Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-08-17
STATE ITEMS.

Cider making has begun IN Chester
county.
M'Kran county is shipping FIVE
thousand quarts of black5erries to New
York every week.
They shoot black bass in the river at
Clear6eld, which is against the law.
Tioga couuty's buckwbeat crop will
be large.
One bundsed and tbirty-one black
snakes we're KILLED on one farm in Cam
oIia county in Que day this week.
An Allegheny man drank three
quarts of whisky one day recently, and
died from the effects a short time after
A post mortem examination revealed the
fact that his stomach was literally burn
ed to crisp by the vile stuff he bad
imbibed.
Three Lancaster policemen made a
raid on q gang Of tramps infesting the
woods near New Dxnvill., on Tuesday
a week, and arrested eleven, greatly to
the satisfaction of the farmers in that
surrounding neighborhood.
A lad starved to death in Pittsburg
within few days on account of throat
disease. He lived four weeks without
eating or drinking Suffering terribly
just before he died, he asked his moth
er if he would get any dinner in Heaven.
A "Prussiao physician" has been
swindiiug creduious Lancasteriaus 10 q
large amount, one druggist having a
bill of $500 against hun for drugs.
Another of his dupes endorsed notes to
the amount of l,500. After gather
ing as much property as he could the
fellow lett Lancaster and his dupes are
now bunting him.
j. NJ. K. Reed, Esq, of Cross Creek
township, Washington county, found
on his farm stone FIVE feet square aud
one foot thick, with peculiar marks
upon it, supposed to have been done by
the pre- historic races. 1t was found
abou; one hundred and City yards from
the mound that was opened some five
or six years ago on the farm Of Samuel
X Nhite.
4 most atrocious murder was com
mitted last Tuesday night q week in
Dead Mans Hollow, two miles above
McKeesport on Youghiegheny River.
The victim was Geurge A. McCiure
hardware merchant at Mckeesport.
On Sunday Hendrickson & McClure's
store was robbed OF $500 worth Of
goods, Principally cutlery and revolt
vers. On '.onday morning Nc iure
learned that the thieves had rendez
vous at Dead Mans Run, and that
they had loaded the goods into q sk,H
and rowed to that point Deceased
secured the services OF Joseph Lynch.
ana accompanied by his partner, Hen
erickson, proceeded to the place with a
search warrant. The house of one oi
the suspected parties was searched.
but Dotbiug was found Afterward,
however they found pieces Of paper
from knife and revolver boxes SCATTER
ed about the ground near q spring and
followed these traces up to hollow log
In which was found a silver caster and
other goods. The three then traversei
the hollow in search of the hiding place
OF the goods, wandering through the
tbicket and examining the ground care
fully for any indication that might
lead to their recovery. Finally sbou,
dark, Mcclure sat down on cedar tree
Fleming being uesr By and Lynch
somewhat further away from him, when
suddenly seven Ien burst out irom the
deuse underground and surrounded
Mcclure. "Here,' calculated one ol
them, with string of oarhs, 'rs one oil
them," and immediately commenced
firing. Probably dozen shots were
fired, one of them taking effect in Nc
Clure's forehead and killing him in-
sraDtly and five others riddiing bis
body. News OF the murder was re-
ceived at McKeesperr about 8 O'Clock
Soon about three hundred persons had
assembled IN the streets, about half oI
whom went in search of the nurderers
The body of Mcclure was found lying
sg.inst tree, HE pockets rifed OF
everything except his watch. The
county has been secured far and near,
but the guilty parties haze not ye!
been arrested. Five parties we're ar.
rested ou suspicion. From the number
Of robberies IN this section it is gener-
ally believed there Is an organized
band Of robbers dong business on a
large scale Those charged With the
deed are we'll known IN McKeesport
Threats Of lynchine are plenty. Re-
wards have been offered by the County
Commissioners and Citizens Of McKees.