The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-01
Miscellaneous News Items.

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gY- After obtaining several thousand dol
lars by forgery, the postmaster at Water
loo, Nc, has absconded.
sTy" Mr.. Wilson offered in the Senate last
week resolution granting $4,000 per an
mum as pension to Mrs. Lincoln.
Cdy" A boy was burned to death during |
fire in Wall street, n. Y, last week and |
his parents were severely injured.
C5y" There are G,OO0, 600 dogs in the Uni
ted States. A tax Of So a head would pro-
duce $12, 000,0 900. Off with the income tax
and Oh with the dog tax.
Edy- 1t is proposed to distribute 100000
and lot Of condemned army clothing
among the poor of Washington. A Aresolu-
ton is before congress to that effect.
E5y- A false alarm of fire raised in
church in Liverpool, on Sunday, resulted
in panic and the trampling to death Of
fifteen persons.
Mrs. Maria Archer, of New York city,
threw herself from an attic window and
and was instantly killed. She was sick
and delirious.
G5y A nervous householder was walked
up the other night by an alarm of burglars,
got out his gun, fired from the window and
ruined pair of his best trousers that were
tapping on clothes line.
I5Y" With view to rescue him from az
rest the friends Of a pickpocket raised an
alarm of fire, in a Boston theater, last week.
The panic which ensued was calmed before
any serious harm was done.
w DR.. George E. Evans residing on
Harrison avenue, is under arrest, charged
with causing the death of Martha A. Hall,
a widow, a resident Of Wakefield, Mass,
by malpractice.
CE5 Robert Harper, q leading and we'll
known citizen, mysteriously disappeared
on Saturday evening. His body was found
the next afternoon in the basin, and it is
supposed that he was murdered.
cT3" Rev. d. S. Hawley has been expelled
from the ministry and membership of the
Baptist church in Swanzey, for unchristian
treatment of his wife, falsehood and moral
weakness.
ES- A bill is now before the North Caro-
| lima Legislature to exempt all mills now cs-
tabished or hereafter to be established in
that State, for the manufacture of cotton,
| or wool, or both, from taxation for a period
of five years.
CS- An English Bishop querulously re-
marked to his servant that he was dying
"Well, my lord," said the good fellow,
"You are going to a better place. -
"John," replied the preate with an air OF
conviction, ''there is no place like Old Eng
land"
g5S- The dwelling of James G. Nottage,
in Chelsea, was partially demolished last
week, by freight car on the Eastern Rail
road, which ran off the track and went
smashing into the house. The occupants
had a few moments previously left the
house to attend the funeral.
c8- An Italian, whose bctrothed desert
ed him in Italy, and came to this country
followed her. and disguised as an organ
grinder searched New York, succeeded il
finding her, and had his pistol not missed
fire would have murdered her. He was af
forded an opportunity of cooling off i'll Jail
~" A German, direct from the Father
land, met his wife III St. Joseph, Missouri
who six years ago, left him to come to thi
country and join the Mormons, got disgust
ed escaped, and has since been forgiven b.
her husband, and earned and forwarded
sufficient money to him to pay his passage
across the water.
e7y- A few days since little son of Wn
Clement, of West Gorham, aged thre
years, was found in tub, set for watering
horses in the stable, with life extinct to al
appearances. After an hour and half O
labor by the physician and family, signs o
life returned, but it was not until nearl
twelve hours had elapsed, that the chill
was out of danger.
CEy" Monroe, Mich, has has had its cas-
of breach of promise to marry, the fa1
plaintiff of 81 suing youth OF 80, VIII
promised to marry her if she would bu
him suit of clothes. The suit had tn
desired effect and they were married by tn
: Justice before whom the case was brought
the bride excusing her importantly by say
ing she wanted some one to saw her wooo
BeE" The costliest watch that was eve
made is said to have been one that wa
constructed in 1914, for the late Sultal
Abdul Medjid, who must have found
rather inconven lent, since it was fv
inches in diameter, and struck the houl
and quarters on wires, with SCUM
resembling that of powerful cathedra