Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-04
News Items.

John Lindermuth, of New Castle,
| Schuyikill county, who has been missing
since the 10th of March, was found on the
10th ult, frozen to death at Fleweryfield.
Thomas Speakman while dressing the
sore foot of horse belonging to Mr..
Thomas, of Mooi's station, Westmoreland
county, was struck by the horse and tramp
led upon. He received injuries to snch an
extent that amputation of leg became
necessary, and it was taken of at the knee
1t is stated in the report of the Lancas-
ter County Tobacco Growers Association
! that the annual crop of tobacco in that coun-
ty alone amounts to between $1,000, 900
and $4,000, 900, and it is alleged that sin
the tobacco areas OF that county there are
no poor people, all make money and are
happy"
A passing vessel recently brought news
of the Pitcairn Islanders. They number
about eighty-seven, and the ian Francisco
Bulletin says ssare without law or money,
perhaps more properly, led, by Mr.. Young,
who acts as their leader, preacher, and
schoolmaster, and in all matters requiring
arbitration or decision is recognized as the
high tribunal
The stage coach was first introduced
into America from Spain.
An old maid suggests that when men
break their hearts, it is all the same as
when a lobster breaks one of his claws
another sprouts very soon, aud grows
in its place,
A new disease among horses is prov
ing fatal In luany instances in the east
ern part of Franklin county. 1t is SIM
liar 10 its attack to the dlstemper.
One farmer has lost two horses in the
last ten days.
At Pottstown recently young wife
while on her way to an uptown clergy
man met friend and said IL am mar
ried about year and | don't like my
husband any more. While he does not
treat me unkindly, yet have been dis
appointed in him, and am going up TO
Mr-for a divorce. He married US,
and think he will give me divorce"
When told that the minister did not
have the power to separate man and
wife, she failed to acquiesce in such
opinion, and said she would go and see
about it. The result Of the interview
with the clergyman, if it took place, was
not ascertained.
l. II. Cause, of Harrisburg, from
eighteen Leghvrn hens, obtained 2,70O
eggs in ten months, or an average of
$50 eggs to each hen. Some will be
disposed to set this story down as a
little Gausa-y.
A cat rode on the truck of freight
car, from East Conemargh to Al.ooua,
on Saturday last, distance OF thirty
six miles. She had piece of timber
FIVE inches wide to rest on, aud mus;
have used her claws to advantage.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Crook, a spunky
little woman from Harrisburg, had her
husband, William NJ. Crook, arrested
at Lancaster, on Tuesday, on charge
of desertion. She had heard that be
had married Miss Amelia Gertlitzki,
with whom be was living at the latter
named place. Crook aud bis paramour
were both lodged in Jail.
MIR. John Custer, residing near Leb-
anon, has kept record of the SHOWS
which fell during this winter, and the
one which ended on Monday last,
made forty-four inches thus far.
An Oshkosh Dlan, who was married
by minister of that city, slipped into
the hands of the latter an envelope
which, being opened, revealed to the
grati6ed parter % cent sh,nplastcr.
John Scott, of Rockdale, Delaware
county, March 9th set fire to bis bed
while smoking a pipe, and died from
sufocatiou before assistance arrived.
At the Dead wood theatre in the
Black Hills, when the audience get
tired of the cancan, the boys call ou;,
" Give US some singing, or we'll clean
out the place. We want something
elevaun'" The admission to this tenn
pie of the muses. cost $3.50; reserved
seats, S..
The popular { rests IN the region of
country north OF Lewistown, Me-, have
been cut down for timber for the manu-
facture of paper. These forests have
been considered by the farmers as al
most worthless, great Geal of the
wood or lumber hardly paying fol the
cutting and hsulug, but it pow brings
a high price.
A trial recently took place at Pestb,
Hungary of an apparatus invented by
Hungarian ofieer for enabling a horse
to swim long distance with a rider
without sinking. The officer crossed
the Danube at It's broadest part with
rapid current running, and the horse's
head was kept up baud somely.
A New York lawyer, while waiting
for client, whose counting room over
looked North river pier. saw letter
floating in the water. He sterped out
of the office, fished up the letter with his
cane and opened it. 1t was written in
. fine running banda woman's hand ;
1t WAS bright and interesting it was
addressed TO "My dear uncle," and bore
the full signature of Portland lady.
Tie lawyer sent the letter to the lady
with a note describing the manner in
which 1t had been recovered. 10 an
swering bis letter she explained that the
"dear uncle" was a captain of steam
boat plying on the Sound. Letters
were exchanged and there was a we'd
ding IN Portland late in February and
now there are two happy people IN
Plainfeld, n. j. All of which is des-
tiny.
On Tuesday last, Mr.. John Booth,
of Mont Alto engaged in cbopping
wood for Col eistling at Snowy
mountain, had his leg broken by a fall
ling tree. He had propped the tree in
N, dor IN make If foil in par,ioutar