Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-21
STATE ITEMS,

Rev. j. NJ. McElmyle, Presbyter-
ian prstor of Marietta threatens to re-
tc resign if members of bis congrega-
ticn do not stop dancing
John Lefevre, of Winifred township,
Butler county, has been arrested
charged with the murder of his wife on
the 18th of last month. The informa-
ton is made by the dead womans sis-
ter Miss HARRISON. At the time of
Mrs. Lefevre's death the husband stat
ed that she fell down stairs and broke
her neck.
George Jacobs is known among the
Pittsburg police As the "possum,' be-
cause be will affect insensibility for
hours. Red pepper inserted in the
nostrils set him to sneezing after he
had played his game nearly two days.
There we're two escitements in Pitts
burg on Saturday night week A
cockpit was raided and twenty four
arrests were made. A Church Fair
was raided BY roughs, the lights turn
ed out and the doorkeeper brutally as
saulted.
Ten murderers were hanged in
Pennsylvania during the past year, and
three had their death sentences COM
muted to Imprisonment for life. The
latter were John O'Niel, Northumber-
land; Edward Sayre, Philadelphia, and
Blasiu, Plstorius, Montgomery. The
old year died with almost half a dozen
of people under sentence of death.
A sign of the mild weather noticed
Forest county last week thousands of
wild pigeons flying northward. In
Butler county the frogs are hopping
about and chirping and the woods ate
full of birds.
The Supervisor. of Census in each
district will receive pay not exceeding
$500 with $l00 additional clerk hire.
An order has been received at the
Pennsylvania railroad shops, Altoons,
for the manufacture of 20 more new
passenger coaches of Eastlake pattern.
The wool clip of last year in this
State was one of the most valuable put
in the market IN ten years.
A gay widow Of Petrolia has been
"doing" the postmaster Of that bor-
ough IN such q manner as to impress
him that it is more safe for him TO at.
tend to the mails than trihe with fe-
males.
William Hill, of Houtz lale, Clear
field county, is in Jail for criminaily
negIecting his wife. He went home
j drunk, and, while his wife was filling
a lamp. it exploded. She was burned
in shocking manner. Notwlthstand-
ing this he went to sleep, and was
awakened in the morning by the gasps
Of the dying woman for breath.
Lewis Rockwell, of Pike County, is
said to be the oldest ex Sheriff in the
State, being l0l years old For old
men, big bear panther and fish stories
Pike county beats the word.
An agent of the pension Office at
Washington is on the hunt of parties in
Luzerne county who are frauduleutly
drawing pensions.
Cyrus Morrison residing near Bear
town, Lancaster county, died few
days ago from paralysis caused by
poisoning his system through the ex-
tensive use of hair die on his beard.
He was about so years old, and leaves
a wife and a large family of children.
One man in Bedford thus far has
shipped seven bundred bushels of ap-
pies to Baltimore, aud expects TO ship
seven hundred bushels more before the
winter is over
The tobacco farmers of southwestern
Chester county and adjacent portions
of Lancaster county have generally flu
ished stripping and packing the "ueed,' -
and are resting on their oar awaiting
the buyers. A number have already
sold some choice commanding as much
as % cents per pound for first quality.
John Albright, tramp hailing from
Shoemakerstown, Montgomery county,
threw stone through a plate glass
window in Leighton in order that be
might get into Jail for the winter. He
was tried at Mauch Chunk and was
sentenced to eighteen months in the
penitentiary at hard labor.
A sub marine diver, who took part
in the Grant reception in Philadelphia,
standing on a platform wagon clad in
bis rubber suit and hugh hemlet, has
died from the strain of carrying so long
the immense weight, which was much
more burdensome in the air than it was
IN the water.
The Easton .4rgus says chat all the
slate in the Bangor valley has been
bought up and ordered to be shipped to
Europe. All the corporations in and
around Bangor have shipments ahead
for Two years, and cars cannot be OBJ
tanned in sufficient numbers to meet
orders promptly. Two more slate CON
panies are forming, with capital stock
of 100000 each. Slate lands are
being bought up rapidly.
The Pennsylvania Millers' Associa-
ton convened in annual session on the
18th at Harrisburg. A committee
was appointed to represent the milling
interests of the State at the coming
Miliers' International Exhibition
Measures were taken to secure har-
mony Of action between the millers
throughout the State in establishing
the value and price of different grades
of wheat Reports concerning the
progress of the milling industry in the
State are very encouraging. The next
meeting will be held the second Tues
day in October at Wiikesbarre. A
resolution was adopted calling upon
the railroads of the State to permit the
unloading and milling of grain in trans
it.
The Coatsville Weekly Times of the
18th inst, says: There is a family,
| consisting of woman named Gibson