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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-30
A shark story.

Lewis the English novelist tells the
following old shark story in his ''Jour-
nal of West India Proprietor. The
incident occurred on his voyage to the
West Indies, whittier he had gone to
take possession of an estate his father
had left him: "While lying in Black
River Harbor, Jamaica, two sharks
were frequently seen playing about the
ship. At length the female was killed,
and the desolation of the male was ex-
cessive. What he did without her re-
mains a secret, but what he did with
her was clear enough; for scarce was
the breath out of his Eurydice's body
when he stuck his teeth in her, and be-
gan to eat her up with all possible ex-
petition. Even the sailors felt their
sensibility excited by so peculiar a
mark of posthumous attachment; and
to enable him to perform this melan-
choly duty more easily. they offered to
be his carvers, lowered their boat, and
proceeded to chop his better half in
pieces with their hatchets; while the
widower opened his jaws as wide as
possible, and gulped down pounds upon
pounds of the dear departed, as fast as
they were thrown to him, with the
greatest delight, and all the avidity i'm
aginable. l make 10 doubt that all the
time he was eating, he was thoroughly
persuaded that every morsel that went
into his stomach would make its way to
his heart directly. She was perfectly
consistent he said to himself; she
was excellent through life, and really,
she's extremely good now she's dead y
And then
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ITO THE PUBL1C.-As much has been
i said of The baiiing of Levy and the trial Of Mar
tin for perjury, ask TO be heard for self in re-
gard to my connection with The affair.
/. never had private interview with Levy.
2. Inever received dollar from Levy for any
8! Levy never had a dollar that know of, ex-
cent ten dollars that to him while In jail by
myself, which delivered him In the presence OF
q. No person ever gave me dollar to obtain bail
s. / never paid dollar to any person to secure
6. Twas paid fec of $50, and no more, to de-
fend Levy on the night OF his arrest by man Levy
was an old friend Of his, and the father Of Levy;
and acted In the whole affair as counsel for this
old mau, and only as any other lawyer woulo nave
2. Any person who says that ever received q
dollar ftom Levy any other person TO secure bail
for hn ouly speaks that which is false IN letter,
s. think j can prove by witnesses beyond re-
proach the truth of all the above.
Having been detained in Manchester since Mon.
day morning took occasion 10 examine the bond
book on the clerks desk In the County Court, aud
Ind Mr.: Martin on the following bonds as security,
although termed by some straw bail:
On page 49," bond for 81 100000. thirty securi-
ties, Mr. Martin being eleventh. on the list.
On page" TO-" bond for $4,000, with ton securi-
On page / T." bond for u 900, with ten secu-
rifles, Mr.. Marlin is SECOND on the list:
curity but Mr. Martini Page Sc, bond for 100000.
Mr. Martin is fifth ON list of twenty-six securities.
The first OF these bonds Is daled december 8.
1873. The last one Is dated June &c, 1S75-just
four months before he went Levys bail.
fear no fair examination Of any act OF my life,
and ask generous public TO notice in the past and
future the operators that shift the scenes and move
such unworthy puppets In their efforts 10 injure
me.
and am TO poor to pay for their Insertion, / am In
hopes shall be pardoned for making this both
brief and the last shalt write.
$500 Respectfully, &c,
SAMUEL M. PAGE.
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How much harm may be done by very
small thing is illustrated by the following
statement of the Boston Globe. 1t shows
how important even two cents may some
times be:
The circumstances under which cent
becomes larger than cart.wheel have been
developed in Chicago's grain trade during
the past year. Grain passes to the seaboard
south and east Of the city. An examination
at the close of the year showed that the ship.
ments from Chicago for 1875 were 10000.
600 bushels less than the preceding year,
while the shipments from competing grain
centres were largely increased. It appears
that the cause of this falling off was in the
fact that the expense of banding grain in
Chicago was greater by two cents bushel
than at competing points; and there was,
therefore, no room for doubt that those two
cents had caused the diversion of this vast
amount of grain. These extra pennies made
a good deal of mischief with Chicago, and if
they had been further imposed after the dis
covery the city would in q very short time
have lost the whole Of her trade except that
which for geographical reasons would be
compelled to centre here. The lesson Chi
cago has learned in this respect might be
studied with profit by other cities.
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10 the clerks Office Of the United ssates
Court ID this cit. though the fsct Hss not
known generally TIL to-day
Process was served on Captain Charles n.
statham, director OF the,road, and Colonial
=. Huger, master Of transportation. return
able ON the first Monday In May.
