The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-03-08
Miscellaneous News Items.

ES- The peach trees in Georgia are in
full bloom, and not very severe frost
would be fatal to the crop.
rSg- A decision has been rendered by tho
Supreme Court in the Farragut bounty and
prise money cases.
sY- There is much excitementin Lara
mic City, Wyoming, over the drawing of
eleven ladies as jurors.
The suspension among the coal mines in
the Scranton and Wilkesbsrre districts still
continues and threatens to become general
throughout the State.
~ Surrogate Hutchings has decided in
favor of the validity of the will of Charles
Fox bequeathing $500, 900 of real and per-
sonal estate to the United States. Notice
was given by the counsel of the next of kin
of his intention to contest the matter in the
courts.
tY- In q divorce case at Detroit the other
day, Judge Patchin decided that a farm
should he equally divided between the
severed couple, OH the ground that the
woman, by her hard work had done as
much as the man to acquire the property.
Good for Judge Patchin.
r5y Miss King, whose singular appear
ance after apparent death, we recorded last
week, has at last been buried after laying
fifteen days. The singular life like appear
ance was maintained to the last, and at the
time of her burial there was no evidence
Of decay.
sY- A band of horse thieves, with rami-
fications extending through Kentucky,
Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia,
has been discovered in Rutherford county,
North Carolina, one of the thieves having
been caught in that county and made con-
fession.
cSS- The body of John Dean, one of the
party of four rOughs who rescued thief
from Policeman Mcnamara, three weeks
apo has been found in a dock with pistol
ball in his head 1t is supposed he was
shot by the officer, who fired three shots
when the attack was made upon him, and
thathaving expired in the hands of his
friends while being dragged away, they
throw the body into the dock.
gB- A revolt took place on the 10Th ult.,
at Wards Island among the emigrants.
Much dissatisfaction has existed among the
inmates on account of the work required of
them and the food furnished. A crowd of
about 200 in number gathered about the
| SuperlntenuanJ' s OIllCe DuU MT. w els WIN
his attendants kept them at bay with
loaded revolvers and clubs until posse of
police arrived and the rioters were shipped
in boats to the city. The Commissioners
of Emigration, it is expected will investi-
gate the matter.
The Dye works at Ncponset, Mass, were
destroyed by fire on the Cd inst, women
employed there were burned 20 death, being
unable to escape.
Their names, as far as has been ascer-
tanned, are Mrs. Kaniff, Mrs. Martin, Mrs.
Henley, Mrs. Kennedy and two others,
still in the ruins. The women were in an
attic, picking cotton, the only entrance to
which was through a small scuttle. The
fire caught from the furnace on the first
floor, and cut off their escape.
E5E5- A party Of twenty-five masked men
surrounded the Sheriff's house at Harris
onburg, Louisiana, about ten o'clock on
Monday night, caused the Sheriff and
family to retire, entered the hodse and
killed Colonel Charles Jones and his eldest
son.
The youngest son, who was in the house,
is supposed to have escaped by throwing
himself in the Ouchita river and swimming
across. The Joneses were in the custody
of the Sheriff, charged with the murder Of
General Siddall short time since on the
steamer ST. MaryS at Jones' Landing,
Ouchita river. The masked party are sup
posed to have been friends of Sddall.