Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-08
News items.

4"o moutnc eHc t"cisc Oo1s "Sac
consumed in the erection Of the new
bridge at DanvilIc, and an average of
twenty men we're employed. The
bridge is 1850 feet long and the road
way is eighteen feet vide, si,k side
walk on either side five feet vide.
Louis Confer. who tried to commit a
rape upon child nine years old in
PhiIipsburg, Centre county, in June
last, was found guilty and sentenced to
seven years ia the Western Peniten-
tiary.
DR.. Sidney d. Grant, a we'll known
physician of Baltimore, formerly Of
Hartford, Conn, was arrested on Sat
urday a week, and taken to Connect
cut, on requisition from the Governor
Of that State, charging him with per-
jury.
In Waco, Texas, duel was fought
on Sunday night week in the dark,
distance four feet, weapons six shooters,
between Charles Carrick and j. NJ.
Turner. Three shots we're fired. Tur-
ner was killed. A trivial quarrel was
the cause.
Goldsmith Maid trotted a mile heat
at barter Oak Park, Hartford, last
Thursday, in 2.l6a, for $4,000.
Seventy two gold watches, thirty
three silver ones and diamonds and
jewelry valued at $1,000, were stolen
from the safe of pawnbroker 10 Pitts
burg on Tuesday night, 3lst tilt.
The Island of St. Thomas was shaken
by an earthquake on the Sd of August.
On the lst of this month an attempt
was made to pass forged draf: or the
Merchants aud Mechanics Bank of
Scranton for $500. The draft pur
ported to be from the First National
Bank of Camden, n j., to the Fourth
National Bank Of New York. The
party was not captured.
The Treasurer Of New Jersey has
abandoned his office with upwards Of
$4,000.
a dairyman and merchant of Buffalo
has suspendec-llabilities, $4,000.
The Bank of California paid over its
counters before it suspended, gold and
silver coin that amounted in weigh: to
forty-tHo tons. Such is the report.
Il. F. Buffers name appears on the
tax list in Lowell, Mass, as a non
resident.
MoOdey and Sankey propose to meet
iu Washington early in October.
A peculiar disease is causing the
deaths of many horses in Kansas.
A St. Louis physician bas offered
reward of $1,000 for an authenticated
case of death from eating iipe water
melon.
Ex-President Johnson, it seems,
really was buried in winding-sheet
consisting of the flag of the Union.
Isaac Fancher, of Sandy Hill, pre-
diets that the world will oe destroyed
July 4, 1876. Thi, will spoil the Cen
tennial. He bases his cheerful view on
Isaiah XIV: IL" For the child shall
die hundred years DID," The "cbild"
be considers to be Uncle Sam, and when
be dies the rest of the world will give
it up so and step out also. MIR. Fan
cher is patriotic.
Outrages in the coal regions are
again in order. The boss of The Raven
Run Colliery, worked by Keaten & Co.,
was called from his residence before
working hours on the morning of the
lst inst, by three men, who fired tee
shots at him, killing him instantly. The
murderers fed toward Ringtown, and
were pursued by parties in the vicinity
and fred at, but without effect.
A Harrisburg doctor has been con-
victed Of attempted malpractice.
The price of glass of whisky at
Saratoga is twenty five cents.
Mr.. Mumpass, Tennessee farmer,
was struck by lightning one day last
week, while ploughihg. A cloud com
pletely encompassed him, and it was
dark as midnight. Then light above
the brightness of the sun, the thunder
pe2led and lie became unconscious. On
returning to consciousness be found
that his horse was gone, the plough
into atoms, and himself weak
and powerless. His lef: shoulder was
bruised and paralyzed, aud left hlp
bleeding, and the sole Of his left foot
shorn of its flesh, and the foot itself a
perfect wreck.
Last Friday six men were hanged in
Arkansas, who had been sentenced for
On the last day Of August, Green NJ
CantrelI and " illiamson Bailey, two |
Franklin county tlllinois) Ku-Klux,
who were engaged in the 6ght at Mad
dox lane on the 10Th of August, we're
examined before the United States |
Commissioner at Centralia, Illinois,
The Commissioner Led them in ST.
600 bail, which was furnished. Six |
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