inr iVMW EL & REPUBLICAN r - rrr: MIFFLINTOWX. n ednetda;, Har 29, 1MTS. B. F SCHWEIER. tnrroa ! r-sorairron. REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. GOVERNOR, General Henry .11. II yt, or u rtEse. UECTENANT GOVERNOR, Hob. Charles W. Stone, or wiiiii. SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS, Hon. Aaron K. Dunkel, OT PHILADELTHIA. JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT, Judge James F. Sterrett, OF ALLEGHENY. Read rbe Democratic platform, as published hi this issue of the Sentinel and Repiblican, aud wbeo it bas been read the conclusion will force itself, that it is nothing but a eerie of objec tion to everything that has been done ty the Republican party, and an im piled promise that if the Democracy get control of affairs, a change for the better will be made. The.r whole plan cf campaign is clearly foreshadowed, and the State knows before their ora tors take tLs atrnnp, and their writers print, that i will be nothing but criti cism J eri'.icistB ! criticism "Give as a chance and we will do better." Crit icism was the watchworl in the two campaigns past. It was that, coupled with the promise of doing something good for the country, tbat gave tbeui the coatrol of the Lower House of Con gress. The country, by this time, has found oat what empty things their promises were. Instead of putting the business of the country on its feet, as tbey promised to do, the business has been stil; more suppressed ; and it took the Republican party in its most united effort to keep the Lower House from pissing the Wood tariff bill, which will be passed by the next Congress rf the Democracy get the majority, the pas sage of which will depress the business of the country a hundred times more than now, and to add to that, the same ma jority hare eneouraged the Cling of three hundred mill iocs of Southern claims, which are but the forerunners of many hundred millions more claims, if tbey carry the next Congress. Then carefully read their platform, and learn bow much it is like their former prom ises and criticisms, and then reflect what a dangerous thing it might prove to be to place the control of the Gov ernment in the hands of men who prom ise one thing and do something else. As a corporate man, Mr. Dill com pletely cut the ground from under Con gressman Randall, and then showed his duuble capacity by making a bid for the commune by declaring that the re sult of the Republican policy is a "na dob at one end of society, and a tramp at the other. Dili is a double-ender. Whoever heard of a communist picking himself up and traveling out into the wilds of the country, or into the border settlements, and there staking out a claim for himself and family, whereon Le could make a living, pay taxes, and become a use ful member of society. They do not claim to have the desires that moved the people that settled Pennsylvania. The early settlers of this State, and other States, were glad to have the privilege to take up a claim or war rant for fifty, seventy five, or a hun dred or more acres of land, and locate on it, in the woods, fell the timber, put up a cabin, and defend the home stead against the Indian, or any other aggressor, to the sacrifice of life. The men who thus cleared this coun try were far too independent, and too intelligent to ask the State to sup port tLeni, or ask other people to di vide with them, except for a fair re turn for the support They had been taught that when they became de pendent on the State, instead of the State Wing dependent on them, that they were on a drifting way that led to the old feudal system that existed among their fathers several hundred years ago in Europe, Five hundred years ago the state was everything in Europe. The country was divided into districts, and owned by certain men who gave employment to all who lived within certain prescribed limits. The noblemen owned the Lands, and they gave a living to all who lived on their lands, for the service of the people ; and in times of war the peo ple were expected to render personal service, jast us they rendered or gave personal service in times of peace. The synteni of the commune is first c usin to the feudal system, and in time must land in feudalism, if it be adopted. It cannot, however, be adopted. There are enough of the descendants of the fathers of the country living to keep the country! steadily fat to the ideas of indepen-' dent ownership, for which the Revo- J lution was fought ; for which the war i of 1S12 was fought, and latterly for which rebellion was cru.'.hed. The country has not passed through three ' great wars only to fall into the hands of a vagabond set of men who accu mulate no property, who pay no taxes, and who, if they received the enx)uragemeut of the country, would ruin it in less than six months. The communists may make soma trouble, but it will be short-lived, and the lesson that will be administered will last for years to come. Through mails for cities, but give people W the Juniata Valley mails op way trains. Qr-man hight of Ln.