Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-06-06

BRITISH people are talking in favor
of constructing q second Suez Ca
nal.
The bells from 5000 steeples rang
out ringing peel in Moscow, Rus
sia, when the Gar was crowned.
TEE Prohibition party of Pittsburg
have nominated Ira L. Howard of
Franklin, Pa, for State Treasurer.
The board of Overseers of Harvard
College voted down the proposal to
confer the degree of l.. l.. D., on
Governor Butler.
A NATIONAL conference of Free
Traders was held in Detroit Michi
gan last week. 1t was the left wing
of the Democratic party.
The Knight Templars held the
Grand Commandery at Lancaster
last week. John Graybill from this
place, was representative
The Sucker women, that is the
Illinois women are more furious rot
ers than their husbands. Young man
when you go west, take care that
you don't get hold of a sucker girl.
EVERY few months the Oldest Ma
son in the country is carried to the
grave. The oldest Mason promises
to be as numerous as the colored
person of African descent, that had
seen George Washington, used to
be.
FRANCE and China have a misun-
derstanding and it is thought that
France will attempt to blockade the
Chinese ports, which if done will
create q disturbance among other
nations The trouble may be set
tied.
LAST week one day, at Betchuan,
Canada, a number of fishermen were
engaged in dividing keg of powder.
While at work they kept at smoking
their pipes. Result, an explosion
took place, and number of the
crowd were killed.
IT will be remembered that Kate
Kane, Milwaukee, Wis, lawyer was
sent to Jail for emptying a glass of
water in Judge AIallorys face. She
is again in contempt of court This
time her offense is that she told the
Judge that he accepted bribes.
IT is food for reflection, that sew
eral hundred women have taken up
arms against men that continued to
work for wages, that their husbands,
fathers and brothers, would not work
for 1t is food for reflection, to won
der what they would do or think if
amob would compel their husbands,
fathers and brothers to quit work
when they are employed
GovERNoE B. T. BUTLER, of Mass,
having been written TO by prominent
colored citizens of Mississippi, as to
what line of conduct the colored men
of the South should pursue in politi-
cal affairs. To which he answers.
Look out for yourselves. That is
to say, vote for the best men, whose
life and conduct you know well, and
who have shown thereby their desire
that equal justice and equal rights
shall come to all men under the law
The North American Of May 80,
says: The bill providing for its abol-
ition Yesterday became a law, and
the ancient and honorable Office of
Recorder OF the city of Philadelphia
an Office which dates back TO 1701,
and so is almost as old as the city it
self-has been legislated out of ex-
istence. This may be an excellent
stroke of reform, but it looks more
like piece of improvident impetuos
ity.
A REcENT despatch from Virginia
says: Most discouraging accounts
of the crops in different sections of
the State are coming in Cotton is
coming up badly and the tobacco
plants are small, and in some instan-
ces they are drying up in patches.
Ii full crop of tobacco shall be
made it will be very late. In the
peanut section many farmers have
been forced to replant in consequence
of the seed planted having become
rotten.
The North American states that
the Methodists of all branches in the
United States number about 4,000,-
600, while the Presbyterians of all
kinds number about 100000 and
the Baptists of all kinds about 2,000,-
600 The Roman Catholics are es-
tine:at,i at about 100000, being
the most numerous sect in the coun-
try, and about equal to the Metho-
dists and Baptists combined. The
sect ranking next after the Baptists
in point of numbers are the Luth-
Grams, who in Pennsylvania lead all
other churches.
The jury fixer and the iuryman
personator has no conscience, and no
purpose but to receive pay and cheat
the people on the other side. The
opposite extreme was developed in
in Court in Wilkesbarre, Pa, last
week in the act of juryman Jayne,
who became confused over a case in
which he was juror that he could
not understand which side was right,
and in the effort to concientiously
discharge his duty and render true
verdict, he went crazy and YVES dis
charged from further service and
handed over to his friends.
PERHAPS after all it is natural that
the Illinois women should be indig
nant over the fact that their hus-
bands, fathers and brothers are out
of employment, for the suffering will
fall hard on them. If they had used
their influence to keep their husbands
in the places that they deserted it
would be better for them, and they
would not be placed in the position
of having violated the natural rights
Of 4ba;-- fallow citizenS hv driving