Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-26
STATE ITEMS.

A garter snake was killed in Wash
ington county, while it was crawling in
the snow, few days since, rather al
unusual occurrence
The celebration Of ST. Patrick's day
was general and brilliant throughout
the State.
Indictments have been found against
seventy eight coal miners by tie grand
jury of Washington county for riot,
thirty being in Jail. The trial of the
cases was going on last Saturday.
There are FIVE hundred disabled SOL
diers residing in Venango county on the
pension rolls.
A peach tree bloomed in Washing
toh county last week.
Several cases of bydropbobia have
occurred in Chester county during the
present year.
There are eight Mollie Maguires fu-
gitives from justice.
The leader of the rioting miners who
are on trial at Little Washington,
Washington county is preacher nam
ed Barney. His congregation pay him
salary, aud be is compelled to dig his
living out of the earth as miner.
Hon Samuel Griffith, of Mercer, who
represented his district in Congress six
years ago has tailed financially. 1t is
said that through the failure of Mr.. S.
r. Mason, the late Greenback candid
ate for Governor, Mr.. Griffith became
embarrassed
Mrs. Elmira Croft of Beartowp, Ian
caster county, fell into decline after
drinking a glass of spring water during
the night in August last, and began to
sink rapidly, despite all efforts of the
medical men to relieve her. Last
week she placed herself under the care
of DIR. Campbell, of Lancaster, who ad-
ministered violent emeties. Up to
Monday the lady had vomited nine
crabs of different sizes and is in a fair
way of recovering her usual vigorous
health.
During snow storm on Sunday
Dight q week a substance resembling
sulphur was deposited on the ground
at Allentown aud Reading PAL, in
some places half an inch deep. The
socalled '.Sulphur Shower" OF the Lee
high Valley has been fully investigated
aud explained the powder is simply the
pollen from species cf pine caught up
in the wind from Southern or New
Jersey forests. Floating in a high
current of atmosphere, it came in con-
tact with snow storm over the lie
high Valley, and was then deposited as
found. The explanation can be relied
upon, as the microscope proves 1t by
actual comparison with the pollen.
A strange horse disease has made its
appearance In Jefferson township. All
the horses on the farm of John Sontag
became suddenly sick, and two of them
both valuable animals became blind.
All Of the horses belonging to Adam
OxenrIder became similarly affected,
and two Of them are blind. BENJAMIN
Lutz's horses are sick, and one of them
has become blind. A horse belonging
tO John Brossman was attacked by the
disease and has since become blind
Reading Times.
A commercial traveller was feeced
out of $50 By couple of three card
monte men, in the cars, near Cory, the
other day.
Mr.. Wesley J. Rose has in his eel
lar a natural curiosity in the shape of
an ancient female toad of the species
6ufo Uuigar1s, which has been watched
over and cared for BY bis family for
over ten years. 1t has In that time, by
actual calculation, given birth TO $50
toadies. none of which. however, have
in the cellar to keep the old
muther toad company.-JohnstOTn 7ri
june.
Robert Mullhoiland, of Su.nmerville
was found frozen to death on Tuesday
4 week. He attempted to cross the
from bis home into Blair
county, and got bewiIdered probably
lmong the lumber roads and became
exhausted. The horse which he rode
vas found browsing near the body. !