The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-02-27

responsibility in running trains over lot
Of old wooden bridges which have been
justly condemned for years, which are
under the inspection OF no competent
authority. The public ought to know what
road that is.
gB- A Newton, Conn, youth, who has
Just ceased his visits to a young lady Of
East Bridgeport, finds himself sued by the
girls mother for $50 for food and kerosene
oil. The case is coming to trial, too.
esg- The Courier says there were thir-
teen bodies of children in Tamaqua, Satur-
day night week, awaiting burial, death
having occurred from whooping cough
and scarlet fever.
e$- James Sullivan laid down on the
RAILROAD track, near Beaver city, Clarion
county, on Tuesday evening last, and after
the passenger train went over him was very
thoroughly chopped up and mangled. He
was victim of whisky.
eB- The widow, Mrs. Oliver, who is
suing Simon Cameron for $4,000 breach
of promise case is a Georgia lady. She is
about thirty five years old, very vivacious
and attractive, and is graduate of Gov
ington Female College.
az In Johnstown, recently Mrs. Sarah
Jones left Enoch Jones and ran away with
John w. Jones. She took with her 800
of Enoch's money. This is evidently a
case of bewilderment. Mrs. Jones has
forgotten which Jones is her Jones.
GY The Shamokin Times says that the
leg of jeremiah Hurley, the boy run away
with by mule last week, was jerked en-
tirely off above the knee. The leg was
thrown up into the air, the blood squirting
in all directions. The terrible affair was
witnessed by the father who rushed up as
quickly as possible, and taking the boys
suspenders tied them around his thigh to
stop the flow of blood, The boy may re-
cover, but it does not seem possible.
tB- The Southington, Ct., Sentinel says.
There is man in this town between 80 and
90 years of age, who has steadily worked
for his father until the present day never
had a dollar in his pocket, never went to
church, wedding or funeral, never was on
car, never to party, never spoke TO a girl
except to ask where her mother was, never
had holiday, and yet had his poll tax
abated this year on account of poverty,
while his fathers estate is estimated at
from $780, to $4,000.
GEE At Albany, Oregon, few days ago,
bag of arsenic was found fastened to the
mouth of the courthouse pump in such a
way budl dl Wdb6T uTdWn lrOm tl0 nunlD
would have to percolate the bag and be
infected with the poison. One of the
principal schools in the city draws its
supply of water entirely from that pump;
so that, had the danger not been discovered
in time, there would have been widespread
sickness, if not death, among the young
people.
eB An extraordinary case of usury is
now being tried in Paris, the culprit being
rich Englshman, named Edwards. The
total amount of money lent by him during
the past two or three years is put down at
2,000 900 francs, for which he charged an
interest of 100000. He is now in trouble
for lending Turkish prince 80, 000 francs,
for which he secured 200, 900 francs worth
of diamonds, which were for sale on condi-
tion of quarter of the price dewn, and
then giving him $4,000 francs more for
the jewels.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 20.-Four Molly Ma
guires were shot by saloon keeper named
| Price on the line of the new city water
works in Baltimore county a few nights
! ago. A gang of desperadoes attempted to
rob Price, who empted his REVOLVER into
the crowd and fled to the woods. He has
not since been seen, and may have been
murdered. His assaiants have been scour-
ing the country for him and openly threat
ened him with death if found. They
gutted his establishment, and were found
| by the county officers in beastly state of
intoxication. The Mollies have been max
ing things lively along the line of the works
for some time, but as fast as discovered are
being discharged by the contractors.
ry- Italy is making great preparations
for representation at the Paris Exposition
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belonging to the Government will be sent,
by way of decoration for the Italian section,
besides numerous paintings and other
ornaments. Manufactures will be repre-
sented to greater extent than ever before.
During the Expositions of 1851 and 1866.
Italy was still divided into several States
during those of 1862 and 1867, she was
torn by political divisions. At the time
of the Vienna exposition she was suffering
from commercial crisis, and Philadelphia,
being distant point, did not receive the
attention that greater proximity would
have commanded. In 1873, all past short
comings are to be atoned for.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20.--A fire broke out
about midnight in row of frame houses
just north of the bridge approach in East
st. Louis. A strong north wind carried
tho flames to the wood work of tho bridge
approach, and about 1000 feet of the
structure caught fire. Several fire engines
from st. Louis attempted to cross the
bridge to assist in subduiDg the fire, but
were cut off by the flames and forced to
return. Subsequently two or three fire
engines were taken over on the ferryboat
Some six or eight hundred feet of the
carriage way approach of the bridge, which
is constructed mostly Of wood, was destroy
ed, and some of the lighter ironwork