The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-08
GENERAL JOTTINGS.
HOME AND FoRE1aN.

On Tuesday at Warrington, w. Va.
Louis Grim, a farmer of co years of age, blew
his head off while attempting to blow down
the barrel of his rife.
Considerable excitement has been created
in oil circles by the striking of fifty-barrel
well on the Winner farm, one mile east Of
the village of Sandy Lake. This well is a
wildcat venture and will open up great
amount of territory that has hitherto been
, considered WORTHLESS for oil purposes. 1t is
thought that this well is on what is known
as the Raymiton belt. Operators are flock
ing to the new well and are offering big
bonuses for leases in that vicinity.
A couple have been arrested at Meadville
for swindling through the mails. Their plan
was to decoy Western lovers into marriage
engagement and secure gifts of jewelry and
money.
Harry Seybold, teller in the Bank of
Wheeling, and George Hennig also an en-
ploye in the institution, have been arrested
charged with embezzling the funds of the
bank. The parties named were taken into
custody very lac and are now in charge of
the sheriff and his deputies. 1he amount of
the shortage is large, reaching at least $780,
wv, and perhaps exceeding that sum.
Two Mexican soldiers, who deserted from
an army post at Ensada, Mexico, were cap
turc,l fifty miles from there. tied to horses,
and compelled to walk rapidly the entire
distance back to Ensada. Both men died
soon after their forced march.
~, -. H., &
citement over the seizure of the sealing
schooner Black Diamond, Expressions are
heard on every hand that unless the vessel is
released, and full indemnity paid by the
United States, the Government must stand
the consequences sf what may follow.
An employe of Kelly & Jones of Green's
burg Pa, was struck by freight train near
that place and fatally hurt.
Robbers broke into the house of John
Pile, living at Stringtown, W. Va. and Sc
cured 81 ,OOD in cash. Mr.. and Mrs. Pile
were assent at the time. There is no clew
to the thieves but parties living in the neigh
borhoOd are suspected.
The people of Baltimore are agitating for
a high license law, rs saloons have multi
piled and degencrated in character. There is
local option law in Maryland under which
several counties now have prohibition.
c. NJ. Hull editor of the Bolivar County
Democrat, and l.. A. Weissinger, editor of
the Bolivar County Rcrier both published
at Rosedaie, Miss, became involved in a per
sonal difficulty in which Hull was killed
4. II. Davis, of Clarksville Mo-, was three
times married to the same woman, his own
temper and two divorces making this possi-
BILE. His record breaking career was cut
short on Tuesday, when, patience ceasing to
be virtue, his three times brother-in-law
killed him.
h-s,g. e srgpSnportance to bee-growers
has just been decided in New York. The
neighbor of farmer keeping bees brought
suit against him for 81 200 damages for an
noyance to family and stock caused by the
bees, and asked for aninjunction restraining
the defendant from any longer keeping bees,
a. they were nuisance. The suit was de-
cided against the bce-grower, the plaintiff
being awarded a permanent injunction. The
bce-keeper appealed from the verdict of the
General Term, which also decided against
HIM. and the case will now be carried TO the
court of last resort.
Treasurer Coleman, Of Warren county,
Ohio, is $4,000 short in his accounts.
The proposed new railroad from Green.
, vile, Pa, to Cleveland, o., seems to be an
assured fact.
Joseph Filburn, an aged farmer of Dayton,
o., was struck by train and killed.
There is much suffering in Lou Chow
China, caused by the late fro which de-
stroyed three.fiths of tie city. 1t is diff
cult for many of the poor people to find
means to sustain life. Fortunately, however,
rice is exceedingly cheap this year.
Heavy rains fell in certain districts of ia
pan last month. At Amag and neighbor-
hood, on the 10th ult., 565 houses were
| either washed away or knocked down and
20 people drowned. AT IIita, on the same
date, 30 houses were washed away and nine
| people drowned.
In the celebration of the completion of
1000 miles of railway in Japan, sumptu-
Gus banquet was given on the 10th ult. One
| hundred and eighteen students were gradu-
ated from the Imperial University of Japan
| last month.
An epidemic of bloody fux has appeared
at Carthage ILL.,, and $50 cases are reported,
mostly all children.
Near Fort Wayne, Ind, Henry Beight,
farmer, was thrown IN front of the knives OF
amoying reaper and mangled so badly that
| he died.
| The immigration during July was 1874
less than in July, lSSS Every month this
year has shown gradual decline in Euro
! pcau arrivals.
Frank Russell, aged 81 was found wan.
dering along the Bowery, New York, crazed
| from the effects of excessive cigarette smok-
ing, He was jailed for medical examna.
| ton.
| Drunkenness in England according 10
statistics, is on the increase. Since 1885 the
number Of convictions for drunkenness have
risen TO 1876, 500. Liverpool leads the cities,
with 1900 convictions.