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The National tribune., 1882-03-04
A GREAT RAILWAY BRIDGE.

On the top of the Allegheny Mountains, at the
point where the Bradford extension of the Erie
railway is to pass, is a slight impeachment in the
way of ravine 800 feet deep. 1t is virtually
valley, running lengthwise of the mountain range,
whose walls are 1900 feet above the level of the
sea, and whose bottom is washed by the water of
the Kinzua Greek. In some places the depth of
the valley is 200 feet, and 800 feet was about
the first favorable crossing point that could be
found. The place is about twenty-seven miles
from Johnsonburg, the terminus of the extension,
and about thirteen miles from Bradford. Work
was begun last fall upon structure which, when
completed, will be the highest railroad bridge in
the world. The length of the bridge will be over
two thousand feet, that distance to be covered
with twenty-five piers of iron and twenty-three
spans. Trinity Church New York; and steeple
might be put beside the loftiest span and yet be
fifteen feet short of it. Two low stone piers will
underlie each iron one, the total masonry work
amounting to 1900 cubic yards. The country
thereabout is extremely wild, and the masonry
work, which is nearly completed, resembles from
the approaches forest of piers. The length of
the piers will be forty feet and the length of the
spans sixty feet. The piers will be no feet wide
at the base, tapering gradually up to width of
twelve feet at the top. The Tay Bridge, whose
fall recently cost so many lives, was constructed
of piers eighty feet high and only ten feet at the
base. In few weeks they will have small
army of men employed in the ravine putting up
the iron and they expect to complete the
structure by about the LIST of June. Its total
cost will lie about 100000. There is no bridge
in the world of so great height as this will be-
The Kentucky River bridge is 276 feet high, the
Great Peruvian railway bridge is 235 feet, the
Portage bridge, on the Eries main line, 234 feet
and the Niagara suspension bridge is 275 feet.
The National tribune., 1882-03-04

A brig was discharged of its cargo consisting
of three hundred tons of bones, at Bristol, Eng
land, recently. The load came from Plevna in
Bulgaria, and was designed to be used for manu-
featuring, for refining sugars, ETC. In the midst
of the phosphorescent mass (from many of the
bones the skin had not yet fallen) were discov-
cred hands, arms, and human legs and skulls.
The load was gathered on the battle-felds of
the Russo Turkish war
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11
A Battle With Prisoners.

Intelligence from Graham, Texas,
report that the three Mcdonald boys,
murderers of man named Martin at
Belknap, made desperate effort to
escape from Jail on the End inst,
which resulted in their death and
that of the deputy sheriff, besides
the serious wounding of several
other persons. About ten o'clock In
the morning the Mcdonald boys were
led from the steel cage to the Gala
boose, with jim Boone and Jack
Baldwin, two other prisoners, and
were given their breakfast by two
deputies. One deputy was testing
the cage while it was empty, and the
other deputy, Davis Mellon, stood LII
the doorway of the wooden cell open
ing from the calaboose to the steel
cage. He had pistol in each hand
keeping watch, and presently he put
both revolvers in one hand to get a
match from his pocket, when the Nc
Donalds sprang upon him suddenly
and disarmed him. In the struggle
Mellon was shot in the hand. His
cries brought Murfee, the other dep
utv, from the cage, but on entering
the calaboose he was shot and IN
stantly killed by the prisoners. The
prisoners then made a hole through
the floor to the room below, and
taking Melon with them began their
escape. 4 bloodhound watches the
Jail, but by a detour they avoided
him, and took their fight in a south
erly direction. BY this time the city
was excited, and citizens had gather
ed together and followed them. The
prisoners placed their hostage (Mel-
lon) behind them, and threatened to
shoot him dead if they were fired on.
Thus the murderers proceeded some
300 wards, when one citizen deliber-
ately took aim, and firing, mortally
wounded one Of the fugitives, who
fell. Deputy Mellon seized the op-
portunity, broke loose and ran A
general iusillade was now begun be
tween the citizens and the escaping
prisoners. The latter entrenched
themselves in weeds and stumps.
The battle ragged for some time.
When the shooting ceased, the three
McDonalds were dead Mellon was
shot three times; an old man named
Wood was wounded in the thigh, and
a waiter named Joe had the bone of
his leg shattered. Baldwin and
Boone took no part in the shooting,
and were recaptured Graham was
the scene of terrible excitement dur
ing the affray.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11
Death in the Mark.

