The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-03-31

jury oupanncled to try Prince Pierre
Bosapattc brought in verdict Of oc-
qui,tal. This ends case that for the
honor Of French justice should never
have been begun. Imperialism will
find in such parliality but barren vic.
tories. Where lives Of citizens are
held so cheap respect for dinasty can.
not flourish.
SECRETARY Boutwell, hns directed
the Assistant Treasurer ut New York
tnsc.l $4,000, 600 Of gold and pur-
chase 100000 worth of bonds, on
account Of the sinking fund, during
the month Of April, and in addition
thereto to purchase 50 600 900 worth
of bonds for the special fund, making
10 all sale OF 81 ,0o0 900 of gold and
purchase OF si,0uO,0oo worth of bonds
for the month of April--cquivalcnt to
throwing sG,000,00O Of gold into the
market.
THE Prcsidcn, is reported as having
refused to send troops to Tennessee,
holding hat there is no legal ground
for Executive intcrposition. This is
sensible decision 1t will be time
enough for The President TO send Fed
era SD crs 20 Tennessee when the 10.
cal authorities make a formal request
Indeed, TO do so without such requests.
would be ~ uniustitilb!c an act of in
tcricfence in Tennessee a. il would in
Pennsylvania and, VI i, were done in
enc instance, it might be required BY
politicians for partisan purposes, in
every state Of the Union.
Chicago takes the lead os pork
packing city. The number of hogs
packed there during this season is G90,.
COO, against Gal 3l6 in St. Louis and
3S1 $50 in Cincinnati, the former Por
kopolis Of the country. Chicago "man.
uiac,ured' this season $4,000 barrels
of mess pork and 80, 900 Of other kinds
The total number OF live and dressed
hogs received at that point and ship
ped, between Oct ober Is and March
1S-flve mouths-wasl .139.000l Chi
cago now cures the best hams thai,
come from the West, and cxcels all
the Western cities in the hog business
generally, rs well a. 10 he grain aud
divorce business.
THE action Of the President. in fail
ing to comply With Governor Seuter's
reqpe.tIon Tor troops, is thought TO
mean something more than was ut first
supposed. 1t has been stated that
Governor Sentcr made the rcqulsitioD
in order 20 secure from the President
recognition Of the State Of Tennessee.
and his authority a. chief Magistrate
OF the Commonwealth, in order to pre-
vent any movement looking 10 recon
stIuc'ion by Congress. Governor Sen.
ter has been summoned to appear be.
fore the Reconstruction Committee Al
Washington by Gen, Butler. when he
will testify "a TO necessity of sending
troops into Tennessee By the National
GOvcrnment Governor Senter seems
10 understand that the result will be n
total reconstruction Of the State. He
will withdraw the roquisition, and de-
clare that good order now exists thro'-
out the State.
THE House Committee on Foreign
Affairs has authorized its chairman
Mr. Banks to report he following
JOINT resolution in reference to Clba I:
That the President Of the United
States be and is hereby authorized and
instructed to declare and maintain a
strictly impartial neutrality on the part
OF the Government Of the United States
in the contest now existing between
the people and the government Of the
kingdom Of Spain.
SECTION .. lind be Il further resale.
'i That all acts or parts OF acts and
oil provisions OF the statute approved
Goth Of April, 1916, entitled "An act
10 addition to the act for the punish.
ment Of certain crimes sgaiust the
United States, and to repeal the acts
Herewith mentioned shall be con
strued TO apply equally to each of the
parties in the existing contest between
the people of Cuba and the govern
ment Of spaio.
THE storm on Sunday was terrific
in New York and vicinity. The North
and East rivers and the bay were lash
ed in to furious commotion, and il was
with the greatest difficulty that the
ferry boats could "ply their vocation. 4"
Several vessels we're torn from their
mooriug aud swept adrii,, and several
collisions occurred in Consequence.
The number Of signs blown down in
the business portion of The chy was 50
great that it occupied much Of the time
Of the police officers to carry them r.
the station houses. The walls leii
standing by the late Crosby street fire
were blown down and caI travel pre-
vented. A large three story brick
building on Forty-sixth street, was
blown down, crushing to atoms = small
frame tenement near it, and killing a
men named Benjamin DopnelIy, bis
wife and three children, and breaking
the legs Of the fourth child. Several
houses in Brooklin we're blown down
and many unroofed aud otherwise in
jured. In Williamsburg, o young la
dy was taken up by the wind and dash.