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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

GATH compares Grant to Noah,
''who brought us through the deluge,
but, alas, he got drunk after the wa
ters subsidized. 1 do not mean that
he got drunk on liquor, but he
thought he might become a rich man
in speculation, though he was al
ready the greatest man alive on our
hemisphere. Grants example is the
best testimony that there is nothing
worth considering but very rich
man. Spangled with victories, adorn-
ed with the recognition of all princes,
rich in the experience of travel, he
deliberately descended from his men,
tai palace to become a member of a
speculative house. The house failed
and now it is said that Grant knew
nothing about it. This only puts the
darkness of ignorance upon the lurid-
ness of perversity. He made every
shark in Wall street believe that mil
itary, political prominence, public
appreciation were nothing compared
to cash. The people went to work
and raised money for Grant. The
rich men themselves said, For God S
sake, let him not get as low as we
are" After they raised him the mon
ey he took it and went into business,
so called"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

In New York, on the 18th inst.
Colonel Fred Grant said, in an inter
view with a reporter: ''When l first
came to this city from Chicago l had
about $4,000 / was introduced to
Mr.. Ward and after short acquain-
tance he asked me to join him In a
speculative venture that turned out
to be successful. After that he pro-
posed partnership and eventually my
brother and myself entered into a
partnership agreement. 1t was re-
presented that Ward and Fish were
worth S250,000 each. Ward had
charge of the books and safe OF the
firm and, in fact, everything was en-
trusted to him by the other mem
bers of the firm" Colonel Grant
closed with this remark: 81 admit
that / have been a fool. So has my
father, the General, and my brother,
and there is nothing too strong to
say against Ward at this moment.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21
Communicated.
Fixing the Pay of Legislators.

When the first constitution of this
was formed, it gave
the Legislature power to create office
and fix their salary, or daily pay, and
as there was no other source to fix
their own pay, they made it three
dollars per day, which rate continued
for about half century. But, as
population and business increased,
our representatives raised it to five
dollars per day and we heard no
complaint. In few years thereaf-
ter they added two dollars, thereby
raising it to seven dollars per day,
then the people began to complain
loudly. Time ran on till jeff Davis
and the South raised the rebellion,
then our nation was compelled to
have soldiers and all the equipments
of war, then prices of real and per
sonal property rose everywhere and
the Legislature voted themselves ten
dollars per day. No one complained,
for boarding, rents, serials, and la
Dor, all, sprang up in price and Sc
continued till peace came, and then
gradually the price of things fell back
to old original rates. The Legisla-
ture, however, held on to the war
prices and do so yet. They them
selves have the fixing and ruling
thereof
Now for a remedy. L propose tc
take from the Legislature the power
to fix the salary and lodge it in the
hands of the people where it right
fully belongs. l propose that the
taxpayers shall fix the pay. 1 pro
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

pose that law be passed to require
the first grand jury that meets in
each and every county of the State
after the old year has passed away,
shall be required to vote in their ses
sion room, after a free interchange
with one another. Each juryman
shall have a slip of paper like a tick
ct and mark on his ticket the amount
in dollars, that he believes would be
a fair days pay, for each secular day,
that member of the House or SEN
ate should have, that no juror shall
vote a figure higher than nine, OF
lower than four dollars, thus limiting
each juror to the figures, or 5 or 6
or 7 or s or 8, and no higher or low
er. The foreman of said jury shall
call to his aid three of their own body
to act as clerks. The duty of one of
the clerks shall be to take up each
and every ticket, separately, that has
been polled, and call out, aloud, the
figure marked thereon and then give
it to the foreman of the jury, who
shall look and see that the figure is
properly reported The duty of two
of the clerks shall be to record, on
paper, the figures reported by the
foreman and thus they shall proceed
until all the votes are called and tai.
lied, then the clerks shall proceed to
add up and compare their record Of
votes, and if they agree as to the ag
gregate, then they shall divide by the
number of votes polled and that div
idend shall be regarded as the judg-
ment of the grand jury. The fore
man of the jury shall certify a copy
of the proceedings to the Auditor
General of the Commonwealth, and
in the month of April or May. The
Auditor General with other certain
State officers, shall meet in the Audi
tor Generals office, and shall pro
ceed to open the returns of the re-
spective grand juries of the counties
of the Commonwealth, alphabetically.
Two clerks shall record the name OF
each county, and the figures deter
mined on, by each jury, and the
aggregate OF the figures shall be di-
vided by the number Of counties,
which is now 6S, and the result OF
the division shall be the pay per day
of the Legislators. Proclamation OF
the result shall then be made to the
people of the State. The fixing Of
the pay of members would be OBJ
tanned through the sworn judgment
of over 1900 men chosen equally
from every county, all classes would
have a voice in the matter, the rich
and the poor, old and young, the ag
riculturalist and mechanic, the mer
chant and laborer, in fact every class
of citizens and taxpayers. County
newspapers would publish list Of
grand jurors, and they, in mingline
with their neighbors, would have al
opportunity of ascertaining correc
estimate of the salary question fol
LEGISLATORS. TAcITUs
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