-roe i eouufj, proposes that the" Government be converted into a money-loaning shop or bank, from which any man who chooses to move West may borrow $500, with which to settle on the pub lic lands, and there make a home for himself and family. Congressman Butler proposes to take the money that is annually expended on the armj, and loan it to people who will settle on tie public lands. One of the great com plaints now in every community is that men borrowed too much money oat of the batiks, and tbat if the country con tinues going on at its present rate of borrowing, the banking houses ia time will own everything. How woald it work if the Government would turn bicker ? Woald people be abler to pay with the Government as banker, than they are with individuals as bankers ? Would they be sold out less oftener by the Government ! Would the bank of the Government or its management be less corrupt, or purer than private banking concerns ! The Democratic platform is like the well-known scandal monger that exists in every community. The monger is con stantly telling of the faults of others, but of his or htr own superior faults and sins says nothing. The Democratic platform attacks the National Banks, jiint as that party attacked the banks when they were instituted to create a finance with which to crush rebellion. The action of the Democratic pjirty on banking was of that kind known by the name of " Wild Cat Banks," that closed alxmt every ten years and repudiated their issue, and cheated depositors. The hostility to the National Banks arose then, first, because they were the financial agents that furnished funds to crush rebellion ; second, be cause the Democracy wish to estab lish the old system of Wild Cat Bank ing. Whatever defects the National Bunks Lave, should le remedied, but to place them in the Lands of the Democracy for correction, will be like the pLicing of the Church in the hands of the Devil for purification. i No set of men who claim to be free men ever proposed so arbitrary or des potic an investigation as the Florida and Louisiana investigation. If civil, one-sided investigations, or courts, can be instituted in this country by party or business, or whatever other combina- tions, the boasted freedom of the Re- public is at an end. If the Potter in vestigating committee will bear both sides in the question, the country will be content. The Nationals have placed Chief Justice Agnew fa their ticket, in place of Jadgo Bentley, who has declined, and Dr. Steck, of Lycoming, in place of Mr. Shearer, who refused to be a candidate for Lieutenant Governor. It was stated lately that Judge Agnew bad declared that he woald not be a candidate on the National ticket, and it is very probable, therefore, that Mr. Dewees and bis committee will bave to try again. There is danger tbat the National Greenback-Labor movement in this State may be reduced to a farce before the election. Their are indica tions of a rebellion on the part of tbo Labor element, and of another ticket, even before the finishing of the first ; and the signs generally are unfavorable to the third party, which promises to be a side show that will not profit its proprietors and managers in November. Record. Campaign Slander Nailed. Special to the North American. Washington, May 24. The Pitts burg Platform contains a campaign slander which it will be well to nail in its infancy. The coal tariff of 1872, which it charges on the Republican party, was inserted by Mr. S. S. Cox, of New York, who baa never been charged with being a Republican. Mr. Cox thinks it is a good joke to denounce the Republicans for what he did. " A Wspatcu from Washington says tbat many of the Southern and North ern Democrats are receiving earnest letters from their constituents depreca ting a re-opening of the question of the President's title, and regrettiug tbat any action should be taken by them cal culated to add to tbe present financial distress by repelling returning public and private conGdenoe. Oce of the recipients of such letters, who was elected to Congress by less than twelve majority, was rendered uncomfortable by tbe declaration that several hundred persons who heretofore voted for bim would withhold their suffrages at tbe next election." Question. The following question is asked by an honorable citizen of this county. Our columns are open to a discussion on the question asked. " Which cf the two is most secure a Christian, exercisiug bis religious rights, in tbe Turkish dominions, or a Black Republican, exercising his polit ical rights, in the Southern dominions of tbe United States !" Mr. PorTta's committee to exam ine the electoral returns of Florida and Louisiana, will be almost as good thing for needy Democrats as Mr. Glover's. To be sure, tbe pay of witnesses is not quite so high ss that of experts, bat tbe average Democrat understands per fectly bow to make oat an expense ac count so tbat it can cover a multitude of sins. If a half million will cover the bill of expenses, it will be a Dem ocratic financial miracle. .YorA oter-ican. Members of the One-Sided In m-- tiatlOH. The members of the proposed one sided investigation into the Totea cast for Resident Hayes in Florida and Louisiana, as appointed