The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-07-21

"A CHESTER county correspondent
sends us the following Z singular state
ment: There is n young man OF
Irish decent, John Maloney By name,
seventeen years Of age, liking near by
who has never been known TO speak a
word in the presence off stranger,
though he has the full faculty OF speech
aud can talk in his family Us well as
other persons, IIe has been sent to
school, but no btibe, coaxing or threat
of punishment could induce him to
speak. lie will play ut games for
hours with other boys without saying
word. If ho is working in field
with horses and stranger Is by
he will make no sound to stop his
horses but allow them to 70 on till
they stop on their own accord. A
few days ngo traveller, passing where
he was ploughing, hailed him TO know
the way. l;eceiving no response, aud
thinking him dull Of hearing. he walk
on towards him, repeating his inquir.
les. John allowed him to come as near
ns he thought safe, when he cleared
the fence and disappeared in nu adj
joining wood, leaving the Traveller to
mediate on the cccen,ricities Of hu.
man natute. and find bis way es bes,
he could. = Germdntora 1cIcyrdph
Hos. Daniel =. Norton, United
States Senator from Minnesota, died
10 Washington on Wednesday night.
Of consumption, 10 the forty. second
year Of his age. Mr.. Norton was
born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, on the
/ 18th of April, 1929, was educated in
Kenyon college, served with The Ohio
volunteers 10 the Mexican war, after.
wards studied law, aud was admitted
( to the bar of Ohio; removed to Min
nessl,a, Of whose Senate he became II
member, and served az such from 1857
20 1861. lie was elected to United
States Scna'e over Morton S. Wilkin-
son n. Union conservative. and took
his seat in 1865. The term for which
be was elected will expire March 8,
1871.
DEATH or ADMIRAL DAuLGRuBY -
Rear Admiral John y. DahIgrecn
died after very short illness, at his
residence in Washington Navy Yard
on Tuesday last. The Admiral was II
native OF Philadelphia. aud was gilIcd
with high order Of tale ut, which he
developed and improved by yoars Of
close aud patient study. AS an ord
nance officer hp descrycdly ranked
( high. aud us commandsut Of the
South Atlantic feet during the late
rebellion, lie distinguished himself hy
gallant and valuable services. ills
death il serious loss to tue nation,
aud will be long aud generally regret
tod.
The New York CommsrciH A3rcr
hscr advocates the strengthening OF
our nav, not TO interfere iu European
Affairs, but TO protect if necessary, our
own interests. 1t says with much
point: I'VE are remote from Euro
pean complications, and care little
! whether the l,ohcnzollern or the
Graui Duches Of Gcrolsteio occupy the
Spanish throne, or indeed sit ON all
the thrones in the same week"
CWEP JU,IicG CHASE arrived n,
-. Paul, Minnesota. last week in
company with his daushtor and ex-
! Confederate General John {. l}reckeu.
ridge. The whole party took rooms
and aunoanccd their intention Of re-
naming some weeks. /, there any
politlca! siguifance in this new init
macy?
4. J. FLETCHER, Of Tennessee, late
Secretary Of State, died Sunday
morning after un illness of several
days.