Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-11-17
NEWS In BRIEF

west lryinta.
An Ohio man paid s21 900 fire in
suraHee and never had fire.
CONNECTICUT is unhappy because
her apple crop i short, and there will
be no cider. rf.-t 100
The Delaware peninsula dries Psi
tons of peaches and cans 1921 900 three
pound cans.
1T is said that Rubens picture has
been recently discovered among some
old paintings in Rochester, " Y.
The total value of books exported
from the United States during the past
year amounted TO nearly 100000.
"A New York clergyman has just
received an urgent call to settle i'm Sing
Sing-three years hard labor for grand
larceny.
One hundred and ten woodchucks
New Berlin, y. Y, by Louis Graves,
aged 81 years.
Boston ate three million frogs last
season. One firm in Newburyport sup
piled most of them, hiring men TO hunt
the swamps for them.
"A New Jersey preacher named
weeks, has been sent To the penitentiary
for one hundred and fifty six weeks for
receiving stolen goods.
A Scotch gentleman is about to
start in Florida factory for the pro-
duction of marnalade, Il delicacy little
known in this country.
A resident of Bloomington, ILL.,, has
cured himself of the asthma aud several
nfI. H. of
clothes-line to his throat.
"A son of Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees,
will soon make his appearance upon
the stage in the character of Hamlet.
which he is now studying.
The sheep breeders of Ohio aud
Western Pennsylvania have formed
permanent association, which will hold
meetings regularly hereafter.
Nine Democratic and seven Repub-
lican states have declared for hard
money, and four Democratic and four
Republican states for initiation.
Colonel Arthur CHM has ten
acre orange grove ON Lake Monroe,
Fla, which contains 200 trees, yielding
from 1000 10 81, 900 per year.
boston papers report that Commo-
dore Vanderbilt has instructed his
agents to purchase 81 ,000, 900 worth of
productive real estate in that city.
4 General Holt, 4 miner and prospec-
ter, writes to the Secoetary of the Treas
ury that, in his opinion, Alaska is a
vast gold field-another California.
"A Cincinnati husband who firmly
contemplated suicide n soon a dinner
was over, got fearfully mad because his
wife spilled some hot coffee on his knee.
@ There was a good deal of love max
ing at Saratoga this year, and it was
solid affection One hO.el used 10000
pounds of beef and 1000 barrels of pota-
toes.
Madam RiStori lately played an en-
gagement at Sydney, in New South
Wales, one week of which yielded her,
it is said, a net profit of about so, ,000in
gold.
There have been RATED down the Pen
obscot river in Maine, this season about
%, ,0O0, 200 feet of logs, and the booms
are now clear for the first time in eigh-
teen years.
During the past year the grangers
of Hampshire county, Massachusetts,
bought 200 tons of coal, on which they
saved on an average Is per cent. from
the market price tr
A gentleman in Nueees county,
Texas, has a field of sixty thousand
acres within one fence. He recently
filled an order By telegraph for twenty
six thousand beeves.
srr-o I,uIr.J aar, -. tn
be erected at Altoona during the COM
ing fall and winter. These ears will
be used for transporting visitors to and
from the Centennial.
A California gentleman has deposi-
ted 800 gold note in u bank in san
Diego, and announces that it shall he
the property ofany Spiritualist who can
tell him the number of it.
A large lake has been discovered
about forty miles west of Laramie, W.
T., in the bottom of which is a thick
layer of sulphate of magnesia or EPSON
salts in almost a pure state.
"A white headed eagle alighted on
the @ildcd ball of the state house lag
staff at Hartford, Conn, i few days ago
and remained there for nearly an hour,
large crowd gathering to see him.
-Ex-President Maclean, of Prince
ton, y. j., continues to enjoy moder-
ately good health. lie is now engaged
upon history of the College of New
Jersey, which is well advanced towards
completion.
All the sovereigns of Germany have
their private beer saloons, but his
Majesty of wurtemberg keeps one for
the public, and turns 4 considerable
penny from il, Il also from a couple Of
restaurants.
The trouble about the respective
rights of New York and Connecticut in
the water of Long Island Sound has
been taken up in the L. S- Court for
solution. Heavy peeuniary interests
are involved.
Sheep raising has paid better in
Walla Walla aud Umatilla counties,
Oregon, than any other enterprise.
There are now over 100000 head of
sheep grazing there, worth from $3.50
TO So per head.
-Delano is the tenth member of the
Cabinet that has resigned since Grant
became President There has been less
fixity OF tenure in the Cabinet depart
ments than has characterized any pre-
viOus administration.
They talk of erecli4g a monument
to Stephen e. Foster, in Pittsburg, Pa,
in the hope of perpetu = Dg the fame OF
the writer of ''Olu Folks at Home"
"Old Dog Tray" ''My Old Kentucky
Home" and other ;'cpular airs.
Professor james Law, of Cornell
University, has applied for the skeleton
of American Girl, To be placed in the
University museum a. that of n typical
trotting horse. Ii is thought that the
Professor will fail to secure the relic.
Capt Ostrom, ofCcrnell University
has already begun to coach crew for
the regatta of 1876, aud the Ithaca
Journal intimates that the boating world
may meet with another surprise, If the
ssivy-entwined colleges do not get Ia
work.