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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-29

sold, to pay at such rates as have Previous1
ly been agreed upon.
A FARM OF $50 ACRES IN TUSCA-
rora township Juniata county, one-fourth
81 mile west of McCoysville, 1870 acres Of
which afe cleared and in good state of
cultivat:on-the balance in good timber.
The improvements are large Frame House,
30x50 feet, Frame Barn, 40xS0 feet, Wagon
Shed and Corn Crib, Carriage House and
Hog Pen 3Ox4O feet, Wood House and
Spring House, good young Orchard and
about 50 peach trees and cherry trees. A
stream Of good water passes near the house
and barn. For further particulars address
NICHOLAS ICKES,
McCoysville, Juniata Co, Pa.
-~4s-
ONE OF THE MOST PROFITABLE
BLACKSMITH STANDS in the county
may be purchased of the Undersigned at i
reasonable price. The property Is situated
in Jobnstown, Juniata Co., Pa, and with
the Smith stand includes a lot of about
TWO ACRES, having thereon erected a
comfortable Two-story FrameHouse, COM
modious Stable and other outbuildiRgs.
There is a Well of good water at the door
of The house. For particulars call on or
address wM. HOOPS,
Walnut p. o., Juniata Co., Pa.
A VALUABLE FARM OF liO ACRES,
more or less; 100 acres cleared and in
high state of cultivation, belonging to the
Heirs of John Yodei, deceased, is hereby
offered at Private Sale. The Farm is situ-
ated in Fermanagh township, about three
miles northeast of Miffiintown. The i'm
provements are New Frame House and
Bank Barn, and other outbuildings. There
is spring of never-fauing water at the
door. A stream of water trayerscs the
farm. An Orchard of fruit in variety, in
cluding grapes in bearing condition, is con-
venient to the buildings. For further in
formation address
ID. A. YODER,
Port Royal, Juniata Co., Pa.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-29

THr following is list of the sixteeners
attending the Soldiers Orphans School at
McAltervIlle, whose term expires in 1879:
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-29

The SENTINEL AND REPUBLICAN has no
superior as an advertising medium in this
county, and as a journal OF varied news
and reading 1t is not surpassed BY any
weekly paper in central Pennsylvania.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1879-01-18
GreenbaCkS in Georgia.


IT, the public laws Of the session
Of the Georgia General Assembly,
recently ended, we find in the tax
act the following section:
"SrcfiOn s. Be it .JurtheT enacted,
That all taxes assessed under this
act Shaii be collected in United
States national,baDk currency, or
gold and slN Ell coin Of the United
States, and the value Of the prop
erty taxed ON the lst. day OF April
of each OF said Years 1879 and 1880,
in such currency, shall be the basis
OF the taxes"
1t will be noted that we are to
pay our taxes Gin United States
matiomal-bauk currency, or gold and
silver coin of the United States, and
the gIecmbark is rtfectuaIly demo
nrtizcd for all raX-paYimg purposes
in the State Of Georgia. just as tue
Government had toudly hoped
that the CURRENCY Was on a level,
and that it had gotten the g.een-
back on a gold basis, along comes
tins body OF Georgia SolomS aud
knocks their calculations 10 the
! winds.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1879-01-18

Subscribe to the LOUISVILLE
IotRiER-,luURNAL and HOUMA
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A YEAR.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27
YELLOW FEVER.

THERE were 81 cases reported at Mem
phis Aug. 10Th.
TWENTY SEVEN new cases at Memnbis
Aug. . th-12 whites, Is colored
THERE were 100 deaths from veI,ou.
fever in Havana during the last weel,
says a telegram Of Aug. 10Th.
THERE were thirteen new cases or
yellow fever in Memphis Aug. 18Th
The board of health adopted strict omar
antine regulations for that city aud othar
infected points. One case of fever was
reported at Bantleth, Tenn, but it could
be traced to Memphis,
A MEMPHIS dispatch of Aug. 1,tb
says; The Howard association have oar
nurses attending 1876 sick families 100 of
whom are whites; rs colored. Their
expenses daily aggregate 5000. Total
deaths from fever for the week ending NJ
6p. m. tonight, As; to date, 1879. The
weather is clear and cool. The ther,
mometer has not ranged higher than II
during the day.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27
NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary Of Events Domestic And
Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

