The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-08-03
Miscellaneous News Items.


Ggr Charles Norton, while intoxicated,
shot Policeman O'Neill, at Kokomo, Col
orado, last Friday. On the same day he
was forcibly taken from Jail and hung.
GS-I. M. Kalloch was araigned on Sat
urday in the Superior Court at San Fran
cisco for the murder of Charles De Young.
He will have hearing on Thursday.
GB-A sea lion eight feet long was caught
at New Brunswick, N. j., last week. 1t
is thought to be one of the eight which es-
capped from Coney Island on Friday night.
EB- A two-year.o child was burned to
crisp, and lady, named Annie Palmer,
probably fatally injured at Denver by the
explosion of an oil can with which the lady
was lighting fire.
gB During o thunderstorm on Wednes-
day afternoon Mrs. Lumsden, residing on
Masonboro' Sound, seven miles distant
from Wilmington, N. c., was struck by
lightning and instantly killed. She was in
bed sick at the time.
gB- The residence of Mrs. Fear Osborn,
a widow near Old Ridge, Cliffwood, N. j.,
was struck by lightning Wednesday after
noon, and partially destroyed. Mrs. Os-
born received a shock which may prove
fatal.
Council BLUFFS, Iowa, July 27.-At
an early hour this morning one of two bur-
lars was shot and killed while attempting
to enter the residence of Hon. d. II. Solo
mon, on the latter's farm about thirty
miles from this city. The fatal shot was
fired by Mr.. Solomon's son, B. L. Solo
mon.
GB-A few days ago Elliott Bullard, of
West Whiteland township Chester county,
wounded a strange bird in the breast in a
field near by. He succeeded in capturing
the bird, which proved to be mystery to
him. The bird has long neck and bill
with eyes like fire. The breast is lead col
or, with black back and wings.
eB- On last Friday night says the Mer-
cersburg Journal, two young men who
were engaged in peddling notions, stopped
at the residence of farmer in Peters twp,
where they stayed all night. On rising in
the morning, what was the surprise of the
men to find that their whole stock of goods
valued at about 500, was stolen.
eB- Last Sunday big black snake dart
ed into Rev. M. Millgan's house, at East
Liverpool, o., and crawled under wo-
mans dress. Strange to say, the woman
didn't scream. The snake was taken out
and killed. The dress hung on hook in
the closet, which probably accounts for the
woman not screaming.
CB- Andrew Lester, aged nineteen years
was drowned in South river recently. He
hired boat for the purpose of grabbing,
in company with companion named Cat
lin. In the middle of the stream Lester
stripped and dived. His head stuck in the
mud, and although extricated ten minutes
afterward, he was found dead. The unfor-
tunate young man lived in Albany N. Y.
DANvILLE, Va, July 2s.--In Patrick
county, last Friday, Pink Dehart met A.
Woolvine on the road on horseback, with
Mrs. Dehart behind him. An alteration
ensued between the men, ending by Dehart
shooting Woolvine with revolver through
the forehead and neck, killing him instant
ly. Dehart then proceeded to Patrick
court house and surrendered himself to the
officers of the law. Improper relations
between Woolyine and Dehart's wife have
been heretofore suspected by Dehart