Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-01-23

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 16.-In the
court of tins county q number of &C.
rions have been entered against men
who had persons insured in whom they
had 10 iusurable interest and who OBJ
tsined . portion or full amount Of the
policies on the death of their subjects.
The actious are brought by the e1ecu-
tor or administrator TO secure for the
benefit of the heirs or estate the differ
ence between the amount paid by the
policy bolder and the amount paid on
the policy BY the Insurance. company.
The Huntingdon Journal Of the l7tb
inst says The general opinion is in
regard to bears, that when winter sets
in. they 20 into hollow tree, or down
among the rocks beyond the reach OF
frost and there remain till the warm
weather of spring comes, but such IS
not the case with all bears, for, on
Tuesday morning last . large black
bear entered the orchard of Mr.. Stiff
fer at Canoe Greek, Blair county, and
although discovered and pursusd BY
several hunters succeed in escaping un
injured into the mountains.
The Perry county Democrat has
made up its miod, as what to do with
the delinqusnrs, and tells it in this way,
"after the court those who seem to
have made up their minds not to
pay for their paper unless compelled
by law so to do, will probably be cone
vinced that it IS very poor policy to
pay costs in addition to the amount
of their indebtedness Cor subscription.
But it will be their fault, not ours.
An official notice to visit justice may
not be pleasant, but We are tired dun
ming and must have the money due u.s."
The Star Rout Trial was . rich
mine for lawyer George Bliss. he re-
ceived for his services S3l, ,00I So
William Cook, another lawyer in the
case. received Ss,449 lS. A third,
W. W. Ker, received $3l,S77.O0. A
fourth, r. 8. Merrick, received Sl7,-
10000. A fifth, b. II. Brewster, re-
oeived $4,000 90. Detective Allen
Pinkertou, received $5,745.00. Four
other detectives received SIS, 5,74500.-
Whether these gentlemen have bsen
singing, "Uncle Sam is rich enough to
buy us all q farm," they have indeed
been paid enough to buy them all
farm.
On our table. We have = pamphlet of
22l pages, devoted to the State Of
Michigan and its resources To peo
pie who contemplate moving west the
pamphlet will be sent free if they ask
for 1t, BY writing to The Commissioner
Of immigration, Detroit. Mich. The
pamphlet is al Interesting document,
it contains "Sketches of the growth of
the State; its industries, agriculture!
producnon institutions and means OF
transportation ; descriptions OF Its soil,
climate, timber, financial condition aud
the situation Of its unoocupied lands,
and . review of its general characters
tics At home"
A Russian gentleman by the name
of Slobberscrabsklhivitch, was travel
ling ip Maine, when . brakeman shout
ed: "Wequstequock; change cars
for Androscoggln and Saccarappacas-
set" "Wbatsky did be sayvi;ch -
asked the Russian gentlemen, in brok-
en- English, of bis travelling companion.
"He Was announcing the names of the
stations" was the reply. The foreigner
smiled q superior smile as he leaned
back in his seat and remarked: awe
Russisus are very muchvitch amusedsky
al sac heatbenishcboff names you pso-
pleneff have in this countryskof"-
Times Union.
Last Saturday afternoon, William T.
Etka, and his cousin, Burk Etks, were
sleighing, with a mule. The ride was
delightful enough till the mule came
opposite to il. owners stable, near the
aqueduct, near Cuba Mill There the
animal cut mulish figure and made =
rush for McCahen's stable door. The
young men we're not prepared to meet
mule capcrs and of course fell, each. q
victim to misplaced confidence. The
short cut that the mule took for the
stable door upset tue slsigh and threw
the cousins out sprswling in the snow.
Since then sIeighing with mule is not
at high premium with the young men.
The Lewistown Gazette says, there
are q plumber OF girls 10 this town aged
from about fourteen years up whose
course is rapidly downward, and their
actions are such as TO occasion blush
of shame to redden the faces of those
who are accustomed to deal with crime
and cause even officers of the law to
cry ont, "Wna. is this town coming tot"
Their actions are too indecent to be
hinted at in public newspaper, but
they we're all at one time innocent and
the condition of some might have been
different had :bey had the proper pa
rental oversight. Are all the parents
nf this town satisfied their children are
receiving the proper instruction and as
sociats with proper companions,
The people who disturb grave stones
for no other purpose than to be de-
structive, are worse than the brute ore
alton, the Gettysburg Compiler, by
publishing the following, proves that
tLere are worse than british people in
Gettysburg; A sacrilegious, BASTARD
ly and villsinous act was committed at
Arendtsville, Adams county, in the old
grave yard bordering on the square, on
Thursday night, the 18th ult Some
person or persons displaced nearly all
the tombstones, breathing q number off
At the ground, others were broken into
pieces. Two heavy pots were used IN
the destruction, as could be plainly
seen. Those which were pulled out
we're carried away and set against the
fepces thus raudorino ~ alnost iropns.