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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-07
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sight when the sufferers are infirm and
feeble old men. The fearful bodily con-
tortions, the dire distress depicted on his
lugubrious face, retchings and strainings
that raise him on tiptoe and make every
nerve quiver and the expression of disgust
and WEAKNESS on his countenance when at
last the bitter nasty upheaval takes place,
would excite the commiseration of the most
obdurate. And as the poor tottering old
martyr to his faith walks away, wipirg the
tears from his eyes, with many a spasmodic
shake of the head and ghastly grimace, he
is in truth to be sorrowed for. Upon the
third day and night they neither sleep nor
eat, hence the fourth day is spent in pro-
found slumber and absolute silence and in
action reign over the camp, except for a
short period when they are employed in
gorging themselves to recompense them for
the abstinence of the previous day. On
the fifth day the men all 60 hunting, the
women remaining behind to bake bread,
and the night is spent in feasting.
The sixth day is repetition of the sec
ond days proceedings, together with a
"band council" On the morning of the
seventh day they again have recourse to
the cleaning drink of the third day. Once
more they fill the flowing bowl and pa
tiently await the overflow, and after this
renewed publication they scatter to their
homes, worn out pilgrims.
The chants connected with their dances
are hymns of thanksgiving to the Great
Spirit for the harvest and invocations for a
continuance of his favors.
The fire maker is sacred parsonage, a
sort of high priest and oracle. The facts
connected with the death of the last fire
maker of the Tukabachee band shows how
accident or coincidence sometimes favors
them i'll securing belief in their supernat-
ural powers. He had for long time been
charging the members of the band with
indifference to the Importance of the
busk," and accusing them of failure in
attendance, and frequently prophesied"
that their want of zeal would cause his
death. Sure enough, during the time of
the last "busl' he died and of course his
name will long live in the traditions of the
tribo as a divinely endowed mortal.
1t may be though, that his death might
be accredited to an overdose of his own
vile compound. But be that as it may,
after generous goblet or two of the bev-
erage,
" He smiled kinder sickly smile, and curled
upon the floor,
And the subsequent proceeding interested him
no more"
and the singularity of his demise gives ad-
ditional prestige to his successor.
have yet many things distinctive OF
the Indians and peculiar to the two tribes
with which l am best acquainted to tell
you but shall reserve them for another
time. A. W. G.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-07
Disastrous FIre AT MIIIerstoMn.

Millerstown, Butler Co., April IA
fire. broke out here at half-past one this
morning, in the Central Hotel, from gas
used in the building, as is supposed. Seven
persons were burned to death, their bodies
being recovered. The names of the vic
tins are as follows :-Norah Carly of
Pleasantville; George Deet, German
Captain Oliver, oil operator; Martin Phil
lips and Sanford Acert, drillers. The names
of the other two are unknown.
Norah McCarty jumped from a third
story window of the Central House, and
was badly injured, but is still alive.
Ninety-six buildings in all, have been
burned. More persons are thought to
have been burned, but have not yet been
recovered. The loss as far as ascertained,
is $232, 800 insurance, S34, 1850.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-07
Foreign Items.

Paris, March 3O.-The report that Hen
ri Rochefort and Paschal Grousset have
escaped from New Caledonia is confirmed.
A dispatch from Melbourne of to-day's
date says they, with Gourde and Bulliere,
and two other convicts, have arrived at
New Castle, New South Wales.
Political disquietude throughout the
country is on the increase, and the various
political factions are again discussing the
probabilities of important changes in the
administration at no distant date. The re-
cent debates in the assembly, from their
general tone and character, have weak
ened the confidence of the country in the
permanence of the seven year presidential
system.
An apprehension is becoming popular
that France and Germany will soon be
again involved in dangerous complications
and that an early renewal of the late war
between the two countries is unavoidable.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-07

