Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-05-18
GENERAL ITEMS.

Tight laciDg caused fne i've. " ~;
Indiana woman to grow fast TO the cpl
gastrium, causing death. D.
The crop report Of the Tennessee oa.
rssu of Agriculture for April sno~s |.
decrease Of 10 per cent. IN tooaoco
acreage.
Postmaster General james has Is
,ued 40 order directing that sample
copies of new publications cannot oe
mailed in quantities until submitted
for a ruling by the department.
Michael Cain became involved IN
ou.rrel on Thursday light q week at
Cincinnati With John Sauerbees, bis
tenant and shot him in the face, IN
aictipc a wound regarded as fatal
Cain gave himself up to the police.
A Young lady bopelessly insane IN
the MiddIetown IN. Y, Asylum IL
worth 100000 in her own name.
In La Plata county, Col, on Thurs
d.v a week a ranch was attacked by In
diaus, one hundred and forty head oi
cattle run of, and three ranch men
named Thumb, Smith and May were
killed.
An old man in Lswistown Me-, re-
fused to ride at his wife's funeral, say
inc that he wanted to take his last WALL
with her; and so, in pouring rain, un-
protected by umbrella or overooat, be
followed the hearse with bowed head
distance of more than mile to the
cemetery.
The Mt. Pleasant TIMES tells Of q
two and half hours courtship thai
ended in marriage. The maiden's name
was Burwoll and now her name is Ma.
harg, the man in the case being Farmer
William Maharg, of Smithton. Mr.. Ma'
barg went to Mt. Pleasant to find
houskeeper. He was directed to Miss
Burwell and fell in love with her al
FIRST sight.
A prominent musician of New York
city collects bis bill, regularly aid bis
wife as regularly goes through bis pock-
cts. Recently be wished to hide a Ger
tam sum of money from her, and be
succeeded in doing So He quietly
slipped il into her pocket. The next
morning be discovered that she had
looked everywhere except into her
own pocket.
A woman in Springfield submitted to
the amputation of one of her toes on
being assured by her physician that the
disease from which she was suffering
had all been driven into that member
by his treatment.
The Georgetown and Lsnpa,sas stage
was robbed on Wednesday night, thirty
six miles from Lanpassas, Tex, on the
Mesquite creek. There were only :wo
passengers, from whom S55 were OBJ
tanned. The United States mail was
carried of, and subsequently found
800 yards from the scene Of the robbery.
A Michigan girl went to the parsons
with her young man to get married, but
Just before the knot was tied she was
called to the door. She did not come
back, and then it was found that she
had gone straight to another parsons
and married rich widower, who had
sent word he was waiting for her there.
In quarrel between John Ferguson
and Alexander Hawkins IN arestaurant
last Friday at Louisville, KY, the lat
ter threw Ratchet at Ferguson, crush
ing his head so that it is thought be
will die Hawkins escaped.
A Georgia man is sued by his niece
for breach of promise of marriage. He
urges their blood relationship as evil
dence against the probability that he
would offer to make her his wife. She
replies that the proposed union was at
first repugnant to her, but AS be was
rich and persistent, she finally consent
ed. She wants $25, 900 damages.
The Cowpens monument, at Spar
tansburg, S. c., was unveiled on the
11th inst, in the presence of 10000
people.
The six-year-old son of Jerry Shea
was killed on the 18th inst, at Chico
pee, Mass, cake of ice falling upon
MIN from IN ice wagon.
In Spartanburg, county, S. c., on
Monday night week, Bergman w.
Hicks, aged 80, suspected his wife of
infdelity, killed her by shooting her
and cutting her throat, and then at
tempted to cut his own throat. He
is in Jail
The reports received at the State
Agricultural Department show that
during the past year the number OF
hogs raised in Ohio has decreased
about 2G per cent, while the number
of sheep has materially increased.
A heavy rain storm, with vivid light
ming, passed over Dallas, Texas, on
Monday a week. The streets were
flooded, and much damage was done
to buildings in course of construc-
ton. Several houses were struck by
lightning and much damaged. Two
wood-choppers were seriously injur-
ed, and horse was killed.
Harriet Hitchcock, female miser,
died few days ago at Cornwallville,
n. Y. Although sick and unable to
leave her bed for several weeks pre-
vious to her death, she refused to
have physician called, and her neigh
bors, believing her to be an object OF
charity, provided food and nurses fol
her during her illness. After hel
death $4,000 in money, 100 dresses
forty shawls, and large collection Of
furniture, pictures and other articles
of value were found in the house.
In December last Nelson Morris, o.
Chicago, shipped cattle from Balti
more for Liverpool on the Spanish
steamer Enrique. During the voy