Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-02-22
STATE ITEMS.

bies, ana after lOsoing up the Iaoies,
started for a neighboring town. The
sleigh broke down before reaching their
place of destination, and the liveryDan
unacquainted with the cause Of the de-
lay, started a constable, armed with q
warrant, in search of the missing prop
erry. The young man was found aud
despite his explanation of the affair
was locked up and the ladies were lett
10 get home the best way they could.
A Pittsburg brute named John
Geisinger went home drunk on Sunday
night a week and after breaking up a
part of the furniture turned bis wife
out of the house. As she was leaving
he unclaimed vicious bull dog and
set him on her, and before she could
obtain assistance the dog seized her
and bit her severely. Geisinger was
arrested and sent to Jail to await q
hearing. and physician was summon
ed to care for the injured woman.
The Post office at Honesdale was
burglarizeG al an early hour on Satur-
day morning week. The safe was
blown open, and its contents, consist
ing Of 5000 and large quantity Of
stamps, we're carried off. ln the after
noon four hard looking customers
boarded train on the Delaware and
Hudson Railroad, near Carbondale,
and the brakeman having heard of the
robbery telegrapbed to the next station
for help. On the arrival of the train
two of the men were secured, the 9TH
ers succeeding in making their escape.
About $500 10 money was found in
possession of the men arrested.
The manglad body of Lawrence Gill
espie, who disappeared from Erie IN
November last, was found in the lake
at that place on Monday.
A company in Harrisburg will in
sure children against disease.
A mad dog met his death last week
at the hands of brave Chester county
girl. The rabid animal attacked q
woman, who fortunately succeeded in
reaching a house before she was bitten
There were none of the male members
OF the family at home, but the young
lady was equal to the emergency, and
procuring gun she raised a window,
and with a we'll directed shot put an
end to the career of the dangerous
beast.
Joseph Peters and John Harrison
charged with counterfeitng, escaped
from the Jail at Lebanon on Tuesday
night. Peters is the son-in-lsw OF
Charles Drews, who was hanged at
Lebanon for the murder of old Joe Ra-
Der and was the principal witness in
convicting FIVE of the "blue eyed six
who we're implicated in that criue.
A washwoman living in Franklin,
VeDango county, is reported by the
Oh City Derrick to have twenty eight
children She is not yet so years old.
John O'Danuell, a mlne boss at
Summit Hill, Carbon county, fell down
the shaft a distance Of one hundred
and ninety five feet and was instantly
killed.
The farm of John and Thomas b.
SchaIl, near York. has been sold for
Sl4 500, or about S240 per acre.
Mr.. A. J. Cassatt has concluded to
plant 50 acres of his Montgomery
county farm in tobacco, and has en-
ployed Mr. William Shields, of Ian
caster, to superintend it.
Horses in Pittsburg are suffering
from disease of the fetlock, said to
be caused by dirty streets.
An unknown man was run over by
the cars, Just east of the Gallitzin
tunnel, some time during Friday
night week, and his body cut up
into small pieces and strewed along
the track for half a mile The frag-
ments were gathered up, placed in a
sack and taken to Altoona, where
they were coffined and sent to the
for burial. An inquest
was held, but the jury failed to learn
who the unfortunate man was.
Several oxen that We're sold to the
Berks County Almshouse died before
they could be slaughtered. Investi-
cation proved that they had been fed
salted oats to make them take in large
quantities of water, thus increasing
their combined weight from IS to 100
pounds.
On Monday night a week, while
Henry Shellenberger, a brakeman,
was attempting to couple cars in the
Altoona yard. he was knocked down,
and the wheels passed over his left
leg, crushing it so badly that it had
to be amputated above the knee. The
injured young mcu is about nineteen
years old. and his molher is widow.
Burglars entered the post-office at
on Thursday night, blew
open the safe and took about 5000 in
stamps and cash.
John Hoag, of Fulton county, has
his fifth wife, two of whom were
widows.
A dispatch from Pittsburg says
On the night of November IL, 1881,
John S. Ward broke into the house
of the Misses Means, in Franklin
Westmoreland county.
Ella Means was aged SO and Mary 73
years. The desperate dragged the
old ladies out of bed and kicked and
beat them in terrible manner. The
grappled with the brute and
nearly got the better of him, but his
superior strength prevailed. Ward
was half drunk and seemed anxious
only to abuse the old ladies, as moth
ing was stolen. His hat was found
IN the house the next day, and socn
he was arrested. Three
weeks ago Mary Means died of her
and the Westmoreland coun-
ty grand jury has returned a true
bill against Ward for murder. To
day Miss Ella also dad of her ipir,r