The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-05-27
Miscellaneous News Items.

VIZ Al pOpular anu moral JneaJer is
to be started at Berlin. 1t sometimes hap
pens that the moral theater is not popular
and the popular theater not moral.
GB- The Albany Eoening Journal says
that spaniel dog, which belonged to the
late David Woodwork, of that city, died
of grief next day after his master expired.
London, May 22.-The Lancet publishes
detailed statement of the malady of the
Pope, which it says is worse than has been
officially stated.
GB" At the Auburn prison on the 22d
inst, Elihu Moore, convict was stabbed
in the heart by Michael Donohue, fellow
convict. Moore has since died.
O5S- John Fishel dental surgeon of
Greensburg, had bunion on his foot and
the excrescence paining him he trimmed
it few days ago. The result was blood
poisoning and the death of the surgeon.
eB- In Canton township, Washington
county, a eve dropped dead lamb which
had eight perfect legs Of uniform size, two
tails and five ears. From the shoulders
back it looked like two lambs joined to-
gether, representing both sexes.
az" In Brooklyn on last Monday week,
James Soler, aged eighteen, was crushed
to death in the machinery of spice mill,
and John Futic, aged forty, met with the
same fate by piano falling on him while
he was helping to move it.
tB- A Cherryvale, Ka., special says -
The house and furniture of the fugitive
Bender family are being demolished by the
curious, who take away some evidence Of
the horrible den. Excursion trains run
from Coffeyvile and Independence to the
grounds.
gB An attempt was made few nights
since to steal horse from the stable of
Colonel Mcdaniel, near Princeton, N. J.
His daughter hearing a noise, armed her.
self with a revolver and went to the stable
The thief fled, the lady emptied six cham
bers of her pistol after him.
gB- Mr.. Schultz, of Penn station, West
moreland county, is the owner of cow
which gave birth to singular monstrosity
the other day. The head of the animal
strongly resembled bull dog, the body
was that of calf, though shorter, and the
legs were very short and thick. The de-
formed bovine lived but short time.
gB- A venerable matron took her after
noon nap at Berlin, Wisconsin, as usual,
and when she woke up was astonished to
learn that a young man who had been
warned not to come near the house again
had called in company with Justice of
the Peace and married and carried off her
daughter.
gB- A singular wreck occurred near Con-
shohocken, on the Reading railroad, last
week. A heavy rope with hook attached
fell from the tender of a freight train, one
end of which was secured to the tender.
AS the rope and hook dragged along the
track the hook caught in switch and
turned it, thus causing the engine and
tender to run into coal train and wreck
several of the cars.
tB- On the 10th inst, young girl was
found murdered near Pokeepsie, N. Y. She
was unknown to any one in that vicinity
though she had been seen near band OF
Gypsies. A coroners jury have rendered a
verdict to the effect that her death was
caused by her person being outraged.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest
of the band of Gypsies who were with her.
rB- AT the last fogging day in New Cas-.
tie, DEL, which occurred on the 18th inst,
the following flogging was done: Hamilton
Curtis and James Reed, white, and George
Taylor, Elijah and John Ferges, and James
Collins, colored. Each received twenty
lashes, for larcency.
Granville Hudson stood in the pillory an
hour, for cutting his wife's throat, it being
part of his sentence.
gB- On Monday week at st. Louis
Seventeen prisoners confined in the county
Jail made preconcerted attempt to escape
under the leadership of Memphis Bill
Gus Canton and other notorious thieves
; The plot was exposed by another prisonel
named Nolan, and frustrated Next morn
ing, during the hour for the exercise of thu
prisoners, they became riotous, and at
tackled Nolan, beating him badly befor'
the fracas was quieted.
GB- About three years ago David NJ
Glinchey, of Palo Alto, Schuylkill county
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last the limb paining him, he consulted