Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-08-30
GENERAL ITEMS.

GENERA Al ITEMS.
Frank l.. Stewart, living near Muir
rsysville Westmoreland county, claims
to have discovered a process for manu-
sugar from cornstsiks at Q
cost of 2 cents 3 pound.
Masked burglars obtained 100 from
the house ofC Farmer, at Millsdgeville,
Crawford county, Three of them, the
youngest being II years af age, we're
afterwsrd captured.
A dispatch from Arizona Territory
says that six smugglers, with forty pack
animals, encamped for the night in q
canon in the Swisholm mountains, we're
all, save one, drowned By q cloud burst
last week. Their bodies we're found
along the canon next morning.
Miss Kreuger carried gun to the
wedding of Gottleib Summers, at Can.
ton, o., aud, after the husband and
wife had retired for the night, fired in
to their bedroom through . window.
Her excuse was that she ought to have
been the bride.
A man was mailing shingles on the
roof of house in Harrisburg. He
vas very near the edge, and on stand
ing up, lost his balance, and fell over
backwards, striking the pavement on
the back of his head which was spill,
wide open, yet when be was picked up
ard bis wounds bandaged BY 4 doctor,
be took his hankerchief out of his
pocket aud wiped his face with it. He
died half an hour aftee the accident.
He had fallen forty feet.
A Lafayette Ala. special of the 18th
inst says; Sam johnson, q well-known,
wel-to-do planter, shot and killed his
niece to-day. A large white dog annoy
ed johnson for some time, by entering
the house and destroying articles. Two
days sso johnson had gone to bed leav-
ing his daughter and neice on the front
piazza, where they stayed till late
On entering the house to retire. the
girls made some noise, which awoke
Mrs johnson, who told her husband
that the dog va, on the piazza. John
son arose, half asleep, and came out
with gun, when seeing something
white In the doorway, hc fired and in
stantly killed his neice and wounded
his daughter. He became nearly IN
sane when he realized his act.
From the Minneapolis Tribune.
At the Minneapolis fair the great
race of the week be between Miss Belle
Cook, of California who rode at the
Chicago races last year and Is the
champion equestrienne Of the world,
having beaten every woman who has
dared to enter q contest with her). and
a Mexican named Edwardo Espinosa.
Last Spring Miss Cooke issued q ohall-
enge to any man or woman in the couu-
try to rice twenty mile race with her
for 81 500 side. This Mexican &C.
cepted, ond Colonel King, who heard
of the matter, offered an additional
purse of 1000 to the winner if the
contest should take place on Minneapo-
lis track. This man Espiuosa h.,
been scout and guide on the plains
for many yesrs and Is we'll known to
army officers who have served in New
Mexico aud Arizona. Although q
Mexican by birth be has lived in the
Territories named and iu Southern Cal.
IforIla most of bis life and il famous In
all :hat country as long distance RI
der. Several years sgo he rode 49,
miles In sixteen hours, which is said
to be the greatest test Of physical en-.
durauce on record. As the story goes,
be WAS sent as q messenger to carry
the news of an Indian outbreak to /,
military camp about eighty miles dis,
tsnt, and was provided with two horse.
one of which be rode and the other b,
led, changing his saddle from the on.
to the other at intervals Of ten or 6f-
teen miles. When be arrived at the
place where the camp had been be found
the troops had moved, and getting frest
horses from the settlers be followed
their trail until he found them. He
has been noted for other exploits, ant
a number Of romantic stories are told
of his adventures as q scout and guide
Pat Msgee, bachelor, OF Phoenix
vile, aged 63 years. has taken a comel,
lass of %, named Rosy MscKsy, fol
his wife.
The way . bank was robbed in Kew
ance Illinois, is stated by a despatch
from that place under date of the 18th
as follows; Yesterday afternoon tw,
men called at the First National Bank
in this city, and asked permission t,
leave their satchels there q short time
About 6 o'clock, while Cashier Pra.
and Miss Palmer . lady assistant, wer
closing up, the men knocked at th
door and asked for the satchels. Mis-
Palmer opened the door and was seize,
by the neck by one of the men, VII,
then kicked her nearly Insensible. Th
other man rushed by her toward tb
vault, near which Pratt Was standing
He struck him on the head with Q re
vo!ver, knocking him senseless. Prat
aud Miss Palmer we're then forced int
the vault. The burglars secured abou
twenty-thousaud dollars, Of which 81
thousand was in gold, and left the towr
Miss Palmer and the cashier, after re
naming imprisoned over an hour, sue
ceeded in breaking the lock and re
leasing themselves. They are bot
badly injured.
That feeling Of languor and debility tbs
follows physical exertion, removed by Us
ing Browns Iron Bittsrs.