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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29
RasealIysTramps.

LANCASTER, Pa, July 24.-Levi Buck
walter, the lad of twelve years who was
abducted from this county by tramps on
Tuesday afternoon, returned to his dis
tressed parents at late hour yesterday
afternoon, the tramps having releaeed
him. His story is that the tramps
approached him while at work in
tobacco field, and, holding club over
his head, commanded him to follow and
give no alarm. They took him through
two or three corn fields and finally
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29

ALLENTOWN, July "a. - Mr.. Aaron
Marsteller, well-known citizen of this
place, left his home early this morning
to cut oats on the farm of Mr.. Owen
Diefenderfer, about mile north of the
city. He and two others had just finish
ed their swaths and were about to leave
the field for dinner, when Mr.. Marstel-
Ter suddenly dropped and fell on his side.
He gasped once or twice and then was
dead. A coroner's jury rendered YER
dict that death resulted from an affection
of the heart
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29
Three Men Killed.

HUNTINGDON, July %. - About a
quarter after three 'clock this after
noon premature explosion of sand
blast at quarry near the site of the mid
die penitentiary instantly killed three
men, Michael Ryan, sub-contractor of
Philadelphia, Joseph Ronceroni and a
Mr.. Keith. They were terribly man
gled. James Davis escaped with the loss
of hearing. Ryan's body was not recov-
cred until late in the evening having
been blown into the dam.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29
A Double Suicide.

CHICAGO, July pa distressing and
mysterious and double suicide occurred
last night at Hyde Park, southern SUI
burb of this city. Three maiden sis
ters, named Elizabeth, Anna and Nina
Trowbridge, aged respectively forty
three, forty and thirty years, having be-
come impoverished, decided to die to-
gether. They nailed up the doors and
windows, and the two elder sisters hung
themselves with ropes fastened to the
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29
Checks Dated in Advance.

An interesting case was decided in a
Philadelphia court in the case of Greer
against the National Bank of the Re
public. The facts of the case are as fol-
lows:
Horace p. Wilbur drew check for
$3.50 in favor of Greer in October, 1877,
on the Bank of the Republic. The
check was dated three days ahead, and
before Greer presented it Wilbur gave
notice to the bank and stopped payment
of it. When it was presented the bank
refused to pay, although it had the funds
sufficient to meet it. Greer then brought
suit against the bank to recover the
amount of the check, claiming that 1t
was liable to pay it. The Judge before
the suit was tried nonsuited the plain
tiff on the ground that there was
no contract between the bank and
Mr.. Greer for the payment of the
check, the only contract being with
Wilbur, the drawer of the check, and
that was to hold the amount subject to
the order. The plaintiff insisted that
the drawing of the check was an appro-
priation of so much money in the
banks hands to the person who held
the check, but the Judge held that the
contract by the bank with the depositor
to hold the money would prevent the
plaintiff from recovery.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29

For some special but unexplained
reason the mortality in st. Louis from
sunstroke is greater than any other city
on the continent. This is not due to the
fact that the thermometer marks any
higher degree of temperature there than
elsewhere, for it does not. Last stsummer
the number of deaths from sunstroke in
that city was fearful, and yet as warm
weather prevailed in other cities, with
scarce tenth part as great destruction
of life.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29
Miscellaneous News Items.

eE- II. D. Smith, prominent business
man of Sayville, was bitten week ago by
a mad dog, and died on Sunday in terrible
agony.
~ About year ago a young man
named Charles II. Silly, who had inherited
500 900, created sensation in Reading by
his lavish expenditure of money. On Tues
day he passed through Reading as tramp,
with his clothing ragged aud greasy, being
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29
A Death from Yellow Fever in the
Hospital.

New York, July 21.-Two patients,
G. S. Calby and Brane Tailifar, seamen,
belonging to the American bark An
tonic Sala, from Havana, were taken to
the hospital at Quarantine yesterday
suffering from yellow fever. Calby died
this morning. John Sweeney, the stew
ard of the steamship Niagara, who was
admitted to the hospital with yellow
fever some time since, was discharged
to-day. There are now four men re-
naming in the hospital.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29
A BOy,s Head Almost Blown on.

