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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21
LICENSE PETITIONS.

N Office is hereby given to all persons
1N interested that the following license
petitions have been hled ir the ProthOno-
tary's office in Mitfiintown, and viii be pre-
sented 10 the Court at two O'Clock VI, on
Monday, April 18th, 1880:
Petition OF John Mechanical, for license
to keep an Inn in the borough of Port Royal.
Petition of Z. c. GraybilI, for license to
keep hotel in Richfeld.
Petition of James \. Murray, for license
to keep a hotel in the borough of Miffiin-
town.
Petition of Mary A. Snyder, for license
to keep VI Inn in Thompsontown.
Petition of Thomas Coz, for license to
keep an lnn in Greenwood township
Petition of John Foreman, to keep an
Inn in the borough of Patterson.
Petition of Henry Macbach, for license to
Keep hotel in the borough of Miffiintown.
Petition of John Hays, fo- license to keep
a tavern IN the borough of Patterson.
Petition of AIDA Shields, for license to
Keep an Inn in the borough Of Port Royal.
Petition of Robert Nixon, for license as
innkeePer, IN the borough of Patterson.
Petition of Frank Shields, for license to
Keep an Inn in McAlisterviie.
Petition of Jacob Weiser, for license TO
keep an Inn in Susquebanna township.
Petition of Cloyd N. Parker, for license to
Keep a restaurant in the borough of Patter-
son.
Petition of John C.. Mozer, for license to
sell vlnous, spurious, and malt liquors, in
quantities not less than one quart, in the
borough of Miffiintown.
Petition of John E. Hollobaugh, for H.
cense to keep restaurant in the borough
of Mifflintown.
GEO. REYNOLDS, Prothonotary.
Prothonotary's Office, Miffiin-)
town, March so, 1880.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21
A BILL

To authorize and direct the Commits
sioner of Agriculture to attend, in
person or by deputy, the lnterna-
tional Sheep and Wool Show, to be
held in the Centennial Buildings,
Fairmouut Park, Philadelphia, iu
September, Ammo Domiui eighteen
hundred and eighty, and to make a
full and complete report of the same,
and for other purposes.
Be If enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States
of .4meTica in Congress assembled, That
the Commissioner of Agriculture be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to
attend in person or by deputy the In
ternatioual Sheep and Wool Show, to
be held in the Centennial Buildings,
FairmOunt Park, Philadelphia, in Sep
tember, Anno Domini eighteen hundred
and eighty, and to make a full and COM
plete report of the same.
SEC. ,. All sheep and wool which
shall be Imported for the sole purpose
of exhibition at .he international show
bereinbefore mentioned, shall be ad.
pritted without the payment of duty,
or custom fees or charges, under such
regulations as the Secretary of the
Treasury may prescribe Prouided,
That all sheep and wool which shall be
sold in the United States, or withdrawn
for consumption therein at any time
after such importation, shall be subjec,
to the duties, if any, imposed on like
imports by the revenue laws in force al
the date Of importation find proridea
further, That in case any sheep or wool
imported under the provisions of thi:
act, shall be withdrawn for consump-
tiou, OF shall be sold without payment
of the duty required BY law, all the
penalties prescribed by the revenue
laws shall be applied and enforced
against such imports and against the
person who may be guilty of such with
drawsl or sale Approved
RUTHERFORD b. HAYES,
President.
WASHINGTON, April |, 1880.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21

HISTORY repeats itself. After the
Christian religion became the rel
gion Of Rome, after it became the
Roman Catholic religion, paintings
representing the eventful periods in
the life of Christ were placed on the
walls in the government and church
buildings throughout the length and
breadth of the Roman Empire. How
history repeats itself may be learned
from the question of paintings, cou
pied with the fact that an American
Congressman has bill in Congress
that provides for the placing of the
same kind of paintings that were
placed in the public buildings of
Rome, in the Capitol at Washington.
A dispatch relative to the question
says: Delegate Downey, of Wyom-
ing, introduced bill in the House
with the preamble: Whereas the
people of the United States are
Christian people, and firmly believe
in God, the Father Almighty, maker
of heaven and earth, etc, etc.,-re-
citing the balance of the Apostles
Creed-and providing for an appro-
priation of S500,000 to be expended
under the directions of the architect
of the Capitol to commemorate in
suitable paintings by the great living
artists of this century upon the walls
of the National Capitol the birth,
life and death of our Savior, Jesus
Christ, as told in the four gospels of
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21
GENERAL ITEMS.

