The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-08-21


Convention adjourned on Friday TO
meet in Cincinnati, December 2.
"A new ocean cable is to be laid
from England TO the coast Of New
Hampshire.
The loss by the burning of The
rice mills near London is reported al
| $5,O0O,OO0.
George w. Cass died at Dresden,
Ohio, on Wednesday, aged SO. He
was q brother OF General LIE wis Cass,
aud father Of General George w.
Cass, of Pennsylvania.
William H. Whally, member Of
the british house Of commons, has
arrived at New York for the purpose
Of soliciting subscriptions to aid the
Tichborne claimant.
"A shaker basket maker at West
Pittsfeld, Mass, has inherited $24,
600 from q relative in Ireland. He
proposes to shake the basket busi.
ness immediately.
Tho whole number of dead let
ters received and disposed of at the
post Office department during the
month of July was 321, 1873; a larger
number than for some time past. OF
this number 6,701 were returned
from foreign countries, and 10, ,150
returned TO foreign offices.
The successes achieved by the
Carlist and Red Republicans in Spain
seem to be but short lived, Valencia,
lately held by the former, having
surrendered Internationally to the
government forces, while the sub
mission of Cartagena- now in pos
session of the Irreconcilables, is like
ly soon TO follow,
Two horses belonging to 8. An
drews Of Greenwood. Clark county.
Wis, were stung by hornets recent
ly. They tipped over load Of hay,
broke the wagon into fragments, and
dashed across the field at fearful
rate. Finally, one of the horses ran
against q stump, and was killed al
most instantly from the bursting Of
q blood vessel.
Scientific men tell us that il pianos
stand north and south the tone Of
tho instrument is much improved
This il true-especially when the pi-
ano is thumped by learner About
one hundred and fifty miles north
and south of you is the proper posi-
ton for the instrument TO stand when
being mannuvred by n young thing
taking her first lessons. Itimproves
the tone wonderfully.
The New York OJserrer, touch
ing upon the matter of Fashionable
Resorts, remarks that "cries of dis
tress come from many of the water.
ing places because SO few come to en-
Joy the preparations made, and sen
sibly he adds: "The fact is simply
this, that extravaganza is its own
cure. High prices frighten people
away, and paying high prices makes
people poor. Moderation in living
is consistent with true wisdom and
patriotism, while the reverse is fool
ish and ruinous."
"A letter has been received in
Washington in refernce to the Spanish
American Claims Commission, which
says that the taking Of evidence in
Cuba bearing on American Claims
against Spain is thwarted, and that
the Spanish authorities declare they
have counter claims to the amount OF
many millions of dollars, based on
the operations of the Virginius, Ed
gar Stuart, and other insurgant pri.
vateers fitted out in the United
States.
Attorney General Williams does
not contemplate wholesale pardon
Of the parties now held in confine-
ment for crimes against the enforce
ment of ku klux acts, but will con.
tinue .he same policy heretofore pur
sued, viz: When proper recon.
mendatons for pardon are received
we will consider the cases Of those
whose crimes are the least aggravat.
ing, reserving for the last those who
are charged with the greater crimes.
II is the intention of the govern.
ment to pardon all in due course OF
time.
The Virginia Democrats who
call themselves conservatives, adopt
ed among their resolutions one de
claring that they will have no cap
tious hostility to General Grant, and
expressing their desire to co-operat,
with him in every measure TO pro
mote the welfare Of the people and
to cultivate sentiments OF good will
between the different sections II
is good thing TO have these Vir
ginians admit that General Grant
would concern himself in such land
able purposes. There il manifest
progress IN the politics OF Virginia.
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