The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10
Miscellaneous News Items.

ago killing one boy and seriously injuring
a woman.
CSy" Rattlesnal1es have killed so many
cattle in Kansas that the farmers have or
ganized and are carrying out a series of
snake hunts.
E3- At Athens, Ohio, on the 1st inst,
William Silons and Lester Wines respecta-
BILE farmers quarreled over the division of
crop of corn. Silons stabbed Wines, who
died instantly.
G5Y" ]. Murphy, farmer living near
School House station San Marteo county,
Cal, was chopped to death with hatchets
by the brothers Casey and one Morton in
drunken row.
CB- Four boys, living in Chicago, went
out in a small boat on Lake Michigan, on
Saturday week and have not been seen
since. The boat was discovered on Sunday
floating in the lake, bottom upward.
EB~ Augustus T. Berck, alias Charles
Baker, alias Thomas Wilson, one of the
most noted forgers in the country, was ar
rested on Saturday a week in Montreal and
held for extradition for a forgery commit
ted in Buffalo.
GB- The Nashua, N H., Telegraph says:
A Mount Vernon lady recently sold a dress
to a Mrs. Cotter of this city, dealer in
second hand clothing in the pocket of
which was purse containing one hundred
dollars. On the following day Mrs. Cotter
returned the missing money and received
a liberal reward.
GB" When a negro jury in Mississippi
went out to deliberate, one juror asked
another SIS dis hanging case ?' "To
be sure, was the answer. ''Well," said
the first juror, Z" I heered one dem lawyers
say dat boys gose comm back here and
hant us if we hang him. / no go for hang
ing, and have dat boys gose foller me- No.
sir" Verdict of manslaughter.
Cay- The last invention, of which we have
any account, is an apparatus for desiccating
eggs, so that four dozen are made to occu-
py the space of single dozen, and are so
prepared that they will keep for an in
definite length of time, in any climate.
This is certainly novelty, which, if it
comes up to representation in its operations
should certainly be hailed with satisfaction
by all housekeepers in the city.
Us A Charleston clergyman while preach
ing last Sunday morning week was inter-
rupted by man who stepped out of one of
the side pews, walked rapidly up to the
communion rail, and in an excited manner
said: "Will you allow me to explain
that" The preacher told him to go to his
seat, which he did, and soon afterward left
the church. 1t was ascertained afterward
that he was crazy.
eB- At Danville Va, ON the 4th, inst,
quite a riot occurred from an attempt on
the part of a mob of negroes to rescue ne
gro from arrest. After futile efforts on the
part of the Mayor to disperse the mob. the
military was called out and the Riot act
was read twice. Stones being thrown at
the Mayor, the military were ordered to
charge bayonets on the mob, and one of
NhO IOsJ buIDuitnbt VI tllC IlOltIb WAS
bayoneted. A policeman was shot by some
unknown person.
GB- A cargo of wheat destined directly
for Europe started last week from Duluth,
per steamer " Cleveland" of the Vermont
Central Line. 1t will go via Welland Ca
nal to 0gdensburg, and thence by rail to
Boston, and thence by vessel to Europe.
The Cleveland' took about 10000 bush
els. The Empire, of the same line, will
take about 10, 900 bushels, whose ultimate
destination is Europe.
EB- The projected establishment of di-
rect line of steamships from Philadelphia
with Europe, is progressing most satisfac-
torily. The contractors for the building of
the vessels are pressing their work with all
energy, and the managers of the financial
part of the business have notified subscri-
bers to the bonds for a payment ON the ed
Of October, an intimation that we have no
doubt will be promptly and fully met.
eB- The confederate cotton bonds held
in England aggregate, it is said, about five
millions sterling. When the news of the
successful negotiation of the Washington
treaty reach ed London, the cotton bonds,
which were quoted at five per cent, rose to
ten and twelve, but when it was understood
that these claims" were not included in
those to be adjusted by the international
boards to be subsequently appointed, they
fell again to five,