The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-12-05
Miscellaneous News Items.

tE- The narrow gauge has been adopted
on the Memphis and Selma Railroad, which
is fast approaching completion.
tT A Lewistown young man addressing
a religious meeting the other evening, al
luded to something as according to Hoyle.
rg- Near Lampasas, Texas, two gentle
men killed rattlesnake of nineteen rattles
He was as large around as medium sized
boot leg.
tY- A clergyman named Fiddle refused
to accept the title of d. D., because, as he
said, he "didn't want to be called the Rev.
Ichabod Fiddle, D. D."
tB- A new post Office called the "Ori-
entail" has been established at Miller's
store in Susquehanna township, Juniata
county.
ty- In Holland every mother of twins
gets bonus of $40 from the royal family.
American woman never need any such en-
couragement.
CE- The Supreme Court of Iowa has
recently decided that the law requiring
punctual attendance at school is for the
good of the pupil and must be enforced
CB- On Sunday evening little daughter
of Mr.. Nicholas Knode, of Douglass towp.,
Montgomery county, was kicked on the
head by horse and instantly killed.
rB- In Germany the BARRIERS have struck
for FIVE cents for harcutting, and two and a
half cents for shaving. They are now re-
ceiving three and half cents, respectively.
rB- The oil we'll at Terre Haute is doing
splendidly, spouting oil at the rate of fifty
barrels day. With the new tubing and
good machinery the Cherry street oil well
is now pronounced success.
EE- Immigration into Kansas is rapidly
increasing with each succeeding year; that
for this year greatly exceeding that of any
other time in the memory of the oldest in
habitant.
tB- The Bureau of Statistics think that
the sales of spurious liquors in the United
States during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1871, amounted to six millions of dol
lars.
cB- The total amount of money received
at the Treasury Department since Nov,
80, 1868, and credited to what is known as
the conscience fund, is $126,14 Of the
amount $S,749 was received during the
fiscal year ending June go 1871.
tB A wealthy man, named Cobb, at
Iowa City, has become insane, and either
loaned without security, burned or destroy
ed $15, 600 cash. Nothing can be learned
from him, and search has SO far been un-
availing.
rB- A new way of taking patent med
icine was recently introduced by man in
Iowa, who from Disappointment in love de-
termined to commit suicide, and did it
effectually by loading his gun with three
bottles of pain killer, and discharged it into
his mouth.
tB- On the Gath inst, an innovation
upon the old-time customs and prejudices
of the Kentucky bar, was begun in the ex-
fiths, both colored, as to their fitness for
the practice of law in the state courts. II
was consummared by their being licensed
and fully admitted to the bar of that state. "
tB- B. 8. Russell, Duluth banker, was
thrown from train in that city recently,
and in the fall managed to tear the iga-
ments from his elbow, thereby breaking ur
a stiffness of the elbow joint, which had
prevented him from having the use of his
left arm for twenty years.
eg- Mr.. P. T. Barnum, has purchased
the largest show in the world, of a London
company paying for it nearly half a million
of dollars. He also had to pay $4,000
forfeit money on contract he had made
not to exhibit again in New York, for ter
years, before he could open.
tB- A man may borrow money, stea
from widow, discount his own whiskey
bill, or nip prayer book from a dying
heather, and still have some chance o
pardon; but when he swindles pool
printer out of his bill, we think the devi
has such firm grip on the seat of his pan
falcons that the repentance and forgivnesi
are utterly out of the question.
tB- The cold and frosty weather has hat
the effect of completely blocking cana
navigation by ice and snow for nearly til,
entire length OF the Erie canal. Ice tive
ichcs thick was formed ON last Wednesday
night. The opinion is general that cana
navigation will be closed for the season a