Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05
News Items.
Gladstone likes to fell tree..

The rebellion in japan Is about over.
Squirrels are reported unusually
plenty in the woods uear GailiIzlu aud
Bennington.
Nearly the entire business portion Of
the town of Ashland, IN | iinois, was
destroyed by fire on Wednesday night
After the battle of Pievns the body
OF famous Girca>sian chieftain. Prince
Rubanln XII, was found on. the field.
with sabre Of solid gold, hilt ami
blade
Ghas. johnson was shot dead by
Ephraim Williams at S..uihwick. Mass
in quarrel over a turkey killed by the
latter deg.
The President has been appealed to
by leading members of bJih branches
of Congress to revoke the proclamation
calling an extra session in O.tober.
The Howard family, Of Paris, Ky,
are tall. The father is 6 feet inches;
the hother, 6 feet | inch f.; their six
sons range from 6 feet 8 {" 6 feet | /;
and thsir daughters from 6 feet = to q
feet 3.
A Massachusetts man caught the
woodchuck who had been foraging
froni his cabbage garden and roasted
him alive. Tue spnrt cost him $50
when the local agent of the s. z. q. TO
A heard Of il.
A few days ago a train on the Balti-
more Central railroad was brought to a
sudden stop near Oxford, Delaware
county, the wheels of the lncomotive
slipping around as though the rails had
been creased. Upon examination it
was found that the tracks were covered
with myriads of potato bugs, which
were ground by the wheel into greasy
mixture. Sand vas applied and then
the train sped on.
The Pennsylvania Democratic Con
vention denounced the Pennsylvania
Railroad in its resolutions, aud then,
with its eyes wide open to the isct,
nominated Two OF the adherents of that
road TO the tw" principal places on its
ticket.-Piitsburg Commercial, Rep
Five Of the fifteen Republican coun-
~ conventions IN Name have passed
resolutions approving the c"urse of
President Hayes. In two county con
ventions resolutions to this effect have
been voted down.
Canaan extended from latitude 81
deg. ID sec. TO 33 deg. 5sec or l3O
miles long, aua rom longitude 30 10
30 east, or As miIrs wide. The land
inhabited BY the two tribes of Judah
and BENZ ,min was aboat 40 miles long
aud 80 wide. Samaria was 46 miles
north of Jerusalem, the whole cover
ing 6,000 square miles. The entire
Kingdom OF 'he Jews lasted l2O years
of Israel. separately. 246 years longer,
and of judah, $40 years Both were
then merged iuto the Batylonian Em-
pire.
Walter Sanders, late Sheriff If LIN
coin county, KY, and his brother in
Law Jack B,lard, were killed on Nrn
day night eek at Ricnm,nd, VI idisnn
county b, GIs Z iwaris, Town Mar hal,
aud party of his friends. A Younger
brother OF Sander, was at the Richm 'n'i
iair the week before where he was bad
ly beaten by Edwald-. the latter say
ing that Sanders interfered while he
vas diSchsrging hts duty as officer.
On ihe 2S uit Walter Sanders and his
friend went to Redmond to attend the
trial If ,oung Sanders for his alleged
nff-nce. After the trial y CO .versstion
occurred bttwe-n + iw ards and Waiter
Sanders at the Garnert House. du-iug
which Sander, denounced E1v ards
conduct a. brutal and cowardlv, at the
same time drawing his pistol. About
this lime Sanders was shat by som
other persun, bu., levelling his pistol,
made things lively while his strength
laste When the firing ended Sanders
and his brosh.r in law Ballard were
dead, and Marshal Edwards slightly
and his brother dang,rnnrly wounded
Numerous shots we're fired. but only
those mentioned we're struck.
A special 20 the New York Times,
from Milford Pa, says that barn be-
longing 10 Pn,llp Stark, four miles from
Milford, was entirely consumed, with
contents, last Saturday moruing, invulv-
ing a heavy loss. on which there was o
Insurance. Later in the day two
tranps came TO Milford and gave them
selves up as the inceHciaries. At a
preliminary hearing they said they had
been tramp'ng for several months, had
been unable t. secure wnrS, and being
almost starved, concluded to fire the
barn and get into prison, where they
would get something to eat. Tney were
locked up 10 the county jail, and will
de tried at .he September term Of
,'ourt. One gave his name as Freder-
lex Myers, and SAYS lie was born in
Odense, Denmark, aud is by occupa tion
painter. He is aged thirty three
years. The other gave the name of
Joseph Wilson, alias Brown alias Kel
ley. He was born in London, England.
He is forty years old, and by occupa-
ton plasterer. Kelley claims to have
been leader in the Pitrsburg Pal rail
road riot. He has also cnnf.s-ed to
having committed many crimes, and
that few year, oefore he came TO rhe
ULited States he as,iste in taking the
life Of a fellow workman while inf0xi-
Gated. He Us small 10 stature, well ed
ucated and has TUT one eve. Myers
says this IS his FIRST of, nee.