Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-31
News Items.

a6age, Satan takes good care of his
own" occurred in New York city the
other day. An Italian from Cork J
named Dennis Sullivan, while drunk,
fell asleep on the sill of window in
the fourth story Of tenement. He
soon rolled Gu, of course, aud destruc-
tIon seemed inevitable. But, III his de-
scent, the drunken man struck :. six
consecutive clothes lines" which broke
his fall, aud he escaped alive.
John ID. Iegiusu. Of Eastou, COM
mlttrd suicide last Tuesday morning by
shooting himself.
A true bill has been found against
the Treasurer of the State of Georgia,
for using for his individual purposes,
SllC,214 of the funds of the State.
A couple of fast Jersey City boys,
the oldest sixteen ard the youngest
thirteen years of age, committed a
brutal assault upon their father on Sun
day week, and gave him a severe beat
ing. The cause of the assault, as ex-
planned by the father, was bis marry
ing another woman after the death of
the mother of the boys. The unfortu
nate step mother was also badly treated
by the young rufians. She was thrown
down stairs and locked in the cellar
after being severely beaten. The as
sailants were arrested on complaint Of
their father and imprisoned in the
county Jail for thirty days.
J ohm l. Clark, of Petersburg, Va,
disappeared suddenly on the day ap-
pointed for his marriage, and the bride
was subjected to all the modification
consequent upon such an act. He has
since published card explaining that
be bad no intention to desert the lady,
but .'was made very drunk" by num-
Der of friends in frolic. He offers II
the reparatlon in bis power. and it is
expected the wedding will soon take
place.
The New Orleans Picayune says there
we're twenty nine negroes killed in Will
kinson county, Mississippi, during the
recen. disturbances there.
Hon. j. A. Crawford, of Georgia,
was stung on the head by bee at
Kingston, in that State, on the oath
inst, and died in two minutes
Eight hundred gIrls attend Baptist
colleges in Georgia.
A Paris fashion Journal declares that
in less than FIVE years knee breeches
and six ioch skirts will be the fashion
able street dresses for ladies.
Since the war Pennsylvania has fpent
eight millions Of dollars in educating
the orphans of soldiers.
A,uong English scientific men the
belief is gaining ground that hydropho-
bia may result from the bite of a per-
fectly healthy dog.
A wager of novel description was
made aud decided recently at Nary
borough, in Queensland. The local
paper states that an old and dilapldated
pocketbook, containing flO note, was
thrown in tue middle of the street, op-
positc the Post Office Hotel. The bet
was that one hundred persons would
pass by without picking it up. One
hundred and forty persons passed, out
of whom three, viz, an old mau, a
Dursemaid, and s'new chum," kicked,
but did not stoop to handle it. 1t
nigh, have remained for a much longer
period had not Mr.. Kenpelly's dog,
Clyde, picked 1t up and delivered it in
the bar of the Post Office Hotel.
Levi Slime, the juror in the Molly
Mcguire murder trial, at Pottsviile,
who has been i'll for some time, died on
the night oil the oath inst. A new
trial thus becomes necessary.
The Confederate House of Congress
has come to Que wise conclusion, and
that is not to ask for further reduc
tion of the tariff.
Last ednesday snow fell to the
depth Of three feet in certain parts OF
Colorado.
A tree was recently cut near Sweet
water, Tenn, which yielded 2,4OO
three-feet boards, 8. ASP two feet boards,
2S6 ten-feet rails, l02 six-feet rails,
and six cords of kindling wood.
A clothing house in Boston suspend
ed last week, With debt Of $500 900
banging over it.
There are now twenty Molly Ma
guires in the Pottsville jail. awaiting
tTisl.