by Speaker Randall, of the Lower House of Congress, is written of as follows : CLABKSON KOTT POTTER, who introduced and engineered the resolution through the House, be comes the chairman. He is one of the six sons of the late Bishop Alon zo Potter. He was born at Schenec- I taily, N. Y., in 1825, and graduated u uiuu vuuege, ui wnicn ma grand father, Dr. Nott, was long President He was a civil engineer in early life, then a lawyer, and of late a politi cian. He was elected to Congress in 18G8, served six years, stayed at home two years, and again became a mem ber of the House at the beginning of the present Congress. He has al ways been a warm friend of Mr. Til den's and Las undoubtedly counseled with him in every step he has taken toward the pending investigation. Mx. Potter is regarded as a promi nent candidate for nomination on the Democratic ticket for Governor of the Empire State, and is sure to have the warm support of Mr. Tilden to aid him in reaching the goal of his ambition. Mr. Potter was one of the special committee uppointed in Decemler, 1874, to investigate the Louisiana election of that year, which cooked up the arrangement known as the "Wheeler compromise." WILLIAM B. MORRISON is a native of Illinois, born in Mon roe county in 1823, and represents the Seventeenth district of that State in Congress. He served in the Mex ican war, commanded an Illinois regi ment during the Rebellion, and is now serving his fourth term in Con gress. His services in securing the election of Mr. Kerr to the Speaker ship at the opening of the last Con gress were so great that he was made chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, and he aspired to the Speakership of the present Congress. Like Mr. Potter, he is an old investi gator of fouthern frauds, having been chairman of the committee which investigated Louisiana in the winter of 1876-77. EPPA HTNTOX was born in Fauquier county, Vir ginia, in 1823, and represents the Eighth district of that State in Con gress. He is a lawyer by profession, was a member of the Secession Con vention of Virginia, and served dur ing the war in the Confederate army, being promoted to the rank of Brig adier General. He entered the House of Representatives in 1873, and is now serving in his third term. He also has had some experience at the investigation business. Laving been one of the Democratic representa tives on the Electoral Commission, on which he voted uniformly with his party associates. JOHN A. M'MAHON, Representative from the Fourth Ohio district, was born in Frederick coun ty, Md., in 1833. He studied law with Hon. Clement L. Vallandigham, and has practised in Dayton since 1854. He is now serving his second term in Congress. He acquired con siderably distinction in the prosecu tion of ex-Secretary of War Belknap. JOSEPH C. & BLACKBURN was born in Kentucky in 1838, and represents the Seventh district of that State in Congresa He is a law yer by profession, served in the Con federate army throughout the war. and is now in his 6econd term in Con gress. He was one of the aspirants to the Speakership at the opening of the present Congress, but found him self too weak to make much of a fight He is classed as an irrecon cilable of the extremest order. WILLIAM a STESOER, of Chambersbnrg, was born in Lou don, Franklin county, Pa, in 1840, and is serving his second term in Congress from the Eighteenth dis trict of this State. He is a lawyer by profession, and is regarded as a man of ability. Of course Le is a Democrat in politics. THOMAS a. COBB, who ends the list of Democrats on the Committee, is a native of Indiana. fifty years of age, a lawyer by pro fession, and is now serving his first term in the House from the Second district of Indiana. BENJAMIN r. BUTLER, of Massachusetts, who heads the list of so-called Republicans on the Com mittee, whether he is himself one or not, is so well known by reputation as to need no biographical sketch. If Lis hatful of bricks is not now ex hausted he will undoubtedly be af forded ample opportunity to throw them. He lives in Lowell and rep resents the Seventh district of Mas sachusetts in Congress. FRANK HltjCOTK, of New York, was born in that State in 1834, and represents the Twenty first New York district He is a lawyer by profession and is serving his first term in Congress. He is re garded as a man of fair abilities and calm judgment jacob n. cox, of Ohio, is a man of character and national reputation. He was born in Canada, and is fifty years of age ; was educated at Oberlin College: practised law, and served in the Ohio Senate before the war; acquired great distinction by his gallant ser vice during the Rebellion, and at tained the rank of Major General ; was Governor of Ohio from 1866 to 1868, and served in President Grant's Cabinet as Secretary of the Interior from March, 1869, to December, 1870. He is now serving his first term in the House, representing the Sixth Ohio district, and has already added to his reputation by the ucpartisan course that he has followed. THOMAS B. REEn represents the First Maine district in Congress. He was born at Port land in 1839, is a lawyer by profes sion, Las served in both branches of the State Legislature and as Attor ney Genera of Maine, and is now serving his first term in the House. ' Two veins of eoal, one six feet and the other twenty to thirty inches thick, have been struck by parties drilling for oil in Wayne township Mercer county. DISPATCHES. New York, May 22 Francis Pet al to started to ride 315 miles in fifteen Consecutive boors st Fleetwood Park this morning. He accomplished tbe feai in fourteen hours and thirty-one minutes, baring rested twenty-two min utes at noon. , Torosto, Ont., May' 22-.