The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-09-26
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.


eral patents to the amount OF 1909 acres.
The railroads got by patents 425,oi6 acres,
and the swamp-land grants amounted to
259, 72i acres. There is less preying upon
Government lands, largely through the
watcbfulness of the Land officers.
The Signal Service Bureau will soon have
in service signals for the purpose Of display.
ing at night.
Advices from Lewes, Del, state that "a
vessels are ashore near there and men OF
every calling are reaping harvest from the
wreckage.
Will Ebbert and Miss Kate wetzel were 10
have been married at Triadelphia, near
Wheeling. w. Va, but Mr. Ebbert failed to
put in an appearance. The parties are
wealthy and a breach of promise suit may
be looked for.
The steamer Florence, en- route from Cars
ton on the Mersey, near Liverpool, to Bel.
fast, foundered. Nine of her crew were
| drowned.
The latest developments place the total
deaths from the great landslide at Quebec
at AZ. Several bodies are still in the debris.
About 200 men aru actively working at the
debris, and 1t is expected that more corpses
will shortly be found. At a meeting of the
city council resolution was adopted voting
the sum of 5000 towards the relief of the
sufferers. A report was read from engineer
Ballairge, showing that he had warned the
Federal government years ago of danger
from the rock at the place where the acci-
dent occurred.
Thomas Green, an express mes enger on
the Newport News and Mississippi Railroad
was arrested in Louisville, charged with
stealing trunk containing $500 worth oil
diamonds.
A panic occurred IN the Baptist church on
Fudge's Creek, Wayne county, W. Vs.'
caused by man named Eplan making An
assault upon the minister. An old lady
was fatally crushed. The minister's friends
nearly killed Eplan afterwards.
Between midnight and daylight enter
prising citizens of West Chester. Pa. erect
ed a beautiful fountain in the public square.
An Injunction had been gotten out against
placing the fountain there, but the citizens
took the matter IN their own hands and sur
prised the town.
Three children Of Mrs. Beacon. aged 10,
and years, respectively, were burned to
death at Pasadena, California, by the de-
struction of their home by fire.
Enoch Fowler. of Washington, bought 300
acres of land at Port Townsend w. T., 10
years ago, for dollar an acre. He did not
think much about his purchase until when
few day ago he was Offered 600 900 for the
land.
jeff Davis is growing very infirm and had
to decline attending the meeting of the Con-
federate Veterans Association, which will
take place in Mississippi October 10.
Caleb Perry, who four years ago murdered
man in Montana and shot two officers who
has since been earning good living in hold
ing up trains and individuals was captured
| in Ogden, Utah, somewhat after the manner
| of the capture of Black Bart, Of the Wiscon-
sin iron region.
The King of Portugal is seriously i'll.
Late varieties of New Jersey peaches have
been ruined by the recent wet weather.
Senator Sherman thinks New York is the
proper place for holding the Worlds Fair in
1892.
Lester Bryant and andrew Vidal, sons oil
prominent farmers were arrested at Ran
dolph, n. Y, for the robbery OF 81, 900 in
greenbacks from the residence of Mrs. Free
man, at Nspois, on Saturday evening. over
$500 were recovered.
Three armed negroes entered construc-
ton car on Florida railroad and demand
Ell Of the men in the car that they play poker
with them. Upon being refused, Sidney
Thomas, one of the railroad men, was in
stantly killed and three others were serious
ly wounded.
John Compton, who lives near Harrods
burg, KY. shot and killed William Gregory
because the latter was too intimate with hi:
wife.
Robert Garrett and other moneyed Balti
moieans will soon erect an IMMENSE suga
refinery near the Monumental City. 1t will
have capital Of 81, 10000.
The body OF Philip sanman, Providence
r. l., carpenter, was found in the rive
bearing cuts and bruises. 1t is thought tina
he had been murdered in u drunken Draw
and thrown in the river for concealment.
Four weary weeks have been consumed IL
the effort to secure jury to try the Cronii
suspects, with but indifferent success.
A gang of Peoria, ILL.,. hoodlums name'
Kerns, Haggerty, Hanlon and Mackey BEG
an old man named Cowan 30 severely for re
fusing to buy them drink that he died
Henry Carpenter, colored man living q
Kansas City, No, entced l6-year-old gir
to the river bank Saturday night and out
aged her. She is dying and Carpenter
under arrest.
George Walders has been appointed by
President Harrison Collector of Interna
Revenue for the Tenth dis'Sct of Ohio.
At Birmingham, England, scarlet feve.
! has become epidemic. The schools have
been closed and the hospitals are crowded.
Secretary OF War Proctor decides that re-,
ular soldiers cannot acquire legal yotin
place by means of their military service in
State.
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