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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

The Louisville Courier Journal pub
fishes long and interesting descrip-
ton of visit to three aged brothers,
Major Thomas Butler, General William
o. Butler and Richard Butler, of Car
rollton, Ky. two of whom fought at
New Orleans under jackson. General
William O. Butler, the correspondent
found to be a venerable old man, slen-
der and erect, who did not fear to un-
dertake a three-mile walk through the
snow to Introduce him TO the younger
brother, who had the family records.
Thomas Butler, the father of the family,
came over from Kilkenny in LAG, set
Ting at Carlisle, Pa, while two of his
sons began life as fur traders in Ohio.
Five of them and their father fought in
the war of independence, when WASH
ington gave the toast, "The Buffers and
their five sons" And Lafayette said,
"when wanted a thing well done L
ordered Butler to do it," Richard be-
came a Major General in the army and
fought and fell when St. Clair was de-
feated. or his brother Percival, or
Pierce, the present family was born
He had served under Lafayette (who
dispensed with the luxury of socks in
the field), became first Adjutant Cen
eral of Kentucky and laid the founda-
ton of Carrollton in 1871. With three
of his sons he served in the war of 1872.
Thomas Butler, now eighty-nine years
old, was enc of these; he served under
Jackson as aide-de-camp, commanded
the city during the battle and after the
war was Collector of the Port. William
o. Butler, born in 1871. was reading
law in Wickliffe's Office when the war
broke out. Enlisting as corporal he
fought in the battles of the River Raj
sin, where he was one of the few Ameri-
cans not slain in the fight or massacred
by the Indians. Being liberated, he
raised company of recruits, marched
to Join Jackson, assisted at the capture
Of Pensacola and returned to New Or
leans to take part in the work there.
81 came here to fight" said Old Hick-
ory, when the smallness of his forces
was pointed out, land fight | shall this
very night" Reed, the other aid,
was found, somewhat elated with Ii
quor, playing big game of cards with
hat full of spoils by his side. He in
sisted on having one more hand, staked
all his possessions on it, lost, and as he
swore he would rot remain in New Or
leans while fight was within reach,
Butler had to take command in the city.
Butler took part i'm the early battles,
and was breveted Major, for ''heroic
chiyalry and calmness Of judgment in
the midst of danger" There were no
cotton bales, the old General says, or
rather only a few, which, with the
bitches for draining the swamp and
dirt breast-works, sufiiced. During one
of the skirmishes that preceded the last
battle, Butler, with fifty militiamen
and three of his own company, was
sent to burn barn that interrupted the
American fire and try to capture pris-
oner from whom information might be
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

The discovery OF gold in Nevada was
made by some Mormon immigrants in
1850. Adventures crossed Sierras and
set up their sluice-boxes in the canons;
but il was gold they were after, and
they never suspected the existence of
silver, nor knew it when they saw it.
The blush stuff which was so abundant
and which was silver ore, interfered
with their operations and gave them
the greatest annoyance. Two brothers
Grosch possessed more intelligence than
their fellow-wOrkers, and were the real
discOverers of the COmstOck lode; but
one Of them died from a pickaxe
wound in the foot, and the other was
frozen to death in the mountains.
Their secret died with them. When at
last, in the early part of 1859, the SUI
face groupings of the lode were found,
they were worked for the gold they
contained, and the silver was thrown
out as being worthless. Yet this lode
since 1860 has yielded a large proportion
of all the silver produced throughout
the world. The silver mines of Potosi
were discovered through the trivial cir
cumstance of an Indian accidentally
pulling up a shrub, TO the roots of which
were attached some particles of the
precious metal.
During the Thirty Years War in
Germany, the little village of Coserow,
in the Island of UsedOm, on the Prussian
border of the Baltic, was sacked by the
contendiDg armies, the villagers escap-
ing to the hills 10 save their lives.
Among them was a simple pastor named
Schwerdler, and his pretty daughter
Mary. When the danger was over, the
villagers found themselves without
houses, food or money. One day, we
are told, Mary went up to the Streckel-
berg to gather blackberries; bu' soon
afterwards she ran back joyous and
breathless to her father, with two shin
Ing pieces of amber each of very great
size, She told her father that near the
shore the wind had blown away the
sand from a vein of amber; that she
straightway broke off these pieces with
stick; that there was an ample store
of the precious substance; and that she
covered it over to conceal her secret.
The amber brought money, food, cloth
ing, and comfort; but those were
superstitious times, and a legend goes
that poor Mary was burned for witch
craft. At the village of Stuben, amber
was first accidentally found by rustic
who was fortunate enough to turn some
up with his plough.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
Daniel Webster on Statesmen.

