Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-06-27

There should be no neglisencs pos.
sible ss 70 her obsequies beng all she
wished. = Cnicsso widow bad ali ready
before her death. The coffin, lined
with silk velvet, cost $l,400; the
gold plate on il $500.
The Kansas City Journal says thai
within five terms, covering 10 months,
! St. Louis courts nave granted ,000
divorces.
Three children have died in Brazil,
lnd., within the ps.t years from
drinking concentrated lye.
a destructive bug is playing havoc
among the fruit of Berks county.
Wherever it stings the fruit falls un-
ripe, aud branches Of trees die when
penetrated by the bug.
Balser Helfaick, was attacked by two
bulldogs near Wlikesbarre. He car
ried stout stick, aud nearly killed
both animals without receiving an inju-
ry.
A FIRE at Montoursville, 4 miles
east of Willismsport, on Saturday
night week, destroyed 6 barns. The
live stock was saved.
NAYETTE, No., June 20.-E. l..
Stewart, the aeronaut, made an ascen-
sion here on Monday IN an old hot-air
balloon, which burst when il had at
tanned the height of about 2000 feet.
The balloon and the aeronaut came
down with a rush, and both plunged
INTO the Bonne Femme Creek and at
once disappeared. Stewart's body was
recovered.
A jersey COW, valued at $500, was
gOred to death by vicious bull or
the farm of Jeremiah Rote, hear Allen
town, on Monday.
Seven large rocks which had been
placed on the track of the New York
City and Northern Il. h. near Yon-
kers, n. Y, last Wednesday wrecked
the engine and cars of the 4 A. NJ.
freight train. The rocks were evident
ly put there by train wreekers.
In recent decision from the bench
Judge BIddle, of Philadel2hia, says
distinctly that be thinks that sparring
exhibitions are thoroughly inside the
law, aud that in his opinion sparring
as national pastime should be en-
,eouraged, tending, es it does, to dis
countenance the use of the knife and
pistol. We thoroughly agree with the
Judge, and do hereby set up our cele-
brated townsman, Mr.. j. l.. Sullivan,
as a prophet of reform. Better a black
eye than a murdered man.-Boston
post.
"Tbree noted horse thieves, John
Frankford, j. S. Robson aud - Dunn
escaped from the jail at West Chester
early few mornings ago. Frankford
and Robinson cut their way from their
cells into the one occupied by Dunn,
and the three escaped to the roof, from
which they lowered themselves to rhe
Jail yard by the use of blankets and
then scaled the walls Thirteen men
arrested for stealing rides on the rail.
road, who were quartered IN the Jail
yard, scaled the wall aud got away"
a Manchester girl turned deadly
pale, then flushed up as red as a beet
the other day when the street car con
ductor came to her for her fare. She
had taken a nickie out of her glove
and placed 1t in her mouth TO have it
handy, and in moment of thought
lesness swallowed it sud had no more
in band
DR.. j. NJ. Gregory. regent of the
Illinois Industrial University, was a
schoolboy in the Green Mountain viii
lage in which Chester \. Arthur was
born. TIE two tow beaded boys went
to school together, aud we're fast
friends. Two months ago, when Mr..
Cannon went TO see the President in
Mr.. Gegory's behalf. it was soon de-
cided that he would be good man on
the Civil Services Reform Commits
zion, and that's how he came to be one
of them.