Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-04
SHORT ITEMS.
A brass-band convention meets at Hr-
rishuro Fan-u.rv O.

The amount OF gold aug IN Caiiiornia |
since 1913, is $3sO.7eO, ,os0.
It is said that there are more than hun |
dred women studying law in the United
States.
Evans. the contractor who printed all the
confederate money, died the other day in
Georgia, pcor-hcuse.
Each West Point cadet costs the country
ss 900 BY the time he is fit to take hi,
place on the active list.
Its said that ffty-two ex-confedefase
offcials occupy seats in the house Of repre-
.entstives at Washington.
Johnny Steel-sCosl Oh Johnny"-runs
meat market at jamestown, Mercer
county.
Out of the six million eggs Goldfish has
been known to spawn in one year, less than
a hundred survive.
Cotton flies, the progeni.ors of the dread
full cotton catcrpilsrs, have made their ap-
pearance IN Alabama.
1t is claimed that Utah has 5000 white
inhabitants, besides about 5000 colored
men, Chinese and Indians. 90
Ninety-fvs pairs of twins and one col
lection of triplets were added to the poPu-
lation of Chicago last year.
Samuel H. orwig's name was stricken
from the list of attorneys of the District
Co1rt OF Philadelphia, few days ago, for
misappropriation Of funds.
An Erie man paid $40 and costs for the
privilege of allowing his poor horse to stand
for two hours on the street without cover
| ing, during severe storm.
A wag having married girl named
Church, saws he has experienced more
happiness since he joined the Church than
/ he ever did before @
1t is estimated that there are 150,0OO,0OO
railroad ties in use in the United States
that it would require 10000 acres of well
timbered land to produce the supply.
The first female sclool director elec ted
under the new Constitution is Mrs Frede-
rick Eairlamp, of Media, who was recently
elected to till the position of a retiring di-
rector.
Paul Naughtou, bruta locI motive en-
gineer, who threw live dog into furnace.
has been sentenc ed to six months impris-
onment at hard labor and a fine of Slo0.
Two and half millions are invested in
the shoe business In Auburn, Ne. The
value of the product of 1878 was nearly
s5, 100000. RI 7-
| A despatch from Gree n bory, North Car
olina, says that efforts are being made To
compel the State authorities to hold the
necessary legal inquest on the bodies OF
the Siamese Twins. Nonsense.
The Brooklyn Presbytery proneunces
very grave d;sappi obation at the act Of two
Presbyterian churches in permitting Rev.
Sarah Smiley to preach to promiscuous con-
grcgations.
Tslmadge, Summit county, has an apple
butter mandatory, which consumes 500
barrels Of apples per day during the tall
season. Dpring the past season it has
manufactGid 5000 gallons of apple butter,
700 barrels of cid er and 500 barrels of vim
egar.
Adam Leisey, the Lancaster county bsir
burner, pleaded guilty on Thursday last .
week in the Court OF Quarter Sessessions
and was sentenced to pay fine of $50, and
undergo an imprisonment of five years or
. the first, and four years and nine month:
on the second indictmeot-
At the recent Term of court in Sunbury,
Henry Pelphsr, of Jackson township, Nor
thumberland county, was convicted of al
attempt to commit an outrage upon littlC
girl named Seal, only nine years OF age
Pelpher was sentenced to two years anC
two months in the Eastern Penitentiary
He is man about so years of age and said
/ to be worth between $50,oOo and $50, 600
5 Henry Becker, who keeps a tavern il
/ Cameron township, Northumberland county
, ten days ago got into dispute with Simor
Fisher ABOUT liquor bill, and put him on
of the house. Fisher having a revolve
10 with him, fred through the door, the sho
grazing the temple of Becker and infict
! ing a slight wound. A warrant was issued
: for the arrest of Fisher, but he succeeded
a in making his escape.
! Two men, named Woods and Phillips
and woman fortune teller named johnson
have been committed to the Clarion Jail
charged with highway robbery. The par
J, ties were secreted in a woods, where al
old man named Wisner had to pass. TIL
woman acted as decoy until he reached
the place where the men were concealed
when they sprang out and robbed him o
his pocket book and all the money it con
tanned. .-. -.-
The wedding anniversary celebrations oc
cur as follows: Three days, sugar; sixtl
days, vinegar; first anniversary, iron; fftl
anniversary, wooden; tent h anniversary
tin; fifteenth anniversary, crystal; TWEEN
tieth anniversary. china; twenty fifth ami
verssry, silver; thirtieth anniversary, cot
ton; thirty-Hfth anniversary, linen forfeit
anniversary, woolen ; forty-dfth ami
versary, silk fiftie,h anniversary, golden
, seventy-fifth anniversary, diamond.
The .iGrocate tells OF Chester womai
a who, some time ago, deposited certifet
e check for $500 and sum of money in bills
It in teapot for safe keeping. Recently sh
}, invited some friends to tea, and that teapo
j. was brought into requisition. The tea wa
pronounced excellent, and it was not unit
= after the guests had departed that the lad
thought of her check and greenbacks. Sh
found them in the bottom of the teapot a.
safe, but little damp.
V Some days ago the wife Of Richard J
. | Story af Titusyille rece.ved a d;e,,atc1