Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-22
News Items.

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Immigrants f.om around Scranton, Pa.
are coming to that State this fail to or.
gauize colony in the vicinity Of Fort
| Concho.
Seven strong able bodied tramps
near Gulf Mills, were put to flight one
day last weak by offering them chance
to earn few dollars By digging a
foundation trench.
Lancaster has a striker in limbo
-one NJ. N. Fran, who is charged
with melting to riot, interfering with
the running of trains, and attempting
to destroy the property of the Pennsyl-
vanIa Railroad company.
On Saturday, the 4,h, while Isaac
W Morton was gathering biackberrie'
near Springfield, Chester county, ht
discovered the dead body of an un
known man leaning against a tree
The body had been there for some time
Jacob Linsebigler, wealthy farmer
of Westmoreland county, sged "a as
saulted his wife on the 10th so severe
" as TO leave her for dead. He then
went to the barn and hung himself
The ole lady will recover, although ~
years Of age.
Margaret Welsh of Alleg gbeny City
has flied claim against the county for
house and household goods destroyed
during the riots. The house is valued
at 600, and the goods at 1898 40.
Patrick Logue files claim for $50,
for stable on Spring alley, burnt by the
rioters
A M'Keesport gentleman had one OF
his little children buried last week in
orlance with the rites of the Cath
Ollie Church. After the funeral he be-
came Impressed with the idea that the
Catholic ceremony was insufficient.
He therefore had his child diseutered
and then reinterred the next day, the
funeral service being that of the Ger
man Lutheran Church.
The man who fired the Lebanon
Valley bridge, across the SchuylkilI at
Reading, has been captured at Sun
bury. We thiuk he Is the prise van
dal of them all. There was no lob
to assist him he was not driven to the
deed by any frenzv such as siezes upon
men in the heat of conflict. He de-
llberateiy set about the business he had
in hand in the nigh, time, aud wreaked
vengeance upon a whole COMMUNITY with
out hope of plumber or rewsrd.-Phtt
adelphia Record
During thunder storm which re-
Gently passed over Meadville, George
l. Miller sixteen years of age, of head
township, was instantly killed by light
Mug. He had taken refuge under a
tree. On examination of his body IT
was found that the electric fluid had
imprinted an exact representation OF
the leaves and branches Of the top of
the tree upon his back, while exactly
over his heart was a small round hole
burned in his flesh, and through his
clothing.
At Cumberland Md, on the night Of
the l4th inst, a party of men, from
City to one hundred, with blackened
faces, went to the house of harles
Fisher, In Frostburg, and nearly de-
mo!ished the house with rocks, &c
Fisher and his family we're driven
away, escaping without injury. Fisher
fired into the crowd with what effect is
unknown. Fisher had been mining st
fifty cents while his rnihe was on
strike. State Attorney Boyd IS trying
to apprehend the miscreants.
On Thursday afternoon fatal scci-
dent happened to Rudolph Bergdoi!,
youth of about seventeen, at the resi-
dence OF his parents in Upper Ghiches
ter, Delaware county. He took hold
OF the mugzle of a loaded gun aud at
tempted to draw the weapon out of a
wagon in which it was lying, but the
hammer caught iu an obstruction, and
being suddenly released. exploded the
charge and buried the whole load 10 the
boys heart, killing him instantly.
Mr.. Peter Stiles, of Dry Ridge, Bed
ford county, took load of produce to
Cumberland, Md, and after 6isposing
of it he started for home with SlO4 i'll
his pocket When near home be was con-
fronted by a masked rufian, who told
him to give him his money, meanwhile
"making 1t pleasant" for Peter by
shooting him in the hand. Peter was
soon surrounded by four more Williams,
and be gave up the money, but not un-
Ill he was shot in the arm. The rob-
bers then made their escape.
A terrific thunder storm visited OF
taws, Canada, Tuesday night. A large
brick building was struck by lightning
a chimney demolished portions of the
wall torn away and several windows
knocked out. Minor damages were
sustained by several other buildings
The storm visited Aylwin at noon,
where a school house was struck by
lightning, knocking out all the windows
and SCATTERING beams. The blackboard
was torn from the wall and set on fire.
The widest confusion prevailed among
the children one of whom was knocked
senseless. and several rendered uncon-
scious with fear The storm was very
violent at several other places. and there
were many narrow escapes from death.