The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-01
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
CLEANED FROM ALI. SOURCES.
The Main Facts Related without Un.
necessary Words.


City, Utah, is taking shape. Tie plan is to
erect wooden frame and then bring In salt
from tho lake 10 10 mde into a saturated
soutionin tank near the building, aud then
spray this solution all over it, inside and
out
The three negroes who were to have been
hanged at Araielphia, Arkansas, have been
granted respite until the Supreme Court
shall have hal an opportunity TO review the
case. The men Were convicted of numbering
Joe Horton, colored, a boarding housek ,eper.
j. a. Swan, formerly treasurer of Knox
county. Tennessee, was found $2j, 900 short in
his accounts when somebody els, came to
settle with his successor AT the time, Mr..
Swan was Somewhere in tn, West"
Queen Natalie has appealed to tho Patrl-
arch at Constantinople against tho decree OF
the Metropolitan who dissolved her marriage
with King Milan of Servia Divorces are
not encouraged at Coustantinople.
From April / TO date the foreign shipments
of wheat from India have aggregate q, &c.,
900 bushels, against 81 ,72J, 900 bushels for the
same time last year
gust show n gain Of "a per cent. over the
same month OF 1857 AMI Of ISIS per cent. and
-. = per cent over 1886 and 1885 resp ctively.
For eight months ending August3l tho gain
is ircr cent over lSsT, l4,9 over 1857, l49
over lssG and 2Lj per cent. over 1855.
At Thomps5ny.lc, a sm,l village in Iii.
nois, Warren Jordan and John Williams be.
90 al ytI iu IL
cards and Jordan drew revolver aud shot
his adversary, killing him instantly.
The Chicago DrorcrS journal publishes re-
ports from the c rn and stock regions of Iii,
nois, showing that hogs are scarce that as a
whole they are healthy;th very little cor,
n yet has been gatherel except for feeding
purposcs aud that there is some soft corn. be.
ing tue result Of late Wanting an the cary
fro'ts Allthroggh the reports the idea crops
out That while ths y,'ld of corn is n good ono
many cXpr,s, themselves aS somewhat dis,p-
pointed as to the mngnitud' of the Yield
hose who expected jOto 20 bushels are only
getting 40 to 80
Police ln,pector Mountain, of Boston, ar-
rested for completely in an attempt to swinde
the Old Colony Railway by disposing of its
tick Its, aud released on tail, has disappeared
and is supposed 10 have committei suicide.
Not including those from Canldl and Mex
leo, the emgrants who arrived in this country
during the nine months ending with Septtm.
Der numbered i}2, sO2, being 81 ,52) more than
during the corresponding period in 1857.
At Nashville, Tenn, Judge jackson, Of the
dir b,y
Mrs. Sarah Il. Green TO pay "A fine of $1,000
:or obtaining accrued pensions. amou ting
20 81, $50 from the United States Govern,
hent by making false affidavit that her
husband, Henry f. Green, was deal. John
81 I. Rails, who was indicted with Mrs
Green, was sentenced TO pay fine Of 81, 800 or
'erve term of two years in the pcnltentiary
1 Columbus o.
Gusnve Fals, a native Of Sweden was ar.
rested in Chicago. and confe .sed that he
swindlel the Guarin,y Association of Stock.
holm, Sweden, out of large sum of money
by negotiating forgei mortgages. IIo says
an org nizsI gang Of mortgage forgers and
confidence operators exist in StOckholm He
will bc eX rlditei
Farther plrti 'ul ,rs Of tha wa in Samoa
state that Tamtsc's forces were completely
rout d, and that Milieioa is in possession Of
the entire territory, with the exception of a
few small towns. Tue property of an Amer
ican citi1,l has b el inva led by some Of
Taml-e's people, ani his life threatened. The
American flag which was in his possession
has been cut to isces.
The Penl and Rio Grandn stage was robbed
near Pcna, Texas, Saturday, ~ one boli,
bad man. Among the passengers were TWO
United States Army officers.
Alta banquet in Paris, Saturday night,
General Bouanger deridcl the Government
Revsou bill nni declared it an insult and a
defiance to public opinion.
The Berkshire Wooden Company, Of Great
Darlington, Mass, failed Sturdy. Re-
sources and liabilities unknown. Three hun
dred persons are thrown out of employment,
At Woodland Mill, O'Brien county Tenn,
Henry Jones, negro was lynched by "A mob
Of white citizens. Jones hal murdered a
white man in coll blood.
j. A. Swan, ex-Trga eurer OF Knoxville,
Tenn, cIarged with shortage Of 50 .UOJ in
MS nee Iuuls, mas l'Il ~, LOUIS Tor nom" 70
set himself right, lie says the charges are
unfJuHd-l,
The outlook for English coil miners get
ting the 10 per cont "A alyanca Ia wages Is *
cceut. The Yorkshire moa are the only
ones now out, about 21.O0J in number, tho
colIiory owners in other sections having gen.
orally conctd "a tao iyance.
During aqInrral in tho yarl Of tho A'ch-
ison road, Il, 1T. Worth, Tex, Brakeman
James Bra ~ kilel Engineer Patrick Corco-
ran with "A hatchet AMI attacked Fireman L.
&. Gregg, fatally injurlns him. Brady
escaped,
Mis-, Mamie Gordon, of Powhattan c. H.,
Va, who was 10 have been married last
wednesday, disippaare shortly before the
time set for the ceremony. The Appomlttox
river was dragged aud her body found. No
reason is assigned.
1t Is said n reward Of $4,000 has boen
Offered for the arrest OF AxwOrthy, Cleye-
lands defaulting treasurer, by his bonnds.
men. IL IL now known Tn AZ he got SitD ODD