Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-01-03

/ ONh d1N lnSl Wcck. Iii CO COW-OCyh
were hung, at Pineville, Crook Co,
Oregon by crowd of citizens. They
were hung on general principals.
TIE Democrats are trying to
blame the Congressional recess on
Republicans. The average Demo
cratic Office seeker, and Office holde,
generally manages to hang himself
on his own criticism, and it looks a.
if such feat is about to be perform
cd by the unterrifed over the ques
ton of the Congressional recess.
A PISTOL dropped out of the pock
ct of George w. Gates, while he was
standing on ladder, arranging some
evergreen about e lamp, in its fall
the pistol was discharged by striking
the Ladder. the ball from the weap-
on was of 80 calibsr, and entered the
neck of Miss Lewis, who was soon to
be married to Gates The lady fell
to the floor and died almost instant
! ly. They both lived in Syracuse n.
T., and the sad accident took place
on the day after Christmas.
Co,MUSIsr Mosr, has been lectur
ing in Chicago, and advocating q
breaking open of the banks, stores
and every other place where goods
and money is kept, and a general
distribution OF the effects made. II
the industrious and peaceable people
of this country were half as bloodily
disposed as Most tries to make it APP
pear that he is, they would hang him
to the first lamp post, or to the limb
of the first tree that they could find
but they will do no such thing, they
will not disturb him unless in crazy
spell be should commit some out
rage. They will permit him to bois-
terously talk himself to death Don't
forget the collection Mr. Most.
UNoSTowS, Fayette county. was
the scene OF a fatal encounter on the
Sunday before Christmas. between
two prominent citizens, named res
pectively Mutt and Dukes. Captain
Mutt has daughter, whom her IA
ther believed had been trifed with
by lawyer Dukes, and it wss Dukes
attention to the daughter that csus-
ed the trouble that resulted in the
shooting of Mutt. The Captain was
Cashier of the State Treasury, and
had on Saturday evening returned
from Harrisburg. On Sunday morn
ing he called on Dukes at hotel in
Uniontown. The meeting between
the men was in Dukes room. The
fathsr was shot in the head by Dukes,
and died instantly.
The New York clergy are making
a vigorous attack upon the custom
OF setting out intoxicating liquors
upon the sidebosrd for tho entertain
ment of New Year callers. Certain
" the custom is one which is more
honored III the breach than in the OBJ
servance. 1t was all very well fifty
years ago, when New York was a
small place and no one had a veTy
large circle of acquaintance; but it
does not comport with modern CON
ditlons, and has undoubtedly been
demoralizirg in its influence. Its
discortinusnce Will be both a public
and private benefit, and as it has
been voted bad form. it will hardly
long srTvive.-North American.
OscAR WILDE's experience With &
New York confidence man is worthy
of attention. People from the coun-
try are liable at any time while in q
large city to ieli victim TO the con
Gdence men. Captain Williams OF
the New York polica has verified the
story that Oscar Wilde WAS taken in
by banco steerers. Ho SAYS that two
weeks ago Wide was eccostei while
walking up Broadway, near Union
/ Square, b. q hatchet faced Young
man who introduced himself az the
son of Drexel, the banker As he
had seen the poet in his fathers Of
flee he took the liberty, etc. Mr.
Wide was delighted. He had beer
IN the Drezel banking office, but be
did not remember the young man
The two went to restaurant wher
Mr Drexel ate as though hungry
jIr. Wilde remembered this with {
grim smile later in the day when h
was informed by Captain William,
that MIR. Drezel" was Hungry Joe
an0ted banco steerer. During thc
repast Drexel mentioned that hs haC
won a lottery prize and suggested
that the poet accompany him to Ge
the money.
| The old bait was swallowed. ans
! Oscar went to s. house on Fifteenth
or Seventeenth street. Several mel
were throwing dice. Drexel threy
for the poet and won quite a sum
Oscar was then persuaded to JOIN IN
and, of course. began to lose. Eirs
it was see, then 500, until, becom
ing excited over the game, he playe
until he lost $1,000. He slowly sigr
check on the Madison Square Ban
for the amount, realizing at last tina
= he had been swindled. He shook O
, Drexel, who insisted on accompany
ing him. and rushing to the stree
hailed cab and was driven rapid
to the bank. He got there in tim
to stop the payment of the ehecl.
The check was not presented BIT
: was returned by mail to Captai
I Williams. Oscar recognized Drexel
/ picture in the Rogues' Gallery.
!, is that OF Joseph Seliick alias HUI
= cry Joe.