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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
A Short Welded Life.

On Sunday, April 1st, 1877, Rev.
Abram Long, Pastor of the Bethel
Church in Donegal township, was called
to the house of Mrs. Beatty to unite in
holy wedlock John Eichly, Jr., to
Martha Beatty. The wedding ceremony
was performed and to the dismay Of
every one (says the groom) the bride re-
fused to further sanction the marriage
by insisting on living separately from
her husband. Over month has elapsed
since the happy (?) event, and now the
groom appears in a card which we pub
lish elsewhere, warning the public not
to trust his wife on his account as he
will pay no debts contracted by her.
The groom is not 20 years old while the
lady is 26.-Marietta Times.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
Thieving Omcials.

The auditors appointed by the county
Court year ago to make an audit of
the Luzerne county finances for the past
seven years, have finished their labors,
and the report reveals arecord of official
dishonesty unparalleled in the previous
history of the county, and shows how,
for seven years past, the commissioners,
treasurers, sheriffs, clerks and others,
have stolen, boldly, large sums from the
treasury.
The thefts took all possible shapes,
such as bogus contracts, changing rec
ords, altering figures, retaining taxes,
&c. Positive proof was furnished by
the auditors of $4,000 stolen from time
to time, but the full amountof the seven
years steal will doubtless reach $100 900.
Someof the dishonest officials, includ-
ing an ex-treasurer, three county COM
missioners, a clerk and former auditor,
have been already convicted and are now
in prison. The people are determined
to bring the perpetrators Of these crimes
to justice.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
A Novel Will Case.

HoNEsDALE, Pa, May 29.-The Fos-
ter will case, which from its novel feat
ures excited such wide interest through
out this section of ofPennsylvania,h has been
decided against the contestants. This
was the case in which Isaac P. Foster, a
wealthy citizen of this village, died, and
no will was found. w. H. H. Foster, a
son, insisted that the deceased had made
a will, and the alleged document was re-
produced by c. S. Minor from notes
given him by the deceased, from which
the missing will had been drawn. This
was admitted to probate by Register
Barnes. 1t devised the bulk of the prop
erty owned by the testator to his son,
w. H. Foster, leaving comparatively
small portion to be divided among large
number of heirs. These latter appealed
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
A Very Sad Case.

Two children Ia girl and boy) Of Ja-
cob F. Mentzer, of Lancaster, died sud
denly of something like diptheria, and
were buried last week. During the
double interment gang of drunken
rowdies fought in an open field adjoin-
ing the burying-ground, interrupting the
funeral services by horrible oaths and
imprecations, for which several of them
were arrested. The parents had scarcely
returned home when the third child died
of the same disease as the first two.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
Attempt to Murder a Family.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2S. = Theresa
Weiss, aged As years, was arrested to-
day charged with attempting to poison
the family of Mr.. Siegel, No. 215 George
street, by sprinkling corrosive sublimate
over some strawberries, butter and other
articles of food, and also putting some of
it in a pitcher of milk which was to be
used by the family for supper. Rosa
Bishop, aged Is, saw some of the poison
adhering to the pitcher and swallowed a
mouthful of the milk. Mrs. Knew, who
resides in the house, also tasted the
milk. They were both seized with a
burning sensation in the stomach, but
receiving medical aid were soon relieved
Quite large quantity of the posion was
found on the person of the prisoner. She
had some difficulty with the family,
which led Mr.. Seigel to serve on her a
notice to leave the premises.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
Prisoners Rights.

Judge Biddle, of Philadelphia, has in
formed the District Attorney that he
would not hear any case where the COM
monwealth was not represented by its
proper officer. He added "In the
criminal courts the only offenses tried
are those against the Commonwealth,
and they are not to be prosecuted to suit
the vindictiveness of private suitors, but
the demands of public justice. The of
ficers of the Commonwealth are under
the obligation of an oath to see that the
prosecution is conducted with that view
alone, and they are responsible to the
law for its proper performance. A pris-
oner in our State is entitled to imparti-
ality from the prosecuting officer as well
as from the judge and jury. When the
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
The Dictionary as an Instructor.

