The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-04-08

Troops are in the field against the
hostile Apaches, but the war will be
a prolonged one.
Near Cairo, Ills, three roustabouts
were thrown from steamer aud
killed BY it's paddle wheel.
Homer Wei ington, OF Cambridge,
Mass, has been arrested for forg cry
and numbering his son.
A man at Greensburg, Pa. quar-
relied with saloon keeper for
drink aud was killed by the latter.
Franklin and Oil City are bidding
for tho next fair Of the Venapgo
County Agricultural Society.
The utmost quiet prevails in
Clearfield county, Notwithstanding
that there is u strike OF coal miners.
The death Of her mother, at the
age of niuety-one, leaves Florence
Nightingale an orphan.
The miners and laborers con-
ventiou at Pottsville have issued a
call for for the reorganization o. the
old union.
The strike at Harmony mills,
Cohoes, n. Y. has become general
Five thousand workmen are on tho
streets.
4 great sensation has been Great,
ed in Mexico on account of tho bitter
denunciation of its government aud
people by Spanish newspaper.
The Butler county murderer, Le
Fevre, convicted N the second de-
gree. is 65 years old, and seems per-
fectly indifferent.
The Commissioners OF Cambria
county have consulted architects in
reference to building new court
house in that county.
Ann Carr, a young Irish girl who
came to Scranton six months ago
from Ireland, has become hopeless.
ly insane from home sickness.
Willie Clifton, Of E,ston, fell over
an embankment, q distance Of 80
feet, anl escaped with no greater
injury than a broken wrist.
The Culpepper (va) Times NOM
mates John w. Gtrrett of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad. for Pees
ident Of the United States.
Mr.. James Pippin has very pro-
perly been chosen vice president of
n fruit grower q protective associa-
ton Of Ridgely, Maryland.
Sunset Cox tells the Independent
that when good little Sunday
school boy "a long time ago. he
learned by heart aud recited all of
st. Pauls Epistle to the Romans
DR.. Doane, of Williamsport, iu-
forms tho GaE3tte ant Bulletin that
General Washington died Of diph,
theria.a and that ho has the documents
to provo il.
Rev. Geo. L. Gin, the retiring
rector Of tho First Presbyterian
Church at Wlllismsport, has been
presented with purse Of $500 in
gold by the members.
Recent developments seem to
leave very little ground for any
other opinion than that the Rev. @
II. Coon, of Reading, has been made
the victim of blackmailing.
The report of tue Indian Investi-
eating committee states that Cons
missioner Hayt was not guilty Of
corruption in the administration of
his Office, whatever else he may
have done.
Carbon county Instructed for Tild
en-, but Judge Brodhead says that
when hs gets to the Convention he
will bs governed by circumstances
which means that he will not bs a
very strong Tllisn man hardly
strong enough.
Robinson, Ra & Co, m, chinists
Of Pittsburg, have broug ht suit a.
gainst the Pittsburg and Lake Erie
Railroad for $4,000 damages sus-
tained by defendants running tracks
through the yards Of the plaintiffs.
The murder of old farmer Miller
at Jersey Shore. Lycoming county,
on Thursday night, as told by his
wife aud her paramour, George
Smith in their confessions. was a
deed Of shocking brutalty. A negro
named Brown has been arrested for
completely in the murder.
Mr.. Hutchins IN. ~, member Of
Congress, wants to suppress the
New York Eoening Post for pub-
fishing an article rejecting on the
House for its oowardios 10 not
directing the Ways and Means COM
mittee 70 report back tho several
tariff bi!lA