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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-11-30

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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-18
Can a Wife Hire Her husband7 2

A novel question presented itself before
Judge Schenck, at Asheville, North
Carolina, recently At the spring term of
Buncombe Court, Judge Furches sentenced
one Shaft to imprisonment in the County
Jail for six months. After he had remain
ed in Jail month, the County Commits
sioners, having seen the recent act of AS
sembly allowing them to hire out convicts
to the public works, or individuals" +"
proceeded to hire Shaft out to his wife for
So per month, and Shaft moved his quar-
ters to the old domicil as the prisoner and
"hireling" of his wife. The matter now
presented by the Solicitor of the Court, His
Honor ordered that Shaft be committed to
prison as an escaped convict holding that
though the letter of the law had been COM
piled with, it was violation of its spirit
and meaning, and a virtual notification of
the sentence of the Court. Capt. McLoud,
who is the prisoners counsel, has appealed
to the Supreme Court.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-18
A Priest Said to Have Been Kidnapped.

DETRoIT, Mich, December 5.-The eve
ming papers give an account Of the recent
abduction of Father Fitzpatrick of King
vile, Ont, sixteen miles from Windsor
Fitzpatrick lived next to Elder Henderson,
with whom he became intimate and by
whom he was converted to Methodism.-
On Friday Fitzpatrick appeared at the
Methodist Conference at Belle River, and
embraced the faith, an exciting crowd of
Catholics attending. Fitzpatrick, accom-
panied by Henderson, started to return to
Kingville, and on the way stopped for
supper at house near Essex. While wait
ing for supper Fitzpatrick was called out
by two men, supposed TO be members of
the Kingville Catholic Church, who said
they would like to talk with him concern
ing the step he had just taken. The three
stroled lesurely down the road until out
of sight of the house, and nothing has
been seen of Fitzpatrick since. An inves-
tigation is in progress. The Catholics in
Canada as well as in Detroit arc stirred up
over Fitzpatrick's detection. 1t is believed
the kidnapped priest was kept at the house
of the priest at Maidstone Cross that night
and the next day taken to a convent at
Sandwich or Amerstburg.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-18
Whole Farms Washed Away.

Never in the memory of man has there
occurred such n rise in the streams of
Hampshire county, W. Va, as by the
recent flood, nor so great destruction OF
crops and fencing. So extensive has been
the destruction that It amounts to "A
calamity. Along the South Branch scarce
ly shock of corn or q stack of hay re-
mains the whole valley is a clean sweep
crops and fencing, and the embankments
are all broken and swept away. All the
fat cattle aud other stock Of every kind
are left on the hands of the farmers at the
beginning of winter without food, and pro-
badly not a sufiicency of food left to
winter the horses that are used to till the
ground consequently the cattle must be
thrown on the market, or seek more
favored country for food
A despatch from Moorelleld, Hardy
county, say that the destruction by the
flood in that county alone will reach $4OO,-
900. There are not thousand shocks of
corn in the valley of the South Branch of
the Potomac. Farms have been washed
completely away, and land that was worth
$100 an acre is now utterly without value.
The suffering among the cattle is very
great, and hundreds of farmers are ruined.
The torrent reached from mountain to
mountain, and was twenty feet deep.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-18
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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-18
Skirmish Between Journalist and Mayor.

Isaac NJ. Brown, editor of the Columbus,
Indiana Republican," has been making
things hot for gamblers and other wrong
doers in that city, and has been bringing
his stogas down upon the corns of Mayor
Cooper, who, he declares, agreed to wink
at infractions of the law as the price of his
election. On Sunday the mayor and the
editor met, and after a war of words
buckled in. The editor displays two
black eyes, and the mayor shows up with a
chawed thumb and loss of whiskers.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-18

Ia Stephen A. Haviland, who is sup
posed to be the most correct type-setter in
New York, died recently, aged GO years.
He has been known to set twelve book
pages Of type, in mixed Greek, Latin and
English, without an error and the remark
able feat of setting a concordance to the
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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-18
VEGETINE
HAS ENTIRELY CURED MEL

Boston, Oct. 1870.
MIR. ii. II. Stevens-Dear Sir - MY daughter.
after having severe attack OF Whooplng Cough
was left in feeble state of health Being advis.
ed by friend she tried the Yegetlne, and after
using few bottles was fully restored to health.
have been great sufferer from rheumatism
/ have taken several bottles of the Vegetine for
this complaint, and am happy TO say It has entire
ly cured me- have recommended the Vegetlne
TO others with the same good results. 1t Is great
cleanser and purifier OF the blood; 1t Is pleasant
to take and can cheerfully recommend IT,
JAMES MORSE, 1854 Athens st.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-18

LAWRENCE, Kan, December H. The
Simpson bank, of the city, went into
voluntary liquidation yesterday, and j. S.
Chew was appointed receiver. 1t was the
oldest banking institution in the city. 1t
is believed that the assets of the bank, if
not sacrificed, viii be sufficient to pay the
creditors in full.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-18
A Business Widow.

