Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-01-26
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stick into the stove while her mother
was out on a spree, on Friday q week,
and set fire to her clothing, which was
burned from her body, and her AesL
literally roasted. Tie child lived un-
til the next day.
Huge Murray, young man of 19
years, died of hydrophobia on Sunday
evening the 9th inst, at his residence
on Baltic street, near Albany Avenue,
Brooklyn, N. /. About SIX weeks
ago Murray was playing with Maltese
cat in the sitting room of his house.
The young man sought to tease the fe-
line by tickling her ears with suIall
stick, and the animal, becoming infuri-
ated, sprang at him aud fastened her
fangs on him, iuficting a small but
deep bite. Murray thought nothing Of
the matter until within few days, and
the wound caused him no inconveni-
ence, A few days ago, however, his
wound began to ache, and in short
tune the aching was followed by sharp
singing paios, which rendered him al
most insane with agony. Almost i'm
mediately the flesh, near the bite began
to swell, and Murray becoming alarm
ed, summoned DIR. Sullivan, of Tom
kins avenue and Decator street, who,
after careful examination of the pa
tient, pronounced the case one Cf hy-
drophOtia. He applied such remedies
as were possible, but Murray gres
much worse. On Saturday nigh: and
Sunday afternoon be became more vio-
lent, and at ten o'clock on Sunday
night be died in great agony.
About ak miles from Shamokin,
Northumberland county, on Tuesday
evening Two weeks ago, seven thieves
entered the residence of Mrs. BIllman,
a widow, while she was at the barn
milking. While the depredations were
in PROCESS a son in-law Of the lady NAM
ed ienninger approached her house.
He was warned off by sentinel, who
fired at him as he retreated to his own
house Henninger ran up stairs, Sc.
cured gun and fred three shots at the
the robbers, who had congregated on
the outside, killing one of them, Philip
Hughes, of Shamokin. Another of the
robbers, with whom they fed, was
wounded. They we're tracked for sew
eral miles to ravine, where large
quantity of blood on the ground showed
that they had halted with their wound
ed comrade. 1t is supposed that the
fellow has since died. Martin Farrell
one of the alleged robbers, was arrest
ed near Pottsville. One of the evi
deDces of his guilt were bis bloody
boots. Mrs. Billman was robbed of
about 81, 100, none of which has been
recovered.
The Htlidaysburg Register of some
days ago says a deaf and dumb boy,
aged l6 years, son of Mr.. Elias Moore,
of Scotch Valley, took his axe, and
proceeded to Brush mountain, to gath
er pine knots. Whilst proceeding
siong, a she bear confronted him in his
path, in threatening manner, when
young Moore turned upon 1t, and struck
it blow with his axe, across the spout
cutting it half way through, at the first
blow the bear being stunned, the boy
soon killed it with other blows with his
axe. He returned home and informed
his father of the fact, and the next day
they proceeded to the spot, very uu-
frcquented place, and there sure enough
was bruiu, lying dead, from the wounds
upon Ler, made by the courageous boy
with the axe. In a few months she
would have added four more young
bruins to swell the population. She
weighed 220 pounds. Mr.. Moore had
the bear in town on Monday, and IN
tends to have the hide tanned and dres.
sed for his boy, as momento of bis
victory over this dangerous animal.
JAS. u. Blaine, late Speaker Of Con-
gress, though born in Washington coun-
ty, Pa, and now in Congress for Maine,
is of Cumberland county origin, being
lineal descendant of CO... Ephram
Blaine, Commissary General during
the Revolutionary war, ana who at one
time was sheriff of that county, under
King George Ill, and who lived in
this county for many years previous to
his death. He was we'll and favorably
known during the Revolutionary war,
and from his position rendered active
service 10 cause, greitly impairing a
large private fortune in support OF the
patriot arms, and never received par
ticle of pay. He erected, in l112, the
Cave Mill on the Conodoguinet, COW
owned by descendant, Mrs. Alexan-
der, of this Place. He also owned the
Middlesex estate, three miles FROM
here. portion of which excepting the
mill, was devised by him to the father
of Speaker Blaine, who many years age
removed to Washington county. where
Mr.. Blaine was born.