Juniata sentinel and Republican. (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, September 04, 1878, Image 3

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    BEOTINEL & REPUBLICAN
MIFFLINTOWN :
Wednesday, lept'r 4,
TEEMS.
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PENN'A. E. KTIME TABLE.
ON and after Monday, July 15th, 1878,
passenger trains will leave ilifliiu Sta
tion, P. R. K., as follows :
EASTWASD.
Miffitri Ace, daily except Sunday, 6 a ra
Pacific Express, daily ex. Monday 10 19 am
Johnstown Ex., daily ex. S unday 1 1 82 a ra
Mail, daily 65pm
Atlantic Express, daily....".. .... 910pm
Phila Ex., daily ex. Sunday Bight 11 12 pin
Sunday train ...... .... ....... .10 1 am
" " " 6 0iptn
- - 910pm
WESTWARD.
Pacific Express, daily.. ...... 5 58 a m
Way Passenger ..... ..10 Is) a in
J!i!. daily except Sunday 3 35pm
Mifflin Ace, daily exrept Sunday, 8 Ot) p m
Sunday train ft 54 a in
" NKKJam
" " 5 11pm
Booms of Republican State Committee,
Northeast Corner Tenth and Chestnut Ms.,
(second floor) Philadelphia.
'"" UOTICE.
Hunters are hereby cautioned against
trespassing on the lands oi the undersigned,
to Fermanagh township, to shoot birds or
squirrels, without the Consent of the owner.
B. F. SCHWEIER.
Resolutions of County Committee.
At a meeting of the Republican County
Committee, held at ft" ill's hotel, Kiffiin
ton, Saturday, August 31st, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted :
WbkE49, The editors of the Ptmoerat
md Rtristtr, in a recent issue, of their paper,
charged the Republican return juiges ol the
late Republican Convention with manipula
ting the returns of the primary election
held on the 17th day of August, so as to
elect J. W. Wagner, our candidate for Pro
thonotary, and Jacob Lemon, our candidate
for Treasurer, thereiorc, be it
Ariored, That the editors of the Demo
crat and Remitter are hereby called npou to
make good their charges, or stand convicted
before the people of Juniata county of de
liberate and malicious h ing.
Whereas, J. S. Arnold, the Republican
nominee tor District Attorney, has placed
himself in the hands of the County Com
mittee, calling upon said Committee either
to confirm or reject his noii'iuaiion, and
Wukbeas, Considerable dispute exists as
to his residence, therelore, be it
Resolved, That the nomination for Dis
trict Attorney on the Republican ticket be
declared vacant.
I. G. MARKS.
Secretary County Commillet.
Labor -Reform Greenbackers in
the Court House, Speeches of
Eev. Mr, Doyle and Mr. C. C,
North, on Monday Evening,
September 2, 1878.
On Monday evening the main court
room was well filie l by tvn audience
-f Dei:!.:iiii3 ;Uid ilepubheans, to
to hear 1W. Mr. Doyle, a candidate
for Legislative honors in Hunting
don eorrctv, and Mr. C. C. Iwith, a
caudidate for Congress, deliver green
back speeches. A number of labor
Reforru Greenliackers were also pres
ent, and the meeting was directly un
der their management.
Mr. Cnllen, from Patterson, of
whom it is said, " He has Legislative
aspirations as a Greenbacker," called
the meeting to order. He delivered
a speech. He said the object of the
meeting is, or was, to bring the
Greenback party before the people,
so that they may find out what clogs
the wheels of government. "We want
to find out what is wrong. In the
name of God let us make it right
That is what we are here for, to find
out what is wrong.
W. F. Snyder was elected Chair
man, and TV. H. Egolf and Mr. Shin
del, Secretaries.
A number of Vice Presidents were
elected, after which Rev. Mr. Doyle
was introduced by the President
He is a tall, stoutly-built man, with
dark hair, worn long and turned un
der, and moustache and goatee not
an imperial-a swarthy skin, and a
weak nose. He said that he came
here to present the cause and the cure
of our troubles. The country is full
of suffering; it should not be eo.
Each individual is a sovereign, but
political rule, financial rule, is ruining
the country. The laborer is a wan
derer. What is the cause ! There is
a cure. You should not rest till you
find the cause and seek the remedy.
We have liberty, but where is the
happiness T
What a fine chance the preacher
had to remind his hearers that the
Republican party gave him a clear
title as a sovereign, which title was
6liadowed all the while that the slave
holder had a foothold in this govern
ment with the practical application of
the doctrine that "capital should own
its labor." He might have added
that in part not in whole, the pres
ent state of affairs were brought
about by the war that crushed the
men who shadowed his title as a sov
ereign and threateued him with the
crack of the master's whip, and the
shackles of the slave. He might
have told that no circumstances or
or condition in life gives happiness;
that happiness is a condition of the
mind which external circumstances
have little to do with i but he missed
telling all 6uch regular conclusions
to his jerky remarks, and continued
by declaring that he had not come to
make a speech ; he came to hear one
made. The cause of the trouble is
false doctrine, false teachers ; those
are the causes of the troubles. The
management of the nation is in the
hands of people who have belied
their trust We must have reform
ation. He is the nominee of the
Labor-Reform Greenback party for
Legislature. He was objected to by
some people who thought that as a
preacher he should not take an active
rnrt in politics. Daring tho war he
Vus good enough for the Republi
cans. Here, again, the Reverend
eentleman is at fault, he rot having
tae discrimination to see that what
Republicans commended in him
was not politics, but his efforts for
the common rights of all, for his work,
that all men shall have equal rights
liefore the law; and now Repub
licans believe that he is working in a ;
way tUt Trill bring into a stata of
repudiation the yery money that
helped to artj through the mea
sure that secure the common riehU
of J1 before the law. Hecotdd not
tefl how it is in this county, but
where he came from, can diddles were
bought, and bought their nomina
tion, but there is not enough money
made to buy the preachers. Since
the days of Jesus no euch liberty has
been preached as that which is advo
cated by the party which he belongs
to. He talked about tramps and the
commune, and said the cry of th
commune was only made by the men
who have no principle to advocate.
We must elevate the plain of reform.
