Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-06-07
News Items.


There is great outpouring from
Berks county to the Centennial. The
average attendance from there has been
three bunored people. The county of
Berks contains thousands Of inhabl-
tants whose forefatbers lived within the
limits of that county long before the
Revolutionary war.
The Emperor of Austria speaks thir-
teen different languages, but the Eng
lish language is not one Of tie number.
Some nights ago Pittsburg lawyer
pulled out valuable gold watch to
oblige man who wanted to know the
time of night. Before the lawyer
could exactly understand what allied
him, he found himself on the broad of
his back, while the thief and his watch
we're rapidly disappearing in the dis
tanee.
A milkmin at ST. Luke's. Chelsea,
England, ives recently sentenced to
three months in the House Of Correc
tion for selling quart of milk in which
was found 26 per cent. Of water.
Surgeon Decroix, of Paris, France,
thinks horse flesh is the wholesomest
meat for human beings.
When Lapland mothers 60 to church
they take their babies with them as ia,
as the outside OF the building, where
/ they are snugly wrapped in skins and
covered with snow, while the family
dog stands on watch until church is out
Instead of suffering from such treat
ment, the infantiIe Laps thrive under it
An assessor from one of the middle
townships o: Montgomery county, re-
turns two female taxables in his dis
trict, and gives their occupation as
( blacksmith ti.
A neteoric stone, about foot in cir,
eumferenee, fell in the town of North
umberland on Friday night week
When found it was quite hot.
In Spain the harvest has commenced.
Rains have destroyed the loeusts, and
cereals have not promised such crops
for hundred years past.
\ whale thirty feet long was left on
the fats at Madison, Conn, the other
day, by the tide, and was soon made
into sixty barrels of oil.
1 A Dubuque man is going to bring an
action against young lady of that
city '.for maliciously kissing him in the
presence Of his wife, So the story
goes.
Gov. Hartranft has selected Chester
n. Farr, Jr., Of Reading, as bis private
secretary to succeed Major Norris, re-
Gently appointed State Reporter.
/ George Bobb, aged 6S years, menu
I Der of the Methodist church and in very
good circumstances, committed suicide
on the 5lst of May, in coalshed at
7 tached TO his residence in Harrisburg.
He was found hanging to beam. Be-
fore committing the deed be barred the
door to prevent any interruption. He
had been suffering from nervous dys-
pepsia, and this is supposed 20 have
caused arrangement.
The Prince of Wales brought some
500 different kinds of animals and
birds with him from India.
Produce is cheap in Philadelphia in
stead of high. r
At the recent meeting of the Presby-
terian General Assembly i'll BrooklyB,
the union of the Church North and
South was effected. The Assembly
will meet next Nay in Chicago.
The King of Turkey has given uF
the rulersh;p of bis country to g
nephew.
She hved in Lebanon, and had taken
laudanum. When the stomach pump
had done its work she gasped E" | dc
this for love" ''Love for your hus-
band :" said the doctor. NO, for
Billy Clark" was the confusing reply.
Seven stores in Chester were recently
closed by the sheriff in one day.
4 large and enthusiastic meeting wa:
held in the Academy of Music at Read.
ing, on tie evening of the lst inst, aud
strong resolutions were adopted sus.
tanning the Centennial Commission il
closing the gates of the Exposition OF
Sunday.
John Hilbert, of Shenandoah, Pa.
was arrested at Pottsville, ON the Is
inst, charged with having il April
1875, started a freight car from siding
on steep grade at about the time pas
senger train was due, thereby endan
gering the lives of number Of people
His bail was fixed at $4,000.
Itis getting to be believed through
out the country that if women ar
elected as school trustees there will b.
fewer scandals affecting schools.
The special lightning train on tn
Pennsy lvania Railroad on the lst inst
ran from New York to Pittsburg-44-
miles-in ten hours, without stopping
a feat unparalleled in railroad history
"Snowshoe Thompson" the man who
for the past twenty years, has carrie'
the mails over the Sierras every white