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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-02

Well, seein' It's you, don't mind
telling. Jenny Allen is going to elope
with Will Harvey tonight. He's to be
at her fathers back garden at twelve
o'clock, his face covered with mask.
When he gives low whistle, thrice
repeated, she's to come out and they'll
go off together Here's all the details
in note in her own hand, which l
picked up after seeing it drop from Will
Harvey's pocket as he cantered down
the road half an hour since. Read for
yourself"
Dick ground his teeth as he read
over the lines that confirmed Sarah's
statement.
"What are you going to do ?" asked
Sarah with a provoking GOODNESS that
aroused Dicks anger.
DO" he growled, "l'd pommel the
villain if 1 could lay hands on himl''
II can put you up to something
better.''
"What is it.?
I" Disguise yourself as the letter indi-
Gates Be on the spot little before the
time. Give the concerted signal, and
when the lady comes fit with her your
self. Ten to one when she sees the trap
she's in, she'll marry you to avoid ex-
posure. AT any rate you'll earn her
fathers gratitude by thwarting Harvey's
plan"
" But suppose Harvey, too, comes be-
fnra tho ti,,nn apd xxya V,ooat hin, Of Al n
gate ?"
"Knock him down, beat him sense
less, give the signal and carry off the
prize, before he comes to-"
"I'll do tip cried Dick, his eyes
flashing fiercely. +" Goodbye, Sally
I'll have news for you when we next
meet"
1t lacked a quarter of twelve when
Dick Sanders, his face masked, stole up
to Mr.. Aliens garden gate. AT the same
time man similarly disguished came
by another path. For an instant the
pair glared at each other. Then both
sprang forward, striking out with might
and main. Blows rained thick and fast.
The combatants were well matched
After mu tual hammering for ten min
utes, without advantage to either side,
they grappl ed and went down together.
Then it was scuffie, bite and scratch, till
they rolled apart from sheer exhaus-
tion and lay glaring at each other in
helpless rage. Both their masks were
torn in tatters, and as the bright moon
light beamed down upon their battered
faces each uttered an exclamation of
surprise.
I" Ted Brant!' painted the one.
Dick Sanders ~ gasped the other
" L thought it was that seoundrel
Harvey !" said Dick.
6 So did !" rejoined Ted
A brief comparison of notes disclosed
that Sarah Blake, after the interview
with Dick, had had similar one with
Ted; the result being as above narrated,
q desperate encounter, in which each
thought he was pummeling away at
Will Harvey. The letter, we need hard
ly say was amiable Sarah's own produc-
ton.
Before Dick and Ted were presentable
again Will Harvey and Jenny Allen
were happily married with the full con-
sent of the latter's father, who, indeed,
had never opposed the match.
Sarah Blake is still maiden.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-02

the trade grew larger the old English
style of designating the different sizes
still continued, and to this day the Cd
nail is the same size nail that was sold
in England for Cd e pennies) per hun
dred.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-02

ET The parsons do, after all, tell the
best stories. Rev. DIR. - is response
BILE for the following: In the early part
of his ministry very eminent clergy
man of his own denomination visited
him and spent the Sabbath with him.
OF course he invited him to preach for
him, and, to his great satisfaction, he
consented. Rev. DR.. - is tall, and
his pulpit was rather high to accommo-
date his manuscript to his sight; his
visitor was short, rather stout, and had
a shining bald head. Rev. DIR. -
proposed to lower the pulpit little, but
his friend declined, and on the contrary
desired that it should be raised higher.
1t seemed that he was near sighted, but
for some reason preferred not to wear
spectacles. The desk being raised he
proceeded to pile upon it the closed pull
pit Bible, two hymn books, pile of
about dozen sermons and finally his
manuscript, and then, his bald head
just glimmering over the topo of his ex-
tempore fertilization, he announced his
text" Thou shall see greater things
than these"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-02
NEWCOMER HOUSE,
CARLISLE ST.,
New Bloomfield, Penn'a.

j: A. NEWCOMER, Proprietor.
HAVING removed from the American Hotel,
Waterford, and having leased and refurnished
the above hotel, putting it in good order to ac-
commodate guests ask a share OF the public
patronage. / assure my patrons that every eXer-
tion will be made to render them comfortable.
r4- My stable is still in care Of the celebrated
Jake. -
March IS, 1871 ~. A. NEWCOMER.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-02
NATIONAL HOTEL.
CORTLANDT STEET,
(Near Broadway
NEW x DIRK
HOCHKISS X POND PrOprietOrs
ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN.

ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN.
The restaurant, cafe and lunch room attached.
are unsurpassed for cheapness and excellence Of
service. Rooms so cents 81 per day. SO to $40 per
week. Convenient to allferries and cityrailroads.
NEW FURNITURE. NEW MANAGEMENT lily
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15
MINOR KILOGRAMS.

Samuel Evans beat John Curley aged A. in
Jersey City on Tuesday, whereupon Curley' IS
crippled brother fercely attacked Evans, and
seized him by the throat with such vicious
grip as to break the windpipe and inf1ict NOR
tai injuries.
The Confederate monument erected by the
Ladies' Monumental Association of Columbia,
S. c., in Capitol square, was unveiled OH Tues
day with most imposing ceremonies in the pres
ence of 1900 people.
The confidence operator arrested in San
Francisco for writing bogus reports of the death
of friends to parties in the East, gives the name
of E.. L. Redmond. He acknowledges his guilt,
but has reaped no pecuniary benefit from the
enterprise. He has sent out some 800 letters
since the first of April.
Rev. DIR. Edison, for the past fifty-four wears
rector of St. AIMS Episcopal church, Lowell.
fell in fit while passing through the round
house yesterday, sustaining severe sprains and
bruises.
Nicholas Mullen of Maynard, who was shot
by Chas. Flood, died yesterday.
The funeral of Rear-Admiral Parrot took
place in Portsmouth, n. H., yesterday.
Felix Mccain, who was to be hung at Bing-
hampton, n. Y, Friday, has been respited
until June 6.
Dr. W. H. Hall, prominent druggist of
Frankfort, KY, was fatally stabbed yesterday
by j. w. Stevens.
The master mechanics yesterday adopted
report i'll favor of steel boilers.
One man was killed at Varna Ont, yester-
day, by the bursting of a chopping-stone
The Sophomore beat the Freshmen at Dart
mouth yesterday at football.
Tuesday, the large barn of Lee Perry, and
brick dwelling-house at Taylorsville, Ind. was
burned. Loss $4,000; insured 5000
Walter Paine, president of the Merchants
Insurance Company, venerable and leading
citizen of Albany, died yesterday morning.
Half a dozen buildings III Lexington, KY.
was burned yesterday. Loss 100000
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15
THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Barn of Aaron Randlett in Pittsfield was
struck by lightning Tuesday and burned
The trustees of the Dexter Bank make an
other statement or argument to show that Mr..
Barron was defaulter, Mr.. Abbott the
trustee who resigned, denies that he did so
because he did not approve his fellow trustees
action in the Barron matter.
Rear Admiral Parrott was buried at Ports
mouth, N. H., yesterday.
The case of Standing Bear recently decided
by Judge Dunley, will be carried to the Su-
preme Court. Judge Dunleys decision if sus-
tanned will overthrow the whole Indian
system,
The forest fires along the line of the Portland
the Fabyan House is in danger
Ex-Minister Schenck is recovering.
Mississippi steamboat captains deny that
they have refused to take negroes on board
when they had the money to pay the fares.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Vest gave no.
tice OF bill proposing to organize Indian Ter
ritory into state. The legislative bill Yves re-
sumed and Mr.. Herman spoke in favor of the
repeal OF the test oath and defended the Demo
cratic party against the assaults of Mr.. Conk-
ling. The amendment orders the issue of
the currency reserve held for the redemption of
fractional currency gave rise to long discus
sion, after which it was adopted. In the
House during the morning hour the bill in
regard to the transfer of cases from the State
to Federal courts was discussed. The coinage
bill was resumed and speeches were made by
Messrs. Fort and Ewing. No yete was
reached.
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15
THE DEXTER BANK.
Further Attempts to Implicate Mr.. Bar

Further Attempts to Impllcate Mr.. Bar
ron.
DEXTER, May 14.-Examiner Bolster having
asserted that he made no examination of the
Dexter Savings Bank in October or November,
1877, the statement is made that the Trustees
are required by law to make personal ex-
animation of its assets and condition; that two
of the Trustees made such an examination in
May and made a sworn return to the Exami-
ner thereof; that like audit was made by
previous to the tragedy, when Barron made
the sworn return, and that they each time
went over the items, counting the cash on
hand, inspecting the evidences of assets and
certified to the correctness of the statement by
which the amount of cash November 5th ap-
pears at $3.50 less than it would have been
had not the charges to Crafts and Straw
reduced the amount called for by the books.
These trustees remember nothing now about
inspecting any evidence of the loan to Straw,
but think they must have seen something pur-
porting to be such note and mortgage, else
they would not have passed the item. A state
ment has been made that abundant evidence
exists of a practice Barron had of loaning
money of the bank to friends without security,
note or other evidence of debt or even a
charge upon the books. A deficiency in his
accounts may have arisen from this source. 1t
is also said that some very peculiar correspon-
dence has been found among the papers of the
bank. Mr. Abbott, former member of the
Board of Trustees says his belief in regard to
Barron had nothing to do with his declining to
serve longer as trustee. He authorizes
statement that his views as to the alteration
and manipulation of the bank accounts by
Barron are in accord with the other members
of the board
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Fire at PittSheld,

