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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
Do You Understand It?

In the last issue of the London
Court Circular is narrated a queer
social tragedy. Among the guests
who were assembled at a dinner party
was a lady of exquisite form, whose
delicate plumpness was the theme of
unusual admiration. To her was pre-
sented a small bunch of flowers by an
admirer whose duty it was to escort
her to dinner. She gracefully ac-
cepted the gift, and In thoughless
moment fastened it to her bosom
with a pin searching and far-reach=
ing. By the time she reached the
dinner table she WAS a mere wreck.
The pin had perforated her bosom,
not wisely, but too well, and that
bosom was merely part of the outer
India-rubber woman which concealed
the real residue from the gaze of de-
ceived society. Of course there was
nothing left for her to do but to faint,
and she promptly did so. Her friends
gathered her exuberant charms into
a narrow but compact bundle, and re-
noTed her to her carriage. And this,
we are left to infer, is the way in
which the beauty and fashion of Eng
land is constructed
To understand Why the body of the
lady withered when the Aower-pin
was fastened through her clothing is
to realize that her body was Surround
ed with an India-rubber covering, the
shape of her person, which was filed
with air. The pin made a hole in
the rubber covering, and thereby
came the collapse. Doubtless her
cheeks. too, were pouched.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
A. Oakley Hall The Same Old
Story-The Woman with Him.

The name of the gentleman who
heads this article has been the pro-
life subject of articles in New York
city papers, all caused by his sudden
leaving of New York; by his going
away without telling his family, or
other friends. Multitudinous were
the conjectrues as to what had be
come of him. Many believed that he
had been murdered Some believed
that he went to the Old World, and
consequently all ships that landed in
England and Europe, were asked for
him. By despatch it is announced
that he is in London, and has a
woman with him; and now the mys-
terry is solved 1t is the "same old
story" Mr. Hall is man of great
intellectual attainments. The woman
with him is described by despatch as
follows: "She is about thirty-eight
years of age, five feet five inches in
height, has good figure and brown
hair, clear complexion, large eyes and
large mouth. She has wart about
two inches below her left ear.
Mr.. Hall had large law practice
in New York city.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
Legal Notices.
DROCLAMAT1ON.-w HEREAs.

Il the Hon. BENZ. +. JUNKIN, President
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for
the 4lsr judicial District, composed of the
counties of Juniata and Perry, and the
Honorabies Noah A. Elder and Francis
Barley, Associates Judges of the said
Court of Common Pleas of Juniata county.
have issued their precept to me directed,
bearing date the 10th dav of February, 1877,
for holding Court of Oyer and TermIneI
and General Jail Delivery, and General
Quarter Sessions Of the Peace, at NIP
FLiNTOWN, on the FOURTH MONDAY
of APRIL, 1877, being the 23rd day of the
month.
NOTICE I, HEREBY GIVEN, to the Cor
oncr, Justices of the Peace and Constables
of the County of Juniata, that they be then
and there in their proper persohs, at one
O'Clock on the afternoon of said day, with
their records; ihquisitions, examinations
and oyer rcmembrances, TO do those things
that to their Offices respectively appertain,
and those that are bound by recOgnlzance tc
prosecute against the prisoners that are OF
then may be in the Jail of said county.
be then and there to prosecute against
them as shall be inst.
By an Act of Assembly, passed the the
day of May, A. D., 1854, ID is made the
duty of the Justices of the Peace. OF the
several counties of this COmmOnw ealtfi. tC
return to the Clerk of this Court of QUartoI
Sessions of the respectives counties. all the
entered into before them by
any person or persons charged with the
commission of any crime, except such cases
as may be ended before Justice of ths
Peace, under existing laws, at least ten DAYS
before the commencement of the session
of the Court to which they are made re-
turnable respectively, and in all cases where
any recognizances are entered into less
than ten days before the commencement
of the session to which they are made re-
turnable, the said Justices are to return
the same in the same manner as if said act
had not been passed.
DIted at Mifflintown, the 10Th day of
February, in the year Of oHr Lord On
thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
WM. D. WALLS, Sheriff.
S heriff-s Office, Miffiintown,
Marcn %, 1877.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
Just the Man.

