Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-21
News Items.

Tor cisturoing q reilglous meeting.
Aapty Barnes, of Butts, Ca, picked
500 lbs o. cotton last week, and she's
l03
A boy fourteen years Of age recently
shot wild cat in Franklin county
which measured four feet and one inch
in length.
The stone breaking establishment at
Bethlehem will be real iy for operations
on Monday next. Fifty cart loads of
stone have been provided for the wan
derers to begin on.
Nine mad dogs have recently been
killed in one township in Northumber-
land county.
A Gas,en coun,ytE. C.) woman, who
gave birth to triplets two years ago,
has lately improved on that achieve
ment by producing four children at one
birth. All seven Of the infants are
living
Wm, Jones was recently sentenced
to pav a fine Of three hundred dollars
for selling liquor at camp meeting at
North Coventry Chester county. This
is one of the FIRST convictions under the
law regulating camp meetings.
The following note was found pinned
to deserted Pitfsburg baby: "Treat
me well, for, l have no father or moth
er. Boil the milk we'll before giving it
TO the boy"
The gorilla which has recently been
exhibited in London, according to the
Standards Berlin special correspon
dent died suddenly on Monday the 10Th
inst. without any preceding indications
of illness. The was the only specimen
of the gorilla in Europe.
Mukhiar Pasha has taken to shooting
officers for cowsrdice. This remedy
will undoubtedly cure the disease in
those upon whom it is tried, but it is
impossible to tell what effect will be on
the strength of the Turkish army.
There are four counterfeit plates yet
to be captured by Government detec-
/ tives.
A few days ago, while on homeward
trip with boat load of coal, at the
Nanricoke dam, about SIX miles this
side of Willkesbarre, a valuable horse
belonging to Jones Brothers & Company
of this place, fell down over q stone
wall into the canal aud was drowned.
dragging a mule that was hitched in the
same team into the water also, the mule
however, fell on top of the horse, keep
ing the latter under the water until death
ensued, and then his muleship was
towed thirty yards or more up the ca
nal TO where the wall was lower, where
he climbed to the tow path.-.Neuport
.Neus.
Eli Hooker of East Nottingham,
Chester county sbo, black eagle
which measured seven feet eight inches
across its extended wings.
One Of the Murphy temperance lect-
urers got drunk at Titusville few days
ago, and got of after BY paying thirty
dollars and costs.
A man disguised as a woman, who
recently canvassed Hagerstown, Md
measuring ladies' limbs for garters,
which were altered to fit the purchasers
has been arrested at Petrolia, in this
State in the same disguise, while SELL
ing cOrsets to ladies'. The villain now
languishes in Jail.
A haud FIRE engine, purchased by en-
terprising citizens for the town of Brook
vile, remains unclaimed at the railway
depot in that place. The borough coun-
ellis refuse to pay the freight charges
and bring the machine into use, and no
one else is willing to pay the sum of
s! Is to get the engine out of the Gus
tody of the freight agent.
Mr.. Humes M'Candless, who was so
terribly mutlated by vicious bull, at
Butler, some days ago, is IN fair way
of recovery. THIS is considered one of
the mort remarkable cases on record,
wherein nan could drag his bowels
for several rods upon the ground, aud
lay for Que hour before they were re-
placed, and then live.
Deacon William b. Spoouer, of Bris-
tol r l., died through the mistake of a
druggist, who put up the wrong med
icine. Isacc B Wadleigh, of East
Greenwich, died the same day from
similar cause.
The Somerset Herald is Informed
that Samuel A. Wilt, of shade township
while digging post hole one day last
week, accidentally struck upon large
ear,ben vessel which contained twenty
seven hundred dollars in old gold and
coins. principally Mexican dollars.
The date of the newest coin is l75l.
How the c"ins got there is great mys-
terry. Some think they were placed
ther by JOHNNY Graves, . we'll to do
but eccentric individual, who resided on
the premises many years ago.
A wealthy farmer near Groveport,
Ohio, has offered reward of $500 for
the body, dead or alive, of Edwin G.
Dyer. of that city, who disappeared so
mysteriously recently from near Grove
port.
A Pittsburg physician was arraigned
the other day before the mayor on the
charge of neglect ng to report case Of
supposed suall pox. The patient was
brought into court for the mayor to de-
eide whether it was-snall pox or chick
en- po., but he was unable to do so, and
discharged the defendant.
A few nj shts ago. at Franklin, Illinois,
John a. Duncan being refused liquor
at the drug store of Wright Bros, re-
turned after the store was closed, en-
tered through back window, distrib-
uted keg of gunpowder over the floor
turned the taps of coal oil barrels and
set the whole on fire and attempted to
escape, but before be had succeeded