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Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-06-18
CAUTION.

4 IL persons are hereby cautioned against
"A trespsssing BY hunting, or in any other
way, on the farm on which l reside in Fer
managh township. All persons offending
will be deal: with to the full extent of the
aw WILSON Robson.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-06-18

A paper mill is to be erected in Belle
fonte.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-06-18
NEWS OESPATCHES.


A despatch Of the 10th inst from Cliff
ton Riot. Canada says For several day
psst distractions have been placed across
the Erie and Niagara railroad track b.
tween Chippewa and Black creek. in the
shape of railway ties. with the eviden;
intention of throwing the express train
off the track, but have been discovered
in time to avert disaster. The parties
suspected were watched and detected in
making another attempt to throw the ex-
press train cf last evening. and one ol
them has admitted that he placed ties
across the track. The men implicated
are father and son, living near Black
creek.
A Leavenworth despatch under date
Of the 10Th inst. says A bridge over
the river Marias des Ciques. ON the Leav-
enworth, Lawrance and Galveston rail.
road, in Kansas, fell while. train was
passing over it on Saturday last. aud the
bridge and train were entirely demolish.
ed. There were eleven persons ON the
train, but no one was seriously hurt.
A San Francisco Cal. despatch of the
10th inst. says Mayor Alvord tonight
vetoed the notorious "Pigtail Ordinance"
of the Board of Supervisors, requiring
the heads Of the Chinese prisoners in the
county Jail to be shaved. The mayor
takes the ground that such punishment
would be infamous that it woald make
40 unjust die. inction in violation of the
terms of our treaty with China, as we'll
as the laws Of the United States. He
also vetoed the ordinance requiring the
Chine Sc laundrymen to pay special tax
of fifteen dollars quarter for each and
every Cbinaman employed The action
of the mayor meets the approval of a
great majority Of our citizens, and even
those who are opposed to Chinese immi-
grafton, as the course of the municipal
legislation concerning the Chinese had
taken the form of persecution.
A despatch dated at Steubenville Ohio
OH the llth says Yesterday, at the
house of miner named George Edmonds
a can Of gunpowder, weighing one hun
dred and twenty five pounds. exploded,
killing three children and fatally wound
ing another. The can had been placed
in a cupboard, and in the absence Of
their parents the children set fire to it.
A despatch from Illinois udder date of
the 1ltb inst says: Fred. Bickes. living
at Decatur, ILL.,, went home last evening
after three days debauch. and was in
vited to take seat at the supper table
by his mother. whereupon he commenc.
ed abusing her with vile language. His
father demonstrated, and told him he
must cease or leave the house, at which
he drew a revolver aud shot his father in
the face. inAictiug an ugly, but not dan
gerous, wound. He then fired ball in
to his own brain, and at last accounts he
was in dying condition.
A Middletown N. Y. despatch under
date Of the llth inst says DR.. Lewis
E. Meyers. dentist, of this place, while
drunk this evening stabbed, supposed
fatally, his father in the breast, near the
heart. with sharp instrument. Meyers
is in custody.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-06-18

VI tue auVdnIdSes OF tnese, IemdIkeO,
"What is better than a good education I"
Common sense. you fool, you," quickly
responded one of his hearers.
A man who had his new hat exchang
ed for an old one, in barber's shop,
advertises that unless it is returned, be
will forward to the wife of the person
who took it, the letter found concealed
in the lining of the old one.
Mr.. Bass, the famous brewer, who
pays $4,000 year for railway trans
portation, and who is a shareholder in
the principal English railways, told a
Parliamentary committee that he was in
favor of the government buying up all
the railroads in the kingdom.
A singular epidemic broke out in a
Kansas town last week. Every wife in
the town was suddenly attacked by an
irresistible desire to present her husband
with a nice little dressing case, with
shaving materials complete. An attrac-
tive young woman had opened barber
shop in the village.
Two boys aged IL and years were
stoning herrings iu sniptuit pond. Ro-
chester. They killed two or three which
lying dead on the surface of the water.
an eagle swooped for them. A well-di.
rected pebble hit the noble bird in the
head stunning him SO that the boys So
cured and killed him. The spread Of
his wings was seven feet.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01
The Rayages OF the Cholera In Mount
Vernon, Indiana.

