The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-13
Miscellaneous News Items.

aE- The most violent snow storm of the
season prevailed at st. Louis Thursday.
Several inches of snow fell. Last night
the mercury indicated 10 degrees.
New ORLEANS, March 2.-Weldon, who
attempted to assassinate Governor Packard,
was liberated by the Packard authorities
to-day under $4,000 BAIL
RB- Joe Coburn, the pugilist was SEN
fenced at New York on the 9Th inst, to
the State prison for ten years, for assault
with intent to kill officer Tobias.
E5y- A colored servant girl in Baltimore
got "mad'' because she was scolded by
her mistress, and proceeded to mix some
phosphorus in the bread. The family is
doing as we'll as could be expected under
the circumstances.
tS> The Harvard College Lampoon
closes it's second volume with the current
number. In regard to Cornell news it
says: A corps of surveyors has been
sent to measure the width of the mouth of
the Connecticut river, previous to ordering
hats for the University crew.
EB A daughter of Ralph Farnham, the
last survivor of the battle of Bunker II ill.,
died in Boston on Thursday evening, aged
eighty-two years. Her father, at the age
of 104, was guest of the city of Boston
on the occasion of the visit of the Prince
of Wales in 1860.
tB A temperature sanitary colony has
been organized in Fresno county, Cal.
The members pledge themselves to preserve
the sanitary condition of the colony by
maintaining the purity of the air, to sell
or make no Intoxicating liquors, and to
belong to no secret organization.
aH The remains of N. Brown, Jr., of
Philadelphia, who perished in the Bate
man House fire, at Kalns City, Pa, have
been identified by key check. Charlie
Bateman, aged 12 years, who was rescued
from the flames by his father, died of his
injuries the next day.
sB A few days ago female miser was
found starved to death in filthy room in a
New York tenement house. Her ''shrivel-
led skin drawn tightly over the bones" was
of the color and consistency of parchment.
The miserable creature left will by which
she bequeaths the sum of 81, 400 to
nephew who resides in Philadelphia.
BATAVIA, N. Y, March 2.-This after
noon, while German named Nett and his
two little boys were drawing wood with q
hand sled on Tonawanda creek, the boys
broke through the ice. After desperate
struggle Nett saved the boys, but was
himself drowned He leaves a large
family.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 6.-Attorney Gen
eral Taft's telegram to District Attorney
Farrow giving the revenue prisoners all
opportunity to plead guilty and go to their
homes has been hailed with delight by
parties in durance. Sixty-nine took advan-
tage of the clemency of the government
yesterday and large number to-day.
More than 200 will be benefited.
GEE Brigham Young, Jr., is organizing
in Salt Lake City company of 500 Nor
mon families, which will colonize in Sonora,
Mexico. The Mexican authorities have
promised perfect religious federation, and
large grants of land. A rendezvous of the
colonists will be established at st. George,
Utah, and the march to the new land will
be taken up on the 10th of April.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, March 6.-This after
noon the powder mill of the Latin & Rand
powder company, at Oressona, this county,
was blown up. Considerable powder was
stored in the building, and the shock was
felt for miles around. Up to this evening
it was not known if any person was inside
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spread rapidly, and several adjoining
buildings were damaged. Loss unknown.
Two men were instantly killed by an ex-
plosion at the same mill year ago.
EB- The eloping couple in this instance
were overtaken by the girls father at
Casey Station, Tenn. He pulled her out of
her lovers wagon, put her in front of him
self on mules back, and started for home.
The lover gave chase, but his wagon broke
down. Did his presence of mind desert
him in that emergency? No, he shouted.
"Sally, if you love me, slide off ~ She
wriggled out of her parents grip, and slid
of the smooth back of the mule Before
the parent could get her remounted the
lover came up afoot, and, in a hand-to-hand
encounter, tIiumphed over the old man.
Then the young ones mounted the mule
and fled.
EE- The Bateman Houses at Karns City,
Butler county, Pa, was destroyed by fire
on the morning of the 9th inst. The fire
originated in the office and cut off all es-
cape by the stairway from rooms above
Mr. Bateman rushed through the flames
with his son. He was badly and his son
fatally burned. In searching the debris
the bodies of Mrs. Bateman, her daugh-
ters, Minnie, Lou, Belle and Winnie, were