-The pleasure steamer Empress of India:, wiib a party of about eighteen persons on board, became unmanageable aTot) eapsixed over a dam on the Grand riv er at Gait, Ont, to night, and all the passengers were plunged into tbe river below. As yet only one body has been recovered, tbat of Harry J affray of Gait a reporter of a newspaper Among tbe missing sre Edward Wren, Thomas Elliot, Fred Kane, John Fra ser. James Montgomery, one of the proprietors of the boat; Andrew Jack son and David Scott. Little reliable information can be obtained. Diligent search is being made at and below tbe scene of tbe disaster. I.ndasapolis, May 22. The Nat ional Greenback- Labor party nominat ed a State ticket to day as follows. Secretary of State ileory James, of Grant county; Auditorof State, Jacob r Bird, Gibson county; Treasurer of State, R. P. Main, Floyd county; At torney General, David Moss Hamilton connty; Superintendent of public in structioo, Prof. John Young, Marion county. Tbe resolutions adopted rea- firni tbe platform adopted at Toledo, Feb. 22, and denounce the red flag of the communists imported from turope which asked for an equal , division of property, end also denounce the com munism of tbe national banks of tbe bond syndicates and of the consolidat ed railroad coipora tions which bave se cured aad are enforcing an unequal di vision of property, baviog already di vided among themselves ten thousand millions of property of the people by corrupting the Representative and ser vants of tbe people. Tbe one system of communism ignores the inequalities oi capacity wbicb bave been implanted by nature in tbe human family, and both systems are destructive of the re wards of toil, and of the incentives to industry and exertion. The law of checks was plainly de fined by Judge Thayer, of Pbiladel pbia, in a charge to a jury. He held tbat before tbe endorser of a check could be held for it, it mast be shown that the receiver had presented it on the day of its reception, or before the close of banking hoars on the following day, when, if dishonored, notice must be given thereof to the endorser, which makes bim liab'e for the same. But if the bolder of a check thus given ne gleets to present it for payment until after tbe second day of its acceptance, and it is then dishonored, tbe endorser is not liable for it, and the loss, if any, falls on tbo holder. Harrisburg Tele graph. STATE ITEMS- - Bay is $10 per ton in YVilkesbarre. Reading sparrows devour the potato bug. Thirteen lawyers belong to one fire eoaipaoy in Clarion. Pennsylvania furnished 327,284 men during the Rebellion. Large numbers of alligator hides are taDned in tbe vicinity of Kutestown. A Lancaster man posesses two easter eggs that are thirty-five years of sge. A Lancaster connty farmer netted $1G00 from five acres of tobacco last yesr. The Pittsburg division of tbe Broth erhood of Locomotive Engineers ceased to exist a few days since. Tbe residence of ex Senator Aoder son, atTitusville, considered one of the handsomest places in tbe western por tion of tbe State has been sold for half tbe original cost Chester was in an excited state a fe days last week in consequence of tbe work of a mad dog in that town, a number of persons were bitten. Charles W. Allen and Sarah E. Allen, of Manor township, Armstrong couoty, bave been committed to jail at Kittan mng for trial, on a charge of causing tbe death of their own child by ill treatment, neglect or exposure. Tbe Valley Forge Centennial Asso ciation publishes a national address, ex tending a cordial invitation to all the people to join in celebrating the one hnndretb anniversary of the occupation of Valley Forge by tbe Continental army, on tbe 19th day of Jon next, tbe centenary of tbe evacuation. About half the wheat crop aronnd Trexlertown, Lehigh county, has been destroyed by lice. Several farmers have turned their wbeat fields into corn fields. Tbe late frost did much dam age. Richard Smith of West Chester, broke into tbe residence of bis brother in-law, John Spence, on Saturday night a week. He was ejected twice, and in bis third attempt drew a knife, with wbich be made a murderous assault upon Spence, cutting him on tbe chest acd face. Smith was arrested. Colonel Scott, president of tbe Penn sylvania Railroad, bas bad a telephone erected between bis summer residence. at Landadale, on the West Chester Railroad, and Mr. Pug's office West Philadelphia. The distance is between six and seven miles. Tbe instrument is of tbe latest pattern, and tbe slight est whisper can be distinctly heard. Tiopa was