Mr.. Webster professed to have liked
Mr.. Jefferson better upon making hi.
personal acquaintance. His great sim
plicity he found impressive. The author
of the Declaration had an intense dis
like for the forms and trappings of gov
ernment, and when he became Presi-
dent he discarded many of the pomps
which Washington had considered as
fitting the dignity of the office. Mr..
Webster thought it fortunate that Mr..
Jefferson's ideas prevailed. OF Mr..
Clay, Mr.. Webster said frankly that he
did not like him. The Kcntuekian had
"a great deal of native talent and 4 lit
tie smattering of law-less than that
possessed by mere Office boys in some
large Offices" He added: In the course
of my professional life, it has happened
MANY times that | found myself re-
tanned in the same cause, with Mr.. Clay.
He was my senior by several years, in
the profession and in age. That fact
gave him the right to speak first in all
such cases. Often, before beginning
my argument, have had to labor hard
to do away with the effect and impress
sion of his. Some of the most laborious
acts of my professional life have con-
sisted in getting matters back to the
starting point after Clay had spoken.
The fact is, he was no lawyer. lie was
a statesman. a politician, an orator, but
no reasoner. Mr.. Webster somewhat
modified this opinion after Mr.. Clay's
speech on the Compromise Measures,
and said: ''He is very great man; {;
there is no mistake about that: he is a
wonderful man." Mr.. Webster con-
sidered Mr.. Calhoun, 1.-THE greatest man
he had met in the Senate, or with whom
he had come in contact in public life" :"
OF Mr.. Benton, he did not say much
that was complimentary, but his latest
relations with the Missouri Senator
were friendly and he once remarked to
him: "You know everything, Colonel,
and where everything is" OF Silas
Wright, Mr.. Webster said: ''He is the
most overrated man that l have ever
met. He is oracular, wise-looking, taci-
turn and cunning as fox. He was the
most inferior man in debate that sat in
the Senate. You have seen boys at
school who would contrive in some way
to skip the hard spelling. He always
skipped the hard places. His arguments
besides being weak and fallacious, were
always evasive. He would try to make
the crowd think that he had answered,
when he had not touched the point. In
my judgment, he was a very small
mana mere politician and no states
man." OF Buchanan: "He is a good
politician, but he is no statesman. He
merely looks at things as they affect the
party" OF Rusk, of Texas: "He is a
man of perfect integrity, and of very
high order of ability. like him very
much" OF Mr.. Pierce: He is not a
great man in the proper acceptation of
the term: but he is not by any means a
small man. He is well-informed, in
telligent. ripe, talented man." OF Kos
suth: "IIe is a true patriot, devoted
advocate Of liberty, and a brilliant
orator: but too impulsive in his feel
iugs, too poetic in his temperament,
ard too visionary in his proposed meas
ures, to be a safe leader of reform or a
judicious statesman"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

strange and ghostly luck would have it,
at that moment the old sexton cameup on
his hearse. He had to drive directly by
the doctors door. The good man hailed
him and begged for ride.
81 shall die if / get wet" he said.
''There amt room up here, Doctor,
for only one, and plagued small seat
at that; but if you're mind to get in
side, you can do so. Sakes alive! I'd
rather ride in there strong and well
than dead.''
The doctor did not stop long to con-
slider. Any port in such storm as
hat, he thought, as he crept into the
body of the hearse, and pulled the mar
row door shut after him.
In due time-just before noon-the
sexton pulled up at the doctors door,
and the good wife, who chanced to be
standing at the front window, when she
saw the ghostly equipage stop at her
door-stone, went to see why it was.
.'For mercy's sake, Mr.. Prout,
what've We stopped here with that
dreadful thing for?'
Il have the doctor-your husband
inside, Madam"
Goodness me. Who'd "a thought it !
No more midnight trampin' over them
everlastin' old Hebrews sally Sal
ly y"'-suddenly turning, and directing
her voice down into the cellar kitchen
-''take that mutton out of the oven
Take it right out, It'll make dinners
for tomorrow, and"
She stopped suddenly, for just then
she saw her husband crawling out from
the hearse. She saw this much and
then retired within the citadel, What
transpired there we cannot say. 1t was
better not to tell, perhaps, even if we
knew
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
Tenacity of Metals.

