The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-11
Miscellaneous News Items.


NsY- The Democratic House of Represen-
tatives of Alabama has elected colored
chaplain.
tB- Both houses of the Massachusetts
Legislature have voted to reduce the sala.
ries of members TO $500 year.
GB- The Maine Legislature is consider
ing the expediency of a change in the con-
stitution so as to make a plurality of votes
elect Governor.
Gg- A school teacher at Harwnton,
Conn, threatened to thrash q man who
tried to interfere with her discipline in
school, and he fled.
csY- At Henrietta, Mich, recently, to
discourage grave robbers, body was
buried in grave twelve feet deep, having
an abundance of stone mingled with the
earth.
GB- Mr.. Charlie Royal has now at his
blacksmith shop in Prattvile, Ala,
patent plow press, with which he is ena-
bed to make plows in less than half the
time usually required.
uy- The Altoona Tribune says that the
stable of Mr.. David M'Coy, at Glen White,
Blair county, was recently entered by two
men whom he had discharged who hacked
off the hind legs of mule with an AK.
GB- On Saturday evening week
party of tramps entered the house of Peter
Lint, three miles from York, Pa, bound
and gagged him, and robbed him of a
gold watch and $l25 in money. No trace
of them has been found.
a%-Mrs. Joan Hervey, an Andover, Me-,
lady, aged SO, died recently. On looking
over her effects, 102 pairs of stockings
which she had knit and stored away were
found. There were also found $135 in
money, four sets of furs and numerous
other articles.
gY Dispatches from Troy, N. Y, say
that several manufacturing establishments
which have been idle for some time have
resumed operations and Others are prepar-
ing for work. Orders for goods are abun-
dant and business prospects for the year
NoiJ ChcouiuBihB'
GY- A Methodist minister at Centralia,
ILL.,, was visited by lunatic on Monday
evening last who demanded to be baptized,
and on being refused, assaulted the divine.
The reverend gentleman knocked him
down with lamp and thus escaped from
bodily harm.
LEBANON, Pa, February Am at
tempt was made to-day to arrest John
Miller, on oapias, against whom an in
dictment is pending for passing counter
felt national bank notes. He fled to the
mountains. Three shots were fired, one of
which is supposed to have taken effect
He is said to be member of gang of
couterfeiters in the Blue mountains.
GEE The Saginaw, Mich, Herald says !:
"There are two brothers residing in the
vicinity of Vestaburg, named James and
Proctor Sheppard, the former being the
father of 90 children and the latter 23
children. The gentlemen have another
brother, who resides in Ionia county, who
is the father of % children, making a
total for the three of 70 boys and girls.
The mother Of tine SShepha:as ga-o Birth
to nine pairs of twins, and ~ children in
ALL"
ST. Louis, February 4. A dispatch
from Manhattan, Kansas, that young
man named William Peake was shot and
instantly killed, last night, by man named
Bates, an acting Deputy Marshal. Peake
was standing inside the Christian church
when the shot was fired, which brought
the services to an abrupt termination
Bates fed. No definite cause is given for
the deed.
CINCINNATI, February A special dis
patch says Mrs. jackson Dyer, who lived
near Fort Wayne, Indiana, died suddenly
few days ago. She was recently married
to Dyer, and having possessed property
that had been willed to him in the event OF
her death, suspicious were aroused and
Dyer's premises were searched, when q
quantity of strychnine and spoon were
found in his trunk. The body was ex-
humed, and poison was found in her
stomach A warrant has been issued fol
Dyer who has escaped.