Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-08-09

outrages, bold robberies, daring iucendia-
risms, and kindred crimes, stare US in the
face in the columns of almost every paper
we open. Rape, more horrible in its at
rocity than murder. and doubly deserving
of death, is Of every day occurrence al
most, and in most cases mere children are
the victims. War has been a terrible
scourge to the country, out instead Of
improving it has sadly demoralized the
people.
S. S. CELEBRArIoN.-We had the
pleasure on Saturday last Of attending in
a delightful grove below Jerico Mills,
grand Union Sunday School Celebration
held by the Union Schools at Happy Hol-
low, Big Run and Pine Grove. The
turn ont was large, the discipline and Or
Ger maintained was all that could be oe.
sired, and the singing in some respects
went ahead of any thing We ever heard.
Short addresses we're made By A. II.
Weidman, Esq. Rev. R. H. Fletcher, d..
S. o. Kempfsr and the Editor of this
paper The company we're then invited
to 6 great d:aner. The table was lS5
feet long and vel! stocked. After few
hours spent il tie usual rom2 the coa.pa-
ny dispersed.
Coal ANp Coal CIn-Some of the
wise men tell US there can be no coal oil
in this section because We have no coal
However We think that the philosophy Of
Of the formation OF coal oil is far from
being established, while the major poT-
ton of the old theories are exploded
We do no. consider Stone-coal proof of
The existence or non existence of OIL, but
even if it were there is no proof that
there is no stoae coal in our county
On the contrary there is reason to believe
there is eoa.. Good indications are said
to exist aoou, Waterford and other places
4 splendid Ssin i. reported to Rave been
opened near the Perry County line across
ty Spanosle's Tannery. There is also a
thin vein OF coal tn hc seen in the rail
road cut above Patterson. Indications
also exist at McCoysville where they sre
now borirg for oil. We hope that our
county may be prospected and if there is
valuable in or under our hills
let it be taken out Iu fact We do not
see shat sorhe OF Our tilis rere made for
unless it was to hide coa.., iron ., oil.
MYSTERIOUS DIsAPPEARANCE.-It is
with mingled feelings which We can not
describe that We announce the disappear
anee Of WE. W .Gingricl of Mexico
The following appeared in the Harrisburg
Telegraph of last Saturday;
4 MYsTERY.-Ye esterday we published
al article from Il Baltimore paper. rela-
tive to q search thar was made in that city
for lost Postmaster from Pennsylvania
A letter received yesterday from Juuiata,
states that the missiu, man is Mr.. VIM
W. Gingrich, postmaster md merchant, Of
Mexico, Juniata couaty. He left home
some twelve days ago, stating that be V as
coming to Harrisburg, since which time
his family has not seen or heard Of him
nor have they any clue as the cause Of his
absence. There are various conjecture:
aaoat concerning this my.erious affair
some persons think he has been foully
dealt with, and other believing that be
put an erd to bis existence during a tenn
porary fit of insanity-while others have
circulated that he left on account Of finan
cial difficulties. The latter cannot be cor
rect, as it is said Giugrich paid out severa
hundred dollars the day he left home
and had notes in his possession on which
he could obtain money due him at an,
time. Mr.. G. was quiet, sober, homes
man, highly esteemed by all who knew
him. His family is IN great distress Oh
account Of the absence of their protector
and have the sympathies Of the commu
nifty in their deep afliction.
We are sorry that development
indicate that the charitable construction
placed upon his disappearance week ag'
are now giving place to settled convic
tion that he left with a view Of defraud
ing his creditors. Though he had paid
note in bank, yet he had borrowed none,
wherever be could and had great deal o
money Of soldiers. The last that is known
of him is tha, he called at the bed room
of 10 ace Applebaugh at the City Hote
in Harrisburg and borrowed SIS saying
he was going to Baltimore Although il
might be otherwise, yet it seems row t
be pretty well settled that he got all the
money he could and decamped for part.
uuk powp 1t is true that this is ,,tterl,