The tenacity of metals is estimated
by the resistance which wires OF the
same diameter experience when passed
at equal temperature through the same
hole of a draw-bench. The following
table gives the relative tenacity OF
various metals and alloys: Steel, already
drawn 100; iron, already drawn, 81;
brass, already drawn, "; gold, o,s1a,
apnealed, 20; steel, anneaied. 50; cop
per, already drawn, 6s; silver at o,1oO,
annealed, So; silver at 0,s75, 81; brass,
annealed, 40; iron anneaied, AZ; plati-
mum, annealed, 50; copper, annealed,
80; fine gold, annealed, 81; fine silver,
annealed, 81; zinc, 81; tin, IL; lead, 4.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

There is one figure that stands out re-
freshingly cool and unique during
these troublous times. This was John
NJ. Dooly, the man who announced that
he would not fight under any cireum-
stances. He was probably the most
brilliant man produced in that era,
prolific of giants. He was the peer of
Crawford on any field, and his supe-
rior in the forum. His abilities We're
transcendent, and his failure to make 4
national reputation arose doubtless
from no other cause than his refusal to
fight on any and all occasions. A nom
combatant could not held his head up
in those turbulent times. DOoly had
the most delicious humor, and q sharp
tongue withal. He was continually
getting into trouble because of his
satiracal sayings. He was perfectly
fearless of speech. Judge Gresham
once threatened to chastise him. Dooly
replied: "You can do so if you like.
You will get no credit for it, however.
Any body can do it. and great many
have done it." He was once knocked
down by gentleman that he had intro
duced as the inferior judge of the infer
ior court of the inferior county of Lin
coin. He called Justify on the specta-
tors for help, and when rescued from
his antagonist, rubbed his head and re-
marked, drily: ''Well, that is the forty
second fight l have been engaged in,
and if ever got the best of single one
do not now remember it," Before
Dooly's peace proclivities were fully
known, he was challenged to mortal
combat by Mr.. Tate, who came to the
field with Mr.. W. III. Crawford as his
second. Dooly accepted the challenge.
Tate had lost leg and wore a wooden
one. When lie and his friend reached
the field they found Dooly alone, sit
ting on a stump.
''Where is your friend 2" asked Craw-
ford, in some surprise.
''He is in the woods, SIR
"And will be present in moment,
ciI huppOsc. sdiu tidNloIu.
Eyes, as soon as he can find bee
gum
MAY inquire what he wants with a
bee-gum ?"
"Why, / want to put my leg in it. Do
you suppose / can afford to risk my leg
of flesh against Tait's leg of wood? i'll
hit his leg, he will get another to-mor-
row and peg away as usual. If he hits
mine, it may kill me or compel me to
stump it like him for the balance of my
life. No, sir; / must have a gum.
Then | will be just as much wood as he
is, and we will be on equal terms"
81 understand you, Colonel Dooly;
you do not intend to fight
"why, really, Colonel Crawford, L
thought everybody knew that
Very well, sir; but remember, colo
mel, your name in no enviable light will
fill the column of q newspaper to-mor-
row."
81 assure you, my dear sir, l had
rather fill every column j: every news
paper in Georgia than one coffin"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27
kaflr Ironing

You all know how ironing is done
here-but I'm told that the kafiirs of
South Africa don't use flat irons, but
have quite another way. They make
the cloths into neat fiat package,
which they lay on a big stone. Then
they just dance on the package until
they think the cloth smooth enough, 1t
must be good fun to them! Luckily,
Kaflirs don't wear cuffs and frills.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

"A wild cherry tree was cut the
other day, near Lenawee, Mich, which
made six logs, each twelve feet long,
and the top log two feet in diameter al
the small end.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-27

FISHERMEN generally try to worm
into the good grac,s Of the fish
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-05
CIVIC IlUNORS.
The BcacOnstield and Salisbury Kecep-
ton.