Great excitement was created here To-day
by the PUBLICATION OF the article on the suh-
ject from the Dispatch, bot knowledge of
the fact that the bill provides for the, payment
of averages Of pay has quieted the appTehen-
sion Of both employees and those who have
purchased time from them.
The Methodist Protestant Conferences,
which has been in session here for the past
week, closed tonight to meet 10 Westmin
ster, Nd, next year.
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letter fsorss rsssrsburs.

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.]
PETERSBURG. March 1G, 1875.
There are no new developments here 10
relation to the proceedings against the At
lantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad, and
further intelligence is awaited with deep
interest. There Is feeling of anxiety among
the friends Of the road and Ia the commu.
nifty at large as to the effect OF the movement
by the foreign bondholders, and the hope is
earnestly expressed that compromise may
be effected and the operations Of the road be
continued under its present management;
or, If receiver Is TO be appointed, that Gen
eral Malone, who Is thoroughly acquainted
with the workings Of the great corporation,
shall be appointed to the position.
There is ono citizen Of Petersburg who
was intimately acquainted with Alexander
Keith, the "dynam!te fend," and who Knew
him to his grief. During the latter years Of
the war Keith lived in Nova Scotia, and
acted in the capacity of agent for the sale OF
Confederate bonds for many persons out
side OF the Confederacy who held them.
He converted bonds into gold for
several gentlemen who had lived in Peters.
burg, and in the case above referred to he
realized $1,000 10 gold for bonds entrusted
to bis care, which he failed to make any re.
turns OF. 1t was only the other day, when
the dynamite mans true name apd place Of
residence were made known, that our towns.
man identified him as the one who hsd thus
swindled HIM.
Mr.. Burwell Pillow, engineer in charge Of
the shifting-engine In the Southside Railroad
der0. yard, had one Of bis feet badly crushed
while attempting to get upon his engine
while in motion last evening. He was taken
home, and it is feared amputation Of the
member will be necessary.
DR.. Gurley, I learn, bad his Clubhouse,
which was burned by an incendary in
Prince George county day or two ago, fully
insured.
The scaret.feyer is said to be prevailing
to some extent among the children in this
city. A number Of cases are reported.
1t is said that the claim of the heirs Of the
late T. l.. johnson for the payment of the
policies of insurance upon his life will be
resisted by some OF the companies on the
ground that previous 10 the time the policies
were taken out the deceased had been suf-
ferer from cancer. Mr.. Johnson's life was
insured for large amount-some $4,000 or
so, 900, l beleye-dvided among several
companies.
The Second Ward Conservative Club re-
organized last night by the rejection of Its
former officers and Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee, being now
complete, will hold meeting on Saturday
night next for the transaction of business
looking TO successful prosecution of the
campaign.
Rev. Dr.. Witherspoou leaves for Lynch
burg tomorrow morning to repeat there the
lecture recently delivered in DR.. HUge'S
church in Richmond. ROBIN ADAIR.
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Foreign Is1ELLIGEscE.
THE STOCK EXCHANGE RXCITED-NUME-
RoUs FAILUREs-sUBTER TILE
. GRAPH TO BE LAID UNDERGROUND
THE SEINE STILL RIsTNe-DEAFR OF
THE BISHOP OF CALCUTTA, &C. 4r

LONDON, March 15.-Eo-day Is " payday
East, and the most critical of the forfniRhtiy
settlement. The Stock Exchange1s disturb.
ed and excited, and feeling OF anxiety and
uncertainty prevails. Six failures have al.
ready been posted 10 the house. five ui∠
but one Chat Of William Upward, stock
broker,l Is believed to be for considerable
amount. Further failures are considered
certain. A number of fixtures are also re.
ported in the Glasgow and Liverpool Stock
Exchange, but 1t has not yet transpired
whether these will have serious effect here,
LONDON, March IS $3.50 r. A.-Twe, adj
ditionsl failures have Just been posted in
the Stock Exchange. Business is almesi
nominal. The settlement is absorbing at
tentiou. The changes in the prices Of differ.
ent securities and shares do not Show that
there Is any excitement, though they are
mostly downward. Sill further failHresl are
expected, but not of any great importance !.
LONDON, March 1870 P. M-Nine fail
ures were reported to day, and sixteen on
ibis fortnightly settlement. The stock mar
ket closes tirmer, with better feeling than
at any time since Saturday.
LONDON, March 15.-The Standards Bar-
lin telegram says sin consequence of the
been taken to lay subterranean telegraphs
between Halle and Berlin. Hereafter all new
telegraphs will be laid underground"
LONDON, March Is Right Rev. Robert
Milman, Bishop of Calcutta, is dead.