FIRE at PlUUSnelu.
WATERvILLE, May IA severe thunder
shower visited this section last evening. In
Pittsfeld lightning struck a barn owned by
Aaron Randlett, and it was totally destroyed,
together with its contents, one horse and three
cows Loss 5000; insured 5000. A single
mill was slightly damaged also the house of
d. ID. Winslow was damaged 5000; insured.
Other slight damages are reported.
Church Burned at Wayne.
LEWISTON, May 1.-The Baptist church at
Wayne was burned this morning. Cause I'M
known. 1t was erected in 1922 and remodeled
in 1854.
Gardeners Aldermanic Trouble.
GARDINER, May 14-In the Board of Alder
men last night, Mr.. Nickerson was seated as
Alderman elect in Ward s. in accordance with
the fourth election. Mr. Atwood then entered
his protest, containing the names of seven per-
sons as voting Illegally, claiming that their
votes should be rejected, and also that a ma
jority of legal votes were cast for him. Mr..
Mr.. Heath, City Solicitor of Augusta, appear
ed as counsel for Mr.. Nickerson, and Mr. Web
ster, City Solicitor of Gardiner, for Mr.. At
wood. 1t was voted that all names to be con-
tested should be placed in the hands OF the city
clerk by Friday noon, and the investigation be
limited to them.
Sudden Death.
BANGOR, May 14.-Henry A. Croker step
ped into a stable yard this afternoon and died
almost instantly. He had been Incorporate
and liquor was the prime cause of his death.
Deceased leaves wife and six children.
Strike of River Men.
1t is rumored ON the street this evening that
20 river men at work at Pea Cove boom have
struck for higher wages.
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15
WASHINGTON.
The Claims of Captain Eads.

The Claims of Captain Eads.
WASHINGTON, May 14-Captain Eads has
applied to Congress for an additional payment
OF half million dollars, claiming that he has
obtained channel at the mouth of the Mis-
sissppi, % feet deep, and 200 feet wide. The
matter is under consideration.
Inquiring into Judges Character.
The subcommittee of the Senate judiciary
committee took evidence to-day against the
character of Stockett Matthews, the proposed
district judge of Maryland.
A Revenue Raid.
Revenue Collector Rives at Lynchburp
states that Deputy Collector Dobson, sent on
raid to Blackwater a dangerous locality near
Cumberland Gap, reports a successful raid
He had a fight with buskwhackers. The
notorious Burt Gaines was killed. None of
the raiding party was hurt.
Ex- Minister Schenck Better
EX-Minister Schenck is considerably better
and able to sit up.
Shocking Murder
PADUKAH, May 14.-Dan Edwards married
man. eloped with neighbours daughter two
years ago. He returned short time ogo with
a woman and child but before reaching his
former home killed and buried both in the
woods. He then returned to his former wife.
Edmunds has been arrested.
Revolutionary Pensions.
The House committee ON revolutionary PEN
sions agreed to report favoraby a bill to pre-
vent the Withholding of pensions from pen
sloners under the act of March, 1878.
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15
Gleanings from the Mail.

