Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-11

Sunday. Over l,lpu delegates we're
present.
On Saturday morning 4 three story
brick dwelling. two story brick sIaush-
ter house, with an ice house and stable,
on Garrison's Lane, Baltimore, Md,
and owned by George Rohr, we're de-
s,royed by Ere. The flames extended
to a three story brick dwelling, slsugh-
ter house, smoke house, and ice house
adjoining, anI owned BY Mrs. Walper',
which we're also burned. The total
loss on the buildings, furniture, &C.,
is estimated at Sl5, 600; fully covered
ty insurance, including $4,000 in the
Scottish Commercial office, the balance
in home companies.
y policeman named Thomas Evers.
while pursuing an escaped prisoner. at
tempted to jump on the front platform
of Broadway, New York, street car,
on Sunday, fell under the wheels and
was crushed to death. The driver of
the car was arrested.
Rev. Milton Z. Hysore, of the Me
tbodist Episcopal church, Washington
City, fell in his pulpit on Sunday, and
died soon after of CONGESTION of the
brain.
A despatch from Sau-Francisco, un-
der date of the 9th, says, advice By
steamship from China to September 26,
stated that a typhoon of unprecden ted
/ violence ragged at Hong Kong, lasting
tw" days Not single ship escaped
undsmaged. The casualties and loss
of life exceeded anything ever before
placed on record. After the storm
Hong Kong looked like a besieged
, town. The less at Hong Kong and
Macao is estimated at 5000 lives
The general damage to property ex-
ceeds S5.000,00O.
When the typhoon was raging the
pirates fired the city in SIX places for
spoils.
Some reports say that ten thousand
persons perisbed in Macao alone.
The Go!ernor apprehending pes
thence, cremaied four thousand c1rpses,
frs, covering them with tar. Large
numbers Of Europeans perished. The
whole number of killed may reach
twenty thousand, native and European.
An earthquak. shock accompanied the
typhooH. When the Alaska ran ashore
she sunk scores Of juuAs, with hun
dreds of Cinnamon aboard. She then
struck the rocks with terrific force, but
was not much damaged.
The Lancaster Express of the 9th
inst, says: On last Frieay evening,
about s o'clock, three men called at
the farm house of Miss Hooyer, near
Donegal Springs, and asked permission
to sleep in the tarn. 1t was granted,
and just while the family, which con
sisted of Miss Hoover, an old man
named Bishop, boy about Is years
cid, and girl of the same age, were
preparing to retire for the night, the
men returned 10 the house and de-
manded something to eat. Suspicion
was at once aroused in the minds Of
the occupants of the house that all was
not right. Mr.. Bishop passed the food
out through window, when one of the
men-all of whom were now masked
knocked the dish from his hands, and
leaped through the window into the
house, followed by the others. Here
struggle began. In the fight Mis-
Hoover was knocked down by a blow
from one of the rufiaEs, which sent her
reeling under 4 table. She soon re.
covered, however, and tore the mask
from the face of one of them. Mr..
Bishop was knocked down twice, but
being very stout man, fought man
FULLY, dealing heavy blows on their
heads will, smoothing iron. While
the fight was going on the girl ran NJ
stairs, locked herself In a room. and
/ blew q horn from n window. This
brought the neigheors, but before the
assistance came the scoundrels had
made their escape. The boy is severe
ly cut about the eyes and head. Miss
Hoover is an old lady, and is supposed
to have large amount of money
Bishop, being brave man, prevented
her being rubbed aud perhaps murder
ed The kitchen and dining room were
literally covered with blood from the
fray.
Secretary Fish had long interview
with the President on the 9th inst
concerning our relations with Spain.
As is well known the Spanish govern
ment has already seatled with Great
Britain the indemnity demanded BY
that government fer the execution of
British subjects who were found on
board the virginius. No settlement.