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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
THE FLOODED CITY.
Johnstown Merchants DisheartenS
by Their Losses.

II
The Borough OF Johustown and the 81,
rounding towns are now under militia
rule.
Wednesday morning Gen. Hastings to J
charge and soldiers were placed on guap
duty at all the commisary stations a
morgu $. Il,
The officials OF the Cambria Iron and ST
Company state that they will be mskidl
steel rails inside Of 80 days Already the ms
chine shops are running and 1000 men ar
employed at getting the works in runnin
order.
For the first tune since the cnlan,ay III
people are commencing 10 talk oftheir finn .
cial losses, and this seems to worry them Z
much as anything else. To -
that vast number
the former merchants are disheartened Is III
putting il mildly. On all sides they can
heard exclaiming: at is no use. We W
nev,r recover from this. We have lost ever
thing" q,
In fact the residents are just beginning .
fully realize the terrible ordeal they ha 4
kept them up, but as it is now dying out, tn
are becoming conscious Of the situation.
Wholesale mer chants are trying TO CON
fort them, and are offering all the old mel
chants some handsome inducements TO star
up again. A circular has been received b
these men from several Pittsburgh firms o.
fering them all the credit they want
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
LIVE STOCK.
Movements and Prices at the .e"'
tral Drove Yards, East
Liberty.

CATTLE. Il
The supply OF cattle has been liberaI NV
mostly common, and the mIrket liteeS eA'
cept for good grades, which sold at abon, lin
weeks prices; IL was almost imposslb'e ". /.
sell common. several loads left unsod. w
give the following as ruling prices; fTISS Ss
1900, TO 1900 lbs 81 25 to 4 40; good - !.
b. |. 400 l,s .S4 10 10 25: rou IN fat, l,l9
1870 los. IS 90 to 8 90; geo butcher graa',,,
soO to 1, 100 LIS. So 81 TO %; common
fair, 800 TO 1909 lbs, t3 25 TO so; bulls S s"S
fat cows dull at 81 90 10 8 90; fresh cows Wv aua
springers very dull at ssO 10 TO S5 % per ns'N
HOGS. ,A
The receipts Of hogs nave been hgnt IN.
the market active at 10 TO l5c par cwt' N.Y. ~,
er, choice light selling highest; prosPsc. inv
for next week. Sales ma 10 at ioHonS'
prices; Philadelphias, 81 81 TO 1 55; fork''''
"a 55 70 4 co; roughs, 81 20 10 4
The receipts of sheep this week have ~. ~
fair and market active at about last w9,s nsi,
prices. We quote as follows: Prim.e, m.e,SISs VS,
and Indiana wethers, weighin ITO 20 iyiOu, ~ %
"a 80 70 4 90; good, % to 100 It's, % 20 a
4 25; fair to good, mixed, 81 20 % lo.
10 A; common ID fair, 20 to 81 lbs s3 looTy,
prime yearlings, IS 10 % los, 81 59 20 ,,n. I
good yesr!ings, IS TO 80 los. 81 10 ooi SISI SI.
mon to fair so 10 % lbs, So - 10 ,"
veal calves, sll0 to I'D los 81 20 to y"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
FLOOD NOTES.

The ho ID Travelled at almost railroad speed
-abouI minutes TO the mile. IL passed the
telegraph tower below Mineral Point about
b:s0 an struck 10 n,town about 4:05, thus
making tie run OF m los N abou, 25 mins
utes.
Ia many instances large trees struck
houses end foremost and shot clear through
them like q cannon ball. Many houses were
found transfTed by huge logs or whole
irees after tue subsistence OF the food which
had failed TO pass entirely through the house
aud remained sticking in it like ponderous
arrows.
One Of the Ia comprehensive freaks of the
hood was the sparing OF tho row of frame
dwelling houses that hang over the bank Of
the Stonycreek on Stonycreek street. To
Tho casual observer they would seem TO be
doomed In SUCH freshet, and yet only one
pf them was moved from It's fouuda ton.
Substantial brick rows went down Ia the
aood; these frail frame structures stand.
Washington city has contributed $5o 900
Tor the relief OF Il o sufferers at Johnstown.
President Harrison's personal subscription
was a check for $500.
The Lord Mayor, OF Dublin, has remitted
another check for 81 ,OOJ for tho benefit of
Johnstown.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
IMPROVEMENT ,LLARoUND.
Iron, Steel. and Wool Show Up the
Bes..

