The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-13
A Love Freak.

The indianapolis NeoS says " For some
time past an uncouth youth, named Edward
Getier, had been annoying a daughter of
Mr.. Samuel Taggart, by throwing love
epistles into Mr.. T.'s yard, No. 40 North
Mississippi street. One day last week the
youth was promised a horse-whipping from
the young lady's father if he did not desist.
This threat it seems aroused his revenge,
and on the 3D. inst, he entered Mr.. Tag
gart's stable, cut his buggy harness into
small pieces, destroyed the carriage top by
slashing il with knife, and the cushions
by pouring sulphuric acid over them. On
the Sd inst, he was arrested by Lieutenant
Bolen and Officer Travis, and on confession
of his guilt, was lodged in the station
house on charge of malicious trespass.
E7y@ A lady residing in Western city re-
turned home one evening and heard some
noise in the room usually occupied by her
self and husband. The door being closed,
she was reduced to the keyhole, to which
place she applied her eye. She saw the
figure of woman standing by her side
was the husband of the jealous wife, actu-
ally engaged in adjusting a shawl upon the
shoulders of the intruding female. LAX
ing shot gun, she forced open the door,
and shot the woman in the back. The
husband screamed, the wife tainted. On
her return to consciousness mutual eXpla-
nations followed. The body of the woman
who was shot was brought in, and it was
seen to be dummy. The husband is a
dry-goods merchant, and had brought the
image home to repair the damage it had
sustained by exposure.
g13" There was frightful scene at Lyons
Iowa, on the 2d inst. A festival was being
given by the ladies of the Episcopal church
in public hall. Just as a tableau was en-
ded, says the Clinton Herald, the ianitOr
turned up the lamps in large, heavy chan
delier, which, as he revolved it, mlastened
and fell to the floor, smashing into mole
cules, and setting fire to the oil, which far
ed up like powder, making fre-fountain
twelve or fifteen feet high, Worse than
hitting the wife of one of the prominent
citizens of Lyons, Mrs S. Dolan, and set
her clothes on fire. The panic-struck au-
dience fled for the doors and windows, with
the struggling, screaming and pushing al
ways done on such occasions. Fortunate
ly no lives were lost, and the fire was ex-
tinguished without much damage,
Us A local Democratic convention in
Davidson county, Tennessee, last week,
adopted resolutions asserting that, as the
present State Constitution gives the color
ed men every right enjoyed by the whites,
the validity of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments forms no issue before the
people Of Tennessee, and that no person
or paper continuing the agitation Of that
question is entitled to the confidence or
support of the Democrats. Among those
who took part in the convention and rec
commended this course, were Ex-Governor
Henry S. Foote, who was member Of the
rebel Congress John c. Thompson, Of the
late State Constitutional convention, and
other influential Democrats. The resolu-
tions, says despatch, will undoubtedly be
adopted by every county in the State.
G95 John Seaman, of Flushing, L. l.,
married woman some time ago, without
Mrs. Seaman's knowledge and consent.
His life was tale of two cities, and he
conducted both establishments without
conflict. Success in this, encouraged John
the second Mrs. Seaman died, leaving a
grown up daughter by previous marriage,
he took her to wife in place of the mother.
Then, he attempted to extend his enter
prises by adding fourth, which intent was
cpnsummated Sunday but the ladies were
now so numerous that they could scarcely
be expected to remain in ignorance Of each
others existence, and the matter came
out Mr.. Seaman is in the Jail Of the biga-
mist.
GB On Tuesday morning tall, slim,
young man of good address presented
draft from Philadelphia at the American
Exchange National Bank for 81, 900, and it
was honored. A few minutes after the
strangerhad departed, one of the attaches
of the bank discovered the alteration of
the draft. A messenger was sent to the
telegraph Office, and from Philadelphia a
reply was soon returned that a draft had
been made for 800. The successful opera
tor escaped. .f
eT'" The Rockford, Illinois, Journal says
that 8 young cattle were killed by one