The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-27
Miscellaneous News Items.

ty- Bloomington, ILL.,, has induced
shoe firm to commence the manufacture of
brogans in that city. They are to work
fifty hands.
rYs- Hail stones recently fell out West,
with insects frozen in them, which showed
that animal life had been dsporting some
ways up in the world.
EY- A couple out in Portland, Oregon,
who found themselves divorced lately
through the Vaccinations Of the wife's
mother did the best thing possible under
the umstances-promptly got married
again.
tX-A lad was seated on rail OF the
Boston and Albany Road on Sunday, just
as the storm came up, near Troy Inc
lightning struck the track some distance
up, and following the rail up killed the boy
eB-A A woman at Leavenworth, Kansas,
hired lawyer to defend her for stipula-
ted price, but showing some disposition
to impose upon her after the trial had COM
menoed, she dismissed him, pleaded her
own case and was discharged.
The salaries of the Postmasters through
out the country arc to be readjusted on the
basis of their receipts during the coming
six weeks of this year, and the new sched-
ule of salaries will go into effect July l,
1872.
EB- The Mayor of Philadelphia has no
tilted the proprietors Of all the concert sa-
looms in which the dance known as the
"French can-can" is performed, that it
must be put a stop to Immediately, or
prosecutions will be at once commenced.
eT- A sharper named Robinson has
made one hundred men in Iowa believe
that he discovered a mountain of gold on
his way home from California some years
ago, and has received 5000 from each Of
them in consideration of his plotting them
to the place.
rB-O On Friday evening last, little
daughter of Thomas Conners, who resides
near Meadville, was burned to death while
attempting to kindle fire by pouring oil
from can, upon blaze. The can explo-
ded, and before assistance could be render
ed, she was burned into crisp from head
to foot.
cY- Mr.. ]. B. johnson, of Leeds, recent
ly jumped from the parapet of London
bridge into the Thames, a distance of thirty
feet, to save a passenger who had fallen
overheard from Woolwich steamer The
-o,o,,od ,,,o,, offarod +o oo,,,napaate bis de-
liverer literally, but he declined to receive
any reward.
EE- A woman at the poor house Of Hun
tingdon county, located at Shirleysburg,
died last week from the effects of pin en-
tering her ear. She had initiated the too
common practice of picking that organ
with pin, and slipping from her fingers it
penetrated to such a depth that efforts to
extract it were unavailing.
EB- A carriage was upset on the Plum
Island road, Newburyport recently in
which there were three men and three
women. The dress of one of the females
was caught in some part of the carriage,
and before it could be detached the horse
started and dragged her along. Coming
on to Plumbush creek bridge, by some un-
known means the girl was thrown of, fell
into the water and was drowned.
tB- A machine has been put into oper-
alton at some of the large railroad stations
in Mass, that tells how long before the train
starts 1t reads, "This train leaves in ten
minutes" then in nine, eight, ETC., and
when the index reaches 0, the train starts.
Thus any passenger on entering station,
knows Just how much time he has for get
ting tickets, checks, newspaper and seat
without consulting watch or clock to as
certain the hour of the day.
tE- The court of appeals of Virginia has
decided that drunkenness is a proper sub
iect to be taken into consideration in de-
termining whethera man is guilty of muir
der in the first degree, three requisites of
which being willfulness deliberation and
premeditation, and the first case under that
decision was finished in Alexandria on
Friday last, the accused having murdered
little colored girl during fit of intoxica-
ton. He was sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment.
EB- A drug clerk recently put up pre-
scription for a young lady friend of dose
of castor oil. She innocently inquired how
IL could be taken without tasting it. He
promised TO explain to her, and in the
,oaantime nronosed to drink a alass of soda