Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-05-03
GENERAL ITEMS.


Springfield, ILL.,, anG Mrs. Peynado, .
very wealthy widow Of Louisville. net
for the 6rst time at Hot Springs, Ark,
and we're in the same botel . week.
On parting, they each promised to con-
slider the question Of marrying, and, il
of the same mind at the end of another
week, to 60 to the Southern Hotel, St.
Louis, to meet the other. Both we're
on hand At the appointed time and
place, and the wedding was celebrated.
1t is related that one of the jury
which recently fosnd Q man guilty OF
murder in Illinois has since asserted
that he was forced into signing the YER
dict BY having 8 very sick child at
home and wishing to return to it quick
ly. He has . qsickened conscience
now and is very peniteut, as be claims
that be was in favor Of sending the ac-
cused man to the state prison.
A poor woman, so years old could
not pay her rent at East Brookheld,
Mass, d the landlord removed the
doors to force her out of the house.
When she hung up blankets for shelter
from the wind he pulled them down.
She was already sick, and under this
treatment soon died. But her imbecIle
daughter, aged 60, still remained. The
landlord elected her. Then a mob of
women broke open the replaced doors
with axes, relnstated the daughter and
hooted the owner.
Ling John Herm, Young Chinansn
of Boston, made love soceptsbly to Kate
Eng glehardt, while visiting Philadelphia
and they we're married. Although she
Was a young and pretty girl Of good
character, the Mopgol failed to appre.
ciate his prize. and whipped her brutal
ly before q week elapsed, besides spite
fully cutting up her clothes. Then
they separated.
President Gsr6eld's grave or every
pleasant Sunday is visited BY thou
sands Of quiet people. The sentinels
still pace about the vault, the bronze
doors of which are thrown back, reveal
ing the coffin.
The crop reports 10 Arkansas indi-
cate . better yield Of wheat and corr
than for many years.
At Greensburg, Ind . mob Of about
Fifty masked men, after choking the
jailer, broke in the Jail door, took out
o. NJ. Garrett and hung him to . ma
pie tree close BY. Garrett had beer
acquitted 10 Jennings county Of com.
plicity in the killing of Mr.. Walton BY
a negro named Frazer, and bad been
arrested on another charge. lis fear
ed that the mob will next hang Frazer
and Mrs. Walton.
Two hundred men laid 300 feet oil
railroad track 10 thirteen minutes .,
Burlington, Iowa. They worked 9,
this rapid rate to avoid an injunction
Partridge feathers are used to cover
psrasols.
The Chinese are pouring into Victoria
b. c., at the rate Of 700 a week.
William Stull, who murdered Mrs.
Somers, near Georgetown, Columbis
county, Ohio, was surrounded in the
woods by the Sheriff and posse, where.
upon be drew revolver and shot and
killed himself
Governor Crittenden, of Missouri
who has achieved general prominenc,
because of the taking off of james, th'
train robber, and Governor Murray, o
Utah, also in the public mind on &C
count of the anti Mormon fight, are half
brothers. Both we're Union officers il
the war.
Charles Athos, of Decatur, ILL.,, wa:
stricken with paralysis few days ago
and was believed to be dead. Aftel
his body bad been prepared for buriaI
be regained consciousness, and will M
doubt recover
1t is believed by some persons il
Lima that General Stephen A Hurlbut
United States minister resident in Peru
died of poison. His stomach will b
aualyz zed in New York.
Two girls, inmates of the Newark
City Home at Verona N j., attempted
to escape from the third story Of the
building on Monday night a week By
means of rope made of strips tori
from the bed clothes. The rope broke
before they reached the ground, anc
both we're seriously injured. Thrs,
others who contemplated leaving at the
same time we're heightened out of max
ing the attempt by the fate Of theil
comrades.
A very dagerous counterfeit silver
dollar is in circulation. 1t is basuti.
fully executed, bearing a slight appear
.nce of iron, and is pronounced by tn.
sub-treasurer as the best silver plated
counterfeit yet made, since it canno
be detected BY the application of acids
unless the surface is scratched.
A steamer from Europe sunk last
week in mid ocean. Among her cargo
we're 5000 bags of potatoes.
The supreme court has decided thai
where passenger is carried past sta
tion he has bis remedy at Law, but If ht
undertakes to jump from train while
being carried past aud sustains injuries
be cannot recover damages.
Sergeant Mason has been secured BY
. Chicago clothing house at salary o.
$500 per year, and it is announced
that another firm in the same city ba:
offered Mrs. Mason situation ss clerl
si salary Of $l25 a month.
John Dean Young, q boy in charge
of the Chicago and Alton telegraph
Office at Centralis, 20, was cbloro'
formed and tied by two unkD0wn men.
They put out the lights, but were
obliged to leave without any booty.
Rensafer Van Tyne, aged Is years,
and Lulu A Clinton, aged Is years,
ruuaways from Cleveland, Ohio, were
married in Erie on Saturday by Rev.
10. Baker.