Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-04-05

Japan produces over ninety million
pounds of tea annually, and the yield
is steadily increasing.
At Aiken, s. c., on Monday night .
week, Giiroy Green, colored, was shot
ard killed by Wade Lamar, white
while the former was trying to steal .
hog.
Mrs. John Wall, of Florence, Mass,
q widow rs years old, was dragged
from her bed on Monday night week
aud beaten go severely that she will
probably die being still unconscious.
She was reported to have had money
in her possession, and robbery Was no
doubt the motive.
Three disguised men, one of whom
was W. W. Parks, . moonshiner, on
Monday q week went TO the house Of
one Brookout, in Archer county Texas,
sgaiust whom they had . grrdge called
hin to the door, shot him dead and es-
capped.
Over 1O. 900 people are working on
the Notbern Pacific Railroad in the
Territory of Montana.
Polk Wills arrested for stealing
horses and ro5bing bank, was arraigo-
ed at Sidney, Iowa, where be pleaded
guilty to the former charge and Was
sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary.
A despatch from Pine Bluff Ark. ,
under date Of March 29 says. On Mon
dsy last Mrs. Ballard, of Lincoln coun-
ty broke the necks of two Of her children
aged Z and 4 years, threw them into .
pond and jumped in herself, With . ba-
BY in her arms. Mother and child
we're drowned. The four bodies have
been recovered The act succeeded q
disagreement between the woman and
her husband.
8. S. Bayley, Of South Fork, Cal.
tells Us of an exciting deer chase that
occurred on his ranch last Sunday.
Mr.. Bayley, T. H. Mcbride and Char
ley Williams were in the barn saddling
their horses preparatory to taking a
ride. MIR. Bayley's little daugh,e,
called out to them that there was 9
band of deer coming up out of the
swamp. They looked out and saw
seven deer coming across the field and
making for the hills. The three mer
we're Immediately in the saddle and
started in pursuit. They succeeded
In cutting of two of the animals and q
lively chase ensued. The excitement
seemed to be contagious, and in few
minutes there we're fifteen men in pur
suit of the deer. Some of the Sou,t
Fork boys are very handy with The
rope and never take q ride without
their riatas. In less time than it take!
to tell it these useful articles were
brought into use and the vaqueros hsd
two fine deer tied to the fence. They
we're left there until all who wished
had good look at them, when they
we're butchered and the meat distrib
uted among the captors.
A snow slide that came down upon
Nevada town, is spoken of as follow
by q western paper. The avalanche
that came down the mountain at Gen.
oa, Nevada, last Thursday morning
was Of great extent. Occurring as il
did at 5 80 in the morning, When mos
of the people were IN bed, the wonder
is that more of the residents of ths
town did not loose their lives. Th.
first intimation had BY the people va.
a rumbling sound like that of 40 earth
quake Bells we're rung, and cries fol
assistance passed along the streets By
those vino happened to be up. The
slide came down the gorge Immediate.
ly south Of Genoa Canyon and swept
everything before it as far as Maine
street. No obstacle checked thi.
moving mountain Of snow uutil il
spread out and lost its force on the
nearly level piece of land on which
Genoa is built, fully quarter of q
mile from the base Of the mountain
At this time 1t is impossible to esti.
mate the loss ofproperty. Everything
is chaos. Broken lumber splinters Of
furniture, pine and fruit trees, hay,
clothing, kitchen ware and bedding are
distributed through . body of snow
and ice from ten to Fifty feet in depth and
several acres in extent. The "Long''
building, which stood nearest the
mountain, Was occupied by Indians
driven from :heir wigwams by the Sc
verety Of the storm. As near as can
be ascerta,ned, but seven we're in the
house at the time of the catastrophe.
No trace Of the building can be recog-
n,zed, and IS yet no search has been
made for its occupants. Next came
the residence and barn of Mineroj
Bowers which was completely crushed
to pieces and carried mt the adjoining
lot of d. W. Virgin. Ninerod and
bis wife we're found still in their bed
and almost on top of the snow and de-
bris, both dead. The residences of
D. W. Virgin, W. D. Gray and that
of Ii. Boeri!D we're ON the next street
below Bowers. Boerlin's house was
completely demolished. The occupants
we're MIR. and Mrs Boerlin, their two
children and Mr.. Chisholm and wife.
All we're buried IN the ruins.
PART of a bottle of Parker's Gin.