The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-12-31

storm, and afterward received sixty ashes,
IN accordance with his sentence. He will
now be imprisoned for life.
psg- DIR. Heyl, found guilty of grave.rob-
bing at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, has been sentenc-
ed to pay a fine of one thousand dollars
and to undergo one years imprisonment.
Eaton, convicted as his accomplice, was
sentenced to four months imprisonment
and one hundred dollars fine.
SHAMoKIN, December 23.-saturday
evening Richard Eisenhard and Joseph
Derr, both men of families, became involy-
cd in quarrel concerning penny stick of
candy, when Esenhard drew a revoler and
shot Defr in the neck. Derr is now lying
in critical condition. No arrest has yet
been made.
BUFFALO, December 23.-The heaviest
snow storm since 1871 visited this section
last night, and is still raging. The snow
is fully three feet deep on level and badly
drifted. Trains on all the roads running
to and from the city are delayed, and it is
uncertain whether any trains will leave
before night. The weather is very cold.
No serious casualties are reported.
CB-A sensation bas been caused by the
discovery of a small out flow of petroleum,
through the fissures of the rock walls of a.
cellar in South Paterson, New Jersey.
The oil has been tested, and is pronounced
unusually pure. Indications of oil have
been found about Paterson before, but
nothing was ever developed.
gB Nineteen of twenty-six mules were
found smothered to death in a coal mine of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Company on Friday morning. A fire had
occurred in the mine the night previous,
and the animals were found in positions
that showed they had struggled terribly to
free themselves.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., December 22-.The
late George M. Marsh, of this city, leaves
the bulk Of his property-estimat value
between fifty and one hundred thousand
dollars-to the Episcopal Bishop of the
Diocese of New Hampshire, the rector of
St. Johns Church and other trustees for
the purpose of erecting church to be
called "Christ Church and Episcopal in
form of worship.
CB- The flood at Westfield, Mass, car.
ried the house of Frank Ash, a large dou-
BILE tenement distance of a quarter of
mile and landed it high and dry in mead
ow without breaking dish on the shelves
of the china closet. The owner is in
quandary, since it would cost about as
much to move the house back as to build a
new one.
CB frankie Chapman, daughter of
Methodist clergyman in Jackson Ohio,
went to public ball in Cincinnati, where
she had been living, and drank so much
wine with friend Miss Agans, that she
became intoxicated They went home
together, quarrelled, fought, and Miss
Chapman killed her antagonist by striking
her on the head with pitcher.
tB- Mrs. VIM. A. Lighter was struck
by train on the Pennsylvania Railroad
while crossing tho track at North Eliza
beth last July. Mr.. William A. RICHTER
sued the company for $4,000 damages
done to his wife and carriage. A sympa-.
thizing jury gave him s., 900 for his car
riage and 1000 for his wife's sufferipgs.
tB- An Ohio exchange says: The body
of an unknown man, nearly naked, was
observed by the conductor of southern
bound freight train, lying by the track
near Grafton, last week. He was brought
to town, is about five feet, seven inches tall,
and weighs between $50 and 160 pounds,
has light hair and mustache apparently
80 or 40 years of age. Supposed to have
been robbed and killed by tramps.
| tB- Samuel Emery, in a saloon in
Washington Wednesday afternoon, during
low, drew a revolver and accidentally
shot James Coombs dead. They are both
young men and quite respectfully, con-
nected.
LANCASTER, Dec. 20.--A disturbance
occurred at the Eagle Hotel, Smithville,
Providence township, this county, last
night, resulting in the death of Joshua
Winters, an old resident of this neighbor-
hood. 1t seems one Martin Krieder, a.
young man twenty five years of age, and
nephew Of Mr.. Winter, while under the
influence of liquor, used insulting language
to Miss Wilmer shortly after 10 O'Clock,
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