Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-21
GENERAL ITEMS.

GENERAL ITEMS.
Sixty thousand fruit trees we're plant
ed in Iowa during the year 1879.
The Pensacola Stevedore Association
yesterday resolved not to furnish labor
for vessels being loaded by "Quebec-
ers."
Rev. Hayden, now on trial in Con-
necticut for murder, has gained thirty
pounds in weight, during his year and
half of imprisonment. This doesn't
look like guilt.
Calvin Thompson, at Armstrong
Kan, who had been adjudged insane
and was yesterday to have been remov-
ed to an asylum on Thursday shot and
probably fatally wounded James Nor
ris his step father and then fed.
On Thursday morning, at Irvington,
I'll. William Norton, while at breakfast
with his family, was shot, through a
window, BY AL Forbes, and instantly
killed. An old feud existed between
the parties. Forbes was arrested.
A Benevolent Bostoniau now living
in England, has given Sl00 to each Of
two old ladies in Scituste, Mass, who
when girls in the war of 1872, frighten
ed British man Of war away from the
coast by beating drumand playing fife
as if detachment of American troops
-ere at hand
Seventy FIVE asses, loaded with anu
milton, supposed to be from Utah and
intended for the Utes, we're on Sunday
week seen going south through Car
bon county, Wyoming Territory and
soldiers have been sent out from Deg
yer Col, to scout for them.
1t was recently ascertained that the
Rev. Ezra d. WinsIow, the Boston for
ger had been living in Buenos Ayres,
but when his identity became establish
ed he left and his whereabout are now
unknown. While there be became the
publisher of a newspaper, obtained a
subordinate position under the govern
ment, was a Sunday school teacher and
leading memberin the Methodist Epis-
opal Church. He left behind him a
number of unpaid bills.
There was christening in Baltimore
on New Years day that was not a
christening. \ Methodist preacher
went by request to the house of ac-
qualntanees to baptize a child in the
presence Of q few invited friends. The
ceremony proceeded smoothly until the
parents were asked to name their child
when it was discovered that the house
vas divided against itself, the mother
giving one name and the father ano,h-
er. Neither would yield, and the cler-
gyman cxtricated himself from an en-
barrassing situation BY poStponing the
ceremony.
The family of Wm. A,ed living near
Euglishtown, n. j., upon upon return
ing from Freehold on Tuesday night
found the front door of their house
open. An investigation disclosed the
fact that fire had been kIudIed in the
top story and that the flames were
bursting through the roof. The house
was soon burned down. The loss is
estimated at S., 900 no insurance.
A dispatch Of the 18th inst, from
Fredrick Nd, says Asbury Stewart
colored, was brought here to day and
held for the grandjury, for attempting
TO kill his employer, Charles Thomas,
near Mount Pleasant, this morning.
The negro attacked Miss Devilblss,
Thomas housekeeper, and threw her
on stove, burning and scalding her
frightfully. When Thoroas, hearing
her cries of distress, appeared with a
pistol, Stewart made furious attack
on him. Thomas fired, woundiDg
Stewart in the head, which only enrag-
ed him, and life and death struggle
ensued with pokers chairs and clubs.
Thomas daughter Heste, l5 years old
came to her fathers aid with a butcher
knife, while the other daughter loosed
two dogs upon the desperate negro, and
among them the negro was finally fought
off, and made his escape to the neigh
boring woods, where he was afterward
arrested. Both men were badly mutil-
atsd and dangerously wounded.
a dispatch Of Wednesday night from
Franklin, La, says: To day Sidney
Cole, about l9 years Of age, owner of
three fourth of the Chatsworth planta-
ton, rode up to the gate of j. b Wolf
ord manager of the plantation, and in
formed Wofford that he had come to
kill him. Woford expostulated, but
Cole dismounted and advanced, pistol
in hand, toward the house. Mrs Wolf
ord realizing the danger in which her
husband was. called out to him to arm
himself, which he did BY seizing a shot
gun. Then stepping out he confronted
Cote who continued to advance, saying
81 have come to kill you, d-n you /;
| mean business" WofFord replied {:
"lf you mean business, here it Is,' at
the same moment discharging his
gun, the contents of which took effect in
Coles breast, killing him instantly
Woford Immediately came to town and
surrendered himself to the sheriff, but
was afterwards discharged from custo-
dy, a corouer's jury having returned a
verdict of justfiable homicide.
Legal Notices.