The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-27
Miscellaneous News Items.


tB- At North Troy, VT, Tuesday morn
ing, severe shock of earthquake, lasting
forty seconds was felt.
KINGSTON, jamaica March 2O.- An
earthquake visited this part of the island
yesterday. 1t caused great alarm but did
no damage.
e$ James Malone, of Baston, Pa, while
mentally deranged, hung himself on Mon
day week at the Northampton county
Almshouse, near Nazareth, Pa.
Nsg- John Scott, OF Rockdale, Pa. Wed.
nesday morning set fire to his bed while
smoking pipe, and died from suffocation
before assistance arrived.
MONTREAL, March 21.-Two children
we're accidentally poisoned yesterday by one
Archambault, hotel keeper, at Point-au-
Trembles, near this city. They died almost
Immediately.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2l.-While fire
engine No. 22 was proceeding to a fire this
morning, it collided with street car at
Third and Walnut streets. Patrick King,
the driver, was thrown under the engine
and instantly killed. He leaves wife and
three children.
GB- Mr.. John Miller, living near
Wynuville, in Blunt county, Ala, was
most foully murdered in his own house the
other evening. He was literally chopped
to pieces with an axe. The incentive to
this horrible butchery is supposed to have
been money.
G8 A whirwind passed over Thomas
county, Ga, lately, which did great damage,
quite number of residences blown down
and making clean sweep of 100 to 300
yards. Chickens we're blown clean of
feathers. Mrs Harran was mortal!y wound
ed by falling timbers, and several persons
sustained injuries.
eE An express messenger on the train
from Mobile, which arrived there at 10. IS
on Saturday night week, reports that at
Lookout station man boarded the express
car and presented a pistol at him. The
messenger made a rush at the man and
received ball in the hand, disabling him.
The h:ghwayman then grabbed $500
package, leaped from the car and escaped.
GB- At Lancaster, KY, ON Saturday a
week, q. G. Kennedy broke from the guard
which was taking him to Jail by order of
the court to answer charge of numbering
his brother. The prisoner fled to an old
house where twenty-five men Joined him
and defied the authorities. The guard fired
on the house and wounded one man. One
hundred men now surround the house and
are trying to starve out the occupants.
rB- At Egypt, Lehigh county, the Re-
publicans fired an anvil over the inaugural
tion of Hayes. The Democrats for spite,
fired large one, and after both sides
firing for some time the Republicans
borrowed huge anvil from Democrat
and out doomed their opponents. After
ward fight took place, in which the Re-
publicans were victorious. Five or six
men were badly beaten.
CHICAGO, March 20.--A driving snow
fell during the entire afternoon, blockaded
the streets to travel except in the beaten
tracks, which were partially cleared by
snow plows run by the street car companies.
On the sides of the streets snow is piled up
three or four feet high, and street cars run
with great difficulty. The air tonight is
moist and the snow heavy and rain storm
and flood are not among the improba-
bilities Rain in heavy showers is reported
in the southern and central portion of the
state. Telegraphc communication is badly
interrupted in all direction.
GEE A man named Enos Mcdonald, in
blasting rock, was struck by a premature
blast while he was STOPPING over it. A
piece of rock struck him in the forehead,
shattering the skull, and driving the pieces
into his brain, leaving q hole as large as a
silver dollar in his forehead. He was
carried to his house, and DR.. O'Brien,
assisted by DIR. Chamberlain, removed all
the pieces of bone from his brain. His
brain can be distinctly seen and the
pulsation of the blood vessels noticed
through the opening in his forehead. He
is perfectly conscious and intelligent, and
hopes are entertained of his complete re-
covery.