The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-26

he wished to buy one, and before noon
went home muzzled according to law
GsS- AS the evening Pinegrove train was
coming to Lebanon on Saturday, IL ran
over and instantly killed man lying on
the railroad, about two miles the other
side of Jonestown 1t proved to be John
Wolf q wood-cutter, residing mile
west of Mifflin. He had been at Jones'
town, and had started to walk home on the
railroad track.
esS- Frederick Hendricks, wealthy
farmer of Mclean county, ILL.,, about fifty
years of age, murdered his wife on Friday
night in fit of drunken rage, and then
committed suicide. He had long been un-
faithful to his wife, and the provocation for
the murder was remark made by her on
his bringing to the house girl, who, he
said, was to supply his wife's place.
GsS- A Pera telegram says it is reported
that at the capture of Ardahan several
Russian soldiers were guilty Of killing citi-
zens and outragipg women. The atroci-
ties reached the ears of the commander,
who ordered an investigation, and the end
of the matter was that the battalion, to
which the criminals belonged, was ordered
out and shot.
GB Wednesday morning the dead bodies
of four "tramps" were found crushed in
an old lime kiln not far from Norristown.-
A fifth tramp giving the name of Charles
Blake, of Massachusetts, was so badly in
iured that IL was thought he would die
He says that in the night the party camped
on the deserted kiln, and the walls being
weak gave way and all were carried down
with the ruins.
GaS Jonathan Graves, a colored man liv-
ing near Wilmington, Delaware, quarreled
with his wife on Saturday, and fired gun
loaded with bird shot at her. The shot
lodged in the head of his grandchild, girl
of eleven years, killing her instantly
Graves says he merely wished to frighten
his wife and the gnn was discarged acci-
dentally.
GSy- Two boys, Clifford Isenbower and
Eddie Dunnovent aged eight and nine
years respectively, while playing in bin
of shelled corn, while the corn was running
out into a car at Sandborn, Ind, were
drawn under the corn by the suction and
smothered. When found they were in an
erect position. The accident was discover
ed by the hats of the boys remaining on
the top of the corn.
G5Y~ Last week near Martinsburg on the
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A little lamb was with the Sheep its moth
er, at the time, and after the train hands
had pitched the dead mother off the track
the little one remained by it's side and could
not be driven away. Some repair hands
who were working near by buried the
sheep, but tho orphan stayed by the grave
for four days and under no circumstances,
not even for food or drink, would it leave.
CBA jaded, tattered German trudged in
to Baltimore, and inquired at the police sta
tion if any of the officers had seen man
and a woman, whom he described. They
were his wife and the man with whom she
had eloped he said, and he had traced
them afoot from his home in Western Penn
sylvania. They had taken all his money,
so that they were able to ride, and he was
compelled to walk. The police learned
that they had sailed for Germany, and he
has sailed in pursuit, his passage being paid
by charitable persons.
eay- A burglar broke into Kansas City
house in which Mrs. Gray was alone, and
told her if she made any noise or attempted
to get out of bed ho would kill her. She
was frightened, and did not speak or stir
while he packed her silverware and .iewelry
for removal. Then, by way of emphasiz-
ing q parting injunction not to raise an
alarm, he boxed her ears. That made her
so angry that she forgot her fear. She
jumped out of bed, knocked the burglar
down with chair, pulled his hair, scratch
ed his face, stamped ON him, and yelled at
the top of her voice. A police officer heard
the racket, and the badly injured man was
arrested.
eB- A young lady school teacher to
Allamakee Co., ind, had lover whose af-
fection turned to rage in a singular man
ner Last Tuesday, declining to receive his
attention any more, she gave him the
mitten. This sorely perplexed the young
man. He packed up his duds before leav-
ing the country, but before going called at
the school to say farewell. After few
minutes conversation he requested the
favor of parting kiss, and reached out to
embrace her. when she struggled under
bashful modesty. Seizing the opportunity,
he drew her face to his and bit her nose
nearly off. The end part hung by the
gristle, and was sewed in place by neigh
boring surgeon. With the best possible
care she will be disfgured for life.
IB Summer life at Newport, r. l., is
thus summed up by correspondent "It
consists chiefly in bringing city manners,
habits and customs into the country. The
exclusives do not bathe in the ocean they
have salt water brought to them in the bar
rel. In this way they avoid the heat and
sun and the hotel people, who visit the
beach, and help to support the deserving
persons who carry about the water barrels.
They do not walk or row, they seldom
sail, and if they fish they hire men to bait
their hooks for them. They strictly OBJ
serve all the formalities and ceremonies of
city life, drive out in the afternoon, dress
themselves two or three times day, and
in the evening the ladies cIiticise each
otbar opd talL ahnut their clofhes A mana