The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-05
Miscellaneous News Items.

door, but upon each occasion was discover
ed and released.
tE- The Sheriffs of Lehigh and North
ampton counties are to be removed from
Office and prosecuted for perjury, because
of their man@uverings before election.
rB- Two highway robbers in Whitfield
county, Ca, were killed in attempting to
pilliage a camping out party. One of them,
disguised as woman, had cut the throat of
a negro teamster, killing him instantly.
Ug- Two Young men were convicted in
the Clearfleld county court, the other day,
for disturbing a religious meeting, and the
judge fined one of them $50 and 80 days in
jail, and the other S25 and 40 days in Jail.
GY- In the Northern part of Warren
county, New Jersey, six barns have been
mysteriously burned within few months,
every fire occurring on Sunday night, and
five of them on as many successive nights.
MADRID, February 21.-Flags are flying
all over the city and there is general il
Elimination tonight over an official an
nouncement of the termination of the
Cuban insurrectiou.
EB- Philosophers say that closing the
eyes makes the sense of hearing more
acute. A wag says that this accounts for
the many eyes that close in our churches
on Sundays.
NY- General Ben Butler is moved by
r., Sc Cn,. ha
Collectorship to predict sweeping Demo-
cratic victory in Massachusetts next fall.
He says the whole State ticket will be Sc
cured.
GB- A most singular case is that of Mrs.
Updegraff, of Elizabethville Dauphin Co.,
who had severe attack of paralysis about
week ago, remaining in deep sleep for
three days and nights afterwards, when she
awoke, and is now said to be rapidly recov-
ing.
New ORLEANS, February 21.-During
wind storm last night ten barges of the
coal fleet lying at Willow Grove, below
Carrollton, laden with $685. bushels of
coal, valued at $4,000, were swamped.-
Fences in the city we're blown down and
trees uprooted.
eB- A girl fourteen years old, named
French, was frightfully burned in Allegheny
county on Saturday week. Her clothing
took fire while she was asleep and it is not
known whether from matches in her pocket
or whether her little brother, who was play
ing in the room, accidentally set fire to the
sleeper's clothing.
gTg- Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines last plan
is to build, when she comes into her for
tune, mammoth hotel at Washington for
Officials and their families. Board is very
low, SO that representatives can have no
excuse for leaving their families at home;
no boarder is to be out after a certain hour
and none may attend'a place of amusement
save in the presence Of his lawful spouse.
sE- A negro woman belonging to
troupe of jubilee singers sang religious
songs with so much sweetness and fervor
that the citizens of Otis, Ind, grew en-
thusiastic in their admiration. They gave
her as ca testimonial of appibval of
artistic merit and humble worth,"a a purse
full of silver dollars She got drunk with
the money, and, when one of the admiring
citizens helped constable to arrest her,
she stabbed him with a knife.
DEXTER, Me-, February 90. - Last eve
ming j. w. Barron, Treasurer of the Dex-
ter Savings Bank, not returning home,
search was made for him, ,and he was found
locked in the vault, handcuffed, gagged,
and with rope around his neck. He was
senseless and died this morning. He had
several bad wounds on the forehead. The
robbers obtained less than hundred dol
lars, and it is supposed they murdered the
treasurer because he would not open the
safe.
gy- On Thursday morning last, one of
the most terrible accidents occurred at the
residence of Mr.. Kyle Dallas, near Frank
lin Furnace, Franklin county. Mrs. Dal-
las arose, dressed and started to go down
stairs. On her way she tripped and fell TO
the bottom of the stairs. Here there was
a double bitted axe standing, and the un-
fortunate lady in her descent alighted di-
rectly upon the one edge with her forehead.
The keen steel crushed through into her
brain killing her instantly. She leaves
husband and Que child, bright little boy.
A thrill of sympathy will be felt in the
heart of every reader for the sudden and
terrible taking away of this estimable