We notice as a matter well worth
mentioning that at the recent great pub
lishers' trade sale in New York, the
books that were most in demand and
brought the best prices were Webster's
Dictionaries, from the famous Quarto to
the neat and handy pocket edition.
This fact is a good indication of the
almost universal popularity of these
books, and of the growing public de
mand for them. 1t indicates also fact
of far greater importance, and that is
the interest the people are taking in the
study of their own language. This is
education that is now and has been so
much neglected as the common branches
of spelling and defining. 1t is often as
tonishing and grievous to see how
grossly ignorant are children and youth,
and even men and women, of the or
thoglaphy, pronunciation and meaning
of ordinary words and phrases. They
cannot express their thoughts for the
want of words, and often they. express
thoughts very different from what they
intend, because they do not understand
the words they employ. And very fire.
quently, from the same cause, they take
no idea, or wrong ideas, from what they
read or hear.
The remedy for these evils is the
proper training in the study of words, by
the use of the Dictionary and this train
ing should begin as soon as the child can
distinguish between one word and an
other, and continue indefinitely. The
apparatus for this study should, of course
be the most complete and thorough to be
had, and this is abundantly supplied
in Webster's Dictionaries, which are
justly recognized, wherever our Ian
guage is spoken, as the standard author
ity in English. Parent and teachers can
in no other way so effectually or so
cheaply promote the educational Interests
of their children, when of suitable age,
rs by putting in their hands any one of
Webster's School Dictionaries, for daily
use in connection with the study of their
lessons, and by placing on the family
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05

center table, or the teachers desk as the
authoritative guide and standard, copy
of the Unabridged.
The unabridged contains 1900 illustra-
tions, over 114,000 words In its vocabu-
laries, and 10000 words and meanings
not in any other Dictionary the abridg-
ed editions comprise |" the Primary
which has the largest scale, and which
has some capital rules for spelling. "The
Common School" is similar, but larger,
with tables of synonyms, &c. "T'he
High School," still fuller, with many
useful tables "The Academic and
Counting-house" for advanced schools
and for general home and business use.
I he latter has some specially valuable
commercial and financial tables. The
little Pocket" edition, with its bright
gilt edges and morocco binding, is truly
an invaluable pocket companion. It
contains more than $4,000 words, rules
for spelling, many abbreviations, words
and phrases, proverbs, etc., ordinarily
met with in the Greek, Latin and Mod
ern languages. Whether 1t is convenient
or not to have copies of any of the other
books of the series, we certainly recon-
mend that all should possess a copy of
the Pocket, which, when not otherwise
obtainable, may be had by mail, by in
closing $1.00 to the publishers, MEssRs.
IvIsoN, BRAKEMAN, TAYLOR & Co.,
1873 and 14O Grand Street, New York.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
The Old Three Cent Coin.

A Washington dispatch last Thursday
stated that the small three cent pieces
coined in 1858, which disappeared with
the other silver coins when the fractional
paper currency was issued, are now
coming back into circulation in such
quantities as to prove source of great
annoyance to postmasters in different
sections of the country. So troublesome
have they become that the Post-office
Department has issued circular in
forming postmasters that these, with
the other minor silver, nickel and cop
per coins of the United States are re-
deemable when presented in sums of
twenty dollars or any multiple thereof
to the Mint in Philadelphia, the Treas
urer of the United States, or to any
Assistant Treasurer.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05

ONE of the causes which drove the
Central Railroad of New Jersey into the
hands of a receiver has just come to
light. For the past four years the COM
pany has been Systematically robbed of
over one hundred dollars daily by
combination consisting of ferry masters,
conductors, ticket agents, respectable
residents of Jersey City and Newark,
and merchants whose places of business
are on the streets near the ferry. The
number of men banded together, and
their apparent respectability and stand
ing in society, for time defeated the
efforts of detectives to fasten guilt on
them, but last Monday night two of the
leading spirits of the affair, one said to
be trusted official of the road, were
arrested at Newark. Details of this
systematic robbery will probably be
made public within short time.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
A Heavenly Show.

