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The New York herald., 1879-08-24
riE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

The following record will show the changes In the
temperature for the past twenty hours In com
parison with the corresponding date of last year, as
Indicated by tho thermometer at Hudnuts phar-
macy. HERALD building, M. 2l8 Broalway:--
The New York herald., 1879-08-24
AN EXCITED FRIEND IN PHILADELPHIA.

[By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
PHILADELPHIA. August %, 1870.
Chief of Police Given states that man called at
Police Headquarters to-day demanding to see the
Mayor He SAID that he wished to make affidavit
that the found in the Jersey City depot.
supposed to have the yellow fever, not
sick from that disease. He said she had
had the fever at Memphis, but had
Gently recovered, and having passed quarantine
that point her home
in this city. The Mayor being out OF town he was
referred to a judge OF the court There
Judges at present in town. The Chief did not take
the of the man. who, he says. greatly agi-
tated. His whereabouts cannot now be discovered
There is but Van Buren, family named in the
directory. and they know nothing respecting the
identity of the invalid.
The New York herald., 1879-08-24

QUARANTINE AGAINST NEW ORLEANS.
vIcKsBURG. Miss August 90, 1879.
Quarantine against New Orleans re-establshed
to-day.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03
STATE ITEMS.

The debt of Berks county is about
Sl30,000.
The heaviest fall Of snow IN the State
thus far was at Meadville, where twelve
inches fell last week.
A Sunbury woman values her jaw at
$4,000; at least she has sued a den
tist for that amount of damages for
dislocating it IN pulling tooth.
At Hanover, the other day, a boy
struck comrsde below the knee with
a stone. Fever ensued, and the poor
little sufferer died that awful death,
lockjiw.
Mr.. j. j. Stoerr and Miss Maggie
Muegel, Of Pittsburgh, while on the
way to party masked as Kaiser vii
helm and wife, went to a parson and
we're made one while thus attired.
A Chester woman, trying to save
some turkeys that were on the railroad
track in front of train. had to jump
for her own life, and was so near to
death that her dress catching under the
wheels o. the locomotive, was torn from
her body.
The seventy-ton fly wheel in the
Pennsylvania steel work at Harrisburg
bursted on Thursday, throwing large
pieces Of iron about The mill was 80
badly damaged that work will be tenn
porIarly suspended. There was no one
injured.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03
The Yazoo Plan.
Ho,c BGrksdaEs, Diron's Murderer, and
Others, Carried the Day

Ho,c Barksdaie, Diron's Murderer. and
Others, Carried the Day.
The following letter, dated Yazoo
City, Nov. Z, and addressed to and re-
ceived by Frank Dixon, . resident of
Washington and brother Of Barksdsle's
victim, will explaln how the lndepen-
dents were beaten in the recent elec-
ton:
FRIEND FRANK-Tbe election is over,
aud L kuow you are anxious to bear bow
it passed Of. | will not attempt to
give you = full outline of every thing,
for it would take several days to write
it. will only state a few facts in re-
gard to what occurred on the day Of
the election. 1t was understood among
the bulldozers that if the negroes could
not be induced to vote with them, that
they would not LET them vote at all. As
soon as the polls we're open at the court
house "J,m" Barksdale, tom" Viii
liams, Whadley Gibson, "Bob" Whee-
less, Lambeth, and about twenty others
took stand at the gate and voted them
three at a time, which would have taken
at least two days for them all to vote
if they been SLOWED at all. Every
time a negro would come up to the
gate they would demand him to show
nis ticket. If he showed an ludepen
dent ticket be was knocked down. They
vent on in this way until about eleven
o'clock, when Jake" Holder gave the
signal and all drew their pistols and
commenced firing in the air. The ne
groes all ran of, aud If course there
WAS DO more voting.
The same game was played at Ben.
ton and Dover. When all the negroes
collected at the polls they commenced
firing in the air. You have lived long
enough in the South to know that a
negro can't stand that kind of punish
ment. | don't think there were more
than 500 negro votes cast in the coun-
II. AT Silver Creek. where every
thing was solidly Independent, they
would not furnish them with either box
or registration book, so that vote was
thrown out entirely. | don't suppose
tha, in the history Of any country such
fraud and villainy were ever before
practlsed on n people. Taylor had
about seventy deputies appointed 10
keep peace and order at the polls, all
of whom participated in the shooting.
Taylor fred four shots. Ii is amusing
to see the negroes walk up the streets
with their jaws tied up. and whenever
they are asked what is the matter they
will answer: "Oh. nothing l tried
to vote an Independent ticket at the
court house." As soon as can see all
the boys from the other precincts | vii!
write tbe whole thing up and send it TO
you. 1t is getting late. will close.
Your friend.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03

