Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-27
News Items.

III iotO.
There are upwards of 1900 known
species Of Ssh.
\ ycung man playing base ball In
Richmond, Va, the otner day, made
home run. but fell dead as he reached
the hoo'e plate.
Turuips we're first grown in Englan d
during the reign OF George /.
Gold aud silver fsh we're frs. brough
to this country from China in lT2o
Tue f,st college in the United States
was founded in 1889
Ra SINS are perfectly ripe grapes
dried in the sun or in ovens.
Father Fitzhsrris, priest, was stab
bed 10 bis arm at the font door OF his
residence in New York, by James
Brernsn, supposed to be insane.
A Harrisburg telegram says Frank
Wilson. The murderer Of John b. Rudy,
confessed that he had robbed the de-
ceased ct the place where his body was
found on theday Of Rudy's death, but
maintains that be did not kill Lin.
The two story brics building, occu-
pied by Harrison & Setfyrd, grocers.
at Warreusbu-g, Mo, fell on the 10Th
carrying to the cellar, with the debris,
A. b. Harrison. and of the f.n, who
was killed, snG George Kane, who was
morialiy wounded Sever others
persons were more or less injured, 5It
none seriously.
NJ d. Wells, eff Barbour's mills,
Lycomiug county, recently caught
fOrty-two trout that measured together
thirtysix feet and four inches. The
largest fish measured thirteen and
three quarter inches in length
In Scrsuton. one man bit another
ones ear off, and the alderman assessed
the damage a, $40.
Some Of the train hands on the West
ern Division of the Pennsylvania rail
road average only three sad four days
a week.
A red fox destroyed thitty-hine
young turkeys for Daniel UDger, in one
day, near Bernville.
About forty convicts 10 the Eastern
Peniteutiary will be released By expIra-
tion OF sentence between the present
tiue aud the 18th Of July.
Three young men,F NJ. johnson,
John S. Washburn and Henry Cachoon
were convicted of rape, on Tuesday, at
Wilkesbarre'
Part of the Harleigh coal mine Pa,
csyed in on the 10Th imprisoning two
of the miners and fifteer mules. A
number Of the other miners we're IN the
mine at the time, but fortunately es
capped Black creek, a stream flowing
close by, is pouring its waters into the
mine aud the Imprisoned men, if they
are still alive, are in great danger of
sutfccation or of being drowned.
Some species of pestifer, US insect
has attacked cucumber plants in Johns
town, and IN many instances the vines
have been entirely destroyed.
The colored people of Williamsport
are erecting a new church.
Twelve coDyicts from Lycomiug coun
tv have recently been lodged in the
Eastern Penitentiary.
Hon. George Tracy, of Bradford
county, who has been an invsid for
many years, died on Sunday, Sd inst,
at the insane Asylum at Harrisburg
There was a duel fought few days
ago near Somerset, between resident
of that place and PIttsburgher. the
weapons used being shot guns Nobody
was seriously injured with the excep-
tiou Of a COW in an adjoining field. a
woman was at the bottom of it.
Some person or persons ID Meadville
have been poisoning dogs, aud the re
suit Is that many valuable dogs have
lately died. The owners OF four valu-
able settlers have have offered re-
ward of fifty dollars each for informa
ton leading to the detection of the
poisoners.
A Williamsport married man, named
" illIam BarteIl, baker, went TO Al
tCOua aud courted young woman.
Sbs was preparing for the wedding
when his character was discovered.
Sbad have been caught thIs season
near the piers OF the West Branch
railroad bridge, at Norrbumb berlaud,
have beer seen in small schools in the
clear water along the "Blue Hill"
opposite Sunbury. This is above the
third dam, in the Susquehanns.
When near Chicago, on bis way home
by rail rail, Mr. Gavin, who was a del
egate to the Reformed Presbyterian
SyEod, which recently met in Allegheny,
was swindled by sharper out OF $40
In Reading all the tramps caught are
made to work on the streets for day.
Oil makes everybody and everything
get out of its way a. North Warren
A few DAYS ago a small building was
moved to make room for an oil rig,
and last week the new school house was
being renewed further away from the
man road INTO the held
The seventeen year locusts swarm in
the Delaware valley. The fish epiden-
ic prevails just as it did when locusts
appeared in 1850.
The body of man ,swed in an army
blanket was taken from the Merrimac
river at Tyngsboro, Mass on Wednes-
day. There are indications that be was
murdered.
William Kieff, a resident of Newark,
New Jersy, during an angry discussion
on Wednesday,, threw a pair of scissors
at his wife, the blades entering her
eyes and destroying their sight. The
quarrel grew out of the woman's re-