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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-18
FIREMAN REILLY'S FUNERAL.

John Reilly. the fireman who was crushed beneath
the burning building at the corner of Broadway and
Grand street. Tuesday night, buried ycstcr-
day morning. from his late residence, No. 273 De-
lanccy street. The attendance at tho house and at
the Church Of st. Rose of Lima, where the services
performed, was largo. Members of Engine Com.
pany No. H. to which the deceased belonged acted a.
pabearcrs. Among those present were his brother
in-law, Judge Campbell; President King, Commits
soner German. Chief Bates and CHIEF Miller. At
half-past one detail from the various engine CON-
panes arrived ut tho church, the casket placed
In the hearse and the funeral cortege proceeded to
Calvary Cemetery. Reilly leaves unprovided for u
wife, and tive children ranging in age from thirteen
years to fourteen months.
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BEREFT OF WIFE AND CHILD.

Joseph willy sued Patrick Mullady. in the Brook
lyn city Court before Judge Nelson yesterday. for
$4,000 damages the loss of his wife and child On
the 9Th of November. 1877, fire was occasioned at
plaintiffs residence by the upsetting Of a cadron of
lard in the basement. Plaintiff was absent
ut the time. When the flames extn.
guishod Mrs. willy and her daughter found
In the hallway sufocated. The plaintiff brought a
suit for damages against Mulady, tho owner Of the
building, claiming that fire escapes or ladders by
which a speedy exit could be made from the house
provided. Judge McCnc. of the City Court, dis
missed the case. but the plaintiff appealed, and the
second trial took place yesterday as stated above
The jury rendered verdict ia favor Of the plaintiff
TOR 81 100.
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FOR SAVING LIFE.

The members Of the different exchanges who were
appointed to take charge Of the funds for the Life
Saving Association. of which "Nan the Ncwsboy" is
the head. have appointed the following committee to
draft set of bylaws and to put the thing in shape
that organization may be effected to take charge
Of donations received and all future Mr. James
T. wenmsn. of the Cotton; MIR. Thomas u. Ball. of
the Maritime; Messrs. H. J. Robinson and William l..
Foster, of the Produce, and Mr. George Il. Davis OF
the Stock Exchange No officers have as yet been
elected.
NORTH RIVER LIFE SERVICE.
Tho North River Life Saving Corps rescued their
third man from drowning yesterday. lie was the
captain of the coal barge Gross Creek No. lying at
pier 1, North River. The corps have been organized
only three weeks.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-18
ELECTRIC LIGHT IN THE POST OFFICE.

Mr. Upton, chief clerk of the Treasury Department.
afew days ago paid official visit to the New York Post
Office, when Postmaster James told him of the i'm
mense amount Of gas consumed on the main floor
and suggested that the electric light be used instead
gas Yesterday the Postmaster received authority
the Treasury Department to invite trials by tho
various electric light companies and report the
suit Of tho experiment to the department
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ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]

NORFOLK Va, Jan. II, 1872
The trial of Samuel A. Sherrar for killing William
D. Walker at Pangsteague. Accomac county, sixteen
years ago. just after the war broke out was con-
cludcd at Eastvie yesterday. and resulted in the
quittal Of the prisoner. The plea Of selfdecnce
ably sustained by the defence. and upon that
dict was rendered by the jury. Sherrar and Walker
were close and intimate friends and were both men
of wealth and held in high esteem by their friends
the Eastern Shore The trial excited great interest
and tho widow aud children of the murdered
appeared in behalf of the prisoner and urged his
quittal. Sherrar is q wreck in mind and health
After wandering the country for sixteen years
he arrested for the crime this city last fall
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OFFICER FURNISS' MURDERER.

The commissioners appointed by Judge Glider
sleeve to inquire into the sanity OF w. L. Palmer Jr.
who shot and killed Officer Furniss, Of the Four
teenth precinct yesterday organized in the District
Attorneys office and adjourned to meet on Friday
next.
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based exceptions to the rulings and charge Of the
Court. but il Is than likely that the motion viii
be denied and then viii begin the long and dreary
term of life sentence at Wcthersted. Even Kate
Cobbs enemies cannot rejoice that spotess as
she WAS up to the time OF her acquaintance with
bishop has in two short years met with SO sad late
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THE TIMES NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA. JUNE TO- 1879

interesting throughout, and the attention was
good and the attendance large
Mr. e. II. Branyan has built little house ad-
Joining the porch OF the old one for cooking pui-
poses during summer seasons.
For heapness-costlng not over s4O-and sim
pllclty, but for perfect convenience the writer OF
this thinks that It equals, II not excels anything
he ever saw for that purpose ON cheap SCALE
The large bell can be tapped from the stove al
most by means Of a cord and by simple con-
trivance all the waste from the kitchen can be re-
moved by lifting trapdoor and pouring into a
vessel. Coud not all have as good2
DAVE
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For THE BLOOMFIELD TIMES.
ioKEsBuRe, Perry County. Pa

