Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-22
Summary Of News.
WEDNESDAY, July l5.

WEDNESDAY, July 10.
Gerrett Smith sent $1,000 to til,
Governor of Iowa to be distributed
among the sufferers by the grasshoppers
A despatch from Texas announce:
that on the 4th, near Skeleton Creek
train of forty wagons was attacked
by Cheyennes and Kiowss and burned
. together with several men belonging tC
the train. Also, that ii OF the SOC
warriors, CheyeDnes and Comanches
who recently attacked the settlement al
Adobe Walls, on the Canadian river
near Antelope Hills, we're killed, aud
many wounded, BIZ about 20 settlers.
Mrs. Maggie Smith, of Charlestcwn,
Mass, was shot and instantly killei BY
her son, a boy nine years old. They
were in an auction room, IN Roxbu-y,
where the boy found an old pistol, and
and while playing with it it was dis
charged.
Two men, unknown, supposed to be
from Philadelphia, were killed at
Parkesburg, Pa. They were standing
on the track of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, talking, when the Harrisburg
tram east came along. They remained
upon the track and before the train
could be stopped the engine struck
them. One was killed instantly, and
the other was mangled in a fearful
manner and lived about thirty minutes.
Oshkosh, Michigan, has been deva.-
tated by FIRE. Six hundred buildings
we're burned and three thousand people
rendered homeless. Loss about ST.
100000 insurance, 100000.
The beat race, at Saratoga, between
Freshmen of Yale, Brown aud Prince
ton Colleges was won by the crew of
Princeton
An immense cloud of grasshoppers
alighted near Columbus, Nebraska, and
are eating every living green thing up.
Another fire broke out about 4:30
p. III in Chicago, IN the northwestern
part Of the city, in the vicinity of the
junction OF Milwaukee and chicago
avenues. Fifteen or twenty buildings,
comprising stores, saloons, and planning
and carpenter shops were burned in a
short time, the flames being famed by
"a stiff northwest breeze and fed by very
nfamable material. The fire depart
ment were promptly on the ground, and
by the most vigorous efforts succeeded
in checking the progress of the fire be-
fore it did further damage than that
stated. Considerable excitement pre-
vailed for a time, and repetition of
the scenes of Monday were expected.
The fire originated in Dugan's smoke
house in the rear of his packing estab-
lishment. Nearly an entire block was
burned, but the buildings were mostly
Of all Inferior sort. Tue fire burned
for over an hour and a half. One
planning mill was destroyed, with some
valuable machinery and patterns. The
loss is estimated at 100000. Two
attempts at inceudiarism iu the same
neighborhooi were discovered and frus
tra,ed. In one case kerosene oil was
used.
Thus far seven persons are known to
have lest their lives by the fire on Tues
day night. Strenuous efforts are being
made TO furnish those deprived OF homes
by the FIRE with the necessaries of life.
All aid societies are giving their help.
THURSDAY, July Is.
A terrific thunder storm passed over
Lowell, Mass, and did great damage to
buildings.
Peter Bernheisel. Jr., has been
awarded the contract for altering the
State House, at Harrisburg He is to
get SIT ,42S.
A Franklin, Ohio, shoemaker ended
four weeks spree by shooting his
wife and instantly killing her, and then
killing hiunself.
Rebuilding in the burnt district of
Chicago has commenced.