ALBANY, N. Y, May 2S.-There was
one of the most extensive displays of
aurora borealis here tonight ever seen in
this section. The atmosphere was so
strongly impregnated with electricity
that communication was kept up for
some time with New York, Boston and
Montreal over the Western Union tele-
graph wires without the use of the bat
terry. The sky was brilliantly illumina-
ted
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05

AT MONTREAL, Canada, a very i'm
portant decision was made last week by
the Court, which mulcted in $500 dam
ages and costs members of the Stone
cutters Association who conspired
against non-union fellow-workmen.-
This is decision that will have the eff
feet to check the interference of trade
union members with those who do not
belong to their organization-in the Do
minion at least.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05

IT SEEMS to be better in some cases to
be an Englishman rather than citizen
of the United States. During the in
famous attack on Judge Chisholm and
his family in Mississippi, there was one
man killed who was British subject
That government is already asking for
information on the subject, while neither
the State nor our National government
has as yet taken any steps to punish the
assassins, or prevent recurrence of the
outrage. ty.t
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
Miscellaneous News Items.

MONTREAL, May 30.--Another disastrous
conflagration occurred at one o'clock this
morning, by which about sixty houses were
destroyed and about the same number of
families rendered homeless.
GTS- The daughter of Ex-Governor
Henderson, of Texas, has died from the
exposure and anxiety of being lost in the
woods, with her almost helpless father, and
going two days without food.
GB- Frederick Vilkinning, a German,
aged thirty-three years, hanged himself
few days since in New York city, because
his partner in business charged him with
defalcation in regard to saloon.
Sherman, of Derby, sentenced to the state
prison for life for poisoning her husband
and six children, escaped from the prison
at Wethersfield last night. She had served
about four years and half.
eB- A lady entered the famous Temple
place establishment the other day and ask
have been married P'' "Yes, ma'am. -
'Well, l wonder if could get situation
here for my daughter. "-Boston Advertis-
en-.
ea- Norwich Bulletin says: There was a
balky horse on Main street the other day
and the owner, a stranger, left him and
went off to get cigar. When he came
back he remarked that the animal remind
ed him of an orphan because he'd got no
father.
GB- A fine looking Vermont youth tried
on a suit of clothes in Brattleboro', and
asked the dealer to let him go to the door
to show them to hiS mother. 1t is presum-
4 l,Iro1 l.
come back. If he had left his address the
dealer would take steps to know definitely.
uB- John Redding, of Eldorado Blair
county, hired a, couple of tramps to help
him with his farm work. They worked
satisfactorily for several days, when Mr..
Redding paid them off. The next morning
they were missing as we'll as twenty-five
dollars in money and some wearing apparel.
Csg- Henry Riddler, of Quincy, ILL.,, arriv-
ed in New York on the 10Th ult He dis
appeared on the 18th and has not since been
heard from. AS Mr.. Riddler was known to
have a large amount of money on his per-
son, the hotel people fear that he has met
with foul play.
CB- The Johnstown Tribune chronicles
the arrest of William w. Rininger of Tay-
lor township, Cambria county, on the
charge of having criminal intercourse with
ten-year old daughter of man named
Keefer, and to whom the child is now
enciente.
e7- A remarkably cool-headed and fear
less woman of Covington, KY, in order to
prevent her dog, which had suddenly gone
mad, from running loose and biting any
body, got it into the house and held it
down by the throat for more than two
hours until her husband came home. The
dog was then taken to the river and
drowned.
eg- The Winston, N. G. Sentinel says
child in this vicinity was last week stung
or bitten by locust, and died from the
effects two days afterwards. We have
heard of similar case which occurred
here years ago, when negro, belonging
to the late G. L. Banner, was stung by one
of these insects and died two hours after
wards.
GsE- Pittsfeld, Mass, had remarkable
elopement on Thursday. Early in the
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
Who Owns this Gold |

A man in Dearborn county, Ind,
bought house and some land of anoth-
er, and in tearing up the floor of the
house found S1,4O0 in gold, which the
former owner had hidden there, and for
got to remove when he sold the proper
ty. The finder insists that this is one of
the appurtenances thereunto appertain-
ing. The former owner resists this in
court.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
TO CONSERVATIVES.