LONDON, August 3. The following is the pro-
gramme OF the civic honors to Beaconsfeld and
Salisbury, to-day:
They will arrive in the city at five o'clock p. nj.
and be received at the entrance of Gulldhall, by
the city of London council wearing robes and
carry ing as badges their wands of office. They
will be escoi ted through the temporary pavilion
in Guidhall yard, conducted to the Library ana
received by the Lord Mayor, Mayoress, and civic
dig nitarles.
Subsequently, procession will be formed and
move to Guildhall, where Besconsfed and Sails
bury will be conducted to dals and lake places at
the right of the Mayor. Members of the COM
mon council will be seated in front Of the das,
The usual formalities will be gone through with,
as if an ordinary council were held
The town clerk will read resolutions agreed to
by the common council for presenting the freedom
of the city to the plenipotentisies. TIE city
chamberlain will then address their Lordships and
invite them to take upon themselves the freedom
of the city, and offer to each the right hand OF CIT
izenship. Beaconsfeld and Salisbury will reply
and the court will at once adjourn. The guests
leaving Guildhall with the Lord Mayor in car
rage will pro ,ed to the Mansion House where y
Ministerial banquet will take pace in Egyptian
Hall.
The scene at Guildhall it is expected will be
very brilliant. The hsral decorations are re-
mar ksble, embracing seven thousand of the
choicest plants, with fountains playing at inter-
walls.
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ANOTHER DErAULTER IN BOSTON.
$4,000 Reported Missing.

NEW YORK, August g. The Chicago Times
SPECIAL from Boston, announcing new defslca-
ton, says the matter is unknown to the citizens of
the hub, but when known will cause much excite
ment, as in the case of Toppan. 1t is alleged the
deiaulter Is MIR. Conant, cashier of the Elliot ma
tionsl bank. The despatch says the amount is
not less than $40 600. The affair is kept quiet
by the authorities of the bank that nothing has
leaked out in the way of rumor. The correspon-
dent went to the houses OF the directors, Friday,
but all were absent
The president of the bank, W. II. Goodman,
was found at his home in Jamaica Plains, and
when confronted with the fact that the deialcs alton
was known, he expressed considerable astonish-
ment but after thinking little he courteonsly de-
clned the pressing request that he would make a
statement of the facts in the case. 81 don't want
to say snything on the subject" said President
Goodman. 81 don't want to assert contradict
this or give views al all on the subject At the
proper time the bank authorities will make public
state of the matter, but at present | do not
think II would be wise to say = word The direc-
tors have been present at the bank o-day, most OF
them, and think they would be OF my opinion in
the matter, which will very likely come out In a
few days"
BosToN, August 3. The directors of the Elliot
national bank OF this city recently discovered that
their CASHIER X. Ii. ConaDt, is deiaulter to quite
large amount, and at the request of the officials
the cashier resigned day or two since. 1t is
thought the bank ill not be seriously affected, as
Commits bonds are $l5 900 and his bond-men
reliable.
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The Indians.
MORE TROUBLE IN OREGON.
A Lack Of Troops to Contend with the
HOstiles.

PORTLAND, Oregon, August g. The following
despatch WAS received from Lewiston July 3lst,
via Wala Walla, August 2: White Bird 10 on the
forks of Clear Creek above ksmiab, and has pos
session Of the old battle ground lie has about
four hundred warriors. The Ksmiah Indians in
tervewed White Bird to ascertain his intentions.
he declared he will not surrender but has come
TO get what belongs to him. The Indians are well
armed aud partially mounted. They have been in
Elk City mountains for weeks. The excitement
on kamlah prairie is great. sixty volunteers are
10 readiness to proceed against them. Major
Hancock has advised a delay, until more can be
ascertalned of White Birds intentions.
Apprehe ions exist that White Bird is backed
by some OF Sitting Bulls men, who are scattered
throughout the mountains. There are no troops
IN This section that can make q stand against even
White Birds band of four hundred. The volun-
teers will be compelled to do the fighting if any is
done.
A Silver City, Idaho, despatch says that there
now over one hundred volunteers out from
Boise aud Owyhee in pursuit Of the savages. The
latter travelling leisurely through the country
helping the mselvts TO stock along the line Of
march,
After attacking the stage on Wednesday they
| rode for two hours along the Snake river and
camped till the following morning. The whole
Gu hit might then have been easily captured.
Several Cinnamon witnessed from the brush the
butchery of four Of their countrymen, near Nun
days Ferry but could render no assistance. The
Indians spared the life Of an old Chinaman on
condition that he would cook their breakfast.
NEW YORK, August 4. A letter from the
British Major Walsh says hostile Sioux are gath
etng in of the big camp fifteen miles west Of
Wood mountain, for a medicine dance. They
have but little ammunition and there are NO appeal
ances of Sitting Bull crossing to the United
States.
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EASTERN AFFAIRS.
THE RUSSIAN TROOPS RETURNING
HOME.
A Rumored Battle Between the Aus.
trians and Herzegovians.

