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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
A Girls Suicide.

A dispatch from Cleveland, o., is as
follows: A peculiar and highly sensa-
tional case of suicide occurred in Mid
dleburg township, in this county, this
morning at o'clock. Miss Hattie
Gray was the daughter of a highly re-
spectacle farmer named Morgan Gray.
Before breakfast, and after the hired
man had gone for the cows, she asked
her fathers consent to her marriage
with the hired man, saying that she
loved him better than any one else in the
world. Her father utterly refused his
consent, saying that the man, Richens,
by name, had no visible means of sup
port. With this the father went to his
work. He had not proceeded far with
the milking of the cows when he heard
pistol shot, and ran to the house with
the hired man. They passed through
several rooms in search of Hattie, but
did not find any trace of her until the
mans room was reached, and there her
lifeless form was found stretched upon
the floor. 1t seems that upon her fathers
departure for the barn she had gone to
her lovers bedroom and taken his revol-
yer from bureau drawer and shot her.
self through the heart. The ball enter
ed her body just below the left nipple
The physician who was called thought
that death must have resulted immedi-
ately. The lover and her father are
both nearly distracted Richens says
that on holiday ride to Rocky river,
few days ago, he asked her to become
his wife, and after saying that she feared
they could not live happily together,sh
consented, but at the same time saying
that he might attend her funeral before
her wedding. She was an intelligent
and highly respected girl.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
A Railroad Man-trap.

NEWARK, August %. - Shortly after
three o'clock yesterday William Ditmar,
residing at the corner of Waverly place
and Lille street, met terrible fate at
the Market street depot of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. He was driving his
wagon, No. 81, up Market street, and
just as he struck the crossing of
the railroad track = there being no
gates or fences at this most important of
all the crossings in Newark "a New
York train came rushing along and
caught Ditmar's horse and wagon, with
Ditmar in the drivers seat, and whirled
man, horse and wagon before it into the
depot, where there is high stone plat
form. In went the horse and wagon,
and the former was reduced to jelly
and the latter to fragments. In some
way Ditmar was pushed before the car
cass of the horse and so escaped being
instantly killed, but every important
bonein his body being broken. He was
still alive, and for twenty minutes was
pinned against the stone platform by the
train until heavy jack screws were OBJ
tained, the tender lifted and the unfor-
tunate man lifted out. Both thighs and
both legs being broken. So was his right
arm, while his feet were crushed into an
unsightly mass. No language could de-
scribe the anguish and suffering of the
poor fellow. He was removed to st.
Michael's Hospital, where he expired
He leaves wife and one child.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
Rurrying Into Bankruptcy.

The number of cases now hurrying
into the bankrupt court is astonishing.
To get the benefit of the law applica-
tions must be in before September 1st.
A New York dispatch of the Goth inst.
says:
The bankruptcy clerks Office of the
United States court was besieged to-day
with lawyers, filing petitions in bank
ruptcy of clints. Seventy-five petitions
and schedules were filed and it is expect
ed still larger numbers will be filed to-
morrow. Among the cases adjudicated
to-day. were those of Richard Murphy
and Peter Trainer, well known politi-
clans, whose liabilities are almost a mil
lion dollars. Several old merchants with
liabilities ranging from $4,000 to $4,000
filed petitions in bankruptcy to-day.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
Yellow Fever Reports.

