Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-09
GENERAL ITEMS,


The French wheat crop of the year
will yield 5s,000,000 bushels less than
last year.
High water at Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
causes injury to business to the amount
of $4,000 per day.
Twenty three bridal couples spent
last Sunday at the Ebbitt House,
Washington.
Ohio's wheat crop is 37,2l5,24s
bushels. Last year it was 81, 100000
bushels. Almost all crops show con-
siderable decline.
Jack McFaddeu was arrested at Dan
VILE, Tenn, on Monday, for dealing in
counterfeit silver dollars.
j sallboat capsized off Adams Point
Presque Isle, Lake Huron, on Sept-rl
Der 20, and four persons were drowned
1t is now alleged that party of buut-
ers found the bodies of these uufOrtu
mates IN the woods near the shore en-
,irely stripped. One man is said to
have had $500 on his person when he
started on the voyage.
Body snatchers in Montevideo, South
America. stole the dead body of lady
and then demanded S2,000,0U0 for its
return. But the police were too smart
for the thieves, and the manner in
whioh the money was paid led to the
arrest of the whole rang
Mayor Lstrobe, of Baltimore, has
signed an ordinance absolutely prOhib-
itlng the sale of toy pistols in that city
The large number of deaths from lock-
jaw last summer was the cause of the
passage Of the act.
An Ohio man lugged away from the
U. 5. Treasury yesterday $4,000 III
twenty dollar gold pieces, which he had
received in redemption Of bonds. Gold
he wanted, aud gold he go:-75 pounds
of it-aiter the officials tried to con
vince him of the folly of his demand.
He evidently wanted to get square with
the Government; and he did.
The Rev. Abijah Green, an aged
Presbyterian clergyman, who went from
Highland Falls, n. Y, to attend the
Presbyterian Synod in New York city,
was found dead in bed last Thursday
morning. The gas had not been turn
ed off in MS room, and it is likely that
III a forgetful moment, being accustom-
ed to the use of lamps, he blew ont the
flame.
The stage between Alma and Fayette-
vile, Ark, met with terrible accident
on Wednesday, the horses running
away and the stage colliding with a
stump. William Sanders, the driver.
was instantly killed, and of the three
passengers Mr.. Brown was fatally
and G. G. Harris and y. G. Threadglll
we're severely burt.
What may not happen in 1881 it is
hard TO say. Among the most unlike
ly happenings, viewed from the outlook
of a year ago, was the present impOrta-
ton of cabbages from Germany and po-
tatoes from Ireland. The drought and
consequent high prices for vegetables
are responsible for the fact that real
Irish potatoes, genuihe Champions and
Skerries, are In the market They
come from a land to whose starving
peasants America last year sent ship
loads of supplics.-.NeD YORK Sun.
a lynching party met at Socorro.
New Mexico, few days ago to hang
robber. After the business had been
completed, and before the meeting al
j0urned, it was discovered that two Of
their number were mounted on stolen
horses. They were arrested and brought
before an improyisod court, and in a
few minutes were suspended alongside
OF the first victim.
On the 3rd Of May last, Nina Mul-
Ter was murdered IN a thicket near
Gutenberg, New Jersey, under CIR
cumstances of the most feadish brutal
ity. Martin kenkowski who had beer
married to the unfortunate woman on
ly few hours before she was murdered,
was arrested for the crime, au1 her
clothing and other movable property,
of considerable value, found in his pos
session. kenkowski has another wife
and several children. He was tried
and convicted.
\ olerk in Cincinnati store, in at
tempting TO remove some goods from a
show window by means OF brass rod.
on Tuesday evening, accidentally touch
ed an electric light wire and received
shock that threw him headlong through
the plate glass TO the pavement His
face was badly cut, but he was not per
maueutly injured.
Charles Hebden, a wealthy farmer
living two miles south of the village
of Capac, St Clair, county, Mich. in
a fit Of insanity on Saturday morn
ing murdered his three-year-ol old son.
by nearly cutting off his head with q
razor, and then cut his own throat.
causing death IN a few moments.
4. Stern. weii-known to the police
of Iowa City, on Saturday cut his
wife's throat, inflicted serious wounds
on his mother-in law, and then took
poison. Stern and his wife are dead.
but the mOther-in-law may recover.
Jealousy, insanity and liquor were the
cause of the crime.
STATE ITEMS.
hlrs. Mary Love and her daughter,
Mrs Sarah L IcDnMell. hnth of Fair