Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-05-15
SHORT ITEMS.

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West Goshen, Chester county, has
calf without eyes or tail.
It is said that Erie can't raise the
money to secure the State Fair.
The debts of Prince Napoleon in Paris
are said to amount to nearly 100000
francs.
Eight thousand pounds Of wool from
single flock were sold at Chico few
days ago.
Hollidaysburg claims to have more
beautiful girls than any other town of its
size in the State.
Helmbold's large drug store in New
New was destroyed by fire on the morn
ing cf the 9th inst.
There 10 girl in Fayette City. Fay
ette county. whose age is twelve years
and weight 1853 pounds
The most powerful supporter of King
Amadeus, of Spain. is said to be his wife,
strong minded woman.
Mr.. Elias Hamilton, of Lancaster, had
his neck broken by being thrown from
cart last Saturday week.
A man in Warsaw, Ind, has a Jail Of
his own. He bought it very cheap of
the county. paying S2l0 for the old in
stitution.
Four thousand dollars in gold and
grecnbacks were found under the bed of
and old Albany rag-picker. who died sud
denly the other day.
Don't speak all at once. There lives
blooming lass at GAINESVILLE, O., who
will give SSs.OOO to any man who will
marry her.
Lynn, Massachusetts. is the greatest
shoe manufacturing town in the world.
Last year the manufacturers turned out
over ten million pairs.
The coal oil refinery of Newbold Il
Son, Baltimore, with several hundred
barrels of oil and the machinery was
burned on Friday last. Loss $4,000.
Louis Napoleon's son, the youth of the
"holy baptism" Notwithstanding the
pains that have been taken with his edu-
cation, is still said to be very ignorant
boy.
Miss Addie Howe, of Philadelphia,
was robbed in Broadway (New York;
car Wednesday last, of her pocket book,
containing $50, diamond ring valued at
$3.50, and gold ring.
A man in Georgia recently rece ived a
letter inclosing thirty cents in fractional
currency, accompanied with the follow
ing words: IL stole feed of corn from
you during the war"
There has been lately introduced into
the street lamps of London strips of look
ing glass in the roof. The reflection is
said to throw three times as much light
as the ordinary lamp.
A landlady in Milwaukee recently
locked non paying tenant in his room
and refused to let him out until his bill
was paid. lie was obliged to escape out
of the window by means of sheet.
Jennie June tells of a lady whose home
went under the auctioneer's hammer re-
Gently who few weeks before was un-
able to find anything fit to wear at Stew
arts, and ordered wardrobe from Paris
A fire caused by child playing with
matches, in the absence of his parents,
destroyed barn and burned to death
seventeen head of cattle and horses for
Daniel Asper, in York county, few Sab
baths ago. ,...- ..
A Detroiter has invented a machine
which trims wall paper, holds it up
against the wall, puts on the paste and
cuts off and smooths down the stripes.
and does the work nicer and faster than
three men.
N.F. English. of Hartland, VT, has
patented wax-wire thread, having, as
its name indicates, delicate wire in its
centre, to be used in sewing boots and
shoes and other manufactures of leather,
canvas, &c.
At Nassau, N. P, the fish are sold
in the market while still alive, being
kept in tubs of water. A single blow
upon the head of the fish closes the bar
gain, and the purchaser is sure of the
freshness of the article.
Professionalism has gained foothold at
last even in Spain. 1t seems almost in
credible, yet it must be accredited as a
fact. that in Madrid there are eleven
chapels regularly opened for worship,
with an aggregate of four thousand at
tendants
Dom Piatt says: "a distinguished
diplomat, who had served some time in
Washington, died the other day in Eu-
rope. and among his effects they found
forty-two ultimatums and six hundred
love letters from beautiful girls in Wash
ington."
Mrs. Lydia Sherman, the Connect
cut Borgia, who has been on trial for
murder upon charge Of poisoning some
half dozen members of her own house.
hold, has been judged guilty. of the