The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-23
Miscellaneous News Items.

NoRFoLK, Va, Dec. ia whale 90
feet long, got into Lynn Haven Bay, and
getting out of the channel, was captured
by countrymen.
FREMONT, Pa, December 10.-An en-
gine ran into a hand car to-day near here,
killing Philip Wagner and severely injur-
ing Albert Smith.
~ There is a musical cat in Shamokin
which goes to piano and paws the keys
for an hours at time, If not disturbed by
any one.
ey- An old farmer named Larimer liv-
ing near Salem, Westmoreland county, was
rushed upon few days ago by vicious
horse and killed.
GB- A German tramp, searched in the
Reading station house, had book on lis
person showing that he had on deposit in
New York $4,000.
DIR. j. S. Crawford, of Williamsport
was killed by the cars on Monday night.
The Doctor was one of the ablest as we'll
as one of the oldest physicians in central
Pennsylvania.
PoTTsvnLE, Pa, Dec, 10-Anthony
Carbine, dropped dead in the railroad de-
pot at Mahanoy Plane, this morning, while
in the act of purchasing ticket. Deceas-
ed was rs years Of age.
MERIpEN, Miss, December 16.-At the
municipal election here to-day George r.
Curtis, Republican, was elected Mayor, as
was also the entire Republican city ticket,
by 800 majority. The Council stand, 2S
Republicans and Democrats.
Ct5y- A family of emigrants were found
occupying a tomb in the cemetery near
Providence, r. l., that had been left
open. When discovered they had had pos
session week, and were using the coffin
shelves to put their dishes on.
Gsg- An old lady, who had two watches,
was in Scotch church when collection
was taken up. She said she thought the
Lord would not approve of her keeping
both timepieces when one would be quite
enough So she put the best one which
was worth about $3.50, in the collection
box.
WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. 17.-Lafayette
Battey was found dead in his yard in North
Oxford early this morning, with terrible
wound in his head from the effect of which
he died at ten O'Clock. He had been call
ed out between three and four o'clock this
morning by parti es who are as yet un-
known.
n9- VIM. Harrolson, storekeeper at
Mclean Station, on the Central Railroad,
fifteen miles from Augusta Ca, was found
dead in his store yesterday. His head was
cut open with hatohet. Anderson Jones
a colored man who was to have accompa-
MED him to Augusta yesterday morning.
has been arrested for the murder of Har-
robson.
eB=A dispatch from Cincinnati says
The body Of Mrs. Sarah P. Mills, lady
73 years old, was stolen from Pleasant
Ridge cemetery on Saturday night. Her
son came to the city to search for her re-
mains amonn the medical colleges. On the 4.
dissecting table of Pute College he found
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erwise mutilated. Two students were
hacking away at it when the son entered
the room. The body was fully identified
and surrendered.
GW- A Nicholasville (I<y.) dispatch states
that last Friday five United States Marshals
made a raid on Colonel Cook, the notorious
counterfeiter, captured his tools and drove
him from his place. Yesterday morning
Deputy United States Marshal, with
posse, went to arrest Cook. He had made
preparations to defend himself, and on the
posse appearing, he fired on them. The
fire was Immediately returned, and Cook
fell dead, shot through the heart. Cook
was a colonel in a Kentucky regiment in
the Union Army during the war.