The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-11-23


pTAll the buildings on the Gen.
tennial grounds, not intended to be
permanent, will be sold ut auction by
Thomas & Sons on the 30th OF No
vember. There are fifty or sixty Of
them.
s~A widow named IIanoy, res
siding at Twins Station, Allegheny
county, discovered a revolver lying
on table in her house, which she
picked up. While examining the
pistol it was accidentally discharged,
the contents entering her body and
causing instant death. A daughter
witnessed the shocking occurrence.
rSrDomocrats are not the only
honest people of the United States.
TO be sure they occasionally indulge
in little bits of cheating at elections
by taking q Democratic ticket from
one man and rejecting a Republican
one, though they both stand on the
samo ground, but that you know is
O small sin.
b%What has become Of the DEM
ocratic prophets who confidently
claimed for their party 80 fair major.
ity in the State outside OF Philadel-
phia?' Hayes majority in that city
was between fifteen aud sixteen
thousand in the entire State it will
not be less than eighteen thousand.
h~The Buffoon says: "There is
some talk left in the Radicals, but
no bet" A bet is the argument OF
a fool or q gambler. aud We rejoice
to learn, even from this questionable
authority, that the Republicans have
abandoned the practice to it's chief
patrons, who belong, with scarcely
an exception, to the Democratic
party.
n~The old-time superstition that
murderer will confess when brought
to touch the dead body of his vic
tim was almost realized last week on
Long Island when q man was
brought to the scene Of his crime,
aud being overcome with remorse,
cried that he was guilty. lie is now
in Jail awaiting his doom.
L%The returns for the last month
to the Department Of Agriculture
show marked reduction in the
yield OF wheat, estimated ut nearly u
sixth, though the quality is generally
superior. The figures in dictate to-
tai of about two hundred aud City
million bushels. Tho rye crop is re-
ported four and the barley crop six
per cent, less than last year. The
ont crop shows falling off Of twen-
ty-three per cent Reports Of the
product Of corn FROM different sec.
tions show widely variant yields,
but the total indicate q good aver-
age.
rW-An attempt was made few
nights ago to steal the remains OF
President Lincoln from the cemetery
vault at Springfield, III. The plot
was suspected some time ago, and
Elmer Washburne, United States
Detective Tyrrell, and his assistants
watched the vault. Ths sconndrels
broke in the outer and inner doors
of the vault, opened the several cas-
es OF the sarsophagus, and we're
about to make of with the remains,
when the detectives accidentally dis
charged a pistol, which alarmed the
robbers, and they fed precipitately
escaping in the darkness. A slight
clew to their identity remains, and
their capture is probable.
When the bandits made their
recent raid in Minnesota, on the
Northfield Bank, they captured neal
Mankato an inoffensive German nam
ed Dunning. After he had piloted
them to roadway, which they wish
ed to find, they calmly debated the
question whether they should per.
init him to 60 on his way or kill him
on the spot. After the question had
been discussed quite freely, q ballot
was taken. and the Germans life was
saved by the vote Of Charley Pitts,
the robber who was subsequently,
killed near Madelia. Dunniug was
compelled to take on oath that he
would never speak Of his experience
to a human being. Never was NOR
tai man 80 dreadfully scared. He
could not shake off the panic terror.
He moved about for q few weeks af-
ter the memorable interview, and
was in momentary dread Of the re-
turn OF the bandits. He finally sold
his effects, packed his chest, and
started for the East, fully determin-
cd 10 put tho ocean between himself
and his CaptoYe,