Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-12-04
GENERAL ITEMS. {.

On the 3rd inst. four Texas hefders
visited Brute agency and stole 100 head
of stock belonging to Spotted Tail In
retaliation band of Sioux who start
ed in pursuit took sixteen ponies from
Cody & North's ranch, sixty-fve miles
north of Ogalla. Spotted Tail refused
to give up the stolen horses, and said
the Government bad not kept its prom
ise to make his loss good and he would
manage the affair himself. The mat
ter will be Investigated. Large thefts
of stock BY Indians have been report
ed. Also the murder of a number of
stock men near Ogallala.
Barbara Baume;sler, of Cleveland,
o., has been arrested at Sank Centre
a remote rural district of Minnesota.
She swindled Cashier Enebar of Cleve-
land, o., out of $50, 900 BY represent
ing that a relative in Germany had left
her large fortune, and upon this
statement he advanced her money.
She induced him to go to Germany to
look after his fortune, and be was stop
ped in New York by telegram advis-
ing him the woman was a swindler.
As soon as he left Cleveland she de-
parted for the the West. Letters found
upon her show that the cashier was only
one of many she had swind.ed.
The Titus Dicky scandal case which
has excited Hamilton county Ohio,
for some time, has been settled by
compromise, Titus married a wealthy
lady of Indiana and was soon after
sued By Miss Dickey, noted belle of
Cincinnati, for breach of promise. and
she gained a verdict of $4,000 Young
Titus wen, into bankruptcy and Miss
Dickey was unable to collect the mon-
ey. A second suit was to have been
begun on Tuesday but when it was cal
led compromise was announced by
Miss Dickey agreeing to accept So, $50
and Withdrawing ali suits aud claims.
On Sunday farmer named Robert
Topaz, living near Ashvill, n Y, took
down his gun to clean 1t. His little
son asked him to fire cap. Supposing
the gun to be unloaded be did so, rest
ing the weapon across bis knees. A
heavy load, which bad been left in the
gun by neigbbor who had borrowed
it, exploded aud took effect in the body
of Lopaz's eight year old daughter on
the opposit side Of the room. The
rsnrod, which was in the barrel, pass
ed entirely through her body, making
a fIigh,ful wound, and she was other
wise mutilated. She died soon after.
David r Reeves, a wandering sing
ing master, formed a class in Pettis
county, Mo-, and and fell in love with
Amelia fost, one of his pupils She
spurned him, bu, be persisted in his
wooing, even threatening 20 kill Der if
she did no; accept his addresses. Still
she was cold, A letter in his hand
writing asked her to meet him at
certain stIle one evening. Her father
and three brothers believed that he
intended to lure her to the lonely spot
and murder her, SO they armed them
selves with guns and hid near the siile.
Presently man appeared, looking
around as though expecting somebody,
aud then stood leaning agains, fence.
One of the Yost boys fired on him,
killing him instantly. lie was not
Reeves, however, but a neighbor and
close friend Of the Yosts, wearing
Reeves hat and coat. Why be went
there in that manner and dress is not
explained. The Yost who did the
shooting is now on trial, but no solu-
ton of the mystery has been reached
The singing master has not since been
seen in that neigbborbood.
An explosion of gasoline occurred on
the night of the 9th ult.. at . variety
theatre in Baltimore. Three girls be
longing to the company were severely
burned in erdeavoring to make their
escape. K. b. cummings, the pianist,
was also badly burned, and taken to
the city hospital.
CufIlu DuCh, VI tIdlUOIue COuutE.
Miss, was shot last Wednesday while
attempting to arrest desperate. Three
deputies were also shot, one being in
stantIy killed. The dispatch states that
the assassin escaped, but several of his
accompi:ces were killed. The Sheriff
is in a dying condition.
The abolition of aoggiDg in the State
prisons induces keepers to resort to in.
genious methods of punishment. In
the Columbus (Ohio) Psnitentlary cleo
tricity has been added to the ducking
tub. The prisoner is placed naked in
the tub, containing about three inches
of water, when one pole of the battery
Is placed 10 the water and sponge at
tached to the other. The sponge is
applied to various parts Of his body,
causing intense pain.
Mr.. II. o. d. Banks was a retired
druggist of wealth in Dayton Ky. He
was fond of his family, but could not
resist the fascinations of a pretty Wild
dow who had two children, and a few
days ago they eloped-widow, children
and all taking passage for Europe.
Before going Mr.. Banks decided his
wife handsome home and left her a
neat income.