a Washington paper says more eminent
public men and capitalists are buying real
estate In that city this spring than ever before,
with the intention of erecting elegant resi-
dences.
Pennsylvania will hereafter pay pension of
$75 to each of its survivors of the Mexican
war and their widows until such times as the
general government makes them pensioners
The girdle presented as wedding gift to the
Empress Marie Louise by Napoleon, and be-
queathed by the empress in 1S47 to the late
Countess of Westmoreland is to be sold under
the hammer in London. The cincture is of
gold, the design being classic, of the style of
the empire, formed of two narrow bands of
open work, set with pearls in the form of the
Greek honeysuckle at the edges, and joining at
the center with large antique onyx cameo of
Apollo and muse, from which hangs long
pendant increasing in width down to the
lowest edge; where it is ornamented with five
imperial crowns, each having tassel of loose
pearls.
The nihilists in Russia have warned s
governors of provinces, II colonies of gendar-
merle and generals that they are to be the
next victims of the executive committee.
1t is proposed that the Illinois legislature
shall meet only once in six years
Attorney General Devens has some difficult
ty in securing the title to Thomas Jefferson's
grave, for whose improvement Congress has
voted $4,000. Some members of Jefferson's
family are anxious to be buried by his side and
wish to reserve that right, but the governm ent
insists on having clear title to the land before
anything is done to improve it.
Admiral Selwyn of the British navy has
designed the largest iron vessel yet built. It's
displacement is to be 14,767 tons, against H.
900 tons of the Infexible, the largest iron-clad
yet attempted although not launched It's
armor is to be 30 inches at the vital parts of
the ship, while that of the Infexble at those
places is only "a. 1t is to carry eight 1OO-ton
and eight 90-ton guns, while the other will
have when done only four S0-ton guns. The
armament alone will weigh the enormous
amount of 1900 tons, equal to the full tonnage
of a large ocean steamer.
The season is as backward across the ocean
as here, and threatens to spoil the fruit and in
jure cereals in Great Britain, land has kept back
the mulberry leaves on the continent, on which
the silk worm feeds, so that there is a pros
pect of diminished silk manufacture.
Ex-Representative Cain of South Carolina
says that there are hundred thousand people
in that State who are anxious to go anywhere
for peace. He advises them to go to India,
Africa, or any other place ON the habitable
globe where their condition can be improved.
Following w. III. Vanderbilt's example,
Cyrus w. Field of New York took oath last
week that he had no personal property in the
State subject to taxation, above his debts The
Times says he recently boosted that he had
cleared not less than $4,000 out of his ele-
waited railroad speculations.
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY Is.
More rawlings of the Southern
Bourbon
From the okolona Southern States.


If any more flags in this country must be
furled forever it will be the Stars and Stripes.
Yes, sir, that flag will be torn into thousand
sheds and tatterS and spit upon by the patriotic
people before they will permit a traitor-hand
to touch one fold of the bright banners that
float over their free, sovereign and separate
Commonwealth.
We want the Yankees to understand, now
and here once for all, that there will be no
peace that is not mockery, no harmony that
is not cheat and no fraternal love that is not
a lie until this States Union of ours becomes a
White Mans, for W hite men, and white men
only.
Until the States are recognized as the mas
tiers, and the General Government is remanded
back to the place of a mental.
Until the Puritan people confess and repent
of the internal crime and treason of invading
our sacred soil.
Until the Southern half of this Republic is
represented in some of the highest offices of
the Federal Army by military chieftains of the
old Confederacy'
Until both Federal and Confederate soldiers
are pensoned, or neither,
Until the Free School system is wiped out
Until every Yankee purpose and practice is
eliminated from the social moral and political
fabric of this States-Union,
Until the Republic is restored to the hands of
the Southern people and their friends and al
lies of the William Allen school of politics at
the North
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15

ST. LOUIS, May 14.-Flour firm; family at 3 25a
8 40; choice to fancy 50d5 so. Wheat unsettled
for cash; options higher but unsettled: No , Red
Fall at 101a cash; 1o14 for May; 09i4 al 10
closing 0914 for June No Spring at 90 Corn
active and lower; No Mixed 33d33M for cash:
1894 for May; 341sc for June. Oats Inactive and
lower; No at 29ssa295sc cash Rye is dull at
4812c bid. Pork higher at 10 05G10 10.
Receipts-3,0 900 bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat
10000 bush corn 1000 bush oats, 1000 bush rye
1000 bush barley
Shipments, 600 bbls -four 10000 bush wheat.
10000 bush corn II 900 bush oats, 10 600 bush Of
rye.
SAVANNAH, May 14.-Cotton firm; Middling fun
lands 121sc
NEW ORLEANS, May 14.-Cotton strong NIiddling
uplands lie.
MOBILE, May 14.-Cotton quiet and firm; Mid
ding uplands 11$4c.
MEMPHIS, May 14.-Cotton held higher; NIiddling
uplands 12e
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15
EUROPE.
The Situation at ST. Petersb,,ro


