Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-12-18
News MiScellNney.

RAILROAD EARNINGS. - The gross
receipts of the Reading Railroad Com
pany, including those Of the Reading
Coal and Iron Company, for the month
of October, 1879, were S2,577 ,l13. so
making the totarfor the year thus far
So, 1895, ,446 15; the total up to the same
time 1878 was SIS, GIG, ,095.2S.
| SCoRNING LONGER to remain bound
to the chariot wheels of culcha'd Bos-
ton, the proud folk of New York have
arisen in their majesty and have with
one voice proclaimed "Shall we longer
be the slaves of these dogs of the Down.
east Go to! We also.will have culcha,
and it shall be culcha all our own I"
And they have gone to work in dead
earnest. The prophet of the new DIS
pensatiOn is Mr.. James ii. Stebbins,
Jr., and he has begun operations by de-
livering lecture upon "Some Few Azo-
compounds: Including AZobenzol-trin-
| itro-ox ybenzol, AZobenZol-trioxybenzol,
Azobenzol = oxicarboxylbenzol, Azosul-
phoxylbenzol- -phlUrogiucin, Diamidoazo-
toluol, Observation-Disclosures hydro
chlorate, and AZoben2ol- l-methylsuphox-
ylbenzol." Boston is aghast at this
bold departure and has telegraphed the
Rev. Cook to come OH at once.
GEORGE T. MILES was committed by
the Major of Harrisburg yesterday to
answer a charge Of collecting money
under false pretences. Miles for some
days has been victimizing the clergy of
the central part OF the State by repre-
senting that he was collecting funds for
the benefit of the family of miner who
was killed in an accident few days
ago. Four Altoona clergymen We're
swlndled.
THE Germantown Telegraph says in
l772 wheat was worth $75 per bushel in
this state in Continental money. Du-
ring the war of 1912, when most of our
ports were blockaded, wheat reached q
very high figure, and land in the vicini-
ty of Germantown suitable for growing
the cereal sold as high as ST. 900 per
acre In 1862 and 1868, during the dark
days of the rebellion our farmers OBJ
tanned as much as $3.50 per bushel for
that grain. 1t cost them much more to
raise the crop than at present, on &C
count of the scarcity of the field hand
and hired help of every kind.
THE SANE OLD STORY. - Frank
Shaub, of Faegleysville Lancaster
co unity, aged 45 years, having wife
and several small children, was literal
ly cut in two while stealing ride on
freight train on Monday aftern oon
The accident occurred near the Little
Connewago bridge, at which point tn
coupling Eroke, when Shaub fell from
the bumper and was killed as above
stated. A man named Overly was
riding with him, says the Examiner
and Express.
AN enraged steer at Hanover few
days ago, caught ten year old son of
Constable Jacob Bange's, in one of it's
horns, penetrating the jaw and tearing
open the cheek. The lad bled profuse-
ly, but is how doing we'll as can be en-
pectcd from the serious nature of the
wound.
CoLoRED JURY COMMISSIONERS
A colored man was chosen Jury Com.
missioner in Washington county, Pa. q,
at the late election. He is the first of
his race elected to Office in that county.
PRISONERS WHIPPED.-Five prison.
ers were whipped by the Sheriff in the
jailyard, at Now Castle, Del last week,
all convicted at the last term of Court
of laceny, and each received twenty
lashes.
DESTRUCTIVE SToRM.-St. Louis,
Dec. 10. A storm passed over the town
of Renick, Randolph county, yesterday
evening. The residence of Bird Pite
was torn to pieces, every member of
the family being more or less injured,
and Mr.. Pite fatally. The house of 10.
seph Patricks was blown down and
Mrs. Wright, visitor, received inju-
ries from which She died last night.
, The dwelling house of Noah Burkherd
was demolished and Mrs. Burkherd Sc
riously wounded. Several other houses
were considerably damaged and fences,
J trees, etc, DESTROYED.