The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-09-22
Miscellaneous News Items.

CB- Gov. Dix's decision in the Havemay-
er case is made public. The decision CEN
sures the course OF the mayor, but declines
to remove him or take any further action in
the case.
eB- L. II. Collum, prominent citizen
of Butler, Pa, last week, while attempting
to cross the track between the depot and
his stove factory, was caught between two
cars. He lived about four hours after the
accident.
GB- The highest church steeple in the
United States is over the new First Pres
byterian church, corner Of Madison and
Park streets, Baltimore. 1t is 270 feet
from the capstone of the spire to the
ground.
GS- A valuable Alderney COW, belonging
to DR.. Hines, Of Doylestown dropped sud-
denly dead in the field last week and
post mortem investigation instituted by the
doctor showed that her death had resulted
from needle about two inches long which
had punctured the muscles of the heart.
Eg~ On Saturday morning last an un-
known man deliberately laid his neck on
the rail in front of an approaching train, at
Allegheny city, and there was nothing
more to do but to hold an inquest and
bury him. He was apparently about
thirty-tive years old.
N5B- About o'clock on Thursday morning
last, wagon containing seven persons,
rolled over bank near Altoona, and two
Of the occupants, young man and girl
were killed. They both belonged in AL
toona. The party had been out to dance
and were on their way home, and the
night being very dark caused the accident.
EB- Last week Elizabeth Munger, stole
the child of Mr.. Hagar, at Grcenpoint, and
hid it in lumber pile in New York city,
where it remained for two days, and
died after its recovery, from the result of
its exposure. She has been indicted for man
slaughter and lodged in the tombs. The
deed was done out of revenge for being
discharged
EB- In Boston last week John II. Hurley
was sentenced to fourteen years in the
states prison fol burglary, added TO which
he must serve thirteen years Of an unexpir-
ed term of twenty years for garroting, hav-
ing been pardoned by the governor after
serving seven years, on condition of future
good behavior. Harley is thirty three years
of age.
CB- A Hyde Park, Mass, dog, which has
amused people frequently on the Fourth of
July by pluckily seizing lighted bunch Of
fire-crackers in his mouth and shaking them
Justify while the explosions were going on,
tried the same trick on a fuse running into
a log containing charge of guupowder,
the other day, but in a twinkling found
himself 90 feet above the earth. He will
get well, however.
tB- Mrs. Isaac A. Appleton of Salzburg,
Mich, met with sad fate. Noticing a
squirrel on the gate post, she took her hus-
bands double-barreled shot gun, cooked
both barrels, stood in the doorway, and fir
ed one barrel and killed the squirrel. While
putting the gun down the other barrel acci-
dentally discharged. The contents passed
through her heart. The husband witnessed
the shooting of the squirrel, and started for
the house to congratulate her on her mark
manship. He was met at the door by his
wife, who exclaimed, with uplifted hands,
"I'm shot, I'm shot" She fell dead at
his feet.