davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-12

An Old BibIe.-A lady friend writes us
from Gallon, o., saying that B. f.
Rinehart of that place has German
bible that was printed at Nuremburg in
1866. The book is 16a inches long 1Ot
broad and inches thick and is looked
upon there as quite curiosity.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-12

Badly Rurt.-On Thursday last lad
about IL years of age, son of David
Maxwell, residing in Centre'twp., met
with severe accident. While on wag-
on he slipped his leg through the spokes
of the hind wheel SO that themotion of
the wheel brought his leg against the
standard, breaking the bones and badly
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-12

Kicked by Horse.-A few days ago,
Mr.. John Shaver, former. resident of
this county, but now residing in Bed
ford county, was kicked by horse. The
kick fractured the skull, and at the time
our information was sent, the injured
man was in precarious condition.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-12

Queer, Isn't it2-The Altoona Tribune
publishes the following astounding piece
of news:
Young Ferguson, who was implicated
in the robbery of the Newport, Pa,
bank, has returned to his home. He
states that wherever he went he met
some one whom he thought recognized
him. So he wandered about from place
to place in terrible fear lest he should be
arrested. So he concluded to go to
Brazil and was on board the ill-fated
Metropolis. Rescued from watery
grave, he has now returned to his former
home, a ruined and broken down young
man, with all his hopes for useful life
blasted and nothing but degradation and
punishment before him.
How astonished Ferguson and people
generally in this county will he at the
above.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-12

Telegraph Rates.-The rates fixed by
the officials of the telegraph company
have been made SO low, that the line
will be convenience that will be appre-
ciated. Persons wishing to send ten
word message to Philadelphia or any
other point where the Western Union
line charges 25 cents, from Newport,
can send the same message from the
Bloomfield office for ten cents extra and
longer messages at same rate. The rates
for messages that go only between New
port and BLOOMFIELD are 25 cents for ten
words or less, each word exceeding ten,
two cents.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-12
Brief Items.

Capt. b. f. Miller, of Newport, has
been appointed Notary Public.
1t seems to be well-authenticated
fact that the Marshal Furnace, at New
port, will soon go into blast. We are
glad to hear it,
Mr.. Michael Horting, residing near
Newport, has been taken to the Asylum
at Harrisburg for Medical treatment by
order of the Court.
In consequence of the illness of Judge
Bucher, Judge Junkin will be absent on
Tuesday; therefore the jury trial ordered
for that day will be postponed, and the
jury notified not to come.
Mr.. VIM. Burn, of this place had
slight paralytic shock on Saturday night.
On Sunday he was able to be out again
but walked with great difficulty. We
hope he will soon entirely recover.
Quite number of persons in this part
of the State are having the Western
fever. Very many of them will have
the Eastern fever in less than q year
from now.
Chicken thieves visit people in New
port, and that is how it happens that
Mr. B. M. Eby is short of five nice
fowls, and Ben. seems to have pretty
correct idea as to who took them.
The First District Union Sabbath
School Association of Perry county
will hold its third session at the Buffalo
Stone Church, in Saville twp, on Sat
urday and Sunday, March 10th and 18th,
beginning on Saturday at 104 A. M.
The smoke house belonging to Mr.
John Smiley, in Carroll twp, was Wis
tied by thieves few nights since, who
stripped it entirely. They got eighteen
pieces of meat, but lost two of them
short distance from the house.
Chas. A. Barnett, Esq, has had fine
monument placed in the cemetery of
this borough to mark the resting place
of his father and mother and his grand
parents. The monument was made by
Mr.. A. V. Hombach of Newport, at
cost of $500.
Three tramps affected with too much
whiskey created disturbance in a
barber shop at Duncannon on Monday
of last week. They were arrested, and
taken before Squire Shearer and two of
them were subsequently sent up here to
Jail.
The barn belonging to Mr.. Porte Beale,
near East Waterford, Juniata CO., was
burned on Wednesday evening, the
9th ult. Mr. Beale and his wife were
absent at the time, but the girl who was
at home, succeeded in getting the stock
out of the burning building. We are
sorry for Porte.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-12

Blank Receipt Books for Administrators
and Executors. Also blank notes and
all other blanks for sale at this office. If
lfyou want cheap carpets go to
III 3t. L. SCHWARTZ.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-12

Ifyou want nice patterns go to
IL st. SCHWARTZ.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-12

Death notices not exceeding lines inserted without
charge. But cents per line will invariably be
charEed tor Tributes of Respect, Poetry, or other
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-12
Grain Wanted at the Newport mIlls.

