The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-10-18
Miscellaneous News Items.

miscellaneous News Items.
C5y" Over 1900 babies have been received
at the Founding Home, in New York,
since its foundation, not quite year since.
EI" A female prisoner at the Allen coun-
ty Ind., Jail has persstenty refused to
either talk or eat for nearly two weeks
r3Y" At a recent Wisconsin fair young
woman with white hair and pink eyebrows
and able to see in the night as well as in
the day, was the great attraction.
CY- John d. Bassett, who served under
General Jackson at the battle of New Or
leans, died near Pine bluff, Arkansas, last
week, at the age Of 10G years.
CB~ Springfield, Ohio, has appointed a
Vigilance Committee, which has taken in
charge all suspicious individuals, and given
them short notice to leave.
C53~ VIM. Price, a young JohnstOwner,
was killed few days ago by fall OF slate
and coal in one of the Cambria Iron Co.'s
coal mines at that place.
C13" The Michigan State prison has been
benefited to the extent Of $3.50 by the State
Fair. The visitors were charged small
sum for admission which goes to the libra
ry fund.
C4Y@ 1t is stated "Down East" as one
of the curious incidents of the drought,
that many farmers drove their cattle across
river beds to find springs that had not dried
up.
E9Y@ A man named Deitrick proprietor of a
house in Oil City, undertook to eject man
named Malona from his premises on Tues
day afternoon, and the latter resisting,
Deitrick struck him ON the head with an
iron poker, inf1icting probably fatal wounds.
US The magnificent store of VIM. F.
Eagle, on the corner of Front and Broad
way, took fire on Saturday evening, about
o'clock, and was damaged to heavy
amount. Fully insured in the Y York Mutual
and Philadelphia offices.
g5Y- In the gizzard of a spring chicken,
killed on the premises of Mr.. Joseph ii.
Grier, in Constantine, Mich, silver five
cent piece was found, much worn by long
use. This partly solves the question,
"What has become of the specie""
gI5- At Baxter Kansas, on the 9th inst,
while Max Saluta, clothing merchant,
with his clerk, Max Horn, was unpacking
goods, double -barreled gun, which was
hanging overhead, fell to the floor. Both
barrels were discharged, and both men
were shot and instantly killed.
GzB- A lady in Fairhaven, Mass, in MAX
ing a bed few mornings since, after turn
ing it over felt something move inside the
ticking. She called help, and found a
large adder about two feet in length and
an inch in diameter, coiled away in it,
g13" Salie Ann Shoemaker, deaf and
dumb spinster, aged thirty-five, committed
suicide at Tamaqua, on Thursday last.
She awaited the approach of an express
train, and when it drew near she threw her.
self down with her neck on the rail. Her
head was completely severed from the
body.
Gg As Mr.. John Fate, with his family,
was driving spring wagon from New
Enterprise to Woodberry in Bedford county,
the horse took fright and ran down an en-
bankment 90 feet high, throwing them out
breaking the arm of Mr.. Fate's little boy
and seriously injuring little daughter
I55 The Goshen republican says there is
n woman living in the town of Waikiki,
Orange county, N. Y, who earns her living
by daily labor at washing, ETC., who has
taken her husband and children to every
circus and show that has come within q
a days travel of her residence this sum-
mer.
Gag Mr. and Mrs Miller and Mr.. Grego-
ry met in saloon at Painesville, o., the
other day. and the two gentlemen made
fair trade, Mr.. Miller giving his wife for
Gregorys silver watch. When it came to
time to deliver goods, it was found that
the watch would go but the woman
wouldn't.
o." Miss Eta e. Barston, a school
teacher in Canton, Mass, died on Wednes-
day last from brutal assault with stones
made upon her ON Wednesday last by four
of her scholars named James Cogswell,
jeremiah and Daniel KelilSer and John
Coffee, who have been arrested for murder
Miss Barston was twenty years old and in
poor health