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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
Ressster's Notice,

NOTICE is hereby given that the following
person, have fled their accounts in the Reg
ister's Office in MifIlintown. and that the
same will be presented TO the Court for con-
firmation and allowance, on Tuesday, June
Is, 1878:
/. The account Of Samuel Buck, Guar
dian OF J. Z. 7. Shuman, minor child of
George Shuman, late of Port Royal, decd
2. The account of Samuel Buck, Guar
dian OF Sallle ". Shuman, minor child of
George Shuman, late of Port ROYAL, dec ID.
8. The account of Samuel Buck, Guar
dian of Charles K Shuman, minor child of
George Shuman, late of Port Royal, decd.
4. The srst and final account of Joseph
Rothrock, ExecHtCr Of Sarah Stroup, late
OF the borough of MiffiintOwn, decd.
). The first and partial account of Sam
uel Ponnebaker, one OF the Executors of
William Pannebakor, Late of Tuscarora
township, deed.
s. The first and final account of Jacob
Shelley, Administrator of Jane Gingrich,
late of Delaware township, decd.
!. The first and final account of Ephraim
r. Guss, Executor of Isaac Guss, late of
Milford township, decd
s. The account of Francis Bnckwalter,
Administrator of Elizabeth Buckwalter,
late of Walker township, decd.
Q. The account of John n Moore, Ad-
ninistrator of Jane Curran, late of Walker
TOW nship, decd.
10. The account of ROber, McNeen, Ad-
ministrator cum fssfamsnfo onn.ro Of John
McMinn, late of Walker township, decd.
IL. The first and final account OF o. P.
Harris, Trustee appointed by the Orphans
81 II 4
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

CONGRESSMAN WRIGHT, of Lnzarue
couu;5 proposes that the Government
be converted into money -loaning shop
or bank, from which any man who
chooses to move West, may borrow
$500, with which to settle on the pub
lie lands, and there make q home for
himself and family. Congressman
Butler proposes to take the money that
is annually expended on the army, and
loan it to people who will settle on the
public lands. One of the great com
plants now IN every community is that
men borrowed too much money out of
the banks, and that if the country con-
tinues going on at its present rate of
borrowing, the banking houses 10 time
will own everything. How would it
work if the Government would turn
banker Would people be abler to pay
with the Government as banker, than
they are with individuals as bankers ?
Would they be sold out less oftener by
the Government Would the bank of
the Government: or its management be
less corrupt, or purer than private
banking concerns
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

a loud tone in nv presence and that Of the
wife Of George Heffelhnger, in the follow
ing words, viz:
If have committed murder, then God
say so. Once an accident happened .
small boy fell from boat whilst the boat
was in the lock, and the boy was crushed to
death between the boat and the wall Of the
lock, and then the parents of the boy car
ricd him on a settee. Isaac Loeb cried.
Stocver said he had hatchet on the boat.
Stoyer further stated in his confession in
the following words: % We killed a man aud
put him in kiln. Ii was during the time
of the rebellion" But Stoever did not
stale where the murder was committed, nor
did he give the name Of the murdered man.
then asked him why they killed the man.
Stoever replied 1--WE were drunk" then
asked him who assisted in killing the man.
He replied 81 cannot tell now" This Is
all that Stoever stated or confessed in my
presence. He died a few DAYS after he
made this confession. No persons were
present or in the room when Stoever made
this confession but myself and the wife OF
George Heffelfinger. Later George Hetfel-
finger came into the room and heard the
latter part Of the confession. Most of the
time he spoke in loud tohe. was BROTH
er-in-law to Slower. He was married to the
sister of my wife. The wife of George
Heff-ltinger is also sister to the wife or
widow of Stoever. / have no knowledge
that he made any confession to any other
parties. PERcrvAL DAuR.
Attest-W. III. BoGER,
Jo,EPH CoovER.
Sworn aud subscribed before me, this
2lst day Of May, 1878.
HENRY KRETZER,
Notary Public.
Mrs. George Heffelingers affidavit
was also taken regarding the confer
ence. A statement of John StOever,
alias John Harris, and her statement
agreed and corresponded to that of
Percival Daub.
THE District Attorney of lebanon
county dispatches that there is nothing
in the confession Of Stoever-that he
was Alghty when be made it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

