The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-20

gone TO Harrisburg he took the train,
but found on his arrival that the man
had not come to that city. BY telegraph
IL was learned that he had turned
towards New Cumberland, and taking
policeman with him, Mr.. II. hurried In
that direction, and soon got on his track.
But the horse they drove gave out and
by the advice of the officer they then
gave up the search, and hoping to Sc
cure his arrest by telegraphing, Mr.. r..
returned home.
The chase was, however, resumed that
night by Mr.. Kistler, but with what
success we have not yet learned.
"A Reform that Is eded.--There is great
cry about civil service reform, and upon
one point we think the people of the
state who depend on the p. II. r., for
mail service will with one accord cry
out" oh give us reform :" That point
is the carrying of the mails. The pres
ent arrangement is an outrage and we
think must be the special device of the
devil. Some of our subscribers living
within 20 miles of our office receive
their copy of THE TINES usually in four
days but sometimes not at all and some
times so mutilated and dirtied that when
it reaches them il is of no use. If the
postal department cannot remedy the
evil, it ought to relinquish the business
and allow private citizens to make some
arrangements which will be an accom-
mediation and not a nuisance to the
people. If the new Postmaster General
will correct these evils both Democrats
and republicans will acknowledge he is
the right man in the right place, and
while the former will forgive him for
accepting an office at the hands of a Re
publican President the latter will forgive
the president fol appointing Democrat
to Office.
Court Proceedings. of the
Orphans Court held on Wednesday and
Thursday, the 18th and 14th inst.
There being no exceptions to any of
the accounts of Administrators, Execu-
tors or Guardians as filed they were con-
In the matter of the certiordrG to re-
move all proceedings had before Esquire
Henry in case of w. Cree VS.. Christie
| pher G. Reen, and in which tlAe justice
had given Judgment for Plaiatitf, the
| Court reversed the jugdment for infor-
| mality.
On account of the extreme illness of
| Mrs. Barnett, mother of G. A. Barnett,
Esq, the court adjourned Sntil Satur-
| day, Maach oath.
Juniasa County. - We copy the follow
ing from the Juniata county papers of
last week.
About nine o'clock on Monday eve
ming, the building belonging to II. T..
Parker, Esq, and occupied by s. B.
Loud0n, merchant tailor, John w.
Muthersbaugh, hardware store, and b.
f. Kepner, drug store, was discovered
| to be on fire. The fire was discovered
| in the middle partition upstairs, and how
| it originated is mystery. The fire had
made considerable headway between the
| plastering and the walls, and was extin-
| guished only after hard labor in cutting
| away the tin roof and plastering. The
buildingis injured probably to the extent
| of 81 200.
Mr.. Loudan had his cloths, cassimeres,
&c, considerably damaged by the smoke
and water.
Mr.. Muthersbaugh had his stock of
hardware very seriously damaged by
being deluged with water coming
| through the ceiling from the upstairs.
Mr. Kepner sustains no loss, the fire
being put out before it had reached over
his department.
| The building adjoini@g belonging to
| Mr.. Yeakley was somewhat damaged by
having portion of the tin roof torn off.
The latest excitement was the dis
covery of a cave in Spruce Hill town.
ship. 1t was found by Mr.. William
| Russell on the ridge between his place
| anG where Mr.. Hariaaan lives, about
onequarter of mile aorth of Centre
scheol-house. The cave is about four
or FIVE feet square and five or six feet
deep. 1t contained seven glass lamps,
some with globes, and bears evidence
| of having been used; one large glass
bottle, with silver top-on it one oil can,
almoSt new, with the name of III. K.
Owes stamped on the bottom f; two large
packs of cards about 0ne dozen slate
pencils, and some copy-books.
Cunherland County.-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Cumberland county
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