Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-16
News Items.
pi,..burp had but balf..-mile Of paw

ed sidewalks thirty years ago.
The steel works at Dounesville are to
be converted into tube works before
the lst of April.
The Penusylvani, Editorial Associs-
ton will meet at Harrisburg on Thurs
day, January 25, at 8 P II.
The iron works of the old Pennsyl-
vania Company at Danville have chang
ed hands, Mr.. Isaac s. Waterman be-
coming sole proprietor. They are
shortly to be started up.
Five thousand four hundred and If
ty-eight tramps were sheltered in the
Chester lookup las; year.
A Lebanon butcher has manufactur-
ed 1000 tons of bologna sausage this
season.
At Ashland Mrs. Margaret Burke
was found in bed insensible, with her
son, IL years OF age, dead by her side.
Ii Is supposed they were overcome By
sulpher gas from new heater in the
cellar. The mother is expected to re-
cover.
/ William Gordon, a Green county
1 farmer committed suicide because he
Was unable TO pay a debt OF sixty dol
I lars.
/ John Helfrick, of Cambria county,
| 10 years of age, was killed recently BY
a tree which he had been chOpping
falling upon him.
A Cambria county farmer has had
one hundIed Fifty nine sheep killed by
dogs in ten years.
George W. Creagh, aged nineteen
years, was frightened to death by fire
IN Allegheny recently.
John L. Weinbrrger, 3 Johustown
gun smith, recently fired his dwelling
and then shot himself dead.
New York's failures for 1877 aggre-
gate, approximately, So, ,OO0,0 900 in
liabilities and $2l ,000, 900 In assets.
The Chinese in California will not
work on Sundays, they play poker all
day.
White travelling skin caps, resembling
those used by gentleman, are worn BY
ladies. The caps are turban style and
trimmed with a sable tail.
The State Grand Lodge of the United
workmen adjourned at Pittsburg on Fri
day afternoon to meet in semi-annusl ses-
sion at Greenville, Mercer county on Tues
day, July 9th
There is district in Blair county known
as Tyrone township, that is noted for good
morals. For the past twenty-five years no
justice of the peace or constable has been
elected to serve there.
John Haddock, who fatally stabbed
Lizzie Davis, and then cent a bulle;
through his heart recently at Ferndale
was organist in the Presby terian Church
at that place, and his victim the leader
of the CHOIR.
A little child three years Of age
named Michael Dodds, of Salisbury
Station on the Connelsvills rain Ioad,
was accidentally shot in the head 90
Sunday BY cousin named Peter Dodds,
who was examining a revolver. The
ball entered the childs head Just behind
the ear. The child was alive at last ac-
counts
A snow Woman, dress, d in a shawl
and hood, was placed on the LehIgh
Valley railroad, near Allentown fur
mace. The engineer of a passenger
train blew his whistle loudly and sue
cecded in stopping within a few fee, of
the figure, thinking it to be living fe-
male
The church in New York of which
Rex. DIR. Eggleston is paster has
"church parlor' for games. a regular
club organization, With a shooting gall
cry attached to the parlor. The Rev |
Doctors's idea IL that young people,
and especially young men surrounded I
bv strong inducements to evil. such as
New York city possesses, should find in
the church organization what will satis-
fy their social desires and preserve
their purity Of character 1t is a new
and somewhat novel experiment.
Advice, from China state that o. B. 4
Bradford, formerly United States vice
consul general. was arraigued guilty on
twenty FIVE criminal accusations, includ- .
ing embezzlement. extortion. fraudulent I
returns of vouchers and general NAL
feasance. He pleaded "technically \
guilty." but a verdict Of guilty was
rendered. The affair was referred 10
the home government. Meantime Brad /
ford remains in Jail IN default of bail
1t is expected that a greater number
of hogs will be packed in the west this
season than in that of 1876 II. Re-
turns from 3Il points. including the six
leading cities. show decrease of els.
600 up to January 8, compared with
the corresponding period last season.
but as hogs are plenty it is estimated
that the entire packing rp to march |
will reach fully 100000, while that
for the season of 1876 II was 5,101.-
308. 1t is also believed that there will
be an increase in weight as we'll as in
number, though to what extent IT is as
yet impossible to say.