Legislate a righteous law; that is
what he contemplates, but he did not
tell what the law should be. He will
astonish the natives when he geU to
the Legislature.
At the close of his speech an ex-
in
ovuuve i-uuiuuikew oi seven was ap
pointed to manage the Greenback
movement till the approaching Green-
oacK convention provides a different
management
Un motion a county convention
was called to meet in two weeks from
that day. Mr. Sny ler, from Port
uoyal, arose and wmhed to kuow
whether thero were Greenbackers in
every town shin in the ninnrv frnm
' lVfitii a full ...,,.,..... i
u 1,111 wiitcuuuu Itt 11 UC Uu-
tiined, but no one could answer his
inquiry.
An amendment was offered that an
election for delegates to hold a cbun
i.j cuuvuiiuuD oe neia on Saturday a
etk. A vote was taken on "the
amendment but no Vote was taken
on the original motion.
The President requested Green
backers to remain after the adjourn
ment of the meeting, for consulta
tion, after which request Mr. C. C
North was introduced.
He opened by referring to a re
union at his father's house on the last
night of the year 1870, when the
great fire devastated a larce portion
j of this town, and dwelt on the terri
ble alarm of fire ! fire ! He came to
sound the alarm of a financial fire
that is ragirijr in this country, which
is more terrible than the fire in a
town, because it bears oppressively
on labor. He wanted to know if
either Republicans or Democrats had
told the reason of the tramping of
the people why so many people of
all kinds are on the road, and if they
had been so told, what is the remedy t
J-Live you been told why farmers are
fleeing to the We;t ! why merchants
nave been selling goods for less than
they cost f Has anv one given
remedy for such financial fire ? It is
not true that it is over-priduction ;
an l while on the over-production
point he dove-tailed Don Cameron
into the speech, but that is not so
hard to account for, when one con
siders that he and Mr. Speer have a
littie game on hand in which the Rev
crend Mr, Dovle is to figure when he
gets to Harrisburg, as an advocate of
Mr. Speer for United States Senator,
and he thought a thrust at Don Cam
eron might be in order, because he
also is said to be a candidate for
Uni ted States Senator. Cameron has
been a ghost to the Democracy for a
long time, and lie seems to be a ghost
to the preacher and Mr. North, but
we guess it is on account of Mr.
Speer. He might hove here spoken
of Mr. Speer's grabbing proclivities
as illustrate i in the talari grab.
He compliments! that venera
ble man, Mr. Tildeu, but forgot to
say that the old man's barrel of coin
that was emptied in Oregon for elec
tors should be filled with greenbacks.
That was a point he missed. From
Tilden he went to President Hayes,
and declared him as put into otlice
by fraud He did not tell that the
laws of Louisiana provide for the
throwing out of all votes cast in dis
tricts wuere voters have been intimi
dated. He did not tell that General
Sheridan declares that thousands of
people have been killed in Louisiana
to intimidate others, to get Republi
can voters out of the way. He didn't
quote Sheridan or any other reliable
person on the question of frauds
from an intimidation stand-point
After the question of the Hayes
fraud, he presented a list of failures
in business in the country, and said
the Greenbackers present nothing but
the truth, and the truth is in tue in
terest of every one, but he did not
add a scrap of histoiical truth by tell
ing that an over-issue of greenbacks
will result in a state of oarrency such
as tbat which overtook the Continental
money id 1781, when one cent would
buy cue dollar of paper money, mod
then the list of failures included almost
every one, and tbat teas of thousands
of people hurried froai tbe populous
districts to the West, on foot, and there
made new honies, where tbete were
scarcely any expenses, and where they
could boe a living out of tbe grouud.
Mr. North is either not read in tbe
events of tbat currency, or be would
not tell it ; certain it is, be said noth
ing about it, and yet it would have
been so to tbe point to illustrate tbe
list of failures tbat overtake an irre
deemable currency, when its day has
been run. He talked of tbe taxes, but
he forgot to say tbat tbe property of
tbe State pays 87 per cent of tbe State
and local taxes, sod tbat the United
States bonds are paid by coin that is
secured mainly from customs. (Ie did
talk about the consumer having to pay
for the things on wbicb customs are
collected, but there again be failed
to tell that tbe property-holder is a
larger consumer, io a majority of canes,
than tbe man who owns no property.
He referred to tbe tobacco tax, and
favored a tariff, but of wbat kind be
did not particularize. He declared
labor to be tbe wealth of tbe nation,
and says tbat it should bave a cheaper
money, "or currency. He criticised
Sberniau's late speech. Ue raid it is
not repudiation to advocate the pay
roent of tbe bonds in greenbacks ; bat
bere, again, be failed to inform bis bear
ers that to throw such an amount of
currency upon tbe country, unfunded,
would render its redemption in coin so
uncertain tbat tbe confidence in it
would be lost, and tbat it would be
come so cheap tbat it would be worth
no more than past irredeemable cur
rency, and, to prove that, he might bare
cited the old system of State Ranks,
tbat bad a coin basis, bnt which, under
acts of Legislatures, were allowed to
issue su3b amounts that every ten or
a dozen years wbeo their paper was
offered for redemption tbey closed their
doors, and tbe notes were worthless ;
no one would take tbem after tbe doors
of tbe bank were shut against tbem,
and that Was repudiation. He did not
tell tbat the country wnuld repudiate
tbe greenbacks once it believes that tbey
wilt never be redeemed in coin. He
assailed tbe resumption act, and did
not tell tbat tbe premium on geld is
only one half of a cent aow. He de
clared tbat tbe greenback is not irre
deemable when it pays a debt. ne
spoke of bow it took, daring war times,
$2.85 of greenback currency to buy a
dollar of gold, but failed to tell that it
was because of a doubt of tbe redemp
tion of the greenback in coin tbat
caused it to depreciate in value. He
introduced tbe price of corn and wheat
of tbat time, aod stated that their
price did not correspond witb tbe things
measured by tbe depreciated greenback,
but, alas! be forgot to tell tbe truth
tbat the corn and wheat were commod
ities that bave a value in tbe maikets
of tbe world, and tbat the greenback
bas no euch value to this day. He
condemned tbe act of Congress that de
clared tbat that tbe U. S. bonds shall be
paid in coin. He failed to teil tbat
such acts of Congress were necessary,
for under the solid front of the Demo
cratic members of tbe Supreme Court
an effort was made to render the green
back woithlesa by declaring it Uncon
stitutional, irredeemable currency, and
under such vigorous blows it was rap
idly sinking to tbe condition of a repu
diated currency. Tbe act of Congress
was intended to teil to the world tbat
tbe people who called tbe greenback
into existence to save tbe government
from tbe grasp of men who started re
bellion for tbe purpose of extending
tbe bouodary of tbe peculiar institu
tion which was founded on tbe doc
trine tbat Capital tkall own its Labor,
should not be repudiated and made
worthless, but tbat it shall be redeem
ed in honest money ; but all tbat im
portant reason be left out He quoted
Tbaddeus Stevens, than whom no
greater ohauipion of tbe common rights
of snen ever lived in tbis eountry, and
who Will ever live fresh aod green in
the memory of those who believe in
tbe equal rights of all men before tbe J
law. Yes, be quoted Stevens, as a
financier, to support bis irredeemable
currency theory, but Mr. North bas
fallen into the mistake that many others
have fallen into with regard to Mr
Stevens. Tbey conclude tbat because
Stevens was an able lawyer aud popu
lar advocate, and was a champion in
tbe cause of freedom, tbat be must
needs be a great fiuancier also. Ue
was not a great financier ; bis financial
efforts were in the main failures, but
be was a great lawyer, and practiced
where large moneyed interests center,
and got large fees for bis labor, and
tbat gave bini tbe appearance of suc
cess as a financier. He could not take
care of money, and if be bad been in
many an other calling than tbe law,
which was suited to bini, be would
bave been oue of the people of tbe
land who are poor in money. It is one
thing to be an able lawyer gathering
to large fees, and quite a different
thing to be an able fiuancier fcaving
money.