eB- A dispatch from Austin Nevada,
received at San. Francisco on Wednesday
night, gives the particulars of horrible
tragedy in Smoky Valley in that State. 1t
appears that Christopher Reckstein had
been for a long time jealous of his wife in
consequence of attentions paid to her by
young man named Norton, and they had
frequent quarrels about him. Yesterdays
man named Osterhaus went to Reckstein's
house, and, receiving no response to his de-
mands for admission, broke open the door.
On the floor lay the naked body of Mrs.
Reckstein, cut in pieces and her head split
open. At her feet were the bodies of their
two little girls their heads nearly severed
from their bodies, and near were the bodies
of Reckstein and young Norton, grappled
as in a death struggle. Reckstein grasped
in his right hand large bowie knife, COW
cred with blood, and in Norton's right hand
was dragon pistol, two chambers of
which were discharged. There is no living
witness to this terrible affair.
G5Y" In no part of the country have fe-
male crusaders met with more obstinate
and successful resistance than from Mrs.
Ward, Of Greenville, Tennessee. The con-
test has lasted for several weeks, and been
conducted with determination on both
sides. In rain and sleet the women have
stood before the saloon, singing, and pray
ing and adjuring, while Mrs. Ward stood
inside defying and laughing. She has even
taken out another license, the old one hav-
ing expired. At the latest advices noon
of st, Patrick's day, she showed no signs
of yielding The ladies are equally resolv-
ed, and Greenville thinks that it's getting
monotonous.
New York, March 81, 1974.-Mr. Oliver
Davidson, wealthy builder of Brooklyn,
entered the Park hotel, nodded sociably to
the clerk and took seat in the reading
room. He made one Or two commonplace
remarks and then became silent. Present
ly the clerk noticed that while he preserv-
ed his previous position, his head fell un-
naturally back. A closer inspection reveal
ed immobile features, and the staring eye
of death.
cB The Rev. Mr.. Kerns, of Clintonville,
Centre county, was chopping wood to
kindle fire when chip struck him in the
eye and knocked it out upon his cheek
He then took his handkerchief and wiped
his face when he found, to his horror,
that he had wiped out his eye.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-07
A Brave Wntchmnn.

Jersey City, March 9O--At midnight
last night four masked robbers entered
Jacob Glase's house, 1913 Railroad avenue,
where Mr. Muller, watchman of Demmills
& Brothers jewelry mandatory sleeps.
They seized and bound him, and two re-
mained as sentinels while the other two
ransacked the house for the keys of the
manufactory. They failed to find them
and threatened Muller with death. He
firmly refused to deliver up the keys, and
the robbers gathered bedding together,
saturated it with oil and set it on fire
They then went out, leaving Muller to q
horrible death. Fortunately he succeeded
in breaking the bandages on his legs and
gave an alarm. He was rescued, narrowly
with life. The house was totally consumed
The thieves escaped.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-07
Miscellaneous News Items.


G5g- The leader of great revival of re-
ligion in De Kalb county, ILL.,, is boy of
IA, described as ga most fluent exhorter.n
CB- A postmistress in Mississippi dis
charged her husband from clerkship the
other day for non-attendance to duty.
E5s- Near Fort Ticonderoga recently
wagon containing 1900 pounds of nitro
glycerine fell over bluff, but fortunately
did not explode.
o3S- At Boston on Sunday evening Mr..
Goglery, organist at the Baptist church,
West Concord street, died of heart disease
in his seat while conducting the service.
GB- On Friday evening week, William
Marks, a stone mason of Allentown, Pa,
dropped dead at his work, He leaves a
wife and several children.
GEE AT the Oakland park ON tho I'd inst,
the California marc, Lady Mac, made what
is said to be the best time on record in
five mile trotting race. She trotted against
jerome and Omaha. She sold in pools at
50 against their $40 and SO respectfully,
and won the race in thirteen minutes.
GB- The women of Worcester, Mass,
have abandoned the Dio Lewis plan Of
operation against liquor-dealers, and have
decided to go to work privately visiting
owners of buildings occupied by liquor
dealers and endeavoring to induce them to
sign pledge not to let their premises to
any one for the sale of liquor.
EB- This is what we learn from the
Cleveland Voice: A West-sider who
keeps general store, in descanting on the
completeness of his stock says he tries to
keep everything in creation but the ten
commandments and he would keep them,
but no one else keeps them and he don't
want to appear eccentric.
tB- A lady at Madison, Ohio, thinking
pleasantly TO surprise one of her boarders,
put gold ring which he had lost in pan
cake and placed the production on his plate
at breakfast But the boarder bolted the
pancake in suchlarge bites that the pres
ence Of the ring was not discovered and
now it is lost again.
e$- At Reading, on Sunday, while little
daughter of Adam Dease was passing along
the street, on her way to Sunday School,
her clothing took fire, as is supposed from
lighted stump of a cigar being thrown
upon her. She was taken into house and
quickly stripped Of her clothing, but was
so badly burned that her condition is now
critical. dr thts Hmt.ty
az About 500 operatives in the hosiery
mill and bleachery Of the Boston manu-
featuring company, in Waltham, Mass,
have struck for 10 per cent. advance on the
wages. There is much excitement in
Walthan and it is generally believed the
company will not accede to the demand.
In the hosiery department only a few girls
are left, and of the bleachery hands only
small number are at work. The whole
number employed by the company is about
1900. asiqs ~
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-07
"H Ousekeeper,, Of Health.

