The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-08-09
LATE NEWS IN BRIEl i.

Cofrode & saylor, Of Pottstown, Pa, VIII
on August i6 reduce the wages Of their so
employees 10 pr cent
Burglars broke into the Atlantic City post-
Office aud secured cash and stamps to the
amount Of $1,000.
c. Alexander, Of Paris, KY, recently sold
from his q, ,0O0-acre farm in Bourbon county
$50 head Of fat cattle to be shipped to En-
gland
James o. johnson, the lifelong friend OK
Henry Clay and executor under his will, died
at Lexington, KY, at the age Of "a.
The combination Of soap manufacturers is'
decl red to te not a trust, as trusts are gem
era ly regarded, but for the purpose OF rem
edying evils of the trade.
Charles Gillen, Of Carbondale, Pa, frac-
tured Joseph Hines skull with hammer for
refusing to treat him. Gillen Is in Jail and
Hines is dying.
Fifty armed men took from the jail at Car
thage, Tenn, ". II. Handy and hung him
TO tree. Handy in September last killed
j. B. Worman, Deputy Sheriff.
Grrgs OF Italian lahorers have been dump
I'd at Toronto, Canada, recently from all
quarters. They arrive penniIess and are ale
most starving The Consul is determined to
punish the dishonest contractors who are
sending these Italians under deusive p om-
ises OF steady and profitable employment.
DIR. Gillespie, of the West Virginia State
Board Of Health, of Tyler county, reports
smallpox at S ringtown, OHIO, opposite Sis
tersville. Tn, town and county for two
miles above and below is patrol!ed to enforce
a quarantine against the infected district No
mails are allowed to leave the town, aud even
Government pc sion examines ae not al
lowed to enter the pace Strinstown is on
the Ouio river.
Hon. Alfred Hand. President Judge OF
Lackawanna county, Pa, has been appoint
ed by Governor Beaver rs tho successor Of
Judge Turnkey ON the Supreme Court ench.
There have been shipped into Montana
within the past fortnight ll7,00J cittle, from
Texas, most Of which will be put upon the
ranges of h stern Montana. Stockmen arc
well satisfied with the prices Montana beef
now rings in Chicago.
A terrible explosion occurred in fireworks
fac ory at Wandsworth, a section of London.
Several women, who were at work In the
building, were killed.
The trouble with the Indians at San Carlos
appears to be more serious than was at first
reported The efforts of the n my are sally
hampered, by failure OF the War Depart
ment TO supply horses for the cavalry.
L., Co
were struck by lightning during Wednesday
nights storm Two children were fatally
injured, two valuable horses killed AM three
passenger trains were unable to proc-ei. st.
Cloud was devastated by cyclone two years
! ago.
The foreigners resident In Peru are great'
ly excited and indignant aver the recent
;ii,h.handed proceeding of the Peruvian
Government in siezing the railroads of that
country, which were built by foreigners with
| capital raised abroad. The Americans are
waiting anxiously to SEQ IL ths United States
will not take some decided step to vindicate
/ the rights Of her citiz,ns which have thus
been violated
Forest fires are raging in o itario and the
| city Vi oJJaWd Is dlIIlpSOs cOinpleUely eHNel>
opel in smoke. st. Joseph, a vil,g, of so
inhabitants, is almost surrounded by fire and
the people are m king aria'g sments to leave,
as it is believed the village is doomed. 9th"
er towns in Ontario are threatened an many
people are already homeless.
John Brown, n rich farmer Of Highland
county, Ohio, was shot aud fatally wounded
| by his brother.in.law, Marion Britton, a
brother Of Representative Britton. The
trag dy is the elimination of family
troubles Britton is in Jail.
At Arnoldsburg, Calhoun county, W. Va,
in row growing out of political contro-
versy William Robertson was stabbed to
death by John Westfal.
At a meeting of the Union and United
Labor parties held in Cincinnati. at which
100 Of the leading spirits Of both parties were
present, a resolution was n iopte and signed
by all present. Whereby the United Labor
party of Ohio coDsolid ,ted with the Nation
nj Union Labor party. The res olution was
offered by the Secretary of the Executive
Committee of the United Labor P5rty.
Q