The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-05-26

children, writes rs follows to the editor
OF the New York Tribune
SiR can no longer restrain from
, protesting sgains, the absurd and un.
reasonable efforts of the dissatisfied
few TO tear the rcst Of us from our
homes and proper sphers, and to launch
us, in spite OF ourselves, into the wbirl-
pool Of political life. to sever us from
sweet aud sacred home ties, aud send
us out into the world to perform the
tasks allotted to man. After they
have unsurped mans employment.
what do they intend The baking
aud cooking will never take care OF
itself ln the instructive story OF
" Darby and JOAN" we see with what
success he homo department was man
aged by man The author is silent
respecting Joans success. Why has
no Que ever flushed the witty fable ?
1t would be n promising task for some
wise poet, and particularly applicable
, to the present movement. As the
peaceful mother of eieh; cherubS. con,
tent in the delightful task of rearing
the tender thought aud teaching the
Young idea how to shoot, beg you To
do all in your poSer to save us from
the Vaccinations of our dissatisfied,
unfortunate sisters. Forty years exc
perience has taught me to look with
pity on those who arc discontented
with the lut Providence designed
them to occupy, aud ! honor the brave
women who have spoken in behalf OF
the majority.
A JANEsvILLE (Wiscopsin) cores
pondent Of the Chicago Post relates
an exciting scene which occurred in
the court room at the former place at
the close Of murder trial. He says :
+ Tho argument of counsel in thi,
case were prolonged until 3 O'Clock
p NJ. to day 18th ul,. Judge Lyon
then delivered his charge to the jury.
instrucing them that according to the
+ law and the evidence they must either
lind the def'ndeut guilty of murder, or
Of maDslaugbtcr in the third degree
The jury then retired for delibcra-
lion.
An exciting Gene occurred at the
close Of the speech of the District At
torney.-Mrs Roberts, the aged moth.
er OF the murdared man, who had been
a quiet aud attentive listener to the
argument, arose and said that she de.
sired to make few remarks to the
jury.
The Judge requested her TO sit
down, but she was persistent, aud
the sheriff was compelled to interfere.
She took her seat for moment, aud
the officer stepped away, when she
again sprang to her feet, exclaiming,
" lie killed my son, aud | will kill him !"
rushed upop the old mau Stowe, and
grasping him BY the throat aud head,
caused tho blood TO flow from the
wounds she inflicted. The sheriff and
his assistants intertercd, and she
was forced from the court room, still
declaring that she would yet accom-
plish her purpose. Ii produced quite
u sensation among the audience for "A
brief period, but the officers promptly
restored order.
ONE of the victims of the Richmond
disaster was q Republican member Of
the State Legislature. Ten years ago,
a Virginia newspaper would have
spoken Of him in the phrase still fash
: ionable with the Pennsylvania Democ-
racy, as a Niger" But times have
changed in the Old Dominion, ~ may
be Inferred from the annexed para
graph, taken from Richmond Jour.
nal Of last week:
"Poor Bland, tho colored member
from Prince Edward. who was killed
by tho dreadful accident on Wednes-
day last, had by his straightforward,
manly aud independent course attract
cd the respect and conf lence Of both
races, Had he lived. he would doubt,
less have been the foremost man OF his
} race in the State, He was mau OF
: excellent natural parts, aud availed
himself Of every opportunity OF seltim.
provemcnt. His good sense, good
principles, and sound and elevated
views of public duty, were copspicu-
ously displayed whenever he was
brought before tho public. His death
is much deplored by the white people
af the State rs it is by those Of his own
race.
The Rev. Mr.. Smythe, orNew York,
who recently partook Of gin and milk
and aiterwsrd confessed his sin, has
been roundly abused by the press, re-
buked by the presbytery Of his church,
and called upon to resign his passionate
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and
the Rev. o. b Rockingham. who Of.
fciated at the marrige Of Richardson,
the seducer Of an another mans
wife, with the victim OF his machina
,ions aud Of her own wrong, asking
the blessing Of Heaven upon this
Gnhallowed union and upon "wha'
these two had been to each other" ami
who subsequently, Rloried in their act,
and defended the conduct OF the par
ties thus sacriligiously united, are still
permitted To preach the gospel las they
understand it, and are defended by =
large portion OF the press. Comment
is deemed unneccssary.-1h Day
The Senate committee on military
affairs is opposed to the bill which
passed the House, declaring May 80 q
national holiday forever, u day to dee.
crate the graves Of soldiers who fell in