Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-07-02
GENERAL ITEMS,


Station, Ga. Ii comprises 10 900 acres
Of good land. The Senstor's stalwart
sou, Hugh II. Gordon, is the manager
of the ranch in his fathers absence.
He is an enthusiastic sheep farmer, aud
is just starting with flock of /, 100.
The ranch is being enclosed Tith walls
built by negro convicts, who, according
to the Georgia system, are leased out
under Contract. Already seven miles
of wall have been put up. Senator
Gordon will make his 40, GOO acres one
vast sheep ranch.
Mr.. Eosdley showed US a few days
ago, says the Lawrence Kan. Journal.
some beads of wheat, sample of 40
acres, now growing on the farT OF Mrs.
Mary Macutchen, situated about 6ve
miles from this city. 1t promises to
yield 20 bushels to the acre. This Mrs.
Macutchen is a somewhat remarkable
woman. She was left widow with four
children more than ten years ago. 10
1874, when half the people were scared
out of their wits by the grasshoppers,
she contracted for an unimproved farm
for s 800, which she gave to one of
her boys. She has since paid for the
land from the surplus products Of her
own farm of l20 acres. Last year she
bought the Bob Allen farm OF l50
acres, at the price Of $4,000, one
fourth Of winch she has already paid !,
and will pay another fourth from the
crops of this year. She ruus her farm
with the aid of her two sons and with
out much hired help. This Is a good
example of what has been done in the
midst of what are called hard times in
Kansas, by a widow left with fami! =
of children, and no resources but a
farm of l20 acres.
A dispatch of last Thursday from
Baltimore says: George ". Bishop, ex-
judge of the orphans court, aud ex-
judge of this city, was to-day found
guilty. with Isaac w. NJ. Helm, of
forging the name of Frederick NJ
Ketchum, jr., on city bond for SlS,-
400 Bishop, as judge Of the orphans
court, in 1873 forged the name of
Ketchum, who was only ten years old
to the bond and through his Judicial
influence had the bond taken from the
vault where 1t was properly deposited
aud placed in a city bank as collateral ,
and drew out 81, 500 at one time and a
smaller amount at another tune. The
defense restel its case on the point that
the signing Of minors name could
not be considered forgery, and asked
that the indictment be quashed. This
was refused, and when the case was
r submitted, Judge Pinkney said (" Ii
am right in my view of the question of
law presented at the opening, which was
a matter of first impression, | think
am right in finding both the prisoners
guilty" A verdict to that effect was
accordingly entered. Bishop protests
innocence of evil intent, aud claims
that there are $4,000 still unaccOunted
for. of which be knows nothing.
A sad occurrence took place at Mag
ara Falls, on the 2lst ult, and is mar
rated as follows, by dispatch Mr.. auG
Mrs. Rowland arrived at the Falls Oh
the 18th of June, from the west They
registered at the Falls Hotel from "A
Rue Magnan, Paris, France. They had
visited the various points of interest at
the Falls several times, and seemed to
have eDjryed themselves very much
1t was their intention to leave at noon
on the day on which the accident occur
red, for New YORK. Tickets by rail-
road had already been purchased. Al
New York they had been intending to
take the first steamer for France. After
breakfast they went out for last view
! Of the Falls They walked leisurely tC
Goat Island Bridge, which they crossed,
/ taking the right band road on the oppo'
, site side, whicn led them to Luna
! Island. They stopped at the Cave oi
the Winds, but concluded after reach
t ing there not to 90 through. They then
! went out on the point where TerrapIu
Tower used TO stand, thence they turned
. to the Three Sister Islands, which they
, reached about half-past nine o'clock
; They crossed to the third island, wen,
: down the steps to the right, where they
met two gentlemen coming up. Fol-
, lowing the example of a boy whom she
saw getting water. Mrs. Royland ask
ed her husband for a small silver cup
which she took, and, stepping to place
where the bank is little more than a foo,
above the water aud where the rapid:
are exceedingly swift, she stopped tC
dip up the water and fell forward intC
, the stream. Her husband was looking
in another direction and was a few steps
from her. Nhen her shrek pierced his
ear he turned and saw his wife whirled
rapidly to destruction. He became
{ frantic, and ran for the stream, but she
, was quickly ont Of sight. Mr.. Row.
, land, who is manufacturer OF fire arms
in Paris, was married to the lady who
has met such tragic fate about two
years ago, and after visiting the Paris
Exhibition, started, in October last, fol
pleasure trip around the world. Going
through the Sucz Canal, India, China
and Japan, they crossed the Pacific
Ocean to San Francisco, visited Chica.
go, and, as mentioned above, reached
: the Falls on the 18th. He will remain
here for time, if possible to recover
her body. The body of the lady was
found and taken from the water the day
after drowning.