Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-28
GENERAL ITEMS.

One hundred and seventy five fencs
posts we're made out of one chestnut
tree cut down in Lebanon county.
A San Francisco woman, having nc
faith in banks, carried aronnd twenty
four hundred dollars in her bustle.
A Wilkes county, Ca, reverend held
negro girl SO long under water, while
baptizine her, that when he raised her
the spirit had fed.
A Lutheran Conference in New York
State has decided that female members
Of the church have "no right to vote in
the election of q pastor"
A man in Weston, No., fred in the
dark at a man who was stealing bis
corn, and the next day the county sher-
if was around with bis arm in sling.
Isaac Kurtz, of West Nautmeal,
Chester county, very highly respect
ed ole gentleman was thrown from his
wagon aud killed.
Pelatiah r. Watt, sixty-fve years
old, quarrelled with his wife last Thurs
day night in Wyoming, Mass, and beat
out her brains with an iron bar. He
then shot himself three times.
Grant is the object of more attention
in the old world and the subject of
more military and political discussion
in the new world than any man cow liv-
ing.
A tramp assaulted Charles Hillegrass
of Allentown, Monday night, because
be refused him money, and beat him
insensiole. He was arrested and lodg
ed in Jail.
One of Dennis Kearney's friends in
San Francisco gave him the following
advice, to govern his judgment during
the oratorical Eastern excursion;
"Speak only once in the same place,
and get out as soon as possible, 90 they
won't find out altogether what an ass
you are on the platform.
Last Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Kinney,
of Garland, got note discounted for
$ll00 at Franklin. They left all the
money but forty dollars on deposit in
bank. This sum Mr. Kinney left in his
pants when be went to bed. When he
woke up he found that the burglars
had taken his money, made q meal off
his pies, and drank up gallon of ale
in the cellar.
Austin NJ Knight, a we'll known
New York oil merchant, committed
suicide by shooting himself at his resi-
dence IN East Orange, N. j., on the
18th inst, He was in a state of deep
detection, caused by his business
troubles, having failed on Saturday
last.
A man named O'GonRor made his
at Oswego, n. Y, a few
days ago, who has been absent since
1868, most of which time has been
spent in prison. He found his wife
who had long believed him dead, mar
ried to another man, with whom she
decided to remain. O'Connor, who
mad received SIS, 900 as his share of
the proceeds of bank robbery, and
subsequently largely increased bis gains
in Brazil. is said to have given his
wife $40, 1000, and started Immediately
for South America.
Mrs. Clorinda Newell, of Southing-
ton, Conn, has q tree toad which she
has kept in frui; jar which she leaves
Open) for over year. \ small wood
en ladder, placed IN the jar enables the
creature to ascend to the top whenever
be chooses; and of this privilege he
avails himself whenever damp or rainy
weather is coming, climbing to the top |
round and singing his !oudest. Al
though she has offered HIM various
kinds of food, she has never seen him
eat anything. As barometer, this
tree toad is great success.