Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-17
News Items.


the 10th INST, two children of William
Thomas, 4 colored man, we're burned
while their mother was out after water.
The Oldest was boy three year, old,
who dieo few minutes after the mother
returned, and the youngest, a baby, had
its legs burned 10 q crisp up to the
knees.
A special despatch from St. Louis, or
the 10th inst, says desperado named
Hall took negro into a saloon 1t Wa
verify, Mo-, kept BY man named Boot,
and attempted to place him on an equal
ity with white men under the Civil
Rights bill. The bar keeper protested,
but Hall insisted and the bar-keeper
chased the negro out of the saloon at
the point of pistol. Another negro
named Bell then interfered, and the
bar-keeper shot him dead.
Baltimore has just been Growing
over the arrival in that city Of four
little babies at one birth, and now Oil
City, rot TO be outdone in that style,
announces an equally wonderful event.
Mrs. Gilmore, who resides near Gran
berry, gave birth to four children last
week, two boys and two girls. The
father Of this numerous progeny Is
Charles Gilmore, who met with AT un-
fortunate accident last Fourth of July,
which resulted in the loss of both bis
arms. The mother is doing quite we'll
and is able to attend to the wants Of
her two pair of twins. All the chill
dren are plump and well developed.
They have amply demonstrated their
lung powers, and seem to have as good
3 prospect for lite as any other children.
None of the babies seem weak or deli
cate, but healthy and strong and each
one gives promise of being able to live
through its babyhood. They are as
much al Ike as fur peas in one pod, and
# they should get mixed it might be
impossible 20 tell one from the other
With such large addition to his family
the father, being unable TO work, may
be in need of assistance. We are not
Informed as to the circumstances of the
family, but as they were we'll provided
with children before the four little
babies all in row" put in an appear
ancc they are doubtless in a situation
TO receive assistasce Oil City Der
rick.
A girl aged sixteen fatally wounded
a boy aged seventeen, IN the street in
Chicago, on the 9th inst. She claimed
that be had seduced her.
The Alexandra (Va.l Gazette of the
9th inst. saws: On Saturday las. col
ored man named Haines went 10 the
house Of his mistress, between Mark
ham and Piedmont, aud seizing Ratchet
made a murderous assault upon the in
the woman aud her two chill
dren-cutting aud slasbing them terri
bly,. The woman resisted him and
fought him from the hou.e to a straw
rack near by. where it was ended BY
her splitting his head open with an axe,
and stretching him dead at her feet.
The woman, too, was hurt severely,
and the children so badly that they will
probably die.
Mrs. Johnson, OF Georgia, put five
pound stone into her paper rag bag to
bring down the weight, but afterwards
became conscience stricken and poi
soned herself.
On the afternoon of the Sih inst,
about one half mile from Woodbury.,
New jersey, a robbery va, committed
on Miss Grlscom. The young lady was
returning from Philadelphia, aud when
within short distance of home was
attacked BY three roughs who tied her
to a tree and robbed her of nearly all
the valuables she had with her. She
made good her escape BY cutting the
rope with her knife.
Tue "MoIly Maguires" are playing
the kuklux game throughout the coal
regions. Armed men and masked par
ties are warning men to quit work and
leave the locality, o. suffer the conse-
luences.
At Mt. Pleasant mine, at Scranton,
on the 9th inst, q shocking tragedy
occurred. Two boys we're engaged in
tending the screen, when enc Of them