NEyIN's Press, toruerly Forney's
Press, says: A drunken juror Is not a
pleasing spectacle. During the trial of
a criminal case in one of the New York
courts on Tuesday, juror was discov-
cred to be asleep, and the eloquent
speeches of the learned counsel for the
prosecution and for the defense, after
exhausting all their eloquence, failed to
wake him. When the jury retired to
deliberate on their verdict be was car
ried BY the bailIffs to the jury-room,
but could not be aroused from his
drunken stupor, and the eleven sober
men were obliged to come into court
and ask to be discharged on account of
the inabilitv Of the twelfth man to vote
on the verdict The Judge sert the
juror to Jail until he got sober
then be bad him brought into court,
where be received a severe repri
mand This was supplemented with
an order committing him to jail for five
days for contempt of court. If this
man is ever inpaneled on another jury
he will most probably make an effort to
keep sober
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03
STATE ITEMS.
Reading has four female BARRIERS

Reading has four female BARRIERS
The Indian chiefs from the different
agencies will visit the Indian school at
Carlisle, in April next.
Within three weeks the entire house,
hold of Mr.. Vim. Grady consisting Of
his wife and three childreu) of slOrrell-
vile. Cambria county, we're carried of
by that dread disease diphtberia.
A West Chester girl is reported to
be dying from arsenical poisoning, the
arsenic having been absorbed from a
tooth filled by dentist.
The saw and shingle mill of Wilson
r. Hoover, in Penn township. Clear
field county, was burned down on Sat.
urday week. Insured for SI50. 1t
is only about year since las house
and barn 10 Boggs township we're burn
ed. A few days before the burning Of
his mill he had his great toe split in
twain by coming in contact with the
saw while attempting to kick piece Of
bark out Of the way.
Mr.. Henry Myers, residing near
Campbellstown, Lebanon county, has
in bis possession ten bundles OF rye
straw that we're cut with sickle sixty
years ago by Rev. Samuel Hershey,
now of Mount Joy township. The
straw old as 1t is, is in a perfect state
of preservation. This is particularly
a curiosity in this age Of reapers and
mowers.
John c. Carroll, who resides near
the mouth of Cornplanter run, Venan-
go county, and who recently became
insane, as Was supposed, 10 consequence
of listening to Bob Iugersoll's lecture
at Cbatauqua Lake, was taken home
from Dixmont, on Tuesday of last
week, by his brother, DR.. Carroll, of
Meadville. Mentally, it Is thought be
has completely recovered, though his
physical condition is certainly not so
good as could be wished. 1t seems
that bis family have heretofote been
afflicted in a similar manner, both his
father and sister having been either
wholly or partially insane at different
times.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03
The Democracy in the United
States Senate Say Anything
to Beat Kellogg.
Bad as the Plcm Of the Mississippi
Bull dozers.

A Washington dispatch on Saturday
says: Private advices received here
yestel day from Louisiana state that the
sub committee of the Senate, with Ben
Hill, of Georgia, chairman, in the
course of their examination, are acting
very unfairly in almost every instance
where witnesses are desired to refuie a
lot of perjured villains, the majority of
the committee refusing to allow the
subpenas to be issued. Senator Cam
eron, of Wisconsin, who is the only Re
publican on the committee, has fre-
quentiy endeavored 10 secure the at
tendance of witnesses, but is refused
permission tie summon them unless he
informs the Democratic members what
be proposes to prove. That be has in
variabIy declined to do. 1t is under
stood that upon the return of the sub.
committee he will call the attention of
the Senate TO this matter, and will be
able te show cases of bull doing which
even excel the most noted cases under
the Mississippi plan.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03
WHIPPED AT THE POST.
Punishment in Delaware State.
There, Whipped in the Court House
Yard.

