The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-03-23

-. John Harvov, an engineer on
the Germantown an Philadelphia
railroad has been running for thirty
years, and never had au accident OF
any kind.
The u ,aliug iron works have
contracted to make 100 miles OF six
inch pipe for the Tiiewater pipe
line company. II is to be made n,
the rate OF three-quarters Of mile
a day.
There has been an appalling
earthquake 10 Costa Rica. by which
thousands Of lives were lost.
....A colony Of Penusylvanisus
is purchasing land and preparing to
settle in Hillsboro county, Florida.
... The hormons and Cinnamon
must go. The anti Poligamy bill
passed the on Tuesday, just as il
came from the Senate. Tho vote
being 1919 yeas, and AZ nays.
E. Both houses OF the Ohio
Legislature adopted resolutions ask.
ing the President to pardon Sergeant
Mason. Similar resolutions were
also passed in various cities through
out the country the past few days.
1t is understood that the Secreta-
ry Of the Treasury will soon direct
the transportation Of Sl7,000,0O0 in
gold from the Mint at Philadelphia
to tho Treasury Department at Wash>
ington, as provision for the expense
Of such transportation is made in the
Immediate Deficiency bill.
Two Illinois girls Of eighteen
and nineteen started early last fall to
make tourjof the West on bcicy
clos. folio 81 cd by a man servant with
bag They have been spending
the winter in Texas aud will soon
start overland for Florida. From
Florida they will come North along
the coast.
1t is said that tho counsel OF
Sergeant Mason will raise the point
that there was fatal error in the
Court-martial proceedings which
will vitiate the whole trial. The er-
ror claimed is that the Court and
Judge Advocate were sworn before
tho prisoner was brought into Court.
..On Saturday. an engine on
the Denver and Rio Graude railroad
became uncomfortable aud ran down
tho heavy grade between Malta and
Leadville at the rate OF aJopt 50
miles an hour, 1t jumped the rack
about so feet from train foil OF
passengers and was dashod to pieces
No ono was hurt, The engineer
and fireman escaped by jumping,
80. A great fan, which has for
some time been in course of con-
struction for clearing the railro,
tunnel in st. Louis OF smoke from
passing trains, is now in successful
operation. 1t is said that "the en-.
tire tunnel can be cleared OF smoke
from the heaviest freight train in
three minutes, and when no trains
are in it the air IL as clear and fresh
as that outside {.
80, The sensational story is wired
from Omaha, Neb, to tho effect that
Brigham Young is not dead, but
that he is concealed, and will in due
time appear to his people and pre-.
tend that Goa has resurrected him
to lead them out of their trou-
bles.
The Jacksonville (Flori da)
Union states that during the month
OF February there were 34,470 boxes
Of oranges shipped from that city.
The oranges will average l60 to the
boz, making a total of 5,5l5,200
oranges. There have been 1873, l26
boxes, containing 2O,65l,32o or.
anges, shipped previously the pre-.
sent season from that city, making a
grand total of 1885 boxes, con-
tanning 26, ,l69,520 oranges.
E. .Goose-growing is among the
new industries introduced into Tex
as. Recently flock of geese, uum,
bering 1900 shipped from Boone
county, No.. arrived at Gainesville,
where q rancho had been prepared
for them. 1t is thought that this
investment will pay.
.... The great Snowman, p. T.
Barnum, has purchased for $4,000
the largest elephant in the world.
from the London Geological Society.