The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-09-04
Miscellaneous News Items.

C%- Three more companies of regular
troops have arrived at Wilkesbare from
Pittsburgh.
eds- Three men have been arrested at Elk
city charged with attempting to fire the
town.
e5g- Smith Boyd, of West Nottingham
township, Chester county, dropped dead
while collecting eatabes for "harvest
home."
eg- A Chester county farmer is making
anxious inquiries concering the where
abputs of flock of forty turkeys that i'm
migrated the other day.
NEW YORK; August 49,. A dispatch
from Chicago states that large number of
business men there went into bankruptcy
yesterday.
CITY OF MEXICO, August 19.--A dread
full fire has occurred in the Rosario mine.
Twenty four lives were lost. Many per-
sons were severely injured.
eB- Judge Henderson, of the Lebanon
County Court, announced that the special
term for the trial of David E. Riser for the
murder of Joseph Il. Miller will be held Oc-
tober 8.
cB- Mr.. Hugh French, of Mount Olivet,
died of hog cholera last Wednesday. The
disease was contracted while drenchiDg a
hog. The attending physician says the
disease was the same as that which affects
hogs under the name of hog cholera.
cB- Four young men have just arrived
at Greencastle, Ind, direct from Japan, to
attend the Ashbury University. They are
bright fellows; though extremely odd in
their manners. The institution is to edu-
cate them to do mission work.
tB-A New York telegram says that New
Haven freight engine No. 1s of the Port
Chester branch, was thrown into the Bronx
river yesterday at West Chester turnpike
drawbridge, the draw being open to allow
q sloop to pass. The engineer was killed.
eB Jacob Greene, of Clearfield cou nty,
while returning home in the cars, which
were running rapidly, deliberately gotup in
half somnolent state and walked off the
platform. With drunken mans usual
luck he escaped unhurt.
tE A freight train on the Indianapolis,
Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad ran off
the track on Tuesday at Hansells station.
Four tramps were stealing a ride, and two
of them, George Hoylo and Fillmore Fag-
ley, were killed, and the other two badly
hurt.
rB An old lady of so, poorly clad, was
put off the train at Hillsburg, Clinton CO.,
Ind, because she could not pay her fare
She instantly threw herself under the
trucks of the caboose, which severed her
head from her body. Her name is sup
posed to be Wells, of Chatsworth, III.
UB- The District Attorney of Blair coun-
ty, James f. Milliken, has been arrested at
the instigation Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, charged with having on
Saturday, July 21st, at Altoona, made a
speech to the strikers for the purpose of
getting them to strike.
NB- Mrs. Fanny Bauers, of Easton found
her husband in the company of another
woman. She determined to commit sui
eide and threw herself into the Bushkill in
their presence. She was rescued by some
men, and while they were SO engaged her
husband cried out, "Let her CO."
r%- Hiram NJ. Trout, Of Reading,a mem
Der of the City Council, had quarrel with
William Stott, which ended in the latter
plunging knife into the abdomen of Mr..
Trout, inAicting serious if not fatal wound.
Stott was arrested after severe strugg le
and committed to await the issue of the in
jury inflicted upon Mr.. Trout.
| GB- The ladies cssufield, Mass, held a
sewing society the other day. One was
accompanied by dog. A lady objected
to the beasts familiarity, aud its owner
stood by the dog. The company Joined
with the complainant, and words were
soon succeeded by blows. The dog came
to tho rescue of his mistress, and finally
with her remained in possession Of the
field. The others had run away.