The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-02-15
Miscellaneous News Items.


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tB-A dispatch from Redding, CAL, says
that all the buildings at the United States
Fishery on the McCloud river have been
carried away by the late storm. The loss
will be very great.
R%A disgraceful row took place at the
meeting Of the Kings county, N Y, Ro-
publican General Committee last Tuesday.
Several members were knocked down, and
many were seriously hurt.
tT-Snow crushed the Presbyterian
Church at Mifllinburg the other day. A
fire could not have destroyed the building
more completely. The church was built in
1914 at cost of 1000, and was repaired
in 1867 at a cost Of $500.
tB-A dispatch from Alamasa, Col,
says: "The two men who robbed the
stage on the 4th inst. are surrounded in a
log cabin near that place. One Of them Is
Marion Melville, who year ago jumped
his $25, 900 bond under which he was placed
for murder"
A dispatch from Niagara Falls on the 9Th
inst. says: "The train on the New York
Central road duo there at three o'clock p.
M. ran of. the track about three miles
from that point. Two passengers were
slightly hurt, but none were killed. The
whole train is a wreck"
tT-On the 4th inst. heavy wind storm
passed over Gervais, Marion county, Ore
gor. A number of houses were blown
down. A large schoolhouse with 100
pupils and teachers in it was carried eighty
yards by the gale, and several children
were badly hurt, though none were killed.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, February 10th.
icegorge between the piers at the mouth
of tho river formed to-day. The water
rose rapidly until many docks were sub
merged and disastrous inundation was
threatened. Cannon were taken on the
pier and thirty shells fired into the gorge,
which broke it, and the water is now about
at the ordinary stage.
CB- ii. J. Mock who died few days
ago in Hamilton, Gratiot county, Mich,
left minute and unusual directions as to
tho disposition of his body. lie was placed
in a coffin of rough pine boards with his
coat, vest and pantaloons on, but without
shoes or stockings. He was buried on his
own lot, drawn thither by his own team,
accompanied only by his own children, and
inferred without funeral sermon or any
ceremony whatever.
GB- -On Wednesday while Mrs. II. NJ.
Myers, who resides on farm near Hunt
ingdon Penitentiary, was warming herself
at the cook stove in her kitchen she sud-
denly became unconscious Her left hand
fell on the stove and was literally roasted,
the flesh of the fingers being all shriveled
up. She was all alone at the time, and
when Mr.. Myers entered the house she
was lying on the floor. 1t is fear ed that
she will lose the small finger and thumb
and parts of the other fingers. Her head
was also bruised somewhat by the fall.
| Chicago dispatches of the 7th inst.
state that the storm there is very severe,
the rain freezing as it falls and congealing
on the wires until they are breaking in all
directions. Reports from Minnesota state
that the river division of the Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad is the
only line ia operation in that State. All the
roads will have to be dug out with the
pick and shovel, snow plows being useless
From various points of Iowa there are sim
liar reports of snow blockade suspendinG
railroad travel.
SUNBURY, Pa, Feb. 9th. - John Peel
er, the warden of the Northumberland
county prison, while in one of the wing
of the prison was knocked down. Five in
mates, four without coats, made their es
cape through the front door to the street
where they are now at large. Officers arr
searching in all directions for them. Vi
to ten o'clock this morning nothing wa
heard of them. The attack was made a
six o'clock this morning The warden il
badly injured about the head. Twenty
five dollars on each is offered by the com
missioners for their capture.