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

up in different places on the track,
and the en.rails were scattered along
for several rods.
HARRIsBURa, Nov. PA number
of tramps became involved in bloody
fight in this city to-day, which may
result in the death OF one of the
participants. He was the victim OF
the most brutal treatment at the
hands of his associates. After he had
been knocked down they beat him in
the face with cinders and bricks, pro-
ducing several frightful gashes. He
was picked up in an insenslble condi-
ton and at late hour tonight he
had not returned to consciousness.
PiTTsBUEG, Nov. 2S.-A special from
Uniontown gives the particulars of a
boiler explosion which occurred neal
Durbar this afternoon, by which Rich
ard Evans, Daniel Garrison and j. J.
Miller were instantly killed, Joseph
Wagon mortally, and ten others seri
ousiy, injured Most of these mel
were ON the roof of the boiler house
helping TO erect new stack, when
the explosion occurred
LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 3U.-A serie:
of riots has occurred at Jackson
Breathett county, Ky, , this week, which
resulted in the fatal shooting of Coun.
ty Jchn w. Burnett, Thomas W. Lit.
tie and William Freeman, negro. Dan.
iel Freeman, brother of William, was
also dangerously wounded The friend.
of prisoner, whom the Sheriff's posse
were conducting to Jail, gathered and
endeayored to rescue him. Fighting
has been going on since last Monday,
and the Governor has been called on te
queil the urbsnce.
b special dispatch TO the Lexington
Press, dated Mount Sterling, to-day
says: "Jackson is still in possession ol
the mob, but the SheIifi's party are in
possession Of the court house and Jail
Picket firing is kept up, and many per-
sons have been killed and wounded.
Nc action has yet been taken by the
( Governor
! BosToy. Nov. ". ii. Metcalf,
aged fifty years. and his son, aced thir-
ty, Of Lisbon. Maine. took a room al
the New England House, in Black
stone, last night, and retired, after
blowing out the gas. The father was
afterwards found dead. and The son un-
conscious and in dying condition from
escaping gas.
PoTTsvILLE, Nov. 30.-J onatban NJ
Reichart, charged with attempting to
poison his wife last May by putting
Paris green in her coffee, was acquitted
by the jury to day, after they had been
deliberatiDg eighteen hours.
LITTLE Rock, Nov. 80 l.. S. AL
lard was shot in the mouth and danger
ously wounded at Hot Springs last
night by his son, Cad. Allard. Family
troubles melted the assault. Both
father and son formerly published pa
pers at Illinois and afterwards at Ho.
Springs.
HUNTINGDON. Nov. 30.-In the case
of the HOutz heirs against II. III. Shil-
lingford, of Philadelphia, to recover
for the price of coal fraudulently with
held by the defendants, the jury this
morning rendered verdict for the
plaintiffs for $4,000. The case has
been on trial for two weeks.
MAUCH CHUNK, Nov. 30.-Moses
Coyle, brakeman on the Lehigb Val
ley Railroad, while in tie act of cou-
pling two cars, at Coxton, this moru-
ing, was caught between the bumpers
and instantly killed. The remains
were brought to his home at this place.
Deceased was 22 years of age, aid had
been on the road only several weeks.
A special dispatch from Washington
on the Both ult says: The following
affidavit, made by Benjamin johnson, /,
a colored citizen of Beaufort, s. c.,
needs no explanation or comment, and
calls for the prompt attention of the
department OF d ustlce:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEAU
FORT, BEAUFORT COUNTY: Personally
appeared before me, notary public,
duly commissioned and sworn Benja-
min johnson, colored, resident of Beau
fort county, residing near Allennale,
in the Calhoun Plantation, owned by
James Calhoun, who, being duly sworn
deposes and says: | have rented land
from James Calhoun for the past two
years. | was owned and raised By Al
bert Minis. near by. Ny family con-
sIsts Of wife and four children. Dur
ing the past year We have raised a crop
of cotton, corn, peas and potatoes. |
built d house aud cotton barns on the
lands leased of Calhoun, and bad my
crop stored il the same, consisting Of
$500 pounds seed cotton, $50 bushels
cob corn, and % bushels of peas. Ny
crops, together with my buildings and
household goods were burned on No
vember 8, under the following circum-
/ stances
left home in the morning to attend
Republican meeting at Minis Cross
Rhoads. My wife and children went to
visit her fathers family, four miles of.
During our absence our house was
burned. was told By Mrs. Munday
and George Best, who live within sight
of my house, that they saw a body Of
red shirted cavalry going to and coming
from our house, and immediately after
they came away the FIRE broke out, con-
suming the buildings and contents. l
had been acting as chairman OF the Re-
publican club, and had been repeatedly =
threatened by the Democrats for be-
longing TO the Republican club, and for
not voting as they desired me to. Ed
ward PEBBLES, William PEBBLES, and
others came TO NE with a petition, or
pledge, aud wanted me to sign it,
agreeing to become a Democrat, and
told me if | did not sign it | would
have to leave the country. The night
after the burning of my house Demo-
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