lie read tbe preamble to the Lotted
States Constitution, and because it de
clared that tbe object of tbe Constitu
tion is to "provide lor tbe general wel
fare," the Greenbackers are Constitu
tionally correct, for tbey wish to pro
vide for tbe general welfare. Tbat
general welfare point was bis Constitu
tional argumeut for tbe greenback cur
rency. He talked about tbe silver. He
charged tbat tbe National debt bas been
increased many millions of dollars with
in tbe past tbree months by tbe issue
of new bonds for gold, but somehow it
slipped bis memory tbat tbe new bonds
issued were 4 per cent, bonds, aud tbat
the gold received for tbem is in tbe
Treasury, ready to be paid out for
higher interest-bearing bonds, which
irill soon be due, and will bo paid by
the gold received for tbe 4 per cent
bonds. Tbe people of tbis county have an
illustration of tbat kind oi financiering
in tbis county by tbe commissioners. It
is we.l Known that the nrst bonds to
pay the Court House debt issued
by tbe commissioners of Juniata eounty
were 6 per cent, interest bearing bonds.
It is also well known tbat tbe commis
sioners called in all tbe matured 6 per
cent, bonds and issued in tbctr stead
5 and 4 per sent, bonds. Now, if
some one bad gatten up tbe story tbat
the new bunds was an increase of the
county debt, tie story would be like
the one told by the Ureen backers on
Monday evening.
He spoke of tbe Uepublican and
Democratic platform, and confessed
that bis object is to destroy confidence
in government bonds. He paid bis re
spects to General Grant in a Democratic
and Confederate way, and declared
tbat if be is elected President again
tbe liberties of tbe people will come to
an end.
From Grant he stepped over among
the National banks. He deplored tbe
recent decision of tbe Supreme Court,
tbat tbe National banks may charge'
such interest for tbe ' money they
loan as is legalized by acts of Legisla
ture, and be thought that a great
wrong, but be forgot all about tbe in
terest charged, or discounts of private
banking institutions. He admitted tbat
any five men who can raise tbe funds
to secure tbe note holders may statt a
National bank, and be failed to tell tbat
five or more men may start a private
bank all on borrowed mooev, and on
tbe deposits ol others, witb little or no
seenrity, nothing but tbeir bonor, which,
alas ! too often proves to be nothing
bnt dishonor.
He told tbat five men can organise
a National bank on one hundred tbous
and dollars, but before tbey do so they
bave to boy one hundred thousand dol
lars of U. S. bonds, and deposit tbe
same in the U.S. Treasury for seenrity
for tbe payment of every note they issue
which will be ninety thousand of Na
tional notes. For the privilege or right
to issue tbe $90,000 iu National bank
notes tbey most keep 1100,000 in
bonds in the United States Treasury
as security. He talked about tbe in
terest ou bonds held by tbe govern
ment for tbe security of tbe bolder of
tbe National bank notes, but he failed
to tell tbat the interest is the same as
given to other bond holders, and tbat if
the notes were surrendered and the
bonds lifted, and converted into other
U. S. bonds at the rate of interest tbat
was given wben the bonds were depos
ited there would be no difference be
tween them and other bonds. He failed
to teil tbat there is no difference between
tbem and other bonds now, farther than
that tbe bank bonds became a security
to the note holder, and tbat tbey fur
nish
a fund for a large tax while the ,
soruuioa U. 8. bond is not taxed. He
failed to tell that while the National
bank bonds got uo more interest t ban
tbe common U S. bond tbey pay a
large tax. He did not telt tbat the
National banks paid a tax of about
116,000,000 in 1877. If bis plan suc
ceeds the National banks will be abol
ished, the $ 16,000,000 revenue derived
from theiu will be lost, aud the with
Other bond will be converted into
greenbacks which pay no revenue in
aby shape. He failed to teil that if all
of the bouds,coiauion aud national.coutd
be converted into paper money, tbey
would be so cheap that in all probabil
i;y a wagon load of it would not buy a
basket of provisions, as tbe fathers used
to say of tho Continental money. He
spoke agaiust Mr. Fi-her, the Republi
can candidate for Congress, in tbis dis
trict, because of bis connection witb a
National bank. He touched up lieecber
and the New York World because of
something they said about a man being
able to live on $1.00 a day, and then
went off into a calculation of how well
a family of a man aod wife and five
children can live on tbat sum, and wben
hs was done be bad it figured so tbat
it appeared that they must lire on a
meal tbat will cost two cents for each
member of tbe family three times i
day, or forty-two cents for tbe whole
family for three meals per day. Ue
drew a picture of having met a bare
footed girl io a butcher shop in Hunt
ingdon last winter, wbeie she bad one
for " bones," and to bis credit be indi
rectly told tbat be bought ber both
meat aod shoes.
