The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-01-11

HARPER WEEKLY completed III
fifteenth and HARPER's BAzAR il
9th volume on Saturday. The for
mer, 10 consequence Of Q con,ipuou,
series Of. illustrated Supplements
contains l,240 pages (thers were S2s
10 tho first volume. and the latter 1
also portly and prosperous. The II.
lustrations are TO be counted 10 these
o'umos by hundreds. 10 the Week.,
the political cartoons of T. Mast have
done yeoman $ service during tho las,
six months 10 putting down tho Ring
at New York. There are now pub.
fishing in Harper's Weekly four seri.
als-that is, two by Wilkio Collins
one by George Eliot, aud one by Chas
Lever. The Ba=ar is richly illustrat-
ed. Its personals" arc brilliant aud
racy ; its fashions have tho attraction
Of novelty the Old Bachelor CO. W
Curtis) gossips delightfully."- under the
title Manners on tho Road" aud one
or two serials are usually in progress
Just now "Tho Lovcls Of Arden" one
Of Miss Braddon's bost novels, Is the
centre of attraction.
PARDoNs According to Governor
Gearys pardon report, accompany his
message. sixty convicts wero pardonsd
BY him during the year ending No
vember 30, 1871. The number Of
pardons granted during tho five years
Of his administration is three hundred
and Glty-six. yearly average of SOW.
enty-ons. The Governor has signe cd
twenty ono death warrants. Only
one was signed the past year-that o.
Lloyd Britton who was executed at
Williamsport last March. The rea-
sons for granting each pardon. and
names Of tho petitioners for it are Civ.
en- in the report.
SoME days ago David Dusu, 9
young man IL or Is years Of age, Z
resident Of Fayetts township, was ou,
setting snares for rabits. Howard
Patton was at the same time hunting
wild turkeys, aud sspisd Dunn in tho
bushes, mistook him for turkey, and
discharged his gun at him. |. was a
we'll delivered charge forty.six shots
took effect, being distributed 10 Dunn,
hip, shoulder aud mack. Fortunately
they scarcely more than penetrated ths
skin, and tho injury sustained was not
Of Q serious naturs.-Juniata Sentinel.
PERSIA is still ravagsd by famine,
with all its consequent misery. Whole
tracts Of country are laid waste by this
scourge and it's attendant horror, pes.
thence. Not only the rural districts,
but also the cities, 10 terrible distress.
AS no news had been received from
the East for long time, il was hoped
that Persia was recovering from the
disasters which threatened 70 over
wholm her, but the latest news do.
stroys all such hope and presents o
picture terrible to look upon.
CONSIDERABLE troubls exists in the
Louisiana House Of Representatives
Speaker Carter and Governor War.
mouth appear to bo engaged 10 bitter
conflict, which must result, if oontiu.
ued, disastrously 20 one or the other.
The. Governor aud several othors wsre
arrested and held to bail, charged with
making an unlawful sombiuat aud
conspiracy for the purpose Of obstruct,
ing and hindsring tho execution of the
laws. In the House several of the
members Of the Yarmouth party wsrs
also unseated. 30
A snow.bird shooting match be.
tween Captain Bogardus, the champ.
ion shot Of the Upitsd States, and
james Ward. Of Toronto on Friday Q
week, resulted in q viotory for Ward.
II is . great pity the guns didn't burst
and kill these brotes.
THE residence of Mr.. u. B. Koous,
at Bloomsbury. was destroyed by
fire on Sunday morning q week. II
was one Of the handsonest bulldogs
10 the place, and elegantly furnished
The loss is estimated a. S20. .000.-
Governor Gsary has appointed
Adam y. RsinGhl, ex-msmbsr Of the
House Of Rsprsssptativss from Ian.
caster county. Deputy Secretary Of the
Commonwealth in place of J. NJ.
Wsaklsy, resigned.
New Hampshire. win Be tho first
State 10 open the great eampaigu Of
1879, IT, annuL election occurring 10
Maroh.