Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-01
STATE ETEIsS.

"A 4
Christina Herman, Of Bcidelburg,
York county, was waylaid and teaten
to death few uigats ago while return
ing from 4 party.
a guu formerly owned by Alexander
Wilson, the famous orniihulogis,. is row
in the possession of Willis p Heard
Of West Chester.
George Couawar, colored, was sent
TO the PenitenrIrry from Atonigomery
county, for stealing seven fat steers.
Mary \. Brown, of Reading, has re-
covered $1,000 from the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance Company, the
amount OF a policy on the life OF her
husband, who drowned himself some
time Sgo.
One hundred horses have been stolen
in Lancaster county IN three years.
TIE average price for good milk cows
10 Montgomery county is $40.
Large quantities ef wild rice will be
sown on the bottom lands along the Sus-
auehapna-
Hiram Wilson was instantly killed
by rolling lag near WarrensviIle, Ly-
coming county.
Forty FIVE murderers have been exc
cuted during Governor Hsrtrauit's
term, and four more sentenced TO be
banged
"Spare the rcd aud spoil the child"
is an ancient saying that mus; be dear
10 Genizens of HazIetOn. In the pub
lie schools tdna far this winter 7IG
cases of f9gging axe reported.
On Sunday week. at Coxtop, LII
Esrne county, Mrs. Sarah Pliny, while
engaged in drawihg water from an un-
:;a as;;s!.sa IA. sf;! tsi'Rssa ABa vas Drecipi=
There is considerable destitution IN
Reading. 0ver hundred families are
furnished relief every day.
Mr. J. G. Hoover. of Oil Centre.
WIS -s757-;7e5. Ie7F that place on Sunday
nigh; week by highwaymen and rob
bed of 81 1000
Pickpockets were discovered in car
in Allegheny City. and. although three
hundred citizens joined in the chase,
they made their escape.
The depression in the oil regions is
becoming calamitous, threatening the
solvency o: the oldest business men
known in the trade.
All the men who left Milton for Bra
sil have returned home, disgnsted with
their experience IN that country.
The Prison Inspectors of Lehrgh
county have decided that all tramps
sent 10 the county Jail will have 70"
break stone for at least eight hours
every day. Tramps will be much less
conmon in that county than they hate
Been.
A subsistence which can be used with
or without oil as a paint has been dis
covered Ia Forest county. Ii i. be
,ieved that its commercial Ealus viii De
Ear greater thsnsthat of petroleum.
The lew Court House at Warren
cost .he county Sl03,259.
The jackson Democratic Association
Of Harrisburg proposes to revive the
obscrvances of the Stb dsy of January
as a Democratic anniversary.
Meadyiile is arranging loan eXhlbi
ton.
The Allen Continen,als, Of Allen
town, will attend Governor Hoyt's in
auguration.
Tie Altoona Tribuue's correspondent
Gays a New York party is about pego-
tiatIng to lease or purchase the Tyrone
forges.
s cor!ectioner at Reading exhibits a
candy elephant, Is feet long, D fee;
high ani u feet wide, weighing 500
poaods. Ii is composed OF nut candy,
except the tusks, which are Of solid.
clear candy, and the tongue, which is
Of pink sugar.
Messrs. g. Coleman & Son, of ALE
ghepy, are making 2000 railroad wheel
barrows 10 Gil ao order from South
America. Kline. Logan & Co, have
also got an order for G090 picks and
shoveis. The goods will be shipped by
way of Baltimore.
Judge Pershing, at PottsvilIe, has
rendered Judgment of custer against
John Jones, who was elected Chief
Burgess Of Mabanoy City in February
last. Jones acted as inspector at the
same election, and on this ground the
: .ao71e<in.r----orv iss..ia - nis term
OF ofice would have expired next April.
John I.eSon. Of Lebanon, was mur-
dered on Friday night wees, at the
house of Henry Peoples. They had
been drinking, and towards midnight
sat down 10 discuss bottle of whisky
II company with a German tramp nam ed
Nimrod Spatenhower. 1veson and the
tramp quarreied, and the fermer was
fatally stabbed.
In Beaver county the other night,
Mrs. Jones, lady supposed to he
sbout one hundred yeags old, who has
been insane for several years, and who
bss been living BY herself in an old log
building on her sons farm, was burned
to death. Ii is probable her clothes
caught from 'he fire place The fire
vas discovered by her son from his
house, who went to the rescue, but too
late 70 save her life.