Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-24
STATE ITEMS.

May.
Three hundred and twelve horses
were sold at the stock yards at Har-
rIsburg last week.
Daniel Cook, of Thompson township
Fulton county, respected farmer of
seventy seven, was found hanging to
a joist IN the stable the other day.
He was probably insane.
The Economy Society, a commun-
istic organization in Beaver county,
are to erect one hundred new dwelling
houses this summer. L, is the wealth
lest society of the kind in the country.
John Lefeavre, aged sixty, who has
been on trial at Butler, Pa, for the
murder of his wife, was found guilty of
murder in the second degree on the
18th inst The jury were out FIVE
hours.
There seems to be gang Of coun-
terfeiters in Clarion county, or rather
showers of the same. 1t is said that
the stuff is coined in Jefferson county,
across the line, and finished in Clarion
county At the homes Of the gang.
Elisha j. Forrest, one Of the Oldest
members of the Lebigh county bar,
left Allentown for Philadelphia last
Tuesday TO pay some interest money to
Powers & Weightman. The money
has not been paid and Forrest has not
been heard from. His family and
friends are distressed at his disappear
ance.
Jonathan Meyer, farmer, living on
South mountain, opposite Robesonia.
Berks county, while digging post holes
discovered an immense body of fire
clay, covering many acres upon his
farm. Upon investigation it was found
that it required no more than about one
to one and a half feet of uncovering,
when the solid clay lies exposed to what
depth it has not yet been ascertained,
but 1t is estimated that millions of tons
are imbedded here. The bed lies about
two miles from Robesonia, and is said
to be worth at least 81 per ton.
Governor Hoyt has set Thursday,
May 18th, as the day on which Henry
Wise, Josiah Hummel and Israel
Brandt, three of the Lebanon Raber
murderers, are to be hanged. The ap-
plieation OF Hvmmel and Brandt for
commutati of the death senteree to i'm
prisoLment for life is 20 be considered
by the Board of Pardons at Its next
meeting in April. Wise was refused
communication at the meeting on last
Wednesday. There is no possible hope
for any of the condemned men.
A dispatch from Bushkill, Pa, says
Great excitement prevails throughout
this section over the discovery of a
human skeleton in the woods near
"Twelve Mile Pond,"in Porter town
ship, Pike county. A party of men
we're in the woods cutting railroad ties,
when one of them stumbled upon a
wooden blanket, and upon overturning
some Of the stones found portions of a
human skeleton. The bones had been
carefully secreted. A justice of the
peace has been notified aud an Inquest
will be held. The bones are supposed
to be those of German peddler who
frequently passed through here, carry
ing large sums of money. 1t is thought
that be was robbed and murdered BY
parties who knew be carried money
with him.
David Harris, who died in Harris
burg the other day at the age of eighty
four, was the oldest son of the late
Robert Harris, who was a sou of the
late John Harris, the founder of Har
risburg. He was born ard educated
in Harrisburg. When eighteen years
old he came to Philadelphia to engage
in mercantile pursuits, where he re-
mained fer several years, when he re-
turned to Harrisburg and engaged in
transportation business, in connection
with the canal. Before he came to
Philadelphia be enlisted in the army
and marched to Baltimore, the young
est man who carried a musket in the
war. Only two of the soldiers in the
army of 1912 ii who went from Har-
risburg to Baltimore, are now living
Samuel Shock, of Columbia, Lancaster
county, and George j. Heisley, of
Harrisburg Mr.. Harris was a Jus
tice of the Peace under the borough
charter, and one of the first alderman
elected uuder the city charter For
many years he was clerk of the bor-
ough aud City Councils.
On Wednesday evening, the 18th
inst, a shocking occurrence took place
on the Reading railroad at Anuville.
The train which leaves Harrisburg for
Reading at eight o'clock P. NJ. reached
Annville about S:45, and a number of
passengers were stepping from the plat
forms of the cars and crossing the
track to the station, when the fast line
came dashing along at the rate of forty
miles an hour and struck four passen-
gers who had not yet crossed the track
between the Reading train and the de-
pot. Michael Bachman, wealthy
farmer residing near Annville, was iu-
stantly killed. When struck be was
hurled distance Of fifteen feet, bis
herd striking the depot door with such
force as TO make deep dent. In his
fall he struck several persons who we're
standing on the platform. A man
named Griffith, a commercial agent
from Philadelphia, was hurt about the
head badly. He was taken to Lebanon
in an unconscious condition. A stu
dent at the United Brethren school at
Annville, named Doner, was also hurt
about the head by being struck by the
engine A resident of Annville named
Henry, was the fourth victim, sustain
ing injuries which, although very pain
full, are not considered serious. 1t is
said that none of the passengers saw
the approaching train.
The Concordia, Kansas, Enterprise
tells of water from which sugar is made.