Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-02-17
News Items.

SAID :" have tasted ike that OF an eel
A German has been discovered in tn,
woods of Jamaica, l.. l., living in ,
hole dug il the ground, about ten fee
, by five IN area and FIVE feet high
reached through small opening, ant
, IN which we're a low bunk and an im,
provised stove Of bricks. 1t appear.
that he works for the farmers IN IL:
summer, aud lives IN the cave in winie;
in preference TO going to the poor house
The National Grange is opposed tc
the present patent laws.
Henry NJ. Staylar, a member of the
Baltimore Councils, was expelled from
that body, on the I0ih inst, for receiv-
ing fee of $50 for procuring the pas
sage Of certain resolution.
General Sheridan, in response to a
note from the Congressional lnvestiga
ting Committee at New Orleans, says
that the uumber of persons killed and
wounded from political causes in Lou
siana since 1866 to date is 2lil killed
and 2ll5 wounded, making a total SO
far reported of 4256.
J l.. Woods residence at Lexing-
ton, Mass, was destroyed by fire on
the 10Th last, and Sl2, 900 in govern
ments, 5000 in greenbacks and valu-
able collection o; paintings were burned.
IN act of Congress, PROVIDING for
the relief Of persons suffering from the
ravages of grssshOprers has been signed
by the President.
A Is yOar old youth in New York,
shot his father for shaking his mother
during family qnarre., on the 10Th.
Counterfeit 81 notes on the Bank of
PeeksBill, n. Y, are out.
The Canadian Centennial Commits
sioners have already been appointed.
They are W. Glen, Judge Wilmo,, and
Senator Kenny.
One hundred people We're thrown out
os employment in New York, on the
Oh inst, by the burning of bag fac
tory.
How cold it was in New jersey may
be learned from despatch under date
of the 10Th inst. which SAYS: Yesier
dag the Kill Won kull was firmly
bridgrd with ice between Staten Island
and Bergen Polrt. Hundreds of Peo
pie crossed on the ice IN order to reach
New York. A great number of teams
passed over safely An event of this
kind has not been known during the
present century. A despatch from
New York, on the same day, saws -
To day. for the first time since 1885. an
ice bridge was fnrmed on the North
river by which four men crossed from
the foot Of Fourteenth street to Ho-
bVkcn. An immense crowd of specta
tors witnessed the feat
Fish culturists say that during the
pas, year between two and three mil
lions of fish have been distributed in
streams in the United States.
A Springfield, ass, despatch of
the 10th, reads Mrs. Quarters Cooley,
a widow, aged sixty, was frozen to death
at Lord Meadow, Mass., yesterday. :
She has lived alone for several years.
She was found lying beside stove in
her night dress, ard frozen rigid. 1t
is supposed she got up to fix the fire
during the night, aud was seized with
I'll, during which the FIRE went out. She
leaves a fortune cf ten Thousand dol
lars
Dan Rice is one of the great show
men of this country He has been un
fortunate in finance. The Pittsburg
Chronicle of the 10Th inst, tells the
following of him in his case in bank
ruptcy: In the United States District
Court this morning Dan Rice, the ia
nous Snowman, of Girard, Erie county,
filed bis voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy. The document is a very for
midable looking affair, aud the Dam.s
of the creditors include host of trades
men, iabOrers. printers, editors, etc
The total OF Liabilities amount to over
500, 600, In sums Shose amounts range
from S. % to 1900. The sorriest
item is the single assett," wearing
apparel" "seyenty five dollars" 4
fearful array of "Nones' stand oppo-
site the places IN the blank forms, to be
flied by "cash in hand" Books,
household goods, and BY the exemption
act Of 1919, the single asset of $75 is
not available by the creditors. Danis
seems to have come to Judgment, and
been thrown among the lions.
Chicago, by despatch on the 1lth.
told the country that the ground IN that
city is frozen to depth of seven fee;
in some places, and many water mains
are frozen solid, necessitating the use
of water wagons IN several districts Of
the city.
The cold in Maine was reported on
the llth as follows: Peuobscot bay is
frozen over, with ice from three to six
inches IL thickness, which has happened