The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-12

OF FaO,VUU. Every SnetlH the county mas
had for the last seven years has embezzled
It's funds.
eS- A calf was born in franklin county
few days ago which had two distinct
heads, eight legs and two tails. The
monstrosity died.
GB- A little girl passing in Pittsburgh
close by where u man was unloading
coal cart, had the flesh torn from her cheek
and shoulder by the bite of the vicious
horse attached to the cart.
cB- At Calais, France, last week, during
a performance at circus there was false
alarm of fire, which caused great rush of
the audience. Ten persons we're suffocated
or trampled to death. Several others were
hurt.
GB- While passing tree which was
being cut down Norman A. Woiley, of
Greene county, was killed. In attempting
to get his team Of horses past the danger
GUS point he was thrown from the sled, and
the tree fell on him.
GB~ American palace cars are now to be
found the world over. When King Oscar
opened a rail road in Norway last October,
he travelled in carriage built by jackson
Il Sharp of Wilmington, Del, ,on the model
of one exhibited at Philadelphia which
was bought by the Emperor of Brazil.
GB- Thomas DuIkin, treasurer of the
city of Scranton, is charged by committee
composed of members of the select and
common councils, and the city controller
of being a defaulter to the amount of
$l,O21,SS, and lac has been suspended from
is office.
Hsg- The wife of French Canadian
laborer, in the village of ST. Benout,
county of Two Mountains, about thirty
miles west of Montreal, has given birth to
pair of children, united together like the
Siamese twins Both mother and infants
are doing we'll
New York, February c. A defalcation
of 800, 900 by one of the telers of the
bank of North America has been discovered
and is said to have extended over a period
of several years. 1t is stated that the de-
positors will not suffer any loss but the
capital of the bank will be impaired. This
unsettled the stock market late in the day.
gS The pastor of the Church of St.
Germain des Pres, in France, was lately
striken with lunacy while saying mass.
He Immediately took off his sacer dotal
vestments and began divestng himself of
his other clothing, when those in the
chancel led him in the presbytery, when
he was taken to the asylum.
DANvILLE, Va, January 81. - Mrs.
Lilly Murphy, of Pttsylvania county, died
yesterday. Her son, William Murphy, aged
twenty-four years, during her illness said,
"When mother goes go too" Learning
that his mother was dead young Murphy
took razor and cut his throat, severing
the jugular vein 1t is thought he may
possibly recover.
Nsg- Geo. A.. Stewart deaf and dumb
man in Harrisburg died recently and
strange incident attended his death bed.
Though he had not spoken word from his
birth, he called his sisters name in loud
voice nst before he died. His sister was
in an adjoining room at the time and could
scarcely credit her own hearing, but found
it really true when she approached his
bedside
GB- A few days ago two ladies were
crossing Loss creek, Ala, on horseback,
one of whom carried a baby When
toward the middle of the stream the
mother became dizzy and dropped the in
FAINT into the water. Both ladies' screamed
for assistance, but, none coming, they rode
off to the nearest house and got some men
out. The baby was found floating mile
below the crossing, after an exposure of
forty minutes, with its face upward, fast
asleep. 1t was well wrapped up, and the
clothes had kept it from sinking.