Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-04-26
GENERAL ITEMS.

young clergy man 1foin hlcnHOnu Va,
accepted an invitntion TO marry q former
sweetheart Of his own to q more successful
wooer. The ordeal proved too severe for
him, and he faltered and swooned in the
midst Of the ceremony, which, therefore,
had to be postponed several hours.
Elias klinger, who has been arrested for
setting fire to the barn of George Wagner,
at Mifiiin, Schuy.kill county, is a well-to-do
miller of that place.
The Washington Ob,errer says that near
ly 5000, 900 have lately been lost by citizens
of that county in grain speculations.
4 California man took a screwdriver
from his pocket at the burial of his son
and removed all the handles from the
coffin.
a great sensation was caused in the
Baptist church at Mount Washington,
On Monday night a week, by the sud-
den sickness of Rev. Edward Williams
who was officiating. A union service
of the congregations of the Baptist,
Methodist and Presbyterian Churches
was being held, and as Mr.. Williams
rose to preach he was attacked with
apoplexy and sank to the floor. He
was restored to consciousness and re-
moved to his home, where he is slowly
recovering.
Both branches Of the Legislature Of
Connecticut, have passed the bill re-
straining the traffic in intoxicating Ii
quors. The new bill takes the place
of all previous laws, aud, in many re-
spects, is of the same general tenor.
The Virginia Legislature has just
authorized The employment of oulprits
from the State prison for keeping in
order the graves of Confederate soldiers
in Hollywood Cemetery.
dispatches from Cairo Egypt
state that war is openly declared
against all Europeans engaged in of
ficial functions in Egypt. The Arab
papers advocate the absolute expul-
sion of Europeans from the public
service"
Twenty four wagon loads of furni-
ture and other household articles, ta-
ken from the White House, were sold
at public auction few days ago, and
brought high prices. This was the
frs, sale of cast of articles from the
White House since President Buchan-
ans administration.
Captain James A. Sylvester, who
died IN New Orleans recently, was the
man who captured Santa Anna after the
battle of San Jacinto. At that time he
was printer boy and had enlisted in q
Texas company in the spirit of advent
ture. He was walking through some
high grass after the fight, when be
stumbled upon the Mexican.
The skeleton of man was found be-
hind the chimney of al old fIame-house
recently torn down near Mt. Carnassus,
PhillIpsburg N. j.
Last week an Ohio man in his travels
found shell on the Gettysburg battle
field. He took it home and put it in the
stove to seeifit was real-It was genuine
But tue stove is the most glariDg imi-
tation you ever looked at
1t is stated that the "whipping rost
bill" recently passed by the Maryland
Legislature for the special benefit of
wife-beaters, has already produced a
sslutary impression upon that class of
ruffians. Having no niggers to wallop,
and not daring to wallop their wives,
life must indeed seem to them drea-y
pilgrimage.
The mother of Jesse James at first
intended that her infamous son's BODY
should be buried directly before the
front door Of her house, in order that
she might keep constant watch of the
grave. For some reason this plan was
changed, and the grave was dug IN a
corner of the yard about seventy feet
from the house.
Unless it mad great merit Parker's Gin
ger Tonic could not be SO popular. Its sale
has rapidly spread all over this country.
because inyalids find it gives them new life
and vigor when other medicines fail entire
ly--Ohio Former.