The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
Miscellaneous News Items.

U5$ johnny Steel (Coil Oil johnny, at
one time millionaire of the oil regions, is
now clerking in grocery store in Denni-
son, Ind.
oB- A tornado occurred in Grundy coun-
ty, Illinois, on Saturday a week, which
destroyed several buildings, killing one
man and seriously injuring another.
t8- While grubbing up stump,
Hunt County (Texas) farmer struck an
old iron pot, holding 1920 in silver and
fifteen $40 gold pieces. On the top of the
money was silver goblet, marked Myrick,
the name of family which disappeared
during the war.
eB- About 50, 900 have been subscribed
in Philadelphia to the yellow fever
fund. OF this amount $4,000 were con-
tributed by Geo. w. Childs, Drexel & Co.,
W. e. Garret g. Sons and the Insurance
company of North America.
tB- Thomas and Louisa Bigelow, who
described themselves as Americans were
arrested in London on Monday and re-
manded, charged with robbing the Finan-
cial Department of the Receiver General at
Toronto, on the 4th of July last, of $5,-
900 in money and some Canadian bonds
The accused declared their innocence,
Tomas Bgelow alleging that the So, 800
worth of bonds in his possession we're
bought at Chicago on the 23rd of June.
eS- A curious controversy over wom-
ans heart has arisen at Nice. An Ameri-
can lady, who had been converted to Ro-
man Catholicism, left sixty thousand dol
lars to the church of Father Lavigne on
condition that she should be buried within
the precincts of the edifice. The munich
pal authorities opposed such step as being
against the health regulations, but the &C.
clesiastical legatees thought to get over the
difficulty by burying the heart in the
church. The family, however, would not
permit the body to be cut.
ca A suit that is bound to create con-
siderable sensation has been commenced in
the town of Olive, the parties to the action
being Henry Lasher, farmer, who during
the summer season has number of board
ers at his place, and young man named
William James Davis. During the past
year Emma Bush has been in the employ
of Lasher as maid of all work, and Davis
was her steady company. Recently Lasher
sued Davis, claiming $50 for fire, light, and
use of his room while engaged in courting
Emma Bush
CB A few months since Mrs. Mester
died under suspicious circumstances in
Allegheny county. This lady was robbed
shortly before her death of large amount
of money, and the thief could never be
traced. 1t now comes to light, that an
Italian named Antonio Marcaci, recently
arrested on some charge, was guilty of
both robbery and murder, together with
Charles Gogga, a son-in-law of Mrs.
Meister. The manner of her death was by
poison, it being administered in bowl of
soup. Both parties are now in Jail, await
ing trial.
CHEYENNE, wy T., August 27.-The
removal of spikes and fish plates week
ago from rail two miles east of Medicine
Bow, near deep ravine, gave rise to a
suspicion that it had been done with view
to wreck and rob train. Deputy Sheriff
Widdowfield and another named Vincent
started on what was believed to be the trail
of the would-be robbers, and not returning
large party started in search of them
Last Sunday one of the party returned and
stated that the bodies of Widdowfield and
Vincent were found in a narrow canon of
Elk mountain, where they probably met
gang of robbers and were killed.
NEW YORK, August &c. The house of
Andrew S. Engle, wealthy old gentleman
residing at Fairview, N. j., was entered by
four masked burglars on Sunday morning
at ar early hour. The inmates included Mrs.
Engle, an old man named Earl, Mrs. Engle's
son, wife and two children. Then dogs
about the premises were silenced in some
way, and when the burglars got into the
house they first assaulted old Mr.. and Mrs.
Engle, bound and gagged them and then
chloroformed them. One hundred dollars
were stolen, when the thieves in rummag-
ing about the house awoke the other in
mates. A fight ensued between young
Engle and the robbers and one of the lat
ter was shot, but the whole party escaped,
notwithstanding vigorous pursuit. Sub
sequently a rough looking character with
wounded arm was arrested in this city, and