The Philadelphia Times of May IL
says, ''every town tries to solve the
tramp problem in its own way. Johns
town locks them up in dark cells on
bread and water diet, Harrisburg
makes them scrub out the engine
houses and sweep the streets; but
none of them have but none of them
have been so successful as Trenton,
where the City Treasury has been
made several hundred dollars richer
by the proceeds from tramp labor in
the municipal stone and wood yards.
As nearly as the tramp problem can
be solved Trenton seems to have
solved it." The Times has not as yet
heard of the Miffiintown way of solv-
ing the tramp problem, which is to
send him to jail by process of law,
take him out of Jail by a process OF
law, and supplement it all by obtain
ing pay from the county, by a pro-
cess of law, at a figure that would
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

One of Grants sons married rich
mans daughter, named Chaffee. ''At
the time of the marriage of his daugh-
ter with young Grant he had 1,OOO,-
600 in cash securities, and when his
daughter married he gave her $780,
600 in bonds. These were all put in
to the firm Of Grant & Ward, and ev-
ery dollar of them is lost Chaffee
himself in street speculation lost
800. 900. A month or six weeks ago
he had half a half a million in cash
securities. Just before he made his
last visit to the west he took his mo-
ney and gave it to his son-in-law to
keep for him during his absence. 1t
was not an investment nor was it fol-
the purpose of securing any invest
ments. 1t was simply deposited with
Young Grant as a trust during the
brief absence of the ex senator. This
money in some way reached the
hands of Ward and was lost. Chaffee
is practically penniless, and in mos
wretched state of mind. This frien6
of Chaffee says it is by no means
helieved that Ward could have lost
the large sums charged up to hi
failure.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

The cremation of doctor and at
preacher took place at Washington
Pa. since May came, and is the lates
thing mostt alked of, by people who
believe that the disposal OF dead peo
pie in thegrave is to be succeeded by
by the burning of dead bodies of hu-
man beings. When man falls sick
the first functionarythnt is called in
is adoctor the next is preacher and
the last is the undertaker. Some
dead undertaken should be taken to
Washington for cremation and thus
complete the cremation of the func'
tionaries that mostly wait on the dy,
ing, and the dead.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

MES talk about text book educa-
ton as a remedy for the moral and
financial ills of society. The conf
dence games of gentlemen highly ed
ueated in text book learning is illus
trated in New York circles, last week,
where millions of dollars were stolen
by confidence operations, proves that
the remedy talked of is no remedy.
What is needed is a higher moral
training, and higher degree of per-
sonal honor, that will keep men from
engaging in confidence games to over
reach others in business and profes-
sional life.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21
Announcements.
STATE SENATOR.