The advertiser having been permanently cured
OF C that dread disease, CONSUMPTION, by simple
sufferers the means Of cure. To all who desire it,
he will send a copy OF the prescription used, (free
of charge), with the directions for preparing and
using the same, which they will find Sure Cure
for Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, &c.
Parties wishing the prescription will please
address, Rev. E. A. WILSON,
"a GmOs 1874 Penn ST., WilIiamsburgh. New York
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
OUR CIRCULATION.

N~For the information of advertisers and
Others who may be interested in know
ing, we will state that the present circu-
lation of THE TIMES is between eighteen
hundred and nineteen hundred copies
each week.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05

EX-PREsIDENT GRANT arrived in
Liverpool on the 2Sth ult. He was re-
ceived by the Mayor who extended to
him the hospitality of the city which
General Grant accepted.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05

t5Y~ What blessing to the poor would be
such wholesome purifier and preventive of
contagion as Glenn's Sulphur Soap, could it be
distributed among them. Why don't some
philanthropist act on this hint Depot Crit
tenton's, No. Sixth Avenue, New York.
Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, black or
brown, so cents. 23 I'm
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
ERRORS OF YOUTH.

A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years from
"A Nervous Debility Premature Decay, and all
sake sV Of suerng hsmanity send free to ali who
need it, the recipe and direction for making the
simple remedy by which he was cured Sufferers
wishing to profit by the advertisers experience
can do so by addressing in perfect confidence
JOHN B. OGDEN, AZ Cedar St., New York.
10a52 6mos
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05

THE Republican State Central COM
mittee, assembled at Harrisburg, Pa,
Wednesday, decided to hold the State
Convention at that place on the Goth of
next August.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
PIN MPT ES

l will mail the recipe for preparing a
simple VEGETABLE BALM that will remove Tan,
the skin soft clear and beautiful; also instrue-
tions for producing luxuriapt growth Of hair
closing 10 cents BEN. VANDELF & Co, BOX
512l, No. 5 Wooster St., New York. 10a52 6mOs
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05

District Attorney desires to associate
private counsel with himself in the pros
ecutlon, for public reasons, permission
can always be obtained from the court.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
ca See schwartz's Advertisement.

Only Fip.-I have received another
lot of good colors of the Ct cent prints
Lots of other NEW GOODS are also in
Store and for sale at a bargain. Call
and see them.
F. MORTIMER.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05

from the decision OF the register and
contested the document, which they de-
clared was no will, taking the ground
that Mr.. Foster had destroyed the will
he made previous to his death in Decem-
ber last. The case came up at the May
session of the county court, and the de-
cision of the register in admitting the
document to probate was affirmed, the
will reproduced being held TO be valid
will. Judge Dreher, before whom most
of the Molly Maguires were tried, deliv-
cred the opinion. Associate Judge Av-
cry dissented from the decision. The
case will doubtless be carried higher.
.9y' A deacon in one of the Newburg
churches was deeply interested in the
sermon last Sunday night. He sat in
the corner of his pew, two little boys
came next, and beyond them was q
sharp-visaged woman. He leaned back,
rested his arms on the back of the seat,
touched somebody's hand, and, suppos-
ing it to be child's fist, covered it with
his own and pressed it. Suddenly the
lady in the pew shrieked; "You had
better look out; I'll slap your face !"
and the bewildered deacon received a
stinging blow across the mouth. The
deacon sought refuge in the open air,
and the congregation gossiped after the
benediction.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
NOTICE TO sUBsCRIBERs.

