The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1874-03-12
Generat News.

formed OF West Tennessee and por.
tons Of Northern Mississippi and
Southern Kentucky, is being revived.
The governor of Virginia has
just pardoned convict upon the con
dition that he shall totally abstain
for three years from the use o
spirituous liquors and intoxicating
drinks of any kind.
"A well.known Lafayette, Ind,
land owner was recently fined for al
lowing Canada thistles to grow or
his farm. Being somewhat angry ai
the jury on account of the finding, he
"let out at them, and was arrested
for contempt.
There were in 1869, according
to the report Of tho Commissioner OF
Education, 2,600,0 900 paupers in Eng.
land and France. Allowing the
population to be 65,OOO,OOO, this
would make l in 25 Of the people de-
pendent upon public support
The imports Of pig iron from
England during January last were
1915 tons, one-tbird less than such
imports for January, 1873, and the
imports of railroad iron of all kinds
were only about one fourth as much
last January, as in January, 1873.
AN exchange says the white men,
bers Of Congress must look out for
their laurels, as Cain aud Elliott,
colored members from South Caro-.
lima, have made the best speeches Of
the session, and Bruce, the new
colored Senator from Mississippi, is
spoken Of as a man of rare ability.
Mrs. Dahlgreen, Of Washington,
widow Of the late Admiral Dahlgreen,
opposes the woman's crusade. In q
published letter she says: "This
momentary fury must soon expend
itself, having brought about no per
manent reform. but having only given
the dangerous example of violated
law" Her head seems to be level.
Articles Of agreement have been
entered into between Switzerland
and our government providing for
interchange of postal cards between
the two countries at the rate OF two
cents for United States and ten cent?.
mes for Switzerland, postage to be
invariably prepaid. The arrangement
goes into effect on the 18th day Of
May.
IA "Dead Beats Directory" has |
been printed anonymously in Chi
cago. II is intended for the use of
boarding-house keepers, grocers
butchers, etc, and contains the list
of thousand men who habitually |
neglect paying their bills. The list
includes lawyers, actors, ministers,
aldermen and officials, and is to be
revised monthly.
Business seems to be improving
throughout the country, especially
throughout the Eastern States. Cot
ton and wooden mills and shoe fac.
tories have, in n large measure, re-
covered from the panic, and are run
ming on full time. We trust these
favorable signs of activity in our
business centers are the prelude to
general prosperity.
"A despatch has been received ut
London, at the Indian Office from
the Hon George Campbell, Lieuten.
ant Governor of Bengal, giving n
most alarming report of the condi-
ton Of the people in that Presidency.
He says fully 100000 persons are
starving to death in the district
affected by the famine, and that all
the poorer classes are beginning to
feel the want of food.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers are on the "war path
Their recent Convention at Cleve
land sat with closed doors, but
enough has leaked out to make it
certain that they mean to fight the
Companies for restoration of tn,
old wages. A demand for the rate
Of wages paid before the panic will be
made the coming spring, and if the
demand is refused, general strike
OF all the locomotive engineers
throughout the country will be at
tempted. Should this policy be car
ried out, the companies will be oblig
ed to comply or get up new set
engineers, which it will be difficult
TO do.
The Washington city papers are
not favorable to the proposed Cen
tennial, and oppose an appropriation
by Congress. The Chronicle com
mencesan editorial with these words:
The general sentiment of the press
of the country is becoming very pos
tive against the ridiculous idea of
having an international celebration
at Philadelphia" While we dissent
from this opinion Of the Chronicle,
rs not being sustained by the facts, it
is becoming every day more evident
that if the Centennial is to be sue
cess, Philadelphia must furnish most
of the money necessary to make it
such, and that without much further
delay. Washington wants all the
money government can spare for
her own use, and Boston is envious
Of the distinction Philadelphia claims
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