The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-29
Miscellaneous News Items.


nB- On the 21st the mutilated bodies of
two unknown men were found on the track
of the Northern Railroad at Englewood,
N. j. a3.4 5,.
\ eB John Hook, an employe at the Boil
ton depot, Northern Central Railroad, in
Baltimore, was caught in the betting in the
workshop and almost instantly killed
GB-A Washington dispatch says that
the coal famine in England is creating
demand for the bituminous coal of the
Maryland district.
~ Six water-spouts appeared on Lake
Erie few days ago. and lasted for half an
hour. They appeared to be within two or
three miles of each other and caused an ex-
tensive commotion.
az The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad was opened on the 21st inst, to
Caddo station, thirty miles south of Aetoka.
Trains now run within twenty-three mile
of Red River.
Cg Two colored men at Little Rock,
Arkansas, lately got into so desperate quar-
rel as to which had put the most into
contribution box at church that fight en-
sued with fatal results to one of them.
cB-One of the pipes of the Washington
aqueduct burstcd in High street. George
town, last week. A man named Houotz
went down in the main hole to shut off the
water, and was overcome by the foul air
and di ed Immediately.
tB-An employe of the rolling mills at
at Terre Haute, a day laborer, died in that
city last Sunday night. An examination of
his effects developed the fact that he was
worth $50, 900 in bank accounts and money
loaned on various securities.
cB-An Iowa man, fond of sport, went
out hunting last week, and shot one "kil-
deer' and the top of his horses head off.
His little son laughed boisterously when he
saw the governor coming home at night
drawing the wagon, which contained set
ofharness, after him.
GB Mrs. Andrew Dolan, of Bethlehem,
tried coal oil for fire lighting on Tuesday.
The can she was using exploded, her apron
caught fire, and she escaped because there
was not much oil in the can. She is not
likely to use coal oil in that way for some
time.
eg- A barber in this State says that
while cutting the hair of rural customer
he ran his shears against some hard sub
stance, which proved to be milestone.
The old farmer said he had missed that
milestone ever since hay making time
last July, and had looked all over ten
acre lot for it, but now he remembered
sticking it up over his ear. 'hi 'NI
tB-On Sunday week as President
Grant was out driving one of the colts, un-
accustomed to rapid driving, suddenly
bolted, and sheering, broke the pole. The
President leaped from the vehicle just as
the younger Of the two colts kicked in the
dashboard. Assistance then arrived to the
relief Of the President, who congratulated
himself upon his escape.
tsg- Eli Hanson has just received 81, 200,
at Bangor Me-, from the European and
North American Railway Company for an
assault committed upon him by brakeman
in the employ of the company, Hanson
was accompanied by dog, which The
brakeman, attempted to remove from the
car, in accordance with the gples of the
road, but was resisted by Hanson, which
caused the assault. ..t ..c.. III
Willard Fuller, of Westford r. l.,
lost a cow in very singular manner She
was found dead in thelot with one hind
foot caught over her horn, thepoint of the
horn being hooked through the skin near
the hoof, having evidently been thus caught
while scratching her head, so that the COW
broke her neck by falling. e4 j oueln'f ~
0 GB-T The trialiof George Gropp, indicted
for killing man near Venice, Mo-, on
account of the failure of his victim to pay a
wbiskey bill of twenty cents, is set for next
Friday. Considerable interest is taken in
the affair. One Of the best criminal lawyers
of St. Louis, Richard Mcdonald, is to assist
in the prosecution. The trial will last some
time. isg 40 a 8 au,i ti bAG
tB-one day last week an employee of
Judge Packers returned to the deer park
at Packerton to finish some ploughing he
had begun the day before. The plough
had been left in the furrow, but, strange
to say, It was not where he had left it, and
for some time no trace of it could be found.
Finally, after considerable search, it was
discovered that the large buck elk had got