The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-11-27

Court House in Cumberland county,
early in the morning n few days since
by II couple Of colored men. His
dccrship at first refused to be taken
by his captors, but was finally com
PEELED 10 succumb by force.
The diabolical murder commit
ed near Middlctown, Dauphin county
was no doubt committed under the
impression that the Behm family had
money in their house At this time,
when worh il scarce, it Is extremely
dangerous to keep money at home,
whether in large on small sums.
On Thursday morning, rs son
Of Mr.. Benz. Rough, of Mihlin
county, was driving team down
the large hill west OF Sterretts mill,
in Miliin township, and willie cngag
ed IN locking the wagon some part
of tue lock gave way, throwing him
under the wagon, the wheel passing
over his head, killing him instantly
The motive power OF Beavertown
Mill, in Tod township, Huntingdon
county. was suddenly stopped, and
efforts 10 start it were futile. The
ncNt mo;m9g, upon examination, 1t
wos found that the wheel was full OF
cells, and upwards Of bushel were
taken out before the wheel would
pursue its daily rounds.
The Bedford hqV'rer says,
boy named Wynnt, aged II years,
residing at SuNtop, applied lighted
match to a lot of blasting powder.
GG kegs ON the 10th ult The pow.
der exploded, lu, strange TO say. the
lad Mas no, harmcd When asked
Why hr did II. he iunocently replied,
lust for the fun of tho thing.
William Glenn, Il young man
who was sentcucoJ TO ten years i'm
prisoumcnt in the Eastern Pcnitcuti
airy in July last, for committing an
assault and battery on little Siri
ten years Of age, was pardoned by
Governor Hltranft last week, it
having been proved that Glenn was
innocent ofthc crime, by after dis
covered medical testimony,
On Wednesday night, last week.
two Young men, FeliN Light and
Ephraim Irostlc, were guarding the
barn Of Charles b. Torncy, in North
Lebanon, against !ncondiaries. While
nour together Light pistol dropped
from his pocket, exploding the charge
and sent Il ballet into Grustlo's arm,
'at the elbow. II is not determined
yet whether the arm can be saved ol
whether il will have to be mputatel.
The LeWistowu U,monrW saws (:
On Monday a week somebody wound
ed young buck. somewhere up
Granville un, and it crossed the
river a short distance below the
Granville bridge, whcro Mrs. Joseph
Long, with her children and dog.
made chase, and after several hard
tusscls threw it down q ilty-feot
procipice % the canal below, which
ended it's running, and II was easily
captured,
a few days ago Reuben Horring-
ton, n worthy citizen of Granville
township, Miillin county. was instant
" killed whilst engaged at work in
the rninoe Of the Juniata Sand Com
'pmy. He had cvplodedT blast and
was engaged in working loose large
rock overhead, witha steel pointed
bar, when the rock suddenly fell.
| striking the bar aud driving the
lower point into his brain, just above
the eye, producing instant death.
The Harrisburg Patriot admits
the immediate necessity for new
Capitol building in case the Consti-
tuition now before the people is
adopted. As we have shown that
the gerlymarder apportionment of
tho Convention will surely secure n
Democratic Legislature, the anxiety
OF the Patriot may be accounted for
under the expectation that building
The new Capitol will be Democratic
Job th0' tc'H sia"do a yood dicide.-
HorrriS6mg leicDoph,
The Commissioners Of the Sink.
4 ing Fund of the Commonwealth re.
porn bclNnca on haud on the Ist in
slant of Si,G7l,006, of which the
amount of S2;o,GS2 is applicable TO
the payment of reef notes, overdue
loans, Interest certificates, etc. Dur,
4 ing October State loans TO the
amount SiO,7l2 wereredoemod. The
debt of the State on tho LIST inst. was
$25, S3O,97l, of which SLIPS, 500
bears coin interest at A, 5 and 6
per cent; nineteen-twentieths Of the
amount at the higher rate; Sl4i,-
433 is de,h on which interest has
ceased; Sl00,7i2 is debt bearing no
interest; S95,749 is in Chambers
burg certificates, outstanding and
unclaimed, bearing g per cent. inter
est, and 100000 is Agricultural
College land scrip fund OF Pennsyl-
yania, t- .rl -