The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-01-09

.Lonis Stormer was frozen to
death near Wilkesbarre last week.
Hundreds of Michigan deer
have been wantonly killed for their
hides.
IA North Carolina COW ia the
modest mother Of twenty three
calves.
-. The signrl c1iors usoi by
the Pennsylvania rai.roa1 c,mpiny
are TO be changed.
... .Jonnyjnmpups peepad thro'
the snow in full bloom, at West
Chester last week
II. L. Pierce. of Boston, has
been appointed assistant treasurer
Of the United States.
Four horse thieves we're
lynched et Corning, Clay county,
one day last week.
=. There was aa increase OF 26
per cent. in the net earnings OF the
Erie railway last year.
:. William II. Vanderbilt gave
his broker, George A. Osgood, $50, /.
00o for Christmas present.
=. Robert Bonner, of New Yoil
has ten horses in his stable, nine Of
which have records below 2.20.
The folks of Wall Lake
Iowa, have had a grand muskrat
hunt, killing over one thousand.
The statute Of Charles Sum
ner erected by citizens Of Boston,
was unveiled in that city last week.
In Jackson County, Alabama
hogs. sell at 2:ceuls Il pound, and
fresh beef sold at Tuscaloosa at the
same price.
... .Frou: the spire of tho Con-
gregational Church at Pawlet, Vt.
over l25 pounds of honey were tax
en- recently.
..Fifty-nine turtles. weighing
three thousand two hundred aud
eighteen pounds, from Indian River,
arrived at Jacksonville, Florida.
....A sausage seventy.tvo fee,
long, weighing sixty-one aud II hall
pounds. was made by Mr.. Slona-
ker, of Perkiomenviiie, from one
hog.
A convict was sent to the
Michigan State prison in 1859 ior
life, is seeking a pardon. lie has
earned over $1,000 by working over
time.
.... Chicago packers, since No
vember lst, have slaughtered 3SS,.
$50 hogs, against 243,07l for IL,
same period in 1877, and 207, 400 il
1876.
....A negro named Davidson
charged with murder, while on the
jail at Statesville, North Carolina. OF
Monday, was taken from tue officer,
and hanged by mob.
The heaviest snowstorm for
number Of years occurred in the vi
cinity Of Montreal last week, tn,
ground being covered to q depth o
nearly three ieet.
-. John W. Mackey. of the lIo
uanza mine, has been sned for 5000,
0O0 damages on the charge OF main
tanning unlawful intimacy with CON
plainants wife.
During Governor Xartranft
administration about forty-hve mur,
derers have been executed, and fou
more are to be hanged bfore tho ex
piration Of his present term.
-. Judge Chas. T. Sherman die
suddenly in Cleveland, last week
lie was brother OF General Sher
man and OF Secretary Sherman, anC
falherin- law OF Senator Don. Cam
eron.
80. William Niles, aged about Il
years, son Of Professor I. w Niles
was drowned on Christmas, at Sun
bury, while attempting to cross til,
Susquehanna on tue ice. The bod,
was recovered.
An explosion at the nitro
glycerine works. five miles from Pa,
tersou. New Jersey, occurred, OF
Saturday, killing Ave men. House,
at Patterson were shaken as il b,
an earthquake.
.... FIX Congressman OSen Jones
Of Pennsylvania, left his home a
Wynnewood on Christmas evening
to visit neighbor. lie was found
by the roadside frozen to death, be-
fore midnight.
... Samuel Brown, sportsman
Of Berks county. has killed daring
the hunting season now closed. 81:
partridges, besides large number
Of rabbits, squirrels wooicock
pheasant and other game.
-. Cara. in North Brazil, reports
that tho death in the capital from
small pox number 600 daily. TIL,
distress in the interior Of tho pro,
vince is appalling The people ar.
devouring carrion and corpses.
Stsphen ID Richards u,b,