The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-22
Miscellaneous News Items.
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Laurenburg, N. O., was shot and killed by
II. Og lesby on Saturday night week.
CB- Madam Bertha Berger, convicted
in New York of malpractice, was sentenced
to twelve years imprisonment.
Nsg- Anna Roddgan, a miss of fifteen,
while passing through street of Altoona,
caught her clothes in bonfire and was so
badly burned that she died the next day.
NY- Two tramps made an attack upon
Mr. Carr, of Allegheny county, while
counting some money, and undertook to
rob him. He proved the better man, and
the rascals are in Jail.
cB- A cyclone passed over the town of
Collinsvile, Mo-, Tuesday, demolishing
ten buildings and more or less damaging
about hundred others. A little girl was
killed and some others badly injured.
WHITE HALI,N. Y, April 11.-A severe
snow storm has been prevailing here since
yesterday afternoon. Also, at Post Henry;
Ausable Forks, Plattsburg and other
points north about eight inches have
already fallen.
GB- General Beauregard wants to see
the Democrats nominate Bayard or Thur
man in the first place, and Lamar or
Hampton in the second place on the ticket.
He says the south fears Tilden would play
the fool and coward again if elected.
TB- A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette sends ridiculous and improbable
story from Carlisle, KY, of the organiza-
tion of secret society in that State look
ing to the assassination of General Grant
iu the event of his election to the Presi-
dency.
ST.. PETERSBURG, April 14.-While the
Gear was taking his usual morning walk
early to-day, near the palace, four shots
from revolver were fired at him. The
Gear was unhurt. The man who fired the
shots was arrested by the crowd which the
firing attracted. The city is now being
decorated in token of thankfulness for the
Czar's escape.
G5g- A Miss Redmond of Now York,
inserted matrimonial advertisement in
the columns of daily paper, and got into an
amatory correspondence with Hawkins
vile (Ga.) farmer, who finally babe her
come on from New York and be his bride.
Taking her mother and brother along, the
fair damsel FASTENED to the man she had
found, only to discover on reaching her
destination that he was a broken-down
gray-beard, living in log cabin and too
poor to buy his salt.
CINCINNATI, April 11.-A special to the
Commercial from New Albany, Ind, says
that David Mauck, of Harrison comfy,
Ind, on Wednesday night murdered his
wife by blows with pole axe, while she
was asleep in bed Sarah Waugh, young
woman living in the family, hearing the
shrieks of Mrs, Mauck, rushed to the room,
whereupon Mauck struck her four or five
blows, inflicting injuries that will probably
prove fatal. He then fled. A large body
of men are scouting the country for the
criminal. The motive of the deed is not
stated
gB- Some time during Monday night
some parties entered the hot room used in
the cultivation of flowers by Mrs. Dawson
on Twelfth street, near Sixth avenue, and
stole q lot of beautiful flowers. This is
the third time that flowers have been stolen
from these prerzises this season. The
parties entered by the back windows. For
the present reward is offered for the de-
lection of thes parties, but the next time
they visit the premises punishment in a
different way will be offered to the thieves.
-AHo0na Tribune.
EB- Frank Keener, a young man resid-
ing on Ninth street, Sheesleytown, reached
his home late on Saturday night with his
face and head badly cut. He told the story
that between ten and eleven O'Clock, he
was walking down the railroad track on
his way home. When near Tippett's
boiler works, two men stepped from be-
hind Santos sand-bin and demanded his
pocket-book, and on his refusal to hand it
over they assaulted him andsbeat him ter
ribly. The parties must have been scared
off before they had time to rob their vic
tim, as his money and watch were left un-
touched. Keener was under the care of
physician yesterday Harrisburg 7ele-
graph.