Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-09-25
SHORT ITEMS.

The whole OF southwestern Kansas !!
being marked out with hedge rows.
Savannah. GA. has young and good
looking burglaress.
The Laplanders claim high order o.
morality because no Lapland wife wal
ever known to elopc.
Three drunken men fell from upper
story windows in New York on Sunday
night a week, and all are dead
A late Lieutenant in the Prussian
army has come to Utah with two daugh
tiers of German banker.
The Empress Josephine high.back
combs of the last century are coming
into fashion again.
According to the eastern proverb life
is composed of two parts, that which is
past, dream, and that which is to come
wish.
1t costs fifty dollars gold to send by
telegraph message of twenty words
from London Eng. to Queensland, Au
stralia.
Hon. Charles O'Conor, of New York.
has finally accepted the nomination of
the Straight Out Democrats for the Pres
ideDcy.
Arizona diamonds are said to be found
in such profusion that people there think
of using them for fuel. as cheaper than
The other form of carbon
The Marquis of Butte is afraid to ride
on horseback because a gypsy fortune
teller once predicted that he would be
killed by horse
Lady traveller to lIackman at Central
depot. Are you engaged p Uackmaa
Why, Lord bless you. madam! I've been
married these twenty years
A race brtween steam wagon and a
trotting horse was witnessed at Rcnssa-
laer Park, Troy. the other day, the
former winning the mile in 22S
A suffering but sensible Wisconsin
horse hobbled to blacksmith shop. of
its own accord, few days ago, and a
long rusty nail was found in his hoof
A thrifty young man procured mar
riage license few days ago with the
condition that if he failed to get his girl
he was to refund half the fee on retur
ming the document
A negro woman was found dead in a
field OF corn in Macon county, Ga, re
Gently, her body lying upon large
ratllesnake. whose fangs were fastened
tightly in her breast.
At Harvard College a quarter of n
century ago. there was not specimen
in the cabinet of natural history now
the care of twenty four persons is con
stanily required to keep the cabinet in
order
Years ago it was the custom for all
vessels passing Mount Vernon. on the
Potomac, TO toll their bells in honor OF
the sacred memories of The place. Du
ring the war it was manitestly inpossi
bic, and since the Inauguration of peace
again the custom has been revived.
Cotton once more pro nises to be king
This year the statistics show that we ex
ported only 6S9.O0O cwt, less than we
exported in 1860. With the great differ
euce between free and slave labor, as
trade revives iu the South, we Will soon
regain and pass our old figures.
Gu. in Iowa man took so much
stock in the comet business that he
forgave his enemies, paid his debts, and
made arrangements TO die. lie liz indg-
nant now at the comet. III says it cos,
him the exact amount of his Indebtedness.
His creditors believe in comets.
The new postal law, that went into
effect July l, among other good things
allows packages of dry goods and other
merchandise, except liquid drugs, weigh
ing not over twelve ounces, to be mailed
to any part of the Union at the rate Of
two cents for each two ounces or fraction
thereof.
At Mobile on the 22nd disturbance
was occa-ionrd at Republican meeting
by the firing of a pistol in the crowd, by
some unknown person, causing general
stampede Some say the first shot wac
fired by white man, and others say
by negro. Three persons were woun
ded by pistol shots.
A fight is reported between the com
mand of General Crook and the Indians
of Date Greek Reservation. General
Crook having found party of four hun
dred Apaches on the war path attacked
them. They killed one soldier, but oul
cavalry killed thirty of their number
the rem Under flying to the mountains
pursued by two companies of cavalry.
The late Rev. Samuel Browne, whose
shooting of German boy in his orchard
at cummingsville, Ohio, some weeks ago,
created such an excitement among the
Germans, and whose death occurred a,
Valley Junction, Ind. last week, ha;
? beoueatbed the sum of s so. 600 for the