Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-12-03

Mrs. Mary j. Angstadt, wife of Sam'l Ang
stadt. of Milton, was found dead in her bed
on the morning of the 18th inst She had
retired in apparently good health Her babe
was sleeping by her side. She was in her
4lst year.
The Democrats will find the government
a sort of an elephant on their hands, how
ever, If they do not set reactory policy in
motion the. people will keep on with their
work, and that of itself viii keep the gov
ernment a moving.
Do not leave coal oil lamp turned down
and burning at night or during abselce, as
there is danger of explosions and disas-
trous fires therefrom. a coal oil lamp is a
constant meusce to life and property even
when carefully handled.
"The winter of 1884 35 was one sr the
coldest ever known in America. The Ches-
| apeake bay was frozen from its head to the
Cspes, and on the Sth Of February 1885, the
murcury stood at 5 degrees below zero as
far south as Charleston
The Liverpool Sun, of the 27th inst.
SAYS: J. A. Wright, Esq, of Wild Cat Val
ley. killed two hogs last week, each of
which had four perfect front feet and
walked on all. Each porker walked ON his
all SKIS. The two had twelve feet.
Pubic sALE.-Giddeon Kaufman who
lives one fourth mile south of McAlister
vile viii sell at public sale, or Monday
December lth 1884, large lot Of house
hold furniture; one-horse wagon and bug
gy, hames, and so bushels of oats, aud
many other articles. See bills.
They had great fires in the past, as well as
in these DAYS. son the night of December
10, 1885, fire broke out in the city of New
Ysrk, aud in Il honrs consumed the great
er part of the business part of the city. and
destroyed over $ :, 900 900 worth Of prom
erty.
The railroad company is not satisfied
with the manner in which the Mexico
Bridge Company propose to cross the
railroad, and have put a fence across the
wagon road 50 As TO cbStruct hauling across
the bridge in the way that the Bridge
Company propose that travel should go.
Preacher Taimage, says. that American
political, and private life, demonstrates
that the doctrine of th- survival OF the fit
test as rot true doctrine. To prove that
it Is not true in political circles, hs saws.
that Booth, the assassin, survived Lincoln
for time, and GuiteaR survived Garfield.
The Huntingdon Globe, OF last week.
says: The OrbIsonia Democrats held JOLT
fcaticn ou Tuesday OF last week, and the
fire tnd powder was used SO rromiscuously
that lot OF 1t exploded. -Four men were
injured and the wagon in which they were
seated was demolished and the horses badly
scared.
The demeniacal shrieking whistles OF
three locomotives, brought almost everyone
in town out OF their houses to the streets
on Saturday afternoon. TO ask whats the
Everyone understood it to be an
alarm Of some kind. Nihiin people thought
it meant a fire in Patterson, and Patterson
people thought it meant Ere down the
railroad. The whis,ling was intended to
clear the track OF freigh: trains for one OF
the fast passenger trans.
At = clock last weiResi1y morning tho
81 erchants hotel, in A-h.&aI. Pa. was set
on irS. A iaan named John Kelly was
about the promises about the time the fire
broke out, and giving no satisfactory ac-
count OF his conduct about the property he |
was arrested, bandcufied and taken 10 |
Pottsville. When they arrived at Potts
vile Kelly complained that the cuffs hurt |
him, bis keeper loosened them somewhat /
fire Pfisof,gE- iegkcd one hand loose aud
knocked his guard down, and ran A.-sSSgsiiff-- :
the town 10 the woods and at last accounts |
had not been captured. He owns property
in Ashland and is reported as being heavily I
IN debt.
Some evenings ago On 9:45, Arraplhce |
chiefs, One Eyed Panther, White Bull, and |
Cheyenne chiefs, Willow Bend. Big Jake, |
Old Crow, Red Wolf, Bliad Chief, and 9th
ers passed By this 81 .tjoa ON their way to |
Carlisle, where they have children at school. !
A citizen who was on the train was not /
greatly taken with the dress of several OF |
the chiefs that be saw on their feet. He 1
says that theg had no pants on, and wore /
a short hEnters' coat with frIng Ground /
the skirt, and unier the skirt OF the coat |
white garment projected which looked like
the tail Of a white shirt. Their feet were I
encased in sof Indian shoes, and a long |
strip Of skin handsomely decorated hung |
lown over the back to the heels. TAsy
we're a sight 90 see.