The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-29

he.neglected to push the wad tight on
thespowder The consequence was the
gun bursted, breaking the stock In five
or six pieces, and twisting and tearing
the barrels. Tho only damage done was
q cut In the thumb, and n badly fright
ened colored boy
Whilst Conductor Miller was coming
through with his train from Martins
burg on Saturday evening u week, he
was handed u Photographic likeness of
n colored man who had shot and killed
n watchman of the Baltimore and Ohio
coal yards, at Martinsburg. On the
card IL was stated that u reward of five
hundred dollars would be paid for the
capture of said murderer. AS he was
viewing the card who should he see
before him but the identical colored
man, but as the train was past Green
castle and the colored man was to get Off
Mt Marion he was at u loss to know what
to do. As the train approached Marion,
however, the fugitive expressed desire
to go to Chambersburg, II he could be
let off at the outer edge of town. This
the conductor agreed to do. As the
train approached the latter place Mr..
Miller entertained the man until the
train arrived at the depot, and then
handed the card to citizen telling him
of the circumstance, even pointing out
the colored man as he hurried up street.
The citizen regarded the whole thing rs
n joke and refused TO move In the matter,
and said colored man was soon missing
and Is now doubtless seeking retreats
among corn fields and thickets some
where until he can get beyond the
clutches of the law. Later in the even
ing when the facts became known, detec-
tives started in pursuit but without
success as far as heard from. Our friend
Miller doubtless threw five hundred
dollars over his shoulder by not fasten-
ing on the fugitive, but an annoying
vision of dangling murderer at the
end of hemp might have been the price
of the enterprise, NeDviNe Star.
On Friday morning last, ut about Q
O'Clock, the house once occupied by
"Indian Joe'' and latterly by Samuel
Null, in Doubling Gap, was observed to
be on fire by some of the neighbors and
before any means could be used for its
eXtinguishment the building with
considerable amount of furniture etc,
was consumed. Mr.. Null had moved
from the house on the day previous, to
Palmstown, and was unable to move
all his goods. esquire MofIlt and his
luJIltT were Ihe Ollly OHeS pTeSeuJ NJ inc
fire and they report that indications
point to the fact that the fire was the
work of an incendiary. The front door,
which had been securely locked, was
found open. Some of the articles lost
besides the furniture were good sixty
dollar sewing machine, just paid, two
guns, two stoves, hand wagon, 1900
shingles, &c. What the motive of the
incendiary was except for plunder, il Is
hard to divine. The entire loss is equal
to about four hundred dollars.
A most singular accident occurred at
Madame Kast's boarding house, in this
place, on Sabbath morning. Whilst
the maid servant of Mrs. Mcdonald was
engaged at breakfast, with seat close
to the window, the sash suddenly fell
in, striking her on the head. The glass
broke and the frame work, with its
splintered particles enveloped her neck
as % yoke, of which she was not reliev-
ed until after the flesh was severely
lacerated. Dr.Sibbetts was called in,
when this singular accident was given
such attention that made the victim
feel more comfortable.