The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-20
THE TIMES NEW BLOOMFIELD, PAX AUGUST 20, 1878

tE-A man named O'Conner made his
appearance at oswego, N. Y, a few days
ago, who has been absent since 1903, most
OF which time has been spent In prison.
He found his wife, who had long believed
him dead, married to another man, with
whom she decided to remain. O'Conner,
who had received s25,0OO as his share of
the proceeds of bank robbery, and subse-
quently largely increased his gains in Bra
zil, Is said to have given his wife $40, 900,
and started immediately for South America.
aBrNumbers OF dead fish have lined the
banks of some OF the streams IN several OF
the Eastern States. The farmers In their
efforts to destroy the potato bug, 1t Is sup
posed have been the innocent cause OF the
mortality among the ilnny tribe. The
Paris green so copiously sprink led on the
plants to destroy the pestiferous bug, as
well as the dead bugs the mselves, have
been washed by the rains into the creeks
and rivers, poisoned their waters, and
spreading death among the fish that feast.
ed on the insects.
ny- Messrs. Hon. A. swartz, of 1,114
Penn street, and Ed. Poist, proprietor of
the boat house, Front and Liberty streets,
Harrisburg, are building a substantial
round bottom row boat of extra width and
capacity, with which they intend to float
down the Susquehanna river to the Ches-
apeake and thence via the bay to Dover,
Delaware, on trip of pleasure and obser-
walton. The two gentleman above men
tiored are expert gunners and anglers and
will provide for themselves during the trip
gsS In Evanston nice young man, nam
ed Walking, married charming lady of
forty, and in the middle of the honeymoon
was interrupted by former husband,
whom the lady thought Dead and whose
name is Golfer. Golfer Is hard one, an d
he caused the enamored young bridegroom
to be arrested for adultery and the lady for
bigamy. Neither of them could get bail,
so they were locked up in the Evanst on
'cooler," where they can only ogle each
other through the bars, which love does
not laugh at, in this case at least.
EaDrAn old judge, who was an admirer
OF the fair, entered railway car and took
seat by a gorgeously beautiful woman.
She was as modest looking as beautiful.
The judge gave her soma nice peaches,
and she answered his questions modestly.
At last he told her he was certain they had
met before, but he couldn't recall the place
where he had had that pleasure. She re-
Piled laying aside her bushes, " Old bus
ter, you're right you sent me up for thirty
days last year, and have judged me thir-
teen times" The court fled.
PITTsBURen, August 19.-An intense
excitement was occasioned on market
staeet this morning by a chase after
young thief named Adam Benton. Itap-
pears that Mrs. Pauline Eisensen, residing
on Penn street, near Twenty-eight, was
passing along Market street, when she dis
couvered Benton making away with her
pocketbook. AS it contained $40 in mon
ey she Immediately gave the alarm and
Officer Reiley started in pursuit. The
thief had made some progress, but at the
corner of Penn and Sixth streets he ran di-
rectly into the arms of Officer Mackrell,
who promptly secured him. The stolen
money was found in his possession after he
had been escorted to the mayors Office
A charge of robbery from the person was
made against the prisoner and he was COM
fniftad fnr trial