Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-04-19

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John Miller of Lebanon county fred
at robin the other day and hit boy
Who had been playing in the bushes.
A bullet entered the boys leg, render
ing amputation necessary.
1t is said that John Beasfon of Horse
Valley, Perry county, unloaded a cock
stove, weighing $50 pounds, from a
wagon end carried it into the house
without assistance. Beastou weighs
l6O pounds.
The people of Montana have vetoed
the action Of tie Legislature in vot-
ing subsidy Of $4,000 900 to the
Northern Pacific Railroad.
DAVID Shade, of Buffalo Run, Gen.
tire county was found dead in his stable
on the morning Of the 23d He was
sixty years old.
The other night John Dobson went
to sleep on coke oven near Holidays
burg, the flames broke out at the aper-
ture in the top of the oven, and the
man was so badly burned that he died
few days afterward, after the most ex-
cruciating suffering.
An attempt was made few weeks
ago TO bury a man named Duugherty
who was killed IN mine at Locust
Gap, Northumberland county, in the
Catholic cemetery. Father Koch, OF
Shamokin, refused to allow the burial
on the ground that Dougherty was a
Molly Magune.
Four powder mills at the arsenal
near Sal; Lake ,ify blew up on the 4th
inst, blowing three men and one wom-
an to atoms and spreading terror
through the city People rushed into
the streets in their fright, horses ran
away, windows were blown in, chin
news we're overturned, aud many build
ing we're badly injured.
The bill providing for the issue OF
silver coin in place of fractional eur
rency has passed both houses of Con-
gress, aud now only awaits the Presi-
dents signature to become law.
A terrific storm Of wind, rain, and
hail passed over Creston, Iowa, late on
Monday night anG fire dwelling house.
and a large number Of sheds and out.
houses were blown down and demol
ished.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany have instituted civil proceeding
against Richard b. Irwin to recover
$3.50, 900, which they allege be EN-
bezzled from them.
Oil City is agitated over a runaway
marriage. The lady is "a, Is an orphan
and has $4,000 in her own right.
1t is believed that emigration from
Ireland for 1876 will be the smalles
since 1851. 1t was only 81, ,462 las
year.
The peach crop of Southern Hi
nois, if no more heavy frosts occur
will be a decided success. Only
small portion of the buds have suffer
ed thus far. The early red apples are
all destroyed, but the other varietie
are uninjured. On the level prairies tn
wheat prospect are poor, bat on tn
rolling and timber lands the crops vii
be as good as usual.
Columbia boasts of the wealihies
colored man in the State. Half
million is said to be the extent of hi
savings.
The delegates to the Cincinnati
Convention will number 754, ana tn
majority required TOR the Presidents
nomination is 35S.
Michael Clark has been sentenced, i
Baltimore, to two years and six month
IN the penitentiary for illegally vo;in
under the name of William Il. Evans.
The Greenback party of Ohio met i
convention at Columbus last Thursda
and elected delegates to the Nations
Convention TO meet in indianapolis, In
diana, May 18th, next. About twenty
five persons we're present.
A conven hon Of delegates from th
Congregational churches of this coun
try have appointed a committee of fv
to hear all charges against Rev. Henr
, Ward Beecher.
A bill in the New York Legislature
that proposed to allow women who ow
$3.50 worth of property to vote. fc
President and Vice Presidenr, was vote
down last Thursday.
The safe burglary case, whereby
large amount of frauo at Washingto
, is supposed to have been destroyed,
to be re investigated.
The trial for the impeachment {
Belknap commenced on Monday.
; A young lady, aged 20 years, wa
: shot By her lover through the heart b
! pistol shot, in New York, on SUNDAY
= The youth is 20 years of age. Jea
ousy was the cause.
On Saturday a Washington gran
jury indicted Babcock, Harringto,
: Whitley, Benton, Miles, Nettleshi]
and Somerville, for completely in Ii
safe burglary conspiracy.