To GIVE you some idea of the ruin that
has followed close upon the heels of this
demon of the Ganges," will cite few
of the more prominent families that it has
visited. In family named Bell, two are
left alive out of seven persons; in one
named Hovey, relations of General Hnvey,
two died in that of Sheldens, four deaths;
in that of the Woodeys, proprietors of the
foundry, the utmost havoc was made One
of the proprietors died with it; in his
brothers. family, a wife and two children
were buried, and so great was the excite
ment and fright that am told the husband
had TO prepare the bodies for the tomb.
In their fathers family all but two were
buried. These are individual cases. But
failed to find single person who has
not had cholera symptoms more or less
violent in their effects. Every house is
pervaded with odors of disinfectaEts; !;
every person smells of asafetida and cam
phor; cherub-looking children give out
this nauseating smell from their garments.
Certainly it would seem that everything
possible has been done to stay the dis
ease. Rosin, pine tar, and coal were
burned by orders of the Board of
Health, so that one could feel the
heat all over the place, but in spite
of all preventives and science, for
ten days the plague carried of its
victims. From my room at midnight, l
could hear the noise of funerals You
cannot understand to what extremities the
citiz,n ms and families have been driven.
Medical aid was insufficient The doc.
tors could not be at all places at all times,
and many have died who might have been
saved had it been possible to have treated
them the instant the disease came upon
them. Yet the physicians have all acted
heroically, with single exception, whose
leaving with his family has excited a
storm of Indignation. But up till to-day
he had worked hard. For ten days the
doctors had, had scarcely any rest, and
been busy in going from house to house,
for every dwelling almost had its cholera
patients. Scarcely business house was
open to-day the streets were deserted,
the banks closed, and the depot thronged
with citizens fleeing for their lives from
the CITY, / think at least 200 persons
have left to day alone People living in
the lower land, or flats, and who have
been unable to leave, have removed TO
stOre-rooms and warehouses, where they
are living, and hoping to escape the dis.
ease. New cases were reported to day
but the general belief Is that the disease
has reached its height; at least the symp,
toms of the new patients are reported as
less violent and much milder than those
of two days ago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01

One single fact remains TO be cited. and
that Is, there Is seemingly no reason for
This infliciion Of The peslilcnce. The Town
has had the reputation Of being "a healthy
as Evansville, and nne OF the most healthy
in Southern Indiana. The adjoining
tracts are not swampy, and the bluff on
which part uf the city is built is the
highest between Evansville and Cairo.
Some attribute II to the use of well ,watrs
but every house has cistern, from which
the water for cooking and drinking ispb-
tained and the water of wells was
probably used here less even than In otfrcr
places Ii is certain. however that ~
came in spite of cleanliness and the mppll
cation of scientific truths, nd in It's tlnck
death of The most nideuus ~ pc has follow
ed, and town deserted us ihuuglin luIri.
cane had borne away its inhabitants
Ih0unt VetnOn (Juiy 10J COr. EcdnsUite
Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01

