Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-10-30

uotei Depot OI this Guy nds Dceu Tue
resting place of many weary travellers
whose history would furnish a thrilling
chapter for romance. Only few days
ago lady put up there whose reason
for doing SO is well stated by the Ohio
Statesman. published in Columbus. 1t
is as follows: The Pacific Express train
on the Panhandle railroad LETT the Go
lumbus depot on Friday evening last,
under the charge of conductor Drury.
Nothing transrired to disturb the
monotony of the conductors call on
drowsy passengers for "tickets, gentle
men, until the train was between Den.
nison and Steubenville. Then he was
notified that lady passenger desired
his presence. He found the lady evi-
IDENTIFY in some trouble and embarrass.
rnent. To his affirmative response to
the query to whether be was married, the
lady stated that she was on her way
from Cincinnati to meet her husband III
New York. and that crisis was impend-
ing, involving the appearance of an ad.
ditional passenger.
This startled the conductor, of course,
but with heart as big as an elephant,
he set to work to make the lady COM
Portable. All the passengers were has,
tily shuffled into another Car, and such
female assistance as could be procured
on the train was brought into reauisi
ton In brief time the little stranger
"a fine. bouncing girl is the phrase
put in an appearance. and the conductor
congratulated himself on his happy es-
cape from a dilemma. With a heart
overwhelming with sympathy. he arran
ged an impromptu wardrobe for the very
young lady from his own underclothing.
1t was not exactly in style of those sin
FAINT outfits advertised in the papers, yet
it served good purpose.
But this is not all The train left
Steubenville on time, and was soon
Numbering through aud around the
hills of Vest Virginia when the conduc-
tor received another shock This time
it was fine. bouncing boy Twins.
by jove! One a Buckeye and the other
Il Pan Handler. The remainder of Dru-
rvs linen went to start the little fellow
on his journey throug gh the world. Then
for fear of what Knight happen. the train
was hurried up. In due time it reached
Pittsburg and the lady and the two un-
'icketed passengers were tenderIy con-
veyed to comfortable quarters at the
Union Depot hotel, when telegram was
forwarded to the husband in New York,
which probably lifted him out of his
boots. AT last adviccs the mother and
children were doing well
STOvEs Of all descriptions at the low
est prices. at Paiste's Hardware Store,
Crystal Palace Builiing.
The Altoona Tibuae, of the gath,
publishes the following:
On Monday last, Michael Moore, the
wife murderer, who has been sentenced
to be huug on the 9Th Of November,
made desperate Effort to escape from
the Ebcnsburg Jail While the Sheriff
was convey ing him from one cell to an
other Moore seized piece of lead pipe
and was about 70 make a deadly assault
on The former. when he drew his revol
yer and fred twice at the convict, both
shots taking effect. Had the Sheriff
been uuarrned he woull doubtless have
been killed by Moore and the hardened
criminal succeeded in making his escape
Moore wounds are not of nature suf-
iicienily serious to rob The gallows of its
victim.
About six clock, on Tuesday even.
ing the 22nd inst, stranger entered the
jewelry establishment of Mr.. c. G. Shan
non, during his absence, and requested
the clerk in attendance to show him come
of the best gold watches he had in the
store with view to making purchase.
The clerk took from the show Gaze the
two most valuable watches in the estab
lishmeni and placed them ON top of the
case for the inspection of the would be
purchaser, and then turned his back for
the purpose of getting apiece of cha
mois skin to polish them. AS he turned
around the stranger gobblcd up both
watches and beat rapid retreat out of
the main entrance and up Fourteenth
street, and under the cover of darkness
and there being no one present TO give
chase, he soon succeeded in making good
his escape The watches stolen are of
swiss manufacture, heavy gold hunting
cases, and are valued at FIVE hundred
dollars Person. in the vicinity who
raw the thief running aver that he had
an accomplice who was standing on the
sidewalk waiting the result of the under
taking, and that both men ran up Four
teenth street together. 1t was certainly
bold piece of villainy. and executed by
scoundrels who had been lying iu wait
for just such an opportunity that they
took advantage of. AT present writing
there il no cline to the robbers.