BUCHAREST, August 3. Russian troops are re-
turning to Russia to the number of five thousand
daily.
The Roumanian army is expected to make .
triumphal entry into Bucharest accompanied BY
bulgarian trophies.
LONDON, August 3. A Vienna special says
Kossuth has published seBsat ional letter, bitter
ly attacking the occupation of Bosnia, and accus-
ing the Austrian government of sacrificing the
interests of Hungary
There is rumored battle between the Austrian
troops and lIerzegovians.
A Belgrade despatch says the cabinet council
under the presidency of Prince Milan, resolved to
propose the independence of Servia the 22d Of
August, with cessation of state Of seige and
martial law
CoNsrANTINePLE, August 3. The bulk of the
Russian army encamped on the unhealthy low
lands, has removed TO q healthier camping ground
and most OF the refugees in the city have gone to
Asia Minor and Syria, about so 900 remaining.
Iypus, small pox, measles, scarlet and euterc
feveis, which prevailed so extensively near tho
close Of the aud since cessation OF hostilties.
has greatly diminished. The epizootlc prevails
amongst the cattle of Asistic and European Tur-
key. Reports from other places indicate good
health.
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YER MONT.
Murder and Suicide.

WEST RANDOLPH, August 3. Mike VIM, who
lives near this village, murdered his wife and
child about four o'clock this morning. He got up
aud partially dressed himself, took bis revolver
and shot his sleeping child, baby of ten months,
and then shot his wife. The report OF the first
shot awakened her, but before she could realize
what was taking place the second shot fired,
the ball taking effect in her left side. His eldest
child boy of about eleven years, hearing the
noise, hastily dressed and came down stairs, when
his father tried to kill him, but he escaped and
gave the alarm. The murderer then left the house
and started for the hills. Search WAS at once
CONNIE need and the murderer tracked to his hid
ing place. When he saw that his pursuers were
upon hm, he shot himself and was found dead.
WEST RANDOLPH August 4. Mrs. Vim, shot
by her husband yesterday, died o-pight the child
will recover.
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FOREIGN.
Italy.

LONDON, August 8. A despatch from Rome
says 1t Is reported that the Pope has appointed
Cardinal Antonia DE Luca perfect of the congre-
cation, pontitcsl secretary of the state, to ill
the vacancy occssoned by the death of Cardinal
Frauchi. Cardinal De Lucs is Italian, born in
1917, and nominated cardinal in 1868.
England.
The division list on Hartington's resolution just
published shows seven liberals voted against the
resolution, also seventeen home rulers. No con-
sentative voted for the resolution.
Reception.
On their arrival at Guildhall this afternoon
Beaconstcld and Salisbury were enthusiastically
received and loudly cheered by the immense crowd
lining the street on their apr zach to Guldhall.
France.
A Paris special SAYS the election of the social
lists in Germany at the recent elections IS looked
on with alarm by the government As tending to
greatly encourage the commune, and the working
mems congress announced for September I'D has
been prohibited.
Greece.
DR.. Schliemann is about to return 10 Athens,
with the intention of recommending his excavs-
tIous at HissaIllk or elsewhere.
Egypt.
A son of the khedive of Egypt is, by special
permission of Queen Victoria, about to enter the
Royal Military Academy, at WOolwich, rs . c.
Diet.
Ireland.
DUBLIN August 1. The Fenian Kelly was lib
Grated from Mount Jolly prison Saturday, on &C
count of Ill health.
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LEWISTON.
Fire.

LEWISTON, August 4. Last night fire broke
out in the stable in of building formerly &C.
cupied by d. w. Gardner, now in hands OF his
brother. The fire extended rapidly, destroying
the stable and store, ard badly damaging NJ. Pull
verman's store, with Gardeners store occupied by
NJ. Jacobs, dry goods. Loss claimed 5000. In,
sulance S., 800 in Garcelon agency. Gardner.
loss $500; insured Sl700. Mr.. Pulverman'
stock removed hastily, estimated loss $1,000; in.
sured fully in Orient, Hartford, North American
North British, American Fire and Hanover.