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

Kate Southern, the woman who shot
another woman in Georgia a few
years ago of whom she was jealous,
is still convict, but is allowed great
liberty, her husband being one of her
guards.
A St Paul despatch says. The situ-
alton in Grant county Dakota is war
like over the fight between MillbsDk
and Big Stone City for the county seat.
Three hundred Millbaukers went to
Big Stone City, the former county seat
and voted to remove it. Having been
pronounced in favor of Millbsnk, they
took by force the records of the county
Treasurer and the District Court. The
Big S;onels rallied and saved the Sher-
ifs Office and the safes containing the
records of the County Clerk aud Reg
lister, which they still hold by force
There are new fully three hundred
armed men at Big Stone, who threaten
to shoot anyone attempting to remove
the safes. They have regular pickets
stationed in aud around the town day
and night, Intercepting every traveller
coming from Millbank. Recruits have
been secured irom all around the couu-
ty, and II is reported that they have q
carDoI from Browns Valley. One
hundred bales eff hay have been made
into a barricsie, from which the old
County Clerks office can be easily
covered with rifles. The probable
Judge, accompanied by deputy sher
If, visited Big Sron. aud demanded the
probate records. They we're drG,ntly
refused by armed men standing 90
guard at the door. Several Indians
have been obtained from Cole lux, arm
ed With guns AMI enlirted by the big
Stone people. New records and seals
have been ordered by the county Com
nissioners, and the county business is
being transacted at MhiIbank. The
Millbankers are eager to get possession
Of the rest Of the records, sud skirmIsk
Is among the possibilities.
FROM the Louisville Commercial.
A carriage was rolling rapidly down
Jefferson avenue yesterday afternoon
about three O'Clock. In it was a young
lady and gentleman who seemed rest
less and inclined TO hurry the carriage
to still greater speed. 1t was very
evident they were very anxious to wild
en- the distance between them and some
one behind them or shorten the distance
which lay between them and some des
tination. These features of the case
Gid not, however, presen. themselves
to a crowd of play iui urc:.ins who we're
snow baiIing on the street, and when
one of them knocked the drivers plug
hat off the other one who picked II up
did not hand it TO the man, whn gaick
ly got down for II, bur, regardless of
the appeals of the you1g man in the
carriage aud also the drivers anxious
phiz and muttered Oaths, he ran off with
1t. Seeing he was gong to be caught
rbe mischrvious boz threw the unlucky
hat as lar as he could away from his
pursuer aud lodged around the corner.
Recovering his hat, the driver, breath
lessiy from bis Iun remounted the box,
and, doubly urged by the most thor
oughly ANXIOUS young couple. whipped
his horses to their utmost speed, and
made the best time possible to the Ohio
and Mississippi depot at Fourteen'h
and Main. He threw the door of the
carriage open, and the young people
rushed into the depot just IN time to
learn that the train had been gone
three and half minutes. Completely |
disgusted and va'nIy planning they re
turned to the platform at the proper
to see another carriage stop be-
side the one in which they had remain
ed few minutes too long. From this
carriage alighted an elderly lady and
gentleman, who walked directly up to
the elopeing pair, for such they we're,
and demanded the young lady. The
young man protested and demonstrated,
bu, the mother took possession of her
daughter aud hustled her in.
to the carriage, when she and the IA
ther followed and the vehicle was
quickly whirled out Of sight. The dis
appointed Lochinvar turned slowly,
and pronouncing . curse upon boys.
hackmen and trains which
were always on time, to"k his seat in
the other carriage lonlier If not hap
pier man.