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Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15

The Oregon papers are making fun OF
the last earthquake III that region. for it
affected persons in quite different ways
A young gentleman and lady were out
walking at the time. About half an
hour after they returned from their prom
enade, and then learned, for the first time
that there had anything unusual occurr-
ed. People rushed into :he streets scant
lily clad. One loving husband. who had
just stepped out to see man on bust
ness," rushed home, with billiard cue
that he had forgotten to replace, in his
hand. His wife has vetoed all business
engagements after eight o'clock T.. NJ
The next little item we take as we find
it. One irascible gentleman jumped from
bed scantly attired, possessed himself of
the cowLide, and made for the room up
stairs of his boys, and rushed into it ex-
claiming. "l'll show you how to be fight
ing at this time of night"
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15
Attempt to Scare o Husband.
[From the Utica IN. Y Herald.


An Adams wife, the other night
thought she would ecare her husband q
little. '.just for fun" She told him she
should pass the night away from home,
and then, when night came, she hid un.
der the bed. Her husband in due time,
came home and retired for the night
and then the lady remembered, too late,
that her poorer half was a brave man,
and That any demonstration on her part
might result in her receiving the contents
Of his revolver. So, after giving the sub
iect deliberate consideration she conclud-
ed not to frighten her husband. Becom-
ing tired of her uncomfortable position
on the floor, she at length ventured in a
faint voice to call his name. Explana-
tions followed, and the lady has played
the part of a burglar for the last time.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15
, JEALOUSY AND KEROSENE.
A JEALOUS HUSBAND KILLS HIS WIFE IN
A HORRIBLE MANNER.

JEALOUS HUSBAND KILLS HIS WIFE iN
| HORRIBLE MANNER.
On Tuesday night IN alarm was
sounded at Sarnia, and the report was
soon spread that lamp had exploded in
the apartments occupied by Mr and Mrs.
Arthur Smith, ut Mrs Fishers house
At first, and in fact for several hours
afterward, it was supp osed that a lamp
explosion only was the cause of the e4-
citement. 1t has since :ranspired, how
ever. tha. the Lamp WAS thrown violently
at Mrs. Smith ly her husband. injnring
her head severely and burning her horri
bly,, so tha. from the combined injuries
she Las since died
Nrs. Smith, whose maiden name was
Lester or Leicester, was highly educa-
ted and refined young lady, well known
in Sarnia and in this city, and universal
ly admired wherever known, moving in
the best circles of society. Smith is
spoken of as gentlcmanly person, whose
otherwise good character was spailed by
being of a jealous disposition bot tenn
no.ed, and addicted to drink.
There are always two sides to story,
and his friends assert that he was driven
to evaporation by the conduct of his
wife, who, it is claimed, was nOtoriously
fi:t, keeping company with young un-
married men, and conducting herself in
such manner as to bring down upon
her good name the darkest kind of a
cloud of rcrroach and scandal.
Be that as it may, for that or some
other reason, he was very jealous of his
attractive wife, and frequent storms of
abuse and anger fell upon her head. At
times lie has abused her s.iamefully, it is
asserted, and she has often been heard to
say that her life was in danger, /" for Ar
thur will surely kill me come day"
The particulars of the horrible tragedy
on Tuesday night perhaps will never be
known. but it ended i'll the young and
handsome woman's death and the arrest
of the guilty man, who is row confined
in the I.ambton county Jail in Sarnia.
Mrs Smith was heard to cry out for
help, and help was Immediately sum-
ncned, but Oh arriving at the scene the
room was full of smoke, the carpets were
burned, and Mrs. Smith lay burned and
bruised upon the floor. Smith had evil
den;ly endcavored to put out the FIRE,
and was also burned considerably.
iIia story at first. was that the lamp
exploded in his wife's face. but circum,
stantial evidence was found that went far
to prove that lie had thrown the lamp at
her, crushing her head, and setting her
clothes on fire. Since his arrest he has
either gone stark mad, or else fcigns
madness very closely The most intense
excitement prevails at Sarnia. The ac-
tion of the coroner's jury is awaited with
the greatest anxiety, and public opinion
against the prisoucr has been wrong ht
up to the highest pitch.-i'1rt Huron
Times
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15