TINE undeisignsd viii pay premium on good.
Il dry, clean grain OF all kinds
MtLluN Il. Ifsii ELAAN.
~ lyT Newport. Perry county, Pa.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-12

BOOK S songs Ssyssi Sh STinSs ara 's q Ss9ss RSRa
tion and amusement also. list Of all the battles
when and where fought, during the war Tor 3e
stamp. Address, Desmond & B5., 9l5 Race street,
Philadelphia, 9lm
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-12

PARADE. Senior and Junior o.
U. A. NJ, of Perry County, will have a
parade at Landisburg, on SATURDAY
March 10th, 1878, at O'Clock p. NJ, on
which occasion a sermon will be deliv-
cred to the Order by Rev. Nicodemus, at
. o'clock p. M, of said day. All the
Councils of the county are expected to
be present. The public are cordially in
vited to attend. Come one, come all
ROBERT SHUMAN,
MICHAEL l.. BAKER,
PETER ROBINSON,
Committee.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-12
Look at This |

We offer Cottage Carpet at 1Scts.
We offer Hemp Carpet at 20 to 25c.
We offer Flower Carpet at 80 to 40c.
We offer Flower Carpet at As to SOC.
We offer Flower Carpets at go to 75c.
We offer Rag Carpet at 30 to 45c.
We offer home made Rag Carpet 60 to rs.
IL 3t. AT ISIDOR SCHWARTz'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16

Omccs To BE FILLED ON the 5th OF
Novomber By she Voters or New
York.
We present to our readers the following
complete list of the Offices to fill which va
rious candidates are now or will presently
be soliciting, either themselves or by their
next friends, the votes Of the free and indie
pendent citizens of this commercial me-
tropolis =
/. One Associate Justice Of the Court Of
Appeals for a full term.
2 Seven members of Congress.
3. Twenty -one members of the Assembly.
4. A City Judge in place Of Judge Suth-
erland.
5. A District Attorney in place Of Mr..
Phelps.
6. A Coroner in place Of Mr.. Ellinger.
Z. A State Senator to fill the unexpired
term OF the late Mr.. Morrissey.
8. A Mayor in place of Mr.. Ely.
And, finally, q couple of dozen Aldermen,
be the same more or less. Twenty-two-to
be accurate about small matters.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16

The free and enlightened voters of this
great commercial metropolis, the citizens Of
the greatest, dirticst, least convenient and
most heavily indebted city on the CONT
nent, are to vote on the 9Th of next month
for candidates TO fill sixty-six Offices, in
Guiding a short two dozen Of Aldermen.
Well, what do they mean to accomplish
by their votes? There will be great hull
laballoo there will be banners. and fire.
works, and parades, and the more or less
patriotic voters will be told by the repub-
licans that the salvation of the country de-
ponds on the election Of John Smith, the
republican candidate, and by the demo-
Gratis that the country is going rapidly TO
the bow vows, and can be saved only by
the election Of John Smith, the democratic
candidate. And by and by, on the 9Th Of
November, everybody will vote his party
ticket without asking about the character or
the fitness of the men on it-without, in
deed, in the majority Of cases, having given
even passing thought to the duties Of the
places he is voting to fill.
What would happen If every voter were
obliged to explain, before he cast his vote,
what are tho duties Of the offices on which he
votes? How many voters in this city know
what Judge of tho Court of Appeals is
for2 He is to hear appealed cases impair
TALLY and decide them according to the
laws, of which he should be master.
What of member of Congress2 He is to
represent his district in our House, and he
should be an intelligent, honest and fear
less man. fully informed on the questions
Of the day, otherwise his constituents will
be put to shame in the national councils.
What of the members of Assembly? They
should understand the city's interests and
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16