From time out of date men and
boys have shot at mark, but it has
rarely happened that the mark shot
at became the instrument of death
Last Friday three boys from Oska-
loosa, Iowa. went out to shoot mark.
They selected a wooden building a
short distance outside of town, on
which to put their target. The build
ing contained 500 pounds of powder.
The second shot exploded the pow
der A dispatch sums up the result
as follows: The body of young Phil
lips was found fifty yards down the
hull, horribly mangled John Sted-
man was blown through wire fence
a hundred yards away, and fearfully
torn Gerald Joyce was found in a
creek $50 yards away, with his head
almost completely gone. The boys
had been warned to cease their shoot
ing. The damage to the town is very
great. Most of the houses compos-
ing the north half of Oskaloosa are
badly wrecked. Doors, windows and
woodwork are broken, stables thrown
down, chimneys topp!ed and fues
cracked from top to bottom The
ruin of plate glass on the principal
streets of the city cannot be covered
by $4,000 The magazine was
owned by A. L. Spencer & Co, and
was located in an open space half a
mile north of the public square.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11
DISPATCHES.

JErFERsoNvu.LE Ind, Dec. 27-On
Sunday night John McClelland went
to his house, and, in order to amuse
his wife and children, fired off a lot
of shooting crackers. Not satisfied
with this, he procured a pound of
powder and put it into three ale bot
ties and fastened them up tightly.
After he had inserted Euse into each
bottle he attempted to fire them off
in his yard. He was unsuccessful in
this attempt, and taking the bottles
into the house set them upon table
at which the wife and ittle girl
named Berry were sitting. Mrs. Nc
Clelland wished to fire Off shooting
cracker, and, in order 10 get light,
removed the chimney from a coal oil
lamp which stood on the table. The
cracker went off and caused the lamp
to explode. The burning oil was
communicated 10 the powder in the
bottles and all three went off with
terrible effect, scattering glass all
over the room. The oil set fire to
the house and to the clothing of Mr..
and Mrs. McClelland and Miss Berry.
Mr. 5IcClelland succeeded in extin-
gushing the fire, not, however, until
he had been severely burned. His
wife was also dangerously burned
about tie head and face, her clothing
being burned from her body. Miss
Berry was probably fatally injured by
glass striking her in the side. She
also received several other cuts and
burns
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11
Criminal Liability.

at is said that an effort will be
made at the next session Of the Penn
sylvania Legislature to procure the
passage of an act similar to that
which will go into effect in New York
on the first of May next, with refer
ence to the plea of insanity in crimi-
nal cases. Under it a person viii
not be excused from criminal liability
as an idiot, imbecile, lunatic, or in-
sane person, or of unsound mind, ex-
cept upon proof that at the time OF
committing the alleged criminal act
he was laboring under such defect OF
reason as either not to know the ma
ture and quality of the act he was
doing OF not to know the act was
wrong. The code also specifies that
a morbid propensity to commit pro-
hibited acts existing in the mind of a
person who is not shown to have been
incapable of knowing the wrongful
ness of such acts forms no defence
to prosecution therefor"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11
GENERAL ITEMS.

