The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-17
Miscellaneous News Items.

G53' A single tree in Kentucky has been
the gallows of four victims of Lynch law
during the last twelve months.
"a" A man named Irwin, residing in
Maury CO., Mo, in a fit of passion, on Sun
day, struck his son, a boy of fifteen years
Of age, with a chair, killing him instantly.
C1S7 On the Sth inst, a woman at Colum-
bia, named Kramer, committed suicide
by cutting her throat with razor. Death
was instantaneous.
C5Y" The residence of n. o. Sykes, in
Tippah county, Miss, was destroyed by
fire on Saturday night, and two daughters
aged and l3 years, perished in the flames.
CTY- A terrible hail storm visited Phila-
delphia on Sunday the Sth inst, doing much
damage to windows. Hail-stones nearly as
large as hens egg, were quite numerous.
%" The Cincinnati police are trying to
enforce better observance of the Sabbath
in that city. Strict orders have been given
to the police to enforce the laws against
the keeping open of saloons and shops.
s35" A young man IN Coldwater, Mich,
suddenly lost his voice on Christmas, and
he has been unable to speak since, except
in his sleep, when he talks as tluently as,
ever.
g5Y1 Three girls-two daughters of Rob
ert Wallace, and the other a daughter of
Charles Wallace-were drowned in White
River, near Wheatfeld, Ind, on the 10Th
inst. They were rowing in mill-pond and
were carried over the dam.
GdY" In various parts of South America
heavy rains have fallen and roads were i'm
passible. A terrible storm of stones occur
red at Las Playas, Peru. Gardens, orchards
and crops of all kinds were cut to pieces.
The storm was accompanied by an earth
quake.
e5Y" The body of James Brady, work
man in the Cambridge Glass Works was
found in Charles River, on the 9th inst
A wound near the temple, and the absence
of the watch and money of the deceased,
warrant suspicion that he had been muir
dered. 1t is known that he had one hun
dred dollars in his possession on Saturday
night.
Cd5" Quite panic occurred in the color
ed Baptist Church, in Washington, on Sun
day week, caused by the gallery, which
was crowded with people settling several
inches. general rush was made for the
street, and several persons were badly in
jured one or two it is feared fatally. The
remembrance of the recent disaster at
Richmond made the panic greater.
vs. On the morning of the 9th inst, at
about eleven O'Clock, Amos Nj. Sacket,a tea
broker, az No. 9S Wall street, N. Y, enter
ed the Office of M. B. Hunter & Co., at the
corner Oh Old Slip and Front street, and as
he inquired for Mr. Robb, Il member of the
firm, he fell upon the floor and died almost
instantly. Mr.. Sacket was about 81 years
of age, and was formerly of the house of
Sacket, Belcher 81 Co. Death was sup
posed to be the result Of disease of heheart
g5g" Joseph G. Ramsey having been for
chilly taken from the custody of consta-
BILE in Putnam county, Illinois, on April
16, by certain lawless men, and murdered
by hanging Governor Palmer has issued
proclamation calling upon public officers
and all good men to exert themselves to de-
tect and bring to justice the persons con-
cerned in said act, and offering $4,000 re-
ward for the apprehension and conviction
of said persons
g& A large quantity of ancient coins
have been found in stone quarry Situated
in the forest belonging to the community
of Schlaitdorf, Wurtemburg Two men
engaged i'll clearing away the dirt to get
at the stone, struck at the depth of eigh-
teen inches, upon two earthen jars filled
with numerous small silver coins similar to
those which were found last year near Lust
nau. The two Jars contained about 800 pie
ces, so-called brac-teates of the middle age,
of the size of n cent, some round, some of
irregular shape, presenting a raised hand
on one side, and the cross of the Or
der OF Templars on tine reverse, roughly
made. The coins were transferred to the
Royal Numismatic Museum at Stutgard.