He drew a statement as to bow much
more profitable it is to hart money in
vested in bonds than in laud, and
wound it up by declaring tbat a ten
thousand dollar investment in laod.and
tbe same sum in bonds, at tbe ex
piration of a certain period, the land
holder would scarcely bave maintained
himself, while the bondholder would
be able to buy six ten thousand dollar
farms.
He favored the payment of tbe bonds
in greenbacks, tbe repeal of the Nation
al bank law, and the payment of the
I same fund in greenbacks, and in con
elusion he urged them to stand to the
j greenback party. Tbey can win by
tbe ballot, which is more powerful than
tbe sword or the bayouet. Taken, as a
speech it was a creditable one, and in
dicated tbat he worked hard to get it
together as be delivered it. But the
withering, deadly financial poison in it
is the repudiation of a coin basis, wbicb
cannot fail to eause a corrplete repudi
ation of the whole National debt, green
backs and all, just as tbe Continental
money was repudiated when it was
known that it could not be redeemed
in coin, ani just as the currency of
the State banks used to be repudiated
wben it was discovered that they bad
more currency out than than they could
redeem.
THE result of tbe Sheriff's sales, on
Friday, are as follows :
Tbe first tract of Samuel King and
Henjauiiu Mumper was sold to 11. Bos
singer lor $40. Tbe second tract of
tbe same parties was sold to J. Lyons,
for 1 255.
Tbe property of Eobraim Young was
sold to J. Lyons for $930.
Tbe property of James McKinley
was sold to Jacob Lemon for $100,
1 be sale cf tbe Mutbersbangb prop
city was stayed.
The property of John Brant was sold
to Abraham Noss, for $500.
The sale of tbe property of David
Strawser was stayed.
Tbe 1st and 2nd tracts of tbe Span
ogle property were sold to Mr titem,
for 1 ,000. Tbe 3rd tract of the Span
ogle property was sold to Mr. Stem for
$175. The 4th tract was sold to Mr.
Stem for $55. The 5th teact was sold
to J. . West for $100. Tbe 6'h
tract was sold to Mr. Stem for $100.
The 7tb tract was sold to Mr. Stein for
$35. Tbe 8th tract was aoid for $25.
The 9th tract was sold for $40. The
10th tract was sold for $30. The 11th
tract was sold to Mr. Stem for $00.
Tbe sale of tbe property Mr. Stroup
was stayed.
jOn last Friday night the store of Winey
and Custer, at East Salem, this county, was
entered by a thief or thieves. There is a
covered porch or portico in front of the
store. The scoundrels who entered the
place climbed a locust tree that stands in
front of the building, and from the tree
stepped onto the roof ol the portico, on
which they could stand and work, unseen,
at opening a wicdow in the second story of
tbe house. They cut enough of the sash to
take out four lights, two of w hich were not
broken or cracked but lay nicely aside, on
tbe roof ot tbe porch ; the other two lights
were broken into pieces, ard from the marks
of blood on the window a hand or two mnst
have been cut in the operation of removal.
From the entrance thus effected the thieves,
as is evidenced by their work, passed
through the second story of the building to
a stairway that I.-ads to the first floor of a
warehouse in the rear of the sole or store
room. The door between the two rooms
just mentioned was forced open, and the
thieves bad free access to the ntorej which
seemingly was their objective point. Tbey
bursted open a Tucker till, the money draw
er, and took therefrom wbat coin change
had been left therein, which amonnted to
seven to ten dollars. A package of Thomp
sontown bridge tickets, which were done op
in paper which had the figures 20 marked
on it, was also taken. Probably they,thought
it contained something more valuable. The
tickets were worth one dollar. 4 number
of pocket kuives were also missing, and it is
believed the thieves took them. Tbe con
tents of an unlocked sale was examined,
but deeds, insurance policies and other pa
papers were not disturbed, further than to
pas through an examination by the bur
glars. Tbe post-office department of tbe
building was not disturbed?!
Tbe McVeytown Journal relates the fol
lowing good one : A McVeytown boy waa
engaged In nocturnal apple-stealing short
time ago, and was observed by the owner of
tbe fruit, who. unnoticed by tbe young rob-b-v,
placed a large stuffed dog at tbe foot
of tbe tree and retired to watch the result
of the strategy. The boy descending ob
served tbe dog, and then the fun com
menced; he whistled, coaxed, threatened
unavailingly, the animal never mbvlng, and
Anally tbe youth accepting the inevitable,
settled down to passing tbe night in the
tree. After Soxe hours bad passed, weari
ly enough to the lad, morning dawned, and
the proprietor of the tree coming from the
bouse, asked bim bow he came to be in tbe
tree, to which the boy answered tbat be
took to it to save bimsell from the dog,
who bad cbased biro quite a distance. It
Isot healthy for a smaller boy to say staffed
"f h fonth now.
SHORT LOCALS.
Oysters.
Buckweat is said to be Scarce.
It is lawful now to shoot squirrels.
Counterfeit silver coins are said to be
plenty.
The business at the Jtifflintown foundry
is brisk.
All the ptcnios held last week were largely
attended.
Yellow frer shows no signs of state
ment in the South.
Klectiua dar, Koretuber S to-morrow is
the last day for assessment.
It is said tbat Jay Cooke . Cv.'a estate
will pay a dividend ot nlty per cent.
Tbe river near Tuscirora Station haa be
come a favorite place to (Un for bass.
ZA party from Moatonr county have set cp
a aaw-tuill near Evcodsle, this cuuntyJ
Printers ol the Juniata Valley will picnic
at Lloydsviiic ou tbe 7th ol tbis month.
Oettysburg excursionists were all well
liiaased with their trip to the historic battle
eldC7 The bush-meeting between this place and
Port Royal waa hugely attended last Sab
bath. A practical article ou finance one that
ever body understands tue article tb.it
aays "pay up."
