The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-14
Miscellaneous News Items.

eB- A package in basket was left on
tho doorstep OF a cautious Newport wom-
an, who, having no desire to adopt a
founding took the basket to the police
station, and there found that 1t contained
a 20-pound turkey.
EH Six hundred passengers, who have
been ensconsed in snow bank near
Rochester for four days, have finally been
released and taken back to Rochester after
a strenuous effort. Another heavy fall of
snow is reported at Buffalo.
tB- The wife of John Snedden, at Par
sons, Luzerne county, went on an errand
the other day, leaving her baby, aged sew
enteen months, alone in the aouse, which
took fire and was destroyed, and the baby
was burned to death.
C#- BY new law in Georgia, murder is
to be punished by death, unless the jury
shall recommend imprisonment for life, or
the Judge shall in his discretion, extend
that clemerey where the conviction has
been found solely on circumstantial evi.
dence.
eB- Miss Cunningham went to ball in
Bunker Hill, Ind, wearing dress of
many and particularly bright colors. George
Daniels made fun of the conspicous gar
ment. Miss Cunningham's brother Dan
called George out Of the hall and began to
whip him, but George drew revolver and
killed Dan instantly.
ATLANTA Ga, January There is
skating in Atlanta for the first time in
twenty years. Thousands of pounds of ice
have been cut and packed here. This is
the first time that such thing has ever
been known in this section. There is great
suffering among the poor who are being
relieved by the municipal authorities.
C:Y A well-known young couple in Elgin,
Ill.,, called at the house of justice of the
peace about 10 o'clock the other night to
be married /; but when the official was about
to tie the knot the young lady repented,
and, after two hours vain pleading on the
part of the expectant groom, they departed
unwed.
GB"A deputy sheriff at Richmond, KY,
being unable to collect taxes from resi-
dent got third party to admire the resi-
dents false teeth and ask to be shown
them, then darting forward seized them.
After living on soup for a few days the
resident paid his taxes and redeemed his
property.
E:B The recent sudden thaw has caused
numerous floods in England and Scotland.
At Nottingham the flood is the greatest
which has occurred for fourteen years.
The country around Darlington and Wrex-
ham is flooded for miles. Much damage is
reported at Berwick and Aberdeen.
CINCINNATI, Jan. GA special dispatch
says party of hunters discovered the
bodies of August Kneusel and his wife in
log cabin near Maple Rapids, Michigan,
yesterday, they having been frozen to
death. They were clasped in each others
arms, lying on the floor in front of the
fireplace.
PoTTsvILLE, January IA strike oc-
CURED this morning at the Cameron col
liery, one of the Mineral railroad and
Mining company's collierys at Shamokin.
Several days since the men were notified
of reduction, which went into effect this
morning. This is the largest coliery in
that region, and causes about 400 men and
boys to be idle.
New YORK, January 7.-Thomas Dillon,
laborer aged forty, engaged on the re-
pairs at Stewards retail store, this morning
while going up on the work elevator on
the Tenth street side Of the building, thrust
his head out of the elevator and coming in
contact with the floor above his head was
frightfully crushed, his neck broken and
the elevator brought to stand still.
az Mr. Breton, bending over as he
sawed log, in Hinckley, Wis, looked
from distance like deer feeding. MIR.
McKensie, deceived by the likeness, took
careful aim with a rifls and fired. The
bullet hit Mr.. Breton in the isg, and he
wildly flung up his arms. That seems to
have made him look more like deer than
before, for Mr.. Mckenzie hastily loaded
and fired again. This time Mr.. Breton
fell seriously wounded.
gB-On Tuesday while M. w. Jacobs
Esq, of Harrisburg was standing in the
senate chamber witnessing the organiza-
tion of that body, some adroit pickpooket
abstracted his wallet containing $50 from
his pantaloon pocket. The coat was but