The Chicago Tribune relates the fol-
lowing "When Mr.. Beecher called to
retain Mr. Evarts as his counsel, the
latter without hesitation replied: i
cannot be Of any use to you, Mr.. Beech
er; | have never taken part in a case
of this character, and | could not do ii
unless we're perfectly certain of your
innocence At these words Nr. Beech
er rose, and in his lmpulsive way
brought his hand down on the lawyers
shoulders as if it were Plymouth desk
you are just the man l want said he.
The next morning began a memorable
meeting between the emotional, elec-
tricai preacher and the cool balanced.
logical lawyer At the end of two
hours Mr.. Evarts said, 8 an satisfied
of your innocence, DIR. Beecher; l will
take the case.'"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
Murder in Lebanon County.

The Lebanon county Tunes of April
3rd, says: One of the foulest murders
was committed yesterday morning be-
tween the hours of six and nine o'clock,
in broad day light, in winch one of our
most estimable citizens, Joseph L.
Miller, was the victim, living in Held
elberg township, Lebanon county, about
one and one half miles northeast from
Schaferstown, on the road leading to
Newmanstown.
1t appears that the deceased wanted
to take some money consisting OF about
5000 to a friend at early morning, when
some bold and cowardly assassin was
laying in ambush about two hundred
yards sway from his home and there
committed a most brutal murder. The
forehead was entirely mashed in with
some heavy blant instrument there
was a stab wound above and below the
left eye stab wound about u inches
deep on the left side OF the neck, sever
ing the wind pipe. On the back of the
head be must have received several up
ward blows, chafng the skin and hair !;
otherwise there we're no other marks
upon the body.
1t appears that after the assassin had
bis victim down upon the ground the
blows upon the forehead were given,
and according to the victims position
as found, 1t seems that mercy was beg
ged while the slayer plunged the dead
ly knife into the throat and face of the
victim. The murderer hastily tied the
horse to the fence, hiding the hickory
club with which the deed vas commit
ted, under the fence, and then return
ing to his victim, rifled his vest pocket
of a pocket-bvok contained 5000 in
money.
1t appears from all the transactions
made the perpetrator of the deed was
acquainted with the ground, as we'll as
Mr. Miller's business relations.
The murdered man was highly re-
spected and esteemed citizen, aged
about ~ years.
David Riser. tenant on the farm
of the murdered man, Joseph T. Mil
Ter, was arrested charged with being
the murderer. The evidence against
the accused is strong, bloody axe hav-
ing been found at his house.
A late despatch says that Mrs. Mi!
Ter has also been arrested as party to
the murder.
Some three thousand people attended
the funeral of Mr.. Miller.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
ClOthfns,TOrn on.

On Thursday evening last Mr.. D.
K. Beynon, au employee Of the rolling
mill, vas undressed from head to foot
in about two seconds. We believe
Mr.. Beynon was not working in the
evening, but had op long tailed coat
aud was walking through the mill, when
as he passed the large fly wheel, which
was revolving at fearful velocity, the
Wheel cangh; him, but Mr.. b. with
great presence of mind caught some
projection, and bad muscle enough to
hold on until every stitch of clothing
was torn from his body. He was con-
siderabiy bruised, though not danger
erously injured.-7amaqua Courier.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
A Homeless Case.

A Gentleman on Sheloon street
thought of having telephone put in his
house, so as to enable him to bold
sweet convers with his business partner,
but his aged mother protested against it
earnestly. "Robert," she said, 'sif you
bring one of those dreadful things in
here I'll never close my eyes for fear
it nay break out and sweep US all into
eternity, and US not bit the wiser"
lie tried to persuade her that it was an
innocuos instrument, but she said,
"No. 30; look at the thousands and
millions of poor Hindoos it killed last
fall" sWhy," said he, "thst wasn't
telephone-that was typhoon - but
the old lady lowered her glasses, and
looking at him over the rims therof,
said be couldn't fool her-that she
mightn't know much, perhaps, but she
did knaw that that the typhoon was the
President of Japan. The gentleman
has given it up as a hopeless CASE
Chicago Tribune.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
News Items.