The liver being the great depurating or
blood cleansing organ of the system-set
this great g housekeeper of our health" at
work, and the foul corruptions which gen.
der in the blood, and rot out, as it were, the
machinery of life, are gradually expelled,
from the system. For this purpose DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with
very small daily doses of DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Purgative Pellets are pre-eminent-
ly the articles needed. They cure every
kind Of humor from the worst scrofula to
the common pimple, blotch or eruption.
Great eating ulcers kindly heal under their
mighty curative influence. Virulent blood
poisons that lurk in the system are by
them robbed Of their terrors, and by their
persevering and somewhat protracted use
the most tainted systems may be complete
ly renovated and built up anew. Enlarged
glands, tumors and swellings dwindle away
and disappear under the influence Of these
great resolvents.
DocToRs COULDN'T HELP HIM.
Meigsville, Morgan Co., o., March Gath
1879. Dear DR.. Pierce:a
When / was 10 or IS years Of age took
what is called Kings Evil, and by constant
doctoring it would heal in one place and
break out in another. first found your
name in the Christian! Adgocate, and sent 10
miles for the first bottle, which did me
more good than all other medicines l ever
used. / am 29 years old and doctored with
five doctors, and not one OF them helped
me so much as your bottle OF discovery.
have got we'll and able to do a good days
work. JOHN A. WILSON.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-07

THERE was considerable excitement
throughout the State during the past ten
considerable proportions at Susquehanna
Depot, on the Erie rail road. About
1000 hands had gathered there and for
time stopped all trains. The Sheriff of
the county of Susquehanna called upon
the Governor of this State for aid, and
troops were sent on Saturday a week. This
move had the desired effect, and the trains
now run as usual. Most of the troops were
sent home on Thursday last, while few
remain to guard the shops until matters
get fully settled down. The strike origina-
ted in the neglect of the company to pay
the February wages, as promised.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-07

GE- Plymouth church, Brooklyn, was
never SO crowded as it is now, and Mr..
Beecher really seems to be at the height,
both of his popularity and power This
church has 600 free seats-free to the first
conner, and the pews are rented with the
express condition that the ushers may Ill
up all vacancies when service begins. 1t is
estimated that at least 1000 strangers are
seated every Sunday morning. The hos
pitality Of the members of the church
has become proverbial.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-07

G7g Christiana Lackenmayer, middle
aged woman, Of respectable appearance,
was on Saturday morning sentenced in the
Essex CO., N.J,,court to the State Prison for
one year for setting fire to her own house.
She is the mother of six children, one Of
them babe three months old. Her hus-
band and children were all in court at the
time she was sentenced, and the scene is
described as truly. heartrendipg,
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-07

THE contest for United States Senator
still continues in the Massachusetts, Legis-
lature. Neither party appears disposed to
give way and it is impossible to tell what
the result will be but it does not seem pos
sible that either of the present Republican
candidates, Dawes, or Hoar can be elected.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-07
The Judicial Districts.

