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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23
A Drunken Man Shot Dead.

David Mundell, residing near Bryn
Mawr, shoemaker by trade, was shot
dead last week whilst resisting arrest for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Mundell had been drinking to excess, and
on Sunday went to the house of Mr..
Sayen, with whom his daughter lived as
child's nurse, and demanded that she
should go home. Mr.. Sayen deemed it
unwise to let the daughter comply. Mum
dell made some very serious threats
against the life of Mr.. Sayen. A war
rant was issued and officer Litzenberg,
securing the services of three other Off
GERS, proceeded to arrest Mundell, who
placed himself on the stairway of his
house and defended himself with corn
cutter. After using every effort to secure
him, without avail, the officers fired sew
eral shots, aiming at his legs, with the
intention of crippling him. Mundell
finally received a bullet in the forehead,
killing him instantly. 1t is not known
which of the officers fired the fatal shot.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23
The Ice Break at Pittsburgh.

The damage caused to property by the
breaking of the ice gorge in the Monon-
gahela on Saturday night week is enor-
nous. The flood bearing the huge fields
of ice reached Pittsburgh about six o'clock
on Sunday morning and bells were rung
and steam whistles sounded giving the
alarm and rouslng the citizens from their
beds. In few moments the banks of
the river were crowded with thousands
of spectators watching the irresistible
rush of the waters and the powers Of
the crushing masses of ice. Everything
gave way before the advancing volume
and the mighty crest surmounting it,,
except the bridge piers, and the tug-boats
which happened to be securely fastened
to the shore. Securely held in the en-
brace of these vast fields of ice were to
be seen coal barges, houses, wooden
docks, and the cabins of two boats and
steamers all moving on to inevitable de-
structiOn. The sight, as described by
the Pittsburgh papers, must have been a
grand and at the same time an awfully
impressive one. Fortunately the loss
of life was SMALL but one man having
been lost so far as known. The tele-
graph apprised the river-men at differ
ent points below of the breaking of the
gorge above, and this prevented great
calamity, as they were enabled to be on
the lookout for the approaching flood.
The pecuniary losses, however, are very
heavy, hundreds of barges loaded with
coal having been swept away from their
moorings and sunk, while number OF
tow-boats, steamers, empty barges and
other river craft were either wholly de-
stroyed or badly damaged. Roughly es-
timated, the losses to river-men are put
down at s., 500 600 while the coal inter
ests are believed to have suffered to the
extent of $10,OOO,0 900. From every town
almost on the Ohio, from Pittsburgh to
its mouth, the news shows an immense
destruction of property, and the total
amount of damage done by this terrible
ice-fiood will not be fully known for some
time to come
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23
THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, Pa. JANUARY %, 1877.

judges are to select fifth justice, whose
appointment will complete the board Of
arbitration.
"The four associate Justices who will
constitute part of the commission, and
who are designated by the circuits over
which they preside, are Nathan Clifford,
of Maine; Samuel f. Miller, of Iowa;
Stephen J. Field, of California, and
William Strong, of. Pennsylvania. The
other four associate Justices, one Of
whom will be selected to complete the
commission, are Noah ii. Swayne, Of
Ohio; David Davis, OF Illinois; Joseph
p. Bradley, of New Jersey, and Ward
Hunt, of New York;
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23
A TrOtting Team of Oxen.

The Cheyenne Leader says: Dexter
the tanner of bovines created n great
sensation on the streets yesterday by ap-
pearing in a carriage drawn by four milk
white oxen, all IN harness and driven
tandem. The gay and festive looking
beasts pranced along in fine style
heads up and tails risin'," us our
John would say. Governor Thayer was
invited to take a ride, and was driven
about for some time by Dexter Other
gentlemen also enjoyed the novelty.
Dexter says that either of his oxen
can trot mile in 3:47. He offers to bet
any amount of money that he can load
a wagon with $500 pounds of freight,
attach his four oxen, and make better
time to Deadwood than any four-horse
or mule team with the same load can
possibly do.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23
A Case For investigation.

