Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-09-12
BY DAVID OVER,
For The Inquirer and Chronicle.
MIFFLINrowN, Juniata Co..
Sept. s., 1855.


ent moment to lei you hear from this par
Of the state. The grain crop here has beer
an ordinary one. The drought has not pre.
sssi,ied to much extent, SO that the field,
present green, as well as beautiful ap,
pearance, and promise rich reward 20 ths
hand of industry. The fruit has been q
failure all bat the apples which are general.
" plenty.
This is our court week in Juniata, there
is but little business before the court, except
The trial Of Stong, for the murder of De-
whey. The circumstances attending the
murder are these. The prisoner and the
diseased lived in Lock township, in the up
per end of the county near the borders of
Huntingdon and Franklin counties On
the 10th Of May 1855, the parties we're at
tending raising at which liquor was free
" used, when they both became much In
toxicated and commenced quarriling on the
road home which was some time after dark.
AT the road where they parted il appears
Stong became much excited and began to
abuse the company, "saying be could whip
any man on The ground" A man by the
name ofCampbell, sisaid he was able for him
but did not want to fight" at which Stong
pulled off his coat aud got stone TO strike
Campbell with, Deviney pulled off his coat
and 'ssaid there should be fair play Stong's
brother then said they would 20 home. and
laid bis arm around Deyiney's neck, and
they started off together. When some five
or six rods from the road Adom Stong
struck Deyiuey with stone and broke his
scull, and it is supposed jumped upon him
Daviaeywas founG there next morning dead.
Stong then made his escape aud was not
heard Of until three or tour weeks ago when
word came that he was in Michigan. The
Sheriff proceeded thither, had him arrested
aud brought back for trial. He was tried
this court, before his honor judge Graham,
and found guilty Of murder in the ID de-
gree, ana was sentenced 10 eight years ID
the penetentiarY Tbs counsel for tie
commonwealth were Alexander Harris aud
Andrew Parker, aud for the defendant j
d. Sharon aud 4. X. Mcclure Of Chambers
burg. The speakers acq qaitted themselves
we'll. AS this may perhaps be uniuterest-
ing to your readers VIII drop it and take
~ ancth,r SUBJ
Politics is the all absorbing topic here, las
presume it is with yeu,) and | will try to
give YOU the latest political news In this
county the Old Line Wings and Americans
have united, and formed Union ticket
aud viii sweep the Democrats like chaf be-
fore the whirlwind. Last election the A.
mericans carried their county ticket by ma
iorities ranging from l45 to 2e2, and this
fall they intend to increase il as there are
men coming into the American order every
week.
The Democrats held meeting here on
the night of The 81 inst, which vas ad-
dressed by Wilson Reillr, 10 whom ! shall
pay my respects,i man By the name Of Al
len. and Mr. Sipe. Mr.. Reilly, who was
she principal actor in the Democratic farce
that came OF with 50 much pomposiiy, on
the night Of the 81, is the Democratic nom
inoe for Congress in the 18th district. lie
commenced By telling the quiet citizens of
Juniata that he was not going to run down
and villify his opponents but by the time
he got through with his palaver he would
have you believe that the Americans aud
their candidates and his opponents 10 gene
raj we're no better thar the tories of the
Revolution. The Americans. that dark
lantern society, as the speakers were pleas
ed to call them, have been in their road IN
this county, (and | feel confident will be
againl and they have therefore, presume,
but little charity for them. The old line
Wings he tried 10 soft solder, and almost
got on his knees 10 beg their votes, feeling
conscious that their support Is his only
means Of political salvation, but their piin-
ciples presume he relished somewhat like
the man who eat the crow that waa stuffed
with saw dust. On being asked how he rel
ishedit, he replied that he could eat IT, but
did not have much hank0ing aitrr IT,
Mr.. Reilly was eloquent in praising The old
line Wings, in order that BY their help be
might be able to gas scat in the balls OF
Congress, but the Wings Of Juniata are Of
sterner stuff than 10 be bought with few
paltry dollars, which are circulating 50
plentifully IN this county. | have now
doEe with Mr. Reilly. il IS enough for me
to know that Pamgoy stooa was above par
the next morning
shall now introduce ycu 10 Joseph
Panroy, the opposing sapGidatc Of the sham
Democracy. Mr.. Pumrry was formerly a.
Wing, but Is new member Of the Ameri-
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