A St. Louis widow has on hand law
suit to break the will of her first husband,
another to recover the insurance money on
the life of the second, and third to OBJ
tain alimony from the last.
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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-18
Rheumatism is a Disease Of tI,e Blood.

The blood in this disease, is found to contain an
excess OF Hbrtn. Vegetine acts by converting
the blood IRON its diseased condition to a healthy
circulation. Yegetne regulates the bowels which
is very important In this complaint One bottle
OF Vegetine will give relief, but to effect per-
manent cure 1t must be taken regularly, and may
take several bottles, especially in cases OF long
standing Vegetine Is sold by all druggists Try
i, and your verdict will be the same as that OF
thousands before you, who say, ~ never found
so much relief as from the use OF Vegetine,"
and Herbs.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-18
THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA, DECEMBER ls 1877
VEGETINE
WILL CURE RHEUMATISM.

Mr. ALBERT SSOOKER, the wellknown
druggist and apothecary OF Springvale, Me- al
ways advises every. one troubled with Rheuma-
tlsn to try VEGETINE.
READ MS STA GlElIENT
sprlngvae. Me-, Oct l2 1876.
Mr.. II. II. Stevens - Dear Sir - Fifteen years
ago last fall was taken sick with rheumatism
was unable to move until the next April. From
that time until three years ago this fall I suffered
everything with rheumatism Sometimes there
would be weeks at time that could not step
one step; these attacks were quite often. suf-
years ago last spring commenced taking Vege-
tine and followed It until had taken seven bot
bottles; have had no rheumatism since that time
always advise every one troubled with rheuma-
tsm to try Vegetlne, and not suffer for years as
have done. This statement Is gratuitOus as far
as MIR. Stevens Is concerned. Yours. &C..
ALBERT CROOKER,
Firm Of A, Crooker 4 Co., Druggists and Apoth.
ecares.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-18

"Vegetine," says Boston physician, "has no
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wonderful cures, after all other remedies had
Jailed, visited the laboratory and convinced
myself OF its genuine merit. 1t is prepared from
parks, roots and herbs, each of which is highly
effective, and they are compounded in such a
manner as to produce astonishing results !"
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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-26
sENATOR-ELECT DAVIS.

Judge David Davis has been elected
United States senator from the State of
Illinois TO serve six years from the fourth
of March next. The Democratic party
of Illinois has reason to commend the
great good sense of the Democratic men,
bers of the legislature, shown in the Sc
lection and election OF Judge Davis. He
has been our candidate for several years
past. We wanted him for president,
but did not get him; we
would have been glad to vote for him for
any position suitable to his distinguished
ability, but have not had the opportunity.
AS United States senator he suits us. and
we are confident that the future will
prove that the Democrats. aided by, the
Independents, of the Illinois Legislature,
did a good days work yesterday. Judge
Davis has dignitied every position to
which he has been called In the past, and
he will dignity the United States senator
ship. In character and ability he Is the
peer of any man in that body.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-26
HIT.

One of the most palpable hits of Sena-
tor COnkling's great speech in favor OF
the plan for the settlement of the presi-
dental difficulty, was when, in reply to
Senator Morton's assertion that the Re-
publicans of his state were opposed to
the plan, Conkling read a petition signed
by thirty-seven Republicans and three
Democrats of Indiana, and then, moving
over to Morton's seat, said, with the
greatest politeness: 81 find among these
names Conrad Baker. late Republican
governor; Leonidas Sexton, late lieuten-
ant-governor and Republican congress
man elect; Jonathan Gordon. late Re.
publican candidate for encouragement ;
Gen. Ben Harrison, late Republican
candidate for governor" The manner
Of the orator was fine, and the blow given
by him staggering. 1t knocked the ven
omous old wretch of the hobbling canes
out of time.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-26
MORRlSON,s REPORT.

The Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Co1rre5-Joa07aak, says that Nor
rison will try to get in his Louisiana re-
port by next Monday. The report will
set out fully and denOunce the frauds by
which the will of the people of Louisiana
was subverted. 1t will state how
the supervisors Of registration threw out
twenty-nine hundred Of the Democratic
majority in making their returns to the
returning board. Both Democratic and
Republican members OF the committee
are said to regard this act as wholly ille-
gal. The action Of the returning board
in throwing out eleven thousand votes
additional TO these, thereby depriving
the Democrats of some eight thousand
majority, will be condemned by the ma
jorlty report OF the committee. There is
no semblance of warrant tor any
such action. except perhaps In
the two Felcianas, Ouaehita and
Morehouso parishes, which, II re-
jected, would still leave over 1000 DEM
ocratic majority in the State, in addition
to the twenty-nine hundred Democratic
votes thrown out by the supervisors.
One good result will be that there will be
no division in the committee as to what
were the actual votes for each side cast
and sent to the returning board. The
only question of difference is as to the
number OF votes lost by the illegal action
Of supervisors, and here the estimates
vary only One or two hundred.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-26
THE COMPROMISE,

