The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-04-11

Jefferson Davis and wife called
upon President Dia1 on the 29lh OF
March
The selvors Of tho Cleopatra obe-
lisk have been awarded $4,000 aud
costs.
100000 in gold coin were ship
ped to Europe from New York on
Saturday.
Clemens Lloyd, OF Chester ~, in
a fit of Jealousy, shot his wife and
himself fatally
Drought and famine prevail to
disastrous extent in several parts Of
Morocco.
:'hc New York Sua thank, a,l
for Montgomery Blair This il more
than the country does.
Governor iIartranit has signed
the bill making it a mis- lemeanor to
employ girls as waters in saloons.
James Il Kearncy, a jealous hus.
band, shot John Wilson through the
heart, at Westield, Mass, one day
last week.
Mr.. j. Rochte and his child we're
drowned while Attempting to cross
the Maumee river in a skiff, near
Napoleon, Ohio, last week.
DEMoonATro power means a low
tariff, low tariff means the crushing
out OF what remains Of manufac.
turing establishments.
II is to be hoped that tho Penn
sylvania Legislature is doing some
thing for itself it certainly isn't do.
ing anything for any ono else.
JAMES ID. DouaHERrY, formerly a
Harrisburg banker, died in that city
ION Tuesday week. His banking
house failed some months ago.
County Treasurer Dryden, Of Tio-
ga, who was severely injured by be-
ing thrown from his carriage some
weeks ago. died on Sunday week.
Tom Thumb proposes to EXHIBIT
himself at the Paris Exhibition. but
being rich now will charge nothing
for being seen and will pay for see-
ing.
The House committee on railways
and canals agreed upon bill au-
thorizing the construction Of n ship
canal at the head Of Lake George,
Florida.
ENGLISH horse buyers arc in this
country now buying horses. llli~
nois and Kentucky are the States in
which the largest numbers have
been bought.
Daniel Drew, in his early life, was
cattle driver ut the muniiicent rate
Of IS cents day, and he drove him.
self into an estate valued at from
S25, 900, 900 to 800, 100000.
Eli Gephart, single man, aged
thirty, of New Hanover, Montgon-
cry county, committed suicide on
Tuesday afternoon Of last week. lie
cut his throat with razor.
While most Of the Washington
officials have handsome horses and
carriages Vice President Wheeler,
it is said seems content to ride to
and from the Capital in street car
The President has approved the
joint resolution constituting com-
mission to consider and report q
plan for providing enlarged accomo-
dations for the library OF Congress.
The Mexican Congress opened on
the lst. Tho message Of President
Diaz and the reply made by the
Chairman Of the House of Repre-
sentatives were much applauded.
Nine coaches of emigrants for
Kansas went West on the fast line,
Pennsylvania Railroad, one day last
week Most OF the passengers were
from points along the Cumberland
Valley Railroad.
The Greenback delegates OF Blair
county have been instructed to sup.
port Hon. B. $. Bentley, Sr., of
Williamsport, for supreme Judge.
1t now looks very much rs if he
would have to run for the Office
again.
The little town of Waltham, Vt,
with an area of nine squrae miles
and population of 2i0 persons, has
no town taxes, no bridges to main.
tain, no minister, no doctor, no laws
yer, no town paupers and no Jail.
Criminal Court commenced at
Mauch Chunk on Monday last. The
first case called was tho Smith mur.
der, and Hairy" Mcdonnell, Charles
Sharp and Thomas Durkin are be-
ing tried for it. They are all Mol
lies.
A dispatch from Havana says it
is officially reported that over $500
Insurgents surrendered in tle juris
diction of Manzanillo during tue
month Of March. Ofthese 1856
were men. The arms OF all kinds
given up amounted to 2,03J.
John Adloff, n farmer of Elma
Erie county, New York, was shot
and killed by concealed parties whil'
returning from Buffalo last week
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