Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-02-09
GENERAL ITEMS.

Ttomas Carlyle, tue historian, Is
dead
The Iabors of Moody apd Sankey in
San Francisco have beea gra:ifJingly
successful.
4 COW with three rings on horn Is
6 years old with four rings she is Z
years old. No new rings are formed
after the tenth year. The deeper rings,
however, and the worn appearance OF
the horns are pretty sure indications OF
old age
A western correspondent says a herd
of thousand Texas cows and forty
short horn bulls, which can be bought
for SIS. 900, would increase to 5000 in
number and $4,000 in value in FIVE
years on the grazing grounds of Wy
oming.
A Boston restaurant keeper receiv-
ed au order from the deceased Mr.
Harrington, through a medium, for an
old fashioned pumpkin pipe. The med
ium ate the pie while under the control
of the delighted spirit.
Small pox prevails to an alarming ex-
tent in the town of jefferson, Dakota
Territory. Railroad trains refuse to
stop there, a general quarantine has
been putin force agalnst the settlement,
and it is practically isolated from the
outside world. Many cases have prov
ed fatal.
The excursions of bees 20 collect
honey are variously estimated a, from
one to three miles each, and they are
supposed to make each about ten trips
per day.
During tue recent census in Switz
erland, nearly 1000 women refused to
tell their age, and we're 6ned 5 20 each.
A whole family we're found frozen to
death few days ago In an isolated how
ell in the neighborhood Of the town of
Burns, Minnesota.
At Kendallville, Ind, on Saturday,
John and Henry Nessel, brothers, com
menced scutiliHg in sport, when the
former got angry and MT his brother
with piece of wood, killing him In
stantly. Tie was arrested.
A Scotch clergyman at Ayr, few
Sundays ago, prayed: 90. Lord, bless
rho Established Church and the Free
Church, and the United Presbyterian
Church aud all the other churches.
THOU knowest the various nicknames,
Lord, by which they are called bless
them all.
In Ripley county, No, on Wednes-
day last, at house raising. Carroll
Massey, young desperate, murdered
William Upton an old farmer, by
striking him with a billet of wood,
jumped upon horse and fed. No rea
son for the assassination is known.
1t Is proposed TO equip a Govern
ment vessel to be sent to search for the
exploring steamer Jeanette, which
sailed tor the Aruc regions some months
ago. and has not been heard from since
Ga Saturday William IL Vanderbilt
gave his check to ,ommander Gorringe
for the total eos, of bringing the obellsk
from Egypt to this country. Ii is not
known how lsuch this wo cost, bu. il
is thought no, less than Sl05, 600.
Another shock of earthquake was
experienced at Montgomery, n. Y, on
Wednesday, while the thermometer
stood at - degrees below zero, the
same temperature which prevailed a
a week ago when the first Shock was
felt.
A quadruple wedding took place by
in Lounsians recently. -Four
couples were married at once, and as
there was no room large enough to hold
the high contracting parties and their
friends, all adjourned to the open air,
where the eight loving hearts were
made happy, Notwithstanding the night
was an exceedingly cold one.
The boy was sitting on the front door
step of very fashionable looking house
vn Galveston avenue Sitting along
side of him was dog SIS b'g as church
debt A man looked over the gate and
asked: "Sonney, will your dog bite 2"
"Haye you come for the rent - "Yes,
I'd like to get it," "Then come right
in. He won't bite you at all. He will
only swallow you whole. y keep him
for your special accommodation Plen-
ty Of room inside, Inquire Within
Galveston .Ncrs.