The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-02-10

s>5-A Kentucky paper says Tho
grass lands are as green nov "a they
usually are in the early part OF April
in an ordinary season. Stock. espe
cially sheep, can find sufficient sub.
sistance upon the pastures. aud even
the roaisides bear fair herbaigc
for homeless stock.
Br5"D Daniel Sellers, lnboring man,
entered his shanty at baldwin, DAN
phin county, while intoxicated, and
accidentally set it on fire Hi'
chaired remains were found in the
debris, he evidently having p rishco
while attempting 10 escape !rom Tie
/ flames.
t~y- Mrs. Elisha Keene, of Marsh
field, Mass, placed frozen pump
kin in the oven OF her stovo for the
purpose OF thawiug it, As she was
about to remove it, it exploded Will
n report Of n bombshcll, a part
striking tho old lady in the face witt
great force aul burning her severely
/ H-y'Ebenczer King, n young mar
Of Ccnueville, Ind. either by acci-
dent or by design, shot aud kIlle,
himself while out hunting, the Other
day. One of the party which found
him, while examinin. the gun Will
which the deed was done, discharg
ed the barrel remaining loaded, IN
! hicting upon himself a seriUu,
wound.
ses- Adam Moore, o former 0
Montgomery county, had $1,000 /!
greenbacks under y heap OF threshoc
wheat in his barn. Recently, ht
wanted money, and going to tho hid
ing place he found his funds mutla
ted so badly that tEey We're nearly
all valueless, tho mice having used
his pocket book Tor most aal torn
up the bills
sss-A GAINESVILLE man sold hii
hogs, promising to buy back til,
hams, shoulders and lard at tie 90.
ing market price. The hogs wer,
butchered last week, Tho rise il
pork has been rapid the past week
When the Janesville man came t,
pay for the hams, shoulders aud lard
he found that they cost him J.
more than he got for the hogs.
seq The Columbus, Ga, Engpire
says; On Friday, ut Eden, Etfing
ham county, a young man. son o
Mr, Cochran, an overseer Of the Cen
tral Railroad, found on his return
home to dinner, his mother and Al
eight year old sistor lying blood.
corpses on the floor aud n little baby
crying over the loved ones. Tn,
house had been robbed No clue &
tho murderors.
sxs'A band Of seven men, who ha,
been hanging about the town O
Northampton, Mass, for least
month, entered tho House of Cashie
/ Whittlesy, Of the northampton Na
tioual Bank, aud bound, gagged and
guarded for bours seven people
They compelled him with IL pistol a
his head to give them tho combina
tions on the safe vault, waited untl
they knew tho night watchman had
gone home, and then, getting int,
the vault aud safe with only one Q
the four keys needed, took q larg'
amount of securities, locked the vaul
after them, and departed on tho ear
ly morning Springfield train an'
whence they came and whittier the,
went, up to date is n riddle. An ox
pert had TO be summoned from Ne'
/ York, and the lock was not opene,
until an early hour next morning
The result is sufficiently appalling
The table of the securities takel
shows a total Of $670,000 OF cours
much of this is not negotiable, 81
that it is difficult to estimate the rea
loss to the bank and the depositors
The bank officers offer reward o
$500 for tho return OF the pro
perty and the conviction Of the bur
glare.