The Supreme Court will meet in
Harrisburg on the 7,h of May.
A Lancaster tailor boasts that he has
lately measured lad not quite Is
years old, whose breast measured 56
inches, wasit 60 Inches and hips ~
inches.
Oregon farmers arc raising Angora
goats, and find the business profitable.
Some of the wool raised brings as high
a, ninety cents per pound.
MIR. Smith Elliott, who has a wife
and two children in Philadelphia, it
seems has wife and some children
also at Remove, wife holds the first
mortgage.
Cleaver K. Supplee, conductor on a
''shifter" on the Reading railroad, bad
his leg crushed by the Chester Valley
train at Bridgepor, on Tuesday week.
Two boys have been arrested in
Pittsburg for robbing an office and q
butcher shop. They also acknowledged
stealing S4S from the contribution box
of Catholic church in Allegheny.
At Saline, Mich, last week, Geo.
Cook shot and killed WIN. b. Baty,
his sister being about to leave home
with Batey, who was person of bad
morals. Cook says he feels that be bic
his duty, and he is out on bail.
A streak of lightning passed through
three houses and stunned two of the
occupants, at Norristown, last y Wednes
day. Beyond splintering few raftsrs
and displacing few bricks and some
slate no damage was done.
Here is queer bequest; "Miss Max
we'll Graham, of Wiiliamswood, Eng
land, has left 100000 to fpur charita-
BILE societies, wherewith to relieve pooi
Protestants who are name Hutct lnson
or Maxwell, and to educate their chill
dren."
A young mar named Dudley Comet,
a logman, was killed on Trout run,
Clearfield county, on Monday a week.
lie was assisting in breaking a land
ing at Walkers camp aud was on top
ot pile of logs that contained 10000,
600 feet, when the pile gave way and
the rolling logs carried Connet down
into the stream. Search was immsdi-
ately made for him and when found he
was dead his body being literally mase-
ed to ajeliy.
Shamokin has experienced unusual
depression since the first of the year.
The Sunbury Daily says; "Many bust
ness houses have been closed, but few
of the collieries have worked and then
at only abou; half time, and many fam-
lilies that have heretofore been in com
Portable circumstances are now suffer
ing for the necessaries of life. The
coliery Offices are besieged by employ
ees begging for orders for work not yet
done, to keep them from starving"
On Friday last, Emma, aged nine
years, daughter of ID. NJ. Lott, resi-
ding at Hlleman's Mills, this county,
was accidentally shot by her brother,
about her own age. 1t appears tba,
the children, while at the residence of
their grandmother, were playing with
an old pistol which had long been about
the house and no one believed it was
loaded. 1n their play the pistol was
discharged aud the contents entered
the eye of the little girl and lodged
near the left temple. She linger-
ed until Sunday when death ended her
suffering.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
News Items.

Reading has thirty four churches.
The Bcthlebemites now have four
brass bands.
Ten thousand young lake trout are
to be put into the West Branch of the
Susquehanna at, Remove.
Gas for Williamsport street lights is
hereafter to be supplied for SIS 20 a
lamp per annum.
Martin Rupert, of Bloomsbury. has
an easter egg that has been in his pos
session for fifty years.
The Berks county Commissioners
have just borrowed S25,000 at FIVE per
cent, payable in year.
Migrants last year cost Montgomery
county $4,000.
Fayette county can 60 up head. 1t
brings forward seventeen Democratic
candidates for sheriff.
What is supposed to be the Bender
family has been arrested in Arkansas.
The poppy is to be cultivated in
Berk. county for opium manufacture.
A new disease of distemper among
cattle has made its appearance in Up
per Saisford, Chester county, and is the
cause of much anxiety among the farm
ers in that neighborhood.
The Board of Commissioners of York
county have reduced the valuation of
of all real estate in that county fifteen
per cent.
a Topeka woman recently knocked
down three burglars, one after the
other, her husband meanwhile admir-
ing her from the top of the attic stairs.
The Empire Bank, Allentown, which
has just closed, owes its dsPosltors
SIG, 900, amply secured.
A Grangers' insurance company has
been organized in Bradford county, with
its headquarters at Troy. 1t takes no
risks except for Patrons of Husband
ry.
Mr.. Buschman, butcher, who has
come to this country from Holland to
buy tat cattle for the European market,
himself weighs four hundred pounds.
A Rhode Island COW drank up a pot
of green paint the other day, and speed
lily turned to loud yeller.
Two large bales of skunk, or polecat
skins we're shipped last week from
Adams county to New York furrier.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
A Case of Bfgamy.

