Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-20
STATE ITEMS.

40 John .. Campbell, William
s''s ,i,sa5an. J. 4 McNeTaey, of Lock
.,.u Pa, sud : gentleman named
nr7' n' vho we're camping on Mosquito
%0p !, Clarified county, left camp
H| "a Clifford Ruu, four miles DIS
- - Ssh for trout. Each, in .addi-
- n fsbiog tackle, carried a rifle, in
~ 4 getting a shot at a pack Of
2, ,hst have their lair in Uiid
=, the head Of Clifford Run.
r. shout three miles away ffom the
xhile passing through the wood,
%-y.rpeg separated from the rest OF
r.r,1, and soon afterTard was
.'ed bv noise iu the brush short
s-i,,,. 10 the right. Looking IN that
,.,,,,cu he saw small bear cub. He
~. -, chase and captured it. So elated
10 with his success that be failed
ii, ne approach of the maternal
I'm a.,li size was within few feet of
- Being unable to get TO his rifle,
.,:f A. bad laid aside when be pur-
- he cub. he clssped the yourg bear
hi, srm 2nd dar;ed down the
,..,,,p SIDE. Tne enrsged dam fol-
- sud. before the buu'er was aware
=: he sas in the ANIMALS rude em
- lie tried IN free himself, but IN
ii, ana he began To cry fcI help.
r.u7beJ and Hbiteman heard him aud
..,;,s3 not a moment too soon. They
f,,,d Men Ns1gey in Bruins embrace.
4. ,lo;5es .ifersliy torn IN shTeds. and
4, bady so badly lac rated from the
- aud claws of the animal that he
balnleSs. Whiieman aud Camp
III sd.sncsd to within a few feet OF
i.,;r eoprs1s, and taking deliberate
m 6rei at ibe bear. Although both
.5,rg-s fnrS effect. the contest was not
.,j.i. WIKI a savage grogl, the in
t-ris-ed ANIMAL sprsug upna "hitemar,
bang him 70 the ground, the shock
--,Isring him insrnsible. At this june
n,. Brown s-r,ved. ami sent triist
trough the brs,n OF the bea,t. killing
;,ipsr,a-.g. {, The wounded men were
o.. carried haok 20 camp and their
x7rais dressed. Bears are numerous
i,..s noau'ains ot ClearGeld county.
nd bsrry-pirkers are frequently driven
t5us tY them.
Aspecia, dj patch from Sunbury says
TLsrs sp,ears 70 be no end TO the Mol
I. Msgu.rss. Two more-MManus
giO'Nsii.-are - be executed IN 0c-
igser. aud niue fresh arrests will be
rsia inside as anorter month. 1t was
sEays salj by tie knowing ones thar
O'NeIi. vou,S .'>qu-ei'' rather than die
rsme. tie l. v9uug man and rather
ally from a wound IN the head made by
visce Of coal when boy. When ar
rested be declared his Innocence, but
t57 il appears tha; be has uubusom-d
himself aud confessed to the murder of
nrsss- Ie nigli ws'chman az Hickory
SEsl2 Co.lery near SAamokin. 1t
uas.a the night of September l9. 1874,
;tat band of MDilies beat the old nan
to death. M'Manus and O'Ne;ll were
uisi and convicted. The latter has
,tfessed that nine others are equally
guilty. with hi-i.
Tv, -re sill living in the coal re-
..us ard tie others in the West. Their
residences are known TO the police.
Wb=n Da-nis F. Canning was pardon
s!c-: Of jail last week it was said tha.
ls Eas to be used on the witness-s,and
tie fu:ure. He ~! be one of the
-t,ef Witnesses eLalnst the men who
Sc &c t5 arrested for Hesser's murder.
a';'-ras and G'NeilI's death warrants
-s- 81 . ,hem or Thursday morn
=. N'&anus smiled when be was
isii by rbe sheriff that he was TO De
Laugsd 10 October. He is about forty
ysars : gs. with hair as white as
slE. lie Is not very communicative
When O'NeiIl was informed of the OBJ
.sot cf the sherifT's visit be sriveled
Ike child Suddenly be grew furious
s-i declared that Ucvernot Hoyt bad
led, aui that be promise not to sign
;ls warrants until September
i thrilling scene, to which numbers
Fsrs helpless SPECTATORS, was witnessed
u Lsncs =. the other day. Two gen
'.saen IL a buggy drove a spirited
lOEse upon the railroad track, where
Be became stubborn and refused 10
noEe. While Ia this rdsition 3 train
csms numbering around the curve aud
ore Of the occupants OF the buggy at
tempted 10 lower bimself over the back
Of the vehicle. The whistle of the
engine frightened the horse, when he
Jumped forward, turning the man who
iaamFte! To escape prone upon the
Track Ehen the engine was not ten feet
aEaT. Niih wonderful presence of
uind be rolled out of harms way and
escaped injury.
Ins Cnambersbarg Repository of Au
gsst l3 -ays: Levi A. SmIrn, residing
about one uile from fredericksburg vas
bitten on the index finger If his right
hand ty black aud tau terrier dog,
which was a pet IN the fanny, on the
sih Of Jr.y. he thought very littl"
Of the incident and vent shout his work
sil'usl. On Mcniay evening of last
Rsaa The hr-' symptoms Of that terrible
naiacy, hst-y yph0oIa, appeared. fby-
5'aians we're sent tor but all the medI
ca sk',. brOusht II bear could not stay
ae terrible mOr ller, aud Mr.. Smith
Closed his eyss peacefully. in death, ON
thursday evening at : o'clock.
Indictments we're found by the grand
Iu'y OF Beiks COUNTY on the l3;h INST,
,galns: The treDFs and rcbber belong
ilg the gang that has been commit
uog depredaticns III taIs aud adjoining
eounnes :or a long time past, and which
gang consisting of some forty members
las been effectuslIy broken up. Jere-
nlsa Wegrzel, the country landlord.
Sh0 kent the fence in Earl township,