SEC. SCHURz left Washington Aug
18th, accompanied by Webb Hayes, to
inspect the Indian agencies.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMSON, of the
general land office, left Washington Aug.
10Th, for Denver, where he Joined the
public land commissioner.
SAYS a dispatch of Aug IS, contracts
for headstones for soldiers graves are
awarded to Samuel G.. Bridges, Keokuk,
Iowa, and New York state man named
Price. The headstones average about
SO % each
a DISPATCH of Aug. Goth says a special
committee has been appointed to visit
England and Germany with a view of
securing more harmony in the regula-
tions concerning the interchange OF
money orders.
THE cabinet, says dispatch of Aug.
ooh, has referred TO the attorney general
for an opinion, The question that has re.
Gently arisen as 10 whether the inmates of
the various soldiers homes are entitled
TO any of the arrears Of pensions.
FoREIGN representatives, says a dis
patch Of Aug. Goth, continue to send in
abundant assurances that the leading
European nations are willing to enter in
to a consideration Of the question of a
bi-metallic standard.
SAYS a Washington dispatch Of Aug.
IS, Comptroller Porter, Of the treasury
department, says that the National Board
of Health is Of the opinion that contri-
buttons for the support Of the people of
Memphis in camp are absolutely neces-
sary to prevent the spread of the yellow
fever into other states. a requisition
upon the 100000 appropriated by CON
gress will be hon ored.
A TELEGRAM of Aug. 2lst says Mrs.
Sprague's beautiful country place, two
miles north of Washington, where her
father lived when Chief Justice, and
which was her legacy from him, is adj
vertised for rent at $500 per month
farm, house, and furniture. The servants
know nothing of Mrs Sprague's inten.
tiOns now, but say that when she left the
LIST of July, she expected TO return there
in October. Her agent declines to com
municate any particulars, and only seems
to know that he was asked to find ten
ant.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27

hem has failed. The schooner lies in
a very dangerous position. At 10P. NJ.
the wind abated somewhat, but tre-
Inendous surf is rolling.
A New ORLEANS dispatch of Aug.
2ist says the sub-treasury department
have come across the counterfeit silver
quarter which deserves mention for its
remarkable qualities. The only defect
about the piece consists in the engraving.
The words, I'm God we trust" are omit
ted. The words, Omitted States of Amer
lea" are abbreviated to Omitted States
Of Amea." The remarkable feat
ure of the piece is that it
is intrinsically more valuable
than real and legal silver quarter Ac-
cording to Mr.. Davis, the coiner at the
mint to whom the coin was sent to be
assayed, it weighs 9.7S grains, or 1.35
above the legal weight, and contains 80
miliemes Of silver above the standard
and B millemes of gold, which our sill
yer coins do not contain except in rare
instances. Mr.. James Albrecht, the as
sayer, reports that the tineness is $50
1000 silver and $1,000 gold.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27
FIRES.

RUMsEY's tannery at Buffalo burned
Aug 10th. Loss $4,000
A FIRE at Whitehall, Mich, Aug st
destroyed ten buildings. Loss, $1,000.
Two of DR.. Perces' chemical ware
houses were burned at Flint, Mich, Aug.
10th Loss 100000.
A FIRE at West Bend, Wis, Aug. 10th
destroyed eleven buildings together with
contents, valued at $4,000.
THE Long Island lumber mills at
Brooklyn burned Aug Goth. Loss $780,
600; insured.
The residence of d. S. Hammond,
near Elgin, H., burned Aug. 49, Loss
$4,000; Insurance small.
AT Marengo, Iowa, Aug. Goth, ketch-
anes Bros elevator, with a large amount
of grain, some cattle and other property,
burned. Loss $4,000; one.third insured.
SEVERAL fires occurred in Memphis
Aug. Goth The building at 800 Front
street was burned; loss $4,000 Two
houses of prostitution were also burned.
ELEVATOR B. belonging to the Central
Elevator Co, of st. Louis, burned Aug.
rs. 1t contained 10000 bushels of grain
The building cost $4,000. Partially in
sured.
A SERIOUS confagration threatened
Memphis on Sunday the 18th inst A
warehouse, the property of the State
Savings Association, Of St Louis, burn
ed in close proximity to very valuable
property, but the flames were confined to
the first structure, Loss, $4,000.
ADIsPATCH Of Aug. Goth says the loss
on the Waldron block at Hillsdale, Mich,
viii reach $4,000, on which there was
an insurance of $4,000 The block was
the largest in the city, contained six
stores, a large number of law and iu-
surance offices, the city offices and the
post office.
DURING the forenoon Of Aug. goth a
fire broke out in the large saw mill and
salt block Of ~anborn & Bloss at Carroll
ton, opposite East Saginaw, Mich. and
in 80 minutes had consumed the mill
and salt block, two drill houses, salt
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27
the establishment was again alarmed by
the Waterman reporting men in the