The reports from the South are sad
indeed. The following dispatches give
pretty good idea of the state of affairs
MEMPHIS, Tenn, August 30. . The
condition of our city tonight surpasses
the most sombre imagining of misery.
For the past twenty-four hours, ending
at 6 p. NJ, 60 deaths have occurred, of
which only were from other causes
than yellow fever. OF these AZ were
whites and IL colored. The new cases
number 1l9.
The following report to the Howard's
to-day from the director of the medical
corps of the ten physicians employed
by the association gives some idea of the
condition of things: 1 find scorces of
people sick and dying without having
been seen by the physicians. The scenes
of death and distress to-day and tonight
are indescribable. Members of the relief
committee have been called to visit sick
persons and responding to calls, found
in some cases corpses lying in beds or on
floors without even a single watcher.
The telegraphers of Memphis organized
an association to-day whose object is to
assist those of their profession who are
and may be taken sick with yellow
fever. Their territory embraces all
points north of Canton, Miss. They
appeal to the fraternity for aid.
New ORLEANS, August 20. - The
"Times'' correspondent at Canton,
Miss, under date of the 2sth, says: CT
arrived here Sunday last. Pretty tough
times, not single business house open,
except two drug stores. Once a popu-
lation of $500 but now only seventy
five whites are to be found here. The
court house is locked up and the officers
gone to some safe place. Nothing but
hearse and coffin are to be seen on the
streets. Some thirty five or forty cases
of yellow fever here. Many negroes
have died within the past few days. The
few whites now here are scared because
not single case of yellow fever has
been doctored successfully. No person
attacked has recovered -
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
Serious Railroad Accident.

DETROIT, August 2s.-A serious acci-
dent occurred to an excursion train on
the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad
near Lockwood, Michigan, about noon
to-day by which thirty-five persons were
injured, several seriously and three
fatally. The coaches jumped the track
and went down an embankment. The
train was filled with excursionists from
Manistee and Ludington bound for
Grand Rapids. The wounded were
taken to Grand Rapids for medical at
tendance. The cause of the accident is
supposed to have been broken rail.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
The Mule and Forty Acres.

A South Carolina orator making a
speech to the colored people, talks to
them as follows
Each of you represents $500; you
would have brought'that sum in 1o60.-
You were freed without our consent, and
now, if you will vote the Democratic
ticket, we will make the Yankees pay
for you, and then we will give you half
the money. There stands old Uncle
Jim. He has wife and eight children,
for which the north will pay to me $9,-
600, one-half of which will give to him
and the balance 1 will keep. Then he
will be independent, and not dependent
upon the cold charities of the world
This, my dear colored friends, is prac-
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03

them that they were on the wrong road.
This, he said, is the Camden and Allan
tic Railroad, whereas your passes are
over the narrow gauge Philadelphia and
Atlantic City Railroad.
Here was n dilemma What could
they dop Potter rallied and made
grand charge for victory. He showed
by the names on the passes that they
were unquestionably the g Potter Com
mittee" and he demands of the conductor
that he be passed free together with his
fellow heroes. This the conductor de-
clined, as against the rules, unless he
got instructions from headquarters.
+" Well telegraph for your instructions,
quoth Potter, in anger.
At the first stopping place the con-
ductor sent message to the General
Superintendent at Camden, explaining
matters. Now 1t so happens that this
officer, Mr.. Lister does not take any
stock in Potter or his investigation, and
he promptly telegraphed to the conduc-
tor so as to catch the train at its next
stopping place, make every one of the
Committe pay his fare. If they decline,
put them Off the train"
The dispatch was presented to Potter
by the conductor, and, with much dis
gust, and many a qualm, the members
whacked up"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA. SEPTEMBER 8, 1878

All are serVdnts. The South knows no
such person as "hired man" or "hired
girl" The "help'' are all servants, and
the employers are masters and mistresses
as much now as in slave times. Thegreat-
est difference being that wages are paid
and the lash is dispensed with. Hundreds
of the blacks do not hesitate to affirm that
they were much better off and happier as
slaves than they have been since the Eman-
cpaton, fact which none who see and
know them can doubt. OLIVE.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03

IN MANY parts of the State a strong
feeling of dissatisfaction exists regarding
the law which legalizes the office of
County Superintendent. The PROPOSE
ton is made by some, that the abolish
ment of that office shall be made an issue
in the next election for members of the
legislature. There is no doubt that the
office has outlived its day of usefulness,
and that the duties now delegated to that
official could be more satisfactorily per-
formed at one fourth of the expense.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
A Good IOke on the Potter Committee.

