Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-04-12
STATE ITEMS.

cuBakcu III lawsuit oscf tnfcc noes, '"'
ued at $40. The cost of the suit has thus
far reached nearly $1,000.
Thomas Wren fell upon sharp pick-axe.
near Altoona on Thursday, and the point
penetrating his bowels killed him.
John R. Schaeler fell into the Schuylkill
canal, near Hamburg, Berks county, on
Thursday, while in fit, and was drowned.
On Thursday William Parschall, Burgess
of Wsmpum, Lawrence county, shot and
fatally wounded a Swede named James Will
son who interfered with an arrest he was
making.
Cyrus DilIer, of Hanover, York county,
weighs over 400 pounds.
Casper W. Easily, journalist, died At
Johnstown, on Sunday, aged Al years. he
had been city editor of the !ohusto"n
Daily Tribsns since it, rirst issue.
Grant Gardner, aged l9 years, was killed
at Elkpond, Luzerne county, on Saturday,
by the accidental discharge Of a sGa in his
swn hands.
Nellie Ysrnell, of Franklin, Vssanso
county, aged years, was burned to death
on Friday while playing with nre.
The wife Of Congressman F. E. Belts-
hoover died on Saturday evening ., Csrlilss.
Ninety-three shsd were taken IT one baul
near Columbia on Thursday.
A family of FIVE persons in Lancaster
county were poisoned few days ago by
eating bacon purchased at . grocery store
in New Holland. One Of the number is not
expected to live. From the fact that etAers
have used meat from the same hot without
suffering any Inconvenience, It is presumed
that these parties ate 1t raw or without being
sufficiently cooked.
A well on the Stewart farm, Winfield
township, Butler county, which was drill
ling for oil on Thursday, struck at depth
of 500 feet one OF the most powerful veins
of gas ever encountered in the oil region.
The volume Of gas is so great that the roar
ing noise made by its escape can be dis
tinctly heard five miles away. 1t is owned
BY Pittsburg parties, who place its value at
a very high figure, as they expect to realize
a large sum out of it by laying pipes to
Pittsburg, where it will be utilized for fuel
in the rolling mills.
A pair Of gold spectscles were found
under a stone on farm IN Montgomery
county a few days ago which had been
stolen from a lady in COnshohocken
about seven years ago.
A sharp landlord in Pitts5urg gorrid
Of an unwelcome tenant a few days ago
in q manner not laid down IN the stat
utes. He told the tenant be wanted
the house, but would give him q better
one, st the same time giving the num-
Der and street of the house. The tenant
elated at the prospect of betterlng bis
condition, procured wagons and loaded
up his furniture at once, but on driv-
ing to the new location he found it oc-
cupieJ, and also learned that his late
landlord had nothing to do with il
whatever. The tenant had to seek 9th
er quarters, and now threatens to bring
suit for damage, based on charge ol
false pretence.
Sbad are being caught in the Sus-
quehaDna at Columbia.
Two dogs killed twenty-six sheep for
j. A. Gwin, Of Ants township, Blair
county, on Tuesday night.
Father Aurelius. the celebrated lin
guist and vroicssor in 81. Vincent's Col
lege, near Latrobe, estmorelsnd coun-
ty, died on Wednesday, aged so years.
Mamie Meyer, aged 3 years, Of Sails
bury township, Lehigh county, played
with matches on Tuesday week, while
her parents we're absent from the house,
and was burned to death.
John Mallcy, a widower, Of Madison,
Westmorsland county, aged 80 years,
accidentally set fire to his house on
Tuesday week, and was burned to
death in the building. The 2 year old
SOD Of Jacob Hough, living at Smith.
ton, in the same county, was accident
ally burned to death the same day.
Rev. DR.. Unsngst, . Lutheran mis-
sionary to India, has sailed for Amer
lea and expects to arrive in this SCUM
try sometime in July. his family re-
sides in Lewisrowu.
The Mt. Union Times tells Of the
following remarkable adventure Of q
hunter on Saturday two weeks: Harry
Baird, Of Germany valley, went fox
hunting with hls three hounds on the
Johnstown knob. He had not been
there long before bis hounds gave
tongue. differing from the noise they
would have made if their game had
been fox. The experienced ear OF
our bunter soon detected that there was
terrible conflict going on between his
hounds and some large animal-possi-
bly, the Mt Union panther. He has
tened on to where the conflict was
raging, where be found one Of bis best
hounds disemboweled, and struggling
in the last tbroes of death and short
distance further on, the other two faith
full companions so manned as to present
q pitiable sight Our hunter bad now
only his trusty rifle and large hunt
ing knife to rely on, and vexed at the
loss Of his dogs, he pursued rapidly
towards large clump of hickory trees,
where he saw three enormous cata-
mounts within sixty yards of him, two
on one tree and one on an adjoining
tree. Not dsunted, he knew tha. be
would have to Use all the strategy he
was master Of to cause those three
monsters to bite the dust and so avenge
the death of his dogs. He stepped be.
hind large tree near bin, deliberately
looked to the Gaping Of his gun. and
placed his bunting knife in position.
And then drawing bead on the near
est one to him, fired, and the animal
fell with heavy thud. He shot the
second one, and it fell as the first
dead Withouf rnovip1 ba cor,roocooI