the first conotv in tbe State to elect a female superintendent of tbe public schools. Three years ago, when this selection was made, the success of Miss Lewis was seriously questioned by Tioga and ber sister counties throughout tbe State. But tbe recent re election of Miss Lewis by the directors of Tioga county is an em pLatio endorsement of ber capaoity and successful administration. An attempt to wreck the fast line on tbe Pennsylvania Railroad on Sunday night of last week at eight o'clock, was made about a mile east of Latrobe, Westmoreland county. A pile of ties were placed on tbe track at that point and closely wedged between tbe rails. Tbe place seleoted was a short distance east of a carve, and on a high embank meat, a point well calculated to cause a great destruction of life. Fortunate ly tbe engineer, Robert Kerr, saw tbe obstruction, applied the air-brakes, re versed tbe engine and succeeded in pre venting a fearful wreck. The Com pany bas offered a reward of $5,000 for the arrest of the villains wbo placed tbs ties on tbe track. KTA-TE ITEMS,, A grand fly of young pigeons is an nounced to tak place from Colombia to Lancaster on July 4. Tbe property of Peter Herdio, tbe once famous millionare of Williaiasport wbo gave' churches (o congregations and scattered thousands of dollars in the streets,- which was to have been sold by the sheriff, at the recent court, and tbe sale of wbicb was postponed, u now advertised to be sold by United States Marshal Hall, on June 13th. On Tuesday afternoon a week, two daughters of Mr. Daniel Palm, wbo lives near Stoufferstown, left Chambers. burg for their home. When tbey were opposite Messersmitb's woods they were occosted by two tramps who wanted their money. One of tbe young ladies ran away but tbe other was nnable to make ber escape. One of the tramps ordered ber to give up her money, wbicb sbo did not do ; he then asked fos ber watch, and when she refused him be made a dash at her. She, in no wise daunted, picked op a piece of lime stone and with a trne country girl's muscle let bim bave it fair and square between tbe eyes. The scoundrel im mediately bit the dust, when the in trepid girl ran one way aad the other tramp in another direction. A short time sgo quite an excite ment was raised in Lancaster county over tbe arrest of twelve or fifteen prominent farmers wbo were engaged in tbe raising of tobacco. Charges were brought against tbem for tbe ille gal manufacture of tbM into cigars.J Xbey gave bail for appearance at court since wbioh time tbey bave in various ways tried to settle tbe matter. Re venue Collector Wiley wrote to tbe Commissioner of Internal Revenue in reference to proceedings against them, representing tbat tbe practice of illegal manufacture bas grown to snob an ex tent tbat tbe loss of revenue in Lan caster connty will amount to over $10, 000 annually. The Commissioner in reply notified tbe Collector to pnsb matters against the farmers and to as certain tbe amount dne from tbem for taxes evaded and report Much anxie ty is manifested on the part of those in terested: There is an eccentric old bachelor farmer, Elias Black by name over in New Britian township, Bucks county. His farm is literally covered with stacks. He bas not sold any bay or grain for years, and threshes only so much as he needs for himself. Though offered good prices for bis bay, be chooses to let it stand on the stacks from year to year, until they bave dwindled and wasted away so tbat some of tbem look no larger than an ordinary bay cock. Mice and vermin feed on bis grain, bat be does not need tbe money, so be cares no'.biog about it. From two to tbree hundred stacks may be counted on tbe farm, and the barn ia "chuck full." One field of perhaps four acres is cov ered with s'acks as close as they can stand A lot ts town gentleman recent- .1:11 - . . P . child lyinir senseless on tbe cow catch there says it is the strangest ' 1 ... , . . - , ly over there says pg" luiagiuauic. i no iiriu iuk9 liu . : .-i. . : ii- tl . e ti i l an Indian lodge of Hottentot kraal, the;She WM aH btly cut about the face, stacks resembling tbe tents or buts. , bnt e.scapeditJhout fnrther iDjurJ.J a iiisuurg is ucuomiug a loveiy note ; for acts of vandalism and brutality. Here is one of the litest narrated by tbe Dispatch of tbe 14th inst: Saturday morniug a little two-year old child of a prominent citizeo residing on Liberty avenue, wandered into tbe yard ad joining its father's residence. One of the occupants of tbo place, a young girl, for some nnacountabla reason, carried the child into tbe bouse, and throwing it upon the floor teat it about tbe bead and body with a large leather strap,after which she reized a pillow from a bed in tbe room and endeavor ed to smoother the little one, but was prevented by tbe appearance of its mother, who upon seeing the condition of tbe child, was so shocked that she fainted and was seised with a violent hemorrhage, aad is now lying quite ill at her husband's residence. The child's face was blackened from tbe effects of the attempted strangulation, and it was at least an hour before tbe little sufferer was brought