Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-02-17
The Grand Jury 1t Little Rock, Ar

after examining over forty persons,
who professed to know all abou. it, not
one was found who knew anything from
personal or positive knowledge, but
only from hearssy. White Leaeuers.
A despatch from Arizona reports the
capture OF tine murderer Bender.
The Senate of Kansas has passed
concurrent resolutions thanking Con-
gress for the appropriation in aid of the
destitute people on the frontier
BY despatch from Paris, Minister
Washburne denies the charge that he
received money tor his influence to fur
fber General Fremcut's interests. The
whole story is one of the many sean
dals published by the New York Sun.
The Michigan Legislature is nsid
ering the substitution for the prohibi
tory law Of statute grading the taxes
on the manufacturer and rhe sales of
liquors according to their nature, and
then puts the dealer under $4,000 tu
close by ! l at night, and not open on
Sunday not to sell to minor: or habit
ual drunkards, and to pay all damages
that accrue from the sale.
In Italy 100000 our of popula-
ton Of 24,000,0o0 are unable to read
or write
An English Law was passed in the
l1th century, and is still on the statute
books, commanding ministers to dis
continue reading their sermons and
preach extemPoraneousIy.
In shop window in Paris is the fol
lowing announcement "a fine human
skin, taken off whole and tanned in that
condition. 1t is the skin OF Aissa, who
was the most lovely of the slaves of
the Emperor of Morocco. She was
only twenty when she died, and her
skin was milk white
The will of an old man, who died
recently in b ussels, tells how he once
found valuable diamond in Asia,
which he ,uceaIed in a cut ia the calf
of his leg, where he had made an in
tentional wouid. The apparent mis-,
fortune procured his release from the
mine, and he was made immensely rich
by the sale of the gem, which Is now
one OF Russia's crown diamonds.
A new religious helsef is gaining
ground IN Ohio lis aiherents are
called Eternalists They hold that a
soul is immortal, and that it occupies a
succession OF bodies on earth. both of
men and animals, and that when tisem
bodie5 by death 1t hovers IN the air
until BY some subtle process OF mate
riallzation it forms or enters a new in |
fautiie bods, the character of THAT bod, !
Of hog, dog or mau-de-
pending upon the manner of life which |
the DECEASED person from whom the
soul comes has led.
On Saturday morning the mercury
ranged in New York State at 80 anc 40 |
degrees below zero.
The Nebraska Relief Society are
now reported to be feeding aud cloth
ing 800 men, women apd children IN
the grassh"pper districts.
In Illinois. some sensation has been
caused BY the election of lady as di-
rector of National Bank. One of the
largest shareholders in the Firs: Ma
tional Bank Of Peoria, Illinois, is Mrs
Lydia Bradley, and at the recent an
nual election for directors of that cor
poration she led the ticket. She is a
wealthy widow, whose financial abilities
are said to be of high character.
A peculiar libel case was tried before
the Chester county. Pa, courts. A Mr..
VIM. Benner posted a notice oD his
property forbidding a neighbor, named
Lewis ii. Hammond. or his family,
from trespassing on his grounds Ham
mond rctaliated By a similar prchibi
ton Of Benner from his grounds, add
ing the words, 60 as have only iour
turkeys left," and therein lies the al
legged libel.
1t is believed the Foreign Relations
Committee of the House will present
some bill to Congress for adoption be
fore adjournment to prevent the impor-
tation of Chinese women for Improper
purposes.
Representative Beck fell on the ice
at Washington on Thursday night aud
broke his wrist.
Railway travel in anada was almost
entirely suspended last Thursday and
Friday.
The Lutheran church at Clear Spring,
" ashington county, Md was burned
on Sunday evening. Loss S. 900 no
insurance.
Nevada, through her Legislature, is
taking OF excluding caIrels from her
public roads.
Old Californians had a re-union in
New York on the lltb. Wallis Fasick
Of this place, should have been among
them.