The following is the Judicial Apportion-
ment under the new bill, which, became a
10, 10
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-07

LAW lttSJ WGSh
l Philadelphia. "a Huntingdon, Blair
2 Lancaster. and Cambria.
3 Northampton. 25 Centre, Clearield
Tioga, Potter Nc and Clinton.
Kean and Cameron. 90 Columbia, Sullivan,
5 Allegheny. Wyoming & Montour.
6 Erie. 81 Washington.
z Bucks. 2S Venango.
s Northumberland. 30 Lycoming.
o Cumberland. 80 Crawford.
10 Westmoreland. 81 Lehigh.
IL Iuzerne. 32 Delaware.
IL Dauphin 81 Leban'n 33 Armstrong.
13 Bradford. "a Susquehanna.
IA Fayette g. Greene. 35 Mercer.
Is Chester. SO Beaver.
16 Bedford and Som 81 Warren, Forest and
erset. Elk.
II Butler & Lawrence. 3S Montgomery.
1S Clarion & jefferson. 80 Franklin and Full
10 York. ton.
20 Union, Snyder and 40 Indiana.
Mitflin. Al Juniata and Perry.
81 Schuykill. AZ Adams.
22 Wayne and Pike. 43 Carbon and Mon
% Berks. roe.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-07

Below will be found another interesting
letter from correspondent in Indian Ter
| fitorv
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-04-23
Cheap transportation.

New YORK, April ia dispatch
from Washington says the select COM
mittee OH transportation routes 10 the
sca-board will meet on Tuesday night,
and Senator Window, chairman, ex-
poets to submit report this week
The senator viii! take this position:
Cheap transportation is to be OBJ
tanned only through competition. and
competition, TO be eflectual, must OPP
crate through cheaper channels of COM
merce than are now provided, and
must be governed by power with
which combination is impossible.
The committee have passed over the
idea of obtaining transportation by
the regulation of freights, and it may
be set down conclusively that as be-
tween the two alternatives Of freight,
railroad and water lines. the commit
tee will favor water lines.
1t is estimated by engineers who
have conducted the surveys that the
expenditure of about seven million
dollars would connect the Mississippi
with the lakes, and the required i'm
prOvement of the Erie canal to state
of magnitude corresponding with the
contemplated grand connection, would
require about ten million dollars, while
about twelve millions would connect
lake Champlain with the deepwater on
the Hudson, securing ship canal ca
pable of passing vessels of one thou
sand TONS
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-04-23
The Chinch Bug.

a correspondent of the New York
Tribune furnishes that paper with the
following:
''Some years ago | read that the
chinch bug could be kept out of spring
wheat crops by sowing ten per cent. of
fall with the spring wheat used.
Though rather incredulous, the expe-
rimcnt was tried and proved COM
plctc success. Ny neighbors, as well
rs myself, now SOW a little fall wheat
with the spring crop. 1t never heads
out, but the green succulent growth
attracts the chinch bug, which leaves
the good crop to mature unmolested."
We have heard substantially the same
thing from several of our best farmers
Er. q. ID. Humphrey told us, not long
since, that he kept the chinch bug out
Of his corn by sowing wheat to the
depth of about rod on the side next
the field of spring wheat which had
been badly affected by the bugs. The
pests let corn alone TO take the more
tender spears of freshly sproutcd
wheat. Ii is easy TO apply this simple
remedy. and we hope we will hear no
more complaint about the ravagcs of
the chinch Emporia Ledger.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-04-23
Grain Gambling.


The recent decision of Judge Blod.
gett, of Chicago. strikes blow at the
roots of grain gambling, and will, per.
haps, do much TO break up that PERM
cious game of chance which unsettles
values aud Expresses farmers. While
the judge says, Il do not wish TO be
understood as holding that every OPP
ton contract for the delivery of grain
or stock. or that every put contract
Is necessarily void" the effect of this
decision is TO make il probable that
they would in most cases be SO adju-
Gated, at least if tried before Judge
Blodgett. These transactions hover
SO near the dividing line between lc-
gitimate and illcgitimate business, that
the courts will be liable TO be quite di-
vided in regard TO eases of the kind
brought before them: and so long as
there is money in the option and put"
business, men will prosecute il. taking
the chance of court decisions as they
do &C market prices.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-04-23

Broom Corn.


A correspondent of the Country
Gentlemen says that broom corn is a
profitable crop. Good seed is needed
and it should be drilled in rows three
feet apart. Ii must be weeded out
after it is three or four inches high,
being careful not te pull up the young
corn, - Il looks much like weeds when
young and small. Ii should then be
carefully hoed. and the cultivator and
pillow run between the rows. Ii will
grow very fast.
Some top it or break ever the whisks,
but the best way is TO let it be. and
when ready. cut down the stalks and
throw them in rows, and after few
DAYS cut off the stalk about four inches
from the butt end of the whisk. Then,
after q few days you must tie the
whisks up in bundles, and stack on the
ground, putting plenty of the stalks
under and around, and the whisks in;
but if you have small lot it is best TO
put In the barn or under some covered
place, to be ready to hatchel when con-
venient. The finer the whisks and the
greeucr they arc, the better the brooms.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-04-23
Selling Corn.

