The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-11-16
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that neither Mr.. Brodbead, elected
Speaker of tho Senate by the Demo-
Gratis at the close of the las. session,
nor any ooc else, has authority to is
sue writ Tor special election 10 the
Fourth distric' beiore that body con-
vooes. or Mr. Conpelrs election no
retnrn had been made TO the Senate
which must pass upon this return aud
the qualifications Of the member elca.
By this view, in which nearly every
Republican papor coincidcs, the Sem
ate will be tie When orga nized.
The Democrats, wbo know that the
Republicans have majority, have
thus presented TO them an Opportunity
rise for once abcvo their party inter-
csts and concedc the organization "a
the Republicans at the beginning Of
the session We apprehend no fur
Their trouble in the Nineteenth dis
trict. The respectable portion of .hc
opposition are heartily ashamed OF
their troitmeat Of Mr.. Weakley. and
he will no doubt soon receive his cer
tifcatc.
Two HUNDRED KU.kLuK CosFEss
ING. Two hundred ku-klux iu oil
have made voluntary confession OF
their connection with the X Ian. aud
have surrendered themselves I /, the au
thoriucs, totally dissustsd with their
connections with it. Thirty seven O
this class came on Monday aftornoon
and made their confession iu writing
Three huolred it is estimated, have
fed 10 escape the ponally Of thcir
crimes, or to avoid arrest. aud one hun.
drcd and two are confined at the jail a,
IorkvlIe. The prisoners say that
they have every comfort that can b.
expected un Ter tho circumstances
that they are we'll treated, have plen
~ to cat, aud that there friends ars
allowed to visit them. Captain Ogden
of the United States army. has imms
diatc..charge of the jail.-C Co'umJia Is
c. Union.
NEW YORK had q novel feature a
this election, aud one crsatiug cousid-
erablo attention. Some ladies', inclu.
ding the famous Mrs. Wooihull. Mi,
C!ah,n, Mrs. Rose Mckinley and 9TH
crs, resting their claims on the Con-
stitution OF the Uuited States. SUE
cseded in registering their nam.s, bu
not in voting. The inspectors quit,
generally have given the preferences
TO precedence over tho Constitution, ol
its Interpretation by Mrs. Woo ihull
The ladies' have been commendabl,
persisted in their efforts, ia sevcra
stances quite staggering the official
with their logic and legal information
but have been unable to argue then
into compliance with their wishes.
FoUR G,lesblrc, III lalics weat
out, the other day, collecting for the
Chicago relief aud, IN their travels
came across an oil farmer, VIII,
made It point never 10 read the pa
pors. For a .ong time he declared
that tho Chicago fire was an Abolition
lie, but hualy remarked that he had
lot of potatoes in the patch aud, "i
they were mind to d , ON, the,
could have all they wanted = Moth
ing dauntcd by tho old mans banter
tho ladies got some shovels, du
twenty bushels that afternoon. and tn
next day came back and finished th
patch, much to the oil mans d ssus
The Chicago Tribune Of Octobe
2sth has an edltorlel announcing tha
GSc to six hundred additional brio
aud stone masons cau find employ
in ChicIgo through tho winter at fou
to FIVE dollars a day, and that tw
thousand carpenters can find employ
ment through the winter al hi.h va
yes. In March there will bs employ
meut for twice this number in bot
trades. Also, workers in wool
plumbers, gas-k,tsrs, and all kinds 0
meiaI-w,rkers will be wanted.
Ar Louisville. on Sunday night,
column supporting the main aoor 0
the American Baptist meeting hons
gave way, causing a panic among tn
congregation. \ rush was ma 10 fo
tho street, and in the narrow stairway
leading down on either side of til,
door nine women and two chillre
were crushed aud trampled to death
The column was set upon the lowe
floor between two joisis, and reste
upon nothing but one iuch flooring
PRESIDENT GRANTS vindcation
complete. The Democracy, alter co,
cring him with vile abuse, made hin
an issue in the elections Of 1871, au
the people haze handsomely sustaioe
81 his acts. In 1872 the Republiea
party vii. take up tho same issue, an,
reslect Grant by II vote snch as N
man ever received Tor the PresiJeucy y
A GOOD deal Of exci,enen ut was Gre
ated at Miflllntown on Wednesday laS
by gross outrage the night before o
the person OF young girl, aged ahou
nineteen years, who charged it's CON
mission on four employees or attachec
OF Forepaush's menagerie and circus
Three made their escape, but the 9th
er was arrested, Identified by tho cir
and lodged 10 Jail.