Ioott AZ tho figures on the label OF your paper.
Those figures tellyo the date 20 which your sub
scrfntfou is ppfd, Within weeks after money. ls
sent see If the date is changed. No other receipt
ie necessary.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05

A BOSTON paper has the generosity to
pay Philadelphia the following hand
some compliment:
There is one thing that is.beyond all
dispute, and that is the go-aheadness of
the Philadelphians and Pennsylvanians
Of late. They carried the Centennial
along with wonderful tact and persist
ent energy; they have returned the
million and a-half loan to the United
States government; have secured Per-
manent Exhibition, unexcelled by any
in the world; and now they have organ
lied an association to promote the ex-
porting of American manufactured
goods of every description.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05

On last Monday in the Presbyterian
Assembly at Chicago, the Committee on
Church Extension made report, show
ing gross receipts of 100000, and cash
balance of $4,000. One hundred and
seventy-two churches have been erected
during the past year, with an average
paid to each church of $500. Four hun
dred and fifty-two churches have no
house of worship, but depend on the
Board of home missions. The Board
needs $150,0O0 for next year, and appeals
to churches to raise it.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1877-10-09

Snnern in Gubien3 unb betlasten ii4 ba:
rlbsr, bab man ibre Stdmme aus ben
S9parsen Bergen uertreibe unb iie 3uinse
ii9 am Mifouri, elmer iteinisen. unfru4t'
barren 9esenb, niebsr,uIaiien. Mm eriten
Gage eri@ienen iie In ibrem Snbiansran3us,
am na9iten in birserlidem &nsuse, um
baOurd an3ubeuten, baB iie enti4Iofen
ieien. ibr NomaOeuIeben uuf3useben. Die
6orberuussn, psIde Bunti@wans I'M Na'
men ieiner rotbsn B,absr auffellte, iinb
bic folsenben: ~ Birserli@e Rleiouns;
2.) Rlbe unb 3war Short horns; 81 9ebs
rer Der ensIii9en Spra4e; ~ tatbolt
( DE Brteifsr ais &slisionss u.
Sittenlsbrer; 5) Sdse: unb Mabls
mibIen, electromagnetic uno Bette; e.)
mebrere Qdben, bamit iie uon Der Goncurs
reus profitiren tOnnten; ~ $40 fir ieoen
9duptIins, bamit iie ibren Grauen unb
Ssinbern @ei@ents mitsubrinsen I'M Stan'
be ieien; 81 sinen &Offer fir leben Gbief,
um bic SIsiber su uerwabren unb 81 einsu
llsbsrrod, ba ia aud S9urs uno 9apes
ioIds trnssn. RotbuoIte idlOB ii4 ben
5orberunsen ieines 9enOhen gunti4pana
an unb ertIdrte psremtOriid, oab ct ni4t
on ben Wiiiouri sieben wOle.
Die Intport bes Yrdfibenten lautete ba;
bin, bab fie srbalten uiirben, mas fe ses
forbert, bod es babel su bIeiben bate, bab
fe ben fsmmenbsn Wintsr am Winouri 3us
briusen miBten, um i'm nd&iten 5ribiabr
mad ibren bauernben WObmpldsen am
v@bite Riusr~ absefabrt gum werben.
Ob ibnen S9urs aud ibre Bitte um tas
tbOIiids Prieiter erfalt7 Dir sIasben's
ni4t.
SIM Wew Orleans 9 Griminalseri4t
bat Der Eermiu besonnen, In weI@em bic
Betrussantlase sesem bic NitsIieber bes
RsturninsboarO, bic rGburfirten, wie iie
ipottweiie bsiben, uerbunseIt werben iOa.
Bsibe parteisu baben ibre Abpotaten bes
ftslt, ano 70 taan's los seben. gieI t0mmt
Bel Der Su9e ui&t beraus, um 5ormfebler
luerben f@ bic .@eiestunbissnA sanfen.
Der prOaeB wirb Elm fur@tbar IansweiIer
unb toitipisIiser, u. uenn baun Der Dame
Suititia @sredtisteit Sei@dbe unb bic
S9urtsn bintsr S4IOb uno &iesel fdmen,
10 udre bas nod su perwinoen, aber por'
erit alauben mir ni1t baran.