Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-06-03
Two Creoles fought a duel at


vance. One of the Two was shot
through the body near the heart.
St. Louis was visited by a heavy
storm of wind, lightning and rain
Many houses we're unroo:ed, and the
shipping extensively damaged. A
paint shop and several business places
in Pittsburg were destroyed by fire.
Fifteen business places, the entire
business portion Of the town Of Ell
wood. Mill county, Illinois, was de-
stroyeG by FIRE. Loss S50,GpO. \
wholesale grocery establishment was
burned in New FORK. Loss 500 900
A quarrel between two base ball
players in Clark county. Ga, resulted
in one of the party striking the other
on the head with . bat. The young
man who va. struck vas killed instant
ly. The murderer fed. The car
work, near Torrence Station, Pa we're
destroyed By 6re. Loss $4,000.
Wheat Ia Philadelehia- Pennsyiva-
MA amber 81 62al 60. Corn S3aoic
Oats 63aG6c.
SATURDAY, May 80.
A station agent of the Chicago aid
Northwestern Railroad" was found
guilty in court Of justice in Wiscon-
sin of charging more than the legal
fare for tickets, and 61ed 500. A
steamboat wheel struck and upset a
skiff that contained three boys, who
we're drowned, in the Allegheny river
near PItttbsrs. A despatch frem
England announce, that . number Of
Pullman Palace Cars have been put on
the railways of Great Britsin. A
man naHcd Murphy, claiming to haze
come from Dover, Stewart county,
Tennessee, went to farmers house in
Tiptop county, and cut Mrs. Milton
DonaidsOn's head open with an axe,
killing her instantly He also cut two
great gashes in the head of negro ser
want girl, who subsequently gave the
alarm. Murphy was caught, and con
fessed the cutting of the neg-ess, but
denied the murder Of Mrs. Dona idscn.
He WAS shot last night by citizens, has
guilt being fully established. He had
intended to rob Mrs. Dousldson's safe.
which he supposed contained s. 900.
The negress cannot survive her wounds.
The inquest in the Mi!l-river reser-
voir disaster was resumed this morning.
Joel Hayden, son of the late Cover
nor Hayden, testified that be had known
Of his father getting up IN the night to
drive to the reservoir, distance Of FIVE
miles; he had no personal knowledge OF
bis fathers reasons for SO doing, aud
thought his father had no more fear for
the safety If this dam than for any
other, and presumed thar he visited it
az he would the mill, just across the
road, to guard against fire. Mr.. Bas
sett. contractor, was recalled, and such
questions were put that he
was compiled TO adnit the truth of ali
the charges made against ths dam, and
showed kat even the vague specItica
tions were not adhered 10. He admit
ted that himself and his partner had
entered luto the work IN the belief that
the dam might give way even if built
according to the specifications. He had
realized that if it did, property AID
lires would be endangered, and yet he
had accepted the bargain, and had not
protected against 1t. Had it not been
for the extra expense made by the
change of pipe, they would have made
about SIS, eco, the whole amount re (
ceived from the job being less than
s., 400. lie did not know why con
science should have prevented them.
If the dam was to be built they might
as well build it as anybody.
MONDAY, JUNE L.
Owen and Il iiliam Mahon were ar
rested in Brooklyn for stabbing their
atber, j Ohm Mahon. Owen held his |
,ather while William stabbed him sew
,ral times with pocket knife. HIS
: ounds are not dangerous. A man
'onvicted of perjury committed suicide
L the New York Tombs The crops
Il alifornia are III promising cnndi-
ion. The Governor of Louisiana
wants the United States government to
ebuild the levee Of the Mississippi
liver. Three base ball players at
Hartford, Conn, were done up as fol-
ows 4: One bad finger broken, another
lad bis jaw broken and six teeth
,nocked out, aud third got blow on
he head from bat, which Threatens a
atal result. New York police came
Iowu on a colored "boD tom gambling
lace last night, and arrested over forty
olored people there.
A painter named NcCullock while in
ne of the bridges on Three Sisters
sland, Niagara Falls, fell off scat
old and was carried by the current
lear the edge of the Falls, when be
aught On rock, where be is still
anging. Great excitement prevails in