their largo and tncreasing
business will bc bettor accommodated,
, 1874-03-20
FURNITURE AND CARPETS

At Auction. SATURDAY. March 81. At 10 m. psrlos
steaas karoq%s; spEns Cen
Also. j. ooo yard. Nr.sses and Woulou Oarpots.
BRUSH, BON CO.. AuetiInaera, |
IL South CanAl.st,