Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-30

Counterfeit FIVE dollar notes en- the
First National BANK 0. Paxton, Illi-
nois, are being circulated.
Another insane man was arrested at
Washington on the 22nd inst, who
for several days attempted to Oh
tain entrance to the White House to
inform the President that ga bloody
war viii take place in 8 few years
between England ani the southern
States.
A thoroughly organized gang Of coun-
terfeiters, under the lead of DIR. Milton
II. Frank, a practicing physician of
Allegheny City, has been broken up at
Fittsburg. and several members, inclu-
ding Frank, arrested, and $500, ,oC0 in
counterfeit, money c.ptnred.
A despatch from the Black Hills,
last week stated Prof. Jenney's party
and the expedition under Col. Dodge
have found permanent camp on French
creek, near Harney's Peak, which they
have called Camp Harney. Gold seems
to have been found in abuudance.-
Nearly 100 miners were found there in
different camps, who have made claims
and done considerable work in building
sluioes, digging bitches, &c. Some of
the party report that the soldiers in the
command have panned out gold dust of
a rich quality. The command is re-
ported in good condition. Gold has
been found in paying quantities on
French creek. Clusters report has
been confirmed in every particular. No
Indians were seen by the command.
They are north of the Peak.
A counterfeiter of silver coin was
arrested at Saratoga, few days ago.
His name is j ohm Roberts. On search
ing his house, dies, etc., for manufac-
turing three and fve-cent pieces and
ffty-cert Canada coins, together with
a quantity of manufactured coins, were
found. There is considerable Of his
ware IN circulation In Saratoga.
A soldiers monument, was unveiled
at Schenectady, n. Y, on the 23d inst,
in tie presence of ten thousand persons.
There was a military procession and
addresses.
A recent statistician startles the
country by telling the people through
the papers that the average divorces in
Connecticut are one in every nine.
Miss Emmoline Mengel, daughter of
Mr.. Martin Mengel, Of Perry township,
Berks county, is the smallest person in
the State. She was Is years ole on
the 10th of March last, is 81 inches
high, and weighs 81 pounds. Her
growth ceased after she was thee years
Old. Her body is we'll proportioned,
she is intelligent and q pleasant COM
paniou.
A New York Tribune and Times re-
porter had fight in the court room,
about the time the jury on the Beecher
case retired, about a sworn statement
that Mrs Tilton had read. Each wished
TO obtain the paper for publication.-I
The paper was sworn denial of all the
stories relative to the scandal. The
newspaper men were arrested, but were
released without fne.
A great rain flooded a portion of
Paris last week. At Toulouse aiune
the bodies of 100 persons who were
drowned were found in houses which
were flooded but left standing. Many
other people 2erished aud their bodies
we're carried off in houses that were
swept away.
Deaf and dumb men hare a poor
chance in Texas. One Of them went
to farm house, aud when asked what
be wanted, put his hand in his pocket
to get pencil, and he was at once shot
down by the farmer, who thought his
visitor was feeling for pistol
A daughter of Lewis Scott, of Cos
Cob, Conn, recently found a nitro gly-
cerlue cartridge in her fathers pocket,
and supposiDg il to be a discharged
pistol cartridge, tried to it it upon the
top of lead pencil, when it exploded,
tearing all the fingers from one hand,
and terribly shattering the other.
On the 24;h inst. the Democratic
State convention of Iowa nominated
Shepard Leffier for Governor, f. B.
Woodward for Lieutenant Governor,
W j. knight for Judge of the SUI
preme Court, and A. Z. Wright for
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The only resolution of any rom ,nt
passed was one asking for restoration
of the Presidents salary 10 s25, 600.
A mysterious case occurred in New
York harbor on last Thursday. An un-
known man, abou, forty years old, with
th.ee fingers missing from the right
hand. bred q boat, and accompanied By
a woman, who gave her name as Sophie
Schedlcr. aged twenty-fcur, rowed to
the middle of the river, osteusibly with
the purpose Of visiting some Of the
islands When more than half way