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

Chicago is now shipping cattle to
Great Britain by way of Baltimore.
The graduates from the leading med
ieal and dental colleges, in Philadel-
phia, this year number 5S7.
Thomas Crafty, of Rockville. Conn +,
who is said TO be loS years oid, still
saws wood and does light work.
There were twenty-six contested seats
in the late Congress, which cost the
government about $4,000
The Jewish Passover thi. year will
fall on April Sth.
Mrs Lockwood, the first woman ad-
mitted to practice in the Supreme Court
is ffty years old, tall, erect, grayhaired
and the possessor of fine eyes. She
made her appearance in court dressed
in semi manish blue coat sacque with
brass buttons and a plain velveteen
skirt.
Twelve counterfeiters, convicted at
the present court were sentenced
last Saturday IN the United States
Court at Louisville, KY, by Judge
Ballard. The fines vary from 81
to 81 900, and the terms of imprison
ment from ten days to ten years.
Among the convicts are the Crabtree
family. Old man Absalom Crabtree
goes to Joliet prison for ten years,
young Absalom for three years and
Mrs. Crabtree for one year.
According to the st. Petersburg pa
Pers, the Mennoui,as who emigrated to
Brazil are returning by hurdreds to
Russia. The Brazilian Government
spent large SUN of money upon these
emigrants, but failed to satisfy them,
and at last it directed the Brazilian
Consul at ST. Petersburg to dissuade
any more Mennonites from going to
Brazil.
A "Gypsy camp" is the latest nov
city in Virginia Church circles
The en.erprlsiDg young ladies of the
church at Manchester, Va, have intro
dnced it. They camp in the Court
House, wear Gypsy costumes, and give
the young men their supper at twenty
five cents a head.
David Peters, a negro who Is about
TO be pardoned out of the Rhode Island
State prison, after having served eleven
years of u fifteen years. sentence, is
said to have become an accomplished
linguist by study during during his
leisure hours.
Two more illicit dIstilleries were cap
tured on the Goth, in Tennessee.
At Columbus, Kentucky. the suit of
Emma Caspar against Philip Mendai
for $4,000 damages for an alleged as
sault on her person was brought to q
close on the Doth, the jury returning a
verdict of $3.50 for the plaintiff.
Captain BoyDton had narrow escape
from death on Thursday, near Louis
vile, the swift current of the falls
sweeping him past the city. He was
severely bruised.
The Congressional Apportionment bill
was pushed through the Indiana Legis-
lature on Thursday, and when signed
will become law. Under the most
favorable circumstances Republicans
can carry four districts, but ordinary
chances give them only two at the out
side. The Republicans tried to get
the Senator to vote for a bill giving
Democrats seven and Republicans six.
Johu Perkins, of Roselle N. j. who
recently buried his wife and son in his
yard, without funeral ceremonies, is
said to be both rich and eccentric He
has locked up in his parlor costly stat
uary and rare articles of vertu, while
in his stable are valuable blooded
horses, which he Dever uses, and he
keeps twenty Al1e:ney cows. His
neighbors think him crazy.
Weston's challenge to Rowell to
walk for the belt in London on May 5,
has been set aside 10 favor of the cbal-
lenge from Ennis, given verbally on the
track during :be last few hours of the
walk at Gilmore's Garden, and Weston,
if he wishes to engage in the race, must
come in under The sweepstakes clause.
Rowell and Ennis settled details on
Thursday. 1t was agreed that the
match should open on Monday, June
l6, in building to be selected in Lon
don under rules similar to those en-
forced at the late match in Gilmore's
Garden.