The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-29
Miscellaneous News Items.

eB- A man in Kansas, on whose sho uldcr
lady laid lash, didn't sue for damages,
because it was an eyelash.
eB- A Troy paper speaks of ga man with
one eye named Robert Wech," but does
not tell what his other eye was named.
CTS~ An Evangelist of Cincinnati cholled
girl nearly to death in concert saloon,
because she spoke with disrespect of the
Bible.
G8" A man in Illinois committed suicide
by drowning lately, in six inches of water,
his wife kindly sitting on his head to keep
him under.
C5y" The naked body of a murdered man,
horrible bruised about the head, was found
in the East river, New York, on Tuesday
morning.
Us" DIR. Carl Groesser charged with hav-
ing caused the death of his wife by cruel
treatment at Louisville, KY, has been
committed without bail.
C5y" A Wisconsin lover wrote his sweet
heart "There is not a globule of blood in my
utulJ lIdb NtONo llOb pNdl OONl
Photographers should sec that the young
man pays the proper license.
I5y- A lady in Mobile is now confined to
her bed from the effects of poison, manifest
ing itself in sores about the mouth, caused
by biting green sewing silk while working
with it.
Ey- A planter named Crafts was killed
in November last in Heard county, Georgia
His daughter and a man named Thomas
Teal, suspected of the murder, have recently
been arrested in Arkansas and taken to
Georgia for trial.
IE- Two young men in New York were
sky-larking, last week when one picked up
a pistol and said, "lookout I may shoot
you" Hardly had the word been spoken
before the pistol went off, the ball entering
the neck and producing death in a few
hours.
gy- The family of Mr.. Richard Cook,
comprising six PERSONS were poisoned at
Williamsburg last week by eating fish, sup
posed to have been caught near wreck
and impregnated with copper. Their lives
were all saved by the administration of prop
er remedies.
GB- A lady at circus in Chicago recog-
nized her long-lost brother in a young rider
who was offering fans for sale to the spec
tators during his "act." She tainted away.
When she recovered the rider merely said,
d" How are you, Emp" and went on with
his performance.
sB" The Legislature of New Hampshire
has passed an act compelling every parent
or guardian to send his child to public school
for twelve weeks each year. For six weeks
at least the schooling must be continuous.
The first violation of this act is punished by
fine of $40: the subsequent violation by
fine of $50.
eB- A country girl recently rode into
town to do some shopping. When the clerk
asked if there was anything else he could
do for her, he was amazed by the reply.
"Oh no, sir, unless you will be kind enough
to go out and milk the old mare, for rode
her from home without the colt"
rB- Early Saturday on the 10th inst,
well in the vicinity of the Sulphur Springs
at Avon, caved in, and John Donnally was
buried 25 feet under the earth, A number
of men Immediately set to work to dig him
out and at p. m. he was brought to the
surface, with few slight injuries.
sB~ On Saturday evening, Mrs. Ann Ii.
Knox, of ~ Kosciusko street, Brooklyn,
heard an unusual noise in the cellar, and on
going to ascertain the cause found two
sneak thieves, whom she attacked with q
club One of the fellows used knife and
stabbed her in the left arm, wounding her
slightly. The villains then escaped with
out any booty.
gB- On Sunday evening last some young
people near Rocky Mount, Ga, were taking
walk. One young lady, having small
switch in her hand, struck young man
who happened to have a small copper car
fridge in his pantaloons pocket, which ex-
ploded, the ball passing through their cloth
ing and lodging in the knee of the lady,
producing painful and dangerous wound.
CB- An intemperate vagabond styling
himself DIR. Foster, had been loaflng about
Shepperdsville, KY, for several weeks
making living by selling fancy walking
canes which he whitfield out. On Monday
of last week he found a threatening no.
tice posted on the court house door, advis-
ing him to quit the town by 8 o'clock the