E1SnRA, N. Y. July 1s.-At Elkland,
Pa, this afternoon four boys about 10
years old filed q piece of tubing foot
and half in length with gunpowder
and then lighted 1t. The explosion
which followed put out the eyes and tore
away one cheek and part of the jaw of
Frank Whitaker, son of the mail agent
at Elkland, and he died af 8 o'clock to-
night.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29

terrific storm is reported as having taken
place at Marlborough yesterday after
noon. Hallstones as large as butternuts
fell and the water ran through the hall
ways of private dwellings. Several
barns were struck by lightning and de-
stroyed. The loss will amount to sew
eral thousand dollars. The storm lasted
two hours.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29
Fatal Dispute About RaspberrIes.

CHEYENNE, w. 7. July IS. - Two
men named Blanchard and Hedges got
into dispute about the right to pick
raspberries on certain private grounds
at False Bottom, five miles from this
place, to-day, and Hedges shot Blanch-
ard. He returned the fire, killing Hedges
instantly.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29
A Singular Medical Case.

The leg of Mrs. III. A. Doty, q we'll
known lady of Bloomington, ILL.,, was
broken by the contraction of muscles,
Friday, resulting from inhammatory
rheumatism. The case is considered
very remarkable by the physicians.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29

GOVERNMENT aid for the yellow fever
sufferers has already been asked and the
Secretary of War has forwarded l,SOo
tents and rations for 10000 people for
twenty days to Memphis.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29
An lnhuman Father Arrested.

BIDDEFoRD, Me-, July 1s.-Leonard
Welsh, of Saco, has been arrested upon
a charge of assault with intent to kill
his eight-yeaf-old boy on the 9th inst
He was bound over this afternoon for
his appearance at the September term
of the Supreme Court. The boy still re-
mains UNCONSCIOUS.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29

READING, Pa, July S2.-This city is
threatened with water famine. The
receiving dam at Barnharts mineral
springs and Ohlinger creek have become
mere mud puddles and If the drought
continues will soon dry up. The water
in the receiving reservoir is slowly fall
ing, having decreased six inches since
yesterday. Water ceased flowing from
hydrants in the upper part Of the city
and some of the manufacturing estab-
lishments have been compelled to stop
work.
The Philadelphia and Reading rail-
road officials have fitted upa train of
tank cars with which they are hauling
water from the Schuylkill to supply the
boilers at their shops The outlook il
becoming very serious. The commits
sioners have asked the councils for $780,
600 to build additional dams.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29

THE Republican State Convention as
sembled at Harrisburg last Wednesday,
and nominated Hon. Samuel Butler, OF
Chester county, for State Treasurer.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29
NnTIOE Tn snnsuRInERs.

as- The present Circulation of THE
TIMES exceeds NINETEEN HUNDRED
copies. Our mailing list Is always open
to the inspection of advertisers.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29

easement of folding door. The younger
sister, Nina, remained meantime In an
chamber, and although the deed was
done about six o'clock Monday evening,
she first gave warning at nine o'clock,
and the bodies were not cut down until
midnight 1t was with the greatest
difficulty she could be induced to tell
the story, and she told 1t in SO discon-
nected and rambling a way that its ac-
curacy even now is doubted.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29
Hallstoue,( (Larqe as Butternuis.

PouonkrrrNn, N. Y, July 2s. A
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-20
Local and News Brevities.

The "camping out" season is ap-
preaching.
SEATTLE is to have q new pow
der magazine.
Ir is daylight, now, at four o'clock
in the morning.
The berry season promises to be
long continued one.
FRUIT raisers in the suburbs of
town are troubled by crows.
JOHN Esmond shows his familiar
face to our citizens once more.
A FEW more Fourth OF July dresses
left at the City of Olympia Store.
The steamer Messenger brought up
the freight of the CITY Of Chester.
Mr.. G. B. Elliott has been, for
some days, very Ill, but is now mend
ing.
. WEST Olympians complain that
the blue-jays are taking their cher
ries. s'-'sars'.ssassss
The world is moving. Gov. Ag-
new has been improving his prem
ises.
AFTER O short respite, the steam
saw-mill has started into operation,
again.
HAVE you seen the Pinafore? They
have got them at the City of Olym-
pia Store.
WHEN a calculating young lady
says, 81 like you," believe her not.
Strawberries!
The reservoir at the junction of
Main and Fourth streets is undergo
ing thorough repairs.
ROBERT Ingersoll pronounced the
eulogy at the funeral of his brother,
EDen S. Ingersoll.
If the people of Olympia do not
bestir themselves, Tumwater is bound
to become the "hub."
A NEW sidewalk is in process of
construction on the east side of
Washington street, fronting the pub
lie square.
GREAT distress continues to pre-
vail on account of famine, in Cash
\ mere, one of the most lovely regions
Aof the earth.
A MONSTER labor convention was
held at Vicksburg, the other day,
and q conservative view taken of the
negro exodus.
Our friends in the country report
quite hard frost on Monday night,
but it is thought that no serious in
jury will result.
EVERY fiddler in the country has
been engaged to play for o dance
on the Fourth. 1t pays, sometimes,
to be fiddler.
J. M. HAYES, at the Fair grounds,
Is raising fine lot of turkeys, quite
suggestive of the fact that another
Christmas is coming.
McALL1sTER's Greek has been at
tracing q good deal of attention,
lately, on account of the facilities it
offers for trout-fshing.
IT was but the work of moment
to write an item about the open
sewer near this Office. A force OF
men are covering it now.
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favor of those who advertise four squares,
or upwards, by the year.
c. Legal notices will be charged TO the
attorney or officer authorizing their inser-
ton.
" Advertisements sent from distance
and transient nC:ices. must be accOmpan-
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and deaths, inserted free of charge.
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companying marriages or deaths, will be
charged one-half our regular advertising
this rule.
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, 1879-08-09

