Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-27
GENERAL ITEMS.

John A hockafeilOw writes from
Arizona to friend in Syracure, New
York, an account of very amusing
adventure which he recently had with
a cinnamon bear. The latter is q very
ugly customer to close with, but our
friend was delivered in the most IN
expected manner, as will be seen by
the following: LAST night / was
coming up from Santa Cruz valley,
eighteen miles below. / was riding
buro Gackass), but on coming to
very steep hill dismounted and was
slowly walking up, when I came on
an immense cinnamon bear, less than
twenty feet away. Of course to run
was out of the question, so / stood
and eyed the old fellow and he stood
and eyed me as slowly pulled out
my Six shooter from the holster Old
bear hunters say it isn't safe to tackle
a cinnamon with rifle carrying less
than seventy grains of powder, and
then give him dead shot, as the Gin
namons are worse than the grizzlies.
I didn't have any rifle with me, and
as my six-shooter only used twenty
five grains of powder 1 concluded 1
was not looking for fight unless the
bear was. What his intentions were
1 don't know, but my buro (jackass),
who was some distance ahead. Just
then, caught sight of him and, in
stead of running away, as one would
expect, started for Mr.. Bruin with
tail and ears eject, and to cap the
climax commenced to bray. This was
too much, and the old bear started
as if he was shot out of a gun. He
Just tore up the ground, and when
he couldn't run fast enough he rolled
down the mountain side 'Old Baa-
lam has played that trick before with
me when have been trying to get
up or to deer, and 1 have always
pounded him, but last night I con-
Guided 1 would give him a leather
medal"
Last week mention was made of how
the regular Organization Of the Democ
racy in Mississippi was bull DOING in
dependent Democrats. A late dis
patch states the following, which tells
plainly how serious the trouble amoug
them is: Henry NJ. Dixon, the Inde-
pendent candidate for sheriff of YazoO
county was shot iu iazoo city, on the
morning of the 18th inst about $3.50
o'clock, and died in the afternoon at 4
o'clock. He was shot 10 the back by
j. IL. Barksdale, the Democratic can
didate for Chancery Clerk. Dixon was
walking down the east side of Main
street. and when opposite Hausman's
saloon be was hailed by Barksdale, who
stood on the opposite side Of the street
with double barreled shot gun, loaded
with buckshot, ready cooked in bis
hand. Dixon did not see bis slayer un.
til he hailed him, and was taken by
surprise. He turned toward Barks.
dale, and Barksdale's friends claim that
he attempted to draw his pistol, the
only weapon be had. 1t is supposed
that Dixon, seeing that Barksdale wa:
SO much better armed than he, attempt
ed to get out of the way. As be did
SO 9arksdale fred, putting four buck.
shot in bis victims back. After be
was shot, Dixon turned aud fired his
pistol repeatedly, but without effect, a
Barksdale. Dixon bled internally, and
died, surrounded BY his family, at foul
o'clock. Barksdale was immediately
arrested, and the case will be investi'
gated. The immediate cause Of the
shooting was bitter personal quarre
that arose in the bull-doziug affair o
the 25th of july. Prior to the pres
ent campaign both gentlemen stood vel
and were on friendly terms. DixoI
leaves a most estimable wife and fv'
children. Barksdale is the nephew o
+. Barksdale, prominent Democrsti
candidate for the United States Senate
editor of the Jackson Clarion, ant
chairman of the Democratic State ex
,, ecutive committee. The Clarion a
,, first approved the Yszoo bull dozini
affair, but since the Rankin county cas-
it has been silent.
The store of Frank Roberts, a
Portville. Iowa, was robbed of larg
quantity of goods on the night o
the 18th inst. On the evening of tn
14th Agent Perry and an Indepen
: dence grain merchant stopped II
! front of the Portville NJ E. Church
A noisy racket was heard with
in. and the first suspicion of MI
Perry and his companion was that
pious tramp had sought the quie
\ retreat OF the church for comfort
| able nights lodging. An entranc
: was made into the building as qmci
: lv es possible, and 10 in the plac
of a poor old tramp, the orchestra
in the rear of the pulpit was foun
| 20 contain sufficient quantity G
: stolen goods to fit out a first-clas
e dry goods establishment. After
! more thorough search of the build
ing a much larger quantity of goods
t of various kinds, was discovered /
: the steeple of the church, which ha
. been literally converted into a "rol
: bers roost." Notice of the affair wa
Immediately sent to Mr.. Frank Rol
erts, who unhesitatingly ldentifie
the contraband goods as those stole
: from his establishment some thre
' weeks previously. The goods wer
a found to be in good condition, an
q with the exception of the silks-va
D ned from SIS to S10O-the entir
! quantity of the missing goods wa
t found within the outfit, which wa
much larger than Mr.. Roberts ha
: estimated his loss, it having bee
q placed at from $3.50 to $500, Will
!. the amount recoverd from the churc
b indicated the quantity of goods stole
!, to have been valued at upwards {
: S4O0.
}, A dispatch from Phenix, Arizon'
f under date of the 22d, states that on
t McC Closkey fatally stabbed John Ia
o barr, a we'll known saloon keeper. No
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