The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-11


named Carroll, residing in N. Y, died,
leaving widow and large family of
children. Two or three days afterward
a clerical looking gentleman rang the bell
at the widows house, and desiring to sec
Mrs. Mary Carroll in person, handed her
a package, containing 5000. Inside the
package was piece of white paper, on
which was written with lead pencil the
word Restitution Mrs Carroll pressed
her visitor for an explanation of the mys
terry, but he said " Madam, ask me no
questions, cannot answer you, am
Catholic priest, aud received this money
in the confessional"
BS5~ On Monday afternoon of last
week quarrel in train of cars leaving
New York for Philadelphia caused one
man to snap pistol five times at another
passenger. Fortunately every cap was
defective and no one was hurt On the ar
rival of the train at Newark the man and
friend who backed him were arrested
and locked up on the charge of assault
with deadly weapon.
DGyn Among the curious questions that
were bought before the Postofice De-
partment was this: A wife directed the
postmaster to deliver her letters to no one
but herself. Her husband ordered that
they should be put in his box, as he claim
ed the right to read them. The Depart
ment decided that the letter must be de-
livered to the person to whom they are
addressed. ...
D1~ A daring attempt was made on the
Sd inst, to rob the Central Park bank,
No. 424, I'd avenue, New York. Three
men entered the bank, and after locking
the front door, bound and gagged the
paying teller, Mr.. Ellison, and proceeded
to rife the safes DIR. Hadden, one of
directors, finding the door locked, broke
it open, when the burglars fled through
the rear, and escaped.
pa- Mayor Cobb, of Lynchburg, Vir-
ginia, before whom several negroes claim
ed the ownership of dog, left the de-
cision Of the doubtful matter to the dog
himself Several of them called the in
telligent animal pathctically, but he re-
garded them not; finally one yelled out
Buster" and with bark of joy the
dog rushed toward him and decided the
matter.
R6- At Fall River, Mass, the other
day, in one Of the public schools, little
girl came to the teacher and complained
that boy had been pointing pistol at
her feet. The teacher then requested all
boys having pistols to come forward, and
five boys came to the desk with pistols
in their pockets, capped and loaded with
shot.
Da" The inmates of the Wheeling
(W. Va.) penitentiary complain loudly of
the insecurity of that building. A sue
cessful burglary was perpetrated through
its walls last week, and there's nothing
to prevent the same thing happening
again at any time and nervous convicts
declare that they can't sleep wink o
nights for thinking about it.
p1-A Stone-mason named Daniel Camp
bell, of Garland, was killed at LovePs
station, on the Philadelphia and Erie rail
road, Sunday morning. He was return
ing home from Cory, where he had been
to procure coffin for his wife and whisky
for the "wake," and it is supposed fell
off the train while intoxicated.
B6s- A little girl in London, who sold
watercresses, had Bible given to her by
city missionary. She read it for some
months, and told the minister that she
liked the Old Testament better than the
New, as there was ga deal more fun an
fighting in it."
b9- The reading of the prayer for the
President of the United States and all
others in the authority, in the Episcopal
church in Concord, N H., on Sunday
morning last, was interrupted by man
in the congregation, who exclaimed audi
bly,; " | object, l object."
D6~ DR.. j. Newton Evans, of Hatbor-
ough, Montgomery county, has COW
which he purchased year ago for $l26.
Since the lst of May, 1870, she made
252 pounds of butter, besides supplying
the owners family with milk and cream.