Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-31
On the morning of ihe 26th inst. .

On the morning Of the 26th inst,
band of thieves, five in number, made
a sortie on the Peoples Savings bank,
In the basement of the Sesoud Nation
al bank on Seventh street, opposite the
Postoffice Department, Washington, d.
C. The bank had just been opened for
business, aud the SAFE was standing open,
facing the street, about twelve or ff-
teen feet behind the counter. Gen.
Balloch, the cashier, had gone to a
reighboring banking house to identify
a party presenting check, leaving the
colored messenger in charge, when two
of the gang entered and engaged the
latter in conversation at the counter,
ana the two who had been left on the
outside. They doubtless thought that
the BOX contained the assets Of the
bank; bat it contained valuable papers
belonging to Gen. Ballocb, none of
which will be of any use to the thieves.
Among the papers were FIVE first mort
gage bunds for one thousand dollars
each, which, with the other papers, are
valued at $4,000.
Intelligence from the anthracite coal
region of this State announce that the
supply of coal is nearly exhausted.
Instructions have been sent to Sher-
idan that be must not only prevent un-
authorized persous going to the Black
Hills country, but he must also drive
out all who are new there without au-
thority. General Crook, as soon as he
assumes command of the Platte, will
give personal attention to the execu-
tion of these instructions. lie will
visit the Black Hills with the necessary
fcrce as soon as the weather and roads
will permit.
General Custer is to lead the explo-
ring expedition into the Black Hills to
learn definitely as to the existence of
gold in quantity, also for military pur-
poses.
General Sheridan says tina. the name
Black Hills is used to mean a large
district of country, and does not BY
any means point out the exact locality
of the rich geld mines.
Mr.. Uri Carruth, EDITOR of the Vine
land IN. j. Independent, who was shot
BY Mr.. hands, the proprietor of that
place, for an abusive article regarding
his domestic relations, is still alive.
At West Point, Miss, on Thursday
night, Louis A. Middleton, editor of
the Time; of that place, was shot and
killed By ID. l.. Love, another journal
ist of the same town. The murderer
escaped.
The court house at Galena, Stone
county, Nevada, was entered one night
last week and number of criminal in
dictments we're stolen. The sheriff of
the county, in attempting to arrest
parties suspected of beng implicated
in the robbery, was fred upon and COM
PEELED TO beat hasty retreat.
A story is told of woman 10 Provi-
dence, who, having secured good
place to see the procession, reported to
the police that she had lost her child :
and earnestly asked him to find it for
her, as she did not dare to 60 in search
of it, for if she did she should 90 lose
her place"
There is TO be a Governmental geo.
logical survey of the Black Hill coun-
try, for the purpose of getting report
of the mineral wealth of that region.
The Sultan Of Turkey employs in his
palace 6000 servants.
A Jeffersonville, lnj.j despatch of
March 26 says: Eighty convicts at
work in the foundry at the State prison
made a desperate attempt to escape this
afternoon. They suddenly quit work,
overpowered their guards, tied and
bind-folded them, and succeeded IN
partially cutting a hole in the outer
wall, when general alarm was given.
The outer guards rushed to the rescue,
aud at the muzzles OF their rifles, forced
the men to desist. The leaders we're
promptly dealt with, and all is quiet
again
4 despatch from Pottsville, last Sat-
urday says Laborers and miners who
are on the strike have dumped a num-
Der OF ears loaded with coal, ready for
shipment at Locust Gap, during the
the night, aud burned the depot and
telegraph office Of the Reading rail
road at the same place.