Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-02-15
STATE ITEMS.

". S. Stuckey, at Woifsburg. Bed
ford county, with all its contents, and
the bridge that spanned the Rays
town branch al that place, were de
stroyed by fire on Friday, the 3rd
INST. The loss is heavy.
One of the largest iron works in
Pittsburg has for several years been
successfully illuminated and also had
its furnaces heated by natural gas
derived from wells IN the bituminous
coal regions forty miles distant. and
now a company proposes to relieve
Philadelphia and other cities of ex-
pensive light by conveying the natu-
raj material to them also.
Robert Newton, aged 65 years, and
sexton of Calvary Episcopal Church
at Pittsburg, committed suicide on
Tuesday by cutting his throat. He
had become despondent because of
continued sickness.
Some days ago a passenger train
on the Lehigh Valley Railroad struck
a sleigh, containing six persons, on
the Sugar Notch crossing Nicholas
Papson, of Wanamie. had both legs
broken, and his son William was in
stantly killed. The others were
slightly injured.
Andrews. charged with numbering
his wife at Highspire on July 4, 1881.
alleges that recently a detective was
placed in his cell in the guise of
tramp. for the purpose of pumping
him. The detective let fall remark
relating to the murder and Andrews
shut up and refused to talk. The de-
tective also said he was from Colum-
bus, Ohio, but his hat contained the
mark of Market street halter. and
Andrews saw it. 1t was a very sharp
transaction all the way through
Harrisburg Telegraph.
James Wasley. who was robbed aud
:hen placed upon the railroad track at
Wampum, lawrence county, several
weeks ago, died of his injuries on Sat
urday night week.
The Dsuphin county eallows is being
repaired for the execuon of the Run.
bergrrs.
Walter II. Chase who was arrested
st Huntingdon, where he was school
and taken To New York for
trial for tigamy, was sentenced on
to three years SIX months
in the peuiten'iary.
TIE Pos; OFF,. at Ashley, Luzerne
county, was eutered by burglars at
nrdn,ghr Monday night week. The
sale was blown open aud $50 IN stamps
stolen.
The Carlisle Town Council has ap-
$500 tor the purpose of
Taccinating thGsc who are unable to
lave It done at their own expense.
Governor Hoyt has granted respite
a JOHN Cnyie, who murdered Erma
hyres, Va York county, aud was sen
enced Ia be hanged on March "A, a.
joyi's case has been taken to the Sn
,Teme court
Lock Haven needs town cock and
he city agrees 10 give Si00 for uue Ia
he Court Hnus.- VI the County Will
'onirlbute the same amount.
The Snyder County Commissioners
lesire to borrow the Lycoming County
allows f'r The purpose of hanging
hree murderers.
AT Pltiston Pa on the 9th inst.
unaway team ran iuio funeral pro
essiOn. and Mrs Evans and Mrs. LIoyd
'ere seriously If bot fatally injured.
The kinsna creek flows a. the bot
om of ravine between Bradford aud
Alton. Pa. over $40 feet deep and
yer = 80 feet wide. This chasu has
Or years prevented railroad connec
'on between that region aud Plttsburg
he Erie railway Is DOW spanning the
avine with bridge, to make the long ,
esired connection by extending ITS .
'rsdtord branch to Jobnstown, Pa ,
he bridge will be the highest railroad 4,
ridge in the world-305 feet. This is q
xty feet higher than Niagara snspen |
lon bridge. 10 feet higher than the |
reat bridg ge across the Ohio river AT !;
incinnati. $50 feet above High bridge {
lew York; l10 feet higher the Easr ,
yer bridge, and 45 feet higher than
he Portage railroad bridge over the i
ienesee river. The Kiusua structure d
i'll consume 4o,000.OOo pounds of /,
on. 1t will require $4,000 yards of C
asonrr. The cost will be over $500, !
%. The Bradford branch will con. .
'ct with the low grade division of the Q
ileghepy Valley Railroad and will !,
axe short through roate between \
ev York and Pttsburg. jb