The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-17
Miscellaneous News Items.


Peysert, postmaster at Bethlehem, Pa.
There are charges against Mr.. Peysert of
tamperiDg with letters, and gene raj mis-
management of the office.
tB- Great Falls, N. H., has had an Enoch
Arden case. The long-lost one came home
and found bis wife with another husband
and five new children. No. 2 magnanim-
ously stepped out and No. I took posses
sion of wife, children and all.
LONDON, April 0.-The cattle plague has
broken out at Willesden in Middlesex
county, ON large dairy farm. The entire
farm herd of 150 will probably be slaugh-
tered. Within three miles are from 1000
to 5000 cows, nearly all of whose milk
goes to London.
WAsHINGToN, April o. The Jail at
Conyers, Georgia, was destroyed by fire
last night. The only prisoners were two
negroes, and they were burned to death.
1t is supposed the negroes set fire to the
building so as to escape. Every effort was
made to save them but without effect.
r- "Gentlemen of the Jury said
Baltimore lawyer in the criminal court,
''do you believe that my client was guilty
of selling beer to a boy in a small bottle?'
The jury thought it was ia mixed pToposi-
ton, and disagreed.
g1y" The "six- cornered chuoh," near
Greenville and Pennsburg, Montgomery
county, has just been torn down to provide
a site fora church. 1t stood seventy-four
years. 1t was built of rough stone, which
will be used for the structure. The 'siX-
cornered church" was known far and wide.
1t was built in 1903.
GE~ Seven Cinnamon are partners in
business in San Francisco. A creditor,
iindingit hard work to collect a debt,
learned that the money was in the safe,
that the safe had seven different locks,
that each partner had one key, and the
firm had to be unanimous before the money
could be touched.
N3y- The trial of G. A. Reese, charged
with killing DIR. j. A. Shade, his father-in-
law, of Huntingdon county, has been
postponed until the 90 of June. The
accused was to have been tried last week,
but the panel of jurors was quashed be-
cause not properly drawn. About 200
witnesses have been subpenaed in this
trial.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April g.. "A fatal
accident occurred to-day on the Tuscarawas
branch of the Cleveland and Pittsburg
road. AS a train was crossing the bridge
near Malvern the bridge gave way pre-
cipitating the engine into the creek, killing
the fireman, James Sharp, and seriously
ipjuring tho engineer, Geo. Dearborn.
CSy- The body of Miss Nettie Russman,
a respectable young lady of Tiffin, Ohio,
was found in the river near that place, on
Thursday last, with marks of violence
upon her person, which indicated that she
had been murdered. Her lover, Lester
Stone, has been arrested on suspicion, she
having stated the last time she was seen
alive that she was going to meet him.
Cy- In New York ON Monday morning,
while the funeral services of Mr.. Gustavus
Schmit z, late organist of St. Patrick's
Cathedral, were being conducted at that
church, the mourning drapery surrounding
the organ gallery took fire and sprang
into blaze. The audience made rush,
but the flames were speedily extinguished
and the excitement subsidized. 1t is believed
that a few persons were seriously hurt.
GB- The Greencastle Echo says An
unknown horse disease is prevailing in
some portions of this township, which
battles the skill of the veterinary sergeons
| Captain Samuel Lesher informs us that
within the past two weeks, Mr.. David
| Byers, residing in the marsh, lost four
valuable work horses by the disease, and
| Mr.. David Kohler, of the Clay Hill settle
ment, has lost two The animals exhibited
no pain and died shortly after being at
| tackled.
| a%- A pleasant instance of true generos-
;ty and its reward occurred, last week, at
Rockport, Mass. A woman who supported
her two children by hard work was asked
| by fellow-workman in the mill to aid in
making purse 'for a poor women" She
had but 60 cents left to carry her and her
children through the month, but she gave
| 90 cents. A little later the person returned
and told the woman the purse was meant
for her, and handed her $25.
eE~ Hiram Arbuokle, of East Mont
pelier, VT, shot George Short twice Thurs
day. Then leaving his victim for dead
! Arbuckle repaired to the blacksmith shop
| of his brother-in-law, George Bancroft,
and shot him through the arm. Bancroft
ran and Arbuckle pursued, shooting him in
the back and the third time through the
head, killing him. The murderer then
went to his house and sDot himself through
| the breast. He is believed to have been
insane. Short is still alive, though in a
critical condition.
tE- From the Pottstown Ledger we
learn that the citizens of Amityville,
Berks co., and vicinity, have been thrown
into the widest state of excitement over
the fact that their dogs and cattle have
been seized with hydrophobia, and ara
doing much mischief Sad to relate three
ladies have also been bitten.
1t appears that an ordinary house
cat belonging to Mr.. jeremiah Schaeffer
was first seized with hydrophobia and bit
two dogs. They also became mad and bit
| the chickons. One of the dogs bit little