Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-06
STATE ITEMS.

Pneumonia kills cows in the upper
portion of Montgomery county.
The Office of Sheriff in Cumberland
county is said to be worth $4,000 a
year.
Lancaster county wants the law pro-
vIdIng for a sealer of weights and mea-
sures repealed.
Hydrophobia is prevalent among Potts
vile dogs. Elijah Allen recently died
there from the bite of a rabid canine,
and horse shared the same fate.
The smallest man In the coal region
is Mr.. John uebaker, of Shamokiu.
He stands three feet in height with his
boots on.
A Schuyikill county man tried TO
drive il lath nail with the butt end
of loaded revolver. He mourns the
loss of two fingers
The 5000 employees of the Penn
sylvania coal company at Pittston re-
sumed work on Monday.
Ga Sunday Thom,s and Peter Con
neil were arrested to-day at Poke Hol-
low, near Wilkesbarre, for passing
counterfeits. They were brought to
this place and lodged in Jail.
The family of Jeremiah Guldin, of
North Heidelberg, Berks county, con-
sisting of eleven persons-Mr. aud Mrs.
GuldiI and nine children-are all con-
fined with diphtberia.
Residing near York is farmer who
has kept record of the number Of
tramps visiting his premises. From
April /, 1877, to November Is there
were 545, or an average of I6 per
week.
A special meeting of the r. W.
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania was held
at Lebanon January 29th, Grand Mas
ter S. r. Boyer, of Sunbury, presiding.
Fifty-six Past Grands were admitted
to membership.
Nearly six million segars were made
at Wrightsville, York county, Pa, last
year. The amount paid by the manu-
facturers of these segars for stamps
alone was Sl5,5S6 60.
William Ke.shaw was blown through
the roof of the engine room at St.
Nicholas Mine Slope, Pa, Wednes-
day by the explosion of one of the four
large boilers at the colliery. He died
after three hours of great suffering.
Deceased was the watchman at the
Slope.
j. Albert Huntzinger tue Pottsyille
banker convicted of embezziement, has
been given his first Instructions in the
business of making wax ends. He will
be taught to sew bootlegs shortly. He
says he cares not much for himself,
but his principal wishes are for the
welfare of his father, who he says can
not undergo confinement of two years
L. is stated that the number of duels
in France for the year 1877 was seven
teen, from which resulted FIVE deaths.
Masseilles figures in the list for
five duels, one of which was fatal.
This is small number for France
Paul de Cassaguac night have contrib
uted that many h'mseI: in a good year
for the sport
DIR. J chm II. Lawrence and his wife
Rachel, the daughter of President
Jackson's adopted son, Andrew jack
son, have just celebrated their sill
yer wedding. They wore the cos
tunes in which they were married and
their nine children were their attendants
The celebration took place at the Her
mitage, where the venerable Mrs. An
drew jackson now lives with her only
surviving son.
Charles Schut.er. a Justice of the
Peace, was arrested at Hazletou, Pa,
January 10Th, by a detective of the
United States Secret Service, charged
with compounding felony and NAL
feasance in Office. lie was placed under
$4,000 bail. Schutter released from
custody a " Molly Mcguire" +" named
Dominiek McGlyun, who was arrested
for passing cOunterfei:s.
1t is now believed that Charlie Ross
has been found, In Baltimore, where he
was left by a mulatto woman, who
brought the boy there from South
America. The boy, when taken up by
the city authority as waif, was quite
dark, but the coloring on his body, it is
believed, was the result of a bath.
The little fellow says that he was COM
PEELED to battle in tub of dirty water,
which it is believed was coloring mate
rial. Thi. week will solve the mys.
terry.
The city of Scranton appears to be
In bad way financially. The city has
no treasurer just now, the last person
elected to that position having failed to
file a satisfactory bond, and in conse-
quence no money is paid out. She has
only eleven policemen, but even these
she has not paid since July last. In
stead of money they have been receiv-
ing city orders, which can only be con-
verted into cash at discount of ten to
twenty per cent
In the carly part of last fall A. ii.
Sinner, a prominent politician of
Wilkesbarre, died, and his remains
were removed to Kimble's a small set
tlement on the Lackawaxen river, in
Pike county, Pa, for interment. With
him were buried a very valuable pin
a set of studs, and a ring heavily set
with diamonds. The plate upon the
coffin was uuusally large and of gold
1t has now been discovered that the
grave has been opened and the valua.
bles removed.
During twelve years Albert Meyn,
of Boston, paid the premiums on S25,.
600 of life insurance This burden
was the cause of his bankruptcy. but
he struggled hard, and made the pay
ments, believing that by doing so he
was securing bis family against power