Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-03

Hammetf, his wife and two daughters
and boy named Robert Smith, on the
3orh of April, 1874. the particulars Of
which we're extensively published al
the time. aud are familiar to the public.
About II o'clock the doomed man, ac-
compan,ed by his spiritual advisers,
assembled the scsffoid.. Ortwein's ex-
,raordin.ry nerve did not desert him
at the last moment. ard rs the fatal
c:p, Ia white onef WAS being placed
over his head, he bade those near good
bye as one would stepping aboard q
train TO bear aim home for day or two
At this awful moment Ort&ein turned
to the eastern part Of The scsffold, and
in loud, firm voice, said: "Wbat !
have to say is this; | suffer what |
have deserved l committed the mur.
der. am ready and willing to die.
most heartily thank all for the kind
Ness shown TO me, may God have mercy
on my soul. hope to meet you all in
Heaven, for Cbrist's sake. Jesus
Christ, have mercy on my soul Oh,
Father, into Thy hands commend my
spirit" The minute and hour hands Of
the watches Of those present stood at
1903 when Sheriff Hare touched the
spring with his foot, the floor of rhe
platform fell out and with a frightful
sound, Ernest Outwein fell toward the
ground, the slip knot did its work and
the Hamnett's we're =yenged. At
l:;l2s the physicians pronounced him
dead. He died by strangulation. Thus
ended the tragedy Of the Ortwein mur-
der After pulsation had ceased, a
couple of respirations were noticed.
After hanging for eighteen minutes.
the body was taken down and the re-
mains placed in neat coffin.
The Lebanon .Ners says: The small
pox epidemic, the great scourge and
Isvisher of the human family, has made
its appearance in our county, and is
rapidly spreading in reid!eburg town
ship, over 60 cases being reported. Ii
great care and sanitary measures are
Tot adopted We may look for rapid
increase Ct the mortality list. In
Shacffertown the flag has been hoisted.
Information from another source comes
TO US that the smallpox is prevailing
to AN alarming extent in Kleinfelters-
vile, about seven miles southwest of
Vomelsdorf. Report has it that far
over one hundred cases we're In and
around the place 1t appears that a
1 few cases have been in the immediate
neigh borhood all winter, and few days
ago young man BY the name Of
Freshly to K sick and died very sud-
denly. The people not knowing what
the disease was, or at least it having
been kept secret, this man was taken
to the church on the day Of burial, and
there kept exposed to the congregation,
giving each chance to take last look
at the departed. when the whole con
gregarion inhaled the deadly vApors Of
the disease, which turned out to be
small pox Of the worst kind. A great
many who had attended the funeral are
stricken with the malady, while good
many cases have proved fatal.
The Annual Report of the Pennsyl-
vania Central Railroad Company has
just been published. The report gives
the operations Of the main line, its
branches and leased roads for the year
1874, and mskes a very gratifying e1
h:bit. The gross earnings of all the
lines east aud west of Pittsburgh dur
ing the year were $62, ,9SS, ,35l &c; ex-
penses, including rentals, interest, div
idenJs, etc, $50, AZ, ,645. % net earn
rngs $23, ,5l5,705.97. The earnings of
the main line and its Pennsy lvania
branches we're S22,642,37l.37; ex-
peuses, including re 'tals, sl2,10l, SIS
20 net earning, after paying rentals,
SO, 1896, ,824 %, showing a decrease in
net earnings of S4s,77 46 as COM
pared With the figures of the year pre-
vious.
About 81 o'clock on Saturday morn
ing the extensive locomotive works,
known as the "Cliff Works" at Scran-
ton. this State, touk fire aud we're com
pietely destroyed. The buildings con
tanned very valuable machinery, three
new locomotives, just completed, and
materials to put together eleven others.
The loss will reach ive hundred thou.
sand dollars, with an insurance Of eigh-
ty-five thousand dollars, mostly in Nex
York companies. Two hundred and
fifty men are thrown out of employ
ment, some Of whom lost their tools in
the building. The fire is supposed to
have originated accidentally in the office
Of the building.
Coal miners at Hasleton, this State,
are on a strike. A despatch from that
place, under date of the 2Ith ult., says:
About two O'Clock tins morning rhe
miners Who are On a strike, numbering