There will be a State Convention
of the radical temperance people OF
Iowa help at Des Moines on January
26 and 27 for the purpose of pushing
the prohibitory amendment to the
Constitution.
J. Jones, who is under arrest at
Aberdeen, Miss, and has confessed
that he murdered the Walker broth
ers, saws that he only received mule,
a watch and $40 for the triple muir
der.
A can Of dynamite on Wednesday
exploded on the line of the Hastings
and Saltwater Railway, near Hast
ings, MINI, instantly killing one la
bOrer and seriously injuring two
others.
An old colored woman, known as
'.Aunt Sophy, who is said to be lis
years old, las been admitted to the
Washins;ou county, Nd, almshouse.
David Talbot, Colorado murder
er, as he was being hanged, said: I'm
ten minutes TIE deyl will have me.
A Salem county, \. j., man picked
a clover head in full bloom from his
pasture field few days ago.
The Rev. DR.. George Spalding, of
Dover, n. H., says that most of the
high school graduates are invalids
for ten years after they have gradu-
ated
DR.. c. Fl. Rosenbauer, a promi-
nent physician, was assassinated at
his residence, nine miles from Pine
Bluff, Ark, on Saturday evening a
week. The assassin fired through a
window with double barrelled shot
gun, and lodged fifteen buckshot in
his victims body. Suspicion points
to Lee Chow, q Chinese laundryman,
as the guilty party.
During a quarrel between two chill
dren named Williams and Gates,
aged Z and 5 years respectively, al
Springfield, Mo, on Monday a week,
the younger OF the two secured re
volver and killed his adversary.
The receiver for the Lycoming Nut
ual Fire Insurance Company, of Muncy
has laid an assessment of twenty pei
cent. upon the notes given by the pol
cy-hoiders of the company. This as
sessment, it is stated, will be suficien,
to pay off the indebtedness of the com.
psny and close up the concern.
Four men were arrested at Beaver
Falls few days ago on charge of hav
ing caused collision on the Fori
Wayne Railroad In September last, BY
which the engineer and fireman of one
of the engines we're scalded to death
One of the accused has made full con
fession. The motive for the crime was
revenge against the company for fan
cied wrong. The arrest was made by
a member of the Pinkerton Detective
force who had been employed to worl
| up the case. The men we're taken t.
] Youngstown, Ohio.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11
( Week With Each Wife.

Mack johnson is the name of an
enterprising citizen of Kansas City
who recently embraced the Mormon
faith, but still retained his residence
at bis old home He married one
woman at Kansas City and another
at WyandOtte, but his bigamy was
soon exposed A meeting of the
three interested parties was held, and
the much-married man succeeded in
convincing his better two-thirds that
the doctrine of polygamy was cor
rect, and compromise was effected.
the terms of which were that he
should i've q week with each wife in
Attenuation. This arrangement work
ed sll right for some time, but IN
To- 'tunateiy Johnson over stayed his
time in Eensas City last week, and
when he put u on appearance at Wy
andotte, he was .!lr: and instantly
killed by the sighted we No. 2
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11
A Lnll in the Trial Of Gniteau.


The presentation of witnesses for
examination in the trial of Guiteau,
the murderer of President Garfield,
came to an end on Tuesday q week.
On Wednesday, the Attn inst, four
prayers were submitted to the Court
for instruction to the jury by the
prosecution, which fact, coupled with
the desire of the lawyers to have
time to prepare for argument, caused
a lull in the trial till on Saturday,
when Court again convened and ar
gument was heard on the four pray
ers submitted on Wednesday. The
Ist prayer asks the Court to de
clare the test of human responsibility
to be, the power to tell the differ
ence between right and wrong.
End That the human being that
can distinguish between right and
wrong is responsible for the control
of his passions, his emotions, his be-
liefs.
3rd. The Court is asked to tell the
jury what insanity under the law is !;
also what the law says in respect to
delusion.
4th. In the case Of Guitean the
impulse to commit the crime is called
an inspiration if the inspiration was
the result of a depraved nature there
can be no excuse Where the plea Of
excuse will lie there must be insane
deiusion.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11
GENERAL ITEMS.

Andrew Gunderson and Fred MI
ler, young men, were drowned at Red
Wing. Mimi, on Wednesday last
while skating.
John McCullion got his foot fast in
a frog on the railroad while cleaning
snow from the track at Delaware
Junction, on the p. w IL B. r. R.,
and was unable to extricate the limb
before train came along and killed
him.
Samuel L. Carter, one of the lead
ing spirits in the big land frauds un-
earthed in Missouri some months
ago, and John Brady, notary pub
lie, also implicated, pleaded guilty on
the u inst, at st. Louis, and Garter
was sentenced to seven years in the
Penitentiary and Brady to six years.
". E. Graham, who killed, robbed
and burned Philip Egley at Venango
Ellsworth county, Kansas, was hanged
by mob in front of the Court House
on Monday night week. W. G.
Rose would have met the same fate
but was taken from jail and secured
bv the Sheriff during the excitement
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11

