The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-05-25

Gen. WIN. McCsudless, Of Philadeiphla,
for Auditor Geucral, and John II.
Cooper, of Lawrence Co., for Surveyor
General.
THE Press says Gen. Harrison
Allen, State Senator from Warren couu.
ty, who was largely voted for in the
Republican State Convention for the
Office OF Auditor General, is one of the
truest and best meu in the Common
wealth. Had be received the nomin.
alton he would have received q cor
dial and enthusiastic support. Let
him conteutcdIy bidc his time. High
honors await him.
On last Wednesday as q party OF min
ers, working in Briggs Shaft, belong.
ing to the Lacka~anna iron aud coal
company, weTu returning to their homes
under military escort, ooe Of their NUN.
Der, without provocation. otherwise
than the taunts Of q number Of small
boys. deliberately fired into the midst
Of spectators, both males and females,
and instantly killed. two Of the most
peaceful and estimablc citizens.
THE sad intelligence comes from
Bombay there is an extensive famine
in Persia from lack OF rain, and that
thousands Of Inhabitants arc dying
With the exception Of a small province
on the Caspian Sea, the country gener-
ally experiences no rain falls for
ten months 10 the year. Tho laud 10
some places is irrigated by means OF
small etreams aud canals, aud when
supplied with sufficient moisture Is very
fertile, producing wheat as foe as any
in the world The cost of irrigation,
however, is so great, that agriculture
cauno, be pursued with profit. In some
instances, as high as 5000 has been
paid rs annual rental for q canal to
water fruit garden.
In Vermont, Out OF every twenty
one couple who are married, ono is
destined to be divorced in Massa-
chusetts, one couple are divorced out
of every forty-four 10 Ohio, ono oat
overy twcnty-seveuj in Connecticut,
one out Of every eleven while 10
Chicago the number Of those divorced
far exceeds the number Of those mar
ried, for tho reason that disconteBded
people from every part Of the world
take up their residence in that city in
order TO be relieved Of conjugal bonds
which have become irksomc. Wiscou
sin, however, must soon become q
great place Of resort for those who
desire to be divorced, since il appears
that 10 that State mere incompati.
bility Of temper is sufficient reason for
annulling oil obligations Of marriage.
A Novel CAsE.-An illinois pa
per says -" A turkey hen spread her
self on the requisite number Of eggs
for hatchipg, making daily deposits OF
the turkey fruit previous to the pro-
ces Of incubation. A quail hen was
sharer in this contribution to tho
general stock, and ere the larger fowl
engaged 10 the Matching business, had
deposited nine eggs. In connection
with the turkey eggs, the quails were
in due time, brought to life in the
shape Of niue little specimens Of this
wild feathered game. The old hen
quail had watched the operation with
jealous eye, and succeeded 10 entic-
iog away six Of the brood. The 9th.
er three remained with the turkey,
roosting with her and manifesting all
the affection which usualle exists be.
tween similar parties. The adhering
trio may remain true to their attach
ment for the mother who cares for
them but We are rather inclined to
think they will, when full fedged, take
fight and assume all tho pcculiarties
Of their wild. nature"
THE PuRENoLooIcAL JOURNAL for
Juno is q bright specimen, ever vigor-
Gus, lively, and ARREST Of the times |,
contains sketches on John Simmons,
Founder Of the Womans College
Pursuits requiring strength How
my future was revealed to me Man,
his Origin and Development; Equal
Pay for Equal Labor Mixed Mar.
riagcs-Jews and Christians The
man about Town; Taste and Economy
iu Dress; Food for Thinkers aud
Workers In the Mammoth Cave; j.
NJ. Hutchings, Of Yosemite Valley ;
Criminals, how to Treat and Reform
Them; The means aud the object of
Education My Captivity among the
Indians; the Traveller. With por-
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A Lover OF SLAVERY SATISFIED
The (Dem.) Union aud American tells
Of young clergyman 10 tha, State
who was prominent 10 asserting the
divine right Of siaveholdiog. Iu bis
zeal for that institution he took ur
arms for tho robel government, aud
got whipped along with the rest of tho
confedorates. He felt that he couldu'l
live under the old banner, particularly
as slavery bad been abolished, and so
with host of other forged Southern