Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-06-14
News Items.

An unknown young man threw him
self under an engine on the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad a. Harrisburg, on the 7th
INST, and was instantly killed.
The summer resideuce of General
George Ii. Mcclellan, on Orange Noun
tain, n. j., was robbed recently of
nearly $4,000 worth of silks and other
valuables There is no clue to the
robber.
A man in Providence, r. l., who
was recently bitten by mad dog, has
adjusted all his business affairs, paid all
his bills, made his will, had a room
constructed for his use, and made other
arrangements for hIs own and his fam
ily's benefit when he shall be attacked
with bydrophobia.
The King of Turkey committed sui
eide by puncturing vein on ore arm
with pair of sharp scissors.
A duel was fought at River BeLd,
Colorado, on the Sth inst, by Alfred d.
Jessup, Jr., and man named Davis,
who were respectively armed with a
Winchester rife and Colts navy pistol.
Jessup was killed at the second ex-
change of shots.
A fire at New Castle, Pa, on the 9Th
irst., burned the new City Hall build
ing (iu course of erectiOn), an engine
house, and some property. Loss. forty
thousand dollars.
Prof. widows, the accomplished
bell ringer, can play over 1000 pieces
of music. He says the Centennia.
chime is the finest in the country.
This time it is pig story. The
Lancaster Express says: Mr.. w. Shoe
maker, Of Fulton township, has pig of
the female persuasion thar has brought
into the world, during her brief exist
ence of eight years, three hundred pigs,
every one of which reached maturity.
On Wednesday morning a week Mrs
Ellen Seitzinger was brought before
Court at PottsvilIe on the charge of
being common nuisance. The Court
asked her to choose between being com
mitted to Jail for one year or leaving
Schuylkill county and staying away
She chose the latter, and is now making
preparations 20 leave for parts unknown.
A machine has been invented, after
a study of ten years, for making seam.
less paper boxes. 1t rolls them from
the pulp, aud will make GEO an hour,
no matter whether they are large or
small, round or square.
Mike Langley was stickler for good
order in the variety theatre which he
in peuIsou, Texas. One night
several spectators persistently stood
when be told them to be seated. He
went out, got gun, and returned with
the presumed intention of firing upon
them; bu. he himself was shot and
killed.
Prince Oscar Charles Auguste, Duke
Of Gothland, second son of the King of
Sweden and Norway, is to arrive at
Philaielphia on the 24th inst. on board
the Swedish man of-war Nykoping. on
which he is naval cadet. The vessel
II question is accompanied by the
Nordsijerm, while the Balder, another
Swedish man -of-wa-, now down East,
will rendezvous here on the same date.
The young Prince, who is but IL years
Did, is accomplished linguist, speaking
and writing four languages fuently.
He is also said to be a good sailor.
Upon his arrival at Philadelphia, be
will sail Immediately for New York aod
its most interesting points including the
submarine tunnelling at He'll Gate,
then 60 to Niagara, and arrive at Phil
ldelrhia on tie 3rd of July, in time to
take part in the celebration of the
Fourth.