An OvERHAsTY COScLUsioN.-Mrs. End
Bausch, who lives in Floyd street, near
Throop avenue, Brooklyn. sent for an under.
taker recently to take charge Of the funeral
of her husband, who hal been suffering from
heart disease for long time and who had
suddenly fallen from his chair at the dinner
table. The undertaken looked at the body,
and concluded that he WAS wanted went
back TO his shop and got some Grape which
he tied to the door-bell and an ice box which
he deposited in the back parloI The sud
den change experienced by the late Mr.
Bansch in his removal from the heat OF the
room to the cool air Of the ice box made him
sneeze. The undertaken, in an unsat,sfae'
tory frame of mind, carried the Ice box back
to his shop and removed the Grape from the
door, and Mr.. Bauseh's family sent for doc
tor. MIR. Bagsch is doing well.
, 1879-08-09
:The Napoleon Of the Turi."

If the district of country from Rich
1,ond to Raleigh WIS pecrliar In the Gilal-
ity of its horses il was not less noted for a
set of men gallant. amiable and gener-
GUS in the extreme; and the chief, by
common acclaim. vas Colonel William H.
johnson, handsome man OF low stature,
but whose massive head and full lustrous
ewes indicated the Enmistakabie genius
that Saye him the surname of the 'Napo-
icon of the Tnrf." He knew the points
of a horse i..stipctiyely, and the tact that
he was born in North Carolina and raised
in Virginia contributed to heighten ma
tures rich bounty Of shrewdness and wit
His boYhooa gave promise OF great things
for before he was twelve years old he
played cards with his school teacher, aud
won the note for a hundred dollars which
his father had p:.ia that good Ind careful
preceptor for teaching the young idea now
10 shoot and tell the truth. lie had
already traded the pony BE rode to school
about tel times, and when IN his thir-
teeDth wear he left school, because there
WAS no teacher smart enough TO teach HIM
ANYTHING his father was naturally Trlta-
ted at such youthful impudetee. THIS
caused the incipient Nspoleon to try hls
hand at mercantile life, IL the capacity
Of clerk ia IN country store, and such was
his success at the business, that ne ef-
fected G romantic reconciliation with MS
father the following year under these IN
terestinc circumstances; sQmehoW or
other the old nan had gotten into pecu-
niary distress, and what with that and the
alarm at finding himself the father OF slch
a smart boy, he went to banker to DOT
row some money, which, if tradition may
he trusted any better than debtors, must
have been popular consolation N those
days. o;,.,
"pshay," SAYS the banker, "there am
nobody can lend you five thousand dollars
these times, unless it is little Billy 'ohh'
pshaw. Yourself" says old man John,
SON "you don't mean my little biiy
Don't l." says the banker; YOU !us'
try, will you }" ,,a;
He did. He went to his prototype proai'
Gal and says he in forgIying tone
"BilIy, You are rather good boy; ,, !
f,ruiye you everything Lend me Soooo.
Five thousand. said Billy. Why pa,
ri Lend vou ten" and did, but at what
rate OF fiiial interest is not recorded
, 1879-08-09
TIE BOYS PRIDE IN H1a FATHER.

