The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-04-25

The public debt OF Pennsylvania,
State and municipal, is nearly $780,
100000.
Government land costs Sl.25 an
acre, aud wiskey 81, bottle. And
yet there are many who prefer wis
key to land
Chester, last Saturday, had big
demonstration against the "Wood"
tariff bill. Senator Blaine was the
hero of the day.
Tho bill to repeal the bankrupt law
has passed the United States Sen.
ate There is very little doubt
that it will also pass the House.
Sherman expects to be ablo to re.
sumo gold payments by tho 1st Of
January, whether Congress repeals
the resumption bill or not.
The bell punch would be an i'm
mense card for the saloon keepers
the first few days. The boys by
hundreds would step in and smile,
just to hear the bell ring.
William Philips one OF the Pitts
burg rioters. tried for murder at
that place, after the most condemna.
tory evidence was acquitted by the
Jury. Pittsburg has a keen sense
Of Justice.
AT q caucus OF the Republican
members of the House at Harrisburg
on Monday evening of last week Il
was resolved to close the session OF
the Legislature by final adjourn.
ment the oath Of May.
It is slowly but surely coming.
The Northwestern Bank Of Chicago,
and the Third National of Ciucinna-
Ii are redeeming their notes in gold;
and this course will soon be followed
by all tho leading banks Of the coun-
try.
Another Mollie Mcguire was con-
victed OF murder in Mauch Chunk
on Saturday last. It would seem
that tho only way to end this infa>
nous organization is to hang all of
its members, and tho prospects OF
such consumption are exceedingly
good.
The Republican committee Of
Union county elected George w.
Schoch, editor of the Mifilinburg
Telegraph, delegate to the State
Convention on Saturday, by vote
Of 23 to 13 for DR.. Rook, with in.
structions to vote for Wickersham
for Governor all the time.-Phila.
Times, 22nd inst.
MONTGOMERY BLAIR's Presidential
ejectment project cannot get pa
ternity even in the Maryland dele
CATION in Congress, with whom Mr..
Blair has been working in vain.
Each particular Representative
shrinks from the notorioty which
would result from allowing his name
to be associated with the scheme.
Mrs Tilton, publishes q confession
in the New York papers Of last Mon.
day, in which she says that the
charge brought by her husband ol
adultery between herself and Henry
Wan3J' .ntoierabIe to her. Mr..
Beecher confronts the confession
with an explicit and absolute denial.
rnn senate on Wednesday Of last
week confirmed the following nomi-
nations John W. Hoyt, to be Gov.
ernor of Wyoming territory Thorn.
ms Adamson, Of Pennsylvania, to be
consul general at Rio Janeiro Jesse
W. Greist, of Pennsylvania, to he In.
dian agent at Otoe agency, Neb. {;
j. Hall Musser and Thomas b. Gal.
breath, postmasters respectively at
Huntingdon and Elk City, Pa.
There are in this country about s5,.
$50 Federal Office. holders, or one to
overy ninety votors. When to these
are added the State, county, city, boz
rough, and town officers, it is calcu-
lated by Washington correspond.
ent that ever forty-five voters must
support by their labors o. least ono
man in order to MAINTAIN the present
form OF government. Liberty is an
inestimable blessing, but it is expen-
sive.
TIE special commission appointed
under resolution of the State Lesis-
lature to select subjects for the stat
uary to be contributed by this State
to the national collection in the old
Hall OF Representatives at Washing.
ton city, have agreed on General
Peter Muhlenberg and Robert Full
ton as the representative Pennsylva.
mans worthy OF being handed down
to posterity 10 endearing marble.
GEN. JAooB M. CAMPBELL, of j ohns-
town, Cambria county, member of
Congress- from the Bedford, Blair,
Cambria and Somerset district, has
been appointed as Pennsylvania s re. |
preventative on the National Repub.
lican Congressional COMMITTEES, to
succeed Gen. Cameron. The selec-
lion is a good ono, and is announced
rs giving satisfaction to tho Repub-
ican leaders.
A New CouSrY.-The bill provid-
ng for the division of Luzerne coun.
y passed the Senate on third read-
ng last week by a vote Of 3S yeas to
! nays. Tho bill now awaits the