There were one hundred and thirty
two marriages, four hundred births,
aud four hundred and seventy deaths
In New York city last week.
The first new wheat of the season az
rived at st. Louis on the 2lst inst,
from near Dallas, Texas. 1t graded
No. 1, and sold st auction at 81 LIS per
bushel.
A buffalo clergyman, the Rev. ID.
r. Frazer, Of the First Presbyterian
Church, being disturbed on a recent
Sunday morning BY the exit Of three
yourg men who marched out with
squeaking boots just after be had an
nounced his text said "That strikes
me as the coolest piece of impertinence
l have experienced in some time"
Special Deputy Collector Davis, with
one companion, attempted to seize an
illicit distillery on Saturday, in Grundy
county, Tenn. They we're attacked by
seven men. Davis killed one, wound
ed one and captured one of his assail-
ants, but had to leave the distillery
without completing its destruction.
A suficien: force has been ordered by
the Collector to 90 to the place and dss-
troy the distillery.
A special train of twenty-five cars
of -four which left Minneapolis on the
evening Of the 10th inst, via the Chi
cago, Milwaukee snd st Paul and the
Michigan Central, the Great Western
and the Erie Railways, arrived at New
York on Monday evening the 10th inst.
aud was delivered to steamer for Lon
don yesterday morning, making the
fastest time ever made.
A big silver vault is in course of con
stIuction at the New York Sub Treas
ury. 1t will be AZ feet in length by
"a in breadth and II feet hign, and
will hold $40,O0O,0O0 in silver when
finished. The cost of the iron and
steel work employed in its construction
was about $40, 900, including the doors
and their levers Phe floor of the
vault will be iron and steel two inches
thick, and under this will be four feet
of concrete.
One of the most successful counter
feiting schemes is to Issue a small
quantity Of notes on a certain bank,
with the name Of the place, president
or cashier misspelled. Upon discov-
cry the bank sends the warning through
the country, pointing out tue error.
Then the counterfelters make second
issue with the name spelled correctly
and circulate them boldly, knowing
that merchants and storekecpers will
look only for the indicated "catch."
While an express train on the Erie
Railway was sweeping down the Valley
of the Delaware last Wednesday after
noon, the engineer saw a little girl
walking the track. The locomotive
shrieked, but within two seconds she
was overtakep and the train passed the
spot where she had stood. The engln-
eer looked behind the rear car, expect
ing to see her mansled body, but the
track was clear. He stepped upon the
guards of the locomotive and saw the
child lying senseless on the COW catch
er. He succeeded in rescuing her as
she was about to roll to the ground
She was slightly cut abou. the face,
but escaped without further injury.
v. Y Euening Post.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29


The Nationals have placed Chief
Justice Agnew On their ticket, in place
of Judge Bentley, who has declined,
and DIR. Steck, of Lycoming, in place
of Mr.. Shearer, who refused to be a
candidate for Lieutenant Governor. 1t
was stated lately that Judge Agnew
had declared that be would not be q
candidate on the National ticket, and
i, is very probable, therefore, that Mr..
Devices and his committee will have to
try again. There is danger that the
National Greenback-Labor movement
in this State may be reduced to a farce
before the election. Their are indica-
tons of rebellion on the part of the
Labor element, and of another ticket,
even before the finishing of the first
and the signs generally are unfavorable
to the third party, which promises to
be side show that will not profit its
proprietors and managers in November.
Record.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
FOREIGN.

"Actual famine is pressing upon ff-
teen million of people, while fully SIX
ty millions are suffering more or less
distress in China"
The earthquake in Venezuela, mer-
tion of which has been made before, oc-
Cured on April ii. The town of Cus
eight leagues from Caracas, was entire
ly destroyed, as we're all the surround
ing farms. The river Tuy became
heated TO such degree that the fishes
sought refuge outside of the water
The shocks we're felt in Caracas, and
were the heaviest known since 1912.
Property in Caracas was destroyed to
the amount of 100000.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
NEWS ITEMS.