4 NUMBER of Democratic scribes
are writing that The Republicans that
now are in favor of refunding the
maturing national bonds at 3 per
cent interest are not consistent with
their opposition to the 3 per cent. re-
funding proposals of Congress last
winter. The Republican opposition
to the per cent. refunding bill that
passed Congress last winter and
which President HAYES vetoed was
because the object of the bill was not
so much 3 per cent. interest as an
object to abolish the national banks
The abolition of the national banks
was the object of the passage of the
3 per cent bill last winter. To be
sure Congress can reconstruct the
national banks, but Congress should
not become a financial wrecking ma
chine for party purposes, as was pro
posed last winter when the Democ-
racy controlled it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11
THE North .4msrican of last Thurs

THE North .4msrican of last Thurs
day SAYS: The mutual insurance com
peny cases are making lively times at
Harrisburg. Among the recent trans
actions has been the arrest of the
late Secretary of the defunct State
Capitol concern on the charge of
conspiracy preferred by justice of
the peace at Lebanon, who claims
that he was defrauded to the extent
OF $500 on an insurance policy. An
execution has been levied ON the
effects of the Commonwealth Com
pany TO satisfy a Judgment recently
entered in Northumberland county in
favor of a policy-holder who was un-
able to collect $1,000 represented by
q policy of insurance held by him.
A rule has been entered to compel
the Prudential Association to show
cause why it should not be obliged to
close business. Three companies
have already ended their existence
and a fourth, the Peoples Mutual
Aid Society of Hanover, has made a
voluntary assignment for the benefit
OF its creditors to one of its clerks.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11

TIE North .4merioaa says: A law
yer of Ithaca, New York, has been
made victim of his own careless
ness, which resulted in very serious
way. He collected a pension for a
client who gave him power of at
torney, expressly authorizing him to
retain a portion OF the money, to be
given the client as he might ask for it.
The paper was signed without the
knowledge of the pensioners wife,
and was mislaid. After the death of
the client, suit was brought against
the attorney for wrongfully with
holding the money, and for forging
the name Of the payee to a pension
draft, upon which he was convicted
and sentenced to one years impris-
onment. The paper has since been
found, and an application has been
made for his pardon.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11
Hydrophobia.

The attention Of the medical pro-
fession has been called by the British
Medical Journal to an alleged cure of
hydrophobia by DR.. John Buxton, of
the Army Medical Department at
Peshawur. The patient was boy
five years Of age, who had been bit
ten by a mad bulldog. The doctor
administered tincture of Indian hemp
to mitigate the boys suferings, but
was agreeably surprised to find that
after ten hours sleep be awoke per
fectly well.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11

Estate Of John NJ. Thompson, late Of Port
Royal, Suniaia county, deceased.
In the Orphans Court of Juniats County.
TNHE undersigned, Auditor, appointed by
l. the Orphans Court Of Juniats county,
TO audit, settle and adjust and report dis
tribution OF the fund declared by the decree
of said Court the 18th day OF December,
A. d. 1881, to wit, $lS4.73, to be in the
hands of Benjamin Jacobs, Administrator
of G.. W. Jacobs, who was Administrator
dc bonis non of the said John N. Thomp-
son, deceased, hereby gives notice to ali
persons whom it may concern, whether cred
itors or others, that he will meet all parties
having claims against said estate for the
purposes of his appointment at his office in
the borough of Mitfiintown on THURS
DAY, the 26th day of JANUARY, A. d.
1882, between the hours of 10 O'Clock A. n
and O'Clock P. n. of said day, when and
where all parties claiming said fund must
present their claims or be forever barred.
JEREMIAH LYONS, Auditor.
Jan. 4, 1882.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11
STATE ITEMS.

