The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-02-20
Miscellaneous News Items.

w oNOhIy years iii uipllSOilihOh"
G5g- An exchange says: "There is farmer
in this county, who, years ago, when boy,
blacked boots in Chicago for living. He
is now worth $3.50 and owns three dogs"
Csy" Pennsylvania has more post-ofiices
than any other State of the Union. The
number of post-oflices in Pennsylvania is
2, S03, and in. New York 1900.
Cy- A boy of five summers in New Eng
lad recently, while at his devotions, sur
prised the family by praying that he might
have 60 brothers and 100 sisters. 1t is be-
lieved that the parents did not join in the
wish.
g3y- The Postmaster General has issued a
circular notice to all postmasters, asking
the public to superscribe the county, as
well as the post-oflice and State, upon all
letters, circulars, newspapers, and other
matter to be forwarded by mail.
CB- On her last trip, the Moro Castle,
from Havana for New York, was caught in
storm off Nassau, and narrowly escaped.
The coal had given cut, and some eighty
boxes of sugar were used as fuel to make
steam,
tB BY collision on the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad near Evansville,
both engines and two or three cars were
wrecked, and Gus Baker was injured. The
conductor of the passenger train forgot
that he had orders to wait at Il station.
E7- On the 18th, driving-wheel of
locomotive attached to apassenger train on
the Little Miami Railroad flew off near
London, Ohio, completely wrecking the
engine. One passenger had his arm broken,
and another was severely bruised.
t95- One of the Newark bakers is exhibit
ing cake intended fora Newark wedding,
which contains two hundred and eighty
eggs, and twenty -four pounds of sugar. 1t
is three feet and six inches in diameter and
weighs one hundred and fifty pounds.
eY- The Treasurer of the United States
received recently from citizen of Missouri,
money-order for $6,72, being the value
of some lead taken from q carload be-
longing to the government ten years ago,
with interest for that period added
sB- A little daughter of Pat Mallory,
living in Masota towp., Mankato, Mimi,
accidentally swallowed an open penknife,
the blade and all being fully two inches
long. The knife has not yet been heard
| from, and no unpleasant results have been
experienced.
cB- DIR. McDOnnough, of Boston, was
committed to Jail for refusing to kiss the
book on being sworn as witness. He
changed his decision and was discharged
from custody. The law, it is said, obliges
the witness to take the oath in whatever
form the Court considers most binding.
rY- A Layfaette, Ind, sinner, declared
last Sunday while witnessing baptism
that he wouldn't be baptised on such day
for a fifty dollar bill, and minute after was
immersed to the neck for nothing, by the
giving way of the ice. He was rescued
with difficulty.
tB-A fire at Sharpsburg, Kentucky, on
the 18th inst, destroyed tho Presbyterian
Church and five Of the best business hous-
es in the town. Three men were arrested,
charged with stating the fire, and it was
with difficulty that the mob could be pre-
vented from hanging them.
eB- Charlie Farren, of Lafayette, Indi-
ana, thought to play joke on his landlady
by Stimulating smallpox, by the aid of red
oIa Whan ha h,,ctlal fY1f and a w
his new trunk and Sunday wardrobel de-
scend in damaged condition from the
second story window, he was moved to ex-
plain, but could find no listeners.
tX- About three weeks since New
Haven woman gave birth to fine healthy
baby and last week she was delivered of a
second child as healthy as the first. The
case is an extremely rare one, having oc-
Cured only two or three times in this coun-
try, or in Europe, and will cause consider
able discussion among medical men.
GB- A Davenport man came home late
the other night, and on going to bed his
wife said she was very i'll, and packed him
off to the drug store. On the way he dis
covered that he was wearing another mans
trowsers. On returning he found his own
pantaloons gone. A divorce suit will fol-
low.
tH- A few days ago coffin was shipped
from Chicago to New Albany and as there
was no claimant, and no one to pay charges,
it was sold at auction and knocked off for
81. The purchaser took it home and open