The colored Methodists of North
Carolina contemplate the erection Of q
State College.
Edward II. Wilson, United States
Deputy Marshal at Boston has disap.
peared, He is a defaulter in about
$4,000.
The net profits Of the New York dog
show amounted to $4,000, which i, q
guarantee of another at no distant day .
The Lutheran Church in this State
has an average Of 300 members to every
pastor; all other denominations nearly
100.
The merchants of New York held q
meeting for the purpose Of considering
how to encourage trade with Brazil.
Danesburg, KY, has been selected as
the place for the next meeting of the
General Synod Of the Reformed Pres
byterian church.
An earthquake recently occurred in
Venezuela. BY which it is said that six
hundred people we're killed
A Buffalo naa put lighted pipe in
hls pocket the other day, and fell asleep
He now wears q new pair of pants and
walks lame.
Nearly one hundred persons have
applied to DR.. LIE Moyne, since Mrs.
Pitman's inoineration, for the privilege
of being reduced to ashes when they
die.
Francis Sylvester, aged 20 years,
was found dead in a field, 10 miles from
Akron, Ohio, on Saturday He had
been absent from home for several days
and had on his person over $50, which
is now missing. His friends think be
was foully dealt with.
The Potomac fishery season, which
continued two months, has closed, and
the result shows smaller catch than
ever before in the history of the river.
At the fish warf at Alexandra, Va,
which receives about one half the catch
Of the river, only about 2,6O0,OO fish
were received, against 3,775,000 last
year.
Not long before Ben Wade's last
sickness he received = letter from
Reading, VT, saying that little boy
there had been named "Wade" in his
honor. He acknowledged the courtesy
by writing the lad letter, which how
ever went to the Dead Letter Office
through misdirec.ion, and was return
ed to Jefferson, Ohio, after the ex-Seu
stor's death. Mrs Wade will send it
to the boy. with photograph of her
late husband.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

The law of checks was plainly de-
fined BY Judge Thayer, of PhlladeI-
phia, in charge to jury. He held
tha. before the endorser of a check
could be held for it, it must be shown
that the receiver had presented it on
the day Of its reception, or before the
close of banking hours on the following
day, when, if disbonored, notice must
be given thereof to the endorser, which
makes him liable for the same. But if
the bolder of a check thus given ne
elects to present it for payment until
after the second day of its acceptance,
and it is then dishonored, the endOrser
is not liable for il, and the loss, if any,
falls on tho holder Harrisburg Ieie-
graph.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
Question.

The following question is asked BY
an honorable citizen of this county.
Our columns are open to discussion
on the question asked.
/" Which Of the two is most secure
a Christian, exercising his religious
rights, In the Turkish domInions, or q
Black Republican, exercising his polit
ical rights, in the Southern dominiops
Of the United States 90
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

WHOEVER heard of a communist
picking himself up and travelling out
into the wilds of the country, or into
the border settlements, and there
stalking out claim for himself and
family, whereon he could make a
living, pay taxes, and become a use
ful member of society. They do not
claim to have the desires that moved
the people that settled Pennsylvania.
The early settlers of this State, and
other States, we're glad to have the
privilege to take up claim or war
rant for fifty, seventy-fve, or hun
dred or more acres of land, and locate
on it, in the woods, fell the timber,
put up cabin, and defend the home
stead against the Indian, or any other
aggressor, to the sacrifice of life
The men who thus cleared this coun-
try were far too independent, and too
intelligent to ask the State to sup
port them, or ask other people to di-
vide with them, except for a fair re
turn for the support. They had been
taught that when they became de
pendent on the State, instead of the
State being dependent on them, that
they were on a drifting way that led
to the old feuial system that existed
among their fathers several hundred
years ago in Europe. Five hundred
years ago the state was everything
in Europe. The country was divided
into districts, and owned by certain
men who gave employment to all who
lived within certain prescribed limits.
The noblemen owned the lands, and
they gave living to all who lived on
their lands, for the service of the
people; and in times of war the peo-
pie were expected TO render personal
service, just as they rendered or gave
personal service in times of peace.
The system of the commune is first
C usin to the feudal system, and in
time must land in feudolism, if it be
adopted. 1t cannot. however, be
adopted. There are enough of the
descendants of the fathers of the
country living to keep the country
steadily fast to the ideas of indepen-
dent ownership, for which the Revo-
luton was fought; for which the war
of 1872 was fought, and latterly for
which rebellion was crushed. The
country has not passed through three
great wars only to fall into the hands
of vasabond set of men who accu-
mulate no property, who pay no
taxes. and who, if they received the
encouragement of the country, would
ruin IL in less than six months. The
communists may make some trouble,
but it will be short-lived, and the
lesson that viii be administered will
last for years TO come.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
DISPATCHES.

