The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-29
Miscellaneous News Items.

COLUMBUS, o., November 1S. - The
state asylum for the insane was destoyed
by fire to day. 1t was completed in July,
1917 at cost of $l,520OsO and has
accommodations for 900 patients. A lady
attendant was overcome by excitement and
for time was entirely bereft of reason but
by care she was soon restored.
eB- Miss Benson learned that Randall,
who was wooing her at Mount Vernon, O.,
already had wife. She waited until he
made formal proposal of marriage, and
then applied to justice for his arrest on
charge of bigamy. Being told that the
crime of bigamy required double mar
riage, she kept her secret, let the engage
ment result in wedding, and then
triumphantly sent him to Jail Immediately
after the ceremony.
Bay Esta Williams took the prize at
fair at Ottumwa, Iowa, as the most beauti-
full girl in the county. She subsequently
married John Carnahan, who lived for seven
years very happily with his distinguished
wife. Then he was overwhelmed by her
elopement without warning with his own
father, who took with him about 10000,
leaving his wife (John's mother) with
nothing but small farm. The runaway
pair were traced as far as St. Joseph, Mo-,
bnt not caught.
New YORK, November 81. = Patrick
Monaghan, foreman of blasting gang on
East Seventy-third street between Second
and Third avenues, in hanging number
of dynamite charges out to dry this after
noon caused an explosion which shook the
entire neighborhood and shivered doors and
windows in fifty-fve houses. The flying
glass and falling bricks injured three per-
sons, Mary Tour, Nellie McGorley and Miss
Schweler. Monaghan was arrested.
McDoNAUGH, Ca, November 21.-A fire
broke out here last evening in the Jail, in
which number of prisoners were confined.
1t was impossible to unlock the doors, and
for time it seemed as if all the prisoners
must perish Their screams were heart
rending. The building was vast sheet of
flame and part of it fell in, when number
of citizens broke open the doors with sledge
hammers and dragged the unconscious pris-
oners out. One died and another is report
ed dying. Two are in critical condi-
ton.
a. A colored prophet of Arkansas has
been assuring his followers for long time
that he would be translated when he COM
pleted his century. He unluckily fixed his
day, and his disciples insisted on his going
up. He was dressed in white robe, and
he tapped zealously, but to no purpose.
The eloquence of his exortations could not
appease the disappointed crowd, and he
finally fled before their wrath and scorn.
GB A man and a boy travelling in the
Western country, accompanied by dog,
were met by Indians. The man was killed;
aud the savages, ingenious in their malice,
tied the living boy to the corpse--but they
forget the dog. The faithful animal, partly
doubtless prompted by hunger, began to
gnaw the rawhide thongs which bound the
boy to his dead companion. These became
slippery, and the lad wriggled one of his
hands out and was soon at liberty. In time
he found his way to distant ranch, accom-
panied by the faithful dog.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, November 21.-Daniel
Hummell, young man residing near
Orwigsburg, rode away from home yester-
day, and did not return at night. This
morning party went in search of him.
Two children crossing the second mountain
found him lying on the ground with his
horse standing beside him. He was in
dying condition, and died soon after, being
taken home It's believed he was murder
ed and robbed.
Eg- The villagers of Green Bank, in New
Jersey, have been enjoying the sensation of
novel monster, which looks something
like bear when it runs in the swamps,
but discloses the body and tail of fish,
when it jumps into the river. Two compa-
MES of hunters were organized to pursue
the strange beast by night, and it was once
fired at. The only thing agreed upon is
that it resembles nothing else ever seen on
land or sea. Perhaps one of the signs of
the Zodiac has tumbled down in New
Jersey.
gyA broken switchbar at the Dedham
branch of the New York and New
ENGLAND railroad. at Elmwood. Mass.