Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-23
THs editor of the Philadelphia


THx editor of the Philadelphia
Times has been condemning Cover
nor Pattison for not abolishing a
+: certain Philadelphia office The Gov
. ernor smarting under the structures,
had private letter bearing on the
question that Mcclure sent HIM pub
lished to prove that the Colonel did
not want the Office abolished 1t was
q mistake to publish the letter FIRST
because it was private letter; sec
ond, because it does not prove that
the editor was, or is opposed to the
abolition of the office. The Cover
nor seemed to believe that the letter
would place the Colonel in the posi-
ton of having acted inconsistently,
but in that he also made q mistake,
for the letter does not say that he is
opposed to the abolition of the
Office. The question of the de-
struction OF the Office is not mention
ed in the letter. The document simp-
lyexpresses confidence in the ap-
peintment that the Governor pro
posed to make for that particular OF
fee for the time being, and Mcclure
says that it was well understood that
the appointment was only to last till
the Governor could have the office
abolished. The Governor in his tilt
at Mcclure has been unhorsed and
will not soon again arrive at eonclu-
sion from letter when tie conclus-
ion has not been expressed
THR Democracy of Kentucky have
taken time by the forelock and nomi-
mated State ticket.
CHICAGO is queer place at best,
but the other day the queerest of
queer transactions took place, be-
tween coffin maker and a butcher.
They both fell in love with one and
the same girl, without regard to their
marriage vows, for they both have
wives. The way such things are
generally settled in Chicago, is for
the married folks to be divorced and
start anew. Such course WAS ex-
pected of the two men. 1t was ex-
pected that they would be divorced,
each from his wife, and then the best
fellow in the heart of the girl would
win her, but not so, and that makes
one queer point. The men deter
mined on no such course, but they
determined to settle the question as
tc who should have the girl by fight
ing duel, and that makes an other
queer point for in Chicago, they, rs
o rule will do any and deverything else
than fight duel. They fight best
in trickery, and with their mouths.
However this must needs be duel. |
Broadswords were the weapons EN-
ployed to settle the woman question. !!
If it had ben a saw, q hammer, a clea-
yer or even sausage grinder, 1T
would not have sounded so queer as !
to saw broadswords, and it would /
have been more in accordance with |
the professions of the love sick men
Both the belliserants hired a number
OF carriages and filed them with
their friends and had them come to
witness the battle, and that was an
other oueer noint. for .,,o-, .,,,,, uue,s are ,
fought in the most secret way. In
the fight the coffin maker was wound
cd, and came near to having a coffin
ordered for himself. Chicago is
heartless, in its suggestion that 1t
would have been a good thing if both
men would have been sent beyond
tho river, in the duel for by such a
ahuflling of. two wives would have
been rid OF two wayward husbands
and the girl might have been scared
from making love to married men in
the future. As the case stands, queer
Chicago is surprised at the queerest
prsnks OF her own citizens.
The Society of the Army of the
Potomac held reunion in Wash
ington last week.
TIE New York Tribune of May 15,
tells what it knows about the coming
wheat crop as follows: After noting
the probable increase of production
in the Northwest, it summarizes its
information as follows: The States
in which the injury sustained by win
ter wheat appear to be greatest are
Ohio, where our reports promise
Yield of 30,000,000 to 33,0O0.000
bushels against 25,000,000 bushels
estimated BY the State Board for
May /; Michigan where the decrease
is still expected to be 25 per cent.
and the yield not more than 24,0O0,-
900 bushels; Indiana, where it is
now thought the loss will be only
100000 or 100000 bushels; Hi
nois, where there are some favorable
indications, although all accounts
represent that the loss has been heavy
and the May report of the Bureau
puts the condition Of winter wheat
at only 66-a promise Of full crop
being represented by 100: and Kan
sas, where recent improvement in
condition is noted, though it is still
expected that the yield will be below
the average. Assuming that these
reports are correct, and taking the
opinion published yesterday from the
Secretary of the California Board
that the yield in that State would
hardly reach 30,000,000 bushels, it
appears that the latest information
now obtainable, points to probable
WELD of about 420,000,000 or 430,
100000 bushels of wheat In 1888.
The supposed yield in 1882 WAS 5O2,-
100000 bushels, but of that quantity
it appears that as much as $4,000, 900
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