General J. J. Bartlett's little four.
year-old daughter recently travelled
alone from Chicago to San Francisco.
She carried letter addressed to the
conductors.
H. Z. Bennett, an organist, who
has figured as bigamist at Balti
more, Richmond, and Norfolk, was
sentenced last Wednesday, at Rich
moDd, Va, to three years in the pen
itentiary.
James N. McIrtire, a respected
citizen of Union county, Ill, was
found dead in a field near his house,
with his gun by his side and his hunt
ing knife thrust through his throat,
but an examination showed that he
had been shot In the back of the head,
and it is believed he was murdered
by an uncle, with whom he had had
trouble on account of the uncle be-
traying McIntire's daughter.
At the town election In Edgefeld,
S. c., on Tuesday a week, an alterca-
ton occurred in which DR.. w. Z.
Bland and A. A. Glover were danger
ously shot in the bowels, and A. A.
Clisby was shot in the thigh. The
quarrel grew out of the proposed re-
duction of the whisky tax, and occa-
stoned general row at the polls.
A herd of 23,SO0 cattle are being
driven from Oregon to Montana; 120
mounted men do the driving, and the
outfit includes provision wagons, arms
and ammunition, 500 horses, and
forty dogs. The journey is made
slowly, days travel not exceeding
nine miles, and the speed will be
lessened when the hot weather comes
on, II order not to get the beasts
into bad condition.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21

scribed his face as putfed and bloated,
his eyes sunken and dead, and bic whole
physiognomy repulsive and unwbole.
some, giving prophecy Of his early
death. Las; week the report came that
this young beast had taken the small
pox and died. Yesterday i: was said
that be had the leprosy and that the
propitiatory sacrifice be had ordered
was designed for the benefit Of his
health. To-day new explanation is
given and there is no intimation con-
cerniug the Kings health or whether
he is alive or dead. 1t should be mem
toned in this connection that, in spite
of his heroic measures, three or four
Of his brothers escaped into India,
where they have been under the pro-
lection of the Anglo-Indian Govern
ment, and i. is not incOnceivable that
the present disturbances may have
something to do with the question of
succession. AS was seen in the case OF
the former King, the Burmese are
little timid about announcing a royal
demise. The obscurity of the inform
alton from Burmah, however, is sufi-
ciently accounted for by the fact that
King Theebau, at the time he was kill
ing of his relatives, threatened to ex-
terminate all foreigners as well. and the
English residents were with some diff
Guilty brought away in a gunboat. There
thus remains nobody at Mandalay to
forward the news, and all that We can
learn must be in the shape of scatter
ing reports picked up from fugitives
who have made their way to Rangoon
or other points in British India.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21
LYNCHED.

A dispatch from Petersburg, Vr-
s;nia, under date Of April Is, says: !:
James Black, the negro who attempted
an outrage on the person of Mrs. Hat
tie Ferris, near Ford's Depot, in Din
widdie county, on the third of the pres
ent mouth, was taken from Jail at the
Dinwiddie Courthouse, between nine
aud ten o'clock last night by an armed
body of seventy-6ve masked men, and
hanged TO the gallows near the Jail, the
same on which Jack Peasants, the ne
gro murderer, was executed two years
ago. After completing their work the
murderers left for their homes without
being recognized by the jailor, who was
Knocked dowu oy them before surren-
dering the keys to the cell in which
Black was confined. This morning
Blacks body was swinging from the
gallows, and viewed By large crowd
OF persons. Mrs. Ferris is a northern
lady, having moved from New York to
Dinwiddie county some twelve months
deo- W GSSou4tCu cuC WdS otoi Ou-
ing for her cows, which had strayed a
considerable distance from her farm
Mrs. Ferris made the best defence she
could. dealing the negro sundry blows
upon the head with a heavy iron bolt,
but it was not until her screams attract
ed the presence of number of school,
girls that the culprit fed before accom-
plishing his purpose. After securing
the woods two days, Black was captur-
ed by large force of armed men. near
the scene of the attempted outrage, and
taken 10 Dinwiddie county courthouse
for safe keeping. He was to have been
arrsigned for trial at the county court
next week Black was about twenty
Eve years of age, and formerly owned
by DR.. y. 2. Reese, of Dinwiddie
county. Some two years ago be was
sent to the peDitentiary for burglary.
The lynchiDg was done very quietly,
and COMPLETED in five minutes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21