PARIS, March f5.-The Seine Is still rising,
and is now above the high.water ozark oil
| 1872. The Pont Des Invaiides, connecting
The Quai de Billy and Quai d'Ofsay. is
threatened with destruction, aud all traffic
over it has been prohibited by the authori-
| ties.
PARIS, March 15.-The m,jority Of the
papers are of opinion that the ministerial
statement has made a favorable impression
and it is believed it will be well received by
the public.
HAVANA, March N-Considerable excite
! ment prevails here in consequence Of the
police having on Sunday arrested about lot
Nanigos while celebrating their feast called
Sacrifice. The carcass of fowl, the blood
OF which the Nanigos drink on such occa
sous, was found in room, and also th'
crosses on which members names are drawn
iby lot /; the one drawn to swear to kill tht
first person whom be encounters. The pc
lice also found an altar, on which was aisur'
of Jesus Christ. with TWO knives sticking il
its back, pointing out the exact spot where
the Mango is to plunge the knife into hi
victim.
The Nanigos acknowledge belief In AMI
perform ceremonies somewhat resembling
those of Voudoos. They were formerly al
blacks, but among those arrested were
number Of white men and fifteen women.
1t is reported to-day that Spanish gun
boat has captured the yacht Ostavia eff tn
coast of Porto Rico, and that she is now OF
her way here.
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lEE NV SOUTH.-What boots it to the
people Of the south now about the resolu
ions OF IS; what boots it to them that The
constitution shall be strictly interpreted
according 10 its letter and spirit, and of wha
account Is this bIarneying Of Tucker of Vir
gina and Hill Of Georgia about preserved
ISh's: This sort Of thing isn't even gooC
bHhcolnte now; the political Sisl.plate
pointing TO these stereotype phrases has
tAaoe complete revolution, and the cogs are
9Fokeo. "ha. VIC want now in our national
c"unclIs-n tact, the one great want of the
Sou'h--are men capable Of applying the
nc" order OF things to building the South
anew. Windy eulogiums on the fathers OF
Inc republic and rhetorical figures Of speech
ABOUT The lnhibitions of statutes fall now on
Itauened hearts and deafened ears. tits like
a,h'uS 10Y bread and receiving stone. Let
Tue southern people stop their whiDpying
auu 80 10 work making use of all the adyan-
ages "hicn loose construction of the Con-
sTNution gives them. If the northern peo-
PIE nave not stretched its provisions suffi-
elchtlL, or nullItied them outright, so as to
sl's Tue condition OF the South, we 60 for
Making 1t tensile enough for all necessary
purposes. The barriers bsving been broken
y: oIheis, let the people of the South now
m'lsAte Their pastures Mdrttnsburq States.
3lGA.
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CORRESPONDENCE Of the Richmond DiSpatch.1
TOBACCO AssoCIATIoN-THE GRANGE WARE
uoUSE-FREIGnTS FROM WINSTON.
DANvILLE, VA, March 10, 1876.
A meeting of the Tobacco Association was
held yesterday evening-President ?. w.
Terrell in the chair.
After some discussion about compilation
and publication of the bylaws OF the AsSo-
citation, Mr.. j. T. Stoyall offered q resolution
that committee of three be appointed to
confer With the directors of the Grange ware
house and ascertain if it is their purpose to
conform to the rules and regulations Of the
Association.
The resolution was adopted, and the presi.
dent appointed as the committee }. T. Sto-
vail, a. G.. Fuller, and J. w. Holland. This
resolution has immediate reference TO a re-
port that the directors Of the Grange ware
house intend, as soon as they have opened
their house, TO have g first sale every
day."
Mr.. J. M. Neal offered preamble and
resolution with reference to charges on the
shipment Of tobacco from Winston, n. c., to
Dauville and to Richmond. The charge
from Winston to Richmond is siXty.one cents
per hundred, while the charge from Winston
to Danville is seventy cents per hundred.
The preamble states that the tobacco dealers
and merchants of Winston have appointed a
committee to confer with the authorities OF
the Richmond and DanviIle railroad" with a
view to securing revision and correction OF
the charge for transporting tobacco from Win
ston to Danyille," and the resolution proposes
the appointment of committee to SCOPE
rate with the Winston committee and use
all proper efforts to get a reduction of said
transportation charges" The preamble and
resolution were supported by MIR. Stovall
and Captain Daniel Coleman, and were
unanimously adopted. The committee is
composed Of the proprietors of the ware
houses. ALPHA.
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vote on the Constitutional Convention. but
| it's undoubtedly carried. S.
fNorE.-The reported Democratic gain Of
Representatives 10 the above dispatch Is
doubtless an error, ins ills highly improba.
bic that where there have been such heavy
Republican gains ID the vote fer Governor
there should be Democratic gain In the
Legislature; besides, q comparison with the
complexion Of last years Legislature does
not warrant the above conclusion. -EDs.]