If you take a ba.a that is lcsi than six
inches in length, and do not return it to the
water, you may be fined $10.
A number of volunteer nurses left the
western part of this State to nurse the yel
low fevrr patients in the South.
"Toe culvert at the north intersection ol
Main and Bridge streets is being repaiq-d.
the repairs have not been made too soon J
"The ladies of a fashionable church in
Mesdville are laboring to enforce a dress j
reform. They go to worship iu calico
frocks."
Rer. Mr. Eherrard has gone ou on a va
cation of three weeks. lie will preach
again in his church on the lost Sabbth in
September.
Monnl Hope Sabbath-school will hold a i
celebration iu Bolentine'a wood in Ferman
agh township, on Saturday, the 7th inst.
All are invited.
Vjbjrvea visited the hen and tuntey roost
oT Solomon Beshore, in Fermanagh town
ship, one night lost week, and stole there
from a lot of poultryJ
Tbe collection lifted in the Presbyterian
church in this place, on Sabbath a week,
for the yellow fever sutTerers in the South,
amounted to almost thirty dollars
The many cases ot fever and ague through
out the country have increased the demand
for quinine, and the price of the drug has
also been increased by the new demand.
It bo been reported that Isaac S ieber, a
Republican Committee-man, in Fermanagh
township, has joined the Greenbickers. Ue
desires te say ibjt the report is not true.
rA contract has been entered into br the
P. C. R. R. Co. and Mr. E. A. Tennis, of
Tbompsontown, by which the latter agrees!
to supply the Middle Division with a cer
tain amount ol stone and wood.
The Granger's picnic in Cumberland Val-
lry last Thursday was largely attended.
Joe Parker, Esq., of Lcwiitown, was over,
aod went by this place at midnight, on bis
wav home, with his hair lull of hav seeds.
. Last Saturday, a valuable cow, owned by
Joho Wagner, of this borough, attempted
to swallow an apple that was too large to
pass through the passage to the stomach,
the result ot which was, the cow choked to
dealh.7
r
LJbe dwelling honse of Catharine Knrtz,
in Kuril Valley, this county, was entered
by thieves one night lost week, but before
any prope. ty was stolen the thieves were
discovered, but, unfortunately, escaped be
fore tbey were eaptured3
The residence of John Stoncr, in Fer
managh township, was visited by a person
intent on robbery, but before an eutrance
waa effected to the house the work of the
burglar was detected. It was a fortunate
thing for bim that he did not gut into the
houjeJ
ZiVbile tvo sons of Mr. Ernest, tenant on
John Miller's I arm, in Wayne township,
Mifflin county, were plowing one of the
teams fell into a sink-hole abort 10 feet
deep and b feet wide, sustaining severe in
juries before the parties, with the aid of sev
eral ne!ghbors, could get them ouTTJ
Zl-ast Friday evening about 8 o'clock, the
tannery of Mr. McXeel, at Blain, in Perry
county, was destroyed by fire. The light
of the burning property was plainly seen by
people in this place, and a number located
the tire in Tuarora valley, in the tipper end
of Turbett tow ohip."
Judge Junkin will deliver an agricultural
address at Riverside Park Fair on the 3rd
day ot October next. As tbe Judge is a
practical farmer, and has the ability to ex
press bis txperience and observation in lan
guage, an intc sting and instructive ad
dress is in store for all who will attend on
that occasion.
You recollect that at the time tthtn Re
bellion was believed to be on the highway
to success, bow it took two dollars and up
wards ot greenbacks to buy one dollar of
gold. Sow the confidence in the currency
of the Xltlon is so nearly restored tbat
there is only a half cent of a difference be
tween the greenback and gold. The policy
of tbe so-called Greenbackers, and Democ
racy, ff carried out, will again change dis
turb values. The price of gold and ailver
will go up, and tne price of paper money
will go down.
Two weeks ago the Democrat and Reguttr
declared that the Democrat who Would
speak approvingly of tbe county nominees
of the Republican party, should be looked
after; that such Democratic people in ad
probability will vote the Republican ticket,
or a part of it, at least. Last week tbe
same journal tarns about and speaks ap
provingly of the Republican nominees,
which is not to be objix-ted to, for the Re
publican candidates are all worthy men;
but wbat we don't understand, is the climb
ing of the fence, from one sjde to the other,
that our cotemporary down town has been
indulging in.
The Greenbackers held a meeting at M- x
tco last friiay evening. Tbeir speech
making was so wide of the mark thtt the
better-informed people of the audience
could not well stand the remarks, and Mr.
John Motxer arose and corrected the gen
tlemen in several of their mistakes. Mr.
Motzer is not an old raao, but in bis life
time be baa passed through several of tbe
panica that bave swept over this country,
and be knows by practical experience that
the depressed condition ot tbe finances of
the country are not justly attributable to
the Republican psrty, and but that tor the
system ot finance which the Republican
party inaugurated tbe financial condition of
the country would be maey time worse.
The llnniingdon Connfy r.-ihocratic con
vention lxtt eck nn'aiianlumuslv i animated
Uou. John JI. Bailey for Con't.-, J. C.
Jackson for District Attorney, and irtues
Smith lor County Commissioner. A reso
lution waa adopted recommending the
Greenback county ticket to the support ot
the people.
Last Thursday evening, about live o'clock,
Uias gallie Purdy died at bar home in Fer
managh township. Two generations ago
she bad luanr friends in the valley, but aa
age can e on apace the number grew less ;
other people tilled up I he active circle ol
vvery-day lite, and she was a stranger as it
were in b r own native land. A tew who
knew her half a centuy ago were preseut
at ber funeral ; the few others present were
of tho-w who bad beard ber speken of.
Ker. Mr. Shcrrard conducted the funeral
service. She waa buried iu the Presbyte -
rian graveyard at tbis place. Iter age waa
bo years.
The foreign sgitator, Kearney, wis in
Philadelphia on Friday evening and address
ed a Urge assembly of people tbat had con
vened os a vacant lot to bear him. Uia
speech waa a vulgar harangue or piece of
abuse, which, if gotten off ty a 16 or 18
year old boy in the common schools,
would cause bis expulsion. It waa pro
lusrly sprinkled with oalhs, and favor
able remarks of the Mollie Maguires, tbe
punishment of whose murders be charac
terised as one of the greatest outrages of
modern ages. At his awn request a collec
tion was taken to defray Lis traveling and
other expenses, which amounted to $118.
lie went to Baltimore on Saturday.