to consciousness Tbe courts will be appealed to 10 this case, when the facts will be more fully stated. HEWS ITEMS. The colored .Methodists of North Carolina contemplate the erection of a State College. Edward U. Wilson, United States Deputy Marshal at Boston bas disap peared, He is a defaulter in about $5,000. Tbe net profits of the New York Jog snow amounted to d,UOU, which is a guarantee of another at no distant day. The Lutheran Church in this State bas an average of 300 members to every castor; all other denominations nearly 100. Tbe merchants of New York held a meeting for tbe purpose of considering how to encourage trade with Brazil. Danesbnrg, Ky bas been selected as tbe place for tbe next meeting of the General Synod of the Reformed Pres byterian church. An earthquake recently occurred in Venezuela, by wbich it is said tbat six hundred peopls were killlcd- A Buffalo siaa put a lighted pipe in bis pocket the other day, and fell asleep He now wears a new pair of pants and walks lame. Nearly one hundred persons bave ipplied to Dr. Le Moyne, since Mrs. Pitman's inoineration, for tbe privilege of being reduced to ashes when they die. Francis Sylvester, aged 70 years, was found dead in a field, 10 miles from Akron, Ohio, on Saturday. He had been absent from home for several days and had on his person over $50 which is now missing. His friends think be was foully dealt with. Tbe Potomac fishery season, which continued two months, bas closed, and tbe result shows a smaller catch than ever before in the history of the river. At the fish warf at Alexandria, Ve., which receives about one half the catch of the river, only about 2,600,000 fish were received, against 3,775,000 last year. Not long before Ben Wade's last sickness he received a letter from Reading, Vt, saying that a little boy there bad been named "Wade" in his honor. He acknowledged the courtesy by writing the lad a letter, Which how ever went to tbe Dead Letter Office through misdirection, and was return ed to Jefferson, Qbio, after tbe ex-Senator's death. Mrs Wade will send it to the boy, with a photograph of her late buiband. HEWS ITEMS. There were one hundred and thirty iw" marriages, four hundred births, aad four hundred and seventy deaths in New York oity last week. The first new wbeat of tbe season ar rived af St. Louis on tbe 21st inst., from near Dallas, Texas. It graded No. 4, and sold at auction at $1.25 per bunbel. A buffalo clergyman, tbe Rer. D. R. Fraxer, of tbe First Presbyterian Church, being disturbed on a recent Sunday morning by tbe exit of tbree yourg men who marched oat with squeakiug boots just after be bad an nounced his text said : "That strikes me as the coolest piece of impertinence 1 have experienced in come time." Special Deputy Colleotor Davis, with one companion, attempted to seise an illicit distillery on Saturday, in Grundy connty, Tenn. They were attacked by seven men.- Davis killed one, wound ed one and1 captured one of bis assail ants, bat bad to leave the distillery without completing its destruction. A sufficient force has been ordered by the Colleotor to go to tbe place aad des troy t&e distillery. A special train of twenty-five ears of flour wbioh left Minneapolis on the evening of the 16th inst., via the Chi cago, Milwaukee sod St Par1,-aod the Michigan Central, tbe Great Western and the Erie Railways, arrived at New York on Monday evening tbe 20ib inst, and was delivered to a steamer for Lon don yesterday morning, making the fastest time ever made. A big silver vault is in coarse of con sti action at tbe New York Sab Treas ury. It will bo 47 feet m length by 24 ia breadth and 12 feet hign, and will hold $40,000,000 in silver when finished. Tbe cost of tbe iron and steel work employod in its construction was about $20,000, including tbe doors and their levers The floor of the vault will be iron and' steel two inches thick, and nnder this will be four feet of concrete. One of tbe most successful counter feiting schemes is to issue a small quantity of notes on a certain bank, with tbe name of tbe place, president or cashier misspelled. Upon discov ery the bank sends tbe warning through the country, pointing out the error. Then the counterfeiters make a second issue with tbe name spelled oorrectly, and circulate tbein boldly, knowing that merchants and storekeepers will look only for tbe indicated "oatch." While an express train on the Erie Railway was sweeping down the Valley of the Delaware last Wednesday after noon, the engineer saw a little girl walking tbe track. Tbe locomotive shrieked, but within to seconds she was overtaken and the train passed the spot where she had stood. Tbe engin eer looked behind the rear car, expect ing to see ber mangled body, but the track was clear, lie stepped upon the uvla nf it. liuMinnttv. .n.l k. .hj, .. ... ,, ,i , J j- y Eveninr Pout. FOREIGN. "Actual famine is pressing upon fif teen million of people, while fully six ty millions are suffering mora or less distress in China." Tbe earthquake in Venezuela, men tion of wbicb bas been made before, oc curred on April 14. Tbe town of Cua eight leagues from Caracas, was entire