Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-03-11

Iowa has twenty-three of It's seventy-two
county treasurers advertised as missing.
Some thief stole $50 from the coutribu-
lion boxes of the Lutheran Church, in Bed
ford.
Six hundred dollars were added to the
conscience fund on the 2nd inst. by "John
Smith," of Chicago.
Failure of rain in December last has re.
duced the sugar crop Of the Barbados five
thousand hogsheads.
The Assistant Treasurer at New York
has been directed to sell $s,00o, 900 gold
during the current month.
Miss Mary Martin, Of Coledale, Bedford
county, has been elected school Director
the first in that county.
The furniture Of Jay Cookies late ONCE
IN Wall street, New York, was sold on the
End inst, realizing about $1,000.
1t is said that a small quantity Of sas,s-
fras bark mixed with dried fruit, will keep
it free for worms forms for years.
There were three candid dates recently for
the postmastership Of st. Henry, Minneso-
IA. The compensation is 81 year.
Two through freight trains, laden with
tea and silkworm eggs, reached New York,
On Saturday week, from San Francisco.
It is stated that twenty per cent. of Cali
fornia cattle have perished from the excep=
tionally severe cold of the present winter.
Mrs. Z. NJ. Elliott, formerly OF Lewis
towa, has been elected postmaster Of the
Iowa legislature. Her assistant Is also a
lady.
In Kansas hotels, if you call for a plate
Of Indian cakes, the waiter puts his hand to
the side Of his mouth, and sings ont "Mo-
docs for one."
The barn ~ Isaac Taylor, of Tod town
ship, Huntingdon county, was set on fire BY
! spark from saw mill engine, on the 18th
nlt., and burned.
Daniel s. Francis, a prominent citizen of
was knocked down and robbed OF
his watch and money near that place, on
The night of the 25th.
Said pompous husband, whose wife had
,tolep up behind and given him kiss,
Madam, consider suc'1 an act indecOrous.'
Excuse me- said the wife, 81 didn't know
/ WAS you.'
George hull, who was arrested in Harris
,urg some days ago, charged with cruelty
,tating his dog, had hearing before the
Mayor and va, discharged ON the payment
,f SO nne and costs.
The Pennsylvania State Grange OF Pa
rons of Husbandry will hold a meeting at
" est Chester, on tomorrow, 18th inst, at
Thich . large number Of subordinate
iranges will be represented.
Robbers and murderers are raiding indus
riously in the southern countie, of Cali
ornia. On the 25th ult. band Of thieves
obbed the Los Angeles stage, carrying off
200 in cash and eight horses.
In the criminal court of Memphis on the
IN inst, a mixed jury was ordered in the
ase Of colored man charged with the
murder Of white man. This is the first
Instance of the kind in that city.
Rev. A. Fleming, Of Johnstown, Cam
ria county, has received a unanimous call
o the Fnst Presbyterian church, Grand
iapids, Mich, at Il salary OF 81 800 for the
rst year and 81 900 for the second.
Some 10000 toy caps, containing ffi-
ninating powder, exploded in the window
Il store on Broadway, New York, on the
nd inst, and badly WOUNDED. clerk in the
500.
In struggling to make dull-brained boy
o understand what conscience is, a teacher
nally asked: 6 What makes you feel I'M
omfortable after you have done wrong ~
The big leather strap" feelingly replied
he by.
David Falcon, Of East Cenemaugh, has
he tail of u rattlesnake, on which there ar =
hirty-one rattles. As the first rattles do
ot appear until the snake is three years
Id this would prove the snake to have been
hirty-four years old.
Dennis Brady, masked burglar, found
uilty of being concerned in the robbery of
be eost-ofiice at Cattskill, N. Z, was sen
enced, on the 2Sth ult., to twenty-eight
ears Imprisonment in the Jail Of Clinton
ounty, in that State.
As the train which left Philadelphia for
at four o'clock p. NJ, on Satur-
ay a week was crossing the Susquehanna !
Iver near Havrc-de Grace, some unknown !
erson fired shot into the train, the ball |
assing in close proximity to two Of the |
asscngsrs.
Alexander johnston, father of the late |
William F. Johnston, Ex-Governor Of Penn |
ylvania, is still living at Kingston, near !
Westmoreland county, in the |
Doth year of his age. At % he rode reg
larly on horseback, but has lattcrly grown |
ute feeble.
Judge Pratt, of Brooklyn, has issued
arrant for the arrest of ex-President Baez, |
st. Domingo, at the instance of Davis
latch, of Connecticut, who charges Baes
nth having conspired against his liberty, !
fe and wealth. The ex-Prcsident was held |
/ 81, 900 bail.
In England they are not satisfied with |
atting alum in Dread and iron in tea, but I
ave also taken TO adulterating turkeys. A
ealer in Norwich found method of stuff
ng their breasts with pork fat. One OF his I
ustomers took over four pounds of that /
laterial from his turkey.
A Chester man fell and injured himself so !
,verely that he couldn't walk. A "good /
offered to take him home in his