The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-10-27

room and offered his choice between giving
a check for the amount or being shot
through the head. After much parleying
and praying he gave his note and was re-
leased on swearing that he would never
divulge the affair. In less than five min
utes those men had an officers hand on
their shoulders, and within an hour paid
81, 500 in fine and costs.
GY- At a negro camp meeting in Hutch
inson, KY, an old and enthusiastic woman
fell into what seemed to be trance. Be-
levers said it was an expression of Divine
blessing. Disbelievers said it was a sham.
The controversy was earnest and finally
bitter, the partisans coming to blows, and
confusion reigning throughout the camp.
For nearly two days the woman remained
still and apparently unconscious, the only
evidence of life being faint pulse and
fainter breathing, and the quaIrellirg
went on. At the end of this time she
died.
eB A Richmond man, who had been
complained Of for keeping a vicious dog,
put the animal upon the stand as wit
ness. On being asked if he would bite any
one, he uttered peculiar noise, and shook
his head. He was then asked if he would
bite if his master set him on, and replied
in the affirmative by nodding his head and
barking. When asked if he would bite
the Court he shook his head vigorously,
and this secured for him an honorable ac-
quittaL
CO A man has convulsed the quiet neigh
borhood of Freeport, ILL.,, by attempting to
palm himself off as long-lOst husband.
He satisfied the widow Gaylord and her
children of his identity, but skeptic in
the family brought the matter before the
grand jury, and the result was that the
fellow was found to be an impostor, and
sentenced to three years residence in the
Penitentiary. al..f
eB- A Harrisburg man who was suffering
from hunger, turned to his mothers Bible
for consolation-he had not opened the
good book for years. He found ten dol
lar bill between the leaves, and then for
the flrsttime in his remembrance prayed.
He went to the bakers to buy some bread
when he found the bill was counterfeit, and
then he swore for the first time in half an
hour.
gB- On Thursday week little daugh-
tel of Martin Morgan, of Hollidaysburg, in
crossing the railroad, caught her foot, be-
tween plank and a rail, and was unable
to release itself. Her mother on seeing
the train coming, ran to her assistance, and
pulled her to one side, and thus her life
was saved, but the flesh was torn from the
knee to the ankle, rendering amputation
necessary.
CSY- A lady correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune, writing from England says 'Let
me here parenthetically insert mention of
the fact that such is the marvellous fecun-
dity of the British matron that the baby
wagons are built to carry two, and we sell
dom see one that has not its full compile
ment-baby of G months pulling away at
bottle, while baby of 1S months sucks its
thumbs"
~ That was pleasant experience that
Cincinnati man recently met whilst visit
ing an insane asylum near that CITY,
Whilst walking in the grounds around the
institution he was attacked by four of the
inmates, and when defending himself from
their assault, was assailed by two tame
stays, the pets of the lunatics. He would
probably have been killed by these strange
enemies had not help arrived speedily.
GB- Herman Dubois, of Fall River, who
has had consumption for two years, re-
ceived, last week, six ounces of blood from
a live lamb into his arm, the TRANSMISSION
requiring minute and 33 seconds, and he
is now quite comfortable, though for about
fifteen minutes after the operation he suf-
fered sharp pains in the back, chest and
limbs, and his breathing was difficult.
cB- From Ohio the full official returns of
the late State election show that 238, 406
votes were cast for William Bell, democrat
for secretary of State, 221, ,204 for Allen T.
Wickof, republican, and 1915 for John
Buchtel, prohibitionist, for the same posi-
tion. Bells official majority over Wickoff
is 17202 votes. The democrats elect IS
congressman and the republicans seven.
GB- A farmer in Oregon has had field
of sixty acres Of grain eaten by rabbits, and
all of his other fields have suffered, al
though to a less extent from their depre-
dations. Hundreds are shot every day, but
hundreds more come out from the sage