MILTON, Mass, January 16.-A most
terrible case of parental cruelty, disclos-
ing the imprisonment and neglect for
seventeen years of an idiotic son and the
probable murder of another, has set this
usually quiet borough into an intense
fever of excitement. AS the story goes,
about seventeen years ago quarrel oc-
CURED in the family of Josiah Fields, by
occupation laborer, i'm which the father,
mother and several sons participated. In
the course of the dispute Josiah, Jr.,
hardly of age, offended his father by his
continued obstinacy, and the latter,as is
supposed, struck the boy a severe blow,
inflicting upon him some permanent in
jury. In order to prevent the discovery
of the deed the wounded lad. 1T is alleged,
was locked in q chamber. The sudden
disappearance of the lad was accounted
for in various ways by the people of the
neighborhood, the family giving out
that the boy had run away. Last Satur-
day one of the sons died and the privacy
of the family was invaded. One lady
going to room, from which an almost
over-powering stencil emanated, had
the curiosity to unlock the door and peer
in.
Her testimony is to the effect that a
strange man on all fours, naked, with
long hair and beard, ran at her uttering
gutteral sounds, and being apparently
unable to speak distinctly. A general
alarm followed. The matter was noised
about town and the creature wallowing
in his own filth was readily associated
with the long-missing son, Josiah, Jr.
So much excitement was occasioned that
the select men of the town thought it
their duty to investigate the affair On
Saturday they called in a body, but were
requested to postpone theirinVestigation
until Monday. On the morning named
Colonel Henry w. Russell waited on
the family and found poor, half-witted
fellow, sallow in complexion from his
long confinement, with a nicely shaven
face and cropped head.
1t turned out upon further investiga-
ton that during the interval between
Saturday and Monday the inhuman pa
rents had their son shaved and put in
presentable shape. His appearance now
is of an ordinary man, who stoops slight
ly, and has very sallow complexion
and, what is peculiar, he is quite stout.
OF late he has been seen at the windows
of houses with blankets wrapped around
him, and this gave rise to the story of a
wild man" rowing about the woods.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23
OUR wAsHlNerOM LETTER.
WAsnINaToN, D. O., Jan. 18th, 1877

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 18th, 1877.
The Woman Suffrage convention has
been held In this city during the last two
days and your lady readers, at least, will
be interested in some account Of prom
inent women whose names have become
familiar to us all through the newspapers
and through the books they have written.
must begin, of course, with Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, President and oldest mem
berof the association,--a sweet, motherly
looking old lady, very like the pictures We
see OF her but much more lovely and
charming IN her appearance because of
her color which cannot be represented by
an engraving, and which is as smooth and
pink, and fresh almost as baby's. I
think she ought to be called "Mother
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23
CLOUD BANNERS OF THE ALPS.

Among the most exquisite scenes which
delight the eye of the European traveller
are those wonderful rosecolored cloud
banners, floating from the Alpine cliffs.
But tits only in the sunlight that Nature
hangs ont these beautiful tokens. So it is
only in the glow of health--the sunlight
of our inner being-that nature reveals
those physical cloud banners, the rosy
cheek" and 'cherry lip" to praise which
every poet of the earth has invoked the
Muse to aid him. But they are as rare as
the cynical Hood conceived Christian
charity TO be. Woman, eager TO retain
this charm, resorts TO French art and rouge.
The effect is similar to that which would
be produced by substituting auctioneers'
flags for the delicate glowing cloud banners
of the Alps. If woman would aid Nature
instead Of adopting art, would seek health
instead Of vainly trying to mask disease,
she would not only win the greatest charm
of womanhood-health- she would
avert much misery both from herself and
others. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
tion has received the highest praise from
thousands of pale, delicate, suffering
women. One bottle often affords more re-
lief than months of treatment by caustics
and other medicines. 1t is harmless in
any condition Of the system, and its use
often renders the modest invalid exempt
from that most trying Of ordeals--a per-
sonal consultation with physician. 1t is
the duty of every woman to become
familiar with the causes and symptoms of
the many diseases to which her peculiar
organization renders her liable, and also to
learn the proper means Of preventing these
maladies. The Peoples Medical Adviser
contains an extensive treatise upon "Wo-
man and her Diseases" The Author also
advises Of domestic treatment, which win
often render the services Of physician un-
necessary. Every woman should read il.
A copy Of the Adviser can be obtained by
addressing the Author, DIR. r. ". Pierce,
at Buffalo, N. Y. Price $3.50 postage
prepaid). Favorite Prescription is sold BY
druggists.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23