THE BoV's PRIDE IN HIs FAIBER--
"Two men got into 8 fight in front Of
the store to-day" said Dayton man a:
the supper table, "and l tell You II
looked pretty hard for one If ITEM The
biggest one grabbed q cart-stake and drew
it back. I thought sure he was going to
knock The others brains Gut, and l jump
ed in between them"
The family hed listened with wraPt
attention, and as the head pansed In M
narrative, the Young heir, whose respec'
for his fathers bravery was immeasurable
proudly remarked
20 He couldn't knock any brains out OF
you, could he father"
The head Of the family gazed long and
earnestly at the heir, as if to detect evi-
dence of . dawning humorist; but, IS the
youth continued with great innocence tO
MUNICH his fourth tart, he gasped and re-
sumed his supper.
l. r ~ q o<f<a
, 1879-08-09

WAGES AID FARM LAB0R-During the
thirteenth century the wages of farm
hands in England Was fifty cents per
week. Ip the next century they had ad-
yanced fsfteen cents, and continued to ad-
vance slowly until in the last century they
had reached Sl.S!. The average for the
farm labor in the same countries now is
s8 80 Der week. Wheat in the thirteenth
century averaged II cents, or 81 days IA
Dor in England about g. 46 bushel. or
81 DAYS labee. In SIX centuries meat has
nearly trebled in price, vhile wages have
iocrsssod moro than tenfold.
, 1879-08-09

OLD Hickory BLUFF WAY Long
years after the capture of Stony Point,
when Andrew Jackson was president, a
visitor at the white house remarked that
the postmaster in his town (who :. heid
over was an enemy to tie president
had even been heard to oslf him e
scoundrel"-and urged the removal oi
the iIl-mannered officer. "What sort of
a person is he !" inquired the president.
The visitor admitted that the postmaster
was an aged and honorable man. and in:
eidentally remarked that he was one Of
the survivors of the battle of Stony Point
"What - said the president. rising from
his chair, "w was he really with Anthony
Wayne at Stony Point7" "He certainly
was, replied the visitor: Well, then,
said Old Hickory, " by the eternal he
has perfect right to call me . scoundrel
eyery day in the week, and to be post
master during his natural Life
, 1879-08-09

GRASS LANDS AND BoSE MASuRK--The
Enelish dairy farmers get immense returns
from their grass lands BY free use OF
hone manure. One Cheshire farmer says
that by this he can feed forty cows from
lands that formerly gave him product sum
cient to feed only twenty. The Enkiish
farmers believe in boning the grass land
especially.
, 1879-08-09
Our Washington Letter,
WASHINGTON, July 3, 1879

4
EDTroR SrArEsxAN:-To-day Secretary
Sherman :ells the people of Maine what
he knows about the finances of the coun-
try. Ten years ago, to-day, if called upon
to speak In Maine, he would have e1-
pressed substantially the same opinions
that the greenbackers of that state now
hold, and pretty nearly the reverse of
what he Will say to-day, In contemplate
ing the poverty and distress which is in
nearly all their homes, and diYisine
means of relief, the people of Maine, out:
side of one or two cities, have little time
or disposition to ksten to men Ike Shsr-
man, who, whatever changes they have
brought upon the couatry, and whatever
effects such changes hare had upon ordi-
nary business and business men, have
always proftea by tae@ The laboriug
mar. and farmer Of New England haze
grown steadily poorar in the last six years
and Sherman steadily richer He will
not be an acceptable OF profitable speaker
there.
At the national board Of health rooms
here they have reports from Memphis that
the city is nearly depopulated. and that
the fever must soon cease for want of
material This is the first ten DAYS of
the fever and shows wildly the horror
felt of the disease in that section. This
Is only one city. Others-many others,
probably-must suffer in the same way
before the season is over. The govern
ment has most probably furnished tents
and provisions to those who have fled
into the country from Memphis. There
are fears Of the fever here, based, per-
haps, on the fact that We have acres upon
acres of rotten wooden pavement, similar
70 that which is believed to have an I'M
portant part in producing the fever in
Memphis. Though Washington is an
exceptionally healthy city, especially for
white people, great precautions are being
taken.
At the national banking associations
meeting, at Saratoga, on the 9th. 7th and
Sth of August, briefly mentioned in last
weeks letter, there will be an interesting
discussion as to the governments system
of raising its revenues. 1t will be re-
membered that Senator Beck introduced
a resolution, day or two before the ad
ionrnment of congress, providing for an
investigation of the same matter, and
that tery able committee was appointed
to make the enquiry. Is tEere will be
abla men at the Saratoga meeting, who
have, no doubt, diverse views ON the
subject, the discussion will be interesting
and important. DEN-
, 1879-08-09

