Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-12-09
News Items.

The repair shops Of the Reading
Railroad at Palo Alto, Pa, were burn
ed on the night of the lst inst. Loss
about 5000, with no insurance.
The miners of Utah are resisting the
building of the Brigham Canon Rail.
road through their claims, and both
parties have appealed to the law.
a despatch from London, Ontario,
says the absconding clothiers, Dranger
and Meier, have gore to New Orleans,
taking with them nine large trunks
packed with jewelry and other costly
articles valued at 500, 900, which they
smuggled over the river at Detroit
Custom officials are on their track.
A run of depositors on the Concord,
n. H., Savings Bank caused that insti-
tuition to suspend on the lst of this
month.
At Newcastle, Del, on the morning
of the Dad inst, the jury 10 the case of
Aaron X. Woodward charged with the
murder of the boy Lukens, who was
stealing chestnuts, rendered a verdict
of not guilty. The killing was not de-
MED.
The State Grange of the Patrons of
Husbandry will meet in Williamsport
in January next. Over 1900 dele
gates will be present.
A Troy, n. Y, despatch, under date
of Nov. go, says: A most horrible
story is current here of singular and
barbarous murder Recently a car
penter named Elias Williams began the
erection of wooden frame house in the
midst of forest, in wild and unfre-
quented district, about sixteen miles
north of Wellstown, Hamilton county.
He hired George Smith to assist him in
the work of construction. One day,
after they had drunk many times from
jug of liquor, the two men began des-
perately tC quarrel, and finally were
involved in deadly fight. Williams,
in the course of the struggle, threw
Smith over a wooden saw-horse, and
with hand saw, which be all the time
held in his hand, sawed off the head o,
his antagonist, severing it entirely from
the body. His rage cooling, remorse
came after it, and he followed his vic
tim into the dim land of retribution by
cutting the great vein of his own throat
with the saw, falling corpse beside
the remains of Smith. A lad named
Grant witnessed the awful tragedy, and
conveyed the news two miles to the peo-
pie who reside nearest the scene of the
crime. Williams was a married man,
and Smith bachelor. They we're both
buried the next day.
The case of the Rev. John S. Glen
denning, before the fresbytery of Jer-
sey City, was concluded on the End
lust, and resulted in a verdict of ac-
quittal on all charges.
Seven'y-dve buildings were destroy
ed by fire at karns City, Butler county,
Pa, on the 2Bd inst, including the
post lice and two hotels. Estimated
loss, 800, 900.
At neon on the Sd inst whole fam.
lily were found poisoned in bed at Car
boDdale. The victims are man named
Ludwig, his wife, and child about a
year old. Some of the neighbors
shortly before noon, seeing that none
of the family were astir, forced open
the door, and on going up stairs beheld
a horrible spectacle. The features of
the man and wife were distorted by the
throes of death, while the infant was al
its mothers breast unconscious of the
awful fate of Its parents. Medical aid
was promptly called, and after the ap-
plicatIon of restoratives the husband
and wife rallied little, but the latter
died within an hour. The husband
struggled on until this evening, when
lie also died. The infant still fingers
in pam. When the husband was par
TALLY restored to consciousness, he said
that somebody gave himself and wife
draught from a bottle and they both
drank it. He could not be induced to
say any more. Up to late hour this
evening no clue to the mystery could
be obtained.
The trial of Alexander c. Goss, in
iicteo for perjury in the case of Eliza
W. Goss against the Mutual Life In