the establishment was again alarmed by
the Waterman reporting men in the
building. The movements of the watch.
man alarmed another of the gang, left on
the outside 10 watch, who gave the
danger signal, and the five burglars
broke tor the door; As they
emerged from the door the watch
man fired five shots at the retreatnr
men, which they returned. One of the
watchman's shots is believed to have
been effective, as one Of them was heard
to cry out in pain, but all escaped in the
darkness. An examination showed that
the burglars had ben in five rooms, but
the only thing taken was breast-pin
belonging to Mrs H. =. Hall, wife of the
editor of the Globe. AT the railroad de-
pot, a quarter of mile distant, the bur
glars were little more successful, going
through the store and residence of Mr.
Lehman, and the saloon and residence of
Mr.. McDermott, and getting 500 in
money. kilograms have been sent in all
directions, but so far the gang has elud-
ed pursuit
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27
CABLEGRAMS,

A DISPATCH of Aug. IS says the drouth
in Cashmere continues and the condi
ton of the people is deplorable.
THE story of the death of Nellie Grant
Sartoris was denied by London dis
patch of Aug. IS, which said: Tue mis-.
take arose from the death of Mrs Z. I.
Sartoris, formerly Adelaide Kemblc.
A PARIS cablegram of Aug. 10Th says
| the number of victims of the collision on
the Argentan & Granville railway is lar
ger than first reported. Fifteen were
killed and thirty-siX wounded.
A CABLEGRAM OF Aug. Dist says the
! Russian government is on the point Of
! signing a contract with American firms
| for the construction Of number of
| cruisers, at an aggregate cost of 25,000,-
600 roubles
| A MOVEMENT, says an Ireland cable
gram Of Aug. Goth, is on foot for the en-.
| rollment Of unarmed volunteers in Ire
! land-England being afraid to allow the
| Irish to bear arms.
SAYS dispatch OF Aug. 2lst: England
! is the only power not invited 10 send of
fcers to witness the Russian military
manGvers, commencing the 25th inst.
| A MADRID cablegram of Aug. 16 saws
| it is stated King Alfonso and Arch Ouch.
ess Maria, of Austria, will have an inter
! view the coming month, and their mar
riage will be solemnized at the end of
| October. Emanuel Sicola, minister of
the interior, will be appointed an embas.
sador extraordinary to accompany the
arch duchess from Vienna to Madrid
A LONDON dispatch Of Aug. 18th says
at Lurgon, Ireland, Saturday, 900 police
charged on mob with fixed bayonets
| The police were beaten back, and twenty
of their number injured. The rival
mobs fired at each other with rifles; one
of the leaders OF the Catholic party had
some dynamite, which exploded, injur-
| ing him fatally
| A ST, PETERSBURG dispatch of Aug.
| 18Th says; The Gol0s announces that last
night the police seized several carts
conveying boxes gunpowder, grenades,
and other explosives TO small chambers
shop in ST. Petersburg. A large store of
| explosives was also tourd in the shop
and its proprietor arrested. 1t is not yet
ascertained where the powder was OBJ
tanned or how it was to be employed.
A LONDON dispatch of Aug, 10Th says:
In consequence Of the storm traffic is sus-
pended on the railway between Chester
and Holyhcad. The viaduct at LAND
Dulas, Wales, has been washed away;
also some of the bridges. Several sewers
were burst by the frtshets on the
lines of the Liverpool rail
ways. Birkenhead is flooded. There
has been thirty hours of continuous rain
at Chester. In Derbyshire the Trent and
Derwent rivers overlooked and the low
| lying lands are. flooded. The wheat is
gradually rotting, and any crops ieft
standing will not pay for the cutting
! The rain at Sheffield was so violent as to
wash away the foundations of five houses
in course of construction.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27

MINERS at work on the bench near
the mouth of the Los Alamos Creek,
near Lompoc, Cal, report 81 to So pei
day as the average earnings OF a miner.
Blankets are used to catch the fine gold.
The work is very healthy, and, at pres
ent remunerative. The black sand is
as easily washed rs at Santa Cruz.
Cheap wooden pumps are used for rails.
ing the water. Good prospects are also
reported in the land up the creek.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27

THE city of Brooklyn is iudulging in
the luxury-whlch no other city will
envy her-of two mayors. The actual
mayor proposes to discharge the duties
of his Office at his house, inasmuch as
he is confined to his bed, and the presi-
dent of the board Of aldermen, who
acts as mayor when that officer is alb
sent, declares that the mayor cannot
"carry around his Office in his hat"
and proposes to discharge its duties
himself The result is quarrel OF
large dimensions.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27

