Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-11-07

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Sunday, October 2Sth 1883, says,
that another shock of earthquake
was experienced there to day dam
aging the wall surrounding the town
as well as the aqueduct and a mosque.
AT Vourla sixty-one persons were
seriously and sixty-one slightly in
jured, aeventy- nine are in the hos
pitals.
Silas Shingler, a farmer, living on
Stone mountain, eight miles east OF
Huntingdon, while hunting on Sat-
urday morning a week, treed large
bear which he shot, but only slight
ly wounded. The bar thereupon
quickly decended from its lofty perch
and attacked Mr.. Shingler, who after
a desperate struggle, succeeded in
killing the animal, when dressed, was
found to weigh over 200 pounds.
One Savtchuk, Russian, who lives
in a Bessarabian province, is declared
to be Ii years of age and to enjoy
perfect health and strength. His
hair, which was formerly white, has
taken on a greenish hue. His eldest
son is more infirm than he, and his
age is only 81. The village in which
the old man lives was founded by
him and a friend of his, and its 12O
houses are all inhabited by their di
descendants. There are so families
in the tribe of Savtchuks, and they
live in peace and quiet without going
to law.
James Winter, the noted sheep
farmer, arrived by the Celtic at New
York day or two ago. His ranch
in Australia is stocked with forty
five thousand, bat his interests in the
business are small compared with
those of Samuel Machey, of New
South Wales. Mr.. Winter, speaking
of Mr.. Machey, says: He sheared
one million five hundred thousand
sheep last year and this year he ex-
poets to have two million five hun
dred thousand. His lands run sew
en- hundred miles in one direction and
comprises five million acres and have
been nearly all reclaimed from the
dasert
The New York World gives the
following particulars of the shooting
of Johnson l.. Lynch. well known
Utica calawyer, by L W. Rowell, of Bata-
via, n. Y, on Tuesday night, October
Both. Lynch was infatuated with
Rowell's young and beautiful wife,
and although frequently warned that
the boldness of his visits would sure
ly expose him to danger, he assumed
the risks They were formerly neigh
bors in Utica.
When Rowell left home early on
Monday morning, telling his wife
that he was going West on bust
ness trip, he proceeded directly to
the National Hotel, opposite the Cen
tral Depot, where he remained in Sc
clusion until a few minutes before 6
o'clock on Tuesday evening, at which
time the train was due from Utica
upon which Lynch arrived. Mrs.
Rowell was at the depot to meet
Lynch. Rowell hastened to his home,
which was vacant, his children Eav-
ing been sent by the wife to visit a
friend Rowell secreted himself and
watched Mrs. Rowell and Lynch en-
ten the house. They ate supper and
then repaired to her room.
Shortly afterward Rowell emerged
from his hiding place, and, looking
into the sloeping-room, was crazed AZ
what he saw, and fred two shots III
rapid succession. One of the bullets
passed between the faces of Mrs
Rowell and Lynch, and lodged in the
wall. 1t was so well aimed that their
faces were discolored by powder, the
ball grazing Mrs. Rowells scalp. The
second bullet was buried in the pill
low
Lynch fed from the room and
rushed down stairs As he descend.
ed Rowell fired two more shots, one
of which took effect in Lynch's back,
passing through his right lung and
penetrating the aorta near the base
of the heart, lodging in the muscles
of his chest 1t caused instant death.
When the officers approached Row
ell he submitted quietly to arrest
After he had put on his overcoat and
hat he turned to his wife and said:
"Well, Jennie, 1 have got to go to
Jail. Good-byl Won't you kiss me
before 1 go?"
His voice was tender and compass
sionate, and her reply was breathed
between sobs and sighs.
''Oh! how can 1? OH how can
1, after doing such an act?" she pite-
ously asked.
His wife did not kiss him, and he
accompanied the officers to the JUS
tees Office and thence to the jail,
having been committed for murder
in the first degree.
Two letters from Mrs. Rowell were
found in Lynch's pockets. The first,
written week ago today, began
dearest John, and ended as follows;
[ want to see you so very much
Have lots to tell you Will drop you
q line when r. goes, and perhaps you
can arrange to come here. L trust
we shall see each other soon. With
a world of love, I remain your sin
cere friend. JENNIE.
The second note was written on
afternoon, and is as follows:
l am alone r. went away this
He will be absent two
weeks or longer. II agreeable to you
should be glad to see you some ev-
ening this week, say Thursday or
Friday. Can you not get here at 6
and come up to tea soon afterward?
Will try and have the chicks in dream
land at 7. Let me hear from you
soon. VIII look for letter on We'd