We condense from an account, as
published in the Altoona Mirror, the
particulars of blgamous transaction,
in which prominent chu ,ch member OF
Petersburg, Huntingdon county, Smith
Elliot by name, has been playing a
rather deep game, and with consider
able success up until recently. He Lad
been q successful business man for
years, and accumulated considerable
property, but some time ago he became
embarrassed in his financial affairs, and
failed. Then he entered Philadel-
pbla store as salesman allowing his wife,
grown son, and two grown daughters,
with also a younger son, to remain at
Petersburg His salary was good
oce, and be sent them means occasion
ally, besides paying visit to his home
at distan: intervals. Finally the re-
mittauces ceased to come to his wife,
aud the eldest son was compelled to
to seek employment at kenova, to
which place the mother and the other
children also removed some two or three
months ago. Shortly after they were
domiciled in their new home MIR. Elliot
visited them, remained haIe day, and
then said he must go to philadelphia,
but as 1t vas subsequently ascertained, +,
he took bis departure for the West.
1t now appears that two years ago be
passed himself off in Philadelphia as
single man, and succeeded in fasciua-
ting a widow lady, whom he married.
The aame of this second venture is with
held, but the Mirror man saw the GER
ti6cate of the marriage, and also an ad-
ditional certificate in the shape of two
children that had been born to them.
In bis has:y fight west he abandoned
both women, and it was owing to bis
non appearance in the city that the in
quiries set on foot revealed the above
state of facts. Wife No. went on to
Renova few days ago, and took tea
with wife No. l, but did not reveal the
duplicity of Elliot. She had intended
doing SO, but pity for her companion IN
misfortune induced her to refrain.
The story soon leaked out however,
and is now the excitement Of the hour
among those who know the parties.-
HunfinpdOn Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
In Berks County

The citizens of Amityvillc, Berks
county, and vicinity, have been thrown
into the widest state of excitement
over the fact that their dogs and cattle
have been seized with hydrophobia, and
are doing much mischief. Sad to relate
the depredatons of these rabid animals
have not been confined to these alone,
but three ladies have also been bitten,
and are suffering great anguish of both
body and mind.
1t appears that about two weeks ago
rabid dog passed through the town
ship, and but little attention was paid
to it until Friday last, when valuable
Alderney bull belonging to Mr.. Jere-
miah Shafer, of Amityville, was at
tackled with hydrophobia. 1t was at
once placed In a lot where its move
ments were watched With great interest
by persons from far ana near. 1t con-
tinued to have the most dreadful spasms
until Sunday, when it died.
On Monday following another COW,
an Alderney, was attacked with rabies,
aud Was put in a wagon house. Her
actions we're distressing to witness. She
would at times stand upon her hind
legs aud dash herself against the sides
of the building until The boards were
covered with blood and mud. She con-
tiDued on in this msnrer unril Thurs
day night, when she was killed. Sew
era other cows belonging to Mr.. Sha;er,
and it is feared some of his horses, have
also been bitten By his two dogs, which
have been seized with this dreadful
malsdy.
A gentleman who passed through
AmityvilIe on Thursday morning, in
forms US that on Friday last one of
these dogs bit in the hand Of one of
Mr.. Shafer's daughters. On Sunday
the first dog that went mad, proceeded
to Stetler's Hotel and bit four or FIVE
fox bounds, all of which are now roam
ing at large over the county.
A dog of Mr.. Moses Yocum, near By,
has also bitten one Of his daughters in
the hand.
Another dog belonging to Mr.. Levi
Fisher bi, his wife in the hand, inf1ict
ing frigttful wound. This dog it is
discovered was rsbid.
A war of determination was been
declared against all the dogs in that
neigh5or hood, which from present APP
pearances, will be extended to several
of the adjoining townships -Pottsto,rn
Ledger.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
Taking the Bull by the Horns.

