The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-08-26
Miscellaneous News Items.

of Altoona, was accidentally shot and killed
by man named Philip Fadle, ON Sunday.
gB- Prof. Light, the balloonist, who as
cended from Altoona in balloon on Sat
urday landed few miles from Nc Veytown.
e5g- D. B. Ream of the Tribune has been
sued for libel by John f. Moore of the San
and Ream retaliates by suing Moore.
e5g- A giddy English girl of 55 has just
wrung 50, from a callow youth of SO
who triHed with her affections.
Columbus, Ohio, August 22.-One death
from cholera is reported to-day, the patient
being sick only three hours
GB- A Memphis dispatch says slight
shock Of an earthquake was felt in that
city at one o'clock a. m, on the 22d.
eB Great fires are raging in the woods
of Jasco county, Michigan, near the vii
lagos of East Torvas City, and the latter
place is in some danger.
Baltimore, August 21.-Margaret, Wal
lace, colored, aged fifty-seven, was fatally
burned by coal oil to-day while kindling a
fire.
CB- An ex-United States Treasurer
few days ago applied to General Spinner,
the present Treasurer, for position as
messenger in his Office.
gB- A Virginia lady, gathering berries,
was lately struck twice in the breast by a
rattlesnake, but, thanks to toilet articles,
escaped harm.
eB- Ellen McKenneylast week poured
kerosene on her fire, and herself and
four year old child were burned to death
at Quinceyville, Illinois.
eB- At Harrisburg on Tuesday last two
colored men named Jones and Williams
quarreled in the street, when the latter was
killed with bowie knife. Jones was COM
mitted to answer.
GB- Being shown some very fat cattle
at the Home Farms Of Windsor, and un-
derstanding that they had been fed upon
oil-cake, the Shah grew quite animated,
and said to the interpreter, "Ask if oil
cake is good for wives"
gB- Perry Haas, convicted of the MUIR
der of Martin Oberdorr, about two years
ago. committed suicide by cutting his
throat with razor last week in the county
Jail in Sunbury.
~ During the progress of funeral at
Waveland, Ind, ON Sunday last, the mar
BILE slab at the head Of grave fell, catch
ing little Anna Steel beneath it, breaking
one bone Of her leg just below the knee.
tE The terrible accident which occurred
on the Chicago s. Alto r. r., on Saturday
night week, caused by the collision of a
coal and an express train, has caused
the death of eight persons, and of the thirty
seven wounded others will probably die.
a8- In Montgomery, Ala, few days
since, hog seized a little three year old
boy in the streets between its capacious
grinders" and run three squares with
the boy followed by a large crowd of
spectators, who were helpless to save the
child. The child will die
New Orleans, August 21.-John Yeager,
a carpenter, residing at the corner of Clai-
borne and Sixth streets, upon returning
home last evening from his work found his
wife, Catharine Yeager, aged twenty-five,
lying dead in the yard with eight buck
wounds in her breast and left arm. No
clue to the assassin.
Louisville, August 29.-At an early hour
this morning, several frame buildings, once
used as government stables, and rope
walk adjoining, three miles south of this
city, were fired and almost entirely con-
sumed. A negro named Willis, his wife
and four children, were enveloped in the
flames and were burned to death, except
Willis, who is not expected to recover.
Two of the suspected incendiaries have
been arrested.
e8- A man named Scott, a school teach
er, arrived home from Detroit ON Friday,
and went to his fathers house, where he
met his wife and child. They started on
Saturday morning for Mrs. Scott's fathers
place. Next morning man passing woods
near by heard child crying, and on search
ing found the father and mother quite dead
with their throats cut. 1t is thought that
Scott killed his wife and then himself No
motive can be assigned for the deed.