Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-19
NEWS N rRfEF

/ % uStu lor iODtl Jilit EcSeiubieS Hecl.
tlELord Rosebery paid $4,000 for the
large Vandyck at the Hamilton sale.
The fruit exports of America have
increased a hundred fold in five years.
1t has been calculated that single
! cat Will devour twenty mice IN one day.
OF the 1150 convicts in the Ohio
Penitentiry, but seventeen are women.
The Zuni Indians have used the
sunfiower for decorations for centuries.
Miss Annie Louise Cary's physician
tells her that she must not sing again
for year.
-Hanlan the oarsman, is said to have
made $50, 900 during his recent t1p to
England.
In Liverpool, the only public eleva-
tors are those in the grain docks at
Liverpool.
Mr.. Ruskin IS said to he abOlt to
dispose of Turner's most celebrated
drawings.
The standing army of France COM
prises 499. 900 men. with a reserve force
of 1927, 900.
The recent census showed that
there are 9,945,9l6 families in the
United States.
In Havana Is one sugar cane flcto-
ry capable of producing 125 pounds of
sugar per diem.
The present Chief Justice of Alaba-
ma used TO set type on a weekly news
paper for So week.
Oscar Wilde is reported by Mrs.
Grundy to be engaged to Boston
Literary lady"
The Rev. A. G. Dickson has accep-
ted the presidency of Wake Forrest
College at Raleigh.
Mrs. Langtry had a special train at
the cost of f103 between Glasgow and
London the other day,
Senator Hills cancer was caused by
nicotine, which got INTO blister on his
tongue while he was smoking.
The destruction of vineyards in
Europe by the phylloxera is estimated
at 3, 900, 900, 900 francs within ten years.
A German traveller saws the scheme
OF flooding the Sahara Is impracticable,
as it lies 900 feet above the sea level.
The PeterEoro n. II. public libra
ry, numbering 1000 volumes is known
as the Oldest free library in the United
States.
A pendant cal lbuncle on the neck
lace of Mary, Queen of Scots, was val
ued at 500 crowns, a large price for
those days.
The oyster trade of the United
States employs nearly $1,000 persons,
and the annual product exceeds 22,0O0,
900 bushels.
| The number of persons drowned by
the recent flood caused by the sudden
rising of the river at Versecz, Hungary.
was forty-four
The importation of opium from
India to China amounted in 1898 to 300
tons, in 1863 to 5000 tons, and since
then the increase has been still more
rapid.
During the month of Nay theState
treasurer of Texas received from the sale
of land S65, 1926, of which S27, ass was
first payments, representing sales of
about SOC, 900 acres of school lands.
The streets and public places of
Paris are lighted with 4j,S1j gas bur
ners, sixty-three electric lamps, sixty
five vegetable oil lamps and two hun
dred and nlnety-three mineral oil lamps.
according to German statistics
crimes and misdemeaners in Prussia
have increased at the enormous rate of
Ill per cent. since 1871. In lSS0alone
the number of prisoners rose by nearly
1000.
Our exports of domestic breadstuifs
during tine eleven months ending May
81, 1882, amounted III value to Sl67,
653 532, against S2i4, 3d. Alb during
the corresponding period Of the pre-
ceding year.
The exports OF petroleum and pc
trolt um products for April were valued
at 81, 1877 900; previous April, 3, ,750,-
600: ten months ending April, 81, ,394,
600; same peuod the preceding year,
S3l ,401 900.
The late Ex- Governor Washburn,o of
Wisconsin, left an estate worth about
81 zoo, 900. He made his first money
out of government timber taken up by
his brothers when they were surveyors.
His widow is in an asylum for the i'll
! sane.
1t Is estimated that there are Ill
London at the present time no fewer
than 24,0O0 unemployed mechanics,
artisans, clerks and unskilled laborers,
| and that throughout the country there
is a floating population Of $4,000 va
grants.
Major Bellamy, who once was one
of Georgia's most prominent slave hOl-
ders, now employs about 1000 Legroes
ON his large plantation, and each family
has "A neat cabin, vegetable garden
and some fruit trees; plantation church
and a school maintained ut the Majors
expense.
| 1t appears from Parliamentary re
turn that 4G44 persons were drowned ON
the coast and Ill the inland waters of
Great Britain during the yer 1880. OF
tins number, however, AL committed
suicide and twenty six were murdered
The number of persons saved from
drowning was us, of whom 577 were
saved by life boats.
June 1st, the third anniversary of
the death of the son of Napoleon III,
was commemorlted by the ex-Empress
Eugene, Prince LucIen and many of
their friends by appropriate ceremonies
at the tomb ChIselhurst. A wreath
of ofimmOrtelles WAS sent to be placed ON
the tomb by Queen Victoria and the
Princess Beatrice.
king Oscar and Queen Sophia, OF
Sweden, respectively fifty three and
forty-seven years old, celebrated their
silver wedding on Tuesday of last week.
Among the gifts received was magniti-
cent silver clock, from the Grand Duke
of Baden, whose daughter is the Prin-
cess Royal of Sweden.
According to the reports presented
to the Old Catholic Synod of Switzer-
land the Church is supported by the
State in nine cantons, anu has an official
existence in AZ parishes. 1t has 81 ec-
|, clesiastlcs. Last year there were ,42S
combinations and S95 baptisms.
| Cauut Albert AppOayi the leader