NNN"'"OAHt ASihJ youic ~ an'
., ,,... ,s., June 2, 1879.
MY. tis ED,iiOh; ,ih; DeaL Sr-AllQw me lltte space
" N tne eolumhs oi the TINES 70 communicate 70
lts ieaners Driei account Oi the destructive hal
anu ram storm that occurred recently In this
Varey;, .,.-,
Inc ue, 1ali anu ram STORM that passed over TINS
valley ,ast nisnI auonI Ocloek, was tne most de-
qt t V wneaI kaIaen vegetaples,
county for great many years. The storm. cloud
Wnlcn iorineu m ~ the norLn.west ana moved IN the
aIeCsion VI s, oischargeu ln tnls ocali-
ty) N connefIl2n Will. VIII mucn ram great quantl-
Oh nt wi,cm III st hestosu M IN tle .oIa aestructi0n
@ y, ae Wnont M c,op9 Ine iuis, etc'' on tne
iar5 M Jedohg,iB VIZ :" ei Liynry hii, Ahh1%ueW % ,nIer,
1SO lVkSe5' e' YIN esnIl, iei.ei anu YIN. hce ol
bIooeiu, lJnV, ouiuusl, i as Inese farms
~ 70 @ De III te srack vi sne iQSI eMeeIve
parI oi Jne stoIm Otner III larIneIs oi lnls vlcinty
Ior lot 9,ssahce Ot ABOUT tnIee IIies Wesswalu from
lgkespu1,g susseaiiiSu T consiuetaViJ uanage "
Mnest W. ut o Ssv, ne H. wL.er Ky oi tis oVerhsddu
Mr. pOuuer remark InaC ne was Ol bne opinion
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Iuniata County We copy the follow
ing from the Juniata county papers of
last week.
The barn of Mr.. George w. Rough in
Tuscarora township, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon
of last week, together with nearly all
his farming implements. The origin of
the fire is involved in mystery. We did
not learn the extent of Mr.. Kough's
loss, but we understand he had the barn
insured for 5000.
On Monday evening Henry Warner,
son of John Warner, of Fayette twp,
wishing to empty gun for a clerk in
McAlister's store, shot at store box,
but neglected to look beyond it, and the
shot passing a short distance after going
through the box, struck little girl
about seven years old in the forehead,
and imbedded itself in the bone. DIR. O.
II. McAlister extracted the ball and
thinks she will recover. 1t was child
of Mr.. John Shell, who lives just below
the store.
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Brief Items.

See S. NJ. Shuler's new advertise
ment in another column.
Peachey Swingler, was hung in Cham
bersburg on Thursday morning.
u Henry Rice, jr., has the scaffolding
erected, and commenced painting the
Court House.
Moses Leininger, the constable who
was shot by William Uhrich at Lebanon
on Monday last, died on Wednesday.
u Mr.. Samuel Shumaker has presented a
fine organ to the Union Sunday School
at Loysville, as token of the interest
he takes in their organization.
Among the names of persons admitted
to practice at the Baltimore bar, we
notice the name of Daniel Cans, who
at one time was the pastor of a Refolm M
ed church in this county.
While two young boys, sons of Mr..
e. Mattson residing near Port Kennedy,
were out cunning on Wednesday after
noon, one accidentally shot and killed
the other.
Spattenhower who was to be hung in
Lebanon on Friday last, was reprieved
only half an hour before the hour set
for the execution. The reprieve was for
one month, so as to give the board of
Pardons a chance to hear the case.
The Duncannon Record says: : The
woman who picked up that bundle of
calico at store in town the other day,
and was caught concealing it under her
shawl, would have felt better about
that time if she had been in q box look
ing through knot hole.
Keely & Wagner of Selinsgrove, have
put new boiler in their Sash Factory
and Planning Mill, and will soon be ready
to go to work.
Mr.. Wagner above mentioned is our
friend Jacob, formerly of this place and
well known to everybody around here.
Z A correspondent says: On Saturday
evening, at the U. B. Church, in Liver
pool, and the following evening at Cen
tire Union church, in Bucks Valley Miss
Anna M. Baker delivered a popular lee
ture entitled, Both Sides of Life" She
did splendidly. All who were present
were highly pleased 1t was a fine effort.
Her language was we'll selected, her
style excellent, pleasing and forcible.
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Church Notices.

