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

her stomach with carving knife.
GB- An English rope-walker was sent to
Jail for falling down from his rope and in
juring spectator.
tB- A great number of persons are said
to have been frozen to death within the
past few days in Nebraska and Wyoming.
CB~ Colonel John d. Ashmon, ex-mem-
her of Congress, from the Abbeville district,
South Carolina, blew his brains out with a
pistol, in Sardis, Mississippi.
GB~ The building of the London Woolen
Company, at London, Madison county,
Ohio, was burned Wednesday morning
Loss, $50, 900; insurance, $4,000.
aB A passenger on the steamer Vest
7)hGliG on the last trip from Europe has
been arrested for smuggling large amount
of diamonds and other iewelry.
fB- The court house at Centreville,
Reynolds comfy, Missouri, has been burn
ed. The county records, tax books, etc.,
were destroyed
EB- Hats of the kind just now worn by
ladies are said to be reproductions Of the
styles worn for the last hundred years by
the women of the Swiss Cantons.
US Sergeant Dobbin, of the Brooklyn
police, was reprimanded and fined seven
days pay for refusing to allow peaceable
citizen to witness the counting of the votes
of one of the districts at the late election.
GB Formerly women were prohibited
from marrying until they had spun set of
bed furniture, and hence were entitled spin
sters until married. What if that were to
be the condition now ?''
eB- News from Macao to September 13,
reports a severe hurricane, which destroyed
over two hundred houses sunk some two
hundred small craft and four European
vessels while the loss of life is estimated
at two thousand victims.
GB Miss Turner, who sued Don Ortez,
of Sonora, Cal, for 100000 damages for
seduction and breach of promise, has OBJ
tained a verdict of $1,000. The defendant
is old enough to be her father, and the in
timacy between them lasted for several
years.
US Five persons have been bound over
ut Media, Pa, to appear at court on the
charge of selling intoxicating drinks in
violation of the borough charter. The
liquor sold was hard cider, and it will be an
interesting case for the jury to decide
whether or not cider is intoxicating.
s3g~ A curious instance occurred in con-
nection with the severe storm last week
near Kit Carson. During the storm while
the train was stopped a large number of
buffaloes congregated around the train, and
stood on the lee side of it for protection
against the storm.
Gas- A number of roughs from the lumber
regions took possession of train of cars
between Remove and Lock Haven, last Mon
day week, and ran it to suit themselves,
regardless of the orders and requests of the
train men. At Lock Haven the police COB
bled some of them up, and they are now in
Jail.
Gg- OF family in Reading, one member
was killed by dog, another shot himself
in the hand, third was crippled for life in
a brick yard, the whole family had the
small pox at the same time last spring. and
the father few days ago fell from bridge
and received injuries which terminated
fatally on Monday week.
tB- Attorney General Alderman decides
that a railroad which has been aided in the
construction by donations of public lands
is public highway for its whole length
for the use of the Government of the United
States, and the Government is not subject
to charge for the transportation Of troops
and public property on such a road.
EB- A lady in Hackensack N. j., is the
happy owner of hen, who is at once a
layer of eggs and a destroyer of mice. She
was seen the other day to attack mouse,
which she seized in her bill, shaking it very
much as does a terrier, and with such vigor
did she use her efforts that the mouse was
killed.
edS- The indianapolis News says Thurs
day last, while clearing up the late resi-
dence Of Resin Hammond, wealthy citizen
of Charlestown, recently deceased, an old
trunk was discovered under the stairway,
and, being opened, it was found to contain
over 100000 in coin, Treasury notes, United
States bonds, coupons, etc.
c5y- A stranger dropped into an eating