Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-21

their homes Essex street, through
which they had te pass, was at this
time filed for half mile with the mob.
Showers of stones, bricks and other
missiles we're hurled at the party as soon
as it appeared on the street. With the
exception Of the Mayor, every one Of
the party was hurt. Policeman Gum
mel was knocked down and badly hurt.
James Spinlow, who was eudeavoriDg to
protect bi. brothers wife, was Knocked
down, receiving terrible wound on the
head from a brick. At the corner of
Union and Spring streets the mob made
furious onslaught on the party, when
nearly all the police and Orangemen
were knocked down. The latter then,
in self-defense, drew their revolvers
aud began firing on the mob, who we're
shouting Kill the - Orangemen !"
The firing quickly dispersed the mob,
who scattered in all directions. Ii is
impossible TO learn the accurate result
of the shooting. So far as known no
one was killed outright. Two men, one
woman and boy twelve years old were
wounded none seriously. OF the
Orangemen, twelve were wounded by
stoLes and bricks, some OF them quite
seriously, and four policemen we're more
or less hurt. The riot lasted two hours
and half and extended over route
of a mile through the most thickly set
tied portion Of the city. 1t is the most
serious affair of the kind that has oc-
CURED here since 1852, and is con-
demned on every hand as most unpro-
J voked.
/ A son of Moses L. Miller, of Upper
Bern township, Berks county, under
took to ride steer, and was carried
home with an arm and two ribs broken.
"
A young lady residing in West
Whiteiand township, Chester county,
on last Wednesday a week, mounted a
moving machine and operated it during
almost the entire day. She was led to
this through scarcity of farm help,
and in order that there might be no
delay she turned in and made u full
hand. Young men readers, she is un-
married.
The Courier Journal of Gainesville,
Tenn, says two freshmen named Con
nors and Jeffcott, attacked colored
boy with knife ON the night of the
10Th inst. Next morning body of
about twenty negroes attacked the two
Irishmen and ran them into a grocery,
whence they were afterward taken by
the police to the station house for safe
ty. The same night the negroes as
saulted the grocery with pistols, stones,
and axes, almost demolishing The build
ing. Several disreputable houses were
also mobbed and the alarm bell rung
" hile the police were investigating the
cause of the alarm the friends of the
lrisblnen broke down the door of the
calaboese and set them free.
On Sunday morning a week, on John
Shurr's farm, at Big Dam, four miles
from Reading, Christian Schaelk, a
young married man, fell from a cherry
tree, distance Of twenty five feet, and
fractured his scull so that he died in
twenty minutes. From tree just Lext
to the one above referred to, George
Vented and Joseph Foust, two boys,
each twelve years of age, fell on the
proceeding Friday afternoon, by the
breaking of limb. Wenzel broke his
left asm near the wrist, and Foust re-
ceived few slight bruises.
Last week a young woman named
Mary Randay, while binding after a
reaper on the farm of fir. Charles
Spangler, in jackson township. York
county, fell dead from the excessive
heat.
Mrs Barbara Hofstcdt, wife of Mr..
Peter X Hofstodt, OF Newbury town
ship, York county, was found suspend
ed to rafter in the garret Of her house
on Friday a week. The family were
absent at work during Thursday, and
it is supposed that she had hanged her
self some time during the day. No
cause can be assigned for this rash act;
further than the fact that she had
greatly troubled herself on account Of
her father, who of late had been drink
ing to excess. She was comfortably
cireustanced in life, having = good and
kind husband and surrounded with
many of the comforts of life. She was
lady who possessed many excellent
qualities, and above all an irreproach-
able character.
The lawyers concerned in the Beecher
case received fees as follows: Mr.. Ev-
arts received S25, 900, Mr.. Tracy Sl0,-
600, Mr.. Hill $4,000, Mr.. Beach S.
000, Mr. Fullerton 50, 500, Mr.. Morris
$4,000 and Mr.. Pryor $500. Mr..
Shearman refused to accept money for
his services.
Here is chance TO make two hun
dred dollars and acquire more fame in
this world than can be made erafiatie.