Sell no corn in the ear have all YOU
sell shelled-a hand Smelling machine
will answer if your crop is small one
if large, get one TO be worked by
horsepower; neither will cost n grea,
dcal-and we are very certain that the
cobs, if crushed, steamed and fed to
your cattle will be worth more to YOU
in a single winter than the price of a
corn-sheller, whether you get large
or small one. We believe there is one
third as much nutriment in a bushel of
grain, and we know that cows and
oxen fed upon three pecks of the
steamed or crushed cobs, in addition
to their usual quantity Of hay or tops
of fodder, will keep fat. Then why
haul your cobs TO market to be given
away? Ii costs you as much TO carry
a bushel of cobs TO market as il does
to carry a bushel of corn. Shell your
corn, leave your cobs ut home to nour-
ish your cattle, and through them your
lands: and when YOU now send one
bushel of corn, you will be able 10
transport two for the same money
Look this subject fair in the facc--con-
suit economy-consult the comfort of
your cattle-consult the wants of your
soil, and YOU cannot fail to take our
advicc.-Ame,icdn Farmer.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-04-23
Business Laws.

The following compilation of bust.
ness laws, taken from an exchange. is
worth a careful preservation, As it con-
tains the essence ola very large amount
of legal verbiagc:
II is not legally necessary TO say on
notes ''for value received
Contracts made on Sunday canno, be
enforced.
A note by minor is void.
A contract made by minor is also
void.
a coatract made by lunatic is also
void
A note obtained by fraud, or from a
person in state Of intoxication cam
not be collected.
If a note is lost or stolen il does not
release the maker: he must pay it, if
the consideration for which it was
given and the amount can be proven.
An cndorscr of a note is exempt from
liabilities if not served with notice
of dishonor within twcnty-four hours
Of its non-paymcnt.
Notes bear interest only when Il is
SO stated.
Principals are responsible for the
acts of their agents.
Each individual in partnership is re-
sponsible for the debts of the firm.
Ignorance Of law excuses no one.
The law compels no one TO do i'm
possibilities.
An agreement without consideration
is void.
Signatures made with lead pencil
are good in law.
receipt for money is not always
conclusive.
The acts Of one partner binds all the
rest
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-04-23
The Seeding Iowa Grange.

Some of the Kansas newspapers have
been gloating over the fact that Mari
the order and had issued manifesto
declaring itself independent of both
state and national oranges.
Now comes Dudley W. Adams, mas
ter of the national grange, and ex-
plains that he had caused their charter
10 be revoked about one month before
they seeded, for non-paymcnt of dues
aud other bad behavior. After a
grange has been turned out Of the or
der for bad conduct, aud then prctends
TO have seeded, is decidedly n thin
arrangement for our enemies to uphold
any longer.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-04-23

The following dialogue was over
heard in Nicksburg: "Say, Jim, Use
noticed sometin' in dis town, is your
81 dunno whedder l is or no. 81: what
is it 2" Its dis; Is you noticed when
strange darkey come here. dat mounts
to somefin', de white folks say, Who's
dat colored man?' but de collud peo-
pie say. who is dat nigga!' Jim, a
Niger amt got no sense. nohow."
Oats so. ST. sho's yer born
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-04-23

A certain little five-year old Miss in
Milwaukee is very fond of sausages.
A few nights since. As she WAS saving
the Lords PRAYER. she stopped as she
repeated the petition. "Give us this
day our daily bread" and asked. MA
ma, don't he give sausages. too q
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-04-23

Some of the Patrons of Husbandry
in Minnesota have applied the princi.
pal Of cooperation 10 new industry
the pursuit and capture of horse
thieves. Hereafter each grange is to
have Five riders" who are. on rob.
berry Of stock being reported, to mount
and follow the culprits. To this end
the grange is TO furnish them with
funds not less in amount than $25, and
on giving the hailing sign of the Pa
irons, all other oranges will entertain
them free of cost, turn out to aid them,
or lend them fresh horses.