Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21
STATE ITEMS.

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to pay the hands in the Pennsylvania
railroad shops at Altoona.
A boy named Nagei fell from a wag-
on in Allentown, on the 18th and was
instantly killed.
i week old colt belonging to ". A.
Martin, of Granville township, Mlffiln
county, died from the bite of rat.
Colonel Keller, eff reading has receiv-
ed check for $2700, pension money.
He was wounded seven times.
On the l4th inst, the solicitor of
Lancaster, Pa, entered suits to the
number l60 against the Pennsylvania
railroad company for violations of the
ordinance about speed of trains.
On the 18th, at Allentown Pa,
boy named Nagel fell from a wagon in
this city this morning. A barrel of
water fell on him, crushing his head
and be was instantly killed.
The body of Dennis Murphy, who
had been missing from bis home at To-
wanda, Pa , for Two weeks, has been
found in the Susquebanna. 1t bore
marks of violence, and foul play is sus-
pected.
The body of a little daughter of
Michael Hoary, living at Locust Gap,
Lancaster county was found in the
creek at Mount Carmel in a partly de-
composed condition on Sunday a week.
She was missed from home several weeks
ago, a1d it was supposed she had been
stolen sway by gipsies.
Up in LacSaganna county they elected
en- Tuesday a week, Miss II Evelyn
Brooks County Superintendent of Com
mon Schools. Lackawanna is the
youngest county In the State.
Two months ago DR.. Pierce, of Fac
toryville Wyoming county, deserted
his wife and family and elopod with
Mrs. Riggs, the wife of his hired man
He had the day before prescribed soue
medicine for his wife who was i'll After
the flight of her husband Mrs. Pierce
took the medicine. She died q few
hours afterward. Pierce and Mrs.
Riggs went to Texas. The woman had
taken her little boy, four years old with
he- Shortly after taking up their res
idence in Texas, Pierce subjected Nrs
Riggs and her boy to the most brutal
treatment. Three weeks ago Mrs.
Riggs, taxing advantage of the absence
of Pierce, took Sl00 of his fed with
her child. Pierce got track of her and
followed her. She eluded him and
reached her fathers house on Saturday
but was very sick, and died soon after
ward. Pierce then fed, but the officers
Of the law are after him on the charge
Of numbering his wife.
The Waynesboro' Keystone Gazette
gives the particulars OF an accident
which happened at barn raising-Mr
Henry Shanks's-on Friday last week
Over 100 hands were at work. When
the frame was high enough to be reach
ed with stout spikes the sill clipped
from the wall and the frame fell fas;en-
ing Valentine kriuer, Geo, Swisher,
Ferdinand GILBERT, Hiram Shank,
Jacob Hoover, Lee Gilbert and John
Smith under it. The three first named
gentleman were seriously hurt, two in
the back, aud Mr. Gilbert in the skull
The widest excitement prevailed and
1t was a short time until they were all
relieved. The injured persons, under
the care of Drs. Ripple and Frautz, are
getting along as we'll as can be expect
ed under the circumstances.
The following State Military Board
has been appointed ty Governor Hoyt:
Major General, John F. Hartrantt
Brigadier General j. X. Sigfried
Brigadier General, James A. Beaver
Lieutenant Colonel Russell Thayer
Major Alexander Krumbhar The Ad-
jutapt General. under the direction;
and supervision of the State Military
Board, is required to purchase and is
sue to the National Guard of Pennsyl
vanIa such uniform great coats, blankets
knspsacks or clothing bags, accounter-
ments, as may be necessary to COM
plete the equipment of the said Nation
al Gaurd of Pennsylvania, such articles
to conform as nearly as may be in style
and pattern with similar articles IN use
by the United States army, the Board
to report upon the style, pattern, price
quantity and quality of the several ar
ticles, after consultation IN regard to
the same.
Shenandoah Herald, of last week.
For nearly two years past a young
man, wearing the garb OF . Highland
piper, has been wandering about the
coal regions of Pennsylvania playing
his pipes in the streets, attending pic
mics and dances, and apparently de-
pending on his instrument to make him
!i'ing. He visited Shenandoah fire.
ouen,ly and will be remem bered and
Eec0 gnizod by Herald readers all over
ine Schuy region. A few days
since he was playing 10 mining village
on the out sairts of ofScrantou. A crowd
bad gathered around him, among them
mine labover named Brady. Sud-
denly the piper ceased his music and
sltFpiuS nun tue ClONu seiLSu DIltuJ
by the shoulder, aud announced taat
the laborer was his prisoner. At the
same time he produced papers which
he said was his authority tor making
the arrest.
BRADY seemed entirely overwhelmed
BY the arrest. and made no opposition
or protest, bat accompanied the piper
to the authorities where it was revealed !
that the piper was a detective. For
two years he has been on the track of
his prisoner, who IS charged with hav-
ing murdered wealthy man named
Findlay, in Scotland, in January, 1877 |
Brady was in the employ of Findlay.
Early one morning the latter was found
dead by the roadside with his skull
crushed with club.
Brady had been discharged the morn
ing before for drunkenness. He had |
been heard to make threat that he |
would get even with Findlay. He Was
nowhere to be found, but was traced |
to Glasgow, where it was believed be
had taken a vessel for America.