Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-27
GENERAL ITEMS.

A young mau, Miller, Of SewelPs
Poiur, Va, was attacked in q pasture
by an enrsged bull, who thrust nis horns
through his victims breast and head,
killing him and tossing his dead body
into a marsh.
Ten residents of Waverly, who
wouldn't do a days work for anything,
recently hauled over twenty co:ds Of
wood to get red squirrel that wasn't
there. Then they cracked a command
ment:-OsUego Record.
A rattlesnake fourteen feet long with
forty eight rattles, was recently killed
in the mountains near Brownwood,
Texas. 1t is probably one Of the lar
gest of its kind in the world.
An Indian came to an agent in the
northern part of Iowa to procure some
whisky for younger brother, who he
said had been bitten by rattlesuake.
-Four quarts" repeated the agent,
with surprise; "much as that!" eyes,"
replied the Indian. "four quarts; snake
very big"
A hackman bafgained to carry two
men to Niagara falls and back to the
depot in time for certain train for 81.
He SO timed the job as to return just
three minutes before the train started,
and then charged them SO, taking it
out Of bill which was handed him.
He supposed they would submit to the
swindle rather than be delayed, but
they, being lawyers, cody took rooms
at hotel, prosecuted him vigorously
for a week, and made him pay $l00 in
the end.
DIR. ]. d. Galloway who died in
Dallas, Texas, a few days ago, had
twenty two sons in the Confederate ar
my during the late war. Ten cut Of
the twenty-five we're killed on the bat
tleield. DIR. Galloway was famous al
so for his wives, of whom be had seven
teen, one at a time. Some of the
wives died and from others he was di-
vorced.
On Monday night dogs got into the
sheep fold OF Z phraim Applegate, of
Densen Corners Nj. Mr.. Applegate
armed himself with double barrelled
fowling piece, loaded with No. 8 shot,
and started for the fold, where sudden
ly coming upon dog be attempted to
strike the animal with the bat of the
gun, when II exp p'oded, the contents of
one Of the barrels entering his breast.
Mr.. Applegate fingered until Tuesday
evening, when be died. He was one OF
the oldest and most respected citizens
of the township.
Stephen c. Spence, a young farmer
of Kingston, N. c., met Mrs. NJ. L.
Waller in the road. After bowiDg to
her, he said she must kiss him. The
lady Indignantly hurried on, whereupon
Spence followed, and despite her strug-
gles, kissed her. She made complaint,
and Spence was arrested. Hs was
tried and sentenced to thirty days in
the county Jail for kissing anothe,
mans wife.
When John Keetou, a Cumberland
county KY, man, saw a swarm Of bees
in the woods with nothing TO catch them
in be was sorrowful. He adopted the
first mode inwardly sugges' ed to him,
slipped off his pants, soon had the bees
hived in the legs, aud so carried them
home.
\ Kansas City reporter mounted the
train at a way station, and at once,
with pencil aud paper. began his inven-
tory Of the distinguished persona ges
who accompanied Gen. Grant from Ga
lena. He approached one short thick
set man, with heavy, short beard, who
sat pensively gazing from the window,
with cigar 10 bis mouth "Are you
one Of the invited guests asked the
reporter tapping the man on the shcul-
der. The man said be was, and kept
on smoking. "From St. Joe or Dav-
enport l'' asked the reporter, note book
in hand. '.Illinois." replied the man,
still smoking. "I'll have to trouble
you for your name," persisted the re-
porter Grant" said the man, still
smoking. ''lnitials, please!' asked
the reporter. "U. S. Grant," replied
the man quietly. "Oh,' family ejacu-
lated the reporter And strange light
came in his eyes. And he moved on.
In Brooklyn, N. Y, Oh Tuesday af-
ternoon two ladies and two gentlemen,
on horseback, emerged from a ride in
Prospect Park into Sackett street.
just then carriage drawn by two run
away horses dashed among them, and
Miss Porter, beautiful girl of IL, was
overtbrown beneath her horse by the
collision. Her animal at once sprang
to Its feet and dashed across the street,
dragging with him his unfortunate rider,
whose habit, as usual, bad become en-
tangled with the saddle. The horse
plunged and reared desperately in his
terror, and By struggling to free him
self inflicted upon Miss Porter fatal
wounds. The ill-fated girl was taken
into the house of a neighboriug physi
can, and died short time sfterward.
In the meantime the runaway horses
attached to the carriage had hurled it
violently to the pavement. The four
ladies who we're within, as we'll as their
colored coacbman, escaped serious hahn
but all came within hairs breadth of
destruction. The carriage horses had
been frightened BY swiftly-spinning
bicyls coming upon them suddenly.
Lord Redesdale, somewhat sbabbily
dressed, as is his wont, recently went
to see the Foreign Minister on business
Knocking at the door, he was received
by the footman, who without knowing
who Redesdale was, informed him curt
ly that Lord Granville was not at home.
''But look here" continued the fiunkey
"just run and get me a pint of art and
'aaf, will your"-producing jug.
"Certainly," replied Lord R., and,
taking the jug, away he toddled after
the beer. Bringing it back he handed
it to the footman, who first Of all took
a regular ouencber. and then Lord X