In Charleston, 5. c., died recently Il
gentleman whose name had been a
household word IN nearly every family
south of the Potomac for nearly three
quarters of a century. He was Archibald
Edward Miller, the publisher of Miller's
Almanac, which up to the breaking out
of the civil war enjoyed probably a
larger circulation than any publication
ever issued at the south. It's publica-
ton was begun by Mr.. Miller in 1916 and
continued uninterruptedly till 1871,
when the advent of almauacs printed
for free circulation as means of advertis-
ing drove ii out of existence.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27

A GUSNIsoN (Col) correspondent of
the !Si}uer World says: "The latest and
biggest discovery of silver, according to
reports, is in the new district Of Pitkin,
located about five or six miles north of
the Mount Carbon coal banks. All sorts
of reports reach us, and all are to the
effect that the ore is high grade and in
great abundance. Some assays run as
high rs 5000 and 10000 ounces"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27

REPORTS from Utah represent that
the feeling of bitterness between the
polygamous Mormons and the Gen
tiles" is becoming more intense, and
there is danger of an open rupture in
Salt Lake City. La the meantime the
three Mormon leaders who were sent to
prison few days ago 10y the United
States court of the territory for refus-
ing, AZ trustees, to comply with Its
order to render an account in the mat
ter of the estate of the late Brigham
Young, are still 'in DURANGO vile. "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27

THE Boston Post says the south raises
this year about 100000 bales of COT
ton, 100000 ogsheads Of sugar, and
very nearly G00,000,000 pounds of to-
bacco. This will be a half million
more bales of cotton, twice as much
sugar, and 100000 more pounds OF
tobacco thar she ever raised before.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27

SAYS the Chicago Journal of Aug. Goth:
The novelty at the Union Stock Yards
of this city yesterday and to-day was
the arrival Of about 800 steers from
British Columbia, in the far northwest.
Two years ago thy We're driven to
Evanston, Wy. Ter, distance of :, 400
miles, and from Evanston they have
now come 10y rail. They are believed
to he the first importation of the kind
from the far-otf region. They are
rough, heavy cattle, with plenty of OPP
portunity TO- Improvement by feeding
in this region.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27

THE agent OF the Brazilian Steamship
company, John Roach, president, says
that the line is losing about $1,000 a
month. Congress failed to make an
appropriation to the line for carrying
the mails, and the British steamships
landing at New York, it is claimed, have
"cut" the freight rates SO as to drive
Roach's steamers out Of the trade.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27

shed containing 1000 barrels of salt az
several dwellings. Six million fee, '4 ~
lumber and 5000 cords of wood were sls ~
burned. The fire was still uDder cnn s9
Roadway at nightfall and the VILLAGE V ~
Carrollton was in imminent danger To
loss was then roughly estimated al s190
900; insurance $4,000. F''O'-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27

A DISPATCH from Havana, Cuba, says
that if the drouth in the island continues,
the crops will be seriously injured.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27

q A STATEMENT of circulation and specie
is published by the Dominion Finance
Department, and shows the total
amount Of notes in circulation in the
Canadian provinces to be Sll 859,772;
excess Of specie, 81 $50.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27

The next time you punch a hole IN q
silver quarter, recollect that two years
imprisonment and 81 900 fire are your
due by tie law Of the land.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27
TIMELY TOPICS.

THE postmaster general has desig.
mated Terre Haute, Ind, as a free-de-
livery city after October ] next.
The New York herald., 1879-12-14
REAL ESTATE WANTED.

WANTED TO buy OR LEASE foR TERN or
w years, New York front about thtss
acres Of Land, suitable for manufacturing pprroses Ad
dress, with particulars price &C. g. ". Herald once
yNANTEp--A THREE OR FOUR STORY HOUSE. ~
" nnl nnaiIn In LnN lnI nIaln
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-01-16

"Jesu,. Lover of My Soul" BY tn
Misses Thompson, jones aud Mis-
schrock. The solo BY Prof Evans
"Elee as a Bird" was given With grea
expression and callet 'orth the greatest
applause from all present.
The Church was crowded to over
flowing, and every one was delighted
with the performance.
Too much praise cannot be given to
Prof. Evans for his ability as teacher,
and the improvement in the class clearly
speaks for itself. He has them under
the most perfect control, and if any one
makes false note it is noticed immedi'
ately and corrected. The concert was
the closing lesson of the first session.
On Tuesday begins the next session. and
we understand that the class for it is al
most double what the FIRST one was.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-01-16

