Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-28
News Items.

r1seey oodfQS at tne hOuuau uOu5e,
and those who frequent that noted inn
are familiar with his muscular form.
Norrissey was, in early life, laborer
in foundry at Troy. He was then
known as boxer, and afterwards open
ed q groggery in the sane city, and
added to it a gambling house Of cheap
character. He found the latter so
profitable that he came to this city and
established successful she'll" He
also became pol,tic:sn, and obtained
control Of the low order of the so
called Democracy. This gave him
seat in Congress, and he was . fitting
successor TO Mike Walsh. Since then
be has continued to unite faro and
craftsmanship. His "hell' in this city
has witnessed the ruin Of multitudes,
and during some of its best months in
the season the amount los, would equal
fifty thousand dol ars night. He has
been obliged to pay enormous subsidies
to escape prosecution, but of late Polit-
ical antagonism has led to the closing
of this place of ruin. Morrissey is mar
ried, and has one son, who Is now about
twenty, and thus far is q well-behaved
youth. The latter lives at Saratoga
Springs with his mother, for Morrissey
keeps his domestic arrangement, in that
famous watering place, where he main
tains another SHE'LL" or " clubhouse"
as he calls it. This establishment is a
notorious SPOT for " fighting the tiger"
and the young b!oods of this city find
it their strongest attraction to that spot.
Strange as it may seem, many Of the
Saratoga people think Morrissey to be
a benefactor. since he draws 20 much
money there. Nlorrissey is intimate
with Tiiden, on whom he exercises no
small degree of influence. The reason
is found in the fact that he Yields the
mastery of a heavy vote. His chief
antagonist is Kelley, of the " Young
Democracy" aud their broils have fire
quently rent Tammany Hall. Norris
sey has, of late, specuIated with seme
success and is now supposed to be very
rich, but, as be is engaged in life Of
risk and hazard, there is a strong prob
ability that be will eventually share
the gamblers fate. If there will be
anything left of this splendid property
at the end of ten years, it will be con-
trary to .he usual experience. AZ
present nobody knows how much Nor
rissey is worth, and before another
year he may be a bankrupt. Norris
sey differs from most sporting men in
this point He cares very little for fine
horses, and, though be owns some, be
has never paid high price for any of
such animals. His turn is rather for
jewelry aud diamonds, of which he
sometimes makes such display as prop
erly makes a member of the fancy.
Breadstuffs in France and other Eu-
ropean couBtries have advanced, but
not sufficiently to raise the price in this
country.
The Worlds Council of Presbyte-
rian ministers met in London last week.
The United States is largely repre-
sente6.
A national convention of bankers
met in Saratoga last week. About GOO
delegates we're present. The commit
tee on resolutions reported:
FIRST A resolution favoring ilnnedi-
ate resumption, and calling upon every
citizen to hasten the day when every
promise of ;he government to pay a
dollar should be redeemed in coin
Second. Calling for repeal of the
war tax on banks.
Third. Urging Congress to issue
coupon bonds in exchange for registered
bonds of the same.
| Fourth. Demanding the abolishing of
the two cent stamp on checks and
vouchers.
Fifth. Favoring permanent organi
zation of national bankers.
The resolutions we're adopted.
The distinguished New York lawyer,
Charles O'Conner, is out in q strong
letter against the decision of the Court
of Appeals in Boss Tweed's case.
United States troops stationed in the
frontier to keep gold hunters from en-
tering the Black Hills country so that
the treaty with the Indians may be pre-
served inviolate, last week captured
l3 miners and four wagons forty miles
north of Fort Lariame, en-route to the
Black Hills. They were brought into
the fort and paroled.
The twenty second annual meeting Of
the Pennsylvania State Teachers Asso-
ciation will be held at Wilkesbarre
August 10th, llth and 18th, 1873.
A negro named Thompson, sentenced
at lnka, Miss, on Tuesday week, to
the penitentiary for life, for an outrage
on white glrl, committed last May,
was taken from the Jail by gang of
disguised men and hanged.
+. b. Frazer, sentenced TO life i'm
prisonment in the New Castle Jail, Del
aware, and who has been confined there