Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-05-06
News Summary Of the Week.
WEDNESDAY, 29rH.

Committee, sent By express $ 600 for
the benefit of the members of the order
who are suffering By the food 10 Lou
isiana A better feeling now pre-
walls at Washington in regard to the
veto message of the President.
4 deputstion from Pennsylvania, Wis
consin, i!iinios aud Michigan are in
Washington. urging the repeal Of the
law Of 1872 that reduces the duty on
certain imported articles. -Four law
yers, Two fo- Baxter and two fer Brooks
from Arkansas, are in Washington to
urge the respective claims of Baxter
and Brooks for Governor. Ladies
of Washington held meeting to co
operate in the Centenaial movement.
4 large fire in OTTAWA, Canada.
Loss SlO0, coo. The Fieedman's
Savings Bank, Charleston, s. C., was
oveirun b. depOsitCrs and closed.
Z Senator Thurman cast brand in the
United States Senate to stir the fires of
discord among the Republicans. He
psttcd the Administration on the back
for the veto, and slapped 1t in the face,
as he said, for bounding Senator Sum
ner. He was ike the Roman god
Janus, was looking two ways for favor
for his party He introduced it when
the vetoed finance bill was under con-
siderarion. The Senate refused to
pass the finance bill over the Presi-
dents veto. A bill appropriating
$50 ,000 for the relief of inundated in
habitants Of the Lover Mississippi vas
reported and passed BY the Lover
House of Congress. State Senate
consumed the day i'll discussing the
proposed commission to provide q uni
/ formity Of school books. 4 dentist
at Shawnee, Ohio, killed Miss Sulli-
van. Too much of bromide OF eaioral.
Eighty grains was the amount given.
He fed and has not been arrested.
A fire at Iloutsdale, Clearfic!d county,
Pa, destroyed the residence of Henry
Pennington. His two SONS ard daug hter
were burned t. death.
Whea, at Philadelphia, red, 81 GO
al 64.
THURSDAY, BOTH.
Two journalists who condemned in
their papers the murder of the Rev.
Mr. Stephens BY the Catholics IN Mex
leo, have also been murdered or assas-
sinated. Several of the murderers of
the preacher have, after trial, been con-
den.ned to death. Turkey has been
visited by destructive floods. Judge
Scnofeld, one of the Ccngressmen-at-
large from PenBsy lvania, it is believed
a: wiil receive the appointment of Asso-
ciate Justiceship IN the gour: Of Claims
at Washington, in place of Judge Mil
ligany deceased. 1t is current re-
port at Washington that j. Donald
Cameron is to receive the appointment
of Secretary of The United States Trea
sury. The prospect of a National
Free Barking System is better now
than at any other time during the pres
ent session Of Congress. \ new
form of government is talked of for the
/ District of Columbia. Sir. Rsiney,
colored member of Congress from South
Carolina, was called to preside pro TEN.
in the Lower House of Congress while
the Indian appropriation bill was under
discussion. The estimate of the cost
of past Indian wars is put at $780,
f, 000. eco. Governor Har;ranft signed
the bill for the organization of private
corporations for manufacturing purpo-
ses, for the erection of gas and wa.er
works, and almost every kind of indus
trial establishment, under general laws
where desirable in the State. Local
option ladies of WiIliamsport, Altoona,
Pi.tsburg and other places have signi-
fed their intention Of going TO Harris
burg to defeat, if possible, BY their
presence the repeal of the local option
law when il again comes up in the Leg
lslsture. The congregational church
a. " arren, Mass, was destroyed by
fire. Loss $4,000. An ocean
steamer in the port at Philadelphia was
damaged BY FIRE TO the amount Of
/ $3.50. 600 Publication of Senator
Shurz on the "lrfe, Character and Pub
lie Services of Charles Sumner" at
Boston. Citizens of Philadelphia
contribute to the relief Of flooded citi-
zsns of Louisiana. The house of
John Hamnett. near Homestead, about
six miles from P:tisburg, was destroyed
by fire. The entire family, consisting
Of Ilannet, his wife, two children, .
hired man, and boy whom they were
bringing up-six persons in all-were
burned to death. But two recogniza-
bic bodies were found. 4 despatch
says it is almost certain that the entire
family we're murdered, and suspicion
rests upon man in their employ on
the place. One of the bodies found
among the ruins showed that the throat
had been cut.
Gold ll3i. Grain at Philadelphia