As the Aldermen have passed, over the
Mayors veto, the ordinance to authorize q
street railroad in Forty-second street, the
point will be raised and iairly determined
whether the permission so given is Of any
value-whether the Aldermen have power to
authorize q street railroad In the way in
which this franchise was given where il
might have been sold the people have q
fine opportunity to SEQ one Of the curiosities
Of our city government 1t is held that
franchises Of this nature should always be
sold, and that this would be an important
reform. Perhaps they are sold already,
and always have been; and the reform, II
any, is to be in the change Of the persons
to whom the money is paid. 1t ought to be
paid to the Comptroller and 60 into the city
treasury. In tact, 1t Is paid to other per-
sons and goes into private bank accounts as
'.perquisite" Of Office.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

In EnGiap nd one person In twenty Is . pauper.
speaker Samuel J. Randall Is At the New York
RoteL
small game 10 very abundant the shores Of Mary.
land.
English rrcemasons invite their wives their ban.
quets.
MISS Anna Dickinson will resake the lecture plat
form this winter.
General Hartranft and sx-Speaker Grow stamp
ing Pennsylvania
The brother and successor OF Lord Brougham 10 In
his eighty-nrst year.
Mr.. w. 4. Dodge, Rev. Mr.. Tying and others have
Invited Pew. Joseph Cook to lecture IN Now York
Mr.. Ri ers Wilson, who has been lent by the British
government to tho Khedive as Finance Minister Of
Egypt, will receive $25, 600 year.
4 Circassan slave took refuge At the British Con-
sulats, ana the event has resulted In encouraging
English resentment against thu sale OF women in
Turkey.
Evening Tcleordm:-'we seem 10 have swept int
another bicycle OF tho vslocipcde mania. In Boston
they have regular clubs Ia London. But what IL .
Hub without whecisf"
Count RanIzan, who 10 to wed the Countess Mary,
she only daughter Of Prince Bismarck, 10 said TO give
promise OF holding high place In European politics
by reason OF natural ability.
General Garibaldi who 10 stii living the island
OF Caprsra, has sold 10 private company tho right
TO quarry granite, which will DO cut In slabs and
transported TO Rome, 10 be made into paving stonea
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16

The republicans in the Eleventh district
have nominated Mr.. l.. p Morton for Con-
gress. They have done we'll. Mr.. Morton is q
banker, gentleman of intelligence, who will
serve the country we'll and be credit to the
district if he is elected. Now let the demo-
Gratis nominate Colonel Kip in the same
district; then there will be q fair fight, and
the country will be safe if either is chosen.
Colonel Kip served CALAMITY during the
war; he is an intelligent man, like Mr.. Nor
ton in favor Of sound currency, and his
nomination would be credit to the demo-
Gratis. Colonel Kip lives on the same block
with Mr.. Morton, in a brown stone front
very much like Mr.. Morton's, and he ought
by oil means to be nominated in order to
prevent Mr.. Morton from having o walk
over"
Congress in the Eighth district by the re-
publicans. He is hard money man; has
served brilliantly in Congress, as he did in
the army, and we advise the democrats to
pick out the best hard money man they can
find in the district to oppose him; if they
do not it will be the worse for them.
In the Ninth district Mr. Fernando Wood
will undoubtedly be renominated and re-
elected, for the republicans in that district,
80 tar as now appears, do not offer to set up
anybody against him that was ever heard
Of or ever will be. We hear that there are
threats of nominating soft money demo-
crat in the Tenth district in place of Mr..
Hewitt but it is doubtful if the democrats
will be silly enough to do this Mr.. Hewitt
is sound on the currency question and mas
served ably and honorably in Congress, and
unless the republicans can find better
man and get more votes for him Mr. Hewitt
ought to be reelected. In Brooklyn it is
said that some of the republicans are in
triguing with the greenbackers and pro-
pose to nominate Mr.. Tenney in the Third
district, which has for several terms been
we'll represented by Mr.. Chittenden. We
advise these republicans to renominate Mr..
Chittenden; he is sound on the currency
question, is outspoken and well informed
on that and all the leading questions of the
day, and can be reelected. The democrats
ought to nominate the best man they can
find and take care that he is sound on the
currency, which is the main question in
this canvass. If the republicans then
nominate q man on the fence they will be
beaten, as they deserve.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16
be able and willing to defend them at Al

