Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-05-27

Lewis VS.. McCloskey, Tor refusing to
sell them soda water; and $3.50 to
Clement VS.. O'Neiil, for refusing to
sell him a drink. These cases we're de-
cided by the Judge in conformity With
the law passed by the recent Legisla-
ture, the jurles failing to agree.
Forty crusaders were arrested in Pitts
burg for obstructipg the sidewalks.
The people against the Chicago and
Alton Railroad, Illinois, for extortion
in charging rates in excess of those al
lowed by law, won verdict for $4,000.
Henry Stauffer, a carpenter, fell
from the second story Of house at
Harrisburg and was killed. Three
young men started to walk from Lam
caster to Philadelphia. Hon David
b Mellish, Congressman from the 9th
district of New York city, died in the
Government Insane Asylum at Wash
ington. Overwork caused insanity aud
death. Ten thousand people were
present at the National Conference of
Dunkers at Girard, Illinois Four thou
sand took dinner. Mexieans stole
in Texas 5000 head of cattle and
drove them into Mexico. Three
brothers, pamed Fleetwood, at Sey-
mour, Indiana, were convicted and sem
fenced to the penitentiary for life, for
the murder of a little German boy.
The evidence showed that they enticed
the boy into a field, beat his brains out
with club, cut his throat, and then
threw his body into a creek-all for
two dollars. Two German State
gentlemen fought duel at Vienna.
One was wounded. The names of
the American students recently drown
ed in Lake Geneva are despatched As
William Woodbury., John Crane and
James Crane. a despatch states
fuss at Hatscheek, Austria, because of
the rise in the price of beer. About
ten thousand people assembled outside
the brewery, and set about smashing
windows and breaking open the doors,
aud throwing the machinery, barrels,
furniture, and all they could lay hold
of into the Danube. The riot did not
subside ril! the proprietors of the es-
tablishment declared their willingness
to sell at the old price. Since then no
fresh outbreaks have occurred.
MONDAY, May %.
Hon julius l.. Shnmau, a member of
the Pennsy ylvania Legislature from
Lancaster county, was shot and NOR
tally wounded by Jacob Wittmer, at
Washington, Lancaster county, last
night Wittmer was Intoxicated, and
threatened to shoot his wife, when Mr..
Shuman entered Wittmer's house and
interfered in behalf Of the lady, when
Wit,mer shot him. The bullet entered
the add men and lodged in the spine.
The wounded man eaDnot possibly re-
cover. The murderer was arrested and
is now in Jail in Lancaster city. There
is great excitement over the affair.
S3S,9iS have been contributed to the
relief of the sufferers of the reservoir
disaster in Massachusetts,. An earth
quake shock disturbed San Francisco,
California. The body of an un-
known man, aged about forty years,
dressed in dark clothes, was found
drowHed at Sunbury. Santa Cruz
county, California, has voted against
licensed liquor houses. The burning
of man and wife in Mexico for sor
Gerry is announced by despatch. The
supcrsutious murder was committed
Aplil 4, 1874.
p. 4. EllenbSrger, a prominent citi-
zen of Easton, fell dead of heart dis
ease. He was 81 years old. He was
a memberof the State Legislature in
1862. A colored man in Lyncbburg,
Va, killed his wife with an IRON bar,
and then wrapped her body in a bed
quilt, saturated it with coal oil and set
1t on FIRE. The fire was extingu:shed
by citizens of the town. The murderer
is in prison. A United States ware
house was destroyed by fire at Norfolk,
Va. \ wholesale and retail croekery
and cutlery house in Baltimore caught
FIRE and the stock was damaged to the
extent of $50, 900. The building was
damaged about $4,000.
Wheat in Philadelphia. a.-Pennsylva-
MIA amber 81 Gal 20. Corn, yellow,
90c. Oats 6Sa69c.
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