The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-09-20
Miscellaneous News Items.

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Ey- Minister Sickles had narrow escape
from outrage at the hands of an armed par
ty, near Madrid the other day. e la-.
eB- Two children, residing in Brooklyn
N. Y, were poisoned one day last week by
eating some weeds which they found grow
ing on n lot near their homes.
EB~ A scoundrel in the guise of a Catho-
lie priest has been swindling unsuspecting
people in New York city, to a very great
extent, by making false representations.
sB- The flow of the tide is so great on
the coast of Maine, that with suitable
wheels the avater power can be used six
teen hours out of the twenty-four
EY- A young woman employed in a cot
ton mill in Mystic, Conn, eloped in her
working dress, with young man ofmeans,
a few days ago.
SH- A young man named Zenor, in Clay
county, Indiana, lost his entire scalp, two
recent conflict with circular saw. Strange
to say he has recovered his health.
nFg- At Osceola, Iowa, few days ago,
Colonel Langdon was killed, and Samuel
Roberts was suspected of killing him. Up
on this suspicion n son of Langdon shot
Roberts, his brother-in-law.
rTy- The publication of the names of
rowdy students in the Boston papers has
tendency to make the young men attending
college in that vicinity a little more careful
of their reputation.
GY- At meeting, of the St. Louis Bar
recently resolutions were passed deploring
the death of Miss Barkaloo, ayoung female
attorney of that city, A very high tribute
was paid to the erudition, industry and en-
terprise of the deceased lady.
e3y- James Stewart and James Cassidy
were attacked by three highwaymen at
Bound Brook, N. j., the other night and
robbed of $3.50 in money and some papers.
The robbers escaped after telling their vic
tins to the ground by blows with the butt
Of a revolver.
eB A newspaper is edited and published
by the convicts in the New Jersey State
Prison and although badly written and
wretchedly printed. presents quite a
unique appearance, and shows that the un-
fortunate men who conduct it are desirous
of leading better life when released from
their confinement.
rE- Chagrin at the defeat of the Imperial
armies has aroused some of the journalists
of France to pitch of viIulent malignity
and malicious rage entirely incompatible
with the press Of the boasted centre Of Eu-
ropean civilization. Figaro shrieks ''pro-
vide the Prussians with poisoned provis-
ions - the Gdul0iS advises it's readers to
insult all women who do not wear mour-
ming.
nB- At Terre Haute, Indianna, one even
ing last week, Miss Caroline Davis, a
young lady residing in the southeast part
at well, slipped and fell headforemost to
the bottom of the well, some forty feet.
Singular as it may appear, she was but
slightly injured. Her cries attracted the
attention of gentleman near by, who went
down, and attaching rope around her
body, drew her to the surface, more fright
ened than hurt by her sudden and involun-
tary bath.
c$ On Tuesday man named William
Coffie, employed in sewer excavation in
Hudson City, was instantly killed in most
singular manner. A blast covered with
except Coffie left the same. The latter
ran down the sewer about a hundred feet,
and attempted to screen himself behind
esprit" of rock, but it's projection was in
sufficient to protect his person. The blast
exploded, when piece of rock shot out
from under the logs and whizzed down the
sewer like cannon ball, carrying away the
top of Coffie's head, and resulted in imme-
diate death.
GB The complaint is general from East
ern Virginia and especially from the tide
water region of excessive drouth. Around
Richmond the gardens are burned up and
Fall vegetables have almost disappeared
from market. The Richmond Wing, how
ever, learns, that, notwithstanding the
drouth the corn crop above tidewater is
pretty fair one, and the tobacco which re-
quires less rain, is very fine in some dis
tricts. heavy rain storm set in at Lynch
burg on Saturday night. In consequence
of the injury done to vegetation by the
drouth the Virginia Horticultural Society
will hold no exhibition this fall
GB Dwellers on the Hudson are Mortified
by sensation story of the existence of or
ganized bands of pirates along the banks of
the river. 1t is said that the outlaws have
a confederation extending all alonp the