The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-11
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| Ruggiere's fireworks factory, in Aubervef-
| liers, five miles from Paris, exploded, killing
seven people.
While the cashier Of solmiers bank, at
Ligonier, Ind. was at dinner thief entered
| the bank through a window and stole 81 600.
AT Erie, Pa, the Coroner's jury in the
case Of Gustave Rosterholz, who was found
dead OH the Lake Shore tracks few days
ago, have placed the responsibility for Ros-
terholzs death upon John Killen, q saloon
keeper. Killen sold the young man liquor.
Killen has been prosecuted.
Joseph Mackin, of Chicago, who was SEN
| tenced to five years in the Joliet prison for
| connection with the election frauds Of 1884,
| has been pardoned by Governor Fifer In or
| der to relieve him Of the civil disabilities in
volved in his sentence.
There is an organized gang Of thieves
| who contine their work TO the Pennsylvs-
| MIA Railroad between New York and Pitts
burgh. Three persons were arrested at Mon
| mouth Junction, \. j., and six Others at
Railway, n. j., yesterday. Persons OF high
standing are said TO be implicated in the
thefts.
The iron men of the West are in a state OF
exultation. This condition OF affairs is due
not so much TO any marked advance in
prices rs to the heavy and unexpected con-
su uption. There is also heavy specula-
/ tive demand for the manufactured product
and coupled with this aupicious condition Of
trade is the fact that freight rates are away
down. Altogether, therefore, the iron men
are happier than they have been for a long
time.
The stable Of the Harvey Paper Company
at Wellsburg. w. Va, was destroyed by fire
and two horses were burned to death. Loss
q 800; insurance 5000.
Augusts J. Kicks, Of Ohio, has been APP
! pointed United States Judge for the Northern
districts Of ohio,in place of Judge Day, who
declined the position on account Of ill
health.
Al Durango, Colorado, fire did damage to
! the extent of $500, 600 to s5Oo, 900. with one
third insurance and rendered 100 families
homeless and destitute. Among the build.
ings destroyed are the city hall and court
house with the county records.
The sixteenth annual session af the Chau-
tauqus Assembly opened Tuesday.
The Chicago Council passed an ordinance
on city contracts.
The total number Of mercantile failures
throughout the United States reported to
BrddStrec'S during the past six months
shows gain ofG6i as compared with the total
for the first half of 1883, or 1871 per cent. The
record for six months for nine years is 1889,
5,ois; 1883, 5,25i: 1887, 5,072; ls6; 5,46l; 1885,
G,lO5; 1881, 5,43i; 1883, $780, 1882, 3643;
1881. 1886
Constitutional conventions for the four
States began at Helena, Mont, Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, Bismarck. North Dakota, and
Olympia, Washington Territory, yesterday.
The Navy Department is making prepara-
tons for observing the total eclipse of the
sun, which will occur on December 81. 1t
will be visible in its totality at st Paul dc
Loando, on the coast of South Africa. The
scientists who will be sent to observe the
eclipse will go to Rio Janeiro, and thence
to st. Paul de Loanda in the United States
mau-of-war Richmond.
Hadjs Hassein Ghooly Khan, the Persian
Minister to the United States, will shortly
leave this country for Europe. In an inter
view he told reporter that he would not
come back, and that he had been driven out
of the country by the uDkind and ungener-
Gus things which had been written about
him and his sovereign in the American news.
papers.
George Ewing, of Fort Wayne, Ind, has
made claim through an attorney to the one
fifteenth interest in property In various parts
of ST. Paul, estimated to be worth about 81
10000 Notices of this claim have been ser
ved on all the owners OF the lots affected
President Harrison, in company with
members Of his Cabinet and other distin-
guished personsges, celebrated the FoI = IA OF
July at Woodstock, Conn. Speeches were
made by the President and some Of the
other guests Congressman Reed outlined
the future policy of the Republican party
in the national Legislature. The ceremonies
were interrupted by rain.
Thirty-five firms have thus far signed the
Amalgamsted Associations iron scale. This
disposes of the scale for manufacturing iron,
as the number constitutes half that worked
under tho Association rules last year. Re
garding the steel-scale there is still troub'
ahead.
The women's Christian Temperance
Union has created stir at Buffalo
by sending committee to get the ministers
10 substitute syrup for fermsntod wine in
administering the sacrament.
James Hoover a convict, died at the State
Penitentiary at Cannon City, Cob, recently.
Previous TO his death he told Warden Hoyt
Of buryinga fortune consisting of gold mug
gets worth about 1906 in Carter township,
Huntington county, Pa. The money has
been found.