Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-18

A Mississippi farmer aooPIeu
novel plan a few evenings since for
discouraging the attention OF an OBJ
jectionable suitor for the hand OF his
daughter. When the young man
called on Sunday evening he was
seized and conducted to the stable, In
which he was imprisoned until he re.
nounced all claim to the affections of
the damsel, and promised to bestow
his attention in a different direction
in the future.
A discovery of great interest to
geologists is reported to have been
made recently in quarry two miles
from Saratoga Springs, where pet.
rifed alligator was found imbedded
in solid rock at depth OF twenty
feet below the surface. 1t measures
five feet seven inches in length and
nine inches in diameter at point
two feet back of the head.
A wood-chopper named Wander.
cock. of Afford, Mass, was murdered
on Wednesday near Austerlitz, n. Y,
by Oscar Beckwith, desperate char
acter, who made his escape on his
victims horse. 1t is believed Van
dercock had considerable money.
Thomas Morgan, of Covington,
Nv, while delirious from smallpox
jumped from a second-story window
and fractured his skull.
About 100000 school children will
have been vaccinated in Illinois by
January 25, the period fixed by the
State Board for the exclusion of all
unvaccinated children.
The safe of the Savings Bank of
Bridgewater. Mass, was blown open
on Wednesday night week by bur
glars with dynamite, but only small
sum of money was obtained.
A prohibition crusade was inaugu-
rated at Lincoln, Neb., with view of
capturing the Legislature next winter.
The Jail at Greenville, Tenn. was
fired by prisoner. The building
was destroyed and the courthouse
seriously damaged. None Of the
prisoners were injured.
Brave Bear, member of Sitting
Bulls band of hostile Sioux, was at
Yankton, d. T., found guilty OF the
murder of David johnson near Fort
Sully several years ago.
A company has been organized at
Winnepeg, Canada, for the purpose
of supplying the eastern markets
with frogs.
One OF the Lilford watch case fac
tories made 19,004 silver cases last
year.
General Grant writes to Senator
Miller, of Nav York. that he desires
his name Withdrawn from the bill in
cooperating the Nicaraguan canal
company.
The Rochester. n. Y, driving park
association have decided to offer Si0,.
900 for stallion races on their track
July 4. 1882, under the same condi.
tions as governed the stallion races
held last summer
1t rained around Nashville, Team.
last week and the Gun berland riveI
rose rapidly, rise of Eve feet tool
place within twenty-feur hours. Bacl
water drove two hundred families from
their houses. A hundred acres o
ground within the city were under
water, and mills and factories were
compelled TO close.
One hundred and uinetv-eisht steam
ships we're wrecked during the veal
1881, the largest RuubOr ever lost il
like period since steam was applied Il
ocean navigation.
A New Jersey preacher who off
ciated at funeral said that if tn.
dead brother was saved it WAS "by
the skin of his teeth" This Wa.
Bible language, but the preacher Wa
condemned by the critics Of his con
gregation and by the mourners who
thought that he should have done /:
little extra business for the occasion
The preacher says that he was honest
but some of his critics say he SHOULD
have made his remarks to correspond
with the ideas of the relatives.