Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

Ecr>.aannnnn..n.
ss When Lieut. Gov. Dorsheimer began
his speech in Boston with the remark that
faneuii Hall is full tb-night,' an effer, es-
cent reformer in the crowd shouted, so is
Nike Dohertyr IL was the only Joke of
an otherwise solemn meeting."
g In Philadelphia, on Tuesday evening a
week the brake chain of car on the Race
and Vine street line broke while going down
hill, and the car ran into one in front of il.
killing Alonzo Anewalt, of Northunlher-
land county, and injuring several persons.''
If you wish to repudiate the National
currency, vote 50 as to put a Democratic
Congress in power. with Mr.. Tilden in the
Presidential char, and il will be easily ac-
compliShed. They viii settle that business
quicker than You have any thought it
can be done.
President Grants daughter, Nellie Grant.
as she Is known TO the people of the Re
pubic, recently lost considerable amOnnt
OF money that she wagerod on race horse
IA race In England. The horse came out
second best. What will Nellie's ma saw 10
the sporting proclivities as developed in her
daughter since her removal to England.
For centuries man has been struggling un
roads for Free Government, and now that il
has been reached, within your day, reader,
You are told that the work is completed,
and YOU had better give the perfecfing of
the system into the hands OF leaders who
were opposed to the completion of this
Democratic or Republican form of govern
ment.
Judge Black is down on dead issues. but
contradicts himself by rai,ing IN the past To
hang point ON, that the AbOlitlonists were
the cause Of the Rebellion. The public
would be more Interested in an article ex-
planning how it came that he got twenty
five thousand dollars for services in the pur-
chase of Alaska from Russia.
When you are told that Hugh T. Me- Ais
ter is an incorporate man, set il down as
one OF Satan's inventions. He Is neither
teetotaler or a drinker, In the general ac-
ceptatiOn OF the term. He has iudepen-
dence or manhood enough to drink or not
drink, and is not victim of prejudice one
way or smother To be convinced of that.
all that Is Necessary Is TO meet him.
Charles Hasleti, aged about II wears,
whose father lives at Terre Haute, Indiana.
stopped of, from homeN4rd bound trip to
the Centennial Exhibition, TO VISIT Captain
Mcclellan, to whom he Is related through
the family Of Mrs. Mcclellan. Abont nine
o clock last Friday evening, while he was
engaged IA conversation with an aunt IN the
Captains house, ho fell TO the floor and died
In about three minutes of heart disease.
His remains were taken from this place 10
Indiana on Sunday morning.
The Odd Fellows parade in Philadelphia
last week was a large one. An exchange
says: There were in line 10 uniformed En-
campnents and l79 Lodges, exclusive of
Grand Lodges. These bodies had - brass
bands, II drum corps, 32j large banners
and fiagS, aud about ten thousand small
banners, flags. &c. The procession was
two hours and ten minutes in passing Il
given point, averaging ten abreast, and our
informant estimates that there were between
p 900 and 80, 600 Odd Fellows ia line.
The recent rains ret only did great dam-
age ia the Western end OF this county,
along water courses, and IN washing the
surface soil from fields, but it did great
damage ia the Eastern portion of this COM
ty. There are nine dams in MOhOntongO
creek, from R.chfrld 10 the mouth of the
stream, every one OF which have been Sc
riousiy dalrssad. Browns dam in Coco
hmus creek has been washed entirely ont.
and TO SYeai, Of the ruiuous work on fenc-
ing along the streams Is appalling.
At no time in the history of this country
has there teen such looking up OF rela- /
tives as in this the Centennial year. Kin.
folk who have never seen each other, have I
teen seeking each other and perlecting the 1
family record Tor their posterity In some I
instances the record a. traced through we'll f.
channels are most satisiac- |
tory. In many instances the record as re-
vealed is unInviting, presenting pedigiee, /.
that the less that is said OF it the better. i
One huIdIed wears after this, the Centen- /
uiIl year lS-6 viii date the founding OF
many 4 qc-ican faIailieS.
The reading public viii remember that |
during the session of the first Legislature I
in South Carolina that admitted colored I
people 10 membership, a c0lUrcd uieulb.r .
got up IN his place in the Assembly and .
said - \ circus comes to town to-day. / (
tarefore move dat dis Assembly adjourn till /
Tomorrow, to attend de- circus" The mo- I
ton carried AID iho whole world laughed, /
that circus had captured a iaw-mlki 2 /
Assembly Of a State ot the American Union. I
Last Thursday ;he whole business of this /
town, with few exceptions, adjourned, or /
''clOsed up" 10 Sc horse race ia River /
side PARK. Tie race is reported TO have .
been a good one exceeding the best time /
Of previous races on the same ground but /
whether it affordei more amusement and 1
less decentralization than i circus, is a ques- /
ton that is submitted 10 the lovers OF both I
the race and circus. They are both time 4
honored amuscments. aud just which is the .
oldest Is submitted 10 the student OF his /
tory tor decIsivn. East week, however, set I
ties one thing, and that is, that IL becomes I
us now t. cease joking over the ADJOURN 1
ment OF the South Carolina Legislature to 1