CINCINNATI, January 1B.--Last night. At
Dayton, KY, Mrs. Minnie Blosen arose
from her bed, after the family had retired.
and without arousinp the husband took her
herself and fila haha ,nto t,,a s,raa,n rJ,l,a
hodjes ware recove,s,l tbis ,,,or, in,, m.
woman was probahlv darangad
tW At Troy, N. Y, "Wednesday. Ave
tons of powder, stored In the glazing build
of the Schagbticoke Powder Mills, explod-
ed. Three buildings were demolished.
Loss $4,000. No loss of life In reported.
miles. The Arm had a Largo stoot ~ 49,
der ON hand. manufactured for the Russ;o, i.
eoverpmept
vB Ihe trucks OF the express car on the
htisntIo express gong cast on the Erie
road oroke near Lackawaxen, last week,
throwing the cars from the track TO the
ieit, striking passenger car on the way
ra,n gong west, py winch Maggie Burton
naa her skull fractured and two passengers
Maggie Burton's injuries will prove fatal.
U@ Whlie Mary Jane Aslam's corpse
was laiu OUT ior wake IN Liverpool, and
whne an tue inmates OF the house had ad-
Journeu 10 tavern TO gain strength for
tne Vigil, candle upset near the body,
wnion soon sou Cne mouse on nre, burned
Cne SVIp pse, anu causeu intense alarm IN the
neighoornooo'
nvg- Mr. pr,,sh ~ r..4 Ns,u
county, being somewhat new to the business
OF handling petroleum took bis lighted
candle and uncovered 250-barrel tank to
make an interior observation. The force
Of fha " rlnciOu fhaf fnilnuua1 Iat.Ia6 NJ
Brush far enough from the tank to save
his life though burned severely. The oil
and tank were entirely consumed.
We "A neauing CLERK recently visited ms
lauy iove, tne daughter OF farmer, ana
sitIing gown IN tne kitcnen TO chat with
upset the concern by the huge weight of
his extremities, emptying some five gallons
of milk from the pots into his lap and over
his Sunday clothes. Moral: When you go
to see lady, keep your feet on the floor,
or stick them in your Ulster pockets, or
leave them at the door.
w Inc aovocates OF the enactment OF
Ine local option law repeated oy tne
hesslaouIe IN ioio, nave inaue preliminary
arlangenenos lor ine uehVeIy OF temper,
anTe i1 sermons IN All parts OF tne otate, ano
next few weeks, setting forth the work ac-
complished under the operations of the old
law, and circulate petitions for singers.
asking for its re-passape. or at least In a
modified form.
w hlter tnlrty years an inventor mas
succeeuee IN produclng an apparatus con-
sisIlng Oh taole with peoals' an orgsn
Deiiows, ana keyooaru. In tne centre is
an 9laoorate arrangemene' representing
.ne numan lungs, nrynx' gi1tus, ana
ongue. "A, % me Goncllsion ., the exnlpi-
uop' I'D .ne dranu hotel at raris, IL spoke
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23

The family assign no reason for having
kept him concealed all these years and
will not allow him to be seen by any one
at the present time.
What adds TO the terror Of the forego-
ing story IL the fact that anotherson has
also been missing for upward of sixteen
years, and at the time of his disappear
ance an old well near the house was sud-
denly filed up. The widest excitement
prevails here, and pending the digging
out of the well the Fields family are un-
der surveillance.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23
Counting the Electoral Vote-The Plan of
Arbitration.

The Joint Committee on Compromise
has finally agreed. The plan adopted is
that of count by teIlers no rejection
of State except by the vote OF both
houses, and board of arbitration to
settle questions when the houses cannot
agree.
The votes are to be compiled by the
tellers and the tally reported by them to
the President of the Senate, who is to
announce the result. When the votes
from any State are unquestioned they
are to be counted exactly as received
If the vote from any State is objected to
by member of either house, the two
houses are to separate, and, after brief
discussion, are to pass upon the reeep-
ton of the votes. No vote is to be re-
jected without the concurrence of both
houses in all cases.
When two or more sets of returns
have been received from any State they
are all to be opened by the President of
the Senate, and the houses, voting sepa-
rately, are to determine which of them.
if either, shall be counted. If both
houses decide to count any one of these
votes, then they shall be compiled by
the tellers. If both houses agree to re-
ject all, then no vote from the State shall
be compiled by the tellers. But if the
houses disagree in their selection of the
return to be received, then all questions
of law connected with the returns from
that State are to be submitted to board
Of arbitration consisting of fifteen men,
bers and constituted as follows:
Five Senators, to be appointed by the
President of the Senate, five Representa-
tives appointed by the Speaker of the
House, and four judges, two of whom
are supposed to sympathize with the
Republicans and two whose bearing is
supposed to be toward the Democracy
They will be named in the bill. The
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23
Extensive Counterfeiting.

