Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-05
STATE ITEMS.

Since the lst of January last, the
Delaware and Hudson coal company
Lehigh county, have lost Al mules,
valued at Sl75, each in their mines.
IN incendiary FIRE at Parker, on
Thursday morning, destroyed about one
hundred buildings, comprising the priu-
cipaI business portion Of the town. The
loss is estimated at $500, ,0o0.
Gyp.ies aud horse thieves bother the
people in Cumberland county, pantners
are roakrng it hos for the farmers 10
Fulton aud Franklin, aud masked rob
Der. prowl around in Somerset.
Martin Padden, of White Haven,
took shelter under a coal train, at Fair
view, during storm on Wednesday.
The train started, aud cut of sn arm
and leg of Padden, who died While
being taken to his home.
Willie Peters, living at Fayetteville,
Lawrence county, has raised a cabbage
weighing twenty aud half pounds and
four feet in circumference.
Mr. A. s. Heffner, Siegersville, Be-
high county, took out of his 6eld iwo
weeks ago a head Of cabbage which
measured three feet in circumference
aud weighed thirteen pounds.
Eight years ago man who was ready
TO be married was sentenced to the
Western Penitentiary, aud on Thurs
day, when his long service ended, the
faithful, woman stood a. the prison door
to receive her lover, and there he found
wedding garments which friends had
provided,
Two stallions, one named Gold King
and belonging to MIR. Robert Dunlap.
Of Philadelphia, and the other named
Schuylkill Chief, had terrible tight
neal Friedensburg. Schuylkill county,
where they were quartered for the sea-
sou, a few days ago. Both animals
were terribly injured before they were
separated.
A seven foot fence has been built
around the Carlisle barracks to keep il
the frisky young Indians.
Henry NJ. Hart, of New Brighton,
Beaver county, within the short space
Intervening between September II aud
October 10, has been bereft of his wife
and all his children, three in number,
aged respectively s, 6 aud 1 yeprs.
OIL has been reached in Jefferson
county, about FIVE miles east of Punk
sutawney, a, the depth of 1000 feet.
John Rspp, a West Chester boy, was
killed by the explosion of gun while
bunting on Thursday.
The Wllkesbarre Record says buck
was killen on the North mountain last
week that weighed two hundred and six
pounds.
Thirteen thousand unstauped cigars
we're seized in Bethlehem on Saturday
by Revenue ollector IN the store o.
WilIism Ii. and Isaac Foultz.
Mrs. Mellon, of Pittsourg, while suf-
fering from the effects of driuk, got out
of bed on Thursday night and cut her
throat. She was found dead early the
next morning by her husband.
Several days ago Frank Meisner and
John BodIer, small boys, we're playing
upon the street III Germania, a town in
Potter county, with a gun. The wea
pou exploded, killiuf a man named Jo-
seph SIngerly, who was passing.
During an alteration at a ball at
Dnftou near Allentown, Friday night,
Condy Brisiin accidentally shot him
self while brandishing q revolver, and
died in few minutes.
Near midnight of Saturday a week
a pu iher in PIttsburg, named Young
found a nailor named Crow conversing
with the formers wife in her sitting
room, and firing upon Crow with re-
volrer, killing bin almost instantly
Young aud his wife had a serious quar-
rel some time ago, aud he claims that
Crow aliensted her affection from him
On Friday morning in the Lebanon
Jail Drew, one OF the condemned Raber
murderers, bade his wife aud daughter
good-by, giving them directions as to
the disposal of bis body. Stichler, an
other of the Raber murderers, had an
interview with his mother the same day
The scene in both cells was very affect
ing.
Another of those remarkable stories
comes from Pike county. This time a
Miss Clara Hendershot, who lives near
Shohols, is the heroine. While rowing
10 her boat she met a deer, big fellow
swimming lsisurely along, so that she
might overtake him. She fred and
wounded him slightly. The animaI
made for rbe boat, and the girl iuuged
a big knife In his throat and cane of
victorious.
The fish way, which has just been
completed in the Columbia dam, 1:
located about one third the distance
from the Columbia shore. 1t is l5C
feet long and l25 feet wide at mouth
or toe of dam and 40 feet at bullbead
1t has been substantially constructed
of the best material, reflects credit ou
the contractor and 1t is believed will
prove to be a great success if the fish
are net taken in too great numbers il
Maryland and Pennsylvania waters be
low the dam. To prevent shad from
spawning in the upper waters of the
Susquehanens is to eventually exter
inmate them, and make Susquehanns
shad thing Of the past.
Samuel Franklin, a farmer Of East
Donegal township. Lancaster county
while returning on Saturday night from
the village of Mount Joy, in a carriage
to which place he Lad been during the
day. was attacked on the highway by a
notorious character named John Saup
son, alias Fred jackson, who leads q
tramp's life. The hour was late and
Franklin was driving along as fast as
the darkness would admit. Suddenly
Sampson leaped from the side of the
road, caught tie horse by the hridle
and feiied the animal TO the ground