Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-02-22

chants, because of the price of the
price of the domestic article.
A NEw YORK dispatch says: ''Mary
Kennedy, of Brooklyn, sued John
Weizel, saloon-keeper of that city,
for $4,000 damages. under the civil
damages act, for selling her husband
liquor after she had notified him not
to do so, and jury in the Brooklyn
City Court, gave her verdict of one
hundred dollars"
TIE Philadelphia NeU Northwest
says: What hunting ground is the
Yellowstone basin Ito be DESTROYED
for sportsmen speedily, if our Gov
ernment does not intervene. In 1880
over 100000 bofalo were shot by
professional hunters, who killed the
animals for the robes of such as were
IN condition. and for simply the ''belt
leather of those whose hides were
not Iurred into robes. No use what
ever was made of the meat. 'Tis a
brutal and wasteful massacre which
the Government should stop.
The following piece of information
was sent over the wires few days
ago: John p. Gould. of New York.
is in Washington with a memorial
more than 5000 feet long. and signed
by merchants, manufacturers, me-
chanics, farmers, taxpayers, and
others, residing in nearly every State
in the Union, which will be presented
to the Ways and Means Committee
to day or tomorrow. 1t asks that
the tax on bank deposits and the two
cent stamp on checks and drafts may
be abolished
The North .4merican says: Texas
has Just given a tract of land one
hundred and ninety-seven miles in
length and twenty miles In
width as an equivalent for the build
ing of a new State House. Present
poverty may be some excuse, but we
are much mistaken if future genera
tions do not execrate the miserable
financiers who could find no other
way to raise State funds than the
alienation of so immense a section of
the public domain. If they do not
do so, their opinions on any subject
will not be worth much"
OK the question of small-po and
vaccination here is an item, sent over
the wires lest Thursday: At a meet
ing of the Anti-Vaccination League,
held in New York last evening. ad
dresses were delivered by DIR. Robert
A. Gum. DIR. Alexander Wilder, Pro
fessor Dobson, of Connecticut, and
others. Resolutions were passed de
manding the repeal of all laws in any
State which make vaccination COM
pulsory, and urging the passage of
laws making physicians personally
liable for all damages to health and
for deaths caused by vaccination.
A TERRIBLE explosion occurred on
Friday morning in Chester, Pa.
caused by the burning of the Jack
son fireworks mandatory. The fire
men were attempting to quench the
fire, and large crowd of citizens
had collected about the burning build
ing when the explosion occurred,
killing II men, and wounding 45
persons. The fire started in room
in which were six hundred rockets,
stored to dry. In the room stood a
stove. A boy had Just put coal into
the stove and had gone out, when the
rockets exploded and the building
caught fire, with the above described
effect
WHES the writer Of this was child
he used to hear people talk Of the
great fiction writer, Emerson Ben
nett. The men that talked about the
author were highly pleased with his
writings. Mr. Bennett still lives.
and has Just become editor of a new
paper for all times, all people, all
places" called ''Oriental Casket." 1t
is a monthly publication, issued by
tie publishing house of L. Lum
Smith. 2tl2 Arch street, Philadelphia
The first piece in the Casket is called
the Foundlings of Paris, or Love and
by Mr.. Bennett. People
that like fiction writing will DO well
to subscribe for the .-Casket. He-
sides the leading serial articles froii,,
the pen of the editor, there are a
choice selection OF pieces from the
writings of other authors. 1t is a
that wins place for itself. |
Price, $500 per year
The bill having for its object the
breaking up of Polygamy passed the
Senate 1t created lively debate.
The strongest advocates against the
passage of the bill came from the |
Democracy. A number of Demo
rats made speeches against the bill, |
declaring that it is unconstitutional |
% interfere in matters of religion !
WIN Int
There was another class of Congress
men that was not troubled about the
constitutional part of the bill, but |
hey spoke against the following
clause: That if any male person in
/ Territory or other place over which
he United States have exclusive ju-
-isdiction hereafter cohabits with |
more than one woman he shall be
leemed guilty of misdemeanor and
Dn conviction thereof he shall be
punished by fine of not more than
$500 or by imprisonment for not
more than six months, or by both
said pmishments in the discretion of |
he court" 1t being contended that
.he clause just quoted would come
lown quite heavily on such men as
Ire married to but one woman. but
who do not scruple to violate their
VOWS when it suits them to
10 so.