Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.

some at Newport.
Silver is scarcer than gold in the
Nevada mining camps.
Cincinnati makes two-thlrds Of the
collins used in the South.
"A railroad is to be built to the top
of Pixies Peak, Colorado.
The late l.. NJ. Hill, of Georgia,
made 500, 600 by farming.
President Darling, of Hamilton
College has recovered his health.
Ex-senator Tabor has bought $780,
600 worth Of copper lands in Texas.
by law in Arkansas no saloon can
be bull. within 60 rods Of a church.
There are twice as many sheep in
the United States as in Great Britain
Nine cherokee Indians have estab-
lished national bank in the territory.
1t IS probable that women will
soon be granted the franchise in
Canada.
"A house built entirely OF petrifed
logs isamong the curiOsities of Southern
Nevada.
The trade dollar has turned up in
Cincinnati, and is now in circulation
in that city.
-Mackerei fishing has improved
wonderfully of late around Prince
Edward Island.
The United States has l43. $40
miles of the so, 900 miles Of telegraph
lines in the world.
1t is stated that three times around
an elephants front hoof is exactly the
measure of his height.
Each man, woman and child IN
Paris last year, is credited with having
drank AZ gallons of wine.
I'm louisiana rum is made from
sweet potatoes. Seven barrels of pota-
toes yield a barrel of rum,
The prospect of haviEgSa street
railway has made the people of Bur-
lington, VT, quite jubilant.
Minnie Ilauk, says correspondent
flies the American dag daily, rain or
shine, over her castle in Switzerland.
Gas has been found in Buffalo at
depth Of 310 feet The quantity is not
sufficient for manufacturing purposes.
The Italian uoDienan vino wagered
that he would cover 81 $50 miles on
French railways In 80 days has won his
wager.
Swinging signs, under a recently
enforced ordinance, have pretty well
disappeared from the streets of Dallas,
Texas.
The Massachusetts Democratic
State Committee has issued 4 cOnsOla-
tory address 10 the faithful who voted
for Butler.
In one year Troy, n. Y, manu-
factuTeS thlrty-SiX million linen collars
besides nearly three and one-half mil
lion shiItS.
There are only twenty-five Repub-
licans and Independents in the Mis-
sisSlppi Legislature. There are 130
Democrats.
Wheat shlyClents from California,
Oregon and Washington Territory give
employment annually TO more than 400
sailing vessels.
The sugar crop in Germany accord
ing 10 private adviceS is per cent.
larger than last year, which was the
greatest ON record.
Prince Napoleon's Oldest son has
been suddenly called TO France from
his studies at Cheltenham College by
tie cOnscription.
The government stamped envelope
works at Hartford are running thirteen
hours a day, and made over 30, 200, 900
envelopes last month.
Over 100 different works have thus
far been published in Germany on
vegetarianism, in addition to monthly
magazine on the subject.
4 One-hundrel- year-old carriage in
which President Monroe once rode.
went for SI.25 at a Vergennes, Ver-
E-ont, auction the other day.
There is great excitement at and
about Lisbon, Ransom county, Dakota,
over reported gold discoveries in the
GALLEY of the Cheyenne river.
A Newburg, n. Y. man, has 200
different sort Of apples grated upon one
tree. One hundred and thirty-seyen OF
them were In bearing last year.
The authorities of Boston have
begun enforcing law of many years.
standing, requiring the closing of bake
shops at nine O'Clock on Sundays.
"A leading society lady at the Cat
skills js the happy pOSseSsor of III dif-
ferent costumes, IL trunks, two poodles
and three maids; also husband.
Tandem racing is becoming popu-
lar among the young English sporting
men. One of the horses is ridden and
the other driven from the saddle.
The enormous rancho in Mexico
purchased for 100000 by O
syndicate of English and Scotch
sDeculatOrs, extends over 600 squar-
miles.
-COviIgton, La, IS said to be with
out single Hebrew resident, and the
Farmer, published in that county,
thinks few other towns can say the
same thing.
After an absence OF several years
the buffaloes are returning to theplains
of North Texas again and will likely
remain if protected from wanton de-
struction.
Between $500 and 1900 Cinnamon
It is estimated, and large number of
Indians from the surrounding country,
are engaged in picking hops in Sacra-
mento county, Cal.
Owing to the frequent publications
on the subject in the newspapers, that
class of confidence game swindlers
known as "bunko sharps" have met
with numerous defeats lately.
The Piute Indians of Nevada com
plain OF the new railroad regulations,
which require that they should pay
freight for the game they catch and
kill, The roads have been carrying
their game without charge.
Senators Morgan, OF Alabama,
Miller. OF California, and Logan, and
Gen. DiaZ and others, have organized a
company for the use of petroleum as
fuel In metallurgy, Mr.. Morgan having
Invented means Of doing so.
London papers, at the request of
the High Commissioner for Canada, are
giving publicity to notice stating that
'female domestics are wanted in all
parts of the Dominion" and that
enough 'navv.eS'' cauIOt be obtained
for railroad work.