The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-02-23

" DEsrITurIoS AND DEAfH.-The
most distressing accounts OF the suf-
e-iug which prevails In various Sec
tions Of tho mining regions Of this
county, reach us almost daily. Men,
women and children are suffering
from lack of clothing and food, and
especially cbildrcn. among whom ma
ny deaths are occurring from -being
insufIiciently clad and from hunger
Few in this. community know. and
consequently but few can realizv
The absolute depth Of suffering and
distress that prevail among the un-
fortunate people who are bound in
chains placed upon them by IL few
selfish leaders who flourish on tbei,
large salaries, apparently indifferent
to the suffering OF their victims The
community may not have extcnded
much sympathy t. these suffering pee
pie, and the que sii ion has undoubtedly
in many Instances been asked in eases
Of suffering brought to notice" Why
dues not yoTr husbaod work ? Surely.
hr can get enough to keep you from
snffcring' But few, however. would
ssk such question. IL they koew all
that we do, ~ reference 10 the tyrdn
ny aud oppression of men who as lca
drrs rule these working people with u
rod OF iron 1t is q terrible state oi
atiair,, and all causei 10y the blunders
aud oppressive acts VI men who seem
to care more about travelling about th"
country IN u pnmpnna, Seli-impor'nni
way than 10 acting 80 as to coDdnce
TO the real welfare oi the working
men OF he region. Retribu,ion may
he slow but it will be sure. re.-Mners
journal
Wuo HIS LOST A LITTLE GIRL p
Last summcr party of gipsies. con-
ssting Of two men, Two women. and a
riri aged about eleven years. passed
through the village Of Bclmore, Craw-
ford county, going west Shortly ni-
ter passing through the place. man
engaged at hauling logs came ocros-
little girl aged about four years
who had been left in The road on the
route which the gipses had just pas.
D ell over. The man packed up the
child aud took IL to his home. The
{ little thing could give no account q
ii.e'f, nur has ever yot conveyed any
idea who iis par n 8 arc. The genrr
: al impression is that the child did mol
belong To the gipsies. aud that the,
D stole it from snme family ond beeom
ing tired of it left il in the road n
above stated. There umy be s"mc
= where monrnin. father and mo'he,
!. whom the publication Of this itcu
may lead Ia be recovery Of their
lost child.-Will our Exchanges civ,
:. it currency a. widely as possible. ?
Butter Heroid.
TnE mos, expensive house 10 this
. coun,ry has just been finished Tor \
y 4. S,ewart, OF New York. nj II cost q
q e3. .00j,C0J. The furniture is now q"
a ing io. and will be in Keeping with tn
n character of the house. The carpe
i for the great drawing room was pur
J. chased at Brussels a, n cost of SIG
IS 600 1t is in a single piece, aud Wa
d worked upon a ioum expressly con
VI stiuctcd for its nanuf,rtule.
-. PRlcE INGRAM of Harrisburg. VIII
was arrested some months ago Tor per
:, ,opating Mr.. Daniel Mcnsis, Of No'
!, ihumb.rland county, on going on th
" hail bond of John Mengis, has bee
:. convicted OF the charge before I'll
=, United States Court'at Pitishnrs. an
l.. sentenced topay "a fine Of 81 900 al
y undergo an imprisonment in the peni
). renriary Tor five years.
A MAN named Andrew Provence.
! boss stone mason. in the employ {
So Mc-Granu. Malone. Scott & Co, cor
t. tractors flr building the extension
n Catawissa Rair"ad, was killed {
D Montgomery Station on the Ii ips
So by Jumping IRON the Fri" Expr'
/" train, us it was passing that place.
q THE St. Anthony tMinn.) J DEM
V crat, noninates Jerry Black. of Peur
T. sylvania for President, and Senat
u Thurmsn, of Ohio. for Vice Presiden
- ', anl thinks they can bc elected +
=" the sake oi an overwhelming Rcpr
y - can triumph, We move the Dem"
, nominations close.
is Mrs. Victoria c. Wuodhull,
n broker and joint cditr Of Wo
& d. Ciafns Wo.kiy a nounces
e M q candidate for the Presi,
Of ,he Uuited States. under The
T. al the "C"smo Political party.