A good joke on the Potter Committee
is known by few persons in railroad
circles which has not yet found its way
into print. The members one and
all having procured passes over the
Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railroad,
started on their journey for snuff of
old ocean," In due course Of time the
conductor appeared and in response to
his cry of " tickets, tickets ?" the Pot
terers handed him their passes. Judge
of their astonishment when he informed
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, D.. c., August 30, 1878.
General Sherman having left Washington
for a trip South, the rumor was at once
started and widely copied by the press to
the effect that the General had determined
upon the opening of war with Mexico,
and had gone thither to begin operations
in person. The War Department, how
ever, ridicules this sensational report as
the widest sort of nonsense. Secretary
McCrary says if General Sherman has any
such intentions he has kept them secret
from everybody, including the President
and Sherman's aides say that all he took
with him was hand satchel and if he
means to stay, and fight Mexico, they will
have to send him fresh linen.
1t will be remembered that previous to
the Inauguration of Mr.. Hayes, it was
averred that plot was on foot for his as
sassination should he attempt to enter the
Executive Mansion as President the man
who created that report was one Maxwell,
who said he had overheard party of con-
spirators plotting the above mentioned
deed, at hotel in this city. Mr.. Hayes
fully believed this story, and was accom-
panied from Columbus ON his journey
hither, and all the time till after the inau-
guration by a party of detectives as a
guard, of whom Maxwell was one. Di-
rectly afterward Mr.. Hayes appointed him
as Lieutenant in the Army, to which Cen
eral Sherman and the Secretary of War
both objected, on the ground that Maxwell
was man of bad character. The Senate
confirmed his appointment, however, and at
once Maxwell proceeded to sell his pay
months in advance and duplicate vouchers,
realizing from $4,000 to $1,000 by the
transactions. To make long story short,
this favorite of the President has been de-
tected, court-martialed, dismissed from tho
service and sentenced to the penitentiary
for two years.
1t is hard-hearted person who can visit
the shops of Washington pawn brokers
with feelings of amusement unmixed with
sadder sentiments. These establishments
are only too we'll patronized. Ask the pro-
prietors who are their best customers and
they will invariably tell you Government
clerks" SIN position?" you ask. "Both
in and out" "Men or women?' "Both,
but more of the former" and this is the
story: The great majority of Government
clerks spend all their earnings as they go.
They acquire expensive habits, luxurious
ways Of living and so on. Worse than this,
many especially young men, live utterly be-
yond their means, hence they consider the
pawn-broker blessing to them. When a
clerk loses his office he invariably waits
and hopes for reinstatement and so stays
here without work, until his money is ex-
hausted. Then he visits the pawn broker.
First surplus jewelry goes. The extra
clothing. Then what might be termed
necessary jewelry, watch, &c. And so it
goes on till only the clothes in wearing are
left-the hope of redeeming them always
remaining.
So many distressed people are in this
city And there is very little employment
to be had outside of the Departments. Do
mestic service is all done by colored people.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
Stihed In Grain.

A Detroit exchange says: Yesterday
evening Frank Wakeman, 13-year-old
Fenton boy, ventured into the bin of
the granger elevator at the Fenton depot
and was instantly drawn down to the
spout. 1t was about ten minutes before
he could be got out, and when he was
reached life had fled.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
Specimens of New Rice.

The Raleigh Netcs says some speci-
mems of upland rice have been received
at the Museum of Agriculture, from
Johnston county, North Carolina. The
heads of this rice are like those of the
sugar cane in shape, but are cream col
ored. 1t is said to be prolific, but the
department is not informed as to its fit
ness for use.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
You Can Be Happy.

If you will stop all your extravagant and
wrong notions in doctoring yourself and
families with expensive doctors or humbug
cure-alls, that do harm always, and use
only natures simple remedies for all your
ailments-you will be wise, well and hap
py, and save great expense. The create st
remedy for this, the great, wise and good
will tell you, is Hop Bitters-beeive it.
See proverbs" in another column.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
The Rush to Minnesota.