On the morning of the lO:h inst, a
, small boat containing two dead men drift
teG past Co!umbas, Ky, one of the bodies
was Ia sitting position, with head droop-
ing, the o.Ler was lying in the bottom Of
the boat, which was surrounded by a
field of ice. rendering it impossible TO
reach the boat from the shore 1t is sup
posed that in attempting to cross the riv-
er the boat was caught in the ice and the
men were frozen to death.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15
THREE.rouarus of all suicide are NAL

THREE FouRrHs of all suicide are NAL
es. The greatest number are caused by
divorces. The least number are among
the married, next the unmarried. next
the widowed. One-third of the cases are
due to mental diseases one-ninth to
physical suffering oue-tenth to fear Of
punishment or shame one ninth to fam
lily quarrels one-ninth to drunkenness.
gambling, etc one-twentieth to disap.
pointed love. Of boys under Is years
of age sc per cent hang themselves Of
girls of the same ase..7l per centss::drown
themselves. Young men most common
ly use the pis:ol-old men the razor
young women drown themselves-oltl
women use the rope only one female in
200 uses firearms. The ratio of suicides
as given by NJ. Decaisnc before the
French Academy of Sciences, is as fol
lows London, one in It's deaths New
York, one in 172; Vienna, one in 16O /;
while in Paris il has reached the shock
ing number Of one in 72.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15

At Chambers Crossing, about a half,a
mile this side at La,robe station, on the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad on Thurs
day morning, about half past ten O'Clock
a man named James L. Gress was killed
by being struck by the locomotive of the
mail train going east. He was driving
in sleigh, and when he approached the
track he saw the ballast train standing,
but did not see the coming mail. His
horse had just cleared the track, when
the COW catcher struck the sleigh, throw
lug him in the air, and alighting on his
head some twenty feet from the spot
where the sleigh was struck, dying few
minutes after.
The deceased was a farmer and resid-
ed in the vicinity Of LatIobe. lie leaves
a wife and several children.-PitsburgA
Gazette
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15

An Iowa despatch under date of the
10th says Reports from the Iowa divi-
sion of the Milwaukee and st. Paul rail.
road say that sleighs succeeded in reach.
ing the snowbound train between Con-
over and Ridgway, and rescued the pass
engers. Eight freight trains were snow
ed in between McGregor and Austin.-
The snow is packed SO tight that the
snow plows have no effect, and will have
to be shoveled out. Ali that can be seen
of some trains is, here and there, the top
of brake above the snow. The ther-
mometer ranged from 20 to 25 degrees
below zero, the wind blowing perfect
gale. The drivers of the relief teams
were badly frozen.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15

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Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15

An old fisherman of Richmond, Va,
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all whom it may concern {: Found at my
door on the 3lst ult.. between eight and
nine o'clock, aa infant child few days
old. The owner or owners will please
come forward. prove property and take it
away, or, with the help of God, we will
try to take care of it.
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Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15
Aew advertisements.
Auditors Notice.

In the Court of Common Pleas Of JuniGta
County.
HNIIE undersigned, having boen appointed
i Auditor to distribute the balance in the
hands of James C. Doty, Assignee of Joseph
S. Sartain TO and among the creditors of the
said JOSEPH 6. Sartain, hereby gives notice
that he will meet the parties interested for
the urposss of his appointment, at his Office
in Mifflintown, said county, on FRIDAY.
the 17th day of JANUARY. 1879, between
the hours Of 10 O'Clock 4. ". and 4 o'clock
P. NJ. of said day, when and where all par
ties interested may attend If they they see
proper.
JEREMIAH LYONS, auditor
Dec Is, 1872
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15

On Thursday of last week. about 3
o'clock p NJ, while David Chains and
wife, of Beaver county, were away from
their house, the clothes of two of their
little children caught fire, and before any
assistance could be rendered, one of them
aged six years, was 30 badly burned that
she died at seven o'clock the same day.
The other received but little injury.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15

ADVOCATES of free trade speak of its
BLESSINGS but the mass of the people
O, the countries wherein it does flourish,
,mierate from it as if it were curse.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15
Caution.

A LII persons are hereby cautioned against
II Hunting, Fishing, OF in any way tres
passing on the lands of the undersigned; In
Milford township. All persons so offending
will he dealt with to the full extent of the
law. L. II. IA "
Dec. !, 1S72-tf
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Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15

4 conspiracy to issassinate the Iresi
dent of Peru by means of torpedoes piac
ed on The railroad over which he was to
riie had been frustrated and the leaders
in the movement were arrested.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE
IN PATTERSON.

