Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-10-31
Items.
Iowa is parched by drouth.

Two Pittsburgh men have gone to
Russia to examine the oil fields.
Tramps arrested in Harrisburg last
week were put to breaking stones.
The drinking water of Reading is
reported to have become so foul as
to be nauseating.
Ex-cadet Whitaker has establish
ed a military school for colored
youths at Charleston, S. G.
GREENSBORO, n. c. October 25.-
Three hundred children died from
diphtheria in this section recently.
Two young men in Forsyth county,
Ga, took ont licenses to marry the
same girl, and she refused them both.
Fred Brown, of Pine Greek town
ship, Clinton county, recently killed
black bear which, when dressed,
weighed 166 pounds.
The dead body of Darius Miller
was found in field near Goughlers-
vile, Berks county He had accident
ally shot himself while hunting.
Andrew d. Bennett, of Espeyville,
Crawford county, recently accidently
shot himself, and the charge setting
fire to his clothing he was burned to
death.
John McAnich, resident of Clover
township, Jefferson county, recently
assaulted his father, W. L. McAnach,
with fatal effect. The younger Nc
Anich is insane,
The prevalence of pleuro-pneumo-
mia in Chester county has been
checked to a great extent. A number
of valuable cattle affected by it have
been slaughtered.
A horse belonging to Ellis Hughes,
of Kennett township, Chester county
got wedged at the hips between two
trees. one of which had to be cut
down before the animal could be re
leased.
A young Michigan lover had a
quarrel with his sweetheart, who was
also his cousin. To get even with
her he proposed to her mother, a
widow OF 10. twenty one years his
elder. and his aunt by marriage. She
accepted him, and the two were mar
ried to the great discontinue of the
girl.
Martin Reidepbach, young man,
and but shortly married, while en-
gagged at work at Leinbach's mill,
Lancaster county, became entangled
in some of the machinery in the room
for grinding corn and was torn to
pieces. His legs were mutilated to a
great extent and his body badly man
gled. When discovered he was dead.
General Sherman has received
houses and other presents worth $50
900 since he became General of the
Army. exclusive of the $4,000 worth
of diamonds given by the Khedive to
Mrs Fitch, and since divided among
the Generals daughters. For the
past fifteen years he has been paid
81, 800 a year, and he will draw this
salary until his death.
James Gilmore, who set fire to the
Bridgewater Workhouse some months
ago, causing its destruction, was sen.
fenced at Plymoth, Mass, to twenty
years Imprisonment. He addressed
the Court, saying he fired the work
house because he was treated badly
while living there The testimony
of the officers showed him to be a
very refractory inmate, whom it was
necessary to punish frequently.
CHICAGO, October 25.-A well-at-
tended meeting of colored citizens
was held last night for the purpose
of protesting against the recent de
cision of the Supreme court on the
civil rights bill. Rev. W. Polk, pas
tor of the church in which the meet
ing was held. said in the course OF
his remarks: This decision is an
insult to our race l have always
been a good Republican, but now /
believe we should give our allegiance
to that party which will give us oul
rights, even if it runs the devils tick.
ct or Ben Butler"
The Philadelphia Times OF the 21st
inst, says: Asystem which permitted
the granting of 3S,95S new pension:
in the fiscal year of 1SS2-S3, nearly
eighteen years after the close of the
war, must be seriously at fault some
where. During all days of loose laws
and still looser construction of then
it scarcely seems probable that thes,
cases were not presented and consid
cred. Yet the period for making ap
plications has been extended from
time to time until hundreds of tn,
victims of disease or their heirs have
shrewdly concluded that they nigh
as well trace their difficulties to tn
war and be paid for them, whateve
may have been the real situation. A
there are almost uncounted thousand
of additional applications for pension
it is impossible for the imagination t.
conceive where the business may f
nally end.
The Everett Press, of last Wed
nesday says, one of the most horribl
railroad accidents that has occurre,
=. lately, happened near Connellsvillt
on Tuesday afternoon. Three chi
, dren and young lady who SCENE
to have them in charge were discoy
cred on the east track on the Bait
more & Ohio Railroad in the nortl
ern surburbs of the town by the ell
gineer of the Mt Pleasant AccommC
dation as le rounded short curve
1t was too late even to sound a viii,
tie of warning. The pilot struck til
little crowd of pedestrians and scat
, tered II ike chaff before the wind =