Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-01-24
NEWS ITEMS.

Apples IRE selling in New York at e Ia
ductiou of sixty Per cent. from thsrrices Of
the LIST of NovemSG.
Royce IPryss of Virginia, i living in
New YSrk, where = distinguished Union man
has loanesa him money enough to pay his ex-'
penses or * months, on condition that he
shall stick to business and let politics alone.
-Ackford Cali and ex-Provisiona Gonernor
Marvin have been elected United States Sena-
tors from Florida, over two rebel generals,
and had arrived at Savannah on the 9th inst,
en- route to Washington
1t is reported that Gen. Grant denies
any in tenticn to say in his report of Southern
affairs, that the lately rebellious States should
be at ence restored to all rights without con-
dition, as has been asserted.
The Burlington VT Free Press INDUCES in
in the following remark; The importation of
mules and asses from Canada being now per-
mitted, and the reward on his head having
been long since withdrawn, we DO not see why
Mr., George n. Sanders cannot come across
the line when he pleases." .r.---- .,..
A Washington dispatch to the Boston
Journal says: "A private letter from an ar
ny officer in Kentucky announces that the
legislature of that State will, within three
days. elect John C. Breckenrldg e to the
United States Sesa:e, in P1noe.of Garrett Ia
Wis, whose term is about to expfre-aia 10
Seth Hurd, ofihe Brownsville Clipper, says
that a few surviving heirs of the old "demo'
cratic party" have recently applied for a pen
sion, on account of the death of The party by
reason of the late rebellion. The case has
been ''sIsf ended for proof of general good
character and loyalty.
A petition to Congress, nov being circulat'
cd for signatures, commences as follows:-
The undersigned, women of The United
States, rssfectfully ask an amendment to the
Co institution that shall prohibit the several
States frop dig,G,chisiny any of their citizen;
on the ground Of ser
On Wednesday tie President sent q mes
sage to the Senate, containing some interest
ing ihiOfInhiA uH IN TcguIu 10 tue pTobipLe ialt
of jefferson Davis. He is still held as a rris-
onsr Of war, subject to indictments for trea-
sen, for coinplicity in the assassination OF
Abraham Lincoln, and for b4rbarous treat.
ment OF Union prisoners. But a disposition
is manifested to have him tried for ii sa.on be.
fore a civil tribunal, in the district where his
offence was committed, as soon as peace is en-,
tirely restored, and the jurisdiction of the cir.
cult courts is completely re-csfablished.
In the Recorders Court. at Chicago, a queer
case is being tried, and an old fashioned black
mail dodge has been developed. The %fascina
ting wife of n ;radesMan invited a matter-o of
fact merchant 70 visit her. While conversing
her husband rushed in with a revolver, strueb
a tragic attitude. and demanded $500 with
which to cure his wounded honor. OF course
the merchant couldn't see il. Tragedy then
presented II promisary note for that amount
already drawn up in due form and stamped
and upon the merchants refusal to sign it
kicked him into the street. Somehow a gold
headed cane belonging 10 The merchant go
into Tragedy possession, who was ARRESTED
and is now being tried for larceny.