Ntw YORK, May ~ = Francis Per.
alto started to rice 3i5 miles in fifteen
consecutive hours st Fleetwood Park
this morning. He accomplished the
fes. IN fourteen hours and thirty one
minutes. having rested twenty-five min
utes at noon.
TORONTO, Ont, May 2a.@The
pleasure steamer Empress Of India,
with a party of about eighteen persons
on board, became uumanageabis and
capsized over . dam ON the Grspd riv-
er at Calf, Ont, to night, and all the
passengers were plunged into the river
below. As yet ouly one body has
been recovered, that of Harry Jsffray
of Calf . reporter of . newspaper
Among the missing are Edward Wren,
Thomas Elliot, Fred Kane, John Fra
zer. James Montgomery, one of the
proprietors of the boat; Andrew Jack
son and DAVID Scott Little reliable
information can be obtained. Dlligept
search is being made at and below the
scene of the disaster.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 22.-The Nat
ional Greenback. Labor party nominat-
ed a State ticket to day as follows.
Secretary of State Henry James, Of
Grant county; Auditorof State, Jacob
T. Bird, Gibson county; Treasurer of
State, X. Z. Main, FLOYD county; At
torney General. David Moss Hamilton
comfy; Superintendent Of public in
strucrion, Prof. John Young, Marion
county. The resolutions adopted rea-
firm the platform adopted at Toledo,
Feb. %, and denounce the red flag of
the communists imported from Europe
which asked for an equal division of
property, end also ienounce the com
munism of the national banks of the
bond syndicates and of the consolidat-
ed railroad corporations which have Sc
cured and a.e enforcing an unequal di-
vision Of property, having already di-
vided among themselves ten thousand
millions of property of the people by
corrupting the Representative and SER
wants of the people. The one system
of communism ignores the inequalities
of capacity which have been implanted
by nature in the human family, and
both systems are destructive of the re-
wards Of toll, and of the incentives to
industry and eXertion.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

Mr.. PoTTER's COMMITTEE to exam
Inc the electoral returns of Florida and
Louisiana, will be almost as good thing
for needy Democrats as Mr. Glover's
To be sure, the pay of witnesses is not
quite SO high as that of experts, bu.
the average Democrat understands per-
fsctly how to make out An expense &C.
count so that 1t can cover . multitude
of sins. If half million will cover
the bill of expenses, it will be a Deu-
ocratie financial miracle. NORTH finer
fcaa.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
Legal Notices.
Dissolution Notice.

THE partnership formerly existing be-
Il tween | 7. McAlister and J. H. Nc
Alister, under the firm name OF 1. T. Nc
Ali,ter & Co., was dissolved by mutual con-
sent, April 5th, 1876. The books have
been LETT in the hands of 1. T. McAlister.
All persons indebted to the said firm, or
having unsettled accounts, are requested to
give their attention TO them and pay up BE-
fore the first of October, 1878, at which
time all unsettled accounts will be put in
the hands of proper officer for collection.
l. r. McALISTER-
j. II. McALlSTER.
Msy 90, 1873.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

A DISPATCH from Washington SAYS
that many of the Southern and North
ern Democrats are receiving earnest
letters from their constituents depreca-
ting re-opening of the question of the
Presidents title, and regretting that
any action should be taken by them cal
cuIated to add to the present financial
distress by repelling returning public
and private confidence. Ore of the
recipients of such letters, who was
elected to Congress by less than twelve
majority, was rendered uncomfortable
by the declaration that several hundred
persons who heretofore voted for him
would withhold their suffrages at the
next election"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
A MErderer's Con Eessi0n on
his Death.bed.

