Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-04-02
GENERAL ITEMS.


1t was a whim of 81. Paul man to
be married iu white, and he went to
church ou a cold day, clothed iu = sui,
of linen
The Massachusetts Senate on Thurs-
day passed bill granting women the
right to vote for school committees.
The cornerstone of confederate
monument was laid at CoIum bia, s. c.,
Oh the 27ul..
Rober, Sbeenan, the boy who was sc
severely punished at Racine, Wis,
abou, four weeks ago by Mr.. Skewer,
superintendent of schools, died on
Thursday.
Patrick Smith and julius Christian,
the two young negroes who murdered
John b. Lacey, white January IL were
hanged at New Kent Court House,
Va, on the 25th. About 1000 were
present, mostly white; there were quite
a number OF colored females ON the
ground.
A prize-6ght took place on Thurs
at Black creek, Canada, ten miles from
Buffalo, between Arthur Cham bers and
John lark, of Philadelphia, for $1,000
and the light weight championship.
Chambers was the winner, although
Clark was unwilling TO throw up the
sponge, aud only agreed to do so upon
the offer of one hundred dollars. The
affair lasted two hours aud twenty min
utes, and l3T rounds were fought.
A, Ccrydon, Indiana, widow nam
ed Peterson, visited saloon where her
dissolute son bad been In the habit of
obtaining his liquor, aud with large
club drove the proprietor from 5ealGd
the bar and then dmolished every bot
tie, decauter and glass in the place
Suit for malicious trespass, as we'll as
damage, Was entered agains. her, and
the woman pleaded guilty and was 6ued.
A comet is approaching the earth
and can be seen with a telescope. Its
FIRST appearance was noted only thirty
three years ago and its present appear
ance is the seventh time it has been re-
corded 1t will be nearest the earth on
the 10Th of April, at a computed dis
tance Of about seventy FIVE millions of
miles, so that there is not the slightest
prospect of collision 1t has never
receded from the earth much farther
than the planet Jupiter In 1857 it
was seen IN the extreme southern hori-
zon and could be easily discerned with
an opera-giass.
At four o'clock on the morning of
the 10Th ult., a terrific explosion aroused
the people on Northampton street, one
of the main tboroughfares of Wilkes
barre. Investigation showed that an
attempt had been made to destroy a
public house, known as Harmony Hall,
By means Of bottle filled with guE-
powder and bullets, to which a long
fuse was attached. This was placed
under the front window through an iron
grating. Fortunately the space was
not sufficiently con6ned to produce the
result desired. The large window il
front was smashed, the floor torn up
and the wood work filed with bullets
The house had just been bought at
sheriff's sale and was unoccupIed. An
attempt had been made some time be-
fore to set the building on fire. The
loss IS not large.
The GIacO- Roman wrestling match
between " iiIiam Miller, of Baltimore,
and Col. j. Ii. Mclaughlin, Of Detroit,
| for $500 side, the entrance money
and the championship of tie world,
came of on the night of the 26th ul;,
at the Academy of Music, in that city
Both men were in splendid condition.
The house was crowded, but there was
little outside betting. The frst bout
continued an hour without result. In
the second bout they had not clasped
hands more than two minutes when Mc-
Laugtlin caught up Miller and threw
hin upon the stage, but Miller fei! on
his face and instantly turned his antag-
onist and pressed both shoulders to the
floor and fall vas awarded him. In
the third bout both men went to work
vigorously and after ten minutes Miller
was thrcwu, but the referee declared il
a foul, Mclaughlin having tripped Mil
Ter, which was not allowed by the rules
governing the match. The fourth bout
was short and decisive. Both men
showed great skill, but after twelve
minutes the men were prone on the
floor, and Miller, with his lock neck
hold. turned Mclaughlin, and gained
the fall and the match. The match was
vas one hour and ifty.fve minutes in
length,