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

u me Tor JCH DAVIS, anu that MS COu-
version was very sudden. Mr. Butler
in reply said that he disclaimcd all
intention of ''lccturing" the House and
desired once for all toput har ogaius,
the analogy between Saul of Tarsus
and himself; b. had heard it ninctcen
times anl half in the House. There
were three things which he thought
might. be omitted hereafter because
the country understood them first
that he bad voted for JEFF Davis, sec
ond, that he had got sudden convcr.
sion and third, that he had not been
in he Republican party a. ljng as
some other people all that was true
lie had no doubt that in the old tines
there were men who stood by Judas
aud against Paul because judas was
the Oldest apostal.
A GENTLEMAN in Michigan, who
lately visited their State rcnitcntisry.
reports GGy miuderers in the male de-
partmcnt, and about hjrty in the fc
mile department. On these tremcn-
lous facts he makes the following OBJ
civatiOns:
ave hing nobody and say what you
will. Michigan is a numbering State.
1t has less OF foreign popui,jon than
any Western State. It's people are o!
New England,origin, direct or second
hand, "a those of none other, bat we
she'd more 5luol in decade than Mas
sachusrtis has shed, with all her Celtic
immigrants, since the adoption Of the
National Constitution You may tell
the story that capital punishment does
not lessen murder to the marines II
the murderer is sure to hang be will
be scarce. On that you may rcly,'
4 CABLE despatch to the Press states
that Minister Curtin wilt take charge
uf the remains Of Mr. Burlngame. in
cunDecliOn with the members of the
/ Chinese embassy, and the body will be
embamcd aud lie in state at the Amer.
ican Aga,icn, aud will finally be sent
to America in charge of representatives.
both Of China aud the United States
1t is said that the negotiations COM
menced with the the Car will be com
. pleatcd by the embassy, which will
! then rcturn to China. 1t is under
stood that Ne Burlingame caught u
heavy cold. which eliminated in con.
g.stive chiIl, resulting III death.
The cornerstone of magnificent
! Masonic temple, at the corner OF
Twenty-,hird 1t. and Sixth avenue, y
| T.. will br laid on juno |. The land
which cost $4,000, is all paid for,
and by June the Masons VIII have
SOC, 900 cash on haud with which to
commence Operations. The cost OF
the building is estimated at 500, 900,
and the net yeaIly in;o nc is estimat cd
at $4,000.
New York is jlst now enjoying Il
visit from a contagious disease known
as relapsiRy fecer. This disease first
maIe its appearance ia England abor,
the year 1850. 1t j. not generally
fatal; but the patient suffers with it
d, for about fourteen days, when the
relapse comes On aud he has fair
chance Tor a spell Of sickness lasting tor
weeks aud otten months.
TIE act admitting Mississippi has
been promu' g,ted in general orders
from the headquarters Of the army,
and the cuamlul kuuwu a3 The Fourth
Military District abolished. thus flet-
ing that STATE from military ralc ami
restoring her 10 iuil equality with the
other States OF the Union. soon Gcor-
gia dui lcNus viii he thus restored.
and the lu.n again rendered con-
plcte.
A pole-cat got ou, OF ls cage IN New
I~k.ihc other evening aud scampcred
NJ Broaiway. \ policeman, mi-'uk-
inl the animal for sq,rrcl. gave chase
and captured him, 1hc NJ. i. went
bono ana buried u new uniform worth
$50 IN the yard.
! lY the l.. 5. Senate on Monday,
the bill aui oliziDg The building Of ..
bridge over the Dclcwarc at Philadel-
phio, passed.
The new Roman Catholic Caihe-
jral now building III New York. is to
cost 81 100000.
"A great protestant Council Of the
Evangclcal all fences of the world will
be held in New York from September
23d to October Sd next.
Stephen Lamb. OF Jasper county,
Indiana, ogreed to Mary Lyon, and did
not. Whereupon Mary took n reyoly.
cr aud followed Stephen and the
Lyon led the Lamb to the altar.
"A prominent Mormon lady thinks
that some of the Congressman who
ARE for aboishing concubinugc among
the Mormons, should first abolish it
among themselves
"A widow, siXty-four years of Oge
left Vermont last year TO seek living
by selling receipts for hair dressing
aud for making washing huid. and in
five months she had made $500 clear
Of expenses.
"A Portuguese, youth, with three
legs, four feet aud twenty toes is on
exhibition in London. Two the legs
are perfectly formed, hut the third i,
bent upward from the knee joint, and
has two rather mperitctly formed feet
| Tho vnnuu man /. 30 yanrs nll int A. lii