The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-19


stomach and produced death.-Sentinel.
Cumberland County.-We copy the fol
lowing from the Cumberland county
papers of last week:
William Coffey and his whole family.
from near Cleversburg, have been ar
rested and lodged in Jail on the charge
of chicken stealing, He acknowledges
the deed, but pleads necessity.
Isaac johnson, on Wednesday, was
lodged in Jail on the charge of having
stolen horse from Washington Kister.
of Lower Allen township, on the night
of June 9th. He was.captured in York
county.
A horse belonging to Mr.. James Line
of Dickinson township was struck by
lightning and killed during one of the
recent storms. The horse was found
dead near a large locust tree which was
shivered to pieces by the bolt.
A few nights since an attempt was
made to set fire to the house of Mr.. Mi
ch@l Diller, of Middlesex township.
The cellar door during the night was
prized open. In the morning crock of
milk was found standing in the yard, an
examination was made but nothing was
missed. However, number of shay
ings were found which had been burned
but luckily the fire had gone out before
doing any damage. A fierce watch dog
probably saved the premises.
Minnie Killinger, aged seven years,
and a soldiers orphan at the White Hall
school, this county, was fatally scalded
on Saturday morning last, by falling
backward into tub of hot water, which
was being used for scrubbing purposes.
She was playing at the time and ran
backwards, not observing the tub which
she fell into. She was taken out imme-
diately, but was so badly scalded over a
large portion of the body that she died
from the effects in the afternoon of the
same day.
A little daughter of Mr.. David G..
Sellers, of Monroe township, while re-
turning from an errand to Churchtown
store was attacked by tramp, who tore
her bonnet from her head and cut off
her hair, which she had hanging down
her back. The little girl, not giving the
alarm Immediately, allowed the tramp
to escape. Such barbarism as this should
be ferreted out by all possible means, and
the offenders made to suffer as far as the
law will permit.
just as we are ready TO go to pres news
reaches us that the house of Mr.. John
Wolf, in North Middleton township, 8
miles north of Carlisle, with all its con-
tents, was entirely destroyed by fire this
morning between and O'Clock. Mrs.
Wolf; who is lying very ill, narrowly es-
capped with her life. The fire is supposed
to have originated from kindling fire
in an unused stove in Mrs. VOLTS sick
room. Great sympathy is felt for Mr..
Wolf in his unhappy loss. - Volunteer.
A cowardly, dastardIy attempt was
made 10y some wretch to wreck the Car
Isle accommodation train west, on the
c.. Y. r. r., on Friday evening, at a
point near the Dillsburg Junction.
Heavy sticks of cord-wood had been
piled up on the track, with no other evil
dent intention than that of wrecking the
train. Fortunately the obstruction was
seen moment before it was struck, and
the speed of the train was lessened a lit
tie by the action of the air brakes before
the shock came. The passengers were
well shaken as the locomotive struck the
obstruction, but, it gives us great pleas
ure to say, no one was hurt in the least.
Two heavy pieces of wood passed under
the pilot of the engine and, becoming
jammed between 1t and one of the pony
wheels. was slid along the track con-
siderable distance, raising the wheel off
the track. The obstruction was soon re-
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