ly destroyed, as were all the surround ing farms. Tbe river Tuy became heated to such a degree that the Gibes sought refuge outside of tbe water Tbe shocks were felt in Caracas, and were the heaviest known since 1812. Property in Caracas was destroyed to tbe amount of 8100,000. Murderer's Confession bis Death-bed. on A despatch of a few days ago says : The village of Mverstown, a station on the Lebanon Vallev branch of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, is very much excited over a confes sion made by John Stoever, one of its citizens. Stoever died a short time ago, and on his death bed made a confession to George Heffelfinger and Percival Daub, friends of his, that during the last twenty years he has been a party to four murders. Stoever was a man of some property. WHO STOVES WAS. John Stoever, alias Harris, was born in the vicinity of Myerstown. He was engaged in boating a num ber of years. He would make trips on canal boats from Myerstown to Philadelphia, and also to Williams port and as far as New York State and back again. Several years ago he quit the business of boating and engaged in that of burning lime. It had always been a mystery to his ac quaintances how he accumulated so much money, for the business he was engaged in did not pay welL It now seems that he died worth three thou sand dollars. His general character was considered rather below the or dinary standard. He was addicted to gambling. The general remark among his playmates was that he was to be watched. On a certain occa sion they were playing as usual, and one of the accustomed players hap pened to be drunk one night and had about one hundred and fifty dollars with him, and through his drunken ness he dropped his purse containing $150, and it seems that this man Stoever saw it lying on the floor and picked it np and kept it until he be came sick. Then he confessed that he had taken this money and request ed that it should be paid back, and as far as known the money was paid back since his death by his executor. The reason why Stoever has an alias, is that he was an illegitimate child. The name of his father was Stoever, and subsequently his mother was married to a man by the name of Harris, therefore he was mostly known by the name of Harris. THE OONTEesIOK. Mr. Daub, to whom Stoever con fessed, makes the following affidavit: Lebanon County ss. My Dame is Percival Daub ; reside in Jack son township, Lebanon county, PeansylTa nia ; I am 37 years of age ; I bad been ac quainted with John Stoever, alias Harris, who resided in Myerstown, Lebanon connty, Pa., at the time of his death. He died on the 16th day March, 187. I had called on him three times daring his last sickness. Tbe last time 1 called to see bim daring bis sfc-knem be Confessed to tbe following iute asent, or commenced to speak to himself ia a loud ton in mv preMoce and that of the wife of George HetfelUngeri in the follow lug words, vis. : If 1 have committed murder', tien God ay so. Once an accident happened j a a mall boy fell from a boat whilst the boat was in the lock, aad the bby was crushed to death between the boat and tbe Wall of tbe lock, and then the parents of the boy car. ried him on a nettee. Iaaac Loeb cried. Stocrer said he had a hatchet on' the boat. Storer furfliCr stated in hia eaitleuioa in tbe following words : " We till-id a man and put him in a kilo. . It aa during tbe time of the rebellion." But Stoever did not sttie where the murder was committed, nor did he give the name of tbe murdered man. 1 tbea aaked hint why they killed the man. Stoever rrplied : "We were drunk." 1 tiiea asked him wbo assisted in killing the man. He rrplied : "I cannot tell now." This is all tbat Stoever stated or confessed In my presence. He died a lew days alter he made this confession. Ito persons were present or in tire room when Stoever made ibis confession but myself and the wife at Georgv UelfelHuger. Later Georg-e Heffel finger came into the room and heard the latter part of the confession. Most of the time he rfpfcke in a load tone. I was brother-in-law to S lover. He was married to the sister of my wile. The wife ol George Heftcltinger is also a sister to the wife or widow of Stoever. I hare no knowledge that he made any confession to anv other parties. Piacfvas Daca. Attest W. H. Boota, Joscph Cooveb. Sworn and subscribed before sue, this 21st day of May, 178. Hesbv Kaarrssa, Notary Public. Mrs. George Heffelfinger s affidavit was also taken regarding the confer ence. A statement of John Stoever, alias John Harris, and her statement agreed and corresponded to that of Percival Daub. The District Attorney of Lebanon contty dispatches that tbere is nothing hi tbe confession of Stoever tbat he was flighty when he mads it. J. Legal .Yoticei. DlHSorutlon Notice. THE partnership formerly existing be tween I T. McAlistc-r and J. H. Mc A lister, under the firm name oi I. T. Me Altster k. Co., was dissolved by rauloal coo sent, April 5th, 1876. The books have been lett in the hands of I. T. McAlister. All persons indebted to the said firm, or having unsettled acconnts, are requested to give their attention to them and pay op be fore tbe first of October. 