The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-01


iposa mine rich ore hos been struck, assay
ing $500 per ton. In the Eureka south
drift vein Of solid quartz eight feet wide
has been discovered. The ore is improving
as the drift advances.
tB- The New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad averaged about $74 per mile
per day, of which about $19 was from pas
sengers. On the main line of the Penn
sylvania Railroad the earnings In 1878 were
at the rate OF about $3.50 per mile per day.
TEE Horse thieves are very numerous
throughout La Sale county, ILL.,, and
almost nightly valuable horses are stolen
from farmers in various parts Of the coun-
ty. Vigilance committees have been APP
pointed, and every effort will be made to
capture the gang.
RgT Mrs. Cregar and Mr.. Hodge, of
Elba, Lapeer county, Mich, were married
few nights ago, and charivar party
broke all the windows in their house,
knocked off the chimneys, etc. The in
ference is that the laws of common decen-
cy have no influence at Elba.
MACON, Ca, March ga tornado
The 0conee river bridge was totally de-
molished. Loss, $4,000. A negro and
mules were killed in the bridge. Stores
were unroofed and several small houses
blown down. The general damage about
the city amounts to $4,000.
ST. PETERSBURG, March, 24.-Gen. Nell
kof has returned to Wetlianka, where it
has been decided to burn sixty-seven
houses. The Minister of the Interior has
ordered the Governor of the various prov
inces to cooperate viganty against the
spread of the epidemic during the spring.
New ORLEANS, March "a AT meet
ing of the New Orleans Clearing House
Association, held to-day, the condition of
the banks members thereof was found so
satisfactory that it was unanimously re-
solved " that payments by the banks
composing this association shall be made,
as heretofore, in currency on demand.'
E8- John Dubbert, farmer in Floyd
county, twenty miles north of Charles
City, Ia, lost bya pra irie fire on Wednes-
day his barn, granary and all his farm
machinery ; also six horses, eight head of
cattle, eight hogs and number of young
pigs, one thousand bushels of corn and
five hundred bushels of oats Mr.. Dubbert
himself was badly burned.
GEE There is curious cave near Thomas
ton, Ca, known as Walmer's cave, which
was discovered accidentally about three
months ago. The cave is filled with the
most beautiful rock formations, brilliant
as diamonds and scintilating in the sun
light countless and iridescent hues. When
one of the rocks, which are all hexagonal,
is broken water will flow out, cold and re-
freshing to the taste.
GB~ A prairie fire running over a farm
in Shelby county, Ia, burned up close to
the house in which a family by the name
of Lee resided. Some of Mr. Lees chill
dren being in danger, undertook to jump
through the fire. The pantaloons of a
little boy about five years of age caught
fire, and the child was so badly burned
that he died in few minutes.
GS A Mr.. John Ivis, farmer of Boone
county Ia, hauled load of hay to one of
the citizens of Boone, and the same day he
did this he missed his watch and never
succeeded in finding it until recently when
the man who purchased the hay found it
in his barn manger, where he had fed his
horses. The watch was returned to its
surprised owner
MEMPHIS, March pa storm of the
severest nature swept over Memphis just
after midnight. 1t came from the south
west and continued three hours. During
its progress the lightning struck the Mem
phis cotton and woolen mills, situated in
the southern portion of the city, which
were entirely consumed. These mills were
valued at 100000, and employed force of
I25 persons, who are thus thrown out of
work. The insurance amounts to 100000.
PITTSBURGH, March 25.-The strike
among the coal miners of the Monongahela
Valley has become general, nearly all those
who resumed work having been induced to
suspend by intimidation from striking
miners, who encamped at the works where
the men were operating. To-day the
strike extended to the coke regions, and
between 200 and o, 200 men will be thrown
out of employment Thus far no overt act
has been committed but miners who are