The rush for land this fall promises to
equal, if not to exceed, that of last year.
Those thatare there are sending for their
friends, and every train brings in fresh
lot, and the hotel registers at New Ulm,
Marshall and other land office towns
show arrivals from all parts of the
Union and the Canadas.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03

THE REPUBLICAN Conferees of the
Eighteenth district, comprising the
counties of Fulton, Franklin, Hunting
don, Snyder, Juniata and Perry, met at
Newport on Thursday and nominated
Horatio G. Fisher, of Huntingdon coun-
ty, as the Republican candidate for Con-
gress.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03

tical solution of the forty acres and
mule question, and you will some day
be lifted from your poverty by your old
masters. Only vote the Democratic
ticket, and we will soon be independent
of the contemplate Yankees"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS
REMOTA F!

We will remove to our new building
on the opposite side of the street, next
week. We intended to remove this
week, but rush of job work prevents us.
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NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

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MORE JOB LOTS!
Call and Get Your Share
THE GREAT BARGAINS
Read and think over these prices
Good Canton Flannel at cents per yard.
Very Heavy Canton Flannel at 10 cents per yard
A lot of Prints, good styles,
and fast colors at cents per yard.
Rusches, good style, at and cents each.
Foxed Button Caters at 81 90 per pair.
Children's sizes ditto at sl25"
The best Turkey Morocco Button Shoe
made, every pair warranted 81 10 '' I"
Mems Heavy Boots, 81 so &s3 90" ("
OyeralIs, so cts. " g
A Pretty Tumbler. 40 " per doz
GOblets, % per doz.
Also lots of other Bargains too numerous to speci
fy Call and see the stock; it will
Not Cost You Anything to Look =
The best Fruit Jar in the Market,
One Quart, 81 90 per Dozen.
Two do 81 so per dozen.
f. MORTIMER,
NeaV Bloomfield, Pa.
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UpNiQ HELD Don't you want some cheap.
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anime the splendid assortment for sale by r.
price.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-02-14

The memofy of the gallant Colonel
Crane, Of the invincible Seventh Ohio
Regiment, largely composed of men from
this part of the State, Is fresh with many
in Trumbull and Ashtabula counties.-
He has an orphan son who has held for
some time a subordinate position in the
State House, at Columbus, as a means of
livelihood One Of the first acts of Gov
ernor Bishop was to remove the soldiers
orphan and give the place-to the son Of a
Democratic politician as. a reward for get
ting in his work "early and often. -
Warren (0) Chronicle.
OF course, Governor Bishop ought to be
ashamed of himself for such action. 1t
is unpatriotic and cannot be too vigor-
ously condemned. And yet Hayes has
appointed TO his Cabinet a man who help
ed to do the shooting of such gallant men
as Colonel Crane, and helped to make
half a million orphans like little Jimmie
Crane; and his action is applauded. See
ing this we have felt. all along like re;
serving-our severest censure for the man.
who claimed to be the friend OF Union
soldiers. only to desert and betray them,
rather than to men like Bishop who nev,
er claimed any sympathy or friendship
for soldiers Toledo Sunday Journal.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-02-14
A Thoughtful Husband.

