Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-04-21
News Items.

establish system Of free banking, and
to secure the public against loss from
insclvent banks.
The inquest in the case of Prof +.
W. Walker, who died in Brooklyn re-
Gently from taking extract Of hemlock,
end that he came to his death from the
medical use of fluid extract of conf
um," prescribed BY Drs. Aguew and
Webster, but do not censure the ply
siclans for prescribing nor the druggist
for selling the extract.
The notorious ccunterfeiter, Pete
Mccartney, who made his escape from
the detectives in Texas, has been re-
captured.
A Virginia photographer can take
photographs in the night. He took l5O
from a brother artist and was then
taken to Jail.
The National Butter and Egg Asso-
citation has resolved that artificial col
oring is legitimate part Of the art of
butter making.
A San Francisco despatch Of the 18th
inst, says; A young man named Fred.
Brsndenburg was found dying from
starvation anu exhaustion under a pile
of lumber on the city front, early this
morning. He stated, before bis death,
that be crawled uoder the lumber nire
days ago, aud other lumber bad been
unwit.iugly piled around him, stopping
his egress. He was a son of Jacob N.
Brandenburg, OF No. 6 Charles Place,
Philadelphia, and was aged about Is
years.
An agent for the CIR foundry and
machine company Of Providence, X. L.,
abseonded from that city on Saturday
a week, being defaulter to the extent
of $4,000. He was traced to New
York, and when about to leave for Eu-
rope on the 18th, by the steamer Idaho,
the officers went on board after him.
He tried to conceal himself in the gall
ley, but being cornered drew q re5ol-
yer and shot himself in the head. He
was taken to the hospital where the
wound was pronounced fatal. No money
was found in his possession.
Catharine Darrough died in Balti.
more, on the 18th inst, from the effects
of blows and kicks inflicted by her hus-
band. The fendish husband was ar.
rested and imprisoned, and will likely
fud bis level or plain at the end Of a
rope.
Secretary Fish has rented his sum.
mer residence on the Hudson, and that
has again caused rumors of resignation.
The PLiladclphia Navy Yard prop
er,y is for sale.
The Government Geologist, Mr..
Jenny, has started on . survey of the
Black Hills region. Six companies of
cavalry and two of infantry are his es-
cort, TO give him protection in every
thing tha, is needed.
On the 18th inst, = pleasure yacht
containing party Of eight excursion
lists was upset By a squalI, in Charles
ton Harbor, S. Z. Four Of the people
in it are missing,
Barnum's mammoth Hippoirome
tent was broken down on Tuesday night
4 week by the snow of that date, in
Philadelphia. It was all repaired in
two days. One hundred additional
men came on fkom New York to work
on il.
A new bridge is to be erected imme-
diately at Danville, this State, to take
the place Of the one swept away BY the
recent ic, flood.
They eat strawberrie. in San Fran
cisco. ut cost OF Sl.25 per lb. now.
A follow in Troy, ~ Y, had a row
in saloon the other night, and when
arrested gave the name of we'll known
alderman Of that city instead of his
own, and the end of the row isn't yet.
The Missouri papers declare that a
considerable amount ef wheat sown in
that State last fall has been materially
injured By the unusual length and Sc
verify Of the winter. In high eleva
tion,, where the wind swept the snow
from the fields, the wheat is entirely
killed. In some localities the fields
will be used for other crops. Corn is
now considered 4 more certain crop in
Missouri than wheat, and an unusual
acreage will be planted this spring. 1t
sells readily at ninety Eve cents to one
dollar per hushel. Oats is also coming
into more general use, and seems to be
. paying crop.
A party Of men, one hundred in num-
Der, left Sioux City on the 18th inst,
for the Black Hills. They wan. to dig
gold