The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-30


stomach pump soon relieved them.
tB- A sad scene was recently witnessed
at the cemetery In Watkins, New York.
One funeral procession was waiting at the
entrance as another was making its solemn
exit while the mourners Of third were
performing the last sad rites over depart
ed one. All these were victims of dipIi-
liberia.
eB- A commercial traveler'' In New
York has sued his employer for four hum
dred dollars as the balance be claims that
Is due him for his services In getting his
employer a wife, in New Orleans. He has
received five hundred dollars for his value
BILE services, but wants four hundred
more.
GB- A pauper In the New Castle, Del,
Almshouse recently received draft for
$500 from Ireland to bear him back home,
where legacy of $4,000 awaited him.
In months time after cashing the draft
he had not cent left, and his friends raised
enough money to ship him TO Liverpool
" Put beggar on horseback" &C.,
DE A family living near Westminster,
N. ", has been poisoned by eating rabbit,
and the supposition is that ON account of
the ground having been 80 long covered
with snow the rabbits have been living on
laurel leaves, which is said to be rank poi
son TO human beings. No fatal results
followed the poisoning.
g$- Mrs. Bamboozle says that Louisiana
ought to have Noah Webster for Governor
one term at least. 4 State that has a
Ouachita in u and calls IL Whashetaw,''
ought to be handed over to the school
master and kept on spelling book Diet
1t is no more fit for self-government than
n otx flI .vtr III To r..
law.
~ The bride in wedding in Lexing-
ton, KY, was ninety years old, the groom
being ten years younger. She was elabo-
rately dressed, and the ceremony was wit
messed by relatives enough to crowd
church. Five generations were represent
ed, and representative of the fifth-a four
year old boy, presented her at the altar with
basket OF orange blossoms.
PHILADELPHIA, January 20.-This morn
ing police officer in the northern part of
the city arrested colored man who had in
his possession leg of pork, which he had
evidently stolen. The colored man en-
deavored to escape from the officer, who
fired his revolver at him three times, the
last shot killing him instantly. The name
Of ths negro has not been asertained
HYDE PARK, VT, January 22.-John
Flanders yesterday set fire to the barns be-
longing to Norman S. Adams, of Eden,
and then called to Adams to take his horses
out. As Adams approached Flanders at
tempted to shoot him, but was unsuccess-
full Flanders has delivered himself up to
the authorities, and says he meant to kill
Adams. No motive is assigned for his con-
duct.
nE A farmer named Jacob House.
knecht, near Lairdsville, Lycoming coun-
ty, was summoned from his bed on Sat
urday night by three men who wanted to
warm themselves and get something to
eat. After securing admission the three
-rascals gagged and bound their unfor-
tunate host and robbed his house of every
thing valuable upon which they could lay
their hands. Mr. Houseknecht's family
were all absent. The robbers only secured
ten dollars in money.
tB- Two South Carolina negroes fought
duel at Fair Bluff, in North Carolina on
Friday week. One was Democrat and the
other Republican. They fought about poll
tics. Four exchanges of shots took place,
and one of them was wounded dangerously
three times. The other was wounded in
the right arm. The affair created great
excitement, which was intensified by the
prominence in the public mind of the recent
Bennett-May affair.