Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-02-03
News Items.

A Kansas City despatch, under date
of the 9th ult., says: An attempt
was made yesterday to capture the cell
ebrated James bows az heir home.
three miles from kaarnev The Sher-
iff of kearney says parties attempting
their capture met the James boys out
side Of the house, and from the tracks
of horses and men il is evident that a
terrific battle ensued. 1t is impossible
to tell how many were wounded. Blood
was found about the fences aud az the
back Of the house. During the fight a
hand grenade was thrown into the house
aud exploded. Mrs. Samuels, the moth
er of the James boys, lost an arm a
child eight years old was killed, and
two others we're injured. The whole
vicinity is in great state &C excite
ment.
The banking house of larger & Son, i,
Watertown, n. Y %, has suspended.
Twenty families were rendered house,
less, few days ago, at Delire, Canada
Higgins and Ragan, brother.in law.
quarreled in New York city on the 9th
ult, which resulted in the former shoot
ing the latter.
An ice house at Washington Point,
y. Y, fell in gu the 26th ult., killing
two men and injuring four others.
Havana, CUBA, mas smallpox badly.
An ice jam interrupted travel aud
business between New crk and Brook
lyn.
Mayor Srokely, of Philadelphia, has
issued ga circular to Justices of the
Peace and other prominent persons
living IN the neighbOrhood in which II is
thought that the abductors of Charley
Ross operated after the abduction. tie
gives minute description of the child E,
of the abductors. of the horse and
buggy, and of the boat, and lastly the
facts obtained from the letters written
BY the abductors, and concludes by
Offering reward OF $4,000 to any one
who will return the boy, OF give in
formation leading to his recovery"
The steamer Lady of the Lake was
burned while at her wharf at Norfolk,
Va, on the 18th ult Loss, $50, 600.
Mr. Peter Lee, of Newport, Il. l.,
has started on a tour IN search of har-
lie Ross, under the guidance of a vision
which he had few nights ago.
Governor Chamberlain, of SGntb Car
DINA, in accordance with the recon-
mendatious of Judge Mackey, has issu-
ed a proclamation disa ming the tu: bu
lent colored militia OF Edgefeld county,
and disbaudi ig all the military Organi
cations of every kind in the county.
The Governor also proclaims that he is
ready to remove any county official
upon reasonable proof of misconduct
in office, aud enjoins upon all citizens
to refrain frou all acts tending to pro-
duce excitment. Quiet now prevails in
Edgefeld
A fire in the town Of Sgrter, S c.,
on Thursday morning. -lus5t p ioss OF
$4,000. Insurarce as io.ioa, Liv-
erpool, London and Gi"he, 50 900 ;
Home, of New York, $4,000 North
British and Mercantile. $4,000; Phe
nix, of Brooklyn, 81. 800; Adratic, OF
New York, $1,000; Franklin, of Phil
adelphia, 81 1000 Richmond Insurance
Company, $1,000; Seven other COM
panies, 1000.
A despatch from Quebec, under date
of the 30th, says; The BEAUFORT Fe-
male Lunatic Asylum, on Montnorency
road, was destroyed by fire last night,
and three female patients burned to
death The remainder, 435 IN mum Der,
were removed IN safety to the asylum
occupied by the males. The scenes
during the progress of the fire were
h.artrending and pitiful in the extreme
Some of the patients rushed into cor
ners aud obstinately refused TO be re-
moved. Others fed down corridors IN
to the darkest ce lars, aud we're found
shiveriug with fear. Others, again, ran
up into the cupola and on The roof, and
it was only with the greatest difficulty
& at they could be rescued 1t is sup
posed that the fire originated in the cell
of one Of the female patients, woman
of vicious character.
On Friday last Mr.. Tutten, coming
rom West Virginia on the Baltimore
aud Ohio Railroad, placed his satchel,
containing about $1,000, in the rack
above his seat in the car, and fell
asleep. Arriving at Point of Rocks, he
woke up and the satchel va, missing.