THE undersigned offers at private sals-a
i Lot of Ground situated in the borough
Of Patterson, Juniata county, having there
on erected a
New Frame Dwelling House,
and a good Hog Pen. There are Peach,
Pear, and other Fruit Trees on tine Lot.
Possession given ut once. For terms, So,
call on or address
H. c. ARBOGAST,
Dec 4, '72-2m Port Royal, Pa.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15

A very unpleasant remedy for emo
tional insanity is proposed by Henry l..
Clinton in the New York Times. After
writing at length concerning the uncer-
tainty of conviction of murdcrers under
the presen, Jaws. he suggests that the
law should be amended 30 that '.homi.
eide committed without deliberation and
premedita:ion, although with intent to
kill formed on the instant, would be mur.
der in the second degree the punish.
ment to imprisonment for life. This is
certainly worthy OF attention. and his
proposition to con6ne in lunatic asylum
for twenty or thirty years the persons
acquitted on the plea of insanity seems
the surest check to such persons as ale
tempted to give way to the insane desire
to take life. lie says: "If a person is
SO insane as to take human life he should
be confined for sufficiently long time to
protec. the community against any re-
turn Of such violence
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15

THE Legislature proposes to raise the
Governors salary to $4,000 per annum.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15

A Washington despatch, under date
Of the 18th inst, says 1t appears to be
understood that the election of Col. j. j
Patterson as Senator from South Carolina
will be investigated by the Senate before
he is allowed to take his seat. The
charge that he was elected through bri.
berry and corruption has become 80 gen.
eral that many Senators are of the opin-
ion that the Committee on Privileges and
Elections should look into the natter
Among the most prominent and specific
of his accusers is the Hon. Robert B
Elliot, colored member of the House from
South Carolina, WHO was himself can
didate before the Legislature for United
States Senator. 1t is understood that as
coon as Patterson's credentials are pre-
aented they will be referred to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections. SO
much has been said recently Of the man.
ner in which Senators have secured their
election that the more respectable men,
bera of the Senate are disposed to have a
thorough investigation.
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New Frame Dwelling House.

A LII KINDS OF BLANK WORK, sc, done
n at this Office in the neatest manner aud
at low prices.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-01-15
yuniata Sentinel.

GEO. P. R0WElL & co, 40 Park Row, New York
S. n. PETTENGlLl & CO., 81 Park Row, NJ Y,
Are. our sole agents in that city, and are au-
thOrized TO contract for advertising at our
lowest rates. Advertisers in that city are Ie-
quested TO leave their favors with either of
the above houses.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-07
LAW REFORM.

EDITORS APPEAL--Having read this
morning your article upon Legislative
Reform" and it meeting so fully with
my views, / cannot refrain expressing
my thanks for the good work YOU have
undertaken. Reform is needed, no one
can doubt. Our taxes are unnecessarily
burdensome; they are oppressive to
every class, trade, profession and occu-
patton. The reform can only commence
with Legislative acts; let US have them.
We have practical men with good sense /;
men who feel the burlen of unnecessary
taxatIsn. AS Representative from this
county, let them 90 into the good work
at once upon the very principle yOusug-
gest in your leading editorial this morn
ing. You seem to think the court re-
form, proposed by a convention of able
judges, and approved by you as being
highly judiciOus and proper, would not
be popular with the masses. Let me
assure you, my dear sirs, being familiar
with the sentiment of the people of
West Tennessee, the reform suggested
by the convention of able judges is not
only popular, but very popular, and ac-
tually demanded of their Representa-
tives. The jury system should be abol-
ished, no one can doubt; it is only a bull
wark behind which thieves and murder
ers skulk. They are delays to veTdicts
and justice; they are a source to corup-
ton, Onerous and unnecessary taxation.
Let US have an act abolishiEg the jury
system, to go into effect at once, cover
ing all cases now pending or may be
brought in future. Our city has ceased
to grow, and commerce languishes, trade
is crippled, and the soil is not cultivated
only to limited extent, all ON account
of unbearable taxes. knowingly assert
that not less than five hundred thousand
dollars of capital has been withdrawn
from our city in the last twelve months,
and as much prevented from coming, on
account of our oppressive tax system.
Unless we have an immediate change,
it will be worse thep.esenty year. J. NJ.
January ), 1873.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-07
:. WE Anr Nor HAPPY.-

