Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-08-27
SHORT ITEMS.

The Democrats of Miffiin county have
nominated Joseph S. Waream for State
Senate, and Henry P. Taylor for Assembly.
Mrs. Margaret II. McCrum, mother of the
Senior Editor of the Altoona Tribune, died
at her residence in Altoona on the after.
noon of the 23rd inst.
A dam in Bald Eagle Creek back of Ty-
rono gave way during the late storm, and
sent stream over eighteen inches deep
through Main atreet. The streams in that
vicinity were higher than they have been
for several years.
Conflicting accounts reach US Of a muir
der at Selinsgrove on Saturday night. Our
information is that DIR. Wagen>eller was re-
monstra'ing with man named Wenrich for
promoting the dissipation Of an employee
in his drug store-that this was met with
opprObrious language from the latter, was
responded to by blow from the Doctor,
and resented by Wenrich drawing knife
and stabbing Or cutting DR.. w., who died a
short time after from the efects.-Lsuis-
toun Sentinel.
The Dubuque (lowO Times picks up the
Democratic assertion that the Republican
party has no sympathy with the farmers,
and remarks that as four.tifths Of the Ee.
publican strength of the nation is and has
been composed of farmers, this is as much
as to Say that farmers have no sympathy
with farmers. Such talk, it says, is simpl y
bosh. In spite Of all the talk, little has
thus far been done toward efiiecting local
political combinations in New York city.
Tammany and Apollo Hall find it difficult
to fuse, although the leaders of both are
agitating that course.
The State Journal says: Hon. Daniel Ag-
new will be the next Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, succeed
ing Chief Justice Reed in the regular order
at the ex pii alton of his term, which will be
on the first Monday of December, 1879
Justice Agnew has acquired splendid re-
putation since he came to preside on the
Supreme Bench. A thorough lawyer. un-
tiring student and ripe scholar, he has ss-
tab.ished reputation with the bar and the
people of the State, which ought to salts.
fy any man desirous of popular confidence
and esteem.
On Tuesday morning, the 18th inst, Mr..
Frederick Williams, OF Greenwood town
ship, Crawford county. was killed by light
ming. He was cradling oats-had gone
across the field, and was returning to the
other side with the cradle upon his shOul
der, the blade pointing upward, when the
electric fluid was attracted by the glistening
metal and Mr.. Williams was Immediately
killed. A little son of the deceased was
walking after his father, and but few
steps distant, yet was unharmed. Mr.. Will
liams was about fifty years old, and leaves a
wife and six or seven children.
An old gentleman residing near New
Brighton who was married few years ago,
imagining that some of his nsighbors were
enamored of his wife, became very jealous,
and they did not live as happily together as
they might have done. The old lady, some
months ago, resolved to leave him for a
while, and she did so. A few months pass
ed away, and the old gentleman becoming
very lonely, prevailed on his wife to come
back to him again. On the evening follow
ing, a number Of boys, with respect for
their reunion, gave them happy serena
ding, making delightful music with old saws,
tn pans, &c. They listened to the charm
ing music patiently until twelve or one
o'clock, when the boys went home. A few
days later warrants were issued for the
boys, and ten or twelve of thsm were ar
rested ana brought before Squire More
land, of New Brighton. The affair was
settled, however, by the boys paying over
the handsome sum of ten dollars. The
boys think now that the serenade was all on
their side-Bearer Radical.
The Altoona Tribune says that Patrick
Flynn, of Quick township, Clearfiel1 Co.,
sold to Nessrs. Thomas McCauley & Co.,
of that city, four thousand acres Of land in
said township for five hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. reserving from the prop
erty four hundred acres in four farms, a
saw mill, grist mill, and sixteen houses and
10 Is in Janesville, worth twenty five thou
sand dollars. lie also has other property,
including fifty million feet Of pine lumber,
worth quarter Of million. One-third Of
the property sold was bought by Mr.. Flynn,
K. r. Bridgens, and W. T. Simpson, of
Lock Hnven, seven years ago, for thirty
six thousand dollars. Twenty months ago
Mr.. Flynn bought Mr.. Bridgens's interest
for twenty five thousand dollars, and ts-day
paid Mr.. Moore fifty thousand for his
share. Mr. Flynn nets four hundred and
fifty thousand dollars by the transaction.
This sale to McCauley and Co. is the largest
ever made in Clearfield county. He pre-
diets that they will clear a million on the r
purchase. The land is heavily covered with
Pine, and underllid " with coal.
by a gentleman just returned to
Council Bluffs, Iowa, from Missouri, 1t
is learned that last week foul armed
men, in pursuit Of the Iowa railway
bandits, came upon the leaders Of the
gang in wood, who sprang up, drew
his gun, and ordered them to throw
down their arms. They complied, and
after the delivery the desperate lec-
tured them on the folly of attempting
to capture such men as him, showed
them train, gave them their guns, and
told them to "git," which they did.
The Washington .Adrance says MUIR
ray Wilson, of Morris township, . few
days since, while out moving with
scythe, drove into a bumtle bees nest
with his show back" causing the whole