r. 6. Dun & Co.'S weekly review OF trade
nys: The better feeling which was observed
aweek ago in the iron aud steel and the
woolen industries still continues and improve
ment is now felt in prices as well rs in mag
nitude Of transactions. Meanwhile exports
Of merchandise increase, aud nevertheless
gold goes abroad in large amounts, about 81,
500, 600 having been order oil. The news as To
railro al properties is more favorable. The
general average Of prices hasagain advanced
little.
Reports indicate imrrovment in trade az
Cleve land and Pittsburgh, and in the wool
and groceries Il ales at Philadelphia. Col.
lectio as show no imTroyment Oh the whole.
Especial activity in leather has resulted from
the foods in regions where many tann ries
are loc ited and crop leather has advanced
fully conts since June /. The glass trade
of Pittsburgh is fair For anthracite coal
th,re is better demand, with re Iuccd out
put.
The sales Of Southern iron continue large.
and prices Of pig at Pittsburg are rather
lower, but the Thomas Iron Company has
advanced lis quotations to Sl7 for No. l..
Better prices are realized for structural and
plate iron, and tenth Of n cent better for
lar iron, while the larg r. demand for steel
rails las 50 stiironed the price that SIS isnow
quot cd. Part of the demand resulting fro II
the necessity of rebuilding works, bidgc
aud roadsdesti Dyed 10y II % is tut temporary,
and yet the cor sumption ohcrw s, must be
on "A scale hardly ever surpassed, sincs prices
stiffen with raw iron ming into market at
the rate Of more than 100000 tons yearly.
Breadstuffs are stronger. Less favorable
or, y reports are the rretext; probably ex-
cossive speculative sales tho cause. Cofres
has recoded quarter. Pork products and
hogs are lower, but oil has advanced lHc.
The rise In raw sugar CONTINUES, 4lc per l01
pounds for the week, and refined has been
marked up 10 9j[c for granulated. No dis
turbaneo results 10 the money market here
from the heavy exports Of gold in part be-
cause during the past week the Treasury
paid out $500 90 more than it has taken
in.
The business failures number 80 as com,
pared with = total OF 22j last week and els
the week previous. For the corresponding
week last vssr the flGur,s were 232.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20

The following is the frs: complete list Of
passengers lost from the Day Express, on the
Pennsylvania road, at East CJnemau sh, on
the day Of the food:
Miss Long, OF Curwensville, Pa. Her BODY
recovered. She had three children in her
charge, but they have not been founi.
Cyrus Schenck, OF Reading, Pa.
Miss j. b. Rainey, OF Kalm,zo : Mich.
Miss Paulson, OF Pittsburgh.
Miss Bryan, OF Philadelphia.
Mr.. X IS, a cripple: residence unknown.
Mr.. Ewing, o; Legonier; DO ly not found.
Manager of the NJ ,ns6eld Base Ball Club;
name unknown. Boiy not found
K Lyon, of New York; body not found.
+. Philips, colorel porter on the Pullman
car, residencs Thirty eighth street, Phila-
tlelphi.
st Wsielly, of Newark, N. j., body not
20 ind.
Mrs. J. +. King, resi- leuc Now York; bo ly
recovered aud buried.
Mrs Laura King, resi- lence unknswn;
body NIT recovered.
Anna Bates, companion OF Mrs Kn;s
body not recovered.
MS Swinforj, Of New Berlin, O., age 40
years; weight about $50 pounds; body not res
covered.
Mrs. Edward Swinforl, Of st. L,u's, des-
tination Middeboro, Pa. body no; founi.
Mrs. Mccoy; boiy recovered and buried.
Two boys, sons Of Mrs Mccoy; tolies
not recovered.
Mira II. X Smith and chill three years of
age; bodies not recovered.
1t will be seen by the above list that at least
2lpersons were lost, yet the railroad company
claimed that only seven people were lost
from the train. This list was received by
Lieut.. Rogers, who has charge OF tbs Bsreau
Of Information, and is c)rress
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
Latest News Of Stanley.

A Zanzt ar dispatch says: Letters recslr
cd here from Ujiji, dated March 10, says that
Stanley met 1ippoo Tib and sent nuDOd
OF sick followers back with him by wayoiias
Congo. Stanley intended coming to tho
east coast with Emin. Pasha. TpPoo I'D
would arrive at Zanzibar in July. Threed
Captain Wissmann's ste e'mers are reported 70
have been lost in the Bsnadir cost. GermAa
hen-of-war have gone in search o, the miss
Ing vessels.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
VIOLENT STORM.
n Dcstructi'e Gale Followed b
Thunder and Hail.

