Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-03-27

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| aforesaid article appeared. OF wen
Mr. Forney's head. The Governor ap
pointed Rev O. H. Miller, of Allegheny
county. Thus the old henchmen. th'
faithful followers and original GearJ
men, are discarded and thrown over
board the guillotine is at work Rob
ley, Dunglison, was beheaded then Gihon
now Forney, who ne1tl
The local option bill passed the Senate
by a vote of l6 to IA, all the Democrats
except one voting against the bill. Ths
bill as passed finally will not 60 into ef
feet until April 1878. 1t simply refers
the whole matter to the people. and leaves
them to decide. each locality for itself
whether they will or will not have liquor
sold. 1t takes the question out of poll
tics and throws it entirely on the moral
sense of the people. If they wish liquor
sold. they can SO vote and have it, The
tendency of legislation is to throw more
responsibility on the people. They are
made to feel that there is direct connec-
ton between their ballots and their per.
sonal interests. The more there is felt
The greater value will be attached to the
franchise.
The argument of the McClure-Gr
contest was heard in the Senate chamber
on Saturday last. and nothing now re-
mains but for the committee to make
their report. Be that as it may. it is
final There has been little doubt since
the committee was dawn what that de-
cision would be. There is an idea in
the Democratic head that by keeping out
Gray. the regularly nominated and elect
ed candidate of the Republican party,
and putting in a bolter aud disorganizer
like Mcclure. they will be distracting
the Republican party. and sworn Dem
ocratic committee will soon find an e1.
cuse to smooth their way to the doing Of
the thing they want. and ere the ink
dries on the type that set this item. the
chief clerk may be calling McClure's
name among the list of Senators Of
Pennsylvania.
The constitutional bill was up in the
Senate again last week. but was again
postponed. The appropriation bill also
received but little attention from the Sen
ate, and immense number of new bills
were introduced, and many reported
from the various committees. No local
bills touching your oounsy were acted on
The Senate passed a resolution to extend
the time of the adjournment until April
4th. The House concurred in the action
of the Senate, and that date will witness
the departure from the capitol of Seua-
tors, members, pastors and folders, &c.
Deacon White offered a joint resolution
in the House to remove the capitol from
Harrisburg, and appropriatins FIVE mil
lion dollars for the building of new one.
Although there is nothing in the resolu-
ton that says where it shall be moved to
all Philadelphians are excited on the
subject, thinking of course that if the
capitol is ever moved. it must certainly
go there, for amt Philadelphia the State
They are holding mass meetings, council
meetings, and appointing large commit
tees to visit Harrisburg and urge the
passage of the resolution. All their pa
pers are full or it, they argue that Har-
risburg is an xnhealthy place, and that
the capitol shdlld be removed.
This is plausible argument, indeed,
from city thousands of whose citizens
have died within the last few months of
A fearfnl epidemic of smallpox.
To morrow has been fixed for hear
ing of the argument for new trial in the
Ease of Emanuel Schaffner, convicted at
The last term of court of murder in the
fret degree. 1t is not believed that a
new trial will be granted.
The candidate that the Sentinel brought
,ut for Auditor General, Ed. Scull of
Somerset, is looming up very strong
The papers all over the State are favor
ng him with many neat and compliment
AIRY notices. and the indication are that
be will occupy q prominent place on the
ticket next campaign.
Both branches of the Legislature meet
;o-night and this will no donbt be a
,usy week.
JUNIATA.