Mr.. EDIroR.-Permit me to announce
the name of Captain James ]. Patterson for
State Senator. This Senatorial District IS
a close one, and it behoOves the Repubii-
can party to put forth as Its candidate, one
who has the fitness to fill the position, ard
who will command the confidence of the
people. Captain Patterson was brave sol
dier in the l4Sth Pa, Regt, commanded
by Col. Beaver, and served honorably
through the whole war. II he will accept
the nomination, no worthier candidate could
he selected. LACK.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21
The Marine Bank Failure.

One of the leading directors of the
Marine National Bank of this city,
that failed last week, being asked for
the cause of the failure, replied as
follows: The only cause of the sus-
pension was the overdraft by Grant
& Ward, which is now believed to
amount to about S750,000.' The
firm of Grant & Ward was firm of
reckless and daring spectators and
kept its accounts with this bank
The bank had been in habit of certi
flying the checks of this firm, aud
thus making itself responsible for
their payment, whether the firm had
a corresponding amount of deposits
with it or not, expecting that the ac-
count would be made good each day
before the close of banking hours
On this occasion it had certified
S750,000 in checks, and the firm fail
ing to make the account good, the
bank failed. Such, in word, is the
story of this failure.
We suppose that the directors
and officers of this bank knew that
the practice of over certification was
direct, open and undisguised vio-
lation of the law of Congress, and
that the person or persons guilty Of
this violation are punishable by a fine
not exceeding five thousand dollars,
or by imprisonment not exceeding
five years, or by both in the discre-
ton of the court. The oifense hav-
ing been committed, let the law be
executed, and the guilty party or par
ties punished as the law directs. An
effective example needs to be made
on this subject.
The practice of ver-eertitication
is essentially contrary to the first
principles of sound banking. The
bank that certifies check makes it
self liable for the payment Of that
check; and if it does SO without cor
responding deposits to the credit of
the drawer thereof, then it in effect,
makes a loan to the drawer, with no
other security than his general cred
it. Ii he fails to make the account
good. then the bank suffers the loss
and the loss may be SO great as to
involve the ruin of the bank. The
mere statement of the case is suffi
cient to show that the practice is q
very bad one, and that the law is
RIGHT in forbidding it.
The excuse for this practice lies In
the necessities and convenience OF
stock spectators and this is no ex-
cuse at all. Banks are not organized
to act as clearing houses for stocE
spectators, but are organized tc
serve the mercantile community
Their regulations should be adjusted
J to the wants of the latter class, rath
er than to those of the former. Th'
New York Clearing House, taught b.
this example, should take prompt &C
ton on this subject, and endeavor t.
suppress the practice of over-certlil
= cation in every bank connected witt
that association and the Comptrol
Ter of the Currency should fearlessl.
put the law in force against every ma
tional bank guilty of the practice
D The Legislature of this State shoul
b enact law forbidding the practic
by banks under its authority. LIE
the stock brokers take care of then
selves the best way they can; but le
o not the principles of sound bankin
t be violated for their convenience
r New York Independent
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

A YOUNG man aged "a years, shot
himself in the head, thereby produc-
ing instant death, because a West
Chester girl would not return his love,
that is, he was in love with the girl,
and because the girl was not in love
with him, he committed suicide
What goose of a youth he was,
doubtless if he had just kept on low
ing the girls he would have found one
that would have returned his love,
and then he could have been happy
in this vale of tears. What goose
of youth was he?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

The name of George w. Wilson has often
been spoken of in connection with county
office, but he has never heretofore con sent
ed to permit his name TO go before the peo-
pie for nomination. His numerous friends
are confident that he will make one of the
hest officers in the interest Of the county,
and therefore, do now announce him as a
can iidate for the office of County Treasure,
under the nominating rules ofthe Republi-
can party. His successful career as mer-
chant in Patterson. has given him an exten-
sive acquaintance in the county and DEM
onstrated his fitness for one of the best Of
fees in Juniata in the gift Of the people.
April 2Sth, 1854. MILFORD.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21
NEW GOODS.

