The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-18

Secretary Proctor's health Is said TO he i'm.
proving every day at his home In Rutland,
VI
The Anglo-Americsn provision warehouse,
Chicago, was damaged to the extent of 60.
900 by fire.
The general elections for members of the
French Chamber Of Deputies will be held
in August, instead of September.
The Germans, according 10 q Zanzibar
| dispatch, have bombsrded and occupied
Tsngs, only meeting with slight resistance
The Grand Army people have abandoned
| the idea of Grand Encampment of the So
cisty at Milwaukee this fall, because the
railroads refused to make a reasonable rate
for the delegates.
According to q new law, all Frenchmep
are liable to personal military service, which
includes thrce years in active service In the
army seven years In the reserves, elk year,
In the territorial army and nine years In the
territorial reserves, making total OF Is
years
Evictons continue on the Clanricarde es.
tate in Galway, battering rams being used
freely for the demolition Of the homes Of re-
sisting tenants.
Through collision between passenger
and n freight train, near Culnita, in Rou-
manis, Is people were killed and many
others injured.
The river Indus has overflowed its banks
at many points and 10 foet Of water covers
the country for miles on either side. Many
people are reported drowned.
The Paris police have definitely put stop
TO the bull fights at the Exposition grounds,
many protests having been made again.,
the shocking cruelties perpetrated by the
fighters.
The Gubernator al contest in West vir-
gnia will cost that State $4,000.
The Mackay- Bennett Cable Company and
the French Cable Companies have been con-
solidated.
Michael Sullivan, John LIS affections
father, sent him congratulations, az also his
mother. with the advice TO come straight
home, and don't drink until you get here
The censu. year began June /, 1889, and
will end May 81, 1890. The census enumer.
ator will make his house to house visit dur
Ing the month OF June, 1890. We urge our
farmer friends to respond TO the Superintend.
ent's appeal for statistics and TO begin now
and keep accurate accounts Of their business
for tho census year, and be ready to furnish
correct figures to the census enumerator
next June. And it will be an immense ad.
vantage to them to keep on doing 50 for
themselves year after year
Judge Balm decided to hold Burke for ex.
tradition on the charge of completely in the
murder Of DIR. Cronin, and, seeing the evil
dcnce against him, il isa question now wheth.
er or not Burk will think il worth while TO
exercise his right to appeal to a highe,
court.
The police Of Cincinnati have been in.
structed by the Mayor to close tho groceries
tobacconists, ice cream and soda water stands
&@. neIt Sunday. Street cars and news
papers will be allowed TO run.
Austria Is said to have persuaded the Pope
to remain at Rome, lest he embarrass Italy
by his removs..
The Government has totally suppressed
the Lutheran Church in Russia, This is a
blow at the German population IN the Baltic
provinces, which is composed almost entire
ly of German Lutherans.
]. William Kissinger, OF Rocky Point, w.
Va, was swept away and drowned while
crossing the New river, near Charleston.
Alfred Vaughn, the s-ycar- old son OF
James Vaughn of Ronceverto, w. Va, was
crushed to death by rolling log.
A woman has just been indicted in Hud-
son county, n. Y, as q common scold, un-
der an old and almost forgotten law. The
punishment provided for such an oifenss is
10 be ducked in pond.
Two ofthe burglars who robbed the Hen.
dersonville postoilice and sfterward stole a
lot OF wool, were arrested near Orangcville
and taken 10 Mercar, Pa.
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