The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-03-28

SrArs Senltoc David A Ntglo OF
Philadelphia.
Fnr BHlish lion acts great doql
like the telcrAi administration IL
has spells.
TnEns isa bill in the Legislature
t. prevent the burning OF dad hu-
m1n. bodies.
rui hta7t news f,pm Elf1p>, iu Il.
ct.ca oJut betwlan the EIylisI lion
aud the RnssiIn Bear
\ sra,va cfrl"t il b.!ng nal, to
secure c1n>JlIte f,g in Utllp,
Nercur of Bradford county.
Tnz "nntorriGc T. i,n,,rl.y will
hold their State Convention at Pitts.
burg on tn, 23ni Of May.
Tas Indications point {, an early
repeal of tho b,nkrupi law Action
thereon may bs expected next week
Ab1Ur twenty fvo thousand war
claims, involving millions Of dollars,
await adjudication in the different
offices in Washington.
Ir will require seven ships to
transport the goods from this coun-
try to Paris, FOR tho Exposition to
be held there next summer.
Tus Democratic State Central
Committee met ut Harrisburg, on
tho 10Th inst, and decided to hold
the next State Convention at Pitts
burg, May 22l.
Attorney General Og OF Louis.
lana has filed m application for n re
hearing in the Auiors N case.
Louisiana is determined to have
"c0nci.liltion.' Sho has u novel
mode OF getting it.
Tu2 new silver dollar il quite
popular, but Just what tho bird that
has been engraved on it looks like,
is question that people differ on in
their opinion.
JUsr as soon rs the President indi,
Gates that ho isn't going to fight any
moro Senator Howe rises up threat.
ening and warlike. Howe is 70.
rocious man where there il no Gu
envy.
SECRETARY SHERMAN before the
Senate finance commit ee last week
expressed his belief in the practica-
bility Of the resumption act, aud
that resumption could be effected
without the slightest injury to our
commercial prosperity.
The merchants Of Philadelphia in
tend giving President Hayes u corr
dial reception when he arrives in
April. Stephen n Winslow, is
chairman of the committee of Ar.
rangements, and john Price " eth.
erill. Of Reception.
The Supreme Court OF Louisiana
decides that tho Vernon parish re-
turns wers not susceptible of forgery,
and General Anderson is discharged
This ends the whole case as to the
other members Of the Returning
| Board.
Advices from Cuba state that vi.
csute Garcia has proclaimed himsel
dictator, has assumed the govern.
rnent of the revolution, and has
marched to the relief of Maccea, in
the Eastern department, in the com
pany of Belesirio Perlalta
In Philadelphia last week there
were three or four heavy failures of
houses engaged in tho provision
trade, in consequence Of he great
decline in the price of hams and
other cured pork. Hams sold last
week as low as I to s cents per
pound
The Western papers are beginning
to take very kindly to Secretary
sherman since his recent stltements $
10 the Senate finance committee. 1t
ia with apparent difficulty that some
OF the Greenbarl, organs are re-
strained from nominating him for the
Presidency.
Joseph Walker, who lived about
mile from Mansfield, Pa. hanged
himself to n bedpost, besides shoot
ins himself in tue head with ro,
yolyer, few days ago. Through
! the transactions of Que, S. B "
Gill. the deceased had lost $1,000,
aud this, it is supposed. preying up
on his mini, induced him to end his
existence.
THE total excess of exports over
imports since September LIST, 1877,
is estimated Mt Sl5J,0OD0o). This
is a gool showing, anl gives a fair
margin for the return of portion OF
our bonds and leaves a respectable
balance for gold receipts OF course
this favorable state of trade don I
suit the British freetra ders in Con,
.