Some days ago about 800 persons
assembled at the court house yard at
New Castle, Delaware, to witness the
public whipping of five prisoners,
who had been convicted of larceny.
Three of the number were colored,
one being a lad not over Is years of
age. The gates opened at IL o'clock
and the crowd rallied in to witness
the spectacle. The first one fastened
to the post was Charles Leiber, a
German. He received twenty lashes,
and though they were lightly applied
to the flesh the marks were plainly
perceptible on his back After the
whipping, the prisoner walked away
with smile on his face. Edward
Gallagher, for the larceny of ladys
coat, valued at Sc, received twenty
lashes. The victim appeared in the
prison yard with blanket over bis
shoulders On his feet he had stock
ings, and be wore an old pair of walk
ing-shoes. He presented very pitt
able appearance. After his hands
were fastened to the post, the blank
ct Was removed, and the prisoner
bore the lashes without a murmur.
John Dover, colored, convicted of
stealing four bushels of wheat, was
given twenty lashes. As each stroke
fell he trembled, and on being united,
said he was "glad it was over with.
Henry Lee, alias Eugene Lee, a col
ored boy, who had stolen S45, came
to the post with some hesitancy.
Upon the first stroke he began to
shake, and as the third was applied,
he succeeded in freeing his left hand
from the post, his wrist being too
small for tine staple. A handkerchief
WAS wrapped around his wrist and
the whipping resumed With tears
in his eyes the lad entreated the sher-
iff not to "hit so hard" As the 18th
lash was applied the victims right
hand slipped from the fastening, and,
before the twentieth lash, the pris-
oner said: 90 Sheriff Pyle! For
Gods sake, don't hit me SO hard :"
The boy left the jail-yard crying bit
terry. James Reason, colored, the
last victim, was convicted of the lar
ceny of ring valued at 50. James
walked up to the post rather spright-
ly. and placed his hands in the fast
enings with an air of unconcern. At
the conclusion of the twentieth lash
he walked away, saying: THAT did
not sting me" This closed the per-
formance.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03

A FIRST-RATEF FAKM, CONTAINING
One Hundred and Sixty Acres, in the best
wheat-growing district in the ; tate of Ohio,
situated 0ue-half mile from Arrar.sa rail-
road station, in Fairfield county, and one
mile from a good pike. The improvements
arc large two-story BRICK HOUSE O3
rooms, hall and ceI'ar), Double Log Barn
and Stable, and other buildings, and well
of good water. A stream Of spring water
traverses the centre of the farm. There -
a large orchard on the premises Will take
so per acre, part cash, rest in payments.
farm adjoining sold for slCO per acre.
The reason for selling, is the desire to invest
in city property, in Circleville. For all in
formation address J. SWEYER,
Circleville, Pickaway Co., Ohio.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03
4 RARE CHANCE
To Buy a Large Tract of GOod Land
af .Nodeyufe Price:

at q .ModeTdfe PTlce:
To a man who desires to make farming
and stock-rsising his business, this is the
greatest bargain in Juniais county
Three Hundred -3crss and mere, having
thereon a large Brick Dwelling House 10
good condition, Barn and other outsuid-
ings; a running stream Of water nea the
door, also, good well water in yard; ar
Orchard of 8 acres, As good as any in the
county; a grove of so maple trees, which,
il attention were directed to, could be
turned into a source of income, as such
groves are IN Somerset county. this S,a-s,
and as such groves are in New England.
Good timber on the farm. The farm viii
produce 40 TO 80 tons OF hay annually, and
grow grain of all kinds. There is an abcn-
dance of LIMESTONE on the farm.
We repeat, this is the greatest bargain
now offered in this county, to the man who
has energy, and desires TO farm and raise
stock. To such a man, who has mOderat5
sum of money for first payment, there is q
rare chance to secure property, that in the
nature of things must increase in value
gradually, for the period of full gsnera~
ton yet to come.
Time, 5 to years. TO suit purchaser. II
you have the inclination. the means, and
the pluck to develope one of the finest
tracts OF land in the county, call at this Of
fee for particulars
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03
Reyister'y Notice.

