The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-04-21

lecturer and novelist, died at London. she
was 81 years Of age.
Senator stephens, representing the Bed
ford division Of Quebec, Canada, is dead,
aged IS. lie was liberal in politics.
After an illness Of only two days. Judge
John McMicbael expired at New Castle, Pa.
lie was elected in 1884, and was one Of the
best and most fayorably baown law Judges
in Pennsylvania.
h. Leavenworth Kan. four stores. Loss,
100000; nearly covered by insurance.
At Orange, Tex. several saw mills, a store
and residence Loss, s63, 900; insured.
The main building of Clark university for
colored students, near Atlanta, Ga, was de
stroyed by fire. Loss estimated at $1,000.
The paper mill of u. & w. Crane, of
Coltsvlle, Mass, known as the government
mill, and where all the United States bank
and treasury note paper has been made for
thirteen years, was burned. The loss will
be Si2j,O0O insurance, $4,000.
The City mills, Flint, Mich, owned by J.
Il. Burrows Il Co., which were we'll stocked
with -four and grain, and G. A. Cartharin's
elevator, adjoining, wero burned. The
total loss is over $4,000; insurance, 5000.