Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-04-23
GENERAL ITEMS.

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Pan Handle Railway, under date of
the 18th inst, says: This morning
about o'clock four masked burglars
forced an entrance into the store of
Mr.. J. r. Russell, at this place, and
blew open the safe, rihlng it of its
contents to the amount of Si5 in
cash. Mr.. Laird, the telegraph OPP
orator at Bulger, heard the noise
occasionel by the explosion III the
store, and arming himself with Il re
volver, started out to inquire the
cause. He had gone but few yards
from the office when he was confront
ed by two masked men, VINO, with
pointed reyolTers, ordered him to
surrender Finding resistance use
less, he acceded to their demands,
and in a moment or two he was
gagged and securely bound. His
captors then took him into Russelis
store and tied him to post. In the
meantime they went to the telegraph
Office and made a thorough examina-
ton OF the room, but finding nothing
valuable returned to the store Nh.
Laird was then searched and some
thirteen dollars in money taken from
him. Before they left they set fire
to the store, leaving Laird firmly Sc
cured to the post and still gagged
By almost superhuman efforts he sue
ceeded in removing the gag. and his
frantic cries attracted assistance he
fore the flames mad gained any head
way. After the fre had beeh sI,b-
dued Laird WIS released, by which
time he was in Il fainJnC condition.
There is no clue to the perpetrators
of this bold and dastardiy robbery.
Andrew Frant1 died from hydro
phobia ON the 18th inst, at New
burgh. The deceased was nearly 60
years old. He was bitten by his spitz
deg in August last. The animal was
Immediately killed, supposed rene
dy applied to the wound, and it was
supposed no harm would result.
Frantz was taken sick on the 9th in
slant. and on the 10Th his doctor de
clared the case one of hpdrophobil.
Every effort was made to lesson his
srrfferings, but the man died in great
agony after frothing and barking.
s terrific Snow storm swept over part
Of South Carolina on the evening o. the
10th inst. causing great destruction oi
lite aud property. In the village oI
Waltersbow more than one hundred
dwellings and all the churches were
swept away. TLree-fourths of the in-
habltants are homeless. Fifteen per
sons we're killed and many more wound
ed. S;mi!s, casualties are repor'es
from various points in the track of thu
tornado.
a special dispatch to the Baltimore
.7mericda on the l1ih inst. says rha
when the train which left Washington
With James Carroll, a negro accused o
outragiDg Mrs. Thomas, at LicksvilIe
Md, OH Monday last, reached Wash
ington Junction to-day, fifteen or twen
ty masked men boarded the train auc
after desperate struggle succeeded ii
overcoming the policemen. The pris
oner was dragged from the train, rop
thrown over his head and be was pullet
across field about one hundred yard
TO the nearest tree aud hanged. Th
whole proceeding occupied but thirt.
minutes, the maskers riding silenti..
away after Carroll had been pronounced
dead.
A dispatch from St. Louis on tn
18th INST, says: A dispatch to th
Globe Democrat, from collins. lille, abou
eleven miles from here, says that ter
; rible cyclone from the northwest struci
; tbst town at 2:45 o'clock Yesterday al
teruoou, and, taking a zig rag course
with a general direction almost due east
tore through the place, demo'ishing tel
buildings, running about thirty Others
and damaging more or less, seventy-hv
residences aud business bOuses. a Sigh
rain preceded tue storm, and Desrl
every one was indoors when the tornaj
struck the town. TIE storm lasted tw
,, OF three minutes, snd was frlghtfull
severe. From a double tenement bous
occupied by John Reynolds and Pat
rick Doner, a son, six years old. OF th
latter, was taken in an unconscious con
dition and with broken leg. Ami
REYNOLDS vas also taken from the ruin
; Of this house dead and most borribl.
crushed. Mrs. Jacobs, aged sesent
years, and Thomss Nelson's two ehil