The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-19

Greensburg, Westmoreland county, while
weighing cattle last Tuesday, fell over and
was carried into the house and died in
short time of heart disease.
CB Calves are dying at great rate in
the vicinity of Morris, Otsego county, NJ
Y They are taken with coughing and
NOPE around few days and die. A num-
Der of small, hairy worms have been dis
covered in the lights of those that have
died.
GS The rapid improvement in business
which is daily manifested in Memphis, is
a surprise to the most sanguine merchants.
The wharf last week was lined with steam
ers discharging freight, the stores are
crowding with customers from the interior,
and the general aspect in commercial cir
cles is most encouraging.
EY- Martin and John Murry and James
McHugh were killed at Spring colliery,
Schuylklll county, Pa, Monday. Two
cars that were being hoisted together be-
came uncoupled the hind car ran furiously
down the slope and killed the three
workmen before they could get away from
the track
GsB Judge Barrett, of New York, has
refused a mandamus to compel the Con-
troller to pay another million dollars of the
city's money toward the completion of the
Brooklyn bridge, on the ground that the
$s,OOO,OOO voted by Brooklyn and New
York have been expended
GB At West Chenango, N. Y, on Sun
day, quarrel between three brothers.
named Taber living on farm together
resulted in the murder of one of them, who
was stabbed several times with pitchfork.
The murderer fled to the woods, and
subsequently blew his brains out with a
shotgun.
Eay' Pottsville, November 12.--Lindlay
Sellers, proprietor of the Sellers hotel,
Schuylkill Haven, while cunning with a
party of friends on Blue Mountain to-day,
was instantly killed by the accidental
discharge of gun iu the hands of Gideon
Nice.
GB-On last Friday night II. d. Meek,
bookkeeper of the Bellare, Ohio, Gas
Works, was arrested, charged with arson
in firing the office for the purpose of de-
stroying the books of the company, and
thus covering up supposed defalcations.
Meek had given bond for his appearance
on Saturday, but did not appear. 1t is sup
posed that he has left the country. Owing
to the complicated condition of the books
one, is not determined.
GB- New York, November 13.-Officer
Kemp this morning arrested Nicholas Leck-
Ter, who it is supposed, was endeavoring
to kidnap the officers little girl. Leckler
was carrying the child away in his arms,
when she discovered her father and called
out to him. The man was arraigned and
held in default of 81, 900 bail
GB-A special dispatch reports the hang
ing of Floyd Smith and his wife Maria
(colored) by an armed mob on November
A, near fernando, Miss. They were
charged with numbering little white girl
six years old, which had been left in the
care of its mother.
Gsy- Joseph Fenwick, of near Holly,
Mich, was robbed of $500 the other night
He is bachelor and lives alone. The
robbers gagged and bound him, and then
went through his house at their leisure.
The rogues are unknown. Fenwick pre-
ferred to hoard his money at home, beiev-
ing it safer than to trust it to the banks.
GB-A Boston child was at the point of
death from water on the chest. Its parents
would not consent to surgical operation,
although told that nothing else could save
its life. The physician got priest and
several nuns to interfere, but their argu-
ments had no effect. AT length the society
for the prevention of cruelty to children
took forcible possession of the little patient,
who was then cured by the physician.
CB-A Mr.. Banner, of Clifton, Kan, and
a German had difficulty about some cause.
The German fired on Banner with revol-
yer, but without effect, when Banner
seized the revolver and with it knocked
down his assaiant He then very DOLLY
bound him with stout cord, loaded him
into wagon, and took him before justice
of the peace, who bound him over to the
district court in the sum of $500.
GB A special says that intense excite
ment exists at Fort Washington, Tuscara-
was county, Ohio, over the discovery on