The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-02-03

months ago as ne Seemeu 10 nave retorheu,
he was given pastorate at Lexington, but
final spree at Cincinnati resulted in his
DEATH
r#- One OF the most portly and digni-
fed of the Mormon bishops was lately seen
running In Salt Lake street, closely pur-
sued by woman, who whacked him with
broomstick whenever she got within
reaching distance. She was the first and
only wife of Brother Jones, and she had
heard the bishop advising her husband to
practice the precepts Of the Church by
taking an additional spouse or two.
NE- Four we'll dressed men, apparently
ordinary travellers, arrived by the train at
Danforth, Iroquois County, on Wednesday
evening Seon after their arrival they
masked themselves and entered the lodgings
of Mr.. Webber, who is over sixty years
old, and after knocking him down and
gagging him, blew open the safe in his
room, took $4,000 in cash, and escaped,
leaving him securely fastened. He was on
ly released the next morning, after night
of terrible suffering.
gB- On Wednesday, Elias Gebhardt, six
teen years ofage, a clerk in hardware store
at Syracuse, N. Y. was accidentally shot
and instantly killed by customer to whom
he was selling pistol. In the excitement
the customer, who gave his name as Cos
tello, from Wayne County, disappeared.
The revolver, which was thought to be un-
loaded, contained three charges.
GT- Chas. f. Freeman, the Pocasset fa-
natic, will be arraigned for trial before
Judge Morton, of the Supreme Court, at
Wareham, Mass, Tuesday. Witnesses start
ed for Barnstable last night who, it is said
are to help to establish the insanity of
Freeman. A number of medical experts
have already arrived at Wareham. The
general feeling is tn at the case will end
by sending Freeman to the insane asylum.
GB- Matthias Powers, a misery old man
of Philadelphia, whose estate is valued at a
quarter of million dollars, has been Or
dered to pay fifteen dollars week for his
wires support. She brought suit, COM
planning that she had been compelled to
subsist on potatoes, mush and sour milk,
and was ill-treated by her husband and
daughters. She claimed a comfortable
subsistence out of the estate, as she had
helped in it's accumulation by attending
the markets for years, rain or shine, and
selling the produce of their truck farm.
LANCASTER, Pa, January 27.- An ac-
cident, resulting in the death of two boys,
aged 10 and Is years, occurred at Marietta
yesterday. A large derrick was standing
on car and the boys were amusing them
selves by swinging on the arm, which
stantly and the other dying in short
time. The oldest boy was young tramp,
said to be from Little Rock, Ark. The
other was William Engwicht of Marietta.
ag- Horace Means, young lawyer of
Windham, Iowa, was engaged to be mar
ried to a young lady OF that town. Ex-
tensive preparations were made, the guests
assembled, the minister was in waiting
and the bride ON the hoor when a messen-
ger hastened in and whispered in her ear.
She turned pale and was led from the
room. 1t afterward transpired that the ex-
pectant bridegroom was forger and had
just been detected. He was not arrested,
but immediately hired a horse, drove off
and has not since been heard from.
GY- Some interesting experiments of
| plowing by electricity took place the other
day at Noisiel, in France, in the park of
the wel-known and intelligent Deputy Mr..
Menier. The motive power was supplied
to the plow by Gramme machine, itself
set in motion by water power, which is
abundant on M. Menier's estate. The
plow did about the same work as if it were
drawn by four oxen. 1t was a Fowler plow
with six shares. The motive power was
supplied by wire at a distance of nearly
half mile. To profane locker on it was
amazing to see plow propelled by an un-
seen agency without team or steam.
Ess- A special dispatch from Warsaw,
Ind, says Matthew Tracy, farmer Of
Whitley county, has been missing ever
since Thursday last on which day he sold
some hogs at South Whitley for $3.50 and
started for home, some seven miles distant
A hatchet and club covered with blood and
hair were found under a bridge over Eel
river A further search discovered coat
and an empty pocket-book, which were
identified as belonging to Tracy. 1t is
now supposed he was murdered and thrown
into the river. The river has been dragged
but thus far without success.