NOTICE Is hereby given that the following
persons have filed their accounts in the Reg
ister's Office in Mitflintown, and that the
same Will be presented TO the Court for con-
frmation and allowance, on TUESDAY,
DECEMBER l6, 1879:
l. The final account of Jacob Zendt, EN-
ecutor of Philip Zendt, late of Walker
township, Juniata county, deceased.
3 The second and final account of Daniel
KnOuse, Administrator of Amos Miller, de-
ceased, late of Susquehanna township, Ju-
niata county
3 The first and final account of John W.
SIeddy, Executor of Alexander Speedy,
deceased, late of Miffiintown. .Juniata county.
4. The account of W. e. Laird, Admins
traitor of the estate of Holmes Parvin, de-
ceased, late of the borough OF Patterson,
Juniars county.
5. The first and final account Of George
Boyer. Administrator of p. l.. Ritzman, de
ceased, late of Turbett township, Juniata
county.
6. The account of VIM. Cherry, Execu-
tor of Barbara Kaufman, deceased, late of
Delaware township, Junista county.
Z. The first and partial account of James
H. Junk and J. T.. Crawford, Administra-
j..
deceased, late of Tuscsrora township, Juni-
aia county.
=. The first and final account of David
Partner. Executor Of Jacob Partner, deed
late Of Milford township, Juniata county.
9. The first and final account of John I.
Turbett, administrator of Stewart Turbett,
deceased, late of Turbett township, Juniata
county.
10. The final account of Jacob Beidler.
Administrator Of Silas Beidler, deceased,
late of Walker township, Jnniata county.
ii. The account OF Joseph Weaver. Adj
ministratOr of Jacob Weaver, late Of " ak
er township, Juniata county. deceased
IL. The account of Ezra u Parker, Ad-
miniStrat"r of George Wise, deceased, late
Of the borough of Mifiiintown, Juniata
county.
l. d. MUSS Err, Register.
Registers Office, Mitfintown,
Nov 1870
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03
he Was Hunting Another Wife
How His Son Bob Spoiled the Cal
culations With an Alarm Clock.
Il True Story from North Carolina.

Squire Bray. of Csswell, was hunt
ing another wife, but bis son Bob, a
wild blade, knocked him out of il. ln
the capaclous breast pocket of the
Squire's great coat reposed put tick
ler, we'll filled, that he only proposed
using on his way back from seeing the
Widow Brown. Now, just before he
started Bob slipped the ticker ou, and
put in its place a small alarm clock.
carefully wound up, aud set for III p.
NJ. The Squire had sat the fire out,
and was well on with bis overcoat,
holding the widows hand at the door,
and putting in his sweetes, licks for the
last. "Yes, Jour first husband, my
dear, Was one of my best friends, and
we'll visit his and my lost Hannab's
graves, won't We, love 2" All, yes,
for where was there q sweeter woman
than your poor Hannah z" asked the
widow. ga good 'oman she was good
enough, but here's living one just as
sweet" said the Squire, and he was
drawing her for kiss when wbizz-
wizz-zizzer- wizzer-hizzer ting, whir-r-r-r
tung, bang! the clock went off inside
of hin .O'lawd :" screamed the
widow, she's shooting to pieces . It's
Hannah's old peanny playin' inside of
him ~ "She said she'd haunt me!
She alters told me So" cried the
Squire, running in stoop for his horse,
with both hands pressed to his breast,
and the clock still striking, ting, ting.
He rode as if old Nick was after him,
and never knew the cause Of the racket
till be felt for his ticker and pulled out
the little clock that Bob had bought at
auction. Then he laughed till the tears
ran, but he promised Bob never to spark
another woman if he'd only keep the
joke from the neighbors. The widow
believes to this day that old man Bray
Is a walking volcano.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03

