The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-02-06
Miscellaneous News Items.


bama on the Both ult, three persons were
killed and several seriously injured.
E5B- Massachusetts, tobacco chewers cont
appear to enjoy many privileges. A Taun-
ton man was fined SO for splitting on
church carpet.
t9S- A steamer has been sent from San
Francisco with machinery for raising the
treasure sunk in Spanish vessel near
Ecuador seventy years ago.
C5g- A Raleigh special says One branch
of the Legislature has authorized u reward
of $40, 900 for the arrest of Henry b. Low
cry, and S., 900 for each of his gang of out
laws, or $35, 900 in all.
esY" A new disease has appeared among
the cattle of Texas. Cattle affected by the
disorder run in line, froth at the mouth,
look red-eyed, and have the general appear
ancc of madness producedby hydrophobia.
CY- A man has just been arrested in IL
linois for numbering his step-daughter fif-
teen years ago. Her sister who witnessed
the deed, now grown to womanhood, has
braved her fathers threats and caused his
arrest.
EaS- A destructive fire occurred in Scran-
ton, on Monday night of last week, destroy
ing four frame buildings on Pennsylvania
Avenue and damaging the Post Office. The
Office was removed to Wyoming Avenue,
and at once put in working order.
tB- The Commission of Appeals in the
case of Rawson against the Pennsylvania
railroad company, have decided that the
limitation liability to 500 for the loss of
baggage, is not contract, and have
awarded the plaintiff $4,000 damages for
his baggage lost by the defendants.
EB- A Rochester girl has sued photog-
rapher of that city for displaying one OF
her pictures in front of his place with the
following item: "One half dozen photo
graphs ordered by this very stylish young
lady and payment respectfully asked and in
sultingly refused"
sy- Ezra Haines, highly respected cit
izen of Rancocas, died suddenly one day
last week. He was in his shop at work,
when he suddenly raised his hands to his
breast, exclaiming ooh, what pain
have" and falling down, instantly expired
ea- Rev. c. w. Kirby of the NJ. E.
church, charged with committing adultery
with the wife of James King of Chambers
burg, was tried recently for the offence at
Chambersburg, convicted and sentenced tt
pay 5000 fine, costs, and undergo thirty
days Imprisonment in the county Jail.
eB- Cincinnati is said to be more dense
ly populated than any other city in th'
, country. The population is about $4,000
, 90 the square mile. New York, the mex
most populous city, has 90, 900 to the square
| mile. Cincinnati has about ffty-eigh
f buildings to the square acre. London ha
, forty, and Dublin thirty-two.
EB- Brooklyn L. l., appears to be having
f reign of terror. Several assassination
} have occurred within two weeks past, Will,
, highway robberics on the streets are
: frequent occurrence. Only IL few evening
since two men stopped buggy, and on
held the horse while the other held pisto
to the mans head and robbed him. Th
scene was within two blocks Of the police
station on Bedford Avenue.
EB- On Saturday night the 2Sth ult., b,
a collision on one of the side tracks at Con
emaugh, two oil tank cars were wrecked
the crude oil flowing over the ground ant
filing the cutters between the tracks
About eleven O'Clock hot coal from
passing locomotive fell into the pool of oil
= setting fire to the freight cars and four pas
e senger cars on the sidings and all were con