Iwould inform the public that | have
now in my new millinery store at my place
of residence on Water street, Miftiintown,
second door from corner of Bridge street,
a full stock, OF spring and summer millinery
goods, all new, and Of the latest styles,
and having employed first class milliners,
I am prepared to supply the public with
everything found in lirstclass Iniliner
store, como and examine my stock. |
consider il no trouble to show goods.
MRS. DEIHL.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

ToNQUIN, in China, is ten thousand
miles from France, and yet, notwith-
standing that distance twenty thou
sand French troops were sent there,
and the news now is, that Tonquin
has been completely conquered. If
France can conquer TOnquin from a
distance of ten thousand miles, Amer
lea can conquer England from a dis
tance of one third of ten thousand
miles.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

The Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, is in session, in New York city.
They have passed many resolutions,
of different kinds, but as yet they
have not seen their way clear to pass
one to pray for the violators of trust,
for example, the New York gentle
men, who, by arts known to business
confidence men, have stolen $780,
100000 from people who trusted in
their business integrity and personal
honor.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

THERE was a fire in Wizards hotel
in Washington, a few days ago, in a
room where a ton or two of free
trade speeches were stored, previous
to their being sent out into the coun-
try. The speeches were thrown out
of the window to the street, where
the rag and paper pickers were ready
and eager to carry them away.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21
COUNTY TREASURER.

Mr.. EnToR.-Allow me to announce the
name of David G.. Sbellenberger, of Mon
roe, as a candidate for the office of County
Treasurer. Subject to Republican usages.
Mr.. SheIlenberger has been lifelong Re-
publican and if nominated would carry
Fayette, Monroe, and Susquehanna like a
whirl wind, and if elected would make an
obliging officer. FAYETTE.
Cocolamus, May 18th, 1884.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

The North American of the 18th
inst, says: The equanimity and even
eheerfulness with which the news
from New York yesterday was re
ceived and discussed in the financial
and business circles of this city bear
striking witness to the soundness of
our finances. 1t is a fact that the
monetary institutions of Philadelphia
were never in a stronger and healthier
condition than they are today. They
are managed upon principles radical
" different from those which prevail
in New York. Here security is made
the first consideration, and the ques-
ton of profit is secondary matter
It is in times like this that this pol
lev is indicated.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

IseERsoLL is having an $4,000 log
house built on his land, in New Mex
leo. 1t will not take him many
months to make $4,000, lecturing a.
gainst the God of Moses. '.For
some reason, or other" people like
to pay to hear Ingerson denounce
God. What will they do on the 9th
er shore
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

give supper, lodging and breakfast, at
a good hotel, in Philadelphia. Law
yers from Philadelphia, Johnstown,
Harrisburg, and other places might
come to Miffiintown to learn how to
run the tramp law
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

Mr.. EDIrOR.-We have no more capable
man for lhe office of County Treasurer than
Samuel Buck, of Port Royal, and wedesire
to bring his name before the Republicans
of Juniata for nomination at the primary
election, subject to tho rules and regula-
tions of the Republican party.
REPUBLICANS.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

CYRUS H. MCCORMICK, the inventor
of the reaping machine, died last
week. He was born in Rockbridge
county, Va, in 1909 The McCor-
nick's lived, long ago. near Enoch
Mornings place of residence, in Fer
managh township.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

II is said that, a day or two before
Vanderbilt sailed for Europe he sold
S10,00O,0OO of Z. S. bonds. The
query of New Workers is, "was he
sqeezed, or did he sell to buy railroad
stock that was deprecated in price
by the late distemper of finances in
Gotham"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

LAST Thursday, Governor Hoadly,
of Ohio, ordered the 14th and Sth
regiments of Ohio militia to thetown
of Ashland to keep crowd of one
thousand men from taking possession
of the jail for the purpose of hang
ing two murderers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

GENERAL GRANT must be happy in
contemplating the fact that he could
not get hold of the S250,000 raised
for him, had he been able to reach it
he would have given it to his friends
to manage it for him, and they would
have managed to spend the whole of
-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

The body of Rev. ]. d. Leaman was
cremated at Washington, Pa, last
week. He was a Lutheran preacher
with charge at McKeesport, Pa,
twenty five members of the congre-
cation accompanied his remains to
the furnace, and afterwards accom-
panied his ashes home.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

