The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-11-05
Miscellaneous News Items.

tB- The largest dairy in California con-
tains twelve hundred cows, the milk of
which is churned into butter by steam.
eB- A man has just been committed for
trial in London for conspiring ten years
ago to shoot Major Gore, member of Par
lament. 's.H noi.riu mU i
EB Oliver Cromwell, Of the township of
Pennington, Mich, was shot and instantly
killed as he was entering his house OH Sat
urday evening last. No clue to the muir
derer or the motive which prompted the
deed. ra Ir .n
eB-A North Carolinian, aged within
four years Of a century, is under Indictment
for killing his wife, a few years his Junior,
and the extenuating plea offered is that he
was rendered insanely jealous by her flirt-
ing with other young fellows.
Gg An ordinance for the regulation of
the liquor traffic in the town of Sterling,
Illinois, provides that if the windows or
doors, of drinking saloons shall be obscured
by means of screens, paint or other devices
to conceal what is going on within, the
proprietors shall be liable to a fine of from
five to twenty dollars. l,
G5B- A little son of Mr. Skinner, of Syra-
cuse, Kosciusko county, Ind, accidently
killed himself on last Sunday week, while
playing with sling. He was swinging
the sling around his head, and the stone in
it somehow hit him on the head, Just under
the ear, killing him instantly.
GB- A boy named Argot Williams, aged
about ten years, entered one of the mines
at Johnstown the other day to carry his
fathers dinner in. The little fellow lost
his way, entered an abandoned "room'
filed with gas, when it became ignited
from the lamp tho boy was carrying, and
he was burned to crisp.
CB A man got premium at the North
ampton, Mass, cattle show for a two year
old colt, though he exhibited only horse
eight years old. He kept the colt and the
horse in the same pasture and the hired
man he sent to get the colt, which he in
tended to show, took the horse !; but it was
all the same to the committee who awarded
the prize.
GaS-A few days ago child near the cor
ner of West and M Carly streets was bitten
by dog, and the relatives were highly ex-
cited over the probability of hydrophobia.
Yesterday, on the advice of butcher, SO it
is reported, the dog was killed, his heart
taken out made into soap, and then fed to
the child as preventive against the dread
disease.-Indiandpolis Neacs
GB Last week at Rochester, the follow
ing incident occurred:-The last one of the
two splendid "greys," costing the city
$3.50, was dying. Suddenly the bell tolled
out an alarm Of fire. True to old impulses,
the dying steed endeavored to regain his
feet, and actually did raise himself on his
fore-legs, only to fall helpless Immediately
Death closed the faithful animals eyes an
hour and a quarter after.
GE A drawing room car porter got off
his car at BaTytown, N, Y, and kicked
goat standing near the station. The con-
sequence was that the goat bucked the por-
ter in the basement of his pantaloons,
knocking him heels over head, and delav-
ing him until the train went off and left
him. He got up by next train, some four
honrs afterward. He will probably be
careful what sort of a goat he kicks next
time. .....1 .,,.