The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-23

only little more than l0,UUU bushels, and
as yet 1t has not been discovered where the
mistake or fraud occurs.
New YoRK September 10.---A notorious
cracksman named Williams and compan-
ion we're arrested on Monday in Westches-
ter county for burglary and were taken to
White plains. The Grand Jury indicted
them they were brought into court to
plead to the indictment, pleaded guilty,
and we're, at 8 P. NJ, sentenced to eight
years each in the State Prison at hard
labor.
gB- A negro who died recently at Ok
ford, N. c., was famous for his great
strength. He could'lift a barrel containing
thirty or forty gallons and drink from the
bung could throw an ordinary anvil
twenty-five yards, and could pull four men
with handspike at one time. He once
killed deer with rock, overlook and
despatched bear with an ak, aud caught
and hamstrung ferocious bull.
Ry' In the "Amercan Agriculturist''
for September the editor of the Hum
bug Exposure Department of that jour
nal, says that Syracuse, N. Y, is the
headquarters of many swindlers who oper-
ate ON unsuspecting farmers and cautions
Pennsylvania farmers to be on the outlook
for the "man with the patent churn."
Our rural friends visiting the State and
county fairs should go for the ohurn man,
IL they come across him, and "churn him
out of camp
ST. LOUIS, September 16.-The body of
Harry Merritt, traveller for soap manu-
facturer, at Buffalo, or Dayton, Ohio, was
found dead, terribly mangled on the track
of the Missouri Pacific railroad, near Con-
ner station, Wyandotte county, Kansas,
ON Sunday morning. An examination
shows that the man had been murdered
he having pistol ball in his head and
terrible stab in the left breast. He had
also been robbed. His body had been
thrown ON the track, and was run over by
freight train and nearly torn to pieces.
GB- An amusing occurrence took place
in this city few days ago. One of onr
professional gentlemen thought to play a
joke on his wife. He invited her to take a
carriage ride and in few moments drove
up to the house with a small donkey
attached to donkey-cart. The lady came
to the window, looked at the "rig," and
asked if that was tho outfit that she was
expected to ride imp He replied, yes.
Well, said she, l could stand it to ride
with one donkey, but not with two.
Ereunt donkey and driver, suddenly
Lana6ertuiHe Record.
GB- A few days ago, a we'll known far
mer of Norriston township, was plowing up
potatoes, and left his horse standing for a
few minutes in the field, apprehending no
danger as the animal had always been
quiet. While he was gone the horse ran
off. He soon tore loose from the plow,
ran through the garden, jumped a fence
and ran to neighbours, where he charged
straight into the kitchen, and was only
prevented from entering the sitting room
by the fact that the lines caught in board
just outside the kitchen door. An infant
child which was sitting on the doorstep of
the kitchen was providentially taken away
a moment before the horse arrived.
KANSAS Cry, September IA heart
rending tragedy was enacted at Shawnee,
little town nine miles south of Kansas
City, at an early hour yesterday morning.
Mrs. Mary Bonesteel, who resides at that
point, administered poison to two of her
children, aged five and nine years, and
then hanged herself to a bedpost. Nor
phine was used, and both children are
dead. Mrs. Bonestcel was discovered in
time to save her life, but expresses no
regret at the terrible deed, and VOWS an
intention to kill herself at the first chance.
Her husband ran away year ago with
two of their children, and his departure
and her loss of means of support drove her