He RETURNED THE GooDs.-One
day last week merchant IN our town
missed piece of goods from his couu-
ter, near which q colored individual vas
standing few minutes before, but who
had left the store and gone up town
The merchant Immediately went in
search Of the fellow and charged him with
stealing the goods. He denied it fatty
saying no was too much Of a gentleman
to steal, and would no, be guilty of such
thing. The merchant told him that
be knew lie ,oas the thief, and unless h.
goods were brought back very soon he
would prosecute him. In short time
the niger appeared at the door with
the stolen property, and begged most
piteously for the merchant not to have
bim arrested. After an admonition mol
to do 60 again, he was let 60.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-01-16

editorial1y declares that it is rot too
much to say that they are ready to re-
turn to duty if the olive branch is held
ont. The meulders, filters and black
smiths of the railway rolling stock works,
az Barrow, have struck against an ez-
tension of the hours of labor from fifty
four to fifty.nine hours q week. A
strike of cotton operatives at Preston is
feared on the 23d instant, when 10
per cent. reduction will be enforced.
In consequence of the resumption of
work by tho railway conductors of Leeds,
all the striking employees at Bradford
have asked and have been granted re-
instatement on the terms offered by the
railway directors. The foundry hands,
shipbuilders and housebuilders of Bank
and vicinity have struck. Six hundred
weavers at Carlisle have struck. This
strike will effect other departments Of
the mills. A strike las commenced in
the wire trade at Warrington, and one
thousand men are idle in consequence.
The strike of the Midland Railroad is
virtually ended.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-01-16
Sale of Valuable Real Estate.

By virtue of, and in pursuance Of, power
of sale contained in mortgage OF Dove
Secars, sr., to Isham Elkins and Simon
Elkins and Elkins & Co.,, Of date Of July
%, 1877, and assigned by them to Names
Baum and Herman Baum, we will sell be-
fore the Court House in Camden, on Mon
day, Sd day of February pro1, between the
legal hours of sale, the following Real E.
tate, conveyed in said mortgage:
l. All that tract Of 700 acres, more or
less, on Red Oak Camp Greek, waters OF
Big Lynches Creek, in Kershaw County,
bounded north by lands of Moses Hough,
east and south by lands of angus johnson
and lands of the said Dove Segars, west
ty lands of Nelson Newman and west by
lards Of N. W. Jones.
Q. All those other tracts in said county,
ON Jumping Gully Greek, waters Of Big
Lynches Greek, containing 115 acres, more
or less, bounded north by lands of Charles
Raley, east by lands of Charles Raley, south
by lands of Moses Hough, and west by
lands of estate of William Moseley.
8. Also, one tract in said county whereon
said Dove Segars, ST., resides, containing
535 acres, more or less, lying on Big Lyn'
ches Greek, bounded north by lands o.
estate of William Mosely, east by Big
Lynehes Greek, south by lands Of r. W.
Segars, and west by land of Charles Raley
Terms-one-third cash, balance on Q
credit Of one and two years, in two equa,
annual instalments, with interest from
date, payable annually, secured by bono
and mortgage. Purchasers to pay for papers
NAMES BAUM,
HERMAN BAUM.
;onQfd
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-01-16
War in Afghspistan.

THE latest news from the war ip
Afghanistan reports that the troops oftte
Peshawur and Kurum columns are now
settled in quarters, which, unless un-
foreseen events occur, they are intend-
ed to occupy for the next two months.
Gems. Browne and Maude's divisions are
echelonned in mutually supporting de-
tachments extending from Jelalabad to
Noushera. This extension and dis
tr,bution of forces, besides affording the
requisite protection to the entire line
of road, has the advantage Of diminish
ing as far as possible the strain upon
the conmissariat department. Major
Cavagnari has friendly letters from
most. of the Cabul and Ghilia chiefs.
An imposing Durbar was held at Jelala.
bad on the 1st Of January by Gen. Sir
Samuel Brown. Most of the local
Khans and Influential men Of the neigh
borhood attended. Maj. Cavagnari, ad'
dressing them, explained the Vicsroy
of India's proclamation. He comment
ed on the facts and the events as mani
testing the strength Of the British Gov
ernment and the failure ofthe Ameers
resistance, and repeated the assurance
that we have no quarrel with the peo'
pie of Afghanistan. The priucipa
Khan replied in language which may
be taken for what it is worth, express
ing contentment with the change o
authority and freely Offering his service