Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-24
DIsPATCHES.

PoTrsvLLE, April 17.-The scar
city of work since last February in
western portions Of Che Schuisill min
ing re xiop is causing much distress
among the working people there. Dis
ps sehes from Donaldson and fremont
this evening state that large meeting
of miners aud labofers was held in the
woods this afternoon, at which they de-
manded bfead or work. Another
meeting is to be beld on Friday next.
REsoyo. April 1.-Two tramps,
aged sbout twenty and forty years res
pectvly, were instantly killed here last
night by the lumber on the freight
:rain upon which they we're riding being
suddenly shifted upon them. The eld-
est was bricklsyer from Philadelphia.
A memorandum book found on the
young man had the names Of Fred
Younger and G. Younger, Lowell N.
Y. written in several places.
HARRISBURG, April 17--9o4efror
Hartranft signed the new county bill
TO- day, aud an application for the crea-
tiou of Lackawanns county bill to day
and an application for the creation of
Lackawanna county, signed BY fifteen
hundred tax payers and sworn to by j.
o. Kisrsted. d. NJ. Jones, K. Merri-
field, A. l. Ackerly, E. Himrod and
}. +. Barrett. Of the new district, was
fled in the Office of the Secretary Of In
ternal Affairs this afternoon, 10 accor-
dance with the provisions of the act.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April lS.-A
special to the -4mer,oan says: "Ben
Evans and Eph Hall, colored, who as.
sassinated George Shoenberger, butch
er, at Huntsville. Ala, last Friday, at
the instigstion of Mike White, a white
man, ard White himself were publicly
lynch:d at that place yesterday, in the
presence Of an immense sssemblsge,
the Jail having been forced. Both ne
proes confessed the crime, and told
White before the execution to see what
he had brought them to. White pro-
claimed bis innocence
CINCINNATI, o., April l7.-nsnriet-
Ia Wood, an old colored woman who
was kidnapped in this city twenty-five
years ago, carried into Kentucky and
sold into slavery, was to day awarded
q verdict Of $4,000 damages against
Zeb Ward, who was at that time Of her
abduc.io the Sheriff of Campbell
county Ky. The woman was in Texas
whea slavery was abolished, aud com
ing to this city in 1871 instituted pro-
ceeding, against Ward in the United
States Court, with the above result. IL
Was shown in testimony that Ward and
others induced her in April, 1858, to
cross over the river, where she was
seized and, afterward held seven mouths
was sold to Frankfort slave trader.
who, in turn sold her to q Mississippi
planter for 5 80. For fifteen years
she remained in slavery under cruel
task masters, until emancipated by
President Lincoln's proclamation. This
10 the FIRST slave case that has been
tried here for many years and excited
much interest. Ward is now q wealthy
man, and the old eolcred woman will
secure the money.
A despatch from Kansas says; A
tornado struck Cottonwood Station, on
the Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fs
R.;t.1.J - .hout coup as,io,ty an tb.
18th.
The Cottonwood Hotel and several
buildings we're blown down. Mrs.
Miller was killed her husband and four
children dangerously wounded.
Mrs. Walter and two children, Fred
Smith, his wife and three children, j ohm
MERIT. Lizzie Merritt and Mira
Mathews were badly hurt at Jacobs
creek.
The storm reached Emporis about
half past four O'Clock. Soden's mills
were badly damaged and the roof Of
the normal school building was injured
but little damage was done N the cen
trs Of the city.
In the country there was consider
erable property destroyed; houses and
barns were torn to fragments and trees
uprootsd. Ten loaded cars were blown
from the track. At Cottonwood Sta
ton.
At Phsuis Creek Mrs. Bagie had
her leg broken ; Edward Davis young
est child was dangerously wounded !;
Mrs. Osborn, who lived on praire, had
tive children killed Mrs. Kate Ross
who hTsd on Dry creek, was seriously
and perhaps fatally injured.