LtvrTKas remaiuing iu the MitBintown
Post Olfice, not called for, Sept 1, 187(i :
Clair, Mr. J. C.
Kauttmin, Miss Fan
nie K
Meloy, Mrs. Mary
Smith, Mr. S. 11.
V iley, truest ti.
Carl, Malind
Free, M. L.
Gnusser. Jas.
(rant, Miss Belle
Hams, Miss Jane
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say they are advertised.
SOLOMON BOOKS, P. M.
Tax Juniata County Agricultural Society
will hold its annual Fair ou the grounds
of the Society, at Port Royal, on Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday, October 9;b,
10th aud llth, loTS.
MICHAEL SIEBER, Pres'l.
J. P. WuaeTO.i, Sect'y.
Pcblic Sale or IUal Estats. Tbe ad
ministrators of Samuel Fbher; deceased,
late ot Tuscarora township, will sell, on the
premises, at 2 o'clock P. on balurday,
September 21, 1M7, a foim of acres, iu
said township, seres clear, with Log
Uouse and new Frame Bank Barn thereon
erected.
LUMBER. All kinds, sizes and qualities,
lor sale at prices to suit the ti tues. Call on
or address Jas. C. SHiuisosroan,
niarJO-U 'earMcAliaterville,Pa.
RePI'BMCAX CONORESSIONAL CON
FERENCE The Conferees of tbe lStb
Congressional district met at the (rautt
iiouse, Newport, on Thursday afternoon
and arginized by electing K. V. 11.
Kretder, of Juniata county, President,
aud Jerry I rouse ind P. fl. Beuce,
Secretaries.
Tbe following conferees were present:
Frauklin eounty E. K. Lehman, J.
A. Davidson, E. W. Curriden.
Fulton Dr, S. E. Uuffiild, W. A.
Keudell, J Z Over.
Huntingdon P. 11. Bence, H.
Richardson, 1). S. Henderson.
Juuiata J. S, Lukens, J. T. Nourse
E. V. H Kreider.
Perry James E- Stephens, John
Hood, II. C. Shearer.
Snyder James K. Pavis, Moses
Specht, Jerry t'rouse.
Ou motion of Mr. Over, the Repnb
licau editors of tbe district were ad
mitted to seats io tbe Conference.
Ou motion of Mr. lience, the nomin
ation of candidates for representative
to Congress were opened, wbeo
Mr. J. A. Davidson nominated Hon.
Thad. M. Mabon.of Franklin.
E W. I'urrideo read an editorial
from the Franklin Repjsitorif, in com
mendation of Mr. Mabun and made a
few remarks in support of the nomination-
J. S. Lukens nominated Lonis E.
Atkinson, of Juniata. Mr. Monrse
spoke in commendation of M r. Atkin
son. D. S. Henderson nominated Hon.
II. G. Fisber.ot Huutingdjn Messrs.
Beuoe and Henderson addressed tbe
C inference in behalf of Mr. Fisher.
James K. Davis nominated Capt.
Vtu. Harding, a Suyder, aod sptike in
bis bebalf.
On motion, tbe nominations were
closed.
It was agreed that the name of each
Couferene be called, and vote be re
corded as given.
Tbe first ballot resulted-OIahon 6,
Atkinson 5 Fisher 3, Harding 4, after
which Conference adjourned for oue
hour.
At the expiration of tb hour Con
ference convened, end nine ballots
were bad without result, tbe tebth bal
lot resulting Mahon 6, Atkinson 6
Fisher 4, Uarding 3, after wbicb id
i lurned until 7 o'clock.
!-.- . . .1.1 t. L
lCiuerence met ai i o cioca, woen
Mr. Davis Withdrew Capt. Harding's
name. Balloting was proceeded with,
and on tbe llth ballot Mahon bad 4
vots Atkins-n 6 and Fisher 8. Tie
balloting continued until the 21st bal
lot, wheh the vote stood Mahon 6,
Atkiusoo 3, Fisher 9. Conference ad
journed for fifteen minutes. At tbe
j convening of Conference 7 ballots were
badi witb no choice. Adjourned for
ten minutes. Convened, and. after 6
ballots more, the result stood Mahon
8, Atkinson 1 Fisher 9. Fifteen min
utes were spent in discussing the merits
of tbe different candidates before the
Conference. On tbe 35'b ballot Ma
hon bad 8 votes aod Fisber 10. Mr.
Fisher was declared the nomiuee of tbe
Conference.
On motion of Mr Nourse, Mr. Fisher's
nomination was made unanimous. Mr.
Fisber was introduced and male a few
remarks, thauking tbe Conference for
tbe bonor.
Dr. L E. Atkinson thanked the gen
tlemen of the Conference for their
kindness, and pledged himself to use
every effort to secure Mr Fisher's elec
tion. Mr. Mabon was introduced end teu
deted bis thanks for tbe nomination
two years since, and for tbeir kindness
at tbis time, and pledged himself to
support tbe candidate nominated.
Mr. bourse offered the following res
olution :
Rctohei, That we, the representatives of
the Republican party ot the 18th Congres
sional district, do plrdre to our nominee,
II. G. Kisher, ottr Undivided and cordial
Support.
Adjourned.
t. W. H. KREIDER, PmidtnL
Ir yntror f fVr-dy should die,'
The birds would sing s seet la-morrow;
The reni.fi frmg her flowers wrfnTd bring,
And few wo'utd think of as with sorrow.
Tea, be is dead," would then be M r
The corn would Boss, the grass yield1 buy ;
Tbe cattle low, and summer go.
And few would treed as pees away.
How sooa we pass i flow few, alas t
Remember those who turn t- luokl !
Whose faces fade, witlt autumn's shade,
Beneath the sodrfjd churchyard cold t
Tea, it te so ; we copey we go
They boil our birth, th't-y mount ns dead,
A day or more I The winter o'er,
Another lakes our place instead.
il AHMED:
OUDER VAX WELL In Mexico, on
the .'1st nit., by Kev. K. McBumev, Mr
Du'bin Loo ter and Miss Rachel K. Max
well, both of Mlhiintnwn.