The most terrific storm ever experienceiin
Berkeley county, w. Va, passed over ih'
southwestern portion Sunday evening, A
Obstructive gale was folowo by dsasnr
thunderstorm, and then in turn by hsS
storm, which did great damage, Seysn
houses were badly damag d. Hail-stoDe
twice as III as hens eggs fell. In some psNs
hail lay on the grounI thre, inches dep
Crops, trees, etc, are ruined, but OWN, %
the lateness Of the hour full details clnnJth
had. No loss Of life is reported.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
BRICE GETS THERE.
The New Chairman OF tho Demo
cratic National Committee.

At noon Monday the Democratic National
Committee was called TO order for the fl st
time since the death OF Mr. Barnum. The
business before the committee was to take
action upon the death of William IL. Barnum,
Its late chairman, aud the election of his sues
sessor. Calvin S. Br,c,, of Ohio, wal elec-
led Chairman Of the Natio al Committee.
Other Important business transacted was
the seating Of two new members OF the Mas
loual Committee. one from Connecticut in
place OF Mr.. Birnum, the other from South
Carolina in place Of Col, Dawson, and the
Election Of u member of the Executive Com
mittee in place OF the latter.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
SIN KILLED OUTRIGHT.
A Battle Between " hitea and Bla cts
In Texas

At Given's store. Is miles southeast OF
Austin, Texas, co'ored constable named
Wilson undertook TO arrest white man
whom he charged with horse theft. The
man rested aud a general fight ensuei be.
tween him aud his friends and the constable
and his friends. Six>shooters were used free
Iy and four white men and two negroes wer,
allied outright, while at least dozn others
were wounded, somo probably fatally, Dep
u,y Sheriff johnson AMI posse left Austin foi
the scene of the conflict.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
A CHINESE DISASTER
A city Practically Destroyed by Fire.
aud len Tho Isand Lives Lost.

The steamer City OF Pekin arrived from
Hong Kong, via Yokohama. with Chinese and
japanese advices.
The Shanghai Courier OF Msy 10 contains
news which the pI Iper received from a CORE =
spondent at Chung King to the effect that
Lu Chow, city Of some Importance in up-
per Pangtsze, was reported as being nearly
destroyed 10y fir, a m onth previous. Seven
out OF the Ell ;ht gates OF the city are said to
have been destroyed aud tho loss of life, by
BEN; burned and trampled to death, is esti-
mated at 1000.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
Griunell's Hard Luck,

Forty Of the principal business houses In
srinnell, low, were burned, besides man,
mailer structures. The loss is $500, 0)O, and
insurance $4,000. Grinnell was devastated
,y a cyclone seven years ago About 7s
houses blown down and 40 people killed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
TWO Observation-Disclosures.
Investigations oftne United Statos
Grand juicy In Tennessee.

beer' investigating the manner in which elec>
ii ms in tho Tenth Congressional district
of Toun., have been conducted during the
past four years, submitted its report
TO the court. Indictments wero
returned against nearly all the
judges and clerks. some 20o in number, OF the
last election in this congressional district.
The particular oifenses for which most of tho
men are indicted are for not returning tho
poll list and count to the clerk of the county
court, as th' law requires, The ba'ance OF
them are indicted for taking election books
away from the polling places TO coadact the
count
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
BEAVER'S AIDS.
len Men Who Wii Compose th
Flood Commission.

Governor Beaver has appointed the follow
ng commission, which, in conjunction viii
himself, will have charge of the Distribute
II the funds for the a1od suffers. They &c
is follows:
Eiwin II, Filter, of Philadelphia.
Thomes Dolan, OF Philadelphia.
John Y. Huber, OF Philadelphia.
Robert c. Ogden, OF Philadelphia
Francis b. Reeves of Philadelphia
James b, Scott, of Pittsburgh.
Reuben Miller, of Pittsburgh.
S. S. Marvin, of Pittsburgh.
John Fulton, of Johnstown.
II. II. Cummin, of Williamsport.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
Brothers Drowned In the CaIums.

George and Charles Sherwoo |, aged rs
pectvely IA and IL years, sons OF condc-
Ior ON the Northwestern Railway, wre
drowned in the Calumet river near Chicao.
lhe accident occurred near the Panhaile
bridge, Kensngton. The boys were batting
and the younger one got beyond his deth
His bro her went to the rescue, but both ere
drowned. The bodies were recovered.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
AT JOHNSTowN.
TOWNS RISING OUT OF DEBRIS.
The Progress of A rairs In the Ruined
Valley.

