The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-06-30
Miscellaneous News Items.

Miscellaneous News Items.
tB- A storm that uprooted trees foot
in diameter, passed over Oliver township
Mifflin county Friday week. Much dam
age was done.
GB- A little son Of Mr.. Weaver, Of Snow
Shoe, Centre county, arose in his sleep
about twelve o'clock OH Monday night of
last week, and walked across the room,
raised the window and stepped out falling
distance of over twelve feet. He died
shortly after. -. .t
New Orleans, June 21.-Last nightwhen
the forms of the Bulletin newspaper were
being conveyed to the press room, they
were seized by the metropolitan police
1t is not known by whose orders the seiz-
ure was made. The Bulletin, however, ap-
peared this morning with six printed and
two blank pages, r.f..u
| tB- Last week Harrisburg boy aged
about five years threw stone at lad of
a larger growth who had provoked him.
The stone missed its intended mark and
struck the large French plate glass in NJ.
II. Lees show window, breaking it badly.
The glass, which cost $75, will have to be
replaced. s4..fr
New York, June 23.-At midnight last
night in Newark, Jas. H. Huber entered
the apartments of his sister and shot her
in the head, inhicting fatal wounds, be-
cause she refused to discontinue receiving
the attention Of a suitor whom Huber dis
liked. He was arrested and while in the
cell attempted to commit suicide but was
cut down before he could accomplished his
designs. "t
GB-An old lady named Catharine Wit
moyer lived alone in house in East Han
over. On NJ on6ay the house was discover
ed to be on fire by the neighbors, but by
the time they arrived at it the flames had
made such progress as to discourage all
efforts to arrest them. The body of the old
lady could be seen in the flames 1t is sup
posed that she was lying on the bed smok-
ing, and that the fire was kindled from her
pipe.
EB- A genuine Cuban centipede, one of
the most poisonous tropical enemies of
man, was found snugly "stowed away in
bunch of bananas at the new market
Petersburg, Va, the other day. 1t had
Travelled long way to find its end, but
was saved part of its mission by one
knowing something of its habits, and who
! soyad n ,,,ora o,rio,a than xyfaa ;nd;yid
ual from interviewing" it between thumb
and finger. t.a r..a
eB- A remarkable escape from death by
lightning occurred in Rockingham county,
Va, last Wednesday. Mr.. John Donovan
went out with one-horse wagon on a
ridge to haul some rails. When he had
his load nearly on a shower Of rain came
up, and he stopped undera walnut tree
for shelter, leaning with his shoulder
against the tree. In a few minutes the
lightning struck the tree, and coming
down its trunk, struck his shoulders, pass
ed down his arm to his elbow, ripping
open his coat sleeve as if it had been done
with a sharp knife, passed across his breast
burning blisters as large as mans hand,
and passed down his leg and out at his
shoes, cutting off his shoestring, and then
entered the root of the tree, which it tore
up for several feet. Strange to say he was
not knocked senseless or speechless, but
says when his horse started he halloed
"whoa" to him, but his limbs became
motionless, and he could not stand or walk
His horse ran home, and his father anc
neighbors started out and found him under
the tree in this condition, and brought
him home in wagon. He is now doing
well, though his nervous system is much
deranged, and he suffers a good deal from
the blisters on his skin.