The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-01
Miscellaneous News Items.

fire danced down the chimney aud killeda
dog for which he had paid $2S.
uB- George Roberts, of Rockford, ILL.,,
19 years Of age, who had been adiudged
insane, had long been subject to bleeding
at the nose, and when this ceased he lost
his reason.
eB- Two Howard county, Ind. boys
named Child, were out hunting squirrels
for their sick mother, when the gun In the
hands of one of them was accidentally
discharged, the load entering the head Of
the other and killing him instantly.
gB- A correspondent of the Eaton Rap
ids, Mich, Journal recounts the particulars
of stubborn battle between dog and an
immense mud-turtle, which resulted in the
canine combatant being killed by his mail
ed antagonist, and, what is most remarka-
bic, the dog appeared to have been poison
ed by the turtles bites.
eB- A man was struck down by paral-
yss in Michigan sawmill. He fell across
a log which was being sawed, and was
carried with it slowly but surely to the
saw. lie was conscious, but utterly
helpless The saw had cut half way
through his arm when his awful pred ica-
ment was discovered.
NS- John Hughes, while standing on the
railroad platform at Greensburg, Pa, on
Monday, was struck on the head and in
stantly killed by package of iron bolts
which had been thrown from the baggage
car of passing express train. His broth
er, standing near, was also struck and
badly hurt.
EB- A'farmer named Milligan bought
number of articles at Havana, ILL.,, the
other day, and among them pound of
Paris green, took them home, and took
all the articles into the house, but the
poison he left in his wagon. During the
night his horses both got out of the stable,
ate up the poison, and died next morning.
VB- While repairing postal car at the
Michigan Central railroad car shops, in
Detroit, day or two ago, Superintendent
Miller found two letters in the wood
work. They were both from New York
city, and Postmater Codd estimated that
they had lain in the place of concealment
for about ten years. They were forwarded
to their destinations.
Mrs. Nathan Coggshell, of Marion, Ind,
is likely to die from a rat bite inflicted
about four months ago. She attacked the
rat with broom and it bit her through
the fleshy part of the right hand. The
wound healed over in few days, after
which it festered and became very painful.
She has been growing worse ever since.
EY A gentleman in Pensacola was at
tackled with violent pains in his ear few
nights ago, and he thought it was COM
mon case of ear-ache. Various remedies
were applied without avail, and finally a
doctor was sent for. An investigation
showed that roach half an inch in
length, had taken up its abode within the
member, and it had to be removed with
instruments.
GB- Two weeks ago twelve year-old
son of Calvin Engle, of Pottstown, trOd
on the prong of a rake which his mother
had left in the garden. The wound was
slight and no attention was paid to it.
Subsequently symptoms of lockjaw appear
ed, and then came the dread disease itself.
They boys sufferings were terrible, and he
has since died. His spine was drawn en-
tirely out of its natural shape. The case
is considered extraordinary.
G5g- A man in Watonwan county, MINI.
whose span of horses ran away, with har-
ness on six months ago, has now found
their bones side by side in slough in Mar
tin county. The neck-yoke and a few
pieces of the harness were found by them.
In their fright the horses had run into the
slough, and, being barnessed together
could not extricate themselves, and per-
ished.
CB- A Wisconsin farmer named John
Conrad, living twelve miles north of Fort
Washington, is accused of brutally murder.
ing his bed-ridden son, twenty-five years
of age, who had been a cripple and mute
from birth. The unnatural father tried tc
cover up the evidences of his crime, but
finding the District Attorney had suspi
cions, fed with the intent to get to Ger
many. A telegram, however, caused hi
arrest at Buffalo.
Troy, May 25.-During fight between
roughs last evening, John Wall, recentl!
released from Clinton prison, shot and kill
ed Supervisor Philip Casey, who was at
tempting to quell the disturbance. Wal
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