Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-09-20

Icelanders are migrating tothe Uni
ted States.
The nail factory at the Shenango Iron
Works started up last week.
John Burns, the hero of Gettysburg,
supports Stanton an6 Bcath,
The reduction Of the public debt
during August was s9,2O5. 5.297, go.
Rosenzenweig. the abortionist, was
eoundly thrashed by fellow prisoner in
the Tombs at New York on Monday a
week ago.
Statistics prove that about one-balf the
cases of insanity have been occasioned,
either directly or indirectly, by strong
drink.
The skins of two thousand horses are
used each year in Natick, Mass, in the
manufacture of bali coverings for the
great national game.
Rosenzweis the abortionist. and the
supposed murderer of Alice Buwlsby,
has been indicted by New York jury
for manslaughter
A letter from Raleigh. n. G. says
nearly four hundred persons have been
brought there for trial charged with ku-
kluxism, and not few will be arraigned
for murder
On the Purdy fruit farm near Palmyra
there are thirty acres devoted to straw
berries. twenty acres to raspberries, ten
to black berries, and twenty five to grapes.
gooseberries, currants. etc.
A lady of Mobile is said to be con-
fined to her bed from the effects of poi
son mauifestiug itself in sores about the
mouth, caused by biting her thread
while working with green sewing silk.
The character of Xantippe ia now de
Tended on the ground that the income Of
Socrates. her husband. was only four
teen dollars year, and he had habit
of bringing somebody home to dinner
nearly every day.
General Butler and Frank Sanborn. of
the Springfield RepuJiico1. occupied the
same seat in car of the Boston and AL
bany Railroad one day last week. and
were as fraternal a. possible. Eacl, was
probably taking noIes for the next tilt.
Josephine Pequard, the oldest native
of Minnesota, died at Fort Abcrcrombie
last mouth aged lO4 years. Josephine
was half breed. and having been with
ont food for two days rich repast of
potatoes and haPjacks proved fatal to
her.
John Kelley, aged seventeen years,
employed in Golden's flint works, at
Trenton, n. J fell through a hole in the
floor, on the 10Th inst into the ilint
cracker below and was run into the
wheels. The body passed out with the
water below literally ground up.
Joseph Shawhan, the oldes turfman in
Kentucky, was thrown from a horse on
Tuesday. and Gied on the 10Th inst,
from the injuries received, aged 90 years.
The deceased and his father were the
first manufacturers of the whisky known
as Bourbon County"
At Wakefield. Va, on the 10th inst, a
brutal stepfather tied his boy on the rail
road track. and then went to seek
switches to beat him with. While he
was gone freight train came along and
frightfully mutilated the poor boy. The
authorities have taken steps to punish
the brutal s.epiather.
Judge Amber, in the course of
speech he made few days since at
Republican meeting held at Marietta.
Ohio, asked the question, 'Is there
single thing the Democratic party ever
held to that they haven departed from ~
"Yes, whisky" responded voice i'll the
crowd, amid roars of laughter.
The President of the Staten Island
Ferry Company, Jacob Vanderbilt. was
arraigned before court on the 18th inst,
in New York city, upon the charge of
manslaughter, in having caused the death
of certain persons through the explosion
of the boiler of the ferry boat West
field He pleaded not guilty.
Sleeping with the face exposed to the
rays of the moon is, by many persons,
supposed to be productive of blindness
The real danger, however, in such cases
is, that the radiation which takes place
from the eyes under the circumstances
may occasion a chill, followed by in.
Aamation. Prof Tyndal, who is very
distinguished and successful Alpine
climber, tells us that on one of his noun
tain trips. when compelled to lie in the
moonlight, his face became so chilled
that he was forced to cover it with
handkerchief for protection.
A strange freak of nature has taken
place ia the track of the severe halstorm
that occurred in the region of Rocking