ON election day. He Immediately or
ganized an armed posse and started
in pursuit. The negro, apprehend-
ing trouble, secured double-barreled
shotgun, and, taking his carpet-bag,
started for safer place. He was
soon overtaken, however, by the
posse, which fired broadside at him
from revolvers. At the first fire he
threw up his hands, saying, 'My God!
I'm shot" The brave pursuers fired
several more shots at the man, and
then secured him and brought him
back to Shelbyville in triumph. A
bullet had entered his thigh, infict-
ing a severe wound He was locked
up in jail on a charge of carrying
concealed weapons with intent to
commit murder
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21
STATE ITEMS.

Rats stole Berks county mans
false teeth.
The pine forests of Elk county
swarm with rats.
No effort will be made to rebuild
Petroleum Centre.
Tons of wild pigeons have been
shipped from Mexican county to New
York and Philadelphia
A twelve-pound pike was caught in
the Kiskiminetas river, near Blairs-
vile, recently.
A ten-year-old daughter of Mr.
Sylvester Crlrm, of Portage township,
Cambria county, caught fire on Sat-
urday week, and was burned to
death.
The clothing of Mrs. Samuel A.
March, of West Chester, took fire
from a stove on Tuesday week, and
she was so badly burned that she
died the next day.
James johnson, boatman, living
at Peach Bottom, Lancaster county,
committed suicide on Wednesday
week. He stood before looking
glass and blew his brains out.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21
STATE ITEMS.

A West Chester lady was nearly
lifted from the ground by the high
wind filling her four story bonnet.
Fortunately for her, the strings gave
way.
On Monday week, while Mrs. II.
Wiley, living near Langhorne, Mont
gomery county, was attempting to
dip water from a cistern, she lost her
balance, and, falling into the tank,
was drowned.
Mrs. Kalb, Of Ross township, Ale
gheny county, who has been derang-
for some time, committed suicide on
Monday a week, by drowning herself
in horse trough.
Squirrels are unusually numerous
along the spurs of the Allegheny
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21

The Coatsville, Chester county, Pa,
Times of the 18th inst, says: On
Monday night of last week, three
burglars entered the residence Of
Geo. Seldomridge, a Dunkard farmer,
who resides in Earl township. about
one mile southeast of New Holland.
The entrance was effected through a
cellar window, and the clumsy oper-
ations of the burglars aroused the
inmates of the house. consisting OF
Mr. Seldomridge and his sister, who
hastily got their clothes and descend
Ell to the lower story. The burglars
in the meantime had gained the first
floor, and hearing the family stirring
above, cody waited for them, and as
NJ. Seldomridge and his sister step
ped into the dining room, they were
seized by the marauders, who pre-
sented pistols to their heads and eau
toned them against raising an alarm,
under penalty of death. Mr.. Sell
domridge took the surprise very
coolly, and asked the burglars what
they were after. They informed him
that they understood he had consid-
cradle money in the house, and they
wanted it. They then spoke of bind
ing and gagging Mr.. Seldomridge's
sister, and leaving her in the room
below, while they went above for the
cash This Mr.. Seldomridge per-
suaded them not to do, saying they
could leave one of their men in charge
of the woman, and he himself would
conduct the other two upstairs, and
give them all the money he had in
the house. At this juncture the dis
guise of one of the robbers (they
were all masked) became disarranged,
and he hastily left the house, lea7ing
one man in charge of Mr.. S. and the
other with his sister The robber
with Mr.. S. led him up stairs, and,
5 striking a match, lit a candle standing
nnCn a table in Mr.. Seldomridges
sleeping. room. He was then given
thirty-six dollars, which AIr. S. as
sured him was ali the money he had
in the house. The ro5ber was then
to the lower story and
parted from Mr.. S. in this manner:
Good bye, George, you old fraud, !
The next time We visit you, see that
you have more stuff about you" SIr.
Seldomridge has no suspicion as to
who tha robbers were
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21
Legal Noiices.
..oGI.a.TIoN.-waEa NE aEAs.