The good time is coming. The money
market, gorged for two months more
tightly than ever the river has been this
winter. has thswed ont, and commerce
sails on the bosom Of the great financial
stream almost with its wonted ease.
Aud "yet we are not happy" Col
lections are easy, and merchants
are relaxing their visages from the fri
gidity of duller days; they begin ''to
smile as they were wont to smile," and
"yet We are not happy.~ Everybody
agrees with the APPEAL that John
Johnson is played out, and should re-
sign; that the streets are so muddy and
filthy that even the blind jok~
er OF the Ledger may 'see
it;n that law reform is necessary,
aud a new city charter should be had,
aud ''yet we are not happy" Cotton
commands a good price, and is looking
up; the river is open to navigation, and
the health Of the city IS as good Gas
could be expected under the circum-
stances, " and Hyet we are not happy"
How could we be with both theaters
closed last night, no Lydia ThOmp-
son, no Beckett no Edouard, no
mery-making, laughter-provOking and
side-splitting extravaganza 10 wake up
the town and help TO arouse US from the
stupor OF the late dull months. We
care not happy We could not be, re-
n1embering what we lost in Lingsrd's
failure TO reach the Operahouse. True,
we have the promise Of the presence Of
both troupes tonight. That is good so
far as it goes. But "yet We are not
happy" We refuse to be comforted
by anything short of the presence Of the
great burlesque troupe on the Memphis
Tbeater stage, and Lingard and Miss
Dunning on that Of the Operahouse.
They are needed to steal cur thoughts
from. city finances and municipal stu
pidities, from the Louisiana squabble,
the Arkansas muddle, and the con-
test for offices in our State and
city Legislatures. We have too
much heavy business on hand, and
need a laugh such as these Jolly jokers"
can dispense. We want release from
uhe expressions that warp and bias us
even against our better nature. We
want the comedians, and are prepared
TO give them overfiOwing houses, and a
welcome propOrtiOned to our need Of
their power to provoke laugh. "And
vet We are not happy"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-07
FRIGHTFUL.
A Man in a Sleigh Caught by a Train
and Cut TO Pieces.

Newark Journal, December 81
About four o'clock yesterday after.
noon fearful accident occurred to EX'
.Assemblyman Charles Hemingway
OF Paterson. He was in his sleigh,
crossing the Erie railway at Market
street, in front Of n freight train which
which was slowly hacking up. His
horse became heightened, baked, and
turning suddenly, threw Mr.. Hemming,
way out upon the track in front Of the
train, the wheels of which passed Ovel
mis- legs, cutting them both off near the
knees. He was taken to his home in
Prospect street, and was still alive last
evening, although twas feared he would
survive but a short time. Mr.. Hem
1ningway's family had just previously
alighted from the sleigh TO stop at q
store near the railroad. He was mem
Der Of last winters Legislature, has been
a prominent Republican politician, did
an extensive liquor and grocery busi-
ness, and was a wealthy man. Perhaps
10 man in Paterson was more widely
known than Charles Hemingway, and
the accident gave a shock to the whole
community. The fault is believed tC
have been that Of the fiagman, who sig
mailed that everything was all right. The
greatest Indignation is expressed toward
the Erie Railway Company for not hay'
n, 9 gates at this crossing.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-07
THE FLOODS.
Rise Of the EtOWah, 0Ostenauls and
COOSa Rivers.

KINGSTON, D,Vember "a, l672.-Fol
five days previous 70 the hard rain on
Monday night il rNned Increasingly
and on Monday il simsly poured in tor,
rents. Here, AT Kings'On, the small
creek that flows by this place rose 50
rapidly that persons occupying Tie rail
road shanties had to swim for their
lives In one instance, / am told, a lit
tie boy woke up ana said 10 his fathel
that the bed was wet, and the fathers on
reaching out his hand, struck it against
a floating plank which proved 70 be q parl
Of the floor. He at once jumped up and
waded out neck-deep with his children.
Mr.. p. c. Harris had fifteen bales OF
cotton fiated from his ginhOuse, and
barely had time TO save his mules and
other stock from starving.
The Rome railroad washed up in sew
enil places, and for five days no trains
could pass.
The Selma, Rome sud Dalton road
has been literally washed up for miles,
and / learn from General Pennington
that IN places where water was never
known before, that il was eight feet
deep.
At ROckmart the damage was cons i'd
elable. The banks of the Etowab are
80 high and the stream 50 rapid that but
little damage, if any, was done to farms
on the river, except near Rome, and
there they were simply overfiowed by
bsck-water, which benefits rather than
Injuries.