dering Identification absolutely impossi-
BILE. They were thick.set, powerful men,
and Judging from their dialect and Ian
guage, Mr.. Royce believes they were gen
uine border ruflians, and not persons re-
siding in the vicinity. The claw-bar and
the spike maui used in removing the rail
were taken from the section-house before
mentioned.
There were from ninety to one hundred
persons on the train. A small ivory han
died revolver was the only weapon in the
crowd Of course it was of no avail, and
was not brought into action. None of the
passengers were injured. The coaches
and the sleepers stuck to the track. The
rear sleeper was filled by party of aristo.
cratic Chinese students, on their way to
Springfield, Mass, to be educated,
The tender tipped over on the engine,
and the next baggage car rested on the
tender. The second baggage car went
into the ditch. The air-brake and
the patent platform saved the remainder
of the train.
The manner in which the robbers threw
the train indicates that they knew the
business. AT an obscure curve where the
engineer could not see the track two hun
dred and fifty feet ahead, they removed
the plates and drew the spikes from rail
on the outside of the curve, so that the
rail could be easily removed. To the
rail they attached rope which ran up
over the steep of the cut into surface
ditch on bank, which completely hid
them from the view of the approaching
train. When the train was within three
rails length, they pulled the rope, re-
moved the rail, and what followed is de.
tailed above.
Some time ago conspiracy to rob a
train on the same road at another point
was discovered by railroad man, who
was instructed to join the gang for the pur.
pose of breaking it up, and it was broken
up while the intentions of the gang were
known. The engineer, fireman, con.
ductor, and brakemen of the train were
armed by the Company, and two addi.
tional armed men were sent as a rein.
forcement on night trains. Nothing be-
ing known of this last gang no precau
tions were taken.
There is an intense desire to hear of the
capture of the six perpetrators of this
dastardly and murderous outrage. Capt.
tai punishment has been abolished in this
State, but there is universal belief thai
the rufiians, if found, will meet death by
the hands of their captors.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01
THE NEW WORLD.

Gold closed in New York on the oath at
1151I.
A terrible kerosene accident has recently oc-
CURED at Waterman, Ill. 1t seems that some
children were attempting to start fire by
using the explosive oil, and were set on fire
just as their mother, Mrs. COPPER, was enter
ing the house. The mother seized the two
children and ran out doors with them in her
arms. All three were terribly burned, Mrs.
COPPER living about eight hours after the acci-
dent, the younger child, babe only about
two hours, and the other child, two years old,
could not long survive.
The complete ticket nominated by the recent
Minnesota Republican Convention is as fol-
lows; Governor Cushman X. Davis, of st.
Paul; Lieutenant-G Governor, Alphonso Barto,
of Sauk Centre; Secretary of State, s. 2. Jen-
nison, present incumbent; Treasurer, Mons.
Grinager, of Albert Lea; Attorney General,
George p. Wilson, of Winona.
The officers elected by the National Indus
trial Congress are; President, R. Schilling, of
Ohio; First President, N. j. Reed,
(colored) of Virginia; Second Vice-President,
E. Snggs; Third Vice President, E. McLaugh-
lin, Of Illinois; Secretary, s. Keefe, of Penn
sJlNuih"i AiSeouiSi, o. " hCVlS1 VI L OhhsJ u
yania.
The preamble and one of the resolutions
adopted by the Illinois Temperance Union, re-
Gently in session at Jacksonville are as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS The manufacturers and dealers in in
tOXicatng liquors have organized a society In this
State, and raised large fund for the purpose Of
breaking down the laws Of the State repressing the
eIs growing out Of the sale OF intoxicating drinks,
and also for The purpose Of violating and opposing
all laws made for suppressing the sale OF such drinks
on the Sabbath In order TO prevent the disturbance
of the proper quiet Of the Sabbath day and repress
mg vice; therefore,
ReSOlUsd That all men who favor law order and
good government In the State shOuld regardless Of
creed sect or nationality, unite their influence and
means In sustaining the wholesome laws OF the
land.
Resolutions were also adopted thanking
Mayor Medill, of Chicago, for the enforce
ment Of the Sunday laws in that city, and
rendering thanks TO the Father Matthew Tenn
perance societies, composed of Irish fellow
citizens, "for the noble stand they have taken
in favor Of the enforcement of the laws of
the land, and the timely and cutting rebuke
they lately, as a body, administered to our
common enemy"
A young daughter of William Wall, resid-
ing near Fulton junction, Iowa, tried to kin
die fire with kerosene. The flames commu-
nicated with the can, which burst, scattering
the burning oil all over her body. Before II
could be extinguished her flesh was burned Ia
a crisp, and she could not long survive.
Ex-Governor Colby, of New Hampshire
died at Concord on the 2lst aged ~,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01
Impudence' Oyermatched.

