The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-03-21
Miscellaneous News Items.

BsyH A fire work factory at Jefferson,
ILL.,, was blown up on the 10th inst, bad
ly injuring four persons.
BaS~ A clergyman and his wife in Port
land Me-, have recently suffered greatly
from poisoning, caused by eating canned
tomatoes.
Dag- A train bearing 700 women and
children of colonists who have settled in
Ellsworth Kansas recently passed through
Topeka.
DagH A boat, in which were four French
men, was swept over Salmon falls near
Russell on the l4th and all the men
drowned.
B5s~ The Chinese have coal mines
which they have worked for hundreds of
years. They prepare the coal for use by
grinding or pounding it to powder and
mixing it with clay.
BSy~ A Michigan woman has written
letter to the Legislature, advocating the
restoration of capital punishment in that
State, and asking to be appointed State
executioner.
Bas~ Miss Margaret A. Hancock has
recovered $4,000 from Lucien L.
Squires in the Adair county (Mo.) Cir
cult court, the suit being for breach of
promise.
BaS~ A Norridge Locks deacon recently
coughed up head of herds grass, which
had lain on his lungs for over 36 years.
1t still retained its original shape, but
had grown as hard as stone
pas- On the 18th inst, T. D. Murphy,
of Newburyport, after seeing his wife
seated in car at the Boston depot, fell
beneath the train in stepping from the
car, and was killed. The body was
shockingly mangled.
DasH Since the reward was offered for
the arrest OF Forester, who is charged
with the murder of Nathans, in New
York, no less than four innocent men
have been arrested, as they answered to
the description given of Forester.
Bas~ Buss, kiss; rebus, kiss again;
pluribus, to kiss irrespective of sex; silly
bus, to kiss the hand instead of the lip;
blunderbus, to kiss the wrong person, ON
nibus, to kiss all promiscuously erebus,
to kiss in the dark
pag- Additional Developments leave
no doubt of the guilt of Mrs Stiles, under
arrest in Hartford Conn, for a recent at
tempt to poison two families in East
Windsor by sending them poisoned candy
through the mail
Dss- Mary A. Ryan, aged 35 years, of
Fourth avenue, Brooklyn was found
dead in bed recently. The coroner's in
quest revealed the fact that the woman
was utterly destitute, and had died of
starvation.
Bay~ A six-year old daughter af Daniel
Cannon of Patterson fell dead in the
street on Friday. A piece of rubber
from toy balloon whistle was afterward
found lodged in her windpipe. 1t had
accidentally slipped down her throat and
strangled her to death.
B6S- The japanese, instead of spending
their time in listening to long sermon
march decorously to the temple wherein
their priests are performing service, throw
in a printed prayer and little money, and
go about their business with a satisfied
conscience.
BsF- While the family of Mrs. Ayerton
of Brooklyn were taking tea on the 18th
inst, at their residence on Union street
sneak thief entered the house and stole
diamond jewelry valued at $4,000, one
hundred dollars in gold coin, and two
thousand shares of different lead compan-
les stock.
B6E" Early in the morning of the 18th
inst, fire broke out in the stable belong
ing to the Horse Railroad Company, in
Williamsburg, and when it was extin-
guished it was found that fifty valuable
horses had been smothered by the smoke,
and were dead. Four other horses in an
adjoining stable were burned to death.
Ba~ In Galena, ILL.,, the other day,
judge found before him young girl ar
rested for creating disturbance in the
street. Judge and prisoner gazed at each
other for moment, and then the latter
said, You know that your son caused my
ruin" The man bowed his head, and
when ne lifted it again tears were in his
eyes, and he said in broken voice !;
"Let her go for my lips can never con-
denim her.
DE- The Oswego N. Y, Press gives
this little story; Emma, daughter of
A IL.