A st. Louis dispatch says; Several
counterfeit $1,000 bills have been floating
about in st. Louis lately. a few days
ago stranger deposited two of them at
the Valley National Bank, where they
were received without suspicion. This
bank subsequently paid out one of them
TO the Mechanics Bank and the other
to the German Savings Bank, the
"queer" money passing over the coun-
ters of each without exciting the least
distrust. The latter-named bank paid
out the one received by it to a lady Gus
toner in Illinois. 1t seems that Treas
ury detectives were in trace of these
Identical bills and through their efforts
the revelation has been brought about
that both of the bills are spurious. Et
subsequently, transpired that the stran-
ger who made the deposit had previous
ly endeavored to have the money chang
cd at various other banks, and had even
been so bold as to offer them at the Sub
Treasury for the purpose. The bills are
dated in 1852, and it is supposed were
printed from the plates which gave so
much trouble in that year, and which
were thought to have been thrown into
New York harbor about that time. The
bills are ingeniously executed, and could
not be detected except by an expert.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23
Had TO Back Out.

A curious incident occurred in Woods
town, N. j., last Thursday. Two butch
ers were driving a wild steer up Main
street, and at Riley's building the ami
NAL darted into the doorway leading up
to Shapes law office and the lodge rooms,
and actually climbed the stairs and halted
on the second story landing. Some one
had to get in at back window, open
one of the doors and back the steer
down stairs. He got out without doing
any damage.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23
Six Tons of Gold.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad coach
277, which arrived in Jersey City recent
ly, contained SO 100000 in twenty dollar
gold pieces, the whole weighing six tons.
The gold was contained in fourteen iron
safes, and was accompanied 10y eight
clerks of the Treasury Department and
Capt, George L. Price, of the Fifth Cav
airy, and eight selected men.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23

EgT A Montreal dispatch says the
Delisle Village municipal election on
Wednesday terminated in brutal free
fight, in which some forty men were
engaged. The town hall was complete
ly sacked and the polling booth wrecked.
The French-Canadian roughs would not
allow the English to vote, and conse-
quently all the French candidates are
elected.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23

AT PoTTsvLLE last week the jury
in the, case,of Jack Kehoe, county dele
gate and prominent leader in the Mol
ly Maguires in the SchuyllIill region, on
trial there for the murder of F. w. S.
Langdon, at Audenried, in 1862, brought
in verdict of murder in the first de-
gree.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23

HON, GEO. f. HoAR, has been elected
United-States Senator from Massachusetts,
to,sueceed Mr.. Boutwell,.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23

NEW YORK, January 16.--J. Milton
Turner, colored, United States minister
TO Liberia, has commenced suit for
damages under theciv rights bill against
the proprietors of the Astor house, for
refusing to let him have rooms in their
hotel.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23

EY Berks county calathumpians are
not appreciated by young married men,
and eighteen members of one of these
Gideon bands" have been indicted for
disturbing the slumbers of Benedict
and his bride.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23

AUGUSTA, Me-, January 16.-Hon.
James g. Blaine has been elected United
States Senator by the legislature for the
short term ending March 4, and for the
long term ending in 1883. The vote in
the Senate stood blaine, 26 !; Haines, 2;
absent,2 2. In the House blaine, 113 !;
Haines, So; absent, @.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, January 10.-Hon.
w. Window was to-day reelected to the
United States senate.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23

THE Philadelphia Times says'a gener-
ous unknown person dropped an envel-
ope containing $500 into the collection
basket at the Eleventh street Methodist
Episcopal church on Sunday morning.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.--An exami-
nation of the accounts of the late Gener-
al Bankson, who recently committed SUI
icide, shows defalcation amounting to
$3.50, 900.
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NOTICE no ADVERTISERS.

