Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-02
News Items.

4 dreadful murder is thus narrated
by dispatch from Missouri, under date
of the 26th ult. Philip Pfarr, 4 Ger
man farmer, living on what is known as
Skinker road, several miles from St.
Louis, Was murdered about $50 o'clock
last night BY an unknown negro, and
and his wife, who was about to become
mother, outraged. 1t appears . ne
gro nan about twenty-five years old,
called about five o'clock last evening
and asked for work. Mrs. Pfarr told
him they did not want any help. He
called again about sever o'clock, after
Mr.. Pfarr had returned from bis labor
in the fields, and was again told no help
was wanted. About $50 o'clock Pfarr
and his family were aroused by the
barking of their cog in the yard. Pfarr
went out to see what was the matter,
aud was met by the negro who had
visited the house in the evening, who
struck him violent blow m the head.
apparently with some blunt instrument,
fracturing his skull. Mrs. Pfarr, who
followed her husband to the door, was
then savagely seized by the negro, who
forced her to give him what money was
IN the house, and afterwards brutally
outraged her. After the negro had aed,
Mrs. Pfarr dragged her insensible hus-
band into the house and aroused the
neighbors. Everything possible vas
done for him, but he remained uncon-
scious until noon to- day, when be died.
Intense excitement prevails in the
neighborhood, and two mounted police
men have been securing the woods and
fields all day, bu, at last accounts had
found no trace of the 6endish mur-
derer.
A special dispatch to the St. Louis,
No., Republican. under date of the 18th
ult., says, relative TO the grasshopper
plague: Three hundred farmers of
Jackson county met at Independence
TO day TO devise means to afford relief
to the destitute and suffering. Reports
from all parts of the county we're that
the grasshoppers are destroying all the
crops aud fruits. The meeting resolved
to issue an address calling on the peo-
pie of the country to assist the helples.
farmers, who are cutting down trees for
their stock to eat their leaves, straw
being also fed to cattle. One farmer
said half the farmers will be objects of
charity, in three months. A meeting
was held at Jefferson City last night to
consider what could be done to render
aid to the sufferers, aud Governor Har-
din issued brief address setting forth
that there is much destitution in various
parts Of the State, and asking the
churches to take up contributions for
the needy on June 3rd, which be has
proclaimed day of fasting and prayer,
and that subscriptions be made BY the
benevolent throughout the State for the
same purpose. ....
Among the resolutions adopted BY
the General Assembly of the Presby-
terian Church North, last week at
Cleveland, is one recommending minis
ters generally to pray and lead their
churches to pray for the aversion of
the impending grasshopper plague in
the West. T.,. -'. .-'I
A Washington dispatch Of q few
days ago says: DIR. John L. Freusley
Was arraigued in the police court to-
day on . charge of stealing several
bank notes from the Redemption Bu-
reau of the Treasury Department, in
which be was messenger He was
convicted of petty larceny and SEN
tenced to seven months imprisonment
in jail. He took an appeal snd was
released 90 bail for a hearing in the
upper court. He was also convicted Of
the larceny of ruler, pencils, rubber
bands, sponge and envelopes, and for
this was fined $40 and costs. He told
the officer, while under arrest, that be
was not aware Of doing anything wrong
in taking few articles of stationery
from the Treasury to his room, for pri-
vate use, as most of the clerks we're in
the hsbit of doing the same thing.
A few days ago, at Maoch Chunk, .
-uuuby of misers vent 40 1crt at 90