The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-13
Miscellaneous News Items.

killed William T.. Wilson, native OF New
York. Both men were members of the
fire department.
psy Mrs. Rose Boudro, of Cohoes, NY,
was fatally burned on Saturday evening
week, by her clothes becoming ignited from
burning kerosene can, while using the oil
TO kindle q fire.
eB- An adopted daughter Of Hon. Ed
ward Crosby, aged fourteen, was outraged
by tramp on Saturday, near Brattleboro,
vt. A reward of $500 is offered for the
arrest of the villain.
GB- A mighty hunter in the Adirondacks
killed a fine deer the other day. but
farmer explained that IL was bis horse, and
thought that about $50 would pay for the
damage.
e5g- A true story in two chapters Chap
ter l, Mrs. Milton, of Jersey City, had
habit of smoking pipe in bed. Chapter
II. The other night she changed that
habit for a shroud. The end.
gB- A Montcalm county, Mich, deputy
sheriff wished to arrest an Indian, and, to
make his task an easy one, got him drunk.
Then the officer, whose name is Robinson,
was himself arrested for giving whiskey to
an Indian.
g5g- On Tuesday a three year old boy at
Altoona placed his mouth over the nozzle
of a hydrant, and the water rushing out
suddenly and with much force, the child
was strangled to death. The boys teeth
Treating him several were broken.
gB-A special from Anna, H., states
that three women-Mrs. Smith, Miss Mill
er and Miss Matthias-while seeking shell
ter from the storm on Sunday evening,
were instantly killed by the top of large
tree, which was broken off by the storm and
hurled upon them.
oB- Albert Zahresbesky and compan-
ion named Hacha while crossing a railroad
bridge at Pittsburgh heard train ap-
preaching and in attempting to get out of
the way fell over the iron railing to the
ground, distance of over thirty feet
Zahresbesky's neck was broken, and the
other man will die from his injuries
eB- An Ohioan has invented coffin
torpedo, to discourage the grave robbing
fraternity. 1t is fastened by small chains
to the arms of the corps, and as soon as
any one undertakes to move the body it
explodes, scattering formidable charge
of buckshot and bullets
WATERFOWL, N. Y, August 5. - Ches-
ter ID. Parkhurst, wife and son, were
drowned Saturday night, on the "Bog,"
in South Woods, thirty miles from Potts
dam. They were out for pleasure, and the
boat capsized. The bodies have all been
recovered. Mr.. Parkhurst was q merchant
at Pottsdam.
GB Levi Barker, young man eighteen
years of age, was struck by lightning at
his home, near Fetterman, West Virginia,
last Saturday, and instantly killed. There
was only one mark of lightning on his per-
son and that was a slight scorch ON his
hair, yet every large bone in his body was
broken into small particles.
New YORK, August 6.-Cove Bennett,
the man whose name has been conspicuous.
ly connected with the Smith murder in
Jersey City, was arrested in that city yes
terday and lodged in Jail. He was arraign-
ed in the Jersey City Police Court to-day
charged with suspicion of the murder of
Officer Smith. He pleaded not guilty, and
was remanded to wait the action of the
coroners jury.
New YORK, August 5. - Mrs. II. M.
Smith, the alleged murderess of her hus-
band was arraigned before the judge of
the First district police court, Jersey City,
this morning, and pleaded not guilty. She
was then formally committed to await the
action of the coroner's jury.
Matthew d. Lee, an Indian tramp, has
been arrested, charged with being an ac-
cessory to the murder of officer Smith.
GB- Two tramps stopped at farmers
house near Trenton, Henry county, Iowa,
last Thursday, and after getting good
dinner from the farmers wife and learning
that her husband would not be home till
evening, suddenly seized her. outraged her,
and left her insensible. They had stopped
the cries of the farmers little daughter by
rolling her up tightly in blanket. When
unrolled the child was nearly suffocated,
and died in an hour.
CINCINNATI, O., August Cat barbe-
cue at Sandy Riffs, KY, ten miles from