The country generally became quiet
in demeanor and expression over the
invitation that President Hayes e1-
tended to Wade Hampton TO come to
Washington to help strengthen the
Southern question. Everybody, or
nearly everybody, passed the ques-
ton, and as far as the people were
concerned the question really went a
begging to get some one to say yea
or nav on it. Last Wednesday, how
ever, the stiffness was disturbed by
O vigorous shout from Massachusetts,,
where the question was introduced
into an ecclesiastical body of Metho-
dist ministers. As the saying goes,
they took the "bull by the horns. :"
The case is briefly stated in de-
spatch from Boston, under date of
April 4th, as follows:
The New England conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal church open
ed this morning at Lynn. Resolu-
tions on the Southern question were
presented by Rev. W. T. Mallaton,
ID. d., of Boston, and upon being
read were received with great ap-
plause, and by vote of the confer
ence were referred to special com
mittee of five, to be appointed by the
Chair. The preamble to the resolu-
ton reviews the blighting effects of
slavery and the two final resolutions
are in substance as follows:
Resolred, That we are alarmed and
filled with spprehensions for the future
when We contemplate the practical
sale of one of the great political parties
of the republic by two politicians of
that party who have held and now hold
very in timate relations to the Presi
dent; thus sacrificing principal and
party and righteousness for the sake Of
temporary success.
Resolued, That we protest most ear
nest,y against the action of the new
administration in making terms with the
chief of the Ku KIux aud instigator of
the Hamburg massacre, NJ. e. Butler,
and still more earnestly do We protest
against the official recognition by the
administration of that arch enemy of
the republic, who long since ought to
have been hung for treason, Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina, and who
now by threats and intimidation under
the very roof of the White House, as
well as on railroad platforms and in
other public places, defes the Govern
ment and bulIies the President into
compliance with his traitorous and
wicked usurpations.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
Attacked i'm a Railroad Car.

Six men attempted to abduct Mrs.
Geo. Watson, wealthy lady of Mas
sillon, Ohio, on the 9th inst, from a
Rock Island train, between Rock
Island and Iowa City. Under pre-
tence that she was a lunatic, they
kept her gagged and held her down
at each station. She, however, man.
aged to escape from them at Wilton,
after a desperate struggle, during
which she sprained her ankle. The
object of the men was PROBABLY
money, as she WIS richly dressed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
DistiIerieS.

There are in Berks county 30 dis
tilleries and the other % are .'frui,
distllleries" Tor the manufacture of"sp.
ple lack" These latter, excepting
three, are sIl iu the oorthers part o.
Berks. in the townships Of Albany and
Greenwich. Lehigh county, however
is far ahead of Belks in the number o.
fruit distiileries, having no less than
Sc of them where whisky 10 made from
apples
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
Blew Out the Gas.

Mr.. John Brice, that old citizen of
Bedford, who went to Philadelphia
and blew out the gaslght when re-
firing, which came near resulting in
his smothering to death, was so badly
effected with the quantity he inhaled
as to cause his demise, at his home in
Bedford, March 80. He was seventy
two wears of age.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
A Foot Race.

Judge John Hanna, of Ursina, who
will be eighty-two years old on the
26th Of the present month, and an
other young fellow aged sixty-fve,
from the same neighborhood, ran a
foot-race from Bevins' to the Somer-
set House ON Monday last. The
Judge came in length ahead.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11
centage.

RUssI. borrowed one hundred mil
lions of dollars from the bank of
France, to pay the interest on the
national debt. So says a foreign de-
spatcb. If such be the truth rela-
tive to Russian Finance, she had bet
ter think of something else than go
ing to war wit, Turkey.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11

Sir. Wilkins, Of Harrisburg, owns
the only pure Spanish bloodhound known
to exist 10 the North. fendishly Zero
cious beast with enormous jaws, ears
twelve inches long, red eyes, and an
irrepressible longing to eat every body
be sees. HIS owner values him at Eve
hundred dcllaTs.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-04-11

The Rebellion raised in the South
new order of Office holders. Hamp-
don and his class, If they succeed,
will retire the order for some years
to come.