Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-06-10
News Summary.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5.

An atrocious murder occurred be-
tween two gipsies, in their camp, near
the boundary line Of Newtown and
Long Island City, this morning, at half
past eleven o'clock. The parties con-
cerned in the tragedy are an old wo-
man, fortune-teller, and man and a
boy. The old woman bad been deriv.
ing a considerable income from fortune
telling for some time past, and this
morning the old man, who is the leader
of the band, demanded share of the
money. 1t is supposed that the old
woman firmly refused to divide the
money, when the old man, being en-
ragged, struck her a violent blow. The
son resented this insult to his mother
by jumping upon her assailant and
knocking him down. The old man
arose furiously, and drawing heavy
horse pistol discharged it several times
at the boy, two shots taking effect in
the left breast. The boy then stag
gered toward the gypsy captain, and by
a strong effort made desperate plunge
at him and stabbed him in the arm.
The gipsy then fred the remaining bar
rel of the pistol, the bullet piercing
the boys heart, and he fell at his feet,
giving single cry: Mother! I'm
killed." The gypsy leader, seeing that
the boy was dead, and fearing the in
reference Of the authorities would
cause him trouble, ordered the goods of
the whole party to be packed up, and
in less than ten minutes the caravan,
three carriages in number. aud eight
horses, we're beating a hasty retreat.
The whole of the shocking affair was
witnessed from neighboriHg house, the
occupants Of which were too horrlfed to
give an alarm. The body Of the un-
fortunate boy, who was killed in trying
to save his mother, was thrown in the
bottom of a cart, aud the tents and
other luggage piled upon him. Six
mounted aud armed men started in pur-
sui. Of the murderer at three o'clock
to-day.
William Borne, about fifteen years
old, resident of Steamburg, n. Y,
confessed to killing his step:ather by
chopping him to pieces with an an axe.
While at dinner the convicts in the
Missouri State prison revolted on ac-
count of poor food furnished them
They were driven to their cells by
armed citizens.
Many villages have been swept away
by food in Hungary.
About one hundred members of the
Presbyterian General Assembly, that
met in St. Louis, started on an excur-
sion to Colorado.
THURSDAY, JUNE 4.
The Pope's health is alarmingly
poor.
A fire at Susquehanna depot destroy
ed twenty wooden buildings. Loss,
$4,000 to $4,000.
Eight arrests were made in Blair
county for selling liquor in violation OF
law. Nearly all the parties entered
bail for their appearance at court.
The Ninth Annual Reunion of the
Pennsylvania Reserves, held in Belle
fonte, was never surpassed by any
former meetings of the Association.
A man named Leghorn accidentally
shot man named Brown, while care
lessly handling a revolver, at Benning-
ton, Blair county.
A gala day in Bellefonte, it being
the occasion Of the Ninth Annual Re-
union Of the Pennsylvania Reserves.
The procession WIS nearly a mile long.
A bountiful repast was served in the
Court House Square by the ladies of
Bellefonte. The Grafton was delivered
by Col. Ii. A. Mccoy, which was
most creditable effort. He stated one
fact not generally known. to wit, that
while the Pennsylvania Reserves fred
the first shot of the Army of the Poto-
mac, the flag Of truce received from
Lee at Appomattex was through the
pickets of the Reserves"
The National Brewers Congress at
Boston appointed committee to pre-
pare an address to the public to state
their position as brewers, and to infu-
ence public opinion in favor Of the use
of malt liquors.
A mad dog in Newburg, n. l., bit
four persons, and was then shot.
Two Cinnamon we're lyncned In Del |
norte county, CAL, by mob, on the
confession that they had murdered a
number of people in that county.
The Pope is better again. His ply
sicians want him to quit the vatican a
while fer his bealth. :