Preaching in the NJ. E. Church next
Sunday at o'clock P. M. Sunday
School at A. M. Prayer meeting,
Thursday evening. Also Preaching at
Ickesburg 104 A. NJ, Walnut Grove %
p. NJ.
Preaching in the Reformed Church
next Sunday at q o'clock p. M.
Presbyterian Church. of
the Lords supper next Sabbath at 1O4
A. NJ. and administration of baptism.
Preaching by Rev. r. Mcpherson, of
Landisburg. Sabbath school at 94 AM.
prayer meeting Wednesday P. NJ. and
preparatory lecture Saturday p. M.
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Cumberland County.-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Cumberland county
papers of last week
The lad Koser, of Frakford township,
who was so severely injured in runa-
way accident in Carlisle on Tuesday of
last week, died of his injuries at his
home on Thursday.
Stewart Grabill, well-known citizen
of Shippensburg, died suddenly on Mon
day morning He had been i'll from
Thursday only, and had been walking
about the house the evening before his
death.
Henderson's IS wagonmaker and black
smithshop, near the basin was destroy
ed by fire on Wednesday night. 1t is
supposed that the building was set on
fire. There was no insurance, except on
the tools of the wagonmaker, Mr.. Tom
linson, who had risk of 5000. Total
loss $500.
The following is the Republican ticket
nominated last week DR.. A. Agnew
Thompson was placed in nomination
for sheriff by acclamation. For direc-
tors of the poor, Samuel Eberly, of
Hampden, and George Walters of South
ampton. Jury Commissioner, Ira ID.
Coover of Upper Allen. Coroner Mai.
Jacob Rheem of Carlisle.
For a number of years, John A. Soud-
ers, of near Blosserville, was the pos
SCISSOR of horse which was very cross.
No one could approach him but Mr.. S.,
and that often at the risk of his life.-
This spring he became unmanagable
and had to have him closely confined
for some time past. On Wednesday last
he had intended to have him shot and
while in the act of sharpening knife
preparatory to skinning him horse
buyer dropped in and purchased him.
NetOUiUe Star.
On information made by John Nc
Bride, three cows belonging to Charles
Meek, were on Monday last, taken up
by Officer Sheaffer and put in the
pound. The cows were running at large
contrary to borough ordinance, and
the impounding of them either incensed
or troubled Mr. Meek so that he pro-
cured dose of poison, with which to
put an end to his existence, and after
delivering speech made up of spread
eagle nonsense and blasphemy, declared
he was "going to die for old John
Mcbride, for arresting my cows, and
here is what's going to do it." He swal-
lowed the potion but an emetic admins
tered by DIR. w. w. Dale, prevented a
Meek funeral for the present.-CdrIiSle
Volunteer.
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NOTICE TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS.

Blank forms for the Annual District Report,
and Affidavit and Certificate have been sent to
each Secretary in the county. These should
be properly filled up and signed, that they may
be forwarded to me Immediately after the new
board is organized. The State appropriation
is paid to districts in the order in which these
reports are received. Delay in forwarding the
reports last spring was the cause of many dis
tricts not receiving the appropriation until this
spring.
Perry county is the only one in the State in
which all the districts have received last years
appropriations.
Notice the Directions" and Especial Di-
rectlons" carefully in preparing reports. Last
spring four-flfths of them were Incorrectly pre-
pared. Do not place figures, &c., on the dot
ted lines, but in the proper columns. The ac-
count should balance as in the example given
with explanations.
s. B. FAHNESTOCK, Go. supt.
Duncannon, May "a, 1879.
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A Bold and Successful Rohbery.--The
office of Deputy Collector Gilbert, of
Johnstown, was entered by two masked
burglars about six o'clock Tuesday
morning, who seized Mr.. Gilbert while
he was sitting at his desk writing, t hrew
him on the floor, bound and gagged
him securely and then took pocket
book containing between 81 200 and 81 :
500 in money from the safe, which was
standing open. The scoundrels then
left, leaving Mr.. G. still lying in help
less state in which he remained an hour
and half before he was released, which
was done by gentleman having some
business with him who called at his
Office. 1t was most daring burglary.
The Tribune says some facts have been
unearthed that may lead to the identifi-
cation.
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Team Sunk. - On Saturday last Mr..
Samuel Bair, farmer in Bucks Valley,
proceeded to Montgomery's Ferry for
load of sand, having to cross channel
of water three or four rods wide to lit
tie island, where the sand was. Having
loaded his wagon with the article desir-
ed, and in attempting to drive out, the
sand shore being deep and marshy, his
wagon sunk in over the hubs of the
wheels, and the horses went in up to
their sides. With great difficulty the
wagon was pried out, the wagon-bed
having to be removed. The horses roll
ed around in the sand and mud, and
worked themselves out, escaped with the
breaking of some chains, &c. Mr.. Bair
thus went home without sand, deciding
that he would get it at the Juniata riv-
er.-lNe1cs
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Penn Township Letter.
DUNcANNoS, June 4, 1879.

