The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-02-25

SENATE Committee on railroads, will
present favorable report on Scots
Texas and Pacafc Railroad bill
pA.Rcports reach MS that minis.
ter Gushing, has succeeded in make
ing an arrangement with the Span.
ish Government for the payment OF
the Nirginius indemnity.
reB-General Sheridan left New Or
leans last week, and has transferred
his headquarters back to Chicago
from which it may be inferred that
the turbulent city promises to be
peaceful for the present, at least.
IfJPiivato letters from Europe
says there will be very little omigra
tion from thore for the next five
years, the laboring classes being
greatly alarmed at stories reaching
them of depression and suffering in
this country.
E3S" lloosac Tunnel is now so far
completed that freight trains run
through it Tho tunnel is four
miles in length and has cost $4,000
600 The first train passed through
last week, tho time taken for the
passage being So minutes.
eSy The supreme court OF Mas.
sa,'us stl5 has rendered decision in
yro cls' of I'sse II Pomcrov. The
hoy murderer, VSorTuli1F the ozcsr
tlons and ordering Judgment on tho
verdict Pomeroy will therefore be
sentenced to death by hanging.
ErD' Should the election OF the
ncXf President be thown into the
House of Representatives, ms under
certain contingencies it might, let us
see the result. A Democratic Pres
idont would be elected of course.
The majority Of the Democratic
House, or ms some counts make IL.
the majority withina vote or two. is
composed II Confederate soldiers.
This majority would absolutely con
troll the Democratic action. especially
when its civil support would be such
men ms Iohn Young Brown. Jcrfor-
son Davis can become the next Pros,
tdcut Of Tie United Statcs.-I hjia
ir,as
BIZ The Troy Tmfs says that
daughter OF mn OK Police Sergeant Of
that city, while carclcssly handling q
revolver which she fonndin a bureau
aud thought to be unloadcd, placed
it on her forehead, and was about to
snap the trigger in fan. when it oc,
CURED to her that some of the little
children present mightrcmcmbcrthe
bad cynmplc and iniure themselves
some time. She accordingly ppin
ted tho pistol to the floor and pulled
the trigger, when, to her ama2cmcnt .
the weapon proved e. be loaded B
The blll entered tho calf of her sis /
tcr's leg. INJECTING slight wound, .
and then buried itself N the window
casing.
G.o"N flrmer. named Nelson Cole
man. residing at Canton. H.. WINS.
some ten years ago, actually stupid,
ignorant. ani besottol enough o. BE-
''Tanlcl with the nction of year
ing colt. oll determined TO pGni i
Il, as though the poor animal were
rs accountable for its dccls MS Il
Christian. IL placed tho creature
in n small stable, 0nl cXc.nin2l
D you. stay thorc,' and there
be kept it until Il month ago. pc
rod Of about ten years In coUsc
Iucuce of the confinement, The colts .
lopfs grew - M enormous length.
Is it had ncIor been shol or It's feet ,
,aral About two years since Fore
,rugh. the circus man, saw the ami b
nal and Offered $1,000 for it %
'u.ios,ty, principally TO show the !
cngth Of It's hoDfs, which grew oui
Ike mans foot, and were from
ightccn 20 twenty four inches long
Tie otl,r was refused MS Coicml' .
ylS determined to iupIison the pu ,
mai for life IL died last month. nf
or an Imprisonment Of ten y,a,a --
h c'yo JoHNttI
A number Of German ngcn.s
.aye recently arrived Mt Now 1ort ,
or the puIpose OF inducing German :
lhorcrs to return home. The
movement is under the auspices Of
he German Recoionization Society, ,
which is composed of some Of the !
caling men Of Northern Germany.
lhe society has q capital of $1,000
100, one fourth OF which has already
'eon paid in. Prince Putbus, o man
worth S25,OOO,OO) is president, and |
he directors are the Duke Of Ratihor,
'rince Lichr owky, the Duke OF
'egan. Count Radzwill, ami Count
'cA'ictfcn, The United States can
y afford 10 lose 80 good class of
.DJIe!G a. tao Gorlans have proved
themselves to be, and something
h0uld be done to counteract tho
..iuence of this new movement. IL
$ pity that the attractions Of labor
II this country should not be made
trong enough to hold all classes of
'orGmen who have sought to better
heir condition by seeking our shores.
-HUyord Ecening Post.
TIM ExTREME CoLp.-ln various
,arts of the country, and especially
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