The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1874-03-19
Penns,lvanin Items.

! Frank A. Beamish n municipal
officer of Scranton, has been arrested
aud held in 81 900 bail To answer the
charge of collecting moneys and ap
propriating them to his own use.
"A new blast furnace for the
manufacture of pig iron. and TO be
supplied with ewappliances, is about
to be erected at Sheridan, Berks Co
The blowing tube, it is stated, weighs
1880 pounds.
--Capt.'Long, Of company H.. 16tl
Regiment, has been arrested and
sent TO prison ut Norristown. to await
his trial on the charge of refusing &c
pay over Si00 of the company's
money TO his successor, as treasurer
He refused to accept offers of bail
Recently steer weighing about
1000 pounds andbelonging TO Joseph
Gehuan, Earl township, Lancaster
county, fell into well twenty fec,
3ecp. In order TO rescue the steer
the wall Of the well had TO be rcmov
ell.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany gives notice that the third and
final instalment Of twenty five per
cent, being twelve and n half dollars
per share, upon the new stock of 1879
will be due and payable between May
lst and 18th next.
The borough council Of Carlisle
recently passed an ordinance pro
hibiting the erection of signs ard
permanent awnings over the pave
ments Of that borough, and the Her.
aid wants another passed to "have
the town fenced in and whitewashed,
and then sold cheap for cash."
Fifty senator's and representa-.
tives took chances in little lottery
last week in Harrisburg. A young
lady had a beautiful wax cross, boquet
and wreath, which she disposed Of in
this manner. Senator Warcam drew
the wreath, Senator Cooper the bo-
quot and Representative O'Brien Of
Philadelphia, the cross.
Tho New Castle, Pa, COurdnt
says, "two men are now in jail in
that city for dressing in female attire
and pcddling patent corsets. They
practiced their little game in that
city for about six weeks, and fitted
most of the bellies of New Castle, as
well ms older ladies', and always in
sisting that they should fit the article
to the purchaser.
During the absence Of Anthony
Coggswell, OF Chapmansville, Pa, his
wife died and was buried. On re
turning, he had the coffin opened,
and il was found that the body had
turned in it's place, indicating that
tho woman was only i'll a trance when
inferred The discovery so affected
the husband that no is nova maniac.
THAT awfully wicked man, Mayor
Stokley, has just smashed another
gambling house, in Philadelphia by
arresting fourteen persons engaged
in tho great reform game of faro, and
capturing the paraphernalia of the
institution. That in part accounts
for the fury of late exhibited by the
democratic papers at Stokley's re
election.
The famous old frigato Constitu
tion-"Old Ironsides that captur-
cd the British frigates Macedonian
and Guerriere, and did other good
service during the war of 1912, is
upon the stocks at the Philadelphia
navy yard for the purpose of thorough
repair. She is to be entirely rebuilt
for service as a school ship, but her
model will not be changed.
In l776 the number of stopping
places and tayerns between Fort Pitt
(Now Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
on the road used by wagonersin ira
versing n distance of $50 miles, was
Al. Among the towns on the road
was Harris Ferry, now tho beautiful
capital city of Pennsylvania. Th,
following are some of the names o
the inns: Prince of Wales, Plough
Unicorn, Blue Ball, The Ship, Wagor
and The Hat.
A correspondent of the Doyles
town MteHiyeRcer, writes: I'VE hav,
examined our peach buds and fino
they are all right The prospect fo
n crop of peaches at this time of yea
was never better. The wheat field
look fine, and the grass fields hav
passed through the winterunscathed
The skies are bright as spring ar
proaches, and We hail with deligh
the season of fruit and flowers"
oil dealers in Pittsburg say tina
an arrangement has been made be
tween producers and refiners of pc
, troleum to advance the price of tha
article. All the reiineries in til
principal trade centres are to ceas
work until at least the lst Of April
and all crude oil produced during tn
, supension is TO remain stored in tn,
tanks. II is asserted that for yea
past oil has been sold at about on
fourth the cost of production, and i
is believed that the suspension o
operations will drain the market o.
the article, and enable producers t,
gain "a margin ofprofit,'
"A bill is pending in the Legis
} lature to compel all owners of dog
TO have them registered and pay