DROCLAN N n Il 1OS p-..;d.nt
il the Hon. BENZ. +. JuSKis' rreSa ,Te'. co.
Judge of the Court Of Common ~.
the 4rst Judicial District, composer "a .he @
..,;es of Juniata and Perry, and the
I"nnrsh,es Noah A. Elder and Francis
Rsr,,av Associates Judges of the said
Can.t ~ Common Pleas of Juniata county,
bav, ;ssued their precept to me directea'
hear;no date the 9TH day Of February, looV,
Sor holding Court of Oyer and Termine,
ard General Jail Delivery, and Genera
0r,,,eE Sessions of the Peace, at Mlr
EITNTOyyN, on the FOURTH MONDaf
az APRIL. 1880, being the 18th day Oh 'he
month. H. Cor.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, to the Cor-
o,,... 1ustices of the Peace and Constaoies
of the County OF Juniata, that they De tncn
and there in their proper persons, al one
O'Clock on the afternoon of said day, VIE
their records; inquisitious, examinations
and over remembrances, to do those Things
that 10 their offices respectively apPertain'
and those that are bound by recognizance '0
prosecute against the prisoners that are oi
then may be in the Jail of said county,
be then and there TO prosecute against
them as shall be just.
Br an Act cf Assembly, passed the sth
day of May, A. D., 1854, 1t is made ine
dptv of the Justices of the Peace. OF the
several counties of this Commonwealth, tc
return TO the Clerk of this Court OF Quarter
Sessions of the respectives counties, all the
recoonIzances entered into before them by
any person or persons charged with the
commission of any crime, except such cases
az NAV be ended before Justiee OF the
Peace, under existing laws, at least ten days
hefore the commencement of the session
of the Court to which they are made re-
turnable respectively, and in all eases where
any recognizances are entered into less
than ten days before the commencement
of the session 10 which they arc made re-
turnable, the said Justices are to return
the same in the same manner as if said act
had not been passed.
Dated at Mifiiintown, the 3lst day OF
March, in the year of Our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty
JAMES X. KELL Y, Sheriff.
Sheriff. Office, Mifllintowny)
March 81, 1880.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21
STATE ITEMS.

A dead colored infant was recently
fished out of Pittsburg reservoir.
Over 500 men are thrown out of
employment by the shutting down of
the Allentown rolling mill.
Northampton county people are
talking about q population of $4,000
being shown in that county when the
census is taken.
Mrs. Rachel Smith, who was SO
brutally beaten by an unknown man,
near Greensburg, has died from her
injuries. The detectives think they
have clue to the murderer
James Saunders fell to the bottom
of well at Liberty Grove, Chester
county, ON Monday week, and broke
his neck.
Daniel Miller and Charles Frazer
were smothered in a well which they
were digging, on the 14th inst, on
the farm of Jacob Stoltvfus, near
Gordonsville, Lancaster county. Mil
ler had descended into the well, and
not being heard from, Frazer went
down to ascertain what was wrong.
He was speedily overcome by gas,
and before assistance arrived both
men were dead.
SIr. Joseph McCaleb, of Nittany
Hall, Center county, last Wednesday
while cutting tree in two that bad
been nprcoted by the storm, did not
notice his two little boys VINO were
playing in the excavation, and as soon
as the tree was severed in twain the
stump end sprung back, burying the
children beneath it, killing one of
them instantly and seriously injuring
the other
Two lumbermen working at Beech
wood, Cameron county, last week,
got into a controversy about some
timber, A insisting it was cottonwood,
and b equally and earnestly confident
it was cucumber From words they
came to blows. Bgot a terrible beat
ing, and A got to jail, where he now
remains, still insisting it is cotton
wood.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21

4 dispatch from Harrisburg, last
Thursday, says: just as the men on
the night turn at the Pennsylvania
Steel Works, up at Steelton, We're
quitting work this morning, an acci-
dent occurred which seriously iniur-
ed nine men, two fatally. As one of
the big convertars, containing six
tons of molten steel, was being low
cred, it dropped suddenly, scattering
the hot metal all over the workmen.
j. B. Martin, the foreman of the turn,
and Daniel Daylor, employed in the
pit, saw the converter swing and ran
out of the way, at the same time call
ing to the others, but they were too
late. 1t was all the work of an in
slant, and the first intimation the
other hands in different parts Of the
mill had of the accident was on hear
ing the cries and shrieks of the men
who were covered with the red hot
metal The scene that ensued beg
gars description. The hose was
turned on some of the men who were
lying onsthe edge of the pit, power
less to rise, with their clothing in
flames and the blistering metal burn
ing into their flesh, and willing hands
lifted the unfortunates and carried
them to the engine house. There
were nine of them hurt, of whom
George Yost and Albert A. West
brook were fatally burned, the form
er's clothing being one mass of fame
Westbrook lay ON the edge of the pit,
burning, when the water from the
hose was played on him. Yost died
at noon and Westbrook little later.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21

