Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-14

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and dropped them into the river, lsav-
ing nothing but the piers. Several
houses on the south side we're blown
down. Damage estimated at so, 900.
On TIE Sth inst, a fearfu! tornado
swept through the town of Edinburg,
1llirois, about u o'clock IN the after
noon. The Christian Chdrch, in which
sodie thirty or forty youbg ladies and
gentlemen were reheafsihg, was de-
stroyed. About fifteen of the. patty
had been taken out at last accounts.
Miss Porter was dead Dick Green
wood had both legs broken J. Is. Ea-
ton was seriously injured Miss San
dcrs had both legs and one arm broken
Mr.. Kemmerer had jaw and shoulder
broken. Several others, whose names
have not been ascertained, were also
injured. Five dwellings, were also
blown down, ami an elevator was badly
damaged.
Little Rock, Arkansas, wa. visited
by storm on the Sth inst, about 8
o'clock in the afternoon. The tornado
upioeted trees and unroofed houses.
4 Mrs. Jones was killed and her two
daughters seriously injured. Seyen
houses we're destroyed.
Mrs. Oswald 0ttendorfer, OF New
York, has donated 100000 for the
establishment of Home for Aged or
Infrm Persons of the Evangelical Luih-
eran denomination. 1t is intended to
start the institution in New York, but
eventually remove it to some desirable
locality in the suburbs, probably 10
Astoria, Long Island, where Mrs. OF
tendorfer owns some fine plats of ground
where handsome building, adapted to
the purpose, will be erected.
Thomas Carlyle is one of the most
cynical Of men. When at home he
shuts himself in a garretroom, where
everything is " confusion worse con-
founded" lie dislikes company, and
bis customary afternoon walks are taken
alone, aud he stalks forward With the
bloomiest possible visage.
Annie Miller, aged l5, of New York
State, owned a large inheritance. In
spite of her mothers remonstrances
she married an Irishman, named Burns,
who couiJ. not read or write his own
name.
On the 9th inst, in New York, Gen
W. j. Marcks, who commanded the
Ninth Indiana Regiment during the
late wal, and who was recently held by
u S. Commissioner Shields for dealing
IN counterfeit money, was indicted for
thai offence BY the Grand Jury.
4 new action in the courts of New
York has been brought against Boss
Tweed /; it is for the recovery of S3,-
100000.
OF the one hundred and thirty col
lieries worked last year in the Schuyl-
kill, Columbia and Northumberland
districts, the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company only worked
thiriy-eight; all the others are worked
by individuals, except probably eight
or ten worked by other companies.
All is quie. in the coal region. The
military are guarding the mines in the
vicinity of Hazleton, and as there is
much popular indignation at the pres
ence of troops the Governor has prom
ised TO withdraw them If the Sheriff Of
Luzerne county SO advises. The miners
of the Lackawanna section have re-
solved not to strike, and it is believed
that this will nave good effect on the
disaffected region.
Wilmington, Delaware, subscribed
$4,000 for the purchase of Centennial
stock. s.,.
Live grasshoppcrs have already been
gathered in the wheat. fields of Brad
ford county.
Paul Boynton started across the Eng
lish Channel at 4:30 A NJ, on Satur-
day, in his life safety dress. The dis
tance is twenty-seven miles. A steam
er accompanied him. At : o'clock he
was fourteen miles out, IN good spirits
and smoking.
a despatch from London on Sunday
says: Paul Boynton did not make the
entire distance to BOlOnge by swim
i
ming. He was taken ON board the
press steamer shortly after dusk yes
terday evening against his own wish
within eight miles of the coast. The
weather bad become boisterous, night
was closing IN, and the pilct declined
the responsibility of guiding him after
dark. The sea was so rough that near
ly all on board the steamer we're sick.
The success of the life saving Inven-
tion is conc!usively established.
The wife of Louis Bahret, OF Pough-
keepsie, committed suicide some time
before daylight on the morning of the
Sth inst, By jumping into the Hudson
river, while temporarily insane.
The Delaware and Hudson canal