Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-07-02

On Wednesday night, June 25, the great
er part of Carol county, Maryland, was
flooded by ram. Such rain was never
known there before. 1t Is believed that sew
eral water spouts caused the flood that swept
houses, barns, trees, and even the ground,
in many places away. At Hagerstown the
fire alarm bells were sounded to arouse
the city and advise the people TO prepare
for flood that was feared would be caused
ii two dams in neighboring creek should
break. Crops and cattle in large quantities
were destroyed,
Richard Duncan accompanied the Acade-
nv bows to the narrows ON monday morn
ing, and on the evening of the same day re-
turned walking on two sticks, he having by
miss step, in going into the boat sprained
an ankle, DR.. Crawford was called to admin
lister 10 the injured limb.
The rain storm in York county was Sc
we're last Wednesday night, the bridges that
crossed Cordorus creek were nearly all
swept away. More than two hundred houses
and stables were washed down str cam.
Many cattle, horses, hogs, and sheep, were
drowned. No people were drowned. The
loss is estimated at sj00000. The same storm
did great damage TO wheat and tobacco in
Lancaster county. In Berks county many
fields of wheat were greatly damaged,
bridges were swept away, and great deal
OF d amage was done 10 buildings. At Get
tysburg about the same kind OF devastation
took place. On the same night great dam
age was done by rain storms IN York state,
Ma ssachussetts, Maine, and other eastern
states.
In the issue of the SENTINEL AND REPUB-
LicAS OF J une IL, 1854, mention was made
ken place in Patterson on the preceding
Saturday evening, between Samuel Kep
ner, Port Royal and William Longacre OF
this place, to settle some dispute of their
own. As lar as the public knew the fight
that night settled the dispute between the
men, but the cOmbatantS, as was after
did not ieel as If the dispute had been set
tied. kepner came to this town last FRI
day evening, June 27th, and attended 4
III Getting OF the members of the brass band
after leaving the band room he found his
way TO the pavement, on Bridge street front
OF the Jacobs House, and there encounter
ed William Longacre. fierce fight was
the immediate result OF the meeting. Keep
ner was severely handled, and it Is said
that he cried ''enOugh enough" His face
was bruised and bleeding, and his abdomen
was sore from kicks or blows received on
that part OF the body. lie was taken to a
pump and the blood WAS washed from his
face. He found his way back To Fort Roy
al during the night Il sick young man, and
on Saturday in the presence OF Justice J..
" ilIam Longacre, Harry Tyson, William
Mccoy, and Samuel Bergy for assault and
battery. Officer Nankivel OF Patterson was
in Port Royal. anl the warrant Tor the ar
rest OF the men named was placed Ia his
hands. The officer came hons, aud It was
uIghtiaH before hs could discharge MS du-
ty. However by 9o'elo"k p. IA. on Saturday
he had all the parties .uder arrest. 1t was
then reported pn the street that kepner was
in 4 d sing condition. The prisoners were
all desIrous To- uSlin bui, d.. Lucien
Banks expressed a. 1iilinEness % pail one
aud ali vf Juem 90 ihe sum OF five hundred
dollars each, as per demand on the back of
the warrant. The constable accepted the
bail. then the Doctor wrote On the back OF
the warrant that he had bliied them in the
sum required for their release to await
hearing. The bail proceedings were irreS-
ular, tor the reason ;hst they were not Gu
acted by Justice of the peace, which fact
had escaped the notice OF officer NGukivel.
On Sunday evening when officer Nankigel
discovered that the brief proceeding was
irregular, he concluded that his immediate
duty was to correct the irrrgulIrity, aud
with that object in view ne re arrested the
parties. Il was O'Clock On Monday morn
ing before he had them all in jail. Be,gy
at once took steps to secure bail, and be-
fore Justice Caleb Parker entered into bond
with John McMesn as security in the sum
OF three hundred dollars Tor his appearance
befor Justice J. ?. Shindle OF Port Royal,
to answer to the charge Of beng an access
ary to the assault and battery. Longacre,
Tyson, and Mccoy remained in Jail TIL on
Tuesday, July Ist, between the hours OF .
and 10 O'Clock a. N, when o. arran cement
of District Attorney Mason Irwin they were
brought before Justice. Caleb Parker, TOR a
hearing. The four prisoners were ali pres
ent, jeremiah Lyons appeared Tor them,
and District Attorney, Irwin and \. J. Pal
terson appeared in the behalf OF kePner, OF
the Commonwealth. \ large number OF
Witnesses were examined IT was proven
that Longacre knocked Kepner down into
the gutter along the Jacobs House on Bridge
street, anu lbdi lie Eot uoNh NH 'iiN E'NN
trate man, and was taken of by John Wal
Ter. and that after the men got on their feet
they tusseied out to the middle OF the
street, and that there Longacre kicked hep-
neI number of times alter kepner had
cried, enough Billy There was no evi-
dence to conect Bergy, hcCoy, and Tyson
with the ARRAY, and they were discharged
from fusther obligation under The charge.
The c, idence OF Doctors Graham and Shell
lev pronounced Kepner to oe In such crit
zeal condition that the Justice deemed It
proper to re-commit Longaere for a further
hearing, dependant upon The result OF the
mi uries ol hepner.
Loves Mates.