A FIRST-RATE FARM IN TUS CARORA
Valley, containing ZO5 acres, about lis
acres clear. Two sets of buildings. Mol,
Log House, 20x54, pIastered and rebbled'
Kitchen attached, l2xls; Spring, and also
Well of water near the door; Stone Bank
Barn, 4Ox90; Orchard. No. p New frame
House, 2sx32, good cellar Summer House,
l4x2O; Spring and Spring House; New
Frame Bank Barn, 45x6O; Wagon Shed;
Good Young Orchard, of grated fruit, IN
bearing condition. Will sell all, or half, to
suit purchaser. The land is well adapted
by nature for the raising of grain and stock.
Plenty of lime stone. The community IS
good. Churches and school house conve-
nient. Terms moderate. For particulars
call on or address C. MEYERS,
Farmers Grove, Juniata Co., Pa.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21

WITHIN the past few years certain
parts of Berks and Chester counties
have been troubled by frequent and
bold robberes. Lately the robbers
have been so emboldened as to write
un ,igued letters to parties who were
seeking heir arrest, threatening ven
geance if thev are not left alone, to
pursue theie isieyiDg and piundering
work. But the emu has come, as may
be learned from a recent dispatch from
Reading, which says:
Lewis Robinson, a young farmer "
Honeybrook, Chester county, the son of
wealthy land holder, was arrested
few days ego aud held in 1000 bail
to answer the charge Of being the leader
of the bold gang of robbers operating
in that section this spring. In young
Robinson's house two large wagon loads
of plunder we're captured. It was also
alleged that he shipped TO the New York
markets tons of stolen poultry aud pro-
duce. Lap robes, blankets, harness,
wearing apparel, silver ware, farming
utensils, guns, pistols, and many valu-
able household articles were captured
in the culprIt's house. Many of them
were marked with their owners names.
Young Robinson acknowledged his
guilt. A valuable silk dress pattern
led to the discovery of the criminal
1t was made up and worn by his wife,
and subsequently she sent it to dress
maker to have it altered. Here it was
recognized as the property of another.
The young wife did not know it had
been stolen. The arrest caused great
excitement among the rich farmers of
that section. 1t is expected that the
entire band of robbers will be arrested
in a few days.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-21

The following dispatches, which were
cent on Moodsy a week, we're published
to the world a few days ago, and ex-
plain themselves
ATLANTA, Ga, April IL, 1885,
Hon. Green b. Raum, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue Deputy Collector
j. A. Stewart, of Fannin county, re.
ports that body of mounted armed
men, headed by Webb Findley, visited
his house on the 7th inst. at one O'Clock,
and burned his barn, stables and store,
and fired upon him and his son, wound
ing the latter. He gives the names Of
ten of the men, and asks assistance, as
be is driven from home. have two
squads of ten men out now, due to-
morrow, one OF which can 60 to Stew
arts relief, if allowance is made. Stew-
ar. is one Of the best anG most promi-
nent men in Fannin county.
ANDREW CLARK, Collector.
WASHINGTON, April IL, 1SS0.-An-
drew Clark, Collector, Atlanta, Ga. ::
Dispatch received. The crimes Of as
sauit to murder aud arson are not Of
fences against the internal revenue laws.
Consequently the party of brigands
who burned Deputy Collector Stewards
barn, stables and store, and fred upon
him and bis son, must be dealt with by
the State laws. Warrants should at
once be obtained for the arrest of the
criminals, and placed in the hands of
the Sheriff. Every good citizen will
certainly condemn these acts, and aid
i'll the arrest of the guilty parties. You
are authorized to send your men to
Stewards aid, and render every assist
ance possible to the State officer, in
making the arrests. Ii these are illicit
distillers, obtain warrants against them,
and follow them vigorously from day to
day until they are all arrested. Dep
NY Collector Stewart has my profound
sympathy. Send estimate for such fur
ther allowance as you may need.
GREEN b. RAUM, Commissioner.