The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-09
Miscellaneous News Items.

Ey- Johr McComb and Isabella Wright
were killed while walking on tho track of
the Stonington railroad, near East Green
wich, Rhode Island, ON Saturday evening.
They were engaged TO be married to each
other.
NB-A shark near seven feet long went
into dry dock near Fort McHenry with
steamer, and was not discovered until the
water was nearly pumped out. 1t was
very savage and lived for nearly an hour
after the water left it.
The freight engineers, conductors
and brakemen ON the Illinois Midland
Railway, from Peoria to Terre Haute, have
quit work until paid three months back
pay due them. The freight train service is
consequently suspended, and it is supposed
no settlement will be reached inside of
week.
NB- Some alleged Indians have been
camping at Greenwood Lake making bas-
l1ets aud other ornaments to sell to the Wis
itors. 4 Patterson constable who happen
ed to visit the place recognized several of
them as runaway members of the fire de-
partment of that city painted up.
New, Y YoRK, August 2.-Daniel Shea, of
Mulberry street, was assaulted by three
cut to pieces with "a dagger. One of the
mon, giving the name of A. Watts, u
plumber, was arrested. He was committed
to await the result of Shea's injuries. =
The other two thieves es capped.
GsEs-A Dublin special of 3rd inst, gives an
interview with Archbishop Croke on tho
land question. The majority of the Irish
people of to-day, he says, are better fed
and better clad than ever before, and there
is no reason to fear that their condition
will not be still further improved under
the bill which has just passed the House of
Commons.
GB-T The Marshall, Mimi, Messenger
says Mr.. Brownell, living near Marshall,
went to town last week with some jars of
butter packed in snow. After taking out
the butter the snow was shovecd out into
the street. He says he has drifts two feet
deep yet, left over from last winter. A
load of straw was thrown over a big drift
during the winter, which preserved it,
ca 1t is reported that the wife of an FL
gin, H., manufacturer, hearing that her
carriage horse, which was being used in a
team, had been beaten with board by
driver when overloaded, called the teamster
into her husbands office and there so
soundly horse whipped him that he begged
for mercy.
cs- On last Thursday, while Mr.. Thomas
II. Farum, travelling salesman, was visit
ing Dublin, Ca, he was stung on the lower
lip by some kind of an insect or spider
He gave but little attention to the sting at
first, but soon his lip began to swell and
became punctured with holes. The SWELL
ing extended to the face, and every feature
soon became swollen until no semblance OF
his natural self remained. Mr.. Farnum
finally died Of erysipelas despite the best Of
medical treatment.
e5S James Butler, Esq, Clerk of the
Roxbury Carpet Co., Boston Mass, en-
ploying eight hundred hands, in n late
communication concerning the admirable
working of an article introduced into the
factory, says: The famous Old German
Remedy, ST. Jacobs Oil has effected sever
al cures among our men who have been
badly hurt in working in the factory, and
they pronounced it success every time.