I HAVE told the following to SO many
people," says the Table-Talker of Once a
Week, "all of whom found it new, that it
may be so to half the world. Colonel NJ
of the -th, was, twenty years ago, the
best billiard player in the British army ;
and, walking into a billiard-ro room in the
Quadrant, met there an American, who
was knocking about the balls. Sir" said
he, Il like your style of play in rather a
patronizing tone. wal said the transat-
lantic, in an off.hand way, you are not
the first man who has said that Sup
pose said the Colonel, we play a game
together; what points shall give you p
Guess III play you for anything you like
without the points 'Sirp said the Col
onel, rather taken aback, perhaps you
are not aware that my name is
Mp expecting an immediate ac-
ceptance of any number of points,. M.
presents no idea to me- says the stranger.
Very good, SIR said the Colonel, with a
plying smile, then | will play you even.'
And, before ten strokes he found, to his
utter astonishment, that he had, for the
first time for many years, got more than
his own match. After easily administer
ing most hollow defeat, the American
turned to the Colonel, and said, You had
the goodness, sir, to tell me that your
name was NJ, which / said presented no
idea to me. Mine is Jonathan Kentfield,
which, guess, will present some idea to
Won -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01

LATE PLowING IN OF CLOVER Fields
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gdsette
details several experiments which show
that when clover sod is turned in May,
after the clover is up some inches, corn
planted thereon is far less liable 10 be
troubled by the cutworm than it the land
were plowed the fall before or early in
spring. The worms feed on the clover in.
stead of the corn Besides, II the lover
is in rank, growing condition when turned
under, and the roots full of sap, il will be
more rotten in August than If plowed
earlier, when the roots are not full Of sap,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01

THE robust managing editor of the
Pittsburgh Dispatch tolls with the flannel
conundrum. A year ago he bought full
suit of white flannel. After the first
washing, his son, who weighs hundred
and two pounds less than the father, found
the suit just titled him. Two more wash
ings made them just the size for his five
year-old, and AT the end of the SEASON
there was not enough of them for gopd-
sized dishclolh, Where has all The fan
mel gone toy He says he would willingly
take his whole family ana his mother-in-
law to a lecture which would explain it,
and pay double price.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01

In the pavilion of the Ministry of
Agriculture, at Vienna, a floating cannon
ball may be seen. Although weighing
fifty pounds, it lies like down feather on
a silvery mass, consisting of pure quick
silver from the celebrated mines of fdria;
one hundred and fifty hundred weight of
this metal is exhibited in large iron
cauldron, offering a sight seldom to be
met with, and on it rests the solid iron
ball. 1t was interesting to observe the
emptying of the quicksilver into its re-
ceptacle The metal is very cleverly
slowed away in bags of white sheep
leather, specially prepared for the pur-
pose, each containing fifty pounds of the
mass the bags being tightly bound round
the top, and then put into small wooden
barrels, carefully bunged up. Formerly,
this liquid metal, which penetrates easily
all porous substances, was transmitted in
wrought iron bottles of very expensive
make.-ScientJfc american.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01

In Calcutta, recently, on examining a
ship lying in dry-dock, it was found that
a sword of sword-fish was imbedded in
her bottom, near the keel. 1t had pene-
trated the solid timbers TO depth of thir-
teen inches, and had evidently been
broken off by the shock.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01

The New York Tribune correspondent
says that Mark Twain is at Edwards
Hotel in London, with an earl on one side
of him and count on the other, and
Disraeli under his feet. In the midst of
these aristocratic surroundings he keeps
his loyalty to republican institutions and
hates O Joke as much as ever
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01

The exports from Philadelphia for the
fiscal year just ended foot up $24,2O3, 1876
an increase Of SO, 8,320,249 over last year.
and $7,300,000 over 1870 Boston also
shows large increase, and the same is
true of New Orleans. New York, of
course, holds her own.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01

A PITTsBURGH man had his head shaved
before he filled his hat with bricks, all be-
cause he promised his better, half that he
would not drink drop while he had a
hair on his head. This shows that when a
Pittsburgher makes solemn promise he
always keeps il.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01