DONCAhNoN' June 4, 1917.
On Sabbath the LIST inst, the Union Sunday
School held an anniversary to obtain as complete
an account OF the opening and working OF this
institution in Aliens Cove as possibly could be
done the books and record of The first ten years,
being lost. Five OF the persons who were pres
ent at the opening of school thrty-eight years
ago were present with us on this occasion. The
names of those are Messrs. r. q. Branyan, A. G,
White present superintendent Joseph Osburn
and Mrs. Margaret Branyan. These are all that
are left OF sixty-two, two OF the original number
The day, or part OF 1t, was devoted to histories
given from memory by these persons. They were
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Good Frame Dwelling House,
A SSIGNEE'S ACCOUNT.

The following Assignees accounts have
been fled in the Prothonotary's of Perry coun-
ty, and will be presented to the Court for con-
irmation on TUESDAY, the 10th day Of
June, 1879, to wit;
l. The first and intended as the final account Of
d. p Lightner Assignee under deed Of voluntary
assignment for the benefit Of creditors of John f.
Fennlnger
Jacob StOufer under deed of voluntary assign
ment for the benefit of creditors
8. The account Of Alex. Fleek Esq, Assignee,
of John Yohn, OF Carroll twp, under deed Of vol
untary assignment for the benefit Of creditors.
4: The trst and intended as the final account OF
John s. kichey, Assignee OF Margaret H. Don
nelly under deed OF voluntary assignment for the
benefit OF creditors.
5. The iirst and intended as the final aecOuntof
Conrad Roth, Assignee OF John A. and Samuel
Mcbride under deed Of voluntary assignment for
the benent Of creditors.
ID, MlCKE Y, ProthonOtary
Prothonotary's ONCE New Bloomfield.
May Is, 1879
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money for $s5 in good funds, stating
that he would call around In the even
ing. Inquiry made by Chief Cllley
developed the fact that one Lewis Parks,
an operator between this city and Sun
bury, was the man who approached
Butler. The chief watched for Parks In
the evening, but he came not, and there
fore Officer Grimes lay In wait for him.
Parks came at 10 p. M, and Officer
Grimes, arrested him just as he was about
to close the bargain with Butler. Two
"boodle" envelopes were found in Parks
pockets envelopes with only blank
strips of paper the size of bank notes in
them). AT hearing yesterday morning
Parks was committed to prison to
Harrisburg Patriot of 9Th inst.
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Boobies and Counterfeters. Elias But
Ter, an old colored man who keeps a
small store on South street east of the
capital, left information at the mayors
Office yesterday that dealer in counter
felt money had approached him and had
made him an offer of 500 in bogus
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Another SpeCulator Beat. - The Me-
chanicsburg Independent Journal, speak
ing of the rush for four per cent. certif-
Gates in that place, tells the sorrowful
tale of another speculator scooped in. as
follows: Several parties were present
fro m Harrisburg, for the purpose of in
vesting in the bonds, and had given to
a large number of persons one hundred
dollars and sixty-seven cents for that pur-
pose, but the certificates being all sold pri-
vately, our visitors did not get any, and
when they came to collect their money
from their agents, 10 and behold there
was 500 missing, and couldn It be found,
notwithstanding they made diligent
search for the same, so they went home
wiser if not sadder men. During Friday
and Saturday there was disposed of at
that Office $4,000 of these certificates,
and yet the demand is still for more.
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q Suspicious Aetions.-The parties who
stole the wagon from Mr.. Hays, and
who are now in Jail, paid visit to Mr..
Eichols, at Losh's Run, on the same
night. They aroused him after he had
gone to bed, telling him that they had
upset a wagon down the bank and
wanted help. Mr.. E. was suspicious,
but would not see man in trouble
without aiding him. So taking Ian
tern and revolver, he locked his dog in
the store and went with them. He
found the wagon, down bank, but it
had evidently been put down on pur-
pose. They undoubtedly had intended
to commit some depreciation on the
store, or to do some other mischief, but
perhaps seeing Mr.. E. SO well prepared