be able and willing to defend them at Al
bany.
What of District Attorney? He should
be terror to evildoers. prompt, incorrupti-
BILE, fearless and faithful
What of a Mayor? He should not be a
dummy or fgurehead. but an energetic,
impartial, tireless guardian of all the city s
interests. The next Mayor will appoint
almost the whole city government. He will
appoint a Comptroller, Corporation Coun-
sell Commissioner of Public Works, two
Police Commissioners and single commits
sioners in several other departments it
will depend upon him whether the city
shall be for some years to come clean or
dirty, whether vice ind crime shall be en-
couraged or discouraged, whether it's COM
MERGE shall be fostered or embarrassed,
whether it's treasury shall be honestly or
dishonesty managed, whether its taxes
shall be used for the benefit Of the people
or wasted on political bummers and swim
dlers and yet who cares about the Mayor
atty?
Finally, we come to the Aldermen. A
bakers dozen Of them. Well-if they would
do their full and entire duty to the people
they would create tho greatest surprise the
city has ever had.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16
Wei. What OF II?

We print elsewhere on this page, for the
information and consideration of our read
ers, list of the offices to which within o
few days number of candidates ans 70 be
nominated.
1t is probably not an exaggeration to
say that for all but one or two Of these
offices there are at least dozen or twenty
aspirants for each place. It has been calcu-
lated that, taking the whole country
through, about one voter in every five longs
for an opportunity to solicit the SURFACES
of his fellow citizens for some place from
the Presidency down to the keepership Of
dog pound.
We live in great and glorious country,
as everybody knows, and the American
eagle is the most eminent of birds yet
the great American voter, free, independ-
emit, unterrified, unbought, intelligent and
proud, as he is, will probably walk up to
the polls on the 9th of November next
and take his ticket from the first
striker he meets belonging to his
chosen party, and vote it "blind."
Between now and the 5th Of November
every newspaper office In the country will
be crowded with candidates anxious to in
form the editor of their superior qualifca-
tions, and to assure him that unless he
supports them he will infic. dangerous
injury on his suffering and bleeding
country.
We should like to get at the thoughts Of
the newspaper editors all over the country
on tho subject Of their too frequent inter-
views with candidates. If it we're possible
to convoke great meeting of the bored"
as IN assemblage Of editors might reasona-
bly, be called at this time, the reports on
candidates would be Of a curious character
Well, we advise our fellow journalists to do
their full duty-to the candidates as we'll
as to the people. Where a candidate is
unfit for place let them say SO. II they
show John Persifer Smith to be incapable
or untrustworthy they are certain at least
to please George Persifer Jones. his oppo-
nent and If they tell the plain truth about
candidates they will have the satisfaction OF
doing real service to the public and will
receive fewer political calls.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16
Secretary sherman. visit.

The Secretary of the Treasury has nc
complished the purpose Of his visit to this
city, and he returned last night to Wash
ington. He keeps vigilant and jealous
eye on every movement calculated to OBJ
struct his steady progress toward specie
payments and VIXEN, near the close Of last
week, the premium on gold, which had
been so very slight for several months,
began to advance, he came here ut once
to consult with our most experienced
bankers and fnanciers as to the best
method Of arresting the movement.
His success has been prompt and complete.
With the large amount of coin he has
in the Treasury 1882, 659, GAG on the LIST Of
October) he could have had no doubt of his
power to check and foil the manipulators;
the only hesitation he could have had was
as to the most prudent method of exercis-
ing his power He was wise in seeking the
advice of competent judges, and the general
public will indorse the conclusion which
he reached. There is large amount of
called bonds, amounting to about fifty
millions, which he offers to pay at once
with interest up to the day of presentation.
This will put sufficient supply of gold in
the market to arrest speculation. Mr..
Sherman's decision has already accom-
plished its purpose, the price of gold hav-
ing fallen back yesterday to 1901, which
was about its average for long period pre-
vious to the little furry at the end of last
waak
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16
Growing Evils or Rapid Ira nsit.