A despatch OF few days ago says
The village of Myerstown, a station
on the Lebanon Valley branch of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad,
is very much excited over a confes
sion made by John Stoever, one
of its citizens. Stoever died a
short time ago, and on his death
bed made a confession to George
Heffelfnger and Percival Daub,
friends of his, that during the last
twenty years he has been c party to
four murders. Stoever was man of
some property.
WHO SLOWER WAS
John Stoever, alias Harris, was
born in the vicinity of Myerstown.
He was engaged in boating num-
ber of years. He would make trips
on canal boats from Myerstown to
Philadelphia, and also to Williams
port and as far as New York State
and back again. Several years ago
he quit the business of boating and
engaged in that of burning lime. 1t
had always been mystery to his ac-
quaintances how he accumulated so
much money, for the business he was
engaged in did not pay well. 1t now
seems that he died worth three thou
sand dollars. His general character
was considered rather below the or
binary standard. He was addicted
to gambling. The general remark
among his playmates was that he was
to be watched. On a certain occa-
sion they were playing as usual, and
one of the accustomed players hap
pened to be drunk one night and had
about one hundred and fifty dollars
with him, and through his drunken
ness he dropped his purse containing
$50, and it seems that this man
Stoever saw it lying on the floor and
picked it up and kept it until he be
came sick. Then he confessed that
he had taken this money and request
ed that it should be paid back, and
as far as known the money was paid
back since his death by his executor.
The reason why Stoever has an alias,
is that he was an illegitimate child.
The name of his father was Stoever,
and subsequently his mother was
married to man by the name of
Harris, therefore he was mostly
known by the name of Harris.
THE CONFESSION.
Mr. Daub, to whom Stoever CON
fessed, makes the following affidavit:
Lebanon County, IS.
Ny name is Percival Daub reside in Jack
son township, Lebanon county, Pennsylva-
mia; am 81 years Of age; had been ac-
quainted with John Stoever, alias Harris,
who resided in Myerstown, Lebanon county,
Pa, at the time OF his death. He died on
the 18th day March, 1875. had called on
him three times during his last sickness.
The last time called to see him during bis
sickness be confessed to the following state
ment, or commenced to speak to himself in
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

READ the Democratic platform, as
pnbIishea in this issue of the SENTINEL
AND REPUBLICAN, aud when it has been
read the conclusion will force itself,
that it is nothing but series of objec-
.iOns to everything that has been done
By the Republican party, and an I'm
pied promise that if the Democracy
get control of affairs, change for the
better will be made. Their whole plan
OF campaign is clearly foreshadowed,
and the State knows before their ora
tors take the stump, and their writer's
print, that il will be nothing but criti-
eism criticism criticism strive US
a chance and we will do better" Crit
icism was the watchworl in the two
campaigns past. 1t was that, coupled
with the promise of doing something
good for the country, that gave them
the control of the Lower House of Con
gress. The country. by this time, has
found out what empty things their
promises were. Instead of putting the
business of the country on its feet, as
they promised to do, the business has
been still more suppressed and it took
the Republican party in its most united
effort to keep the Lower House from
passing the Wood tariff bill, which will
be passed by the next Congress if the
Democracy get the majority, the pas
sage Of which will depress the business of
the country hundred times more than
now, and to add to that, the same wa-
iority have encouraged the filing Of
three hundred millions of Southern
Claims, which are but the forerunners
of many hundred millions more claims,
if they carry the next Congress. Then
carefully read their platform, and learn
how much it is like their former prom
ises and criticisms, and then reflect
what dangerous thing it might prove
to be to place the control Of the Gov
erpment in the hands Of men who prom
ise one thing and DO something else.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

The Democratic platform is like the
well-known scandal mopger that exists
in every community. The monger is con
stantly telling of the faults of others,
but of his or her own superior faults
and sins says nothing.