V,
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Vital vMkNvM or daprwsslon t a
weak exhatfe-ted teelinp, no energy or cour
age; the result of marital over-wot k,
I ndeacrwtio as or waoeaeaw, or some
drain upon the system, is always cured by
cxpiBais emoPiiHic mane u. is
It tones up aud invigorates tUe system,
dispels the gloom and despondency. imparts
strauxth and enenry stops the drain and
rejuvenates tbe entire man. Been used
twenty v-ar wtih perfect racecm try thou
sands, ijold bv dealers. I'rk. ?1.00 per
single vial, or$o.00 per package of live vuus
aud $2.00 vial of pow-iler. Seui bv mail on
receipt nfprire. Adtlrn Ht'MPHif EY
UJIEorATHIC Tll Oll JK COWPASK
10 FLLTON tlKtLi. Ji, X.
For sle by H AML1X CO., Patterson, Pa
July 10 6m
CLOSING PRICES
DE HAVEN &T0.TXSEvi)f
HANKERS
No. 40 South Third Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
Stocks Bought and Sold eith-ir for Cash or
on a Margin.
Sept 2, 1378.
Bid. Askkd.
. IU7I !
a. S. 6's
1S81
" i8.;.j, j ti. j k-; tu2
" 1K;J to., iiiaj
" 18.8.i 1')7 10!
- lO-t'l's.wi VH-f 111
" Currency, tt'a. !2U V2i
" 5's. 1JSI. new..,..,.... IOC loej
4 i s. Dew, 11) I J 105
" 4's IW.J 101
Pennyivsnia R. R 82 32fj
Philadelphia A. Reading K. R-. lt M
Lehirh Vallev K. R StJ Sl-
Lebij:li Coal A Navigation Co.. IS lr-J
I'liited Con
inpanle ol N.J:.,. 1201 127
ritfo'irg, litusville aUultilo
R. K.i 3J 4
Philadelphia Jt Erie R. R 4t 8
Northern Central H. R. Cc ... u 15
nestouville Pass. R. R. to. a. r b
Gold i. 10t n
Silver Trade, ,, 9a qc,j
" Dimes 9tJ ST.u
COMrfERCJALu
MIFFLINTOVTX MARKETS.
MirrnsTowx, Sept. 4, 187S.
Potter
Eggs..
15
7
10
6
40
40
2
Lard
Ilsm. ..........
Bacon .........
Pptntes.....!.
Onions.........
Rags
...... .........I
.il...i;,. .
MIFFLINTOWX GRAIN MARKET.
Corrected weea-ly by Buyers A Kennedy.
Quotations fob To-nat.
Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1879.
New Wheat W
Corn, 80
Oats 22
Rye 6-3
Timothy seed..........;.. 1 OOtol 10
Cloverseed ....i. .160
CATTLE MARKETS.
East I.iBcaTT, Pa., Ang. 3 Cattle Re
ceipts to-day 2V head through and 119
Mn-ol stock ; total for pist three days
head of through and 1,919 held of local
stork. Prices ruled as follows: Good to
extra l.D to 1, 5' H) lbs at ft 5ttto5 io ; com
mon to fair shipping grades, 1,000 to 1,100
lbs, 3 2 a3 8.7.
St. Lorts, Ang 3(1 Cattie -Texis steers
$2 75a3 i'i t common to medium $J 25a260;
cows $2 5f'a2 70; lair to good grass native
steers f i 2 km 9-1 ; fair to cboiee cows and
heifers $2 COa3 8-5 ; receipts 1,-iOO head;
shipments l,7o0 head.
Chicago, Aug. 30 Cattle Receipts 3,
P'H head ; shipments 3,100 head ; market
very du'l and slow ; ihipping at $t 20a5 10;
butchers' Slow ; cows at $2 8ti3 30 ; mufti
steers $2 9a3 80; Western Cattle at Jo3.
60 ; Texans at ti 603 i.
PelLADEir-Bit, August 30 Pennsylva
nia and western cattle at f J .ojc ; fair and
g'Md do at 5 .'' a id commou do at 3Ji4c
Receipts 2,500 bel t.
JUMATA VALLEY BANK,
OF Ml FflilXTOtTX, PA.
WITH
BRANCH AT PuRT ROYAL.
Stockholders' Individually LiaMe.
J. KBYIN' POMF.MOT, Prtnint.
T. VAN IRWIN, Cnsltier.
Dtaactoas :
J. Ifei9 Ponieroy, Josr-pH Rothrnrk,
George Jacobs, Philip M. Kepner,
Amos G. Bonsall, Louis E. Atkinson.
W. C. Pomeroy,
TociHoi.Dr.as :
J. !f evln Pomeroy, James B. OkeSon,
Philip M. Kepner.
Wm. Van Swerlngen.
H. II. bt-hte!,
Jane H- Irvin,
Mary Kurtz.
Snmnel M. Knrtz,
J. Holmes Irwin,
T. V. Irwin,
F. B. Frow.
John Uertzier.
Joseph Rothrock,
George Jacobs,
L. b. Atkinson,
W. C. Pomeroy,
Antos, G. Bonsai!,
Noah Hertxler,
Daniel Stoufler,
Charlotte Snvder,
Sam'l ilerr'a UeirS,
Interest allowed on twelve months' cer
tificates of deposit, five per cnt. on six
months' certificates, I oar ptr cent.
I jsn23, 1878-tf
SEE! SEE!
GO TO THE
Port Royal Agricultar'al Agency
FOR YOVR
THUESHiXG MACHINES,
Iiorse row E US,
STEAM ENGINES
SEPARATORS,
CLOYEIt nLL,LElt8,
Plows, Harrows, Grain Drill?,
&c, Sc.
(T7 Fifteen Per L'tnl. Leu than Can
te had Etseichere.Q
3. T. JACOBS A CO.,
Port Hoysl, Juniata C., Pa. '
July M, 187T.
i v
V I
Professional Gardt.
JJJtlS E. ATKlSaON,
ATTORNEY - AT- LAW,
MIFFLWTOWJf, PA.
fjyColIecting af Conveyancing prompt
ly attended to.