The managers Of the elevated railroads
have from time to time given the world as
surance Of their well doing by publishing
the numbers Of passengers they carry daily,
and showing constantly increasing list
Yet, in the face Of this evidence Of pros
pcrity, they are commencing to pare down
the pay Of their employees, and now there is
o rumor that the rates of fares are to be in
creased for through passengers. If the ele-
waited railroad companies contemplate re-
peating on an exaggerated scale all the
abuses and impositions practiscd by the
horse car corporations, while they held the
people Of the city at their mercy, they had
better be made to understand that they will
excite dangerous resistance Already the
New York Elevated trains running between
five and seven o'clock in the evening
have become perfect nuisanccs. They are
crowded in dangerous, unhealthy and
most inconvenient manner. They stop
at stations or run past them at their will,
leaving hundreds to accumulate on some
of the most perilous platforms; there is
no system or regularity in the despatch Of
the short or Forty-second street trains,
which sometimes follow each other two or
three ct time, and the insuficicncy OF the
cars necessitates the packing Of passengers
so densely as to prevent many from getting
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16
A Puzzle for Politicians.

We print an interesting conversation
with Attorney General Schoonmaker,
wherein he AYERS it to be his positive and
deliberate opinion that the provision Of the
city charter which forbids any citizen to
vote for more than two of the three Alder
men chosen in separate districts, or for
more than four Of the six Aldermen at
large, is unconstitutional and would be SO
adjudged by the Court Of Appeals. Mr..
Schoonmakers opinion rests on article
3, section /, which declares that every
qualified citizen "should be entitled to
vote for all officers that now are or
hereafter may be elective by the people.
With all due respect for the Attorney Gen.
eral, we regard this opinion Of his as erro-
neous. We do not choose to argue the
question at present, and merely ask atten-
Legislature containing similar provisions
have been in the statute books for the
greater portion Of the last twenty years, and
their constitutionality has never been i'm
pugned in the courts. The law of 1858
establishing the old Board Of Supervisors
(Tweed's infamous Board) which proved to
be SO corrupt, was voted for in the same
manner-that is to say, no citizen was
allowed to vote for more than one of the
two members elected each year: land any
ticket" so the law ran, 'having thereon
more than one name for Supervisor shall
not be counted" That Board soon became
30 odious that if it could have been upset
and abolished by judicial process the at
tempt would assuredly have been made.
The fact that it was never assailed in the
courts on this ground is pretty good evil
dence that the lawyers Of that day did not
think such suit maintainable.
Be this as it may, the Attorney General
certainly expresses hasty opinion in the
method he advises for bringing the ques-
ton to q judicial test. He suggests that
citizens put the full number of names on
their ballots. If all the Tammany voters
should follow this advice the whole Board
Of Aldermen might be elected by Tammany
and their right to seats be asserted in
the courts. Mr.. Schoonmaker overlooks
the fact that such ballots would not be
counted by the canvassers. The Canvass
ers are bound to obey the law as it stands
until the Court Of Appeals shall have de-
clared it void. It would be their duty to
reject oil the illegal ballots and thereby
nullify the whole vote of Tammany if the
Attorney Generals rash advice should be
accepted. We are confident that no party
or faction will be guided by so inconsid-
crate an opinion
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16
The Impagned Naauraiixa tion Papers.

The Impugned NaaurAitzatton Papers.
Judge Freedman, of the Superior Court,
rendered his decision yesterday on the at
tempt made by John /. Davenport. Federal
Chief Supervisor of Elections, to annul q
great number OF naturalization certificates
given in former years. Those certificates
were assaulted on grounds of fraud and in
formality. The substance of Judge Freed
mans decision is that Mr.. Davenport is
wholly wrong on the question of informality
or the insuficiency of the records, every
court possessing IN absolute discretion as to
the manner in which it will record its &C.
ton and it's judgments. If Mr.. Davenport
refuses to return the certificates of which
he has obtained possession tho court will
give duplicates that will serve the same
purpose as the originals. As to frauds in
procuring the certificates the Judge states
that in every case in which Mr. Davenport
will present to the court proofs of fraud be
will vacate the certificate where the evil
dence is sufficient to invalidate it, Al
though Judge Freedman does not say SO. it
is obvious that such cases would not be
dealt with in mass, but one by one, and by
this method very few could be vacated pre-
vious to the election.