Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-27
GENERAL ITEMS.

"Austin Mitchell, fasten The prisonef,
said the officer to colored inmate OF
the Jail; and Jones' wrists were made
secure in iron fssteninss on the post.
Now all was ready.
William Jones is q tall well built man
of bout thirty Eve years, and would
weigh one hundred and sixty or one
hundred and seventy pounds. His
face was clean shaved, save his upper
lip, which wore q short brown NOUS
tache, and he would be called rather
q good looking man. He was once q
respectable citizen being we'll raised,
but yielding to temptation several years
ago he got caught, and has served .
term In the peneteniiary. Afterward
he served term in Jail, which was on
" a few weeks ago. He then received
SO lashes, and upon being turned loose
he cribbed pair of shoes, valued at
$l.50, for which he was sentenced to
receive thirty-nine lashes again and to
work in the chain gang for six months.
And yet, after being catalogued with
the sold offenders" Jones looked as
though be would like to reform and
regain his whilom self-respect. "Oh,
for the halcyon days !" he sighed, as be
stood fastened to the post. He had
felt the whip before and knew what to
expect. 1t was worse than having a
tooth pulled-worse than any punish
ment that be could conceive The Off
Ger, who was not devoid of feeling, said
Jones | don't like to whip you, and
Pm going to surprise you. Here goes,
one. two, three" ETC., counting. ne
used long covhide, and each lick
brought the blood to the skin. The
stripes were laid across the back. The
whipper did not appear to infict very
hard lIcks, but by sort of slight-of
hand-"a simple twist" of the wrist
they srung to the quick. The prisoner
kept steady body, but his face was
psychological study. The writhing of
muscles, the agony, the shame these
were intense. He uttered not word,
but the tears came rolling down his
cheeks and the spectators who happen
ed to be in the jail-yard turned their
heads. He thought he would receive
nine and thirty but when the tenth
stripe had been inflicted the officer
said: That'll do for to day; unloose
him." Then Jones was unfastened and
putting on his shirt he walked back in
to his cell The officer informed the
writer that he had never whipped a
woman, but that he had whipped abou.
a, many colored glrls as he had men.
ave make them strip down to the
waist and | lay the stripes on pretty
hard. An Ethiopian's back is tough
aud can stand it.
In the gray of Monday morning las.
the stage coach from Leadville to Can.
yon City had reached point within
seven miles of its destination when it
suddenly toppled from a precipice.
The fail was perpendicular for sixty feet
aud landing In the bed Of a stream.
The coach was bottom up. Its occu-
pants, Henry Rask, John J. Bush, X.
Powers, c; r. Powers, of Golden; S. T.
Silver, Of Boulder; James Ii. Davis
,no Thomas Seauchamp we're all SER
ouslJ injured, but miraculous to relate !
none Of them were killed outright
Four horses Jared worse; one of them
being killed and another so badly burt |
hat it was thought best to shoot 1t.
A special dispatch says that at Brook
ield, Wis. on Wednesday, james Don
lelson, bog, upon entering a black
mith's shop, threw his overcoat, in the
pocket of which was loaded pistol up
ION an anvil. Striking the anvil, the
,istol was discharged, and the ball en-
eripg the head of Christian Sewers, a
armer, caused his instant death.
At last we have pen portrait of
'sere Ali, the Ameer Of Afghanistan,
nd here it is. He is ffry-four years
I'D, of medium height, rather slight,
'ut very muscular. He looks like
lev, is exceedingly energetic shreud
nd treacherous. He keeps abreast of
II improvements in military affairs.
A resident of Missouri, known as
'Uncls Johnny CRADLE" died recent
y, after willing bis body to the St.
Ioseph Medical College.
The October yield of precious metals
q the Pacific coast is estimated at 81
QO, 900, the lightest month for years.
David Dudley Field has erected a
over at Stockbridge to perpetuate the
anne of the old Mission Church. The
over cost $4,000. The bells will be
eady to chime out en- Christmas day.
Johu Mulcabey, aged sixty six, was
truck BY locomotive and instantly
iiied on Thursday night in Railway,
!. j. He had been forty years en-
Ioyed by the rliIrcad company.
A house in Abbeville county, South
arolina, near the Georgia line, where
aptain Hoffman, Of the Revenue Ser
ice, aud his party were stopping, was
lrrounded By moonshiners on Thurs
ay night, and the officers ordered to
ave. They we're saved through the
forts of the farmer with whom they
ere stopping. Commissioner of In
,rnal Revenue Raum has ordered Alb
eville county to be strongly pOliced.
The mail which left Fort Mckinney
a the 10Th instant was stopped and
'bbed BY two masked men on Friday
orniEg, twenty-one miles of Fort Fet-
rman. Two passengers, Thomas D.
'iiliams, of Omaha, and George W.
hubb, of Cheyenne, los: all their val
,bles. The mail bags were cut open,
I'd half hour was consumed in ran
Icking the letters, which we're nearly !
| torn and scattered over the ground. {