Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
STATE ITEMS.


A grand fly of young pigeons is an
nouueed to taks place from Cclumbis
to Lancaster on July 4.
The property Of Peter Hefdic, the
once famous millionare of Willismsport
who gave churches TO congregations and
scattered thousands of dollars in the
streets, which was to have been sold
by the sheriff, at the recent court, and
the sa.s of which was postponed, IL
now advertised to be sold by United
States Marshal Hall, on June 18th.
On Tuesday afternoon a week, two
daughters of Mr.. Daniel Palm, who
lives near Stoufferstown, left Chambers
burg for their home. When they were
opposite Messersmith's woods they were
occosted BY two tramps who wanted
their money. One of the young ladies
ran away but the other was unable to
make her escape. One of the tramps
ordered her to give up her money,
which sho did not do; he then asked
fos her watch, and when she refused
him be made dash at her. She, in no
wise dauuted, picked up piece Of lime
stone and with q true country girl's
muscle let him have it fair and square
between the eyes. The scoundrel i'm
mediately bit the dust, when the in
trepid girl ran one way aud the other
tramp in another direction.
A short time ago quite an excite
ment was raised 10 Lancaster county
over the arrest of twelve or fifteen
prominent farmers who were engaged
in the raising of tobacco. Charges
we're brought against them for the ille-
gal manufacture of this into cigars.
They gave bail for appearance at court
since which time they have in various
ways tried to settle the matter. Re
venue Collector Wiley wrote to the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue in
reference to proceedings against them,
representing that the practice Of illegal
manufacture has grown to such an ex-
tent that the loss of revenue in Lam
caster county will amount to over Sl0,-
900 annually. The Commissioner in
reply notified the Collector to push
matters against the farmers and to as
certain the amount due from them for
taxes evsded and report. Much ankle
~ is manifested on the part of those in
terested:
There Is an eccentric old bachelor
farmer, Elias Black by name over in
New Britain township, Bucks county.
His farm is literally covered with stacks.
He has not sold any hay or grain for
years, and threshes only so much as he
needs for himself. Though offered
good prices for bis bay, he chooses to
let 1t stand on the stacks from year to
year, until they have dwindled and
wasted away SO that some of them loo k
no larger than an ordinary hay cock.
Mice and vermin feed on his grain, but
he does not need the money, so be cares
no:bipg about it. From two to three
hundred stacks may be counted on the
farm, and the barn is "chuck full. !"
One field of perhaps four acres is COW
cred with stacks as close as they can
stand. A Pottstown gentleman recent
ly over there says it is the straugest
sight imaginable. The farm looks like
an Indian lodge Of Hottentot kraal, tho
stacks resembling the tents or huts.
Pittsburg is becoming lovely hole
for acts of vandalism and brutality.
Here is one of the latest narrated by
the Dispatch of the l4th inst: Saturday
morning little two-year old child of
prominent citizen residing on Liberty
avenue, wandered into the yard ad-
joining its fathers residence. One of
the occupants of the place, a young
girl, fo- some unscountable reason,
carried the child into the house, and
throwing it upon the foor beat it about
the head and body with large leather
strap, after which she seized a pillow
from bed in the room and eudeavor-
ed to smoother the little one, but was
prevented by the appearance of its
mother, who upon seeing the condition
Of the child, was so shocked that she
tainted and was seized with a violent
Lemorrhage, and is now lying quite i'll
at her husbands residence. The colds
face was blackened from the effects of
the attempted strapgulation, and it
was at least an hour before the little
sufferer was brought to consciousness.
The courts will be appealed to in this
case, when tho facts will be more fully