-In order to be as stylish as her neigh
Dor, Green Bay woman had all her teeth
pulled and false set put In,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-12-03

eB- A force of railroad engineers began
surveying last week near Centre Bridge, on
the Delaware, with the object of running a
line from that point to Ccntrevillc, to connect
with the Marlborough road.
Commenting on the above the Ncptoton
Enterprise says -" 1t is undoubtedly the In
tention of the North Penn. road to extend the
Hatboro branch to the Delaware, but at what
point it is probably yet undecided. Last
week a party of engineers were looking for
route by way of the Anchor, and on to
Brownsburg. They pronounce the line a
most excellent one, passing down the valley
south of Jericho mountain"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-12-03

FINGER BoARDs.-The Legislature a year
or two ago ordered finger boards to be placed
at county road crossings, but the law has not
been enforced, although they will be OF great
convenience to travellers, as, the question is
disputed whether it is the place of the county
or township authorities to enforce it. AT the
last meeting of the Morris County Board OF
Freeholders resolution to the effect that
finger boards be put up by the Freeholders OF
the different townships at places where they
are absolutely needed and nowhere else, was
adopted but was reconsidered and resolution
adopted in its place, that the Freeholders
from the different townships report to the
next meeting how many finger boards are re-
quired in their respective townships, and their
probable cost. It is certainly annoying to
strangers while driving through the country
to be unable to decide, upon arriving at a
cross road, which way to go. 1AS
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-12-03
For TIE L,MDEnTvILLE RECORD
TIE IHIEIDELpHI4 NAVY YARD.

Mr.. Editor: Anything connected with the
U. S. navy yards is of peculiar interest just
at the present time. on account of our compl-
cations with Spain. A few weeks ago, in COM
pany with some Philadelphia friends, | visit
ed the Philadelphia navy yard, in the southern
portion of that city, Perhaps brief descrip-
ton Of what we observed would not he unin-
teresting to your readers.
The street car in which VIC had taken pass
age conveyed us to the very gate of the navy
yard, which is situated Immediately south Of
the Baltimore Railroad depot, and extends
from the river Delaware to Front street. The
dingy brick wall which faces on Front street
is anything but imposing, and If the conduct
or had not shouted "Navy Yard" SO ener-
petically that we could not misunderstood
him. it would have been hard to believe that
this acas the famous Philadelphia navy yard.
Two quite modern looking houses, facing on
Front street. which presume are the dwell
ings of the chief officers, form pleasing con-
trast to the general quaintness which pre-
walls.
A good humored jolly faced German marine
admitted us through the little gateway and
gave us tickets, which would pass MS through
certain portions of the yard. But we had
been instructed beforehand and accordingly
sought the commandments Office and obtained
a general pass to go anywhere on the prem
ises and also to 60 on board the monitors and
ships lying in the river.
AS the visitor enters by the little gate men,
4 toned above, he cannot fail to notice on his
4 left hand long low two-story edificc, looking
not unlike small dwelling houses as they are
built in cities for the accomm )dation of the
laboring classes. This building is occupied
rs the offices of those in charge of the various
departments. The roadway in front is paved
and curbed, which makes the place look like a
street. Opposite the Offices at the time of our
visit were about hundred or q hundred and
fifty cannon. Some were mounted on light
trim gun-carriages, and the remainder were
placed side by side on the bare ground
Workshops are built in all parts of the yard.
These are of various dimensions, some very
large and others quite small, and form one OF
the most interesting features Whole days and
even weeks might be spent with great profit
in the shops, watching the skillful workmen
at their multifarious labors.
Along the river front are two immense
sheet-iron ship houses into which are run the
great men-of-war to be repaired. In one Of
these at present is the man-of-war "An
tietam,' and in the other, another vessel tho
name of which we did not ascertain. These
two ships are undergoing extensive repairs
which means replacing rotten boards will
sound ones, caulking up cracks, putting il
new decks and other improvements Of a sim
liar nature.
Next we went ON board the monito
"Ajax, y and made hasty inspection of til