The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-13
Miscellaneous News Items.


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e%- The Newark celluloid works were
blown to atoms on Monday of last week,
and three persons were killed.
eB- The cashier of the Commonwealth
national bank Of Saratoga has been arrest
ed on charge of embezzlement
cB- A man named Bennett attempted
icide with laudanum, at Mt. Blanchard,
because of the refusal of young lady
a Co marry him. She went for a physician
Wand saved him.
Y GB- A young lady of Easton began the
use of white lead on her face instead Of
l powder. Consequently her right side is
paralyzed, and for the past few days she
has been constantly vomiting.
l RENSSELAER, FALLS, N. Y, Jan.T-
William M'Minn, while working close to
his house yesterday, was shot by some un-
known party. He crawled about 100
byards and died. The body was found last
might.
MEMPHIS, JANUARY 6.-At Landis Miss,
on last Saturday night John Harris, dep
uty sheriff of Pamela County, while seated
in his Office was shot and mortally wound
cd by an unknown party. Scandal is said
to be at the bottom of the affair.
gB- A twelve year old girl fell on the ice
while skating in the Montreal Street Rink,
Toronto, on Friday night. Before she
could rise, two men, who were skating to-
gether, came in collision with her. One
struck her in the forehead with skate,
rendering her insensible, and the other fell
upon her, breaking her ribs.
Gay~ The prisoners confined in the Frank
lin County [Ohio] Jail made break for
liberty at five o'clock Monday evening,
just after the new sheriff had assumed
charge, and nine escaped through the en-
GFance door. James Herrell, alias Kerr,
ndicted for murder in the first degree,
pd j. w. Dodge, indicted for stabbing,
4 70 among the missing.
! WBUFFALo, January 6.-Two unsuccess-
III attemps were made to wreck train on
the New York Central road, between Mia
CARA Falls and Tonawanda, by placing
Eails and ties on the track. The locomo-
tive brushed aside one obstruction, and the
train was brought to q standstill as it
preached the other. No arrests were made.
eB- The correspondent of the Raleigh
News from Harnett County, NC, says
that at recent marriage there young
man present "forbid the bans,'' asserting
that the lady had promised to marry him.
She said she had, but that he had "fooled
y lout'too long, and that she now meant
- siness, and directed the Squire to pro-
kd.
bB- week Or two ago very promi-
ant man of Sumter County was having
me hogs killed, and his wife was trying
1t the lard, when her clothing caught
y, instantly enveloping her in flames.
er young children, seeing her peril, ran
Der assistance and succeeded in tearing
ae burning mass from her body, burning
~ ueir little heroic hands in their effort to
Rave their mother, who was not hurt by
tonch of fire to her person, while every
Hshred of her clothing was destroyed.
n n gB- Wednesday afternoon, while the
= ohnstown express, eastward bound, was
assing Mount Joy, Mrs. Baker, accom-
,anied by her child, ATTEMPTED to drive
cross the track at the road crossing, in
ace of the approaching train, and before
be vehicle got out of the way the rear
hnd of it was struck by the engine, and
Mrs Baker and her child both thrown out
pn the side of the track and considerably
injured. Both mother and child will sur
i've their injuries.
i. GB- A special dispatch from Jerseyville,
lls., says that Clement Rowden, a mail
barrier, living near Rosedale, Jersey Coun-
VI was called out Of his house at dusk on
MONDAY evening, and shot dead on the
Not, ten buckshot entering his breast.
he shooting is supposed to have teen
Hone by benjamin Spry, accompanied by
is two brothers and Peter Grosjean, be-