Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-07-23

Rev. =. y. Forney, pastor OF the Re.
formed church of Norristown, resigned
his charge last week. The vestry of the
church had no previous knowledge Of
his purpose to resign until he had gone.
A letter left behind revealed his fnteu.
tions, which are to unite himself with the
Roman Catholic church. His sudden
departure created quite stir in Norris.
town Subsequently he joined the Cath.
olics.
The party of gentlemen who witness.
ed the recent trial of the Belgian towase
system on the Erie canal at Buffalo, con-
slider, the adoption of that mode of tow
age only question OF time. Already
the cable is laid between Buffalo and
Lockport and loaded boats have been
towed between those points at the rate
Of four miles an hour The thing is
done by strong solid steel wire cable
laid at the bottom Of the canal TO which
is attached grapple, which in its turn
is attached TO II groved wheel placed on
the side Of the boat to be towed. The
cable is then passed over other wheels,
also groved, and then falls back into the
water in the rear. 1t is impossible for
the cable to slip over the wheels and the
process works very smoothly. The
boats that are to be towed are connected
with the steam towing boat by an ordin-
a-y cable.
We are informed on good authority;
says the Pittston Cornet that party Of
FIVE citizens of Pittston went on a short
excursion to Shiny Mountain on Sunday
last. Their commissaries consisted of q
solil batch Of sandwiches and a keg of
lager. While at the rendezvous, weth-
er by preconcerted arrangement or not,
they were joined by number Of woren,
who entered into the festivities with
more than masculine avidity. The men
passed the foaming mug frequently, and
as frequently was it's contents drained
by all present. BY and by the nectar
of Gambrinus began to work in tho
heads of the giddy damsels, who forgot
the modesty of their sex. and. all un-
trammelled with skirts or bodice, re-
galed the party of the first part with
songs. gymnastic evolutions, and ground
aud lofty tumbling generally. 1t was
fun for the men, but death to the char
acter Of the girls.
The opium crop of Turkey annually
amounts to about 5000 cases, each case
containing l40 pounds. 1t is chiefly
distributed between America, England.
and China. This year everything ap-
peared to be favorable for good yield
and at least an average crop was conf
IDENTIFY expectt d till a short time ago.
when advices were received that one half
of the crop bad been destroyed by the
hot winds. 1t is now reported that the
entire product of this year, which is now
harvesting. will probably not amount to
more than 1000 cases. Opium in bond,
in New York city, has advanced from So
per pound, gold. to Sc %. gold, within
the last six weeks. If the unfavorable
reports are fully confirmed, it is believed
in the trade that it will continue to aa-
vance enormously, and not improbably
reach the figure of about five years ago,
when. under similar circumstances opium
was sold for sll per pound in gold.
A Great Horror Done Away With.
House cleaning is great horror to-
nine men out Of every ten. When that
time comes the ''men folks" as a rule,
give the domestic hearth wide berth"
Oceans of suds-the product of tons Of
soap-fairly food every part of the
house. The women, from the mistress
down, labor as they never worked before,
and what with the discomfort, the smell