Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

The board of auditors, appointed to
investigate the accounts Of the county
commissioner Of Luserne county haze
discovered frauds aggregating $4,000.
The commissioners we're ali Democrats.
A New York map contractor got the
lions share Of the spoils.
The Board of Appeals Of the Ma
tional Trottipg Association has decided
that trotting tor purse for exhibition
OF speed does not constitute race.
1t you have Black Hills fever, the
following despatch from Omaha, Iowa,
under date of last Wednesday, may do
you good: DIR. j. b. Pendery, of this
city, has returned from the Black Hills,
where he has been for the past three
months. He reports the road from
custer City to Fort Laramie strewn
with wagons, the owners having fed,
been killed or captured By the Indians.
During his trip from Custer to Chey-
enue he dressed the wounds of twelve
men who were wounded by Indians. 1t
is dangerous Cor small pai ties to take
the trip.
On last Wednesday a week a tramp
abducted lad named Edward Ream
from Johnstown, Pa, since which time
he has not been heard of.
The Limited Mail West on the Penn
sylvania railroad has reached the high
est degree of speed attained on Ameri-
can roads for regular trains running q
long distance. Its running time from
Harrisburg to Pittsburg is seven hours,
which is a tri6e over thirty FIVE and
one half miles an hour. But between
Harrisburg and Altoona the average is
about forty miles.
William Dewitt, who murdered rail-
road boss in Fayette county Eve years
and escaped from jail, has delivered
himself up.
General Hancock has declined the
command of the Centennial Legion,
and General Ii. W. Slocum has accept
ed the position. This completes the
organization of the legion, which is
composed of a compsny of one hundred
men from each of the original thirteen
States. The legion will rendezvous in
Philadelphia July 2.
A terrific wind-storm passed over
Leavenworth, Kansas, on Saturday
morning. A large amount Of property
was destroyed in the town end vicinity
The loss is estimated at Tot less than
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
and may reach quarter of million.
Another great FIRE ct Wiiliamsport
on Saturday night destroyed an i'm
mense amount of valuable lumber, the
loss being estimated at 250,000.
A violen. tornado swept over CHIC
ago On Saturday afterEoou, leveling
steeples, houses, sc. damage estima-
ted at $3.50, 900.
George q. Peavey, "the blind Inv
yer," died suddenly at his residence in
Strafford, n. H., Friday, aged 81 years.
He became blind when young man,
but continued to practice Law. aud was
leading lawyer at the Stafford coun-
ty bar. He was also largely engaged
in mercantile pursuits, and was an ex-
tensive farmer and leading business
man in his town. He had been Bank
Commissioner AID Siate Senstor.
i cry ran through the village of
Amagausatt, Long Island, on Friday
morning, that two whales were short
distance from the shore. The old salts
turned out with a will, and two boats
were manned in very short time, and
the pursuit was begun. One whale
vas struck, but The boat was dashed to
pieces, aud the crew narrowly escaped
drowning The other boat went to
their rescue, and then all turned to
chase the whale again. Captain Joshua
b. Edwards, ar old whaler, launched
barpoons at them and killed both
The whale will yield sixty barrels of oil.