Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-29
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GENERAL ITEMS.

rode into the Buffalo swamp to the
river, and, finding the calf in the wa
ter at bay, surrounded by the dogs,
and seeing huge alligator making
for them, dismounted, and wading IN
tried to get the calf and dogs out
The calf, misinterpreting his motives,
went farther into the water. Mr.
Wright waded in after him, and
catching one dog by the hind legs,
hurled it out on the bank, struck the
gator on the head with stick. and,
seizina the yearling, undertook to
drag him ashore and thus save his
dogs from the fearful monster, but in
this be failed, for Mr.. Gator took the
calf by the head and drew him under
and soon drowned him. That after
noon at low water Mr. W. went back
to the spot and found his 'gatorship
standing guard over his trophy about
fifty feet away. from the water, Just
where the tide had left them. Rush
ing up to him, he fired one barrel of
his gun into him, whereupon the
monster turned upon him for fight
Another barrel quieted him until Mr.
Wright could reload and dispatch
him. That gator was no doubt In
search of his first prey after coming
out of winter quarters, and as such
was an ugly antagonist.
There is shocking tragedy re-
ported from Newport, r l. 1t ap-
pears that man in that Slanin was
so conducting himself toward GER
tain woman that frequently visited at
his house that his son became con-
vinced that the relationship between
the father and the visiting woman
was not proper. The son in his an
ger at the woman became a criminal.
He put poison in coffee for the wo-
man, but by some mistake in hand
ling it his sister got the poisoned
coffee and died from the effects of
drinking it.
One insane man killed another in
sane man a few days ago in the West
moreland county Almshouse. The
man that killed his fellow laughs over
the act when spoken to with regard
to it.
Because the Rev. S. S. Mcmahon,
of Rising Sun, Indiana, was the only
man in the place who refused to sign
petition in favor of the pardon OF
Sergeant Mason, the sentiment against
him is so strong that he may have to
give up his church.
The Scoville lecture in Chicago, on
the trial of the murderer of Presi-
dent Garfield, was treated with per-
feet contempt.
Kentucky looks less kindly upon
mother-in-laws than wives. A man
in Lincoln county has just been fined
SAG for beating his wife, and l cent
for turning his mother in-law out of
the house.
The first train which attempted to
cross the new bridge over Middle
River. on the Des Moines and Osce-
ola Narrow -guage Railway, on Mon
day a week, at Lathrop, Iowa, broke
through, precipitating the engine,
two fat cars and a caboose into the
river channel below. No one was
killed. The engineer had his wrist
broken, the fireman a leg and an arm
broken and two or three others on
the train were injured.
Miss Annie Maria Herman died al
Clark county, Ind, insane asylum
She has lived for sixty-four days
without partaking of food of any
kind, positively refusing all nourish
ment, as she wanted to go to heaven
Nicodemus is negro colony of 36l
families in Graham county, Kansas
There are two churches, two schools
and several stores; but the remarka
bic fact about Nicodemus is the en-.
tire absence OF money. All the trad
ing is done with the produce of the
farm.
A crow that could speak dozer
words plainly has just died at Bed
ford, Mass. He might have become
famous in his lifetime, but for hi.
shocking profanity, which made his
seclusion necessary. His early edu
cation had been bad.
A young farmer near Springfield
Mass, says he was working in field
when a man and "a woman came along
in a carriage. The man asked him i
he would marry the woman for $500
he consented, and they went to tn,
nearest Justice, who performed the
ceremony. He shows the $500 a.
proof, and the Justice bears him out
in the strange story. The mysterious
bride and her companion rode ava,
Immediately after the marriage, and
no more is known of them.
Mormonism has cropped out il
Maine, where the Latter Day Saint
have third church, having three ne'
preachers.
Mr. ScovilIe has asked the Presiden
TO cunmute the sentence Of Guiteau t,
imprisonmect for life.
The wbea, acreage in Illinois is 215.
900 acree less ihaa last year, but ths
crop promises well.
Ii is said that both Sherman anG
Hancock are earnestly 10 favor of hav'
ing young men in the army. aud Of re-
turing company officers at forty, FIELD
officers at tfty f9e, and general oficsri
at sixty-6ve.
Mrs Anna Lea Merrirt's portrait o
Minister Lowell shows him in his rec
DOCTORS gown.
A couple, composed apparently Of Z
boy of l6 and girl of l2. presented
themselves to justice at Gllp'u, Mo.
and asked to be married. The ju,tlc.
replied that be was not in the habit o
joining children in wedlock, and ad
vised them to go right back to theil