The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-04-13

stealing the taxes Of the people. The
story is almost too horrible for crcdu-
lenec, but our informonis were conf
dent that the facts were IS they stated
them. .-Rome Commercial.
HARD cN THE BiQUoR MEy.-The
Erie Observer says: The session oil
Court last week was ono hat the liquor
sellers Of Erie county will have reason
to remember with anything but kindly
spirit No less than City prosecutions
for violation of ;he license laws were
acted upon, and the combined sum of
the fines and costs levied is more than
81 800. When 10 this large figure is
added the expense Of witnesses, law
ycrs. loss Of time, hotel charges. &c.
lit Is safe TO estimate that Ihe week :
raid cost the liquor men not far from
1000, without speaking Of the dis
grace to which a number of them were
subjected by bcina thrown into Jail.
The number of ofpros"cutions surpassed
hat OF any former term Of Court and
the penalties, as a whole. were the
severcst ever imposed in the county.
The liquor men are up in aims, and
loudly denouncc the Court, the Dis.
trict Attorney. and oil parties con.
cerucd. They have taken the initia,
tory steps to organize protective
Union, with the object of bringing
retallatory prosecution.
The argument Of the Democratic
orators. in Congress and out of i,
on the Ku KIux Klan is capable OF
condensation TO this effect: (D No
such organization exists in the South.
! (2) The evaporation Of the Southern
people ut the tyranical legislation OF
the black republicans fully justify the
outrages, aud t3) 1t is the groscst ty-
rany on the part Of the Federal Gov
crn,neDt to attempt to punish the muir
dercrs who arc making our country
infamous over. the whole world. In
everything excep, originality and
mcndacity this furnishes u striking
parallel 10 the celebrated" CIack d
Kettle case in English Jurisprudence
May it please the court" said the
attorney for tho defendant, &" ! shall
submit evidcnc, satisfactory to Brit.
ish jury Of Intelligent frecmcn, to prove
FIRST, that my client never had the ket-
tie in her possession f; second, that it
was cracked when she got it, aud
third, it was whole when she returned
il %
PRESIDENT GRANT Gads i, a. hard
work to please the Democrats now, as
when be was hammrrlng the rebellion
IN front Of Richmond. Then, the,
charged military incapacily because
he dldn't at once take the reb'l capi
tai, but when he did take it, he became
a "butcher." Now, when Summer
faults him for not promptly breaking
up the ku-klux clans, these sam,
Democrats shout amen; but ~ sooI
as lac asks Congress for power TO Dc
this very Samc thing, they stand
aghnSt. aud hiss dictator !" The rea
trouble is, that Grant whipped Lcr
crushed the Slave holders Rebellion
and don't like traitors bit m,re now
than he did then. lfinstead OF stand
ing by loyal men, he were TO hnh-nol
with jeff Davis. and TAX the ku. .kluS
under his protection, he would be o. X
with lheso whlpper.snappers.
a WOMAN in Cleveland buried heI
husband on Sunday. March 20. anc
married again ou Wednesday, Marcl
30, which so excited her neighbor,
and acquaintances that with one nc
cord they assembled Wednesday eye
ming in front of the house Of the newl,
married couple, aud with every imagin
able Instrument, ort Of which Il horri,
noise could be beaten, endeuvorcd I,
express their adherence of the act
The bride rolled out two kegs Of lager
bat the crowd pitched them bacl
through the window, and then followe,
mp with an assault with stones ant
bricks That broke every window pan,
. IN the house. The police finally dis,
persed them.
A YOUNG lady, in military fervo
disguised herself in male attire an,
enlisted al Muscatine, Iowa, Ia 1861
in tho Twenfy-fOurth Iowa infantry
served to the close of the war, an,
returned TO her firher's house, wher,
>he was warmly welcomed. but toll,
rothiug of her army history. Re
Gently member of her former reei
ment fell ir love with her, without tn
least suspicion that she had been hi
comrade; but us he was not at a
shocked .. the recital, they were mar
ried, and she for the first time told tn
, folks about her military career.
KUKLUx at the South has had
rlotous and bloody enjoyment eve
9 since its friend, Andrew johnson, on
| deavored TO hand the State govern
r ments over to its tender n,ercies. Will
: Congress has been engaged 10 discus.
: ing a measure to stop the assassina. ion
BY these outlaws. they have been n
0 dulging iu blood and lre, iudiscrim
= uately numbering and burning wherev.
D their hate impelled them to strike {
: apply the torch.
NEW ADvERTIsEMENrs.