Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-10-30
SHORT ITEMS.

Four hundred artificial eyes are sold
every week in Paris.
It is estimated that there are $4,000
jews in New York city.
"A progressive Chinaman has outraged
the traditions of his country by marry
ing St. Louis woman.
The water wheels of paper mill in
Bradford county were recently filled
with eels and stopped
Jack Hays. the leader of the Texas
Rangers during the Mexican war, is now
living >on the interest of 100000, at
Almada, California.
Mis- Ellen NJ Wellington. Of A:hol,
Mass. picked $3.50 worth of berries the
season just passed Her illustrious
uamcsake. the Iron Duke, would have
gloried in that girl.
A father living in Titusville, who has
two or three very coursable girls. placed
a notice on his front door the other
night. which read: shut down for thir-
ty days. No stove in the parlor, and
but one lamp"
A Fort Worth despatch says a band
of Kiowas have murdered family of
white persons, and driven off large
quantity of stock from the vicinity. The
murder was committed between Palo
Pinto and Weatherford. in the usual bar
barous style.
Governor Brown. Of Tennessee, Gays.
that, by the census, that State is the
ninth in population. the twelfth in wealth
and the second in ignorance, There are,
he states. 100000 persona, between the
ages of ten and twenty one, who cannot
read or write.
A Miss Sophia Smith. of Mas'acbu'
sets. has lately bequeathed S350,0oO fo'
the endowment of new college for wo
men at Northampton. The object of the
foundation is stated in the deed of gift to
be to furnish young women with means
and modes of instruction equal to those
now enjoyed by young men.
We hear to-day Of terrible accident
at Hokendauqua. A lady, whose name
we could not learn, was carrying child
up stairs and had lamp in her hand
As che ascended the stairs. she tripped
the lamp fell and exploded, setting fire
to her clothing and burning her go terri
bly, that che died this morning Allen.
toun Neus, l7ti.
On election day woman appeared al
the Sixth ward polls in Cleveland, Ohio
leading her husband by the arm. Tick
ct distributors crowded around him. but
she waved them. saying. "Never mind,
vote this man." She marched him up
to the ballot box, saw that he voted. and
afterwards led up two other men whom
she served in the same manner. Who
says a woman has no political influence
A shipment of choice California fruit
was recently made from San Francisco
to Dublin, Ireland, to ELI special order.
) The consignment consisted Of three
boxes pears and three boxes grapes. all
fine varieties, carefully selected and well
packed. The freight paid the express
company on the same amounted to over
$40. 1t is long distance to send per
ishable goods. but it is expected they
will reach their destination in not more
than twenty days. i'll good order.
A Hollidaysburg German lately COM
planned to Chief Burgess Lemon Estate
Senator elect that if the boys didn't
stop going in swimming in the viaduct
where his daughters could see them. he
would make trouble. "Ah, Conrad" re-
piled the Senator with that dignity for
which he is proverbial, if l remember
rightly your house is half a mile or more
from the viaduct' ''Yaw, dat ish So"
replied the German. "but den you see
my gals day got spy glass"
Chief of Police McWilliams. of Jersey
City. and Detective boy le, were placed
on trial on the gath inst, for completely
in the jersey City Bank robbery Der
nan, one of the robbers, testified that
McWilliams met linn in New York and
told him there was $4,000 600 in the
bank, and that for twenty per cent. of
the plunder he agreed to have the hand
cuffs SO fixed on the hands of robbers as
to permit them to slip them off and es-
cape Great excitement prevails as the
trial progresses.
The Memphis appeal says: The he
roic exertions of bold adventurer, who
jumped off steamboat coming up the
river and thereby saved the life of a
pretty and favorite poodle dog, is likely
to gain him a fortune and wife. An
aged maid Of money and sourness, who
was passenger on the City Of Helena.
from Vicksburg to St. Louis. dropped
her dog into the water as the steamer
was coming W. The bold and impecu.
NOUS youth sympathized with the lady
and saved the life of her pup while risk
ing his own. He became fast friend of
the lady. had his quarters transferred
from the deck to the cabin and has every
prospect of becoming husband and
millionaire in St Louis within a month.