The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-07
Miscellaneous News Items.


SE Twenty English families are on their
way to ioin the Lebanon Shakers.
c5y- Not half the usual number of letters
are written in France since the high post
age law has gone into operation.
tB- Butler county, Kansas, claims
pumpkin vine /, ,513 feet in length, on which
were fifty-six pumpkins.
CB- The Passaic Village Council offers
$50 reward for the apprehension of violaters
of the Bribery act at the approaching cleo
ton.
EB- At Ottumwa, at the late election, a
Democrat voted last years printed ticket,
saying he "didn't want any new departure
in his'n."
EB A Vermonter one hundred years old,
has come to the conclusion that it isn't
healthy down east, and has gone to Detroit
for permanent residence.
ry- The young lady who advertised in
New York, for every Christian to send her
ten cents, got twenty. What a Sodom and
Gomorrah that city must be.
GB- Thirty-six base ball clubs contended
one Sunday recently by friendly emulation,
at the different open grounds in the suburbs
of New Orleans.
tY- In New Bedford il is said, there is
not single open bar, and that every person
rich or poor, who has been found engaged
in the liquor traffic has been arraigned for
so doing.
GB" A fire occurred at Highspire on Tues
day night last, which destroyed the saw
and planning mill of II. S. Wilson. The
loss was about $4,000. Insurance only
$1,000.
eB- In Dayton, Ohio, number of incen-
diary attempts were made to fire property
within the past week. Shavings saturated
with coal oil have been found under stair
ways in different portions of the city, where
efforts had been made to fire them and failed
eB- David Boss was instantly killed by the
accidental discharge of a gun in the hands
of Charles Rose, at Bartleyville, Morris
co., N. ]. on Tuesday of last week. A part
of Boss skull was blown off.
GB- Andrew Stever, a farmer living near
Delphos, Ohio, was attacked on the 9th
ult, by robber who levelled revolver
at him. Stever struck up the pistol, and
stabbed the robber to death with pocket
knife. A coroner's jury justified the act.
GB@ AT late term of court in Machias,
Maine, in prosecution for selling rum,
the jury returnd a verdict of "not guilty."
plainly in defiance of the evidence, where
upon Judge Barrow told them, in SO many
words, that they were disgrace to the
county.
eB- AT Memphis, on tho morning of the
31st ult. The crew of the steamer Mary
Boyd mutinied. An attack was made on
the mate, who shot negro named John
Kellon twice, severely. The timely arrival
of the police saved the mates life. Several
of the rioters have been arrested, but the
ringleaders escaped.
eB A Blacksmith in the employ of the
Belvidere & Delaware Railroad Company,
at their shops in Phillipsburg, has made
the discovery of a new coupling for cars,
which railroad men say is entirely different
from anything they have ever seen in use,
and which may supersede the old method.
II is simple in construction and easily ap-
piled.
Ia Rowland Wyes, fatally injured his
wife in drunken row at Sing Sing on Sat
urday night by knocking her down, jump
ing upon her, and breaking her back, and
then throwing her over q fence. He has
been committed to White Plains Jail on
charge of murder. The woman died on
Monday morning.
EB- Gentleman writing to the Depart
ment Of Agriculture from Yalabusha
county, Miss, says he planted onion seeds
in May, expecting to get sets in the fall,
but, to his surprise, he had gathered fine
crop of onions, some of them measuring
fully thirteen inches in circumference.
Some of our farmers would not care to be
surprised in the same manner.
eB- Charles w. Warren was accidently
killed by gun in East Brookfield ON the
evening Of 25th ult. In company with
three others he went about four miles from