The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-04-05
THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD PA. APRIL s. 1881
Miscellaneous News Items.

~ ~ 10 oeoNoh bhnV utOnk bh0 o0bJ bduh
of the Missouri river, cattle are lying dead
in heaps. The losses are very great all
through the section.
eB-A Virginia paper records the fact
that two young men, sons of millionaires
of Baltimore, have engaged work at
tannery in Luray, intending to learn the
trade thoroughly.
tN- 1t is sad to think that at the present
day the names Of patent medicine propri-
etors are better known to the American
people than are the names of those gallant
patriots who signed the Declaration of
Independence.
eN A child of Thomas Cummings, of
Muncie Ind, awoke the other morning
to find its ear pinned to the quilt by fish
hook, which had been dropped somehow
into the bed. The hook had passed entire
ly through the ear, and had to be cut in
two before it could be removed.
tB- Three jefferson county Ind, farm
ers who supplied cheese factory with
milk think that the live orawflsh found in
the tank where they emptied their milk
must have jumped into the can when they
were crossing a creek near by.
EEA young Canadian couple eloped the
other day and were married. A few days
previous the would-be groom induced
friend to take a trunk to the house of the
laAv A.,
until he could procure boarding place.
When the friend called for the trunk the
young lady had filed it with her clothing,
and it was handed over to her at the rail
road station.
t$ An unusual case of marital infelicity
is recorded from Plymouth township,
Montgomery county. Less than four
weeks ago young man named Brown
was introduced to Miss Blee, and after
a courtship of two weeks they were mar
ried. Within week after the wedding
they went to housekeeping, but in few
days rupture occurred, and before the
end of the fourth week of their acquaint-
auce, the husband attempted suicide by
drinking laudanum. A physician saved
his life, and he has since concluded to
make the best of his bargain.
GB" How much is the ante ?" whisper
ed Red Gulch miner with single $40
gold piece to the deacon with the collection
plate in the Baptist church at Black Run,
Col. He was told to contribute whatever
he chose, whereupon he said he'd chip in
dollar, and proceeded to take $40 change.
The deacon replied that no change was
given. A struggle ensued, the plate was
upset. and the congregation were in the
act Of dumping the deacon's caim,"
when the minister, an old Californian,
leaned over the pnlpit with large navy
revolver and observed :-"The brethren
will please take notice that I've got the
drop on them, and any brother who de-
clines to take his seat or touches any of
that money will have funeral at his
house tomorrow at two o'clock p. M.
Our mining friend from Red Gulch will
kindly release the deacon's throat or he is
dead man." The $40 gold piece went
TO save the neathen.
NEW YORK, March 27.-1homas f.
Egau, printer living at 1853 east Forty
second street, went out with his wife last
night leaving their niece, Miss Nellie
Cunningham, aged 10 years, alone in the
house. Soon after two burglars entered
the parlor, and when Miss Cunningham
screamed, one ruffian stuffed handker-
chief in her mouth and the other bound
her with clothes line. Having tied her
so she could not move, they removed the
handkerchief, threatening to kill her if
she made a noise; they then demanded
information rs to where Mrs. Egan's jewels
and money were, but Miss Cunningham
refused to tell them, when one of the ruf-
fans struck her in the face. Still exas.
perated by her refusal to answer their
question, the other burglar stabbed her
several times in arms, face, and hand with
penknife. The young lady became
unconscious, when the robbers fearing
they had killed her, fled. Miss Cunning
ham was found in state of insensibility
by her aunt. To-day she became partly
paralyzed and was unable to speak. The
police arrested John r. Champ, man of
bad reputation, and Miss Cunningham
recognised him as one of her assaiants.
They have a clue to the other.