The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-03-08
Miscellaneous News Items.

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| dead husbands.
9B A mau living near Mount Ayre,
Rlnggold county, Iowa, drove his mother
in law out Of his house, recently, at the
| dead of night in her bare feet. The old
lady, aged about 20 years, had to walk
distance OF half mile before she could
reach shelter.
cB-A youth suow-bound at Baldwin, ST.
| Croix county, Wis, improved his time by
falling in love with the daughter of the
| house at which he was being entertained,
and upon the first opportunity fled with
her to neighboring justice of the peace,
by whom they we're married
GB- A colored woman at East ST. Louis,
desiring to buy ticket to Chicago, found
her cash dollar short at the depot, when a
friendly coored brother stepped forward to
help her out of her dilemma. In her graft
tude she commissioned him to get her
baggage checked, aud now that she has
found her baggage in pawnshop she de-
sires to find that friendly colored brother.
GB- An invalid at Lewistown, Fulton
county, ILL.,, who has been sorely afflicted
with the most terrible cramping spells, has
at last found relief to certain extent. He
now drinks quart of whiskey every
twenty-four hours. 1t docs not make him
drunk, as one would naturally suppose, but
it is said to be doing him good.
G5y Reports from Sioux Falls, Dacotab,
state that famine exists there. No trains
have arrived for two days, and the roads
are so blocked that none are expected.
Telegraph poles have been cut down and
the tracks torn up in many places to use
the ties for fuel. The public schools are
closed and business is generally suspended.
GB-A young lady Of Allegheny City
met with very singular and painful acc-
dent one day last week. She was walking
on pavement which was covered With ice
and slipped, and to save herself from fall
ing grasped an iron fence. A loose ring
worn on one Of her fingers caught on one
of the projections, and the entire weight
of her body falling on it, her finger was
completely torn off.
GB- An occurrence which is exceedingly
rare in this part of the world transpired
near Port Kennedy on Sunday A farmer
living in that vicinity had lot Of pigs
four weeks old running in his barnyard
when large eagle swooped down and car
ried one of them away before the owners
eyes. He was unarmed and was unable to
stop the flight of the bird or make him give
up his prey.
aB- The dead body of an infant, nearly
decomposed and partially eaten by the
crows, was discovered in the vicinity of
the Welsh mountains in Lancaster county,
on Saturday last. 1t is supposed that the
child was murdered by someoof the disre-
putabe gang inhabiting the mountains,
several members of which now occupy
cells in the Lancaster County Jail for vari-
Gus crimes.
GS-A daring burglary was perpetrated
on Sunday night in Chicago, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. E. p. Smith, member of
the Board of Trade. On retiring at night
he had placed $4,000 and diamond pin
worth $3.50, in his pillow case. These
were abstracted and the house was ran
sacked. Mr. Smith was found insensible
on Monday morning, and did not recover
consciousness till the afternoon. No clue
to the burglars.
GB- About ten o'clock Wednesday night
while both Houses of the Minnesota Leg
islature were in session at St. Paul, an
alarm of fire was sounded which started
the members from their seats. Pushing
from the chamber, they were confronted
with falling firebrand from the dome of
the Capitol, which was already all ablaze.
A hook and ladder company with head
quarters nearby, hurried to the scene, and
with the aid of these ladders the members
all escaped, though some of them were
slightly singed. The building burned rap
idly to the ground, entailing loss to the
State of over 500, 600 for the structure,
and the loss of the Historical and Supreme
Court library much greater one, because
they cannot be restored. The records were
all saved, however, as they were in the
vaults. One of the vaults contains over
two million dollars worth OF State trust
bonds, which are saved.
EBr George @. Speyer, president, and
John G. Raebing, secretary of Rochestar
(Pa) insurance company, were arrested
last week at Pittsburg on a charge of per-
jury in making false statements of the
finances Of the comnany. They were held