If he had confined himself to his legit-
innate quilldriving duties, there would
have been no occasion for him to have
been strutting around with his left hand
in a sling, a patch on his nose and an alb
surd old gum shoe on one foot. He was,
however, only another victim of that
egotistical opinion of all men, that they
can do anything better than woman.
He went home the other day and found
his wife putting up peaches in those old
fashioned tin cans that closed with seal
ing wax. She had an apron on. and two
or three little blotches of sealing wax
ornamented the floor, while the cat un-
der the table was licking piece the size
of a postage stamp with assiduity.
"See here, Maria" he said, you'll Grip
pie yourself with that hot wax directly !"
but as she made no answer, he continued
oracularly: women never have Fny me-
chanical genius, anyway. If there is a
way Of doing anything wrong they are
sure to try it.
do you think you can do any better?"
she observed, with some acidity.
"Why, of course l can"
."Well, here, just distinguish yourself,
then"
So he sat down. She handed him a
fresh can, just out OF the not water. lie
took it, in his hand and dropped it as
though it had been a streak of lightning;
while he stuck his fingers in his mouth
and looked sudden death at her because
he could not swear She gave him tow
ell 10 hold the next one with, and he took
it on his knee, lighting the sealing wax
stick, and commenced prodding around
the top, but the bottom burnt bis knee.
and he jerked. bringing the burning wax
across the back of his left hand. Then
he jumped up and howled, dropped the
can, which emptied spoonful Of burning
preserves into his slipper. This made
him frantic, and he went dancing about
the kitchen like an inebriated dervish.
waving the burning wax until a drop
took him on the nose. In his anger he
kicked the offending can through the
window, scattering the contents over the
dog. who rushed into the street bowling
and raising an alarm OF mad dog, which
occupied the attention of all the people
within three squares. Then he submit
ted to be laid on the sofa, and plastered
with flour and sweet oil, until he looked
like a bad-prepared scarecrow He is
willing to make an affidavit the size Of a
barn door that he will let the women. be
Just as awkward as the choose.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-02-14
Home Support.

DR.. A. B. Monahan, of Jackson, one OF
the most enlightened gentlemen in the
Legislature, has bill to restrain School
Boards from damaging the cause of pub.
lie education and wasting the substance
of the people by introducing useless and
ornamental studies into the schools. The
riDgsters growl, squeal and threaten
about it, but the Doctors own home pa
per, the Standard, edited by a gentleman
Of long experience and acknowledged
ability, says: I'VE hope DR.. Monahan
may press his bill to final action The
manner in which the public schools are
now conducted is simply ridiculous"
The friends of public education are
thus everywhere coming to the front, and
having rescued the schools from secta-
rianism, will speedily snatch them from
those worse enemies, folly, charlatanism
and greed Columbus Sunday Herald.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-02-14
Excuse for Second Marriage.

A negro minister who married rather
sooner after the death of his wife than
some of the sisters thought proper and
becoming, excused himself as follows
my dear brederen and sisters, my grief
was greater dan could bear. | turned
ebery way for peace and comfort, but
none came. /. l sarched de Scripturs from
Ginisee to Rebelation, and found plenty
promises to de widder but nary one to
de widderer. So took it dat de good
Lord didn't waste sympathy on a-man
when it was in his power to comfort his
self; and habin a fuss-rate chance to
marry in de Lord, | did so, and would do
so again. Besides, brederen, / consider
dat poor Patsey was juss as dead as she
would ebber be" o..
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-02-14
A Perfect Day.
BY MARY cLEMMER.

Go glorious day
Here while you pass make this sign:
Earth swinging on her silent way,
Will bear me back unto this hour divine,
And will softly say, "Once thou vert mine.
"Wert mine, o perfect day
The light unknown, soaring from se1 and
shore,
The forests eager blaze,
The flaming torches the autumn bore,
The fusing sunset, seas when storms were DER.
overt mine the brooding airs,
The pulsing music OF the weedy brooks,
The iewe1ed fishes and the mossy lairs
Wherein shy creatures, with their free bright
looks,
Taught blessed lessons never found in books.
@All mine the peace OF God,
When IL was Joy enough TO breathe and be,
The peace of Nature OoZing from her sod,
When face To face with her the soul was free,
And far the false wild strife IL faint would fiee
Stay, beauteous day
Yet why pray \? Thy lot, like mine, 10 fade;
Thy light, like yonder mountains golden
haze,
Must merge into the morrow's misty shade,
And /, an exile In the alien street,
still gazing back, yearn towards the vision
fleet.
"Once thou vert minei" I'll say,
And comfort so my heart as with old wine.
Poor pilgrims Oft we walk the self-same way
To weep It's change, to kneel before the shrine
The heart once builded to a happy dayi
When dear II died. III say, Thou day divine,
mine" = National Union.