Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-04-13

mitted to Jail. He was placed in q
cell in the right wing and no one is
allowed to see him. While eating his
supper he said that the coffee " went
back ON him." as he was not used to
drinking it When asked why he had
committed the deed he said that he
had been out hauling rails, that he
had been scolded for coming late and
the things had been taken off the
table before he had finished eating /;
that he had gone to the cupboard and
brought them back, and they were
taken off a second time that that
made him angry and he went to the
clubhouse and got the gun, came IN
the front door and shot Lottie, and
that he was sorry he had done it. He
did not seem to realize the position
in which he was placed. He was
-nerved, although he cried slightly.
During the night realization of the
terrible deed he had committed seem
ed to dawn ON his mind and he cried
bitterly. Miss Lottie Hoover was q
pretty, well-educated girl, and was a
general favorite. She had q host OF
friends in this place. She was loved
by all who knew her, and the feeling
in this community against her brother
is very bitter. Reuben Hoover, the
eldest son of this distracted family,
has become almost hopelessly insane
over the terrible afflictiOn visited upon
the household. Physicians were sent
for early yesterday morning, and it is
feared that his reason has been to-
tally destroyed.
READING, April 8.-Christian Riser,
a Mennonite preacher, residing near
Brunersville, a small village in this
county, had occasion to be away from
home for few days this week, and
during his absence his two sons,
named Amos and Henry, We're cut
ting potatoes for planting. While
thus engaged quarrel arose between
them, which ended fatally. 1t ap-
pears that Amos was doing certain
amount of work which Henry dicta-
ted, whereupon a scuffie followed.
during which Henry pulled out a
large dirk-knife and in the excitement
stabbed his brother in the abdomen.
Amos fell, bleeding to the ground.
Some neighbors, who happened to
pass by at the time, came to his res
cue and carried him to his home.
Medical aid was at once quickly sum-
moned, but when the physician ar
rived Amos was so weak from the loss
of blood that the doctors have no
hope for his recovery. Word was i'm
mediately sent to their father inform
ing him of the occurrence. The
wound in the boys body is about two
inches long, one inch deep, penetra-
ting into the intestines. Amos Ris-
ser is about twenty-one years of age.
Henry is aged fourteen years. 1t is
stated that the brothers have fire.
quently quarreled together.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, April O.
The Missouri River is still higher here
to-day than last night. Fully 500 per-
sons from the lowlands are temporarily
homeless. The food is the most ex-
tsnsive ever experienced here. Great
damage is also being done on the Omaha
side, the smelling works being greatly
damaged. Communication between the
two cities is temporarily suspended.
The river is now twenty-five feet above
ow.~ster mark.
CHICAGO, April "a special dis
,atch to the Daily Nsars from Omaha
;ays; The river registers 2l feet 2
inches, and is rising slowly. The situa-
ion is critical. The water has swept
way the Union Pacific track on the
,ridee over Spoon Lake, and the bridge
S two feet under water. There aie no
rains in or out to day, as the river Is
pouring over the track and through
Spoon Lake east of the Union Pacific
bridge at a rate that threatens to make
! permanent change and leave both
,nds OF the bridge on the Nebraska side.
The railroads both up ano down the
river are under water and abandoned.
Tee river is spread out to great width
and is flowing rapidly.