The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-30
Miscellaneous News Items.

| ing acids which caused It's death.
NASHVILLE, September 3d. Cheap ex-
cursion rates have been extended to st.
Louis, Kansas City and Topeka, Kansas.
One hundred negroes left here tonight for
Kansas and more will follow tomorrow.
PAssAIc, N. j., September 22.-- George
Zeuloff, farmer, who attempted to cross
the railroad track with team on Saturday
night, was struck by locomotive and
killed. together with his horses.
Bridgeport Conn, Sept. 24.-Rev.
| David l.. Lounsbury, rector Of Christ
church, was shot and instantly killed this
morning while lying It bed. The jury
find that the deed was perpetrated by his
wife, an invalid, and that she did 1t while
suffering from mental arrangement.
An unknown German was recently fol-
lowed into the woods near Edgefield, Tus-
oarawas county, o., and knocked down,
beaten till he was insensible, stripped Of
his clothes and robbed of everything he
had about him aud left in that condition.
No arrests
Mr.. Bucket, of East Sagiuaw, has board
ed big watch dog several years, but the
other night when burglars took $500 or
$4,000 worth of things from Mr.. Buckets
house, all that dog did about it, was to
move around so that the robbers would not
step on him.
Three weeks ago son Of Robert Glib
son, in Fairfield, Grundy county, Iowa,
was kicked on the side of the head by
horse. The boy apparently recovered, but
while at play recently was hit on the re-
cent wound by clod of dirt, when he be-
came unconscious and soon after expired.
PAssAIc, N. j., September 22.-On Sat
urday evening, Abraham Brown, a carpen-
ter, got drunk and wandered on the rail-
way; young mar attempted to hold him
back, when a fight ensued, during which
Brown threw q stone and killed a young
man standing by.
GBr When Judge jerks, of Clarion Co.,
turned kindly to Mrs. niece, who had
been acquitted of the charge of poisoning
her husband, and profered some advice,
she said "Will you please attend to your
own business, and with certainly attend
to mine.'
GB- A prisoner in Jail at Brunswick,
Ca, went to the bath room with the
other prisoners for wash the other day
and was so changed in appearance by the
application of water, that the turnkey al
lowed him to walk into the street, not
recognizing him as prisoner, and he is
still at liberty.
LONDON, Sept. 24-4 p. MA dispatch
from Dover to the Press Association says
it is rumored that the excursion steamship
Undaunted, from Ra msgate to the Isle of
Wight, in the English Channel, has been
run down, and all hands on board, about
100 persons, have been lost.
LEwIsBURe, Sep. 23.-William Slifer,
son Of Hon. Eli Slifer, ex-State Treasurer,
was instantly killed in stone quarry near
Lewisburg, Pa, last evening, by caving
In of the earth and rock upon him. He
was about 80 years old, and leaves wife
and five small children. William Slifer
was very popular in the community, aud
his death causes deep regret
GB- A party of forty masked men at
Wesley Chapel, eight miles northeast of
Scottsburg, Ind, night or two ago took
six young men from their beds-three of
them brothers-and tied five of them to
trees and whipped them nearly to death,
one escaping in the darkness. Cause
recent attempt to vilely assault little girl
in the neighborhood.
Ga AT Williamsport, Pa, young man
named White, performer in Coles circus,
ATTEMPTED in the presence of large audi
ence to turn somersault from SPRING
board, but slipping fell on his head. He
was carried from the ring speechless, never
returned to consciousness and died the
next day.
tB- A young girl in Nova Scotia was 80
shocked by charge of theft made against
her by her mistress that she took to her
bed and died. To the last she protested
that she was innocent. The inquest showed
according to the evidence before the Coro-
ner, that death was caused by paralysis of
the heart, apparently induced by strong
excitement.
cB- Mrs. G.. A. Taylor of Greenville,
Miss, is widow. She was the plaintiff
in case before the Mayor, and it was
observed that she kept one hand constantly