Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-05-10
GENERAL ITEMS.
A Chinese baby at Sacramento has
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/ A Chinese baby at Sacramento ha
been named Chester A. Arthur.
A grocer in Jersy county, ILLINOIS
WAS annoyed by loungers, who dllet
their pipes from a box of loose tobacco
without paying, and be mixed SOM
guppowder with the weed. The mex
free smoker lost an eye by the explosion
He got a verdict of $1,000 damages
and on an appeal the judgement wa
sustained.
/. the wife of Justice Field, Of the So
preme Court, has among her library
ornaments little Chinese dwarf tree
nearly three hundred years old. 1t Ii
curiously twisted and knotted little.
veteran, and has an ancient look to it II
spite of its diminu.ivs trunk ard tiny
branches
The disloeated leg OF man at Lafa-
yette, Ind., vas treated by a woman
physician as though it had been frsc.
tured. He domands $1,000 damage.
the mistake having crippled him for
life.
On Thursday Apri! 27, three cattle
thieves were killed near Grand Junction,
Ute Reservation, by Sheriff Bowman, of
Gunnison county, Colorado; Deputy
Sheriff J. f. Brink, of Utah, and a
large posse. On Friday the Sherif's g
posse came suddenly upon another
gang of thieves, and during the engage
ment Bowman aud Brink were both
killed.
Robert Jefferson, a noted colored
man, of indianapolis, died at Oberlin,
o., few days ago. He claimed tina;
he was sou of Thomas Jefferson, the
autho- of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence. He was born in 1903 en- the
plantation of Mr.. Christian, of Char
lestown. Va, his mother being Mile
Bediford, nulatto slave, famous in
those days for her beauty. Roberts
mother told him of his father and Mr.
Christian confirmed her statement.
The deceased vss slave uut'i aboct
1882, when be purchased his fteaion
aud that of his vie from his ma-,sr,
paying S2,76i fox himself and 81 ,50Cr
for his wife, having canned the money
at odd hours doing carpenter work.
After living in several places for short
periods Mr. Jefferson finally settled in
indianapolis in 1854, where his home
vas until his death. He leaves an es-
tate worth S25 coo.
A hungry rat devoured fifteen canary
birds in cleveland. Ohio, in one night
and in consequence got So
that he couldn't escape from
the cage. The rat was killed with
much promptness
A rude fellow, who addressed an in
sulting remark to the wife cf ex Mayor
Caleb Saunders, of Lawrence, Mass
rs she was leaving the theater in that
+own, few nights ago, under the i'm
preston that she was without an escort,
was promptly hoored by a blow from
he fist of vigorous husband. A doc
or and : policeman were then sum
noued. The former sewed up wound
In inch and half in length near the
'eIlow's right eye, and the latter lock-
ID him up fer appearance before the
police court in the morning.
The Spanish horse is smcll, and ha.
. strong dash of African blood.
4 Louisiana man is establishing ell
llligstor farm. The hides .ud oil are
u demand.
4 Veneti.n glass manufacturer Is
making great success ot ladies GA:
1OBnets.
A fat calf is 65 per ceat. water nnd
l5 per cent. fat, while an extra is
heep is 81 per cent. we;er and As pc T
cent fat, and fat pig is g per cen t.
Vster and IA per cent. Fst.
An exchange says that bee keep er
n Los Angeles, CAL. "a, received '.n
rider from Australia fer ssEersl colo
lies of bnmblebees. They are want ed
% distribute the pollen. o.! the clover
ields, so as TO fertilizs the seeds.
American Merino sheep are be ing
ent TO hustraiis.
At Galien Ohio, etnegro psmedEsI.h-
n was lynohed on tie afternoon OF the
sst S3Rdsy in April by 209 men for
having ravI.hed glrl l2 year, old.
At ,he close OF Iae war two VIC men
1t P4aGoid, Ga, tegsn f..sling vi th an
I'D bind horse. TOW ihey owns good
we'll stocked, and hate Is
" 70 bales of cotton on hand One
,ttanded TO t1e farm, while the other
managed the hca.ehold .fairs.
An exchange states, that Nr. John
E:ck, OF Reading, Pa, caught black,
ssss last spring which .as kept during
he summer il al aquarium, attaining
a weight of.sveral pound, aud the fish
va, liberated early this spring in the
With tin label attached,
giving weight, date asd place of rele,se.
The Te-ro Hau,o Gazette says; An
tramp, thinking 10 wing
tears an4 money assistance from. she
.toutess hearts with new scheme,
gave j. su experimental trial IL the
north end. lie has decided not to
patent the inveD'iou He told /. north