The torch was applied 10 The mass at the
s'ons ridge and Thursday 10 is burning furi-
ously. An informal consultation was held
between the contractors and General Hast
justafter the merchants meeting, and short
time afterwards the chris was n ed The sight
is grand one but IL IL also sad one, as IL
constitutes the funeral Jyre OF hundreds Of
victims Of a torrent which spared neither age
or infancy. In the smoke of the fire sscends
also the smoke ofthe victims whose ashes no
friend will havethe melancholy consolation
OF placing In incinerary urns.
The loss Of life Is being gradually graded
down. Commencing at 500 IN the Pittsburgh
papers OF Saturday June I, which was then
esteemed hi2h fgure, 1t ba, gra aiually rs.
cended 10 II 800. The most conservative nni
careful estimate a later day fixed IL from
5000 to 10000 The calculations now are
that IL will fall below 5000 The general
impression is that incluied in thi, number
will be loo or 200 unidentified sad uu-
known pcrois. The floating population of
Johnstown made this c,ss ry large.
The Cambria Iron and Steel Compiny viii
commence the erection OF about 4OO tempor~
ary houss for their workmsn as soon as
lumber can be secured. The company owns
ed about coo houses, aud 30 of thess were
swept away. A number OF the workmen
owned houses OF their own, aud Of these 100
are gone.
Seven thousand men are nt work repairing
the damage done ON the Middle Divisoa Of
the Pennsylvania Railway, where eight
bridges and "a miles of rosdbol were swept
away, travel each way ending at Huntington
and lewistown. The lossby tn fl Oh in the
Juniat, Valley is estimate at $1,000, goo.
Brddstr ets'estimstes the loss by f,od in
Pennsylvania, New York, virg mia aud
Maryland at s49 500, ,OO), three>fourths being
ia Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-30

note that young women at Washington
seem to have no time, no thought, nor re-
speet for aught but the frothiest diversions.
Their accomplishments are classed accord
ing to the standard of the Anglomaniac. In
their eyes it is more important to step in
and out of carriage gracefully than to be
good; more desirable to rattle of the latest
English slang than to discuss reasonable
matters with understanding.
For instance, we are gravely informed by
a Washington correspondent that the daugh-
ter of certain Cabinet officer is obtaining
a great reputation for wit and smartness,
and mainly it appears on the ground that
she has naive way of saying Don't you
know" that is the envy of all the other
Washington bellies. She acquired it in
England during her visit last year, and
uses it frequently in her speech. The he-object
of her life was obtained when she had
learned to say ''Don't you know" naively!
This girls mother probably never heard of
:Don't you know" in her young days, and
had some holier and higher aspirations than
to attain the consummate quality of naive
ness.
Why do not the mothers of these foolish
young Washington women check them in
their silly canter along the Rotten Bow of
Washington's anomalous aristocracy? If
the girls had been taken in time, q few ap-
plications of the maternal slipper might
have returned them to the ranks of respected
and selfrespecting womanhood.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-30
HARR1ED INTO REFORM.

We are interested, and not altogether dis
satisfied to learn from statements in the
Chicago Neaos that Senator Wolcott, the
new Senator from Colorado, is very much
disguised with the functions allotted to a
United States Senator by the rules of prac-
teal politics. The Senator went to Wash
ington under the impression that he would
be called upon to exercise his highest abill-
ties in the consideration and discussion of
legislation and governmental policy. But
a short experience has revealed to him that
he is expected to dance attendance on the
departments and pull wires with the Execu-
tive in order to satisfy the demands of the
Office seekers who claim the right to his
time, which he thinks belongs to the nation.
This is the sort of thing against which Sen
ator Wolcott is on the point of rebellion.
1t will be seen that Senator Wolcott's
complaint is the complement, as it were, of
that which was put forth by our own Mat
thew Stanley, a few weeks ago, before
he gave voice to his personal injuries.
Quay objected to the eeaseless impor-
tunities of the Office seekers who
lombard his doors before breakfast and keep
it up till midnight; Wolcott rebels at the
errands which he has to run for the Office
seekers when he ought to be pondering af-
fairs of State. We have not understood
that Quay is particularly impressed by the
Importance or beauty of Senatorial oratory
in debating legislation; and Wolcott has
shown no sign of discovering his great
est dissatisfaction when other fellows are
more successful in getting their fists into
the grab-bsg. These are points of diver
gence; but the point of unison is that the
pressure of ofice-holders on them is demor-
alizing and disgusting.
When we get such views as these from
Senators Quay and Wolcott what may we
not expect in the way of reinforcements to
the reform ranks? If anything could be
taken for granted from the recent elections
of this team of party leaders, it would be
that they are guaranteed sound in limb and
wind of RepubIicanism and free from any
taint of mugwumpery. If eight weeks of
the spoils business has disgusted them with
the operations of machine politics, we do
not see why the whole Senate should not
presently be turned into reformers-with
the exception of Ingalls,, who is incorrgible.
We shall await with pleasure the emula-
tion between Senators Wolcott and Quay at
the next session, as to which of them shall
be foremost in the presentation of measures
for relieving Senators from the pressure of
spoils-hunters.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-30
FLAGS AND PATRIOTISM.