New YoaK, March 16.--George A. Mer.
win q Co., proprietors of the State Coffee.
aud Spice-Mills, have suspended. Liabilities,
$50, 900. The nominal assets will exceed this
sum.
The United States Reflector Company
Comet, Jacobsen 6 Go. have also suspended,
with liabilities exceeding 300, Their
assets are considered good.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, March 15.-The failure
OF the Union Savings Bank of Cedar Rapids
is announced.
MEMPHIS, March 15.-The residence Of
General Gidecn Pillow was sold at bank.
rupt sale yesterday. There vas no competi.
ton, aud the residence, which is probably
worth q, 008, was bought by gentleman for
twenty.sIx dollars, aud the valuable library
was purchased BY another person for eleven
dollars, and both presented to Mrs. Pillow.
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NJ Tele'al'r..a'.pa..
NEw fYDRE.

Nxw YORK. March 1s.-geon. Stocks. duh
and steady. Money! g Sold. 1I4x Exeaange--l
Long. 4s6h: short 4Bo. G6vsssren.s acnye and
steady. States quiet and nomiasl. 700 ~
st1l4b&E1 IAN xchange qpset and Urn, q 4aex:
Governments active aud loves States qNtet md
nominal; virginia Ga IA !; ne~- 81; console IA;
deferred, Month Carolina SIS, 17;n nav, sk;;
spf etal tax. TX. -
The Posts finaBotal. article says the excitement
which followed me ,espenstpnt Of the NatiopA
Bank OF the State Of New Yors has disappeared.
Wall street markets are eaiet and eeeurities
b. ghersY Gold steady ;.opeued at 1143s adyapced
at 10 O'Clock 70 s4, and AL sales sipcs hase been
at1l 4H@114&. Gold loan rates have been 70
for Carrying reaewals having beeo at - Ex.
change nomlnails $3.50 800 for prime. Bankers'
bills with actu al rates. 4S6g4S64 and 4S920
4S9S. aud the N oshset 6S1n.
The money maasat has not yet recovered from
the violent disturbance OF loans yesterday. but
process of recovery Rates for call loals at the
Stock Exchange ape GOT per cent. government
bonds I'm markets are 10 lower for SOS and CTS nc.
higher for 6S's md currency IS.
The stock market is quiet; prices opened 12!
per cent. hRhsrhan yesterdays closing, exception
Lake shore, which Is &c. lower. Unis n Pacific
Rock Island, aza;iMtchgan Central are unchApged.
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facts were developed, the matter ren,,t,oo
Ia the famous Vanderbilt litigation, which
drove Drew and his associates over 10 New
Jersey, where they remained until the cave
was settled. Mr.. Drew, however, has beef,
proved to be very vulnerable. He has
cornered In Harlem railroad stock and ia
Michigan Southern railroad, Lost Ia Prairie
du Chem, and suffered severely in North
western aud other linea Of speculation.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. sag sssa
VIEW YORK. March l5.-Ceston duh; sales OF
bales a. rSS whaas shade amer
on low grades. Corn steady :ai @aac. for nngadea
new western mixed. kio coffee unchanged. sugar
heavy; 7S7c for fair 10 good n fnng. Ricequlee
and steady: Rosin steady az sl;eo4Si.8 5 for
strained. Turpentipe easier at $50 Wool dull;
s S,ssss 1 lass as sns: sE %@ssss
now mess, S22.S5. Reef quiet. Lard SHADE lower
and more active: prime Steam, $3.50. Whiskey
dull at Sl.09. FreIghts quiet.
BALTIMORE. 800
BALTIMORE March 15.-Floar quiet, steady, and no
red, Si.4o@si.4s; dsryIand red, 81 .segsl;Sa:
Corn quiet and easier: southern white, 66q5Sc;;
yellow, 5SGl5SHc. Oats steady and hrmt froYl.
sions Iiomiaally unchanged. Pork: &23. LARD
quiet and steady. Butter scarce and firm; western
extras so@s2eS 20 Coffee dull but steady Wh'skey
'~'' Vs. : CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, March 15.-Flour dull and un-
changed. Wheat dull at 9Sl 10. Corn lrregu.
in fair demand; market firm; steam, l3HQl3NS.;;
kettle, 133@14c, MISUNDERSTANDING ,SH0
Sk clear 49, cash: S!e .aisss iac
clear sides. 1876. Whiskey firm at $1.o5. Butter
unchanged.
LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, March 16.-Pork, $3.50 Bnlk-
es sdss siSso s 5
io-sides. 1875: clear sides, BIC. HamsSsasar.
cured, 14k4Dl4xc. Lard-Iterce, l44@A4scss
keg, 154c. Whiskey firm at 81 .06.
81. LOUIS. vf4
ST. LOUIS. March 15.-Flour quiet and .uu-
changed Wheat inactive but firm; No. req vim
ter. S1 40. Corn steady and unchanged. Fro:
visions quiet ano unchanged; only . 3oooing ana
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. March 15.-.Flour dull. Wheas
active ami higher. Corn advanced Pork drrn at
S2i. 95@$22. Lard, $500. Bulk-meats steadys
shoulders,; SHc: short.rio middie5, ll1c.; clear
sides, Ike. IWhiskey, 3LO4z -
BALTIMORE LIVESTOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, March 15.-The cattle market du-
ring the pasG week has been more active ana pzeea
arc a shade higher; the very best, SH@SHc,;r nise
Quality, 5kGQ8nc.; medium 10; gooa TAR qunlitys
4k06kc.; ordinary thin steers. oxens ana cows
3H42c. mos. OF The sales az 4g5ks. rseeapt,S =
fair demand at unchanged rates; range, 10hD
III c.; choice Philadelphia, DC. receipts, ,l7S
head. Sheep have besn moderately scttye % M.
head. ''-'
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SILVER COINAGE ABANDONED
March 14-The PaH.MdU Gazette has q
special telegram from Berlin which states
that the German Government contemplates
postponement of the proposed demoneti'
zation of silver in consequence Of its depre'
citation of value, which will involve loss to
the Treasury of several millions of marks.
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NEW YORK, March 15.-No receiver has
vet been appointed for the suspended Bank
of the State of New York. 1t is probable
the bank will 90 into voluntary liquidation.
| AT meeting of stockholders of the Bank
of the State of New York the resignation OF
the old board OF directors was accepted,
and the following new board appointed :
August Belmont, r. j. Rolston, g. +. Tai
man. D, D, Withers, Lawrence Turnure,
Jobn R. Marshall, Daniel Drake Smith
Adrian Islin, and Henry Morgan. Mr. Bel
mont was elected president.
The new board will meet tomorrow, re0r'
ranize affairs, and give bond TO the Control
Ter of the Currency that the banks assets
will. be applied to the liquidation OF
its debts. Depositors representing about
81 .O0O. 900 have consented TO allow their
DEPOSITS 10 remain for sixty or ninety days
to enable the bank to realize on its bills re-
ceiyable and loans. The institution will re-
sumo business at an early day.
SYRACUSE, March 15.-The Greenback
| Convention assembled to-day. Committees
on permanent organization and resolutions
were appointed. Elk Speaker Mcclure Is
| temporary chairman. Recess.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, March 15.-The New
| York State Greenback Convention reassem"
bled this P. NJ. There was large attend.
ance. Richard Schell was made permanent
orr sident, with long list of vice. presidents
and secretaries. The platform protests against
the resolutions adopted by the New York
Democracy for the past two years for several
reasons among others, because said resolu.
tions conflict With the principles lald
down in the platform adopted by
the National Democratic Convention in
New York in 1868, that being the last
genuine National Democratic Convention
held in the country. The Convention re-
commends that the several Assembly dis
! tricts send delegates to State convention to
select delegates for the National Democratic
Convention, at st. Louis, and ask their ad'
mission as the true representatives OF the
Democracy of New York.
NEW York, March 15.-To-day Judge
Pratt, of the Brooklyn Supreme Court, de-
MED the application for writ OF error and
stay OF proceedings in the case OF Ruoen.
stein, the murderer.
| ATLANTA, March 15.-Therea are about four
hundred excursionists here from the West.
A reception was given them at De Gives's
Opera. House, where speeches OF welcome
were made by Governor Smith and others.
ELIZABETH, N. j., March 15.-The public
schools Of this city were all closed to-day,
| there, being no appropriation for their sup
port. The City Council will meet tonight
to make the necessary arrangement.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., March IS. During
the election yesterday William Carly, while
dserderly, was fatally dubbed by the Police
CONCORD, March 15.-Reiurns from alt
towns and wards give Cheney 90, 389
Marcy 32526, Kendall and scattering 3S2
Last year the same towns gave Cheney 34,'
1858, Roberts $500, White and scattering
l042-a Republican net gain of 8, 953. The
representiyes.elect from 80 town and ward
are Republicans, 1853; Democrats, 49,.
Democratie.f gaia Of 8.
Mesgre returns have heen received on tn