The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-12-19
Miscellaneous News Items.


bushels of corn in eleven hours, using no
machinery for that purpose.
tY- A sack was found near Tyrone, fro
zen into the ice on the river, which con-
tanned the letters lately stolen from the
post-office in that place.
tE- For innocently throwing handful
of red-pepper into burning stove in a
dance-hall in Dalton, n H., an unsophisti-
Gated young man has been fined 81 dollars
and costs.
t5s- For the first time in sixteen years
there is not Washburn in congress, Mr..
Washburn, governor elect of Massachus-
etts, having sent in his resignation as
member last week.
tT- A bereaved and sorrow-stricken Mis-
souri, husband sent last week for a minister
to come and preach the funeral sermon of
his deceased wife, and at the same time
unite him to a plump an6 gushing COM
forter.
tB- A Mrs. Williams. of Knoxville, Ten
her arms one night last week. She fell in
cistern while asleep and on being res
cued was found to be dangerously injured,
and her child killed.
nB- Timothy Quinn was stabbed, sup
posed fatally, by Mike niece, during a
fight in saloon in Virginia City. Quinn
shot at niece, the bullet lodging in his
watch, and knocking him down, but only
slightly injuring him.
CY. The New York Sun says: /: "The
smallpox is daily increasing in this city.
The horse railroad companies should at
once remove the cushions from their cars,
as they are great agents in the work of
spreading Infection"
G5y- A serious fire occurred in Honesdale,
Pa, on the 18Th inst. Rogers hardware
store, Holmes provision warehouse, Scott's
boot store, Brady's drug store, and dwell
lings over the above, were burned. Total
loss, fifty thousand dollars partially in
sured.
eS- Rev. DR.. L. r. Higbee, of the Trim
ity chapel, aged seventy years, was found
dead in his room at noon recently. He
went to bed on the previous evening, in ap-
parent good health and was found by the
servant, lying with his face on the floor,
life being extinct
t5B- George Bolts, sentenced to be hung
at Newark on the 21st inst, for the murder
of "Pet" Halsted, has, through the efforts
of Rev. Simeon Zigfried been reprieved,
and his execution postponed to Friday, the
96th day of January next. Governor Ran
dolph has signed the papers.
aY- On Monday week, man who gives
his name as James Poole, of Newark, N.
J. met with very painful accident at the
railroad depot at Lebanon. He was trying
to make his way on the road on freight
train without the knowledge of the con-
ductor and was sitting on a bumper" of
one of the cars, when his leg was caught
between the cars, producing very serious
injury.
eSS- If misfortune ever followed poor
fellow with particularly "sharp stick" "
it was a man named Brunn, in Augusta, Ga
Seriously injured by runaway horse, he
was taken to the hospital. When dis
charged, he had gone but few steps when
he was badly bitten by ferocious dog, and
obliged to go again to the hospital. A few
ago he was again discharged, cured, " but
had not walked three squares before he
was knocked down and killed by another
runaway horse.
tB- A singular feat of horsemanship oc-
CURED in Macon Georgia, a few days ago.
A gentleman was driving a spirited horse
when the bit suddenly broke. The animal
at once commenced running at rapid
rate, but with the greatest degree of COM
posurc the driver jumped from the buggy
upon the horses back, and catching him
by the nose and throat, held him back un-
til he had recovered from his fright, when
he serit for new bride, and drove off as
though nothing had happened.
az Rev. Mr.. Barton, of Sunbury re.
Gently attempted to cross the railroad cross
ing, and while doing so, caught his foot be.
tween the rail and the plank covering
The train was within few feet of him,
when with a superhuman effort he extri-
Gated himself from peril which must have
resulted in instant DEATH He reached his
home with much difficulty. His ankle wa'
severely sprained, but we are glad to state
that he conducted the service in his church