The old man of the Sun and several
old boys who correspond tor his paper
are disturbed by the proposed compro-
mise. The old man didn't know much
about it, and processes to be induced to
be in favor of its adoption or opposed to
it as the case may be-that Is to say, il
he understands himself, which it is
cared the same he does not. The old
boys who write tor him, are clearly of
the opinion that the president Of the sen-
ate should count in Hayes and there end
the matter. Easy, old boys. The doe
trine that the president of the senate has
a right to count the vote has been
knocked higher than kite, and IL Ferry
undertakes TO count in Hayes, away goes
his head. The house will then elect Til.
den, and try conclusions with the
conspirators on the battle field.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-26
TIE SENATORIAL CONTEST,

On Wednesday the senatorial combat
at Springfield assumed q strange phase,
and Democrats, Republicans and lnde-
pendents became mixed In q seemingly
inextricable confusion. The Democrats
nominated Judge David Davis, and the
Republicans, Judge Lawrence, but
neither party could be held to its candi-
date. Logan being out of the way, party
lines became weak.
The first ballot after these nominations
the thirty-fifth of the contest-resulted
as follows Lawrence, SC; Davis, 81 ;
Haines, (; scattering, 8.
The thirty-sixth ballot resulted as fol-
lows, with twelve changes from the pre-
vious ballot: Lawrence, 81 Davis, 9s /;
Haines, Is; scattering 4.
The thirty-seventh ballot showed
thirty-iive changes from the previous bal
lot. mostly Republican to Hanes. The
result was as follows: Davis, IS Law.
renee, so; Haines. AZ j; scattering, s.
On the thirty-eghth BALLOT, 19S vot-
ing, 100 was the necessary number to
elect. The result OF this ballot, with 81
changes from the previous BALLOT, was
as follows: Davis, &c; Haines, IS /;
Lawrence, 80 scattering, 10. Under the
excitement and disappointment of the
Republicans the house had several un.
ruly outbreaks of passionate exclama-
ton.
On the thirty-ninth ballot, with eleven
changes from the previous ballots, the
result was as follows: Davis, 50 ::
Haines, 60; Lawrence, AZ; scattering g..
Speaker Shaw changed to Haines with
the majority OF the Republicans. Before
the roll-call was announced there was
general change of 20 votes of Democrats,
principally to Lawrence.
Alter the balio, the joint convention
was adjourned, excitement running in
tensely high.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-26
CHANGED HAMLlN,

While Senator Sergeant was making a
speech on Wednesday last, against the
electoral plan, he was interrupted by
Senator Hamlin, who read the return
from the State of Georgia in 1901, and
said there was no certificate accompany
ing it, that the electors met and balloted.
The paper did not conform TO the constl-
tuition. There was nothing upon its face
to show that the votes were cast
for anybody. Yet the rec
ord showed 1t was counted and no
objection was made. How could il have
been counted save by the decision of the
person in whose custody it was, Mr..
Jefferson, who was then president of
the senate and presided over the joint
convention.
BY this interjection Senator Hamlln in
tended to give strength to the claims that
the president of the senate has the
right to count the electoral votes
and declare the result. Senator Ed
munds took the wind out of his
in the instance cited, Mr.. Jefferson
opened the paper, said to be the Georgia
returns, and handed it to the tellers who
examined it, entered the number OF votes
of Georgia, and passed it back to Jefier-
son, who declared, upon the statement
of the tellers, made without objections,
that the state of Georgia had given so
many votes to so and go. Senator Ed.
munds might have gone further,
and called attention to the
precedent set by Senator Hamlin when
that gentleman was president of the
senate. In 1865, while he was vice. presi-
dent, he officially repudiated the doctrine
that he had the right to count the cleo
toral votes. He refused to open what
ever certificates had been received from
eleven states, on the ground that he was
obeying the directions OF the two houses
of congress. He is changed Hamlin,
and now asserts the doctrine that he him.
self repudiated while he was In the seat
now occupied by Senator Ferry.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-26

JUDGE OF HIS own CASE.

Morton, in speech in the senate in
1873, denied the right OF the president of
the senate to count the electoral vote.
In that speech he said: Upon the by.
pothesis that the president of the senate
has the power to open and count the
electoral votes, and that the two houses
are to be present merely as witnesse.
and have no jurisdiction over the subject,
either jointly or separately. ererybody
must perceive that IL is a vast and dangerous
po,oer to repose in The hands Of one m1n,
especially when he may he ardently de-
voted to the fortunes Of great party, or
when he may be personally interested,
sitting as Judge i'm his own case"