Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-16
News Items.

Martin uilDc, OF flilladeiphla tried 10
spite his wife by setting fire to her cloth
ing, but the fire was extinguished aud she
had him arrested. and the chances are that
will give him large sum on Sept. LIST.
Hilbe will become a resident of Monya-
mensing prison for a while.
A misery tramp has died rear Railway of
self-starvation. His estate is no: yet COM
pleteiy figured up, but he has left a house
worth $500.
Galveston, Texas, is now shipping wheat
direct TO Liverpool al twenty-eight cents
per bushel.
The average wealth of the Mormons is
SliD each and their average families twen-
;y-cight children.
Mrs. Patrick Kelly was burned to death,
at Lowell, Mass +, her clothes taking fire from
sparks from her pipe.
The soldiers monument at Harrisburg
will cost Si,27S.
Moody has built himself $40, 600 house
in the Berkshire Hills, and now he is as
the foxes and birds oc the air
Under law passed last winter, hotels
are required to post in each room their
rates Tor board, etc.
Tine Presbyterian church al Mercersburg
Pa, has had but three pastors in the last
one hundred ard seven years. Rev. DIR.
Creigh-a native of Landisburg, Perry
county, we think-has been its pastor for
the past forty years.
On Sunday night at about Il O'Clock, the
foundry of Peter ReifsnYderf at Liverpool,
in this county, was destroyed by fire. The
buildings and its contents are reported TO
have been worth about 81 ,006, and were in
snret in the Lycoping conpany in the sum
OF Sl4U0. Cause Of fire unknown.
Young ladies, in blue flannel in Wiscon-
sin swim across half mile wide lakes.
Two trsmps, disguised in female attire
recently entered dwelling ct Summit
Cambria Co. After tryiRs to comruit an
outrage upon female who was alone in
the house at the time OF their visit, they
gathered up such articles as they could
haudily carry and dccampci.
A young lady named Mary Risinger, re-
siding in MUrrellsyille, Cambria county,
while walking on the public road Sunday
last, was overtakvn by Two men who took
hold of her, dragged her down over an en-
bankment, and both outraged her person.
The tiends then fed, while the poor girl,
who was half dead from violence, made her
way home, and gave information. Two
men named Hays are suspected
The Perry county .4drocate says The
groupings out OF coal, discovered some
months ago by Mr.. Ed. Matchett, near Mt.
Patrick, this county, has interested some
gentlemen in Baltimore. Tney have fur
nished Mr.. Matchet with money to push
forward his drift into the mountain. Ii
vein OF three feet is discovered, then they
The pastor of New YORK church is one
of the largest poultry dealers in Fulton mar
kei. His devotion to his flock seems to
take a very practical turn.
The annual death-rate of New York is
still over 81 a thousand
General Joe Lane is living in log cabin
in Oregon. lie is eighty-three and poor.
The Chinese wood-chOppers who went up
in a water-spout at Eureka, New, escaped
They were encamped in the
bed OF the canon seven of the thirteen got
OF the range OF the flood; five tumbled down
into the valley below, and one was washed
two miles. The miners aver that nothing
short OF an earthquake will kill Cinnamon.
Iowa juries hold that IN case a marriage
engagement is broken the parties must return
all presents, OF their worth ia mOuey.
The wool clip OF the country in 1875 was
nearly two hundred million pounds, whereas
in 1860 il was only sixty-Hve millions. In
1873 the country bought about fifty million
dollars worth of woollen goods and eleven |
millions worth of wool.
1t would seer' that 1t is as good to be a
female clerk IN the Treasury Depai tment as |
10 be born lucky. One of them recently |
married millionaire, and now it appears !
hat another married the new Postmaster |
ienerdl.
While cleaning well near Rocky |
Springs, Lancaster county, on Tuesday |
morning, a week Henry Reilly of Lam
caster, was overcome By the foul gas,
ell from ladder and broke bis neck.
One of the wealthiest farmers of Du-
buque county, Ia, has been sued by his
laughter for $40, 600 damages for de-
of character.
The Doctor wanted Vanderbilt TO
take some brandy as stimulant, when
he was thought to te dying. "No,"
said be, 81 dom; want to 60 into the
presence of my Maker while under the
influence Of liquor"