Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-05

the last financial ye=f. amounted to No less
than 81 $40, ,O95.
Alarming accounts of distress resulting
from failure Of crops arrive from Hun Slry. |
1t is stated that in some parts a famine pre-
walls.
George Fairbanks, of Fosborough, Mass, |
aged eighty years, was gored to death IN
field at that town, on Thursday week, by
furious bull:
An italian father and daughter are fight
ing in the courts of st Louis over $lo,o0o,
the proceeds of twenty years of street,beg-
ging IN the large American cities.
Great destitution is said to exist in Sum-
ter and Marengo counties, Georgia, in con
sequence of the long g-continued heavy rains
and the total destruction OF the cotton
crop by the army worm.
Two OF the transatlantic companies have
gwen free passage from Liverpool to New
York to Americans who were rendered pen
niless in Europe by the failure OF Ameri-
can banking houses IN London.
Timothy B. Snow, clerk in the West
field (Mass-) post Office has been arrested
and confessed 10 stealing registered letters
from the Western mail, which occasionally
remains over nj ght in the Westheid post
office.
On Sunday morning a week, in the par
lor of the Eagle Hotel, Meadvile, the body
of dead infant was fonnd wrapped IN
bundle, living on the floor. There is no clue
as TO whom it belonged, and the fact has
created quite a stir IN that sober town.
Daniel K Watson. formerly secretary of
several building associations in Baltimore,
was arrested at Erie, Pa, and taken to Bal
timorc, on Friday week, on requisition,
three indictments for forgery having been
found against him. His forgeries are said
/ to amount to about $1,000 on city banks.
San Francisco--or rather the atmosphere
above twas the scene Of a balloon we'd
ding on Saturday week. Professor Lay,
an aeronaut, was the groom The name of
/ the bride is not given. brave justice OF
the peace accompanied the pair above tho
clouds and tied the marital knot.
| A few DAYS since, five geese, owned by
man living at Mormon Island. Cal, died
from an unknown disease; and on exam
lining the pizzard of one, grain-gold, suiii-
cient 10 make tive-dollar piece, was found.
The remaining four panned out. each, al
most the same amount of the precious stuff.
California sends 1000 bales of cotton to
mark ct this year, and IS going into the busi-
ness more extensively next year. 1t IS said
that the crop viii pay at half the present
price, twenty cents per pound Cotton is
much safer crop than grain. and Is more
easily transported, and furthermore the CAL
ifornians hope for a market in China and
Japan.
The ladies of several of the largest church
congregations Of Columbus, Ga, have re-
solved to buy no more new dresses this fall
or winter, aid should they be compelled to
buy, they pledge themselves to use only
material of home manufacture. society
OF Ohio ladies have also determined to con-
fine themselves to material manufactured in
this country when they need new dresses.
The Cameron Press is responsible for the
following. few days ago. in Emporium, a
mother undertook to punish her son, lad
fourteen years of age, when he resisted and
fled. The mothsr started after him, and
being cross-eyed, caught another woman's
boy In place of her own, and gave him a
togging before she noticed her mistake.
A young man named George ". Yocum,
a member of the Bellefonte bar, visited ELK
county on Monday a week, and went ont
cunning at a place known as the Green
Woods. By some mishap, ms gun was ac-
cidentally discharged, and its con,ents, a
load Of buckshot, were deposited in one OF
his arms. lie WAS Immediately removed TO
Lock Haven, bat reaction failed TO set in,
ard on the 2Sth tit he died !Ie is repre-
sented to have been an estimable young
man.
Governor Straw, of New Hampshire, who
was one Of the judges OF the baby show at
the State fair held a few weeks ago, was
surprised on Saturday evening by finding
on his doorstep an infant about two months
old. An exch arse says he proposes to
urge the withdrawal of all baby premiums
at the future State fairs, lest New Hamp-
shire should be overrun with men of straw.
But :. straws show which way the wind
blows" and the Governor may not object to
s.little breeze" now and then.
The Arkansas cotton crop, it is said, has
been cut short by worms on nearly all the
plantations Appropriate in this connec-
ton is the story of man in St. Landry
parish, La, who, by simple means, pre-.
served his crop from the pest. He took
one end of large rope and his son took
the ether, and they went from row to row.
rope against the cotton. In this way the
worms were Knocked to the ground, and
being at that stage unable to crawl bac.,
they died. Two men can brush twenty
i've acres of cotton day in this way.
The following may interest those who
pick up lost pocket-books or rolls of money.
The Titusville Herald says that Mr. Nc
QuaGe dropped his pocket-book, con tain
ing $50, which was picked up by little
girl. A Mrs. Joseph Grosberger, hearing
what had been discovered, claimed the
property as her own and took IL. When
McQuadc missed his money, he at once in :
formed the police, who succeeded in get
ting clue to its whereabouts. The woman.
however, denied any knowledge of the
book when asked for it, but finally said her
husband bad it in his possession. He in
turn denied having the pocket-book, but
produced it on being confronted with a
l warrant One hundred and fifty doll,rs 20