Smallpox has broken out at Latrobe.
Harrisburg had eighteen fires during
the year 1881.
Thomas Briley, an aged and well-to-
do farmer near Jarrettsvil:e, had oc-
casion On the night Of the 4th inst. to
enter blacksmith shop, and finding
the door locked and its proprietor ab-
sent crawled in through the window.
He was seen going in and on the morn
ing of the 5th when the blacksmith en-
tered the shop, Briley was found hang
ing head downwards from the window
sill, his feet having caught in nail.
The unfortunate wan bad been unable
to release himself and when taken dowr
1t was found that his head had swollen
fully twice its original size. Shortly
afterwards the skin Of the head burst
and over a quart of blood poured out.
He described how he had struggled all
night to release himself and detailed
his horrible sufferings, but soon became
insensible. Death put an end to his
torture in . few hours.
A terrible accident occurred on FRI
day on the farm o! Sol. Walters, decd
in Chillisquaque township, along the
river near the mouth of Chillisguaque
creek, which is now worked by Geo.
Walters, his son. A man By the name
Of Keefer, from Union county, was em-
ployed BY AR. Walters to thresh for
him with q steam tbresher. About
noon the engine of the machine blew up
and the barn was set on FIRE and turn-
ed to the ground. Keefer was near
the barn at the time and was struck
By one of the flying pieces Of the en-
CINE, aud in the confusion be was not
thought of and was burned up. The
barn was a large one and contained
100 bushels of oats, 900 bushels OF
wheat, Fifty tons of bay and l,2JO bush
els of corn, 200 bushels Of which were
saved. The live stock was also con-
sumed. Sunbury Daily, Dec. 81.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11

DURING funeral service in a Quin-
cy, Ill, church, last Thursday after
noon. q noise of some unknown kind
impressed the audience with tie be
lief that the church building was
coming down on them. A shocking
panic took possession OF the audi
ence- They knocked each osher
down and trampled each other under
foot in their eagerness to get out of
the house. Some forty persons re
ceiyed injuries. Some of the injured
persons have been quite sick ever
since.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11

Too much married men are being
arrested. One of that kind in Maine
was arrested on the charge of having
five wives 1t is not just yet known
to a certainty whether the too-much
married men are plentier now than
ever before, or whether it is a gen
eral movement over the country to
break up the habits of the too much
married men from floating about from
place to place and marrying at al
most every place that they go.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11
GENER AL ITEMS.

On Christmas morning half-breeds
and Indians attacked the liquor sa-
loon of Nelson Wilt, at Moose Lake,
Mimi, and literally riddled the build
ing with bullets. The proprietor
took refuge in the garret, and was
found dead with one bullet through
the chest and another through the
thigh
A Boston jury found DIR. Henry
Taylor guilty of procuring an abor-
ton upon Leontine r. Jupiter, col
ored girl, in his Office, from which
death resulted.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11
TYRONE DIVISION.

Trains leave Tyrone for BeIlefonts sad
Lock Haven at 8 80 q N, ! 80 pm. Leave
Tyrone fer Curwensville and Clearfsd at
9G5 am, so pm.
Trains leave Tyrone for Warriors Marx.
Pennsylvania Furnace and Scotia al 8 10 4.
m and 90 p N.
Trains arrive at Tyrone from Bellefonts
and Lock Haven at 55 a N, and 25 D
Trains arrive at Tyrone from Curvens-
vile and Clearteld at As N, and Sc n
Trains arrive at Tyrone from Sco.is, War
riors Marx and Penn syivania Furnsce al IL
55 . m, at As p M.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11

TRUTH. - Your communication
relative to fraudulent change in Re
publican Primary election return pa
pers viii be published provided you
furnish the editor of the Sentinel and
Republican with the names of two
reputable citizens that viii qualify to
the statements in each respective
case, if proof be required.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11
AdministratOr's Notice.

Estate Of Jacob f. Smith, deceased.
I ETTERS of Administration on the es-
- tate Of Jacob Z. Smith, late of Walker
township, Juniata county, Pa, deceased,
have been granted to the undersigned, to
whom all persons indebted TO said estate
are requested to make payment, and those
having claims or demands, will make known
the same without delay.
JOHN P. SMITH,
Dec. 81, 1881. Administrator.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11

The bids for the refunding of the
ten million dollar State bonds that are
about maturing were opened at Har
risburg in the presence of Governor
Hoyt last Wednesday. Six and a
half millions OF the loan is to run 50
years. 1t sold at Sl06. All the
loan was taken at 81 to 4 per cent.
interest.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-11

Nor near so many people received
on New Years day in New York as
formerly Instead of receiving call
ers on that day, many tied on the
front door basket, into which the
visitor simply dropped a card. Many,
that formerly made New Year calls,
sent a servant around with a card.