The Pennsylvania militia seem bound to
cover themselves with fame, if not glory, on
their military trips to cities outside the
State. Their feat in suppressing some
Extensively anglomaniac displays of the
British flag yesterday is the achievement OF
their Centennial campaign.
In one case the display of the Union Jack
above the Stars and Stripes appears to have
been a mere inadvertenee in decoration; and
it was promptly corrected when attention
was called to it. In the other case it seems
to have been an example of persistently
rabid foreign allegiance. Such q display of
defiance was peculiarly silly on such an
occasion. 1t was calculated to provoke a
mob; but we must respectfully urge upon
our citizen soldiery that it is not their busi-
ness to furnish the mobs.
five are not mistaken the State militia
is organized and supported for the purpose
of maintaining a force that will in time OF
need protect the laws and liberties of the
people of the nation that was founded
hundred years ago, against foreign or do
mestic foes. One of the most indisputable
liberties guaranteed by the Constitution
which we are celebrating is that mans
house is inviolable except to properly au-
thorized officers of the law. Would it not
have been better way to celebrate the
event If our soldiers had, after politely call
ing attention to the error, omitted to charge
on the private domicile of the bloody
Britisher, and respected his legal right to
make an arrant and Extensively partisan
donkey of himself?
The provocation to disorder was, of course,
q good deal greater than the disorder actu-
ally INDUCED in. If some other crowd had
torn down the unduly displayed foreign
flag we should perceive no necessity OF vast
ing words over it. But while there is
ground for sympathy with the act, we think
that the discipline of the Pennsylvania sol
dIers should make them careful to respect
the law, especially while on foreign and
pacific campaigns.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-30
DIsREGARDIKG THE EXPERTS.

The falling wall epidemic struck Altoona
yesterday. The loss of life by the falling Of
q wall of the theater building there was not
very heavy, one young man being the only
victim; but the event is enough to emphasize
the lesson that the utmost safety is required
for all structures. 1t is one of the significant
features of this casualty that, like the build
ing in this city which cost score of lives, it
was Endorsed by the experts as perfectly safe
After such an Endorsement it was extremely
unreasonable for the wall to tumble into
ruins; but the perverse and insensate bricks
and mortar appear to be developing the
quality of disregarding expert opinion, and
obeying. in preference, the law of gravita-
fion
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-30
PENNSYLVANIA PRODUCTS.

A MEADvILLE widow whose husband died II
years ago has received So conscience money
anonymously from Cleveland. IS Of the sum be-
ing interest.
AT West Chester Judge Waddell affirmed
the will of Ella E. Sharpless, written on a scrap
of paper, which bequeathed $4,000 to her
guardian. DR.. H. Fronefeld.
A WARREN COUNTY man has q large New
foundland dog that he would like to sell at
cheap figure, as it costs a great deal to feed
him. He eats nothing but sponge cake.
BILL BRYCE, of Tioga county. has white
cat 10 years old. She is good mouser. but very
particular about what she eats. Before eating
a mouse she removes the skin as carefully as
the most skilled hunter could do it.
SAM SMITH, of Wyoming. saw queer ami
NAL up tree. He fred II shots and aE last
succeeded in bringing it down. 1t was 20
pound black woodchuck. Sam says this is tine
first woodchuck he has ever seen in a tree.
A MAN out in Center county has what his
neighbors call telescope eyes," He can dis
tinguish eolors, recognize friends and see very
distinctly at great distances. He told the time
recently by town clock which was two miles
distant.
HIRAM RICH, of Northampton county, was
closing the door of his granary when he noticed
that something prevented it from shutting
tightly. On examination he found large
blacksnake firmly wedged between the door
and the jamb. The snake was dead.
GEORGE RoDGERs, Of Butler county, has q
dog of more than usual sagacity. The other
day after milking. Mr.. Rodgers, being called
away to some other work. neglected to put the
milk under cover. A severe storm arose, and
the dog, who was near, seeing that the milk
was in danger Of being spoiled by the rain,
drank 1t mp. Mr.. Rodgers, however did not
appreciate the sagacity Of the dog, as he gave
him severe beating.