The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-02-10

There is not member OF the
Wisconsin Legislature who can claim
that State as his birthplace.
An exchange says that whereas
the war Of the rebellion was sectional,
the whiskey war is "suctional."
Geo. B. Scntcr, once a brilliant
political leader in Ohio, died few
days ago at Cleveland. Whiskey did
il.
Five Canaiians, on hunting ex.
cursion near the Maine line, were late.
ly striker down with dip,hcrin, and all
died in camp, save one.
A movement is on foot in the
Democratic Legislature of New York
to abolish the common school system
of that State.
The five great evils Of life arc
said to be standing collars, stovc.pipe
hats, tight boots, bad whisky aud
cross women.
Three hundred bass from the
Potomac river were introduced to the
waters Of the Juuia,a. near Hunting.
don, on the 10Th of January.
1t is very unsafe to leave little
children aloue. There is one family
10 Indiana recently burned themselves
to death while their rareuts were alb
sent.
A clergyman was lately orraigned
in England for wearing suIplice dur
ing the entire service. He was nc
Quilted on the ground that ifhc preach.
ed the gospel il did not matter what
hc had on. Sensible, at last.
A man named Joseph Long, ia the
employ Of Cyrus Diller. OF Hanover,
Pa , while driving on ore team missed
his footing while attempting to get
on the saddle mule, fell in front Of the
wagon, aAd was crushed to death.
Cause, whiskcy.
Mrs Olivia Lyon. who is niw &C.
siding in Fayettc county, Penu,ylva-
MIA, is one hunirel AMI six years old
She has lived to see her chldrcn of
the fifth generation, the whole number
Of the Lyunets beng now two hun
dred and ftty-nine
A child of Harvey Nes,less, near
Utica, New YORK, was lately relieved
Of an animal Of the lizard kind. which
had tcnatei til, child's stomach for
two years TMe creature measured
five inches in length, three inches in
breadth, aud an inch 10 thickness.
Handy Andy, the polite burglar
from Chicago, is the present lion of that
city. Every aristocratic dwcller on
Wabash avenue has an acquaintance
with the gentleman. His latest feat
was TO steal the badge from the brcst
OF a policeman who visited him in his
cell
--Bcn Finch, n harmless luua,ic,
who has amused the people OF lu-
zerne and Wayny counties for quar-.
ter OF century. was found murdered in
Luzcrne county weak ago Bcn's
only property consisted Of fife and
lots Of old clothes. The motive for his
takeinS o.f does not appear.
A Wisconsin man lately flung his
son into the docks 10 teach him to keep
away form the whnrvcs, having first
tied rope about the lads waist The
rope slipped and the lad went down,
in earnest. The father was frantic
and burs, into tears ofjoy when bold
sailor boy rescued thi child aud delv.
cred him up TO the distracted parent.
Virginia has been admitted with
no exaction of indemnity Tor tho past,
but with all proper security for the
future, and whether she SO desires or
not will be compelled to behave her
self. Gen. Candy has turned over
the government entirely TO the civil
authorities.
A healthy competition is waged
by two opposition stagc-'incs in Wis.
consin. One line carries for nothing
au1 gives dinner TO each passenger;
the other carries for nothing aud gives
each passenger dinner and pair Of
buck skin gloves.
AT Pittsburg last week, two
strangers entered tho Third National
Bauk, aud obtained $1,000 on n check
for $4,000 on the Corn Exchange
Bank of New York, which was suhse-
quently discovered to be forged.
They also obtained S2500 from the
Second National Bapk on u similar
forged check. Both escaped.
Daniel Smith, of Elizabethville,
Dauphin county, was caught in the
belt of threshing machine lately, aud
whirled round aud round until his
clothing was torn in strips from his
person lie was ouly slightly bruised
on the shoulder aud his escape from
death is u miracle.
A New England court has award
ed 81 1000 damages to man who
slipped on the ice in front Of a private
residence. The court held that
person who allowed ice to lay on his
sid ,waks and thereby caused injury
to pedestrians, was as much liable as
one who leaves trap door or other
dangerous place open for travellers to
fall through.
Two ladies' have formed a mer-
camille copartnership in New York,
aud have taken au Office in Wall stree,