The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-09-13
Miscellaneous News Items.

dug up on Saturday by the laborers in the
Park of New York City.
eg" During this and next month there
will be an agricultural fair held in almost
every county of this State.
C9- The theatre of war is about closing
for the season--and it may be hoped the
season will be a long one.
gB- The smoke from the burning woods
in Oregon is so dense as to interfere with
the navigation of the Columbia river.
cB" A farmer of Menard county, ILL.,,
recently sold twelve head of fat cattle for
$4,000. The average weight was 1900
pounds.
GY- Mr. William Collins, of Mystic, was
bitten by tomato worm on Saturday lasC
and died from the effects of the bite on
Sunday. He lived in Westerly, Rhode Is
land.
e5y At Philadelphia, three men fell into
the Delaware from one of the wharves in
the vicinity of the fire on Tuesday last, and
were rescued by members of the Harbor
Police.
ESy" A scoundrel in Ohio recently had
Clergyman to marry him and gave bogus
check for services rendered and received a
large amount of genuine currency in way
of change.
G9 A fellow fifty years of age, named
Strong, of Matthias, Me-, last Saturday
eloped with his employers daughter, aged
thilteen years. On Sunday they accepted
the pressing invitation of detective, and
returned home.
G5Y" The Grand Lodge of Good Tenn
plars Of Connecticut favor the formation of
new political party, whose object should
be to secure the passage and enforcement
Of Prohibitory laws.
CSg- Some frenzied Frenchmen in the
Department of Dordogue burned to death
an inoffensive young man suspected OF
being Prussian spy.
N5g" The rolls of the Pension Office show
that there are now drawing pensions 5OO6
soldiers who have lost one arm, 1927 one
one leg $50 both arms, AZ both legs, and
81 an arm and a leg.
g9@ An old citizen of Sangamon county,
Illinois, has for many years past been ex-
ceedingly deaf A short time since he was
struck by slight streak of lightning and
now hears perfectly well.
GB A singular coincidence was noted
lately in Westford, VT, the bell tolling for
the death of an infant one year old, and
with an hour, for an old person of 100, liv-
ing in the next house.
GB An Irishman after enjoying water
melon for the first time in this country,
passed a field of pumkins and remarked,
eff they were so good when green how
much better they must be when ripe?'
nSY" A horse ran away at funeral at
Irvington, N. j., ON Friday, and ran against
and broke the hearse. A number of other
horses in the funeral cortege became excl
ted, and it was for time feared that a
general runaway would take place.
ssg- 1t is related that at the battle of
| Woerth an officer of cuirassers had his
head carried off by ball. Notwithstand-
ing, the body remained upright for short
| time, and for about one hundred metres
the decapitated horseman appeared as if
he was charging the enemy.
cB@ While playing cards in q public
house in Franklin, New Hampshire, on Sat-
urday night, Henry j. Gardner got into a
dispute with e. G. Stevens tanner, when
the latter drew knife and stabbed Gard
ner five times in the breast and neck kill
ing him instantly.
gB" The wife of John NJ Riggs, who re-
sides at Staunton, Indiana unintentionally
caused the death of her child two and a
half years old, some days since. Thy child
was playing in the yard, under the kitchen
window, when the mother poured pan of
boiling water on it, scalding it so badly
as to cause it's death in q few hours
Uy" A man named Higgings was found
dead in front of Babbitt's soap warehouse
last Tuesday morning. having been shot,
the ball cutting through his windpipe, caus-
ing instant death. Beside the body was a
young girl, who had watched it all night,
and who said Higgins had been shot by .
watchman about 10 o'clock the evening be-
fore.
E- A genuine case of broken heart
is just reported from Troy, N. Y. A
French woman was deserted in that city by
her husband some time since, and left in an
almost destitute condition, to take charge
of an infant child and maintain herself
The responsibility was too great. She
sunk under a crushing weight of loneliness
and despair, and died recently of broken
heart.
| %- A Dlucly Tndianapohs girl driving