WASHINGTON, May 14.-Mr. Hoffman at St,
Petersburg informs the Department of State
that since the attempt upon the life of the
emperor, every one coming into Russia must
be provided with passport, duly verified by
the Russian consul. He must be registered at
the ponce, and comply with regulations i'm
posed All principal ministers are now accom-
panied by mounted Cossacks when they appear
in public.
Royal Birth.
BERLIN, May 14.-Princess Charlotte of
Prussia, wife of Prince Bernhard of Sake
Meiningen. was delivered of a daughter Mon
day.
Foreign Notes.
There was great confagration Tuesday
night at Poonah, an important government
and military centre in India. The Govern
ment School, Boodwar Palace, Law Courts.
fost once, police office and fifty houses We're
completely destroyed.
The government of Orenburg telegraphed
on the 18th inst, that another fire occurred
there on the 8th inst, which was quickly ex-
tinguished. A fire also broke out on the 10Th
lnst III the Cossack quarter, which was half
consumed. The government of Uralsk, in the
government of Orenburg telegraphs on the
18th inst, that fire had destroyed a consider
able portion of the town and was still raging
The order of the Privy Council requiring
that swine from the United States shall be
slaughtered at the port of land has been SO
present month instead of the LIST of June.
Another Flood in Hungary
PEsTH, May 14.-Halas, a town IS miles
south-south-west of this city, on Lake Halasto,
has been inundated in consequence of continu-
Gus rains. Much damage has been done.
Threatened Strike of English Golfers.
LONDON, May IA conference was held
at Barnesley Monday, at which 10000 GOLFERS
were represented. 1t was decided to demand
10 per cent increase and if refused to stop
work throughout the country
The Caucasus Disease.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 1.-THE disease
which has broken out in the Caucasus nroves
fatal in six hours. In Derby seventy died. In
Mediorisheni there are two hundred dead.
The mortality elsewhere is great.
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15
Grand Trunk Elevate

The following is statement of Grain at the Grand
4.
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15
THE NEGRO EXODUS.

Steamboat Officers Deny that They Have
Refused Transportation to Negroes.
ST. LOUIS, May 14.-Officers of steamboats,
plying between here and New Orleans deny
having refused to transport colored refugees
whenever they had money to pay passage;
also deny that there has been any generally ex-
pressed disposition on the part of merchants
and planters to withdraw patronage from boats
which carry immigrants.
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15
NEW YORK.
The Steuedoras Strike

The SteVedOreS Strike.
New YORK, May 1.-THE 'longshoremen's
lockout continues. There is no change il the
situation of affairs. The Abyssinia of the
Cunard Line sailed on time this morning, and
the Labrador Of the French Line at noon to-
day. Both were stored with miscellaneous
cargoes.
$4,000 for Wounded Heart.
Miss Rebecca Well was awarded 5000
damages in a breach of promise suit against
Ludwig Blum yesterday.
Heavy Judgments.
Judgment was entered against Russell w.
Adams and Charles E. Rogers of the firm of
Adams & Co., against Adams for $467 800 and
Rogers for $170,340. Defendants are officers
OF the Nicholson pavement company. The
referee decided profits have not been accounted
for
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15
SOUTH AMERICA.

$4,000 Bolivians Marching Against Chill.
VALPARAISO, April 19.-The Bolivians have
retaken Atacam. 1t is announced from Jukev,
a town in Argentine Republic, near the Boliv-
ian frontier, that $1,000 Bolivians are march
ing to attack the Chilians.
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15
JUDGE DUNBY'S DECISION.

The Whole Indian System Threatened
The Case to Go to the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, May 14.-The decision of
Judge Dunby at Omaha in the Standing Bear
habeas corpus case which virtually declares
that Indians are citizens of the United States
with the right to go where they please regard
less of treaty stipulations is regarded by the
government as a heavy blow to the Indian
system, and the District Attorney of Omaha
will carry the case to a higher court and to the
Supreme Court if necessary. 1t is felt that
to surrender this point is to surrender the
whole Indian system.
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15
European Markets.

LONDON, May 14-12.3 80 P. M.-Consols at % 49,
l6 for money and 1875 for account.
LONDON, May 14-12.3 80 P. M.-American securi-
tes-United States bonds, 67s, at 104; new 5s,
1055s; new 41as, 1095s; new As, 1045S; 10-40s,
1854 Erie 2S14 do preferred 5212.
LIVERPOOL, May 14-12. 80 P. M.-Cotton strong;
Uplands 61ad; Orleans 67s; sales $1,000 bales,
including 20O0 for speculation and export; receipts
145O bales, including 1880 American.
PARIS May 14.-Rentes 113 ~.
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-15
me Virginia. Misoenena+iop case

RICHMOND, May 1.-THE habeas corpus in
the miscegenation case of the negro Edward
Kinney and the white woman, Mary Hall, con-
been refused by Judge Hughes on the ground
that the United States courts have no i1risdic-
ton over questions of marriage