Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-12-20
News Items.

Charles Neyhard, of Columbia county,
committed suicide last week by hanging.
There are forty-eIght prisoners in the
Camden county Jail, twelve OF whom are
tramps.
J. p. Perkins was fatally poisoned at
Far Haven, VT, on Saturday, by drug
clerk giving him hellebore in mistake for
valcTian
One hunderd and eighty-fye guns were
fired in Auburn, New York, on Saturday,
honor OF he election OF Huyes and Vince
lsr.
They feed the prisoners in Easton, Pa.
Jail on sauer-krau..
IL costs Pike county, Ga, ten cents per
pound to raise cotton
Ninety boiler makers are employed at the
Harrisburg foundry and machin- works il
making iron oil tanks. The work will last
three or four months.
By the burning Of barn at Jerseyvi.ie,
H., on Friday night James Morton and
William Finnesy, who were seeping in the
building, were burned to death.
Colonel John W. Fairfax, of Virginia,
and Mr. schell, of Indiana, ex-Assistant
Doorkeeper of the House of Representa-
tives had renc0ntre with knives in the
hall of the Ebbi;t House, Washing ton, on
Friday night, and both were badly cut
about the throat and shoulders.
The Chicago Times gives notice that war
like politicians viii find rsady-maie armies
at the toy shops. ....
Some of the schools in York county have
been cl 'sed on account Of the prevalence of
diphtheria in an epidemic form.
Jacob koehl, OF Lebanon comfy, so years
of age, often walks from fifteen to twenty
miles per day on cunning excursions.
A member OF a recent grand Jury in
Bloomsburg, Columbia county, was dis
charged on account of intoxicatioa, and
the Court instructed the Prothonotary not
to allow him either per diem or mileage.
The Chinese are the most silent of
all the races Of mankind, and account
for this tacIturnity on the ground that
they never mind anybOdy's business
but their own.
Five men charged with murder were
liberated from Jail at Bardst0wn, Ky,
at two o'clock on Friday morning.
Advices to Louisville detectives say
ten masked men opened the cells after
gaining admission into The Jail on the
preteuce of desiring to incarcerate pris-
oner just arrested. -
On Tuesday morning of week before
last, Jacob g. Kunkle, of Harrisburg,
engaged in unloading telegraph poles,
near Carlisle, while carrying one, his
foot slipped and he fell, one side of his
head striking the iron rail and the pole
falling on top, crushed the other side,
which caused almost instant death.
Edward S. kivertou was shot and
fatally wounded at Beaverdale, Pa. on
Saturday night, By Jacob Simmet while
engaged in an attempt to turglarize the
residence Of the latter.
Turkey is vigorously pressing war.
like preparations. There is great ac.
tIvity at the arsenals and troops are
marching to the Danubian and AsiatiC
froDtiers.
The run of shad has begun at Saw.
ann:h-a few weeks earlier than usual
The gambler is chiljlike in his ways
and wants some one to play WITH him.
The ground in JeanesvilIe, Lebigt
county, recently gave way and foul
blocks Of houses sank distance of ter
feet, and several others toppled over
The track of the Lehigh Valley Rail.
road went down for distance of seyera
yards. Fortunately no one was hurt a:
the people of the town we're warned
BY rumbling noises that the ground
was about to give way.
A dog, owned by Peter Scions, al
Franklin Furnace, New York, became
rabid last week and bit Mrs. Scions
their four children and two lady visit.
ors- A doctor was called, who cut
pieces OF flesh from the victims where
the bites were made, and it is believed
they will recover. 81 .:fas..
Boss Tweed proposes to settle witt
the city Of New York for the sum O.
eight hundred thousand dollars.