How ephemeral is political fame.
Among the ten thousands who fig
ured in their day as Senators and
Representatives in Congress, the
names of but few are familiar to the
present generation. Clay, Webster,
and Calhoun made an impress on the
history of their country which, per-
haps, will never be forgotten. The
class of statesmen standing next to
them in ability are even now almost
faded out of the public mind John
Forsyth. of Georgia, was one OF the
most accomplished off-hand debaters
that ever appeared in the United
States Senate; yet how few of the
45,o}0.000 of people now dwelling In
this land of ours know that such
man ever lived William G. Preston,
of South Carolina, was an orator of
great power and Senator who re-
fected honor on his State. After his
death how soon was he forgotten.
Webs:er's reply to Robert Y. Hayne
is Likely to keen his (Haynes) mem
ory fresh in the mind of the reader.
Otherwise he would have been lost to
the recollection of posterity; yet he
was one of the brilliant men of his
day William I. Barry, of Kentucky,
was one Of the most eloquent of men,
and played conspicuous part in the
politics of his State. 1t is safe to
say that large majority of the pres
ent voters are not apprised of the
fact Felix Grundy, of Tennessee,
was noted for bis eioquence at the
lar and in the halls of Congress 1t
Is only the political student or the
survivors OF the era in which he cut
his most prominent figure who know
anything about him. Maryland kept
Gen Sam Smith in Congress thirty
nine years. and we venture to say that
thousands of the politicians of the
present DAY never heard of him. The
same NAY be saidof Nathaniel Macon,
of North Carolina, who represented
that State in Congress thirty seven
wears. We might go on and specify
Ii score of others, equally talented
ard influential in their day and gen
Grafton, who are but seldom thought
OF beyond the precincts of their
blood relations. If such should be
the fate of these distinguished poll
ticians, what is to become of the men
who are now strutting on the polti-
cal stare! A large majority OF them
will not be remembered five years
after they have been consigned to
private hie. Such is political fame.
LouispiiEs Courier Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03

The following dispatch on Monday
indicates one of two things-that the
private departments of the Presi-
dent, and Secretary of the Treasury
at Washington are of easy access to
people who should not have access TO
them, or that the thieves at Wash
ington are experts at getting in where
they should not go:
"A copy of Secretary Sherman's
report to Congress was stolen on Fri
day from the Treasury Department,
and sold to three papers. On Sat
urday some one stole a copy OF the
Presidents message, so that both
documents were made public before
their presentation to Congress.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03

HORSEBACK RIDING is ip great
favor among the ladies' of Baltimore.
Last summer a year three daughters of
Mr. Samuel VI. Shoemaker, accompan-
led By their uncle, the Rev DR.. Eggles-
ton, rode from the interior Of South
Carolina 10 Baltimore. The ladies Gu
joyed the trip greatly. but the horses
were completely broken down. On
Monday afternoon a party of eighteen
tnine ladies and nine genilemen) rode
from Baltimore to Westminster, a DIS
tance Of twenty eight miles, gave a
high toned hop in the evening and rode
back to Baltimore on Tuesday"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03

Cases OF hair turning gray from
fright are no longer surprising; bu,
a French girl was differently affect
ed. A floor gave way beneath her; she
wasn't hurt bus, badly scared. That
night she began to complain Of head
sce and cbills. The next morning she
felt restless and bad irritation of the
scalp. During the following days she
steadily improsed, with the exception
of the irritation. One day in combing
her hair she noticed that it came out
in great quantities. Five days later
she had lost all her hair. Her general
health was good, but she continued
bald.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03

4 WEALTHY manufacturer of interior
New York, who is as green as he is
,ich, fell into the hands of a couple
Of harpies from Gotham some days
ago, while on the boat to Boston.
The result was that few days later
he was found drugged and i'll from
poison in a den in the first named
city. The police have arrested TIE
conspirators, who drugged their vic
tim that they might rob him with i'm
punity. If he RECEIVERS, we opine
this rich greenhorn Will think tw,ce
before he takes up with every woman
ne meets.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03

TIE manner in which Moody and
Sankey first met and became associ-
ated in evangelical work is thus plea
sanity related: Mr.. Moody and Mr..
Sankey first met in a yer-meeting.
The singing wes poor, and a friend of
Mr.. Sankey urged him to start a
hymn after the next prayer He did
SO, the people took it up, and it help
ed TO make the meeting successful.
After it WAS over Mr. Moody sent ior
him. He did not say" says Mr.
Sankey, How do you do or 1 am
glad to see you,' or anything. He
took me by the hand, though, and
Immediately said: I have been look
ing for you for eight years. Where
do you live 1 told him. How old
are you?' I told him how old / was,
and lie asked, Are you married 2
Yes How many children have you
gotr One We'll, 1 want you to
leave your home and come to Chi
cago. 1 have got place for you.
You must come, for there is a work
there that the Lord wants you to do,
and you must do it Well, two
months passed, i guess, and he wrote
me so much that 1 finally went to
Chicago, sang for him in his church,
md have been with him ever since.