The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-07-30
Miscellaneous News Items.


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BALTIMORE, July %. = Mrs. Annie e.
Perkins, of Templeville, Nd, was instant
ly killed by Lightning yesterday afternoon
at Spaniard's Neck, Queen Annes county,
Maryland.
eB- Wednesday morning farmer nam
ed George Smith, living near Rocklaud,
Norfolk county, was murdered by his son,
who also beat his sister, it is supposed
fatally and then hung himself.
ag Minnie Warren, the youngest,
brightest and prettest of Mr.. Barnum's
dwarfs, died in Middleboro, Mass, on
Tuesday evening, in ohildbed. The
child, which weighed seven pounds, also
died.
Richmond, Va, July 23.-A special says
that Wilson Howohins, residing near Flue-
wanna Court House, in this State, yester-
day murdered his wife, mother-in-law and
one child, and then killed himself A son,
seven years old, who saw his father attack
his mother, took the baby out of its cradle,
and fled to place of safety.
st. PAUL, Mimi, July a. A report
was received here last night that farmer
near Faribault shot and instantly killed
two tramps, whom he caught in the act of
setting fire to the harvesting machine in
his wheat field. He gave himself up, but
was instantly released.
eB- A remarkable case is reported from
Greene county. On the 2Sth of June Mrs.
g. W. Lantz, residing near Greensboro,
gave birth to fine, healthy boy, and in
few days the mother was up and attending
to her household duties. On the 14th
inst, sixteen days after the boy was born,
Mrs. Lantz became the mother of q girl.
GREAT BARRINGToN, Mass, July 22.--A
boy named Green, driving team this
morning from Sheffield to Canaan, was met
by two tramps, who demanded the team
He whipped the horses and managed to es-
cape. One of the tramps, however, fired
at him, the ball entering his breast. A
crowd pursued the tramps and captured
them and brought them to Canaan. Green's
condition is critical.
eB- Mr. Perkins was Boston widower,
having lost two wives. Miss Carlton was
a spiritualistic medium. She went into
trance, and the spirits of the two dead
wives, speaking through her, said that she
and MIR. Perkins ought to marry. Of
course Miss Carlton was astounded, after
coming to herself, on being told of the
communication she had delivered, but she
was willing to obey. The ceremony was
performed the next day.
CB- The curste of Siapiccia, Sardinia,
was not at breakfast on a recent morning.
The door Of his room was forced open by
the police. The bodies of the Clergyman
and servant were found Of the floor. Her
skull had been fractured with the butt end
of q pistol, which lay by the side of her
antagonist, whose left hand was still clutch
ing her hair. In her head was knife, with
which she had stabbed him five times.
New YORK, July 22.-Harris Lowen-
burg, an old man, was arraigned to-day in
court charged with being the receiver of
about $50, 900 worth of jewelry stolen from
the store of Simon J. Radberg, of Balt-
more. The thieves who stole the property
arc now serving terms in the Auburn State
Prison for petty larceny. The hiding place
of the goods was discovered through
quarrel Lowenburg had with his daughter,
who was pal Of one of the thieves.
CB- The two yonng men of Valatie, in
York state, who quarreled about young
lady, and determined to settle their rivalry
with pistols, but after reaching the field
threw away their pistols and fought with
their fists until one cried enough, may have
made fools of themselves, but they showed
more sense than if they had shot at each
other, and perhaps finished their quarrel as
a tragedy instead of farce.