GOVERNOR BUTLER favors the giving
OF a pension to the rebel soldiers
that were disabled during the rebel
lion. and that puts the Governor a
head as bidder for Southern votes
for the Presidency. How many votes
will the bid secure for him provided
that he receives the nomination.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

Edward A. Hicks, of Blairsville,
Indiana county, while stealing a ride
on a freight train On the Pennsyl-
vania railroad was run over and in
stantly killed in the lower end of
Huntingdon. His body was strewn
along the track for over half a mile
He was on his way to the new Van
derbilt railroad in search OF employ
ment.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

TIE service of car wheel is said
to last s years, and railroad tie
lasts no longer. So that ties and car
wheels have all to be renewed every
S wears, which is four times within
the period of every generation
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

The underwriters of New York
have issued q statement in which
they say that the loss by fire in the
United States the past year amounts
to one hundred million of dollars.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad.
Arrangement Of Passenger Trains,
NAY llth, 1884.

Trans Leave Huri'burg az folIous:
$50 q. M, and 00p. m.
For New FORK via Philadelphia and "Bound
Brook Route,' 6 % so a m, and As
pm.
For Philadelphia, 6 IS, so, 950am, l 45
and 90 pm.
For Reading at 20, 25, so, 9 5Os m,
As, 90 and 8 80 pm.
For Pottsville at 5 20, so, so m, and
As and 90 p. m. and via Schuylkill &
susquehanna Branch at s 05 a m, and
90 p. m.
For Allentown at 5 20, 7 so, 9 so IN, l As
and 90 p m.
. Way and Market for Lebanon, 4 90 a. m.
Runs on Wednesdays and Saturdays on ly.
SUNDAYS.
For Allentown, Reading, and way stations
90 a. M, and 90 p. N.
For Philadelphia att O0a m, and 90 p m.
Trains for Harrisburg isavs as .oIloTs
Leave New York via Allentown at 9 90 am,
l 90 and 545 pm.
Leave New York via abound Brook Route''
and Philadelphia As m, 80, 4 90 and
s 30pm, and 1900 midnight, arriving at
hdfIfcuu'k L oV, Q ~. % p M, anu
l. 10 and 9 40 m.
Leave Philadelphia at4 30 9 so a m. ;, 4 90,
5 so and As IN.
Leave Pottsville at 90, 9 90 a. m. and 4 40
pm.
Leave Reauing at 90, 7 80, II SO a m,
l p, 8 Is, so and 10 25 pm.
Leave Pottsville via SchuylkIll and Susque.
hanna Branch, s 90 m. and 4 40 pm
Leave Allentown at 6 90, 8 80 M, IL Is,
30 and 8 05 m.
Way Market leaves Lebanon "wednesday,
and Saturdays only,J 5 O5 a. m.
SUNDAYS.
Leave New 7 ork via Allentown, at 80 . m
Philadelphia at 6 80 a. m, and IS ,. m
Leave Reading at 90 a m and 10 25 p m.
Leave Allentown att 35 am, and 9 35 D m
STEEl.TON BRANCH.
Leave HARRISBURG for Paxton, Loeb
iel, and Steelton daily, except Sunday, 5 35
6 40, 9 35 m, 35 and 8 40 D m; daily, ex
eept Saturday and Sunday, 35 p IN, and OIL
Saturday only, 4 As and 6 10, pm.
Returning, leave STEELTON daily, ex
cept Sunday, 6 10, Z o5, 1000, IL As m
2 10 and 10 Is m; daily, except Saturda,
and Sunday, 9 10 p m, aud on Saturda
only, 3 10 and 6 30 m.
C. G. HANCOCK
General Pcss'r and Ticket .9rsnf,
J. z. W0OTTEN,
General Manager.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21

The Treasurer of the Presbyterian
Board of Publication left Philadel-
phia with ten thousand dollars that
he should have handed over to the
board.