The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

wealthy and we'll known nveryman, was
found in his buggy coming down Penn ave-
nue., between Twenty-seventh and Twenty |
eighth streets, Pittsburgh, at about 1o:~
o'clock Thursday night A revolver OF very |
large cAlibre, with one chamber empty, was
found on the buggy . at beside the body, and
n large bullet hole was found In the side OF
Mr.. Mitchelrs head. At first sight the case
looked like suicide, but some Of t,e facts In
connection with 1t seem to contraiict this
supposition.
AT the meeting Of the Society Of the Army
Of the Cumb .rland at Chicago, General Rose
Grams was chosen President to succeed th0
la,e General Sheridan.
Casper Radpr. of Clay City, Indiana, was
killed while returning from political meet
ing with three comp inions by attempting to
pass campaign wagon heavily loaded with
young ladies' Their vehicle was overturned
aud Raider was thrown under She wheels,
crushing his head like an egg sholl The
others escaped.
Consider ble alarm Is felt by farmers in
Chester county, Pennsylvania. owing to Tex
rs fever having broken out in the herd OF
cattle belonging 10 Mrs. Sallie Young, near
NJ lrshsllton.
At Wikesbarrc, Pa, In the trial OF Frank
Paleu, for horse stealing, 1t was discovered,
after the jury had gone out, that the prison
er's father was one Of the jurymen. The
jury returned vcrd ct Of not guilty.
Herbert Ross, residing in Wab isha, Minn.,
known as bully aud ruff IN, aud u terror TO
pence ,ble citizens, on Wednesday night was
takea from his house by moO, given So
we're drubbing, and the contents Of barrel
OF tar thrown over him. Ross has disappear.
ed.
The President has received official infor-
nation Of the refusal of the Chinese Govern
ment to ratify the amended treaty.
The heavy rains OF the past week have
caused enormous damage along the Passaic
liver. A break occurred in Morris's Canal,
near Mountain View, and the water dashed
across the country sweeping everything b.
fore it. Great quantities of produce, aud
some cattle were washed away. A long
sire ch OF the Greenwood lake branch of the
Erie was washed away. Many farms are on
tirely under water.
Advices from Stanley Falls state that Prof.
Jameson, the Naturalist AMI Explorer, who
engaged in organizing an expedition for the
relief OF Henry NJ. Stanley, died of African
fever at Bangolas, on the Congo, August II.
Prof. Jameson was attached TO Mai Bar
tlelott's expedition, and had been sent by the
latter to Kasonga, TO collect men and stores,
! a "a return TO Aruwimi,
Thus another Stanley relief expedition is
rendered helpless in the death of Maj. Bar.
tlelott and Prof, Jameson.
The yellow fever has reached Jackson, Miss.
Three cases ciused such stampede Of citi.
xens, that the two pauks in town paid out
$40, 900 one afternoon. after Banking hours, TO
depositors anxious TO leave. 1t requires 5000
n day to meet the requirements created by
the yellow fever. The plague is spreading
rapidly, and bids fair to play sad havoc all
over the South.
Albert Griswold was killed by the cylinder
head Of an engine at Massillon, Ohio, while
leaning over the track to throw ground
switch.
j. b. Chcsney, the manager of the Chic,go
branch Of the cigar manufactory OF Heed
Bros, OF Barnesville, o., has been arrested
for larceny.
Tho selrch for the sunken treasure Of the
ship Braak, said to be at the bottom Of the
ocean, Just outside Of tha Delaware Breakwa-
ter has been abadoned from lack OF funds to
carry IL on.
Grubb, who murdered his weetheart in
Gibson county, Ind, has made a full written
confession of his guilt. Hecl,im' that he was
crn2ed with love, aud that he was maidened
by the girls refusal to marry him.
Eleven cases Of smallpox were discovered
in one house in Buffalo, y. ", Sturdy.
The citizens are considerably excited One
cas' has developed in the fashionable section
of the city.
len colored and seven white persons were
whipped, ace )rding TO law, at the New Cas-
tie. Del., jail Saturday morning. From five
to for lashes were laid, according 10 the
degree of crime.
Tho Etruria, Of the Cunard line, arrived at
New ) ork Saturday, having ma 10 the trip
from Queenstown TO Sandy Hook in six days,
one hour and fifty minutes, the fastest time
on record by five minutes.