for them thought it not advisable to try
it,
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} Railroad Meetlng.-On Saturday eve
ming a meeting was held in the Court
House to consider the project of build
ing railroad from this place to Dun
cannon. The attendance was large
and the feeling was enthusiastic in favor
of building the road. Articles of asso-
citation were signed by enough persons
to warrant the formation of corpora
ton. The subscribers to the articles of
association will meet again next Satur-
day evening at O'Clock for the purpose
of electing the officers of the company,
and in the meantime all who would like
to sign the articles and participate in the
election of officers can have an oppor-
tunity of so doing by calling at the Of
fee of Mr. Sponsler All persons inter-
ested in this enterprise are urged to be
present at the meeting on Saturday eve
ming.
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y A Tramp Outrage. - The daughter Of
VIM. Finnicle was stopped by two
tramps near Bailysburg few days ago
and shamefully outraged. Hemp stretch
ing is what these chaps need to be
put at.
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- Terrible Hall Storm. = On Thursday
evening at about seven O'Clock a terrible
hail storm swept over this place. The
hail was accompanied by floods of rain
and great wind, and for about ten min
utes, the scene was terrific. Many of the
hail stones were the size of hulled wal
nuts and we measured some that were
over four inches In circumference
Probably five hundred lights of glass
were broken In this place, among them
were two of the stained glass windows
in the Presbyterian church.
A cherry tree in front of Mr.. Powell's
house was blown down, and large limb
was broken off an apple tree on the
SPOTS property, falling across the side
walk and knocking off some of the fence
pales. In some places in town chickens
were killed by the hail stones. 1t was
the most severe storm we ever saw in
this part of the country.
The course of the storm was from
West to East. West of this place it
was worse than at this point. At Ickes-
burg and in Saville twp, the hail was
more plenty, and from reports, In larger
chunks. But few houses there with
windows facing westward escaped from
damage, some persons losing from 20 to
50 lights of glass. Several persons who
were caught out with teams had narrow
escapes the bail, together with the
sharp lightning and heavy thunder
rendering the animals nearly wild with
terror. Harry Mccoy with his candy
wagon was caught four miles west of
Ickesburg, and in spite of all his exer-
tions his horse ran nearly two miles be-
fore he got him stopped, and then it
was only done by the horse butting his
head against a post in covered bridge,
which so nearly stunned the animal,
that Mccoy was again able to control
him. The wagon was some broken, and
the hail cut the top full of holes.
Orchards, gardens and the grain in
the line of the storm were badly dam
aged. The breadth of the territory
which the storm covered, seems to be
only about mile wide, as a short dis
tance north and south of here there was
little or no hail. In Madison township
the storm was more severe than in Sa-
vile, but there was little or no hail. The
wind however tore up trees, and did
great damage. So many such obstruc-
tons were in the way that the main
road down the valley was not passable,
and vehicles had to come down by the
way of the Sandy H i'll road.
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Balloon Found.-On the oath of May,
1879, Mr.. Jacob Billow, of Carroll twp,
this county, found balloon in his
corn field, having on it the name Of
LIMA PERKINS, Northumberland, Pa,
stating that it had been put up by her
there. He does not send us the date
upon which it was started, however.
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Something New. = H. MARY G. SHEE-
DER having opened store of NOTIONS
and FANCY GOODS, in Mrs. Gallatin's
house on West Main Street, New Bloom
field, wishes her friends to call and see
her selection of goods. [may 81 At
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JOB Of every description neatly
u and promptly executed at Reasonable Rates
at the Bloomfield Times Steam job once.
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For SaIe.-A good secondhand Safe can
be bought very low by applying at this
office. Safe good size and in first-rate
condition. If