Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-07-02

Why not amend the Constitution Of the
Curted States, abolshins the Electoral Col
tlege, aud providing for vote direct by the
| people, for the office of President; and why
not so change the laws of the State that
United States Senators shall be elected by
the people instead of by the Legislature
1t is said that State Superintendent Wick
ersham states that there is row over $780,
600 ready for distribution to the public
schools of this Commonwealth. He re-
quests all the newly-elected Treasurers of
the several townships to send him their re-
ports and names, and he will at once remit
their respective sums.
On Sabbath evening, young Mr.. McMsni-
gle, of Port Royal, and two young MEN,
friends, were driving along by McCulloch's
dam, in Milford township. Suddenly. the
horse took spell, and backed the buggy
and himself of the road into the dam and
was drowned. The young men escaped
without injury, except such as may arise
from a nervous shock.
The Bloomfield Bloomfield last week pub
lished the following. Henry Weon and Ed
ward Forkenrode, of Marysville, were
brought to Jail on last Thursday, on the
charge of attempting to violate the persons
of the young Misses Macklin and kaffens-
berger, aged respectively II and II years.
The accused criminals are young, being
only about 10 years old.
An exchange says: A new counterfeit s.
legal tender note has made its appearance
in Western New York. 1t is of the series
of 1875, and bears the names of Register
ted on a printed imitation of fibre paper
which is lighter than the genuine. The por-
trait of Jackson is good, but the general
appearance If the note is bad. Bankers
pronounced it a dangerous counterfeit.
The Riverside Park Association will hold
their annual Fair on "Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, October lst, 2nd and 3rd, 1879.
The Directors intend making the coming
fair one of the best ever heid. Col. Nc
Clure will deliver an s'Off-hand' address on
Thursday afternoon. He will certainly be
present, as he has accepted an invitation
addressed 20 him by Editor Bonslll, who
was solicited ta invite him in behalf of the
Association.
The Selinsgrove Times drew it strong on
the pardoning power when it published the
following: 81 The two scamps who broke
into the post-office at Newton Hsmiltou cri
gave their names as John Kelley and JaL es
Jackson, are the same rascals who, unde-
the names of Vim and FusSe!msn, were
sent 10 the penitentiary few years ago for
robbing post-offce in Juni.EI county, and
who were recently pardon out. In JUS
tice, the Board of Pardons should now be
sent to the peniteut.ary IN their place."
A fourteen months old child of Watson
Crimmel, who lives at Vsn-Dyke station,
crept away from the house OF its father, last
THURSDAY, up the bank to the railroad track
and onto the near rail just as a locomotive
came along. Tie engine was going east
! ward. The time was between 10 and ii
O'Clock in the forenoon. The engineer did
not see the child until it was too late to
stop the locomotive, and when he caught
sight Of the object on the rail, an instant
before the engine struck il. he did notknow
that it was a'.a.,i, ne thought :. vas a
small animal, dog or cat. The child was
cut in two.