No Cut Stereotype will be inserted In this paper
unless light face and ON metal base.
tw Twenty per cent excess Of regular rates, will
be charged for advertisements set In Double Column
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-23

SENATOR CRAWFORD, will please ac-
cept our thanks, for public documents.
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NOTICE TO sUBsCRTBERs.

Look az the figures on the label OF your paper
Those figures tell Won the dnte teyyiich your sub
ent see II the date is changed. No other receipt
is necessary.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-31

Ani In accordance with Law. and an onisr Of the
Board of Directors. male on the iith day of April.
is.,, - many shares u each parcel Of such stock ~
may h. necessary. will BE- sold 81 public auction. ct
the once Of the Company. Room " Haywsni's
Bulbiins. No. tis California STREET. San francisco.
California, on THURSDAY. the SEVENTH Gth)
LAY Of JUNE, ts7i, 81 the hour Of one O'Clock ?. \. of
all day, 60 pay .sii delinquent assessment iherrou,
Together with co.ts of sdterti.lns anil EXPENSES Of
the sale. WE DEAN, Secfytsy.
once oom ~ tf%aywari's builfinx, No. tly
California street. nan rraneisco. California.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-31

Admiral Porter says one English war
vessel could destroy our navy. That may
Do 20. but our navy has made q name
which all tho vessels af,oAt cannot destroy
"a name that 10 rolled As . sweet morssl
under the tongues Of millions. We refer
more particularly just nov ~ q line grade
Of plug tobAcco.-Dsabsry .Ns~s.
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THE EVENING NEWS
GOLD HILL. , THURSDAY. NAY 81. 1877

Joux Bell No. i-"H HI don't like tho
locks 81 this Rsoshan war. Hit seems 10
me that our HAsiAtic interests are him
perilled." ]. ID. No. 2-"Hi'm Of that
hopiuion myself. Hinever wanted Hedin-
burgh to marry that Halexandrowner. you
know. Hinstead Of hempress Of Hindia.
Hi apprs'snd that Hempress Of Canada
will be the hupshot Of hall this."-Losi-
riiie Jsaraai.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.

OvPicE or CONSOLIDATED vIRaINi,
" Minirg Compsn,, Nan Prnm LEGO. My Z,
is.f.- Al . messing Of the Hoard NJ Trustees Oh
the above nam~d Company. held this cay. .
dividend No. ~ OF Tss . ~ibollsrs p 2 shsrs
was de.lsred. payable on Monday. Nay ltIh.
Transfer bo0ts clos 4 mill Ma 18Th.
syi0 A. W HAvENs, sscrstssv.
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DELINQUENT SALES.
Overman-Csaiinusd

Names. No Cert. Shs. Amt.
Woods q freeborn, Tus-
tee- =.
Woods q freeborn, rus
lSois..sss.sssa~. -
Woods 4 frveborn. rrur
And in accordance with law, and an order
OF the board OF Dircctor. made On the ieth
day OF April. 1871. so many shares Of each
parcel OF such stock ~ may be necessary WIN
be sold At public auction. at the once OF ina
Company. in Morrow's Building. No. tA Cal
ifornIa .tr-st. san Francisco. California. on
MONDAY. the 18th day OF June. 1871, 81 inc
hour Of I o'clock r. u. OF said day, TO pay said
delInouent assessment thereon. together with
eo.ts Of advertising and expenses OF sale.
GEO. ID. EDWARDS. SECRETARY.
Oniee-in Norfow's Building. ala California
street. san franeiseo. California. mJfttd
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DELINQUENT SALES.


OCOMPANl.-Locatio % PRINCIPAL place
Of business. San Francisco, California,
triet, storey county. state % Nevada
Notice. -rhers are delinquent upon the fol-
lowing-dcscrbed stock. on seeount Of asssss
meut mo. III levied on the 18th day OF Apri.
1877. the several amounts at opposite ne
names VI tbs respective shsrehoiders. - fol.
low
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DIVIDEND NOTICE

flYvicr cP rHy cAiuosxiA NrNmo
" ~C,upsny. s>p rrsneisco. California. Nay
fth. tHn.-,ts s.tsiiha Of ths bserd a d
vhsrpr wns decisrsd, payable % Ipes1sy.
ssy ~ I3sflr sssss slassd MIN q