Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-30

A NEW military company is Deing
organized in Lancaster Pa.
The Indian school at Carlisle con-
tsins 246 boys, and 127 girls.
BRooKLYs Bridge which was open
ed last Thursday WAS 16 years in
building, and cost about SIS, 600, 600.
WHAT WAS Wiggins and Vennor
about that they failed to predict the
SHOWS of last week in the west and
south
The Democratic State Convention
is to be held on the first day of the
long hot month of August, in Har-
risburg.
Ok Sunday evening a week, a So
called workingmen's congress, which
was held In Paris, ended with gen
eral fight.
The Kentucky State Republican
Convention met at Lexington on the
23rd of May and was opened by the
singing of Nearer, My God, to Thee,
by colored choir.
THE Brooklyn bridge is not a free
bridge One would think that if
there should be free bridge any
where in the world it should be be-
tween New York and Brooklyn.
By the census of 1880, 43,500,00
of people in the United States are
represented to be native born, that
is they are Americans. 6,500,000
people are represented as foreigners
PHILADELPHIA undertakers held a
convention in Philadelphia a few
days ago, and organized themselves
into Funeral Directors Associa-
ton, Colonel A. h Mcclure deliver
ed au address of welcome, in which
he welcomed them as most unpleas-
ant visitors.
Brooklyn bridge, one of the great
est bridges in the world, was opened
on last Thursday. The Irish could
not jubilate much over the opening
for the reason that it happened to
take place on an anniversary birth
day of Queen Victoria. The Irish
are too sensitive in some things.
The Philadelphia Times remarks
Two men who have been Offering to
give five hundred dollars for five dol
lars were arrested few days ago in
Oil City and thrust into jail. 1t does
seem strange that men who make an
effort to benefit the poor are seized
and locked up as though they were
common swindlers. Philanthropy
viii never thrive in the oil country
A WASHINGTON d. C. paper says
the Attorney General has given an
opinion that under the provisions of
the act approved March 3, 1888, no
tax can be collected on the capital
and deposits of national banks since
January, 1883, and no tax on the |
capital and deposits of State banks
or private bankers since December !, |
1882.
The New York Independent of
last week says: A box, with a fuse
attached, was discovered on the steps |
Of the Peterborough Cathedral on
Sunday. When examined at the po |
lice station it was found to contain
four bottles, filed with various color
ed liquids, together with numerous
wires and springs. Although the
affair is considered hoax, worship |
ers at the Cathedral were much |
alarmed, Some one was trying to
scare the Irish.
The editor of the Fincastle Herald
Va. charged Judge Mayo with cor
ruptly and fraudently packing the
Grand jury to secure an Indictment
of citizens. 1t was damaging charge |
to make, and the editor should have
been called in the proper way to
make it good or pay the penalty of a
slanderer, but the Judge forgot him
self, and issued a rule for contempt |
of court which is about of as much
use as the Pope's Bulls against the
infdel Turks used to be.
II the Legislature does not pass
the apportionment bill, and are call
ed back in extra session it will all be
the work of men that are interested
in holding or seeking Office. 1t is
remarkable Legislature that is now
in session. it has passed bill fixing
the weight of a bushel Of potatoes.
1t is reasonable to suppose that the
Commonwealth il safe after that.
Sixty pounds now constitutes legal
bushel of potatoes.
LIKE other lawyers in the Star
Route Case Col, Ingersole talked
days and days to the jury and like
other lawyers he denounced witness
es on the other side. The country is
getting sick of hearing lawyers de-
nouncing witnesses ON the opposite
side of the case. The colonel said
that he would ike to put one of his
witnesses so tightly down in the
grave that the horn of the angel will
not arouse him on resurrection morn.
But to get away from the Colonel's
abuse of witnesses where did he learn
~ believe in the resurrection morn
If he disne..ieves the doctrine of Chris
tianity; |
DowN in Chester Pa, Mrs. Schu |
Ter stole all her husbands money and
then hurried over to New York, and
shipped for Europe, which was quite
an uncommon affair for woman to
do. That kind of capering is gener
ally left to the men to do. Witness