Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-05-24

uon the Other day.
II Massachusetts sea serpent IS
now of 5 ia Diego. California.
Gen. Robert Toomb's eye-sight Ii
eportd 10 b rapidly failing
/ DR.. Swift. of Rochester. y. Y. saws
the new comet viii be visible in full
sunshine.
--S-nator Logan has been improving
ever since lie reached the Arkansas Hot
Springs.
Maine VIII hold its Republican state
convention June 18th, and the result Is
very uncertain.
1t Is said that tive denominations
have 25O 900 members in Texas In a
population # $4,000.
/ OF the l SOB. ga persons who left
Europe for New York between 1870 and
1850, 2,5lS died in transIt.
A missionary who was shipped to
Japan at cost of 500 has shipped 10
America enough Idols to bring 81, 900.
Mr.. T. r. Aldrieh. the editor of the
'Atlantic Monthly" leaves fol Europe
next month, to be absent about three
months.
The waste of water every cold day
III New 1OrA-due 10 leaving faucets
open to prevent freezlug-is 20. .O1O. 900
gallons.
Joseph Proctor, the Boston trage-
dian, expects to celebrate, early in 1884.
the tftleth anniversary of his debut upon
the stage.
The deputatIons t. Sofia bavs ex-
pressed regret at the refusal of the
Prince OF Bulgaria to reestlblish the
constitution.
The Winnipeg hotels are so crowd
ed that man had his arm broken few
! days ago IN his struggle to enter ths
dining groom.
Angus Mcdonald. whose can wa.
shot off ms head at the battle # Water
loo. died III MJltreal the other day at
the age OF IO6 years.
The first permanent bridge over tho
Danube below Vienna, since he time of
the Romans, was built at Pestn 1910.
1919, at IA cost Of s., 200. OOU.
-Massachu.etts has BIS miles of
railroad track rePre,entIug, with rolling
| stock, Sl22, l5J. .6l4' Last year ISL per
sons were killed and lis injured.
The Australian colonies are tbs
richest IN the world Among their pos
SESSIONS are $4,000, 600 she, p. and the
total population Is only j. 900 900 souls.
The Fish Commiss oners of New
York have planted Il, ,G67. USJ young fish
and 595, l56 mature ti@h IN the Lt,e.and
streams ot the State during the Last ten
years.
New York streets have %. .52G public
lights of an evening, 30 ot winch are
electric The consumption OF gas by
the street lights last year was Il, I69 60
cubic feet.
Canada has 1O7, 722 IuIian5. for
whose benefit a sum Of s. OSJ. 7J3 has
been set apart. There are about 4 OJO
ludlan children o. the school rolls OF
the dominion.
The largest cotton raiser in the
world Is SAID to be Ed xari Richardson
OF Mississippi. He owns aOOut s.. 900
ACRES oi land, and last year raised over
Il, 900 bales.
The French Cremation Society NOW
consists of 406 members. The receipts
the first year were 1000 francs. The
average cost of cremation has been but
three francs.
At Monte Carlo the administration
oil the Casino sent "A magnificent bOuqust
To Queen Victoria Ut MeutOue. IL was
returned at Cnce with the brief answer.
''Declined."
The wardens of the Washington iaiI
say that Gulteau has accumulated about
Sl3OO, iuliy $500 Ut which are from the
sale Oi autographs. On "A recent S4tur-
DAY he tOOk IN S3S.
Noah Ark was 81, ,662 tons bnrden
This equals the tonnage OF about 81
nrst rate ships Of war. 1t WAS 547 feet
iOhg, ol ieet broad, and 81 feet hi IA
naAIDg 2, 73J, 7S2 solid feet.
The widow OF Juuius Bruins Booth
Is stlll living at II green old age at Long
Dranch, where she Is hOnOted and re-
,pecJed. She was Mss Mary AIns
hOlIaes, and was beautiful gIrl Ia he.
youth.
The richest and most perfect varie
| ties OF oats are raised III Scotland. The
weight OF Il bushel Of American oats
varies between 30 and % pounds; tha.
vi a bushfl OF Scotch oats between 40
and 30 pounds.
AT Russian jewish colony in Lou
isiana the other day were noticed a woke
| If oxen hltched To "A plOw. a Russian
| .eadIng each OK, one at each plOw han
| dle, and ole with "a whIp driving, In k
ing tive men to each team.
1t was deemed singular that eight
employees of the New York Central Rail
rad at Buffalo should come out simuI-
taneously with Sunday suits Of like
N ,terIsd. The explanation wys found in
.he fact that they had piundered q
ueigut car.
| Lovers Of statistics viii hear with
interest that 5,SUO.0JJ fowls, Z. 2.5JO,OO0
caUblts, 2,5OO,UOO pigeons, I,U0J, OJ0
.drks, 2JI ,OUO plrtrIdges, 26O, UUJ mares,
.Id 9,UUO head Ol deer were sold at the
raTIs HalIes CentrIles IN the course of
single year.
The importation of Mediterranean
.rut at the port Of New YORK during the
ear 1851 consisted OF III carxOe.s DY
anglish steamers aud % car3Oes by Ital-
al aud Norwegian sailing yesse.s, aud
comprised Sl9,2z3 boxes aud cases of
Jrauses and SjS, 2il boxes Of lemons.
| - The Prince Of Wales has invited
Count Geza Zichy, the One-armed Hun
! .,trian plAplst, to visit London tins sea-
I IN aud ne will make IN. ,l.-buts, ~ NJ. ri
oorough House. The Count, who lost
uis arm through an accident at school,
Jays with hls lett hand III a marvellous
manner.
The number OF words transmitted
oy the Western Union Telegraph to the
l55 daily papers 1t serves Tor the census
.,,1r Is stated at Gil 1y9, $50. while the
| .otal number OF words transmitted by