Orrtrc On Bridge street, opposite) the
Court Ifouse Sqnare.
LFRED J. PATTKRSO-t,
ATTOKK ET-AT-LA W,
MIFFLfNTOr. ,'JUNIiTA CO., P,
All cosiness promptly attended to.
(rrrrci On Bridge street opposite the
Court House square
J S. A R N 0 L D
ATTORNEY-AT -Lvr,
BIUIFIELD, JUNIATA CO., PA.
All huinS" promptly attended to. Con
sultations in two laugu.igus, English and
German.
JOBERT MsMEEX,
Attorney and Counselor -at-La
Fronrrt attention given to the securing
and collecting of claims, smd all legal busi
ness. Orrics on bridge street, Ural door west)
of the Belford building.
April 14, 1875-tf
jwTdd. STOXE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAY
M1FFLINTOWJ4. PA;
(XT' Collections and all professional bust'
neS r4Wp:l attended to.
juoe2u,1877.
J4 V. BUKCIIFIL1,
ATTORNEY - AT - LA AY,
MIFFLISTOH'S.
All triemesS Intrusted to his care will bv
caret nil v and promptly attended to. Cot
lectiofrs made; Real estate b.mght. sold or
exchanged. Leases nigotiated. Lands la
tbe South, West, and in the Connfy tor sales
Office on Bridge Street; oi.poite the
Ci trt Uouse. aprtl '77
THOMAS A. ELDER, JL D.
Physician and Sn?gS6C,
klfFUSTOWX, T.J;
Offcce hours from 9 a. a. to 3 p. w.. Of
fice in his fathers residence, at the south
end of Wate Street. lxl2'Z-l
Yy m7 cRAvv fo ikl7u- i i
H.ts resumed actively tbe prnettce rjf
Medicine and Surgery and their collateral
branches. Olfice at th: old corner of ThirS)
and Orange streets, olittiintown. Pa.
March 20, 1876
john Mclaughlin "
IfiSUBANOE AGEJlT,
Port soyjc, juxutj co.. rj.
IXy'Only reliable Companies represented;
Dec. 8, lS75-Iy
J M. BRAZEE, M.
PHYSICIAN AND SUEQEON,
Academia, Juniata Co , fa.
Orrltt formerly occupied by Dr. S terrett.
Professional business promptly attended to
at all hours.
JJ)4 L. ALLEN 31. !.,
Has commenced the pTaclic of iiedicine
and Surgery and all thelrcollaieral branches.
Office at Acidemia, at the residence of
Capt. J. J. Patterson.
f july 15, if74
jjESRY IlAolSUBEROEn, M. IiT,
Continues the practice of Mdir!t!e and
Surgery and all tbeir co'Uicra! branches.
Office at his residence in McAllstbrtille;
Feb 9, 187(5.
T E. BURLAN,
" bk'XTisf.
Office opposite Lntberau Clmn b,
FORT ROYAL. JUNIATA CO., PA.,
Where he will spend the first tn diljs of
eich month, rummencinj Peci hilwr 1st
The balance of the time his otfice will bw
occupied by J. S Kilmer, a rr.nnp man
worthy of confidence, and h has beew
associated with the Doctor a.l srr.dent and
assistant two year Snd npwanU. Thoo
whit call during Dr. Burlab's aL.viu-r r
professional servico. ms'r. nr ill pleas
arrange ths time with Mr. Kilmer when they
may be served, on the return of the Doctor.
TAKENOTICEe
I vnnlJ rnti'ii11v inr.i.m ttu r;;M
of Millliritown, and surrounding coon try,
ujm 1 nave commencea tnu
Merchant Tailoring Bnsinass
on the East side of Main Street, live doors
North of Ihe corner of Main and Cherry
Streets, in the house formerly known as the
Kinkead house, and latterly as th Weller
house, where I will be r.-ady to give aliens,
toinora
FITS,
To new customer, I would say, give me
a trial. To my o!d friends and customers
throughout the county, I have but Vj say,
1 am here.
GIVE JIE A CALL;
mavl.'tMim.
ti. S. .It ILLS;
Manhood: EowLost How Ecstof ed
Jusl published, a new editinn of
Dr. Clilverwell's Celebrated Kssay
on the TaJi'cut cere fwiifcont medi
cine) of .Speruiutorrb'Ta or S-n-lnl weak,
nets. Involuntary Seminal Ldsses, Impu
tency, Venial and Pliynical IticMpa. it v, Im
pediments to Marriage, etc ; also, ton
sumption, Epilepsy aud Fits, induced hy
selt-indulgence or sexual extravsgance, fcc.
EvPrice, io a Scaled envelope, only six
cents.
The celebrated asthor, in this aduiir.Vir
Essay, clearly demonstrates, from a thirty
years' successful practice, tbat the al.va!-
ing consequences of self-abuse miy be red
i. ally cured without the dangerous ate of
internal medicine or the application o
knife; pointing out a mode of cure tlMcs
simple, certain, and effectual, by me-Rhf nf
which every sulcrer, no matter what la's
condition may be, may enre bimsef eheap
ly, privately, and radically.
CtjTbis Lecture should be in tbe band
of every youth and eiery man i l!ic Hnt.
Sent bnder seal, in a plain envetnftr, to
Sny address, potl-patd, on the rceipt of
six Cents or two post stamps. AiMrs 'he
PuolUhers,
TUE I tLTERWELL JIF-RIf AL TO,
41 Ann 9t.. New York:
aprll-ly Post-Odice Box 4oo8.
CAITIOJ.
ALL persons are hereby cautlonud not to
allow their dogs to run, or theiuselvea
to nh, hunt, gather berries, break or ope-i
fences, or cnt wood or yonng tiinber. or in
any unnecessary way trespass on the land
of the nndersigued.
M R. Beshore. M. 4. J. II. Wilson.
David Hctrick. Henrv Hartmao.
Thomas Benner. Porter Thompson.
Christian Shoadta!l. William He'r;k.
John aotxer. David Siebtr.
Henry Klosa. :ag7, Tl
Subscribe for theSriWs-i Republican.
It contii'is more, and a greater variety of
giHd aatf useful readirg matter than any
oilier county paper.
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