The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-08-02
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

A fight between the McCoys and detectives
took place in Pike county. near the West
Virginia line, few days ago. John Dotson,
of the Mccoy party, was killei. 1t was also
state that fourteen were wounded, but tho
names are not given. The detectives were
unhurt.
The Minnesota State Prohibition Conven>
ii i1n nominated the following ticket; Govers
nor, Hugh Harrison; Secretary OF State, Pc.
ter Thompson; Treasurer, John IL Allan.
No nomination was made for Lieut.. Gov.
The Engineers Brotherhood has issued au-
other appeal TO to the American people, urg-
ing all workingmcn TO shun Burlington. 1t
reminds the public that the strike is not of,
and that the road is losing ali the tins. The
appeal concludes: Our boys are all opposed
TO any boycott being sprung against the o.
road. They believe that IL he str kers employ
only moderate measures the company will
soon 'be glad to them back on moderat,
terms. The best men on the % road are Ia
Illinois. Other lines OF the system, where the
inferior men are working, suffer 50 many nc
cdents that the company will not much
longer endure their expensive Ignorance,
The 9Ooth anniversary of the Introduction
of Christianity into Russia wa, celebrated at
Kief with great pomp. A number Of bish-
ops and deputations from Asiatic aud Euro
pean Russia were present. The leading &C.
clesiastics Of the Greek Church were also in
attendance Gen. Ignatieir, as President OF
the Slav Society, took u p. ointment part in
the proc sedings.
The postage rate on seels and plants has
been reduced from one cent per ounce to one
cent per two ounces. The former rate dis
criminated against American seedsmen and
I'm favor of Canadian, as ths postal regula.
tions permitted seeds to be mailed in Canada
and forwarded to any part OF the United
States for one cent per ounce Tho new rate
prevents such undue competition.
The banks OF the Skeena river, British
Columbia, are reported by people who have
escaped from Hazleton, to be lined with In
dans, armed with Winchester rifles, await-
ing the appearance Of the force sent out tc
quell tke uprising at Skeena Forks. The
Indians have threatened to massacre all the
white settlers at Hazleton.
The discovery Of rich quarts mine sis
miles from the mouth Of Ruby creek, and 50
miles from the town Of Palouse, W. T., has
caused much excitement in that neighbor,
hood.
A theft stole an entire wagon load Of brick
at Indiana a day or two ago.
Two men were badly burne by ar explo-
sion ut the Sharpsyillc furnace last Saturday
night
The barn of Solom'n Keistsr, near Scott
dale, was burned Loss, 5000.
BY the explosion of lamp Oliver Spang
ler's boarding house, Johustown, was destroy
ed by fire, entiiling loss OF 1900.
The twenty-third annual reunion Of the
One Hundredth Regiment, p. V. (Round-
heads, will be held at New Wilmington on
August 20.
The extensive sawmill of Williams & Forse-
man, of Williamsport, was destroyed by fire.
Los, JO,OO0; Insurance, $4,000.
John Wingrove, a miner, employed at
John Etting's private coal mine, Bullskin
ownship, Fayette county, hal one leg cut of
10y fall of slate.
AT Thompsonville KY, q boy named
Hamilton shot and instantly killed two COM
psnions, aged IA and IL years respectively.
The boys were playing Indian fighters and
Hamilton was swapping gun, not knowing II
to loado !, when it was ID schirged with
the above results.
Tho daughter of Liverpool, England,
merchant, and heiress to 500 900, Miss Lucy
Rostron, eloped last Thursday with stable
groom nam Vi Aspln, who is married aud tn I
father OF five children. Her father and broth
er overlook the runaway couple us they were
about to embark for America
Four railroaders of the Ohio & Mississippi
roal were poisoned at West Cairo, Illinois, by
some drug being accidentally put in their
coffee 1t Is feared their lives cannot be
saved.
Samuel Haynes, who is serving life sen
tence for murder in the Massachusetts Peni-
tentiary is said to be the murderer of w. b.
Elliott, citizen ef Glenburn, Maine, on
February 5, 1879.
The Canadian cabinet is considering the
question of allowing citizens of the United
States to use the Welland and other Canadian
canals on terms Of equality with citizens OF
the Dominion.
BARLEY Campbell, the dramatist, who has
for some time been confine in an asylum FOR
tba insana died of uaupral narasis