Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-04-26
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PEOPLE in certain part of Spain
are greatly distressed because of
drought.
THE statement that the King of
Wurtemberg had been converted to
Catholicism is officially denied.
THE Portuguese government has
Just put heavier tariff on American
wheat, corn. -four and coal oil.
MORMON efforts to secure converts
to their religious belief, in Pike coun-
t.. have not been successful.
A movement is on foot to trans
port the surplus of Irish farmers and
laborers to America, to the United
States
FRUIr growers report, that the
fruit has not been damaged as much
by the late cold spell as was at first
believed
The disappearance of the priest of
the Roman Catholic Church at Law
renee Mass, has caused an uncom-
mon excitement in that community.
President Arthur has nominated
]. p. Wickersham formally State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
in this State-to be Charge d Affairs
to Denmark
THERE was sale of horses at Lex
ington, XIV, on the 18th inst. One
mare sold for $1,000; a horse for
$500; another sold for S1,800; and
still arothcr brought $1,000.
A lawyer jury fxer has been caught
in Philadelphia. The pobability is
that in every case where jury is
fixed, some lswyer Is at the bottom
of the business.
Within the past fifteen days three
bank presidents have died in Bs!ti-
more. The third president fell dead
on the pavement while on the way
to the bank, last Wednesday.
PAINTERS demanded an advance of
Scots per day more wages last week
In New York and got it. Stone cut
tiers made the same demand but the
additional fifty cts. was not paid to
them.
A reduction of 10 per cent of the
wages of persons employed In the
cotton mill at Reading, caused a
strike on the part of the hands, and
the strike caused the owners of the
mill to stop all work in the mill.
CONGRESSMAN FISHER will not be a
candidate for reelection. He has
not yet recovered from the physical
prostration, incidental to the late
campaign, and Justice to himself, de
mands that he refrain from another
such effort.
Citizens of Luzerne county are
holding meetings for the purpose of
organizing a movement that will urge
upon Congress, to pass an appro-
priation, to be used in the putting
of the Susquehanna river in a navi-
gable condition for steamboats,.
ABOUT every other man one meets
could select Cabinet for President
Arthur that would give satisfaction.
Satisfaction, at least to the person
that creates it. The North .4merican
humorously remarks, this is as it
should be in a country where every
man expects to be President.
TIE Northern Lights last Sabbath
night week effected many people in
different parts of the country. Such
as are troubled with nervous disor-
ders suffered most. Dispatches say
that in such sections of the country
were earthquake troubles are e1per
fenced that the oppression upon
people was like that when an earth
quake takes place
CANNON the Mormon delegate in
Congress, delivered long speech in
Congress last Wednesday, in defence
of the Mormon position. The queer
est part of it all was the fact, that
when it became known that he was
speaking, the galleries filed up with
ladies. In the evening when he had
completed his speech he took his
leave of the Capitol for ever. So he
said.
The people Interested in the Irish
question in Baltimore held a meeting
few eveningsago. Judge Jeremiah
Black by invitation addressed the
assembly. The Judge is a discreet
man, and he did not flourish the
shillaly and threaten to knock the
teeth out of the British lion Inter
national law is something to be re-
spected. But he said Ireland NAV
have the moral support ofthe people
of the Republic, and over that sup
port Englsnd cannot enter n protest
PRESIDENT Arthur asks Congress to
say. whether, the proposed Congress
OF representatives of all the indepen-
dent countries of North America
shall be held in the United States. in
the city of Washington next Novem-
Der, as was proposed by Mr.. Blaine
when he was i'll President Gariie,d's
Cabinet The stated object of the
Congress, is to prevent war between
the nations of America. President
Arthur wisely hands the matter of
his predecessor over to Congress to
sct upon
The Lancaster Infell,geneer SAYS;
The 302 national banks whose char
ters viii expire between this time
aud the cad of next February have
outstanding some S6S,00l,000 of
notes-one fifth of all the greenback
cu-rsncy-Secured by some $4,000
0JO in bonds deposited with the
Treasurer of the United States. If
ihev be not authorized to renew their