The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-04-25
Miscellaneous News Items.


BSS~ A little one, after undergoing the
unpleasant operation of vaccination, ex-.
claimed "Now won't have to be bap-
tised' will 2"
Ba" There is a sun-dal in front of the
" Sisters House." in Bethlehem, which
was erected in 1744, two years after the
settlement of that place
Ra" An oil train on the Erie road was
burned on Sunday last near Monroe,
New York The fire was occasioned by
sparks from an express train.
aaSn The young lady at Troy, New
York. who during the last four years has
earned S2,30S with her sewing machine,
during that time stitched no less than
638,6 collars.
Ras~ A New Hampshire young lady,
Mary Brockway, celebrated her 104th
birthday in East Washington, by split
ting and carrying into the house half a
cord of wood.
Rsy- The Governor has been notified
chat Newton j. Cooper, sheriff of Douglass
county, ILL.,, has abandoned his Office and
absconded from the country, being de-
tanter amount not stated.
Hy- If Brigham Young wore an ad-
ditioual weed on his hat every time he
lost wife or mother-in-law, it is esti-
mated that he would have to have hat
27 feet high.
BG- The President will convene the
Senate in Executive session about the
18th of May, by which time it is now sup
posed the Joint High Commission will
have concluded their labors.
p6s- The whole family, but one, of Mr..
Frank A. Taylor, of Scranton, died last
week from scarlet fever. The wife alone
remains to mourn the death of husband
and children, out of family of five.
RO- Nearly $4,000 tons of bitumnous
coal have been shipped from the Broad
Top mountain this year,m than during
the corresponding time in 1870. Total
amount shipped to date, 1905 tons.
Bg- The Treasury Department last
week received from st. Petersburg an
application for an agency for the negoti-
alton of the new loan, accompanied by
subscription to $l0,000,O0O of the new
bonds.
sas- A young girl in Bloomington,
Illinois, stole fifty dollar bill the other
day, and then set fire to the house to con-
ceal the theft. Fortunately she was dis
covered the fire prevented and the money
recovered.
a1- Mr.. D. w. Church, city marshal
Of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, while
attempting to arrest a negro on Monday, |
was so badly wounded with razor used
by the negro in resistance, that he died
that night.
BSy- A man named John O'Hallisey,
recently skinned a COW in East st. Louis,
illinois, which had died of very mystic
rious disease. In few hours after Mr. |
OH. was attacked with terrible vomiting |
and swelling Of the limbs, and at last ac-
counts his life was despaired Of
Ray- One of the lofty brick chimneys
Jf Johnson's Iron Foundry at Spuyten
Duyvil gave way on the 10Th inst, crushing
IN the roof and burying several workmen
Three men were taken out of the ruins
whose recovery is doubtful.
Ra- The Chicago Times has had YER
Dict of $500 given against them for
iibel, 1t published a story, setting forth
that certain man returning home, from
an absence of a year or more, found an
infant in his wife's arms, and killed him
felf from grief This is the third trial
The former verdict was $4,000.
aa- Henry d. Topping disappeared
two weeks ago from his house in New
York. lie went down town in the NOR
ming in good health, and his family sup
posed that he had gone to buisenoss as
usual He is "a years of age, lost his
right arm in the war, and has red scar
on his neck.
E0- Mrs. N. NJ. Henry is a popular
clergywoman in Missouri, where she acts
as rector, does the signing for the congre-
CATION, breaches three times week, looks |
after the morals of the church members,
and takes care of six little children. The
Rev N. NJ. Henry's industry and energy |
certainly cannot be questioned.
s65- Gen. WIN. II. Lawrence, the Uni
ted States Pension agent at New York,
is yet missing, and successor has been
appointed. He had on him when he left |
for Chicago q diamond pin valued st S4OO