1878, at which time all unsettled acconnts will be pat in the bands of a proper olicer for collection. 1. T. McALISTER. J. H. McAUSTKK. May 22, 1878. Register's Notice. ! ones is hereby girea th-it the following persons have filed their account in the Reg ister's Office in Mitllintown, and that the same will be presented to the Court for con firmation and allowance, on Tuesday, June 18. 1878 : 1. The account of Samuel Buck, Knar dian of J. K. T. Shaman, minor child of Ueorge S human, late of Port Royal, dee'd. 2. Tbe account of Saranel Buck, Guar dian of ?allie M. Shuman, minor child of George Shuman, late of Port Royal, dee'd. 3. The account of Samuel Buck, Guar dian of Charles K. Shuman, minor child of George Shuman, late of Port Royal, dee'd. 4. The first and final account of Joseph Rothrork, Exeewtor of Sarah Stroop, Lite of the borough of Mifrlintown, dee'd. 5. The tirt and ar:ial account of Sam nel Ponnebaker, one of the Executors of William Panncbokor, Lite of Tuscarora township, du-e'd. 6. The first and Sua! account of Jacob Shelley, Administrator of Jane Gingrich, late of Delaware township, dee'd. 7. The first and final account of Ephraim R. Guss, Executor of Isaac Ouss, late of Milford township, doe'd. 8. The account of Francis Buckwalter, Administrator of Elizabeth Buck alter, late of Walker township, dee'd. 9. Tbe account of John X. Moore, Ad ministrator of Jane Cnrran, late of Walker toanship, aee'd. 10. The account of Robert ycVeen, Ad ministrator ram tftamnto tnntxy of JnN Mc.Minn, late of Walker township, dee'd. 11. The first and final account of O. P. Harris, Trustee appointed by the Orphans' Court ot Juniata county to take charge and dispose of certain personal propt-rty late the estate of Kverard Oles, late ot Buale township, dee'd. I. P. MUSSER, Btgiiler. Register's Ollice, ilirUmtown, 1 May 21, 1878. Prettse-notary's Notice. VJOTICE is hereby given tint Robert Me I 1 Meen, Assienee of John W. Sartain. has filed his first and final account, as said Assignee, in the Protbonotary's office of Juniata connty, and that the same will be presented for confirmation ami aoowasjcv at the Court House in Mitflintown, on Tt'KS DAT, Jl'NE 18, 1878. JACOB BEIDLER, Prvth'g. ProthonoUrv's Orfice, ( Mitflintown, May 22, 1878. $ Protbonotary's Notice. TO TICE is hereby given that Robert Mc- X' Meen, Assignee of John Benner, baa tiled bis first ami final account, as said As signee, in the Prothonntar) 's office of Ju niata connty, and that the same will be pre sented for confirmation and allowance at the Court Honse in Mitflintown, on TL'ES -DAT, JUNE 18, 1878. JACOB BEIDLER, Prolkomtlan. rromonotary 'a umee, 1 Office, 22,1878. Mitflintown, May Executor' Notice. Etlaltof John Woodward, Dto'i. ETTERS Testamentary on the estate of Ja-J Ueorge W oodward, late of Tnscarora township, Janiat.i county, Pa., dee'd, hav ing been granted to the undersigned. All persons indebted to said estate arc request ed to make payment, and those having claims or demands are requested to make known the same without delav to THOMAS WOODWARD, DAVID WOODWARD, Executors. may15,I8"8. Reed's Gap, Juniata Co. Pa. Notice to Assessors. Notice is hereby given the Assessors elected for the year 1878, tbat they are hereby required to call at the Commission er's office, in Mifrlintown, on or before May 81st, 1878, and lift their Registry as they are required by law to commence register ing on the first Monday in Jane, 1878. By order of tbe Commissioners. JAMES DEEX, Clerk. Lorammissioner's Office, Mitflin town, May 15, 1878. Executor's Notice. Estite of .Yancy Jilusser, Deceased. LETTERS Testamentary on the estate of Nancy Nasser, late of Monroe town ship, Juniata Co. Pa., dee'd, having been granted to the undersigned, all persons in debted to said estate are requested to m ike payment, and those having claims orde- niamls are requested to make known tbe same witbont delay to JOUX KURTZ, Executor. aprH,78. SicnriELO, Juniata Co., Pa. Administrator's Notice. Estate of Ezra .McLinn, Dee'd. "ITTHEREAS Letters of Administration It on the estate of Ezra McLinn, late of Fayette township, Juniata county. Pa., de ceased, having been granted to the under signed, all persons indebted to said estate, are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims will please present them without delav to WILLIAM THOMPSON, Adra'r. aprl,78. McAliaterrille, Juniata Co., Pa. Subscribe for the Sentinel nd Rrpniliean. It contains more, and a greater variety of gooa and naetul reafirg matter than any other county paper. Legal JVotieet. COUNTS? BONDS. - Commisfcners' Notice, WE offer to sell and renew Bonds for a short time, at 5 per cent., to meet tbe demands of Bonds falling dje during April. Said Bonds to ran two years. wm. ii. gromngek,- james McLaughlin, david b. cox. Commissintrt. March 20, 1878. NOTICE. ALL persons are hereby cautionet against trespassing, for hunting, or other pur poses, on the lands of the undersigned, ia Milford township, Juniata rountv. HENRT GROXINGER. JOHN CUNNINGHAM. Dee 10, 1877-tf CACTI ON. 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