MULES As ZuLU FIGHrIRs---The Bill
ri,h nation is slowly awakening to .
oroper appreciation Of the Kentucky mule
In addition to several hundreds OF these
viy.cious beasts, which were shipped to
Natal to kick the top knots of the luius,
about seventy were recently landed In
ENGLAND, where they VIII be employed at
heavy labor on the tramways II he can
but subdue some of his diabolicL I'M
pulses, there is great and glorious future
before the Kentucky mules.
, 1879-08-09

The RESPONSE TO GENERAL HAScocE 9
NoMINAIIoN.-The hearty nature of the
responses to our nomination of Gen. Win
field S. Hancock, for president, indicates
how strcng hald he hs: upon the respect
and affection Of the American people
They do not underestimate the character
Of those exalted sentiments tG which he
has giyer repeated expression in his pub
lishea letters. They do not misunder-
stand or fail to appreciate Gen Hancock 5
fine personal qualities They know that
he is patriot. They know that he would
make . safe president. Perhaps WinheId
S. Hancock for president and John Kelly
for yice-president may constitute the
democratic ticket. Who knowgl Stil!
We DO not think the chance of the nomi-
nation of these two distinguished demo-
Gratis is sufficiently definite at present to
require that the 1ne should resign the
rank of major-geperal in the army OF the
United States and the other the Office OF
COMPTROLLER of the city of New fo.k. 1t
is too soon for that Meanwhile these
two names are considerably in the speech
Of democrsls.-Ner YORK Sun.
, 1879-08-09

A Few FRAuns-The postmaster geneiai,, =,
has issued orders that no money order sasi'
ne Maid and no registered letter 4eliVerea 10 20
hoy hasm Publishing Co., Russell & Co, LeaSi.'
= e. New Bedford, Massachusetts, D. a.
Rurknett, New York Oity hoya [ o.ts,y :
Co. Brooklyn, N. =; ARIZONA roIsstan n'
Prescott, Arizona; Edward a ~ E New
Rossita, Colo; Kentucky Land 20, Ali
Bedford, Mass. Rev. dos l. ln%.n NAM yors
snn 4 Hearn. Francis H. Hearn, hes .on..
City; Michael Goldwater, fTssoo'" ss Farmers
a Jones & Son, Hopkenton, Mass. Ia and
will do we'll to cut this out OF the Psps. FER. fer
paste it in some convenient place .os one.;n- ,e
% ence as they are frauds, and letters sSSr..s oS
inc money will not be sent to the'l A"
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, 1879-08-09

New REMEDY FOR NEURaLGIA.-The
Paris correspondent of the Boston COi-
rier, referring to his recovery from dan
gerous illness, says: | mention this ILL
ness that may tell you how easily was
cured. l was bent axs$le. l could not
breathe. My physician ordered me 10
take hat,iron and heat it as hot as l
-yvV.Iu uea,, Pu, = uuSIs1E Tv.u VA i-GiiisS1
on tine painful part, and move the iron to
and fro on the flannel. l was cured by
enchant,aent. My DOCTOR told me that
some time since professor in one of oar
colleges, after suffering some days with
neuralgia in the head, which he himself
had tried to cure, sent for the former,
who prescribed hot fiat-iron. The next
time the doctor saw the professor the
latter exclaimed, h" l had no sooner ap-
Piled the heated iron to my head than
instantly all pain had vanished. My
physician was summoned recently to the
bedside of woman who had neuralgia IN
both sides, and so violent that she
alarmed the whole geighbcrhGod ty the
SCREAMS which her intoierable anguish
wr1ng from her. She was taken from
her bed and borne near the Ere. In such
severe cases heated iron is not energetic
enough. He has an iron rod fastened to
an ivory handle He heats this rod to
whita hest (ghieh causes less pain than
red heat) and applies it very slightly to
the seat of the pain, first in longitudinal
and then in latitudinal lines. The appli-
cations is so slight that no trace IS left
but the red lines on the epidermis, which
are soon effaced. In twenty minutes the
woman walked back to bed, and the third
day afterward quilted it, entirely freed
from neuralgia. The instrument Is not
intrusted to awkward hands.
, 1879-08-09

TIE Chicago Times knows that the
backbone which President Hayes used
has been returned to the Smithsonian
institute.