The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-06-03
Miscellaneous News Items.

lion, died recently. He was valued at SO
900.
CB- Heavy rains in Canada have so swol-
len the lumber rivers that about five mill
lion feet of lumber have gone adrift
az All the colored walters of the Sher-
man House struck last week. and left the
guests while dinner was being served
G5g- An Ohio legislator has presented a
resolution forbidding any more babies
being named John Smith, in the State.
cB- A remarkable water-spout was OBJ
served at the dam at the Reservoir in
Blair county few weeks ago. A large
body of water assembled in spiral form, not
less than twenty feet.
Chicago, May es.-There is much ex-
citement at the neighboring village of
Sermont over the fact that oil has been
found in small quantities at depth of ATS
feet. 1t is light, but the we'll is being
deepened, and it is believed it will be found
in paying quantities.
GB- The contest over the village election
at Malta, H., turns on a very fine point.
One vote decides it either way, and one
voter lives in house through which the
corporation line runs. He sleeps outside
the corporation, but eats inside of it. Has
he the right to vote or not On this de-
pends the election.
GB- James Snyder aged about nineteen
years, living in Pymatuning township,
Mercer county, commenced bleeding at the
nose, on Saturday, the 10th inst, and though
physicians were summoned, and every EFF
fort made to stop the hemorrhage, the
young man died ON the 18th, having bleed
to death.
GB- In Boston, few nights ago, Patrick
Mahoney and John Sweeney had dispute
about paying for drinks with Isaac Bayard,
negro, in the latter's bar room, when
Bayard decided the question by shooting
both of his customers, breaking Mahoney's
was arrested, and the wounded men taken
to the hospital.
eB- A women named Mary Wilson, of
Wilkesbarre, was accidently shot ON last
Friday evening week, by a man named
John Mulherron. 1t seems that Mulherron
had accompanied the women to her room,
and in attempting to take revolver from
his pocket, it was in some way discharged,
the ball lodging in the woman's abdomen
infiicting mortal wound.
nB- Mr. e. B. Gou Ida young gentleman
Of Jacksonville, Fla, while fishing last
week, about six miles up the river, en-
countered an alligator fully twelve feet in
length, and after a short tussel the alliga-
tor was killed by him with ten foot oar
The fatal blow was strcuk just back of the
neck. This is the second one killed by Mr.
G. within month in that way.
San Francisco, May 27.-The bodies of
three Cinnamon, who died from smallpox,
were found to-day, concealed in the pump
boxes of the steamer Lord of the Isle, ly-
ing at her dock. The vessel was ordered
to be quarantined at once. The passengers
are in the city, having all landed yesterday.
Cinnamon say one of their countrymen,
who became i'll from small-pox ON the vOy-
age, was thrown overheard by them.
gaB- The total loss of the great tornado
in Iowa, is variously estimated in money at
$175,000 to $500, 900, including thirty-fve
houses, 1900 sheep, $500 hogs, 100 head of
cattle, 40 horses, and all the crops along
the track Of the storm. The list of killed
and wounded shows twelve persons dead
and twenty mine wounded. Detailed re-
ports are yet to come in from Keokuk CO.,
and several of the wounded cannot recover,
so that from eighteen to twenty-five names
will be on the death roll.
GB- During the late heavy thunder storm
in Canada, the lightning killed boy at
Point Lewis and young man at Island
Orleans. The tremendous rain which ac-
companied the storm swelled the river and
caused immense destruction of property.
The Gosford railroad bridge over Jacques
Cartier river is reported swept away also,
the government dam at the mouth of st.
Maurice river, and number of extensive
saw-mills
e8- George Link, of the firm of Link &
Black, terra Gotta manufacturers at Ger
mantown avenue and Seventh street, COM
mitted suicide on Wednesday last by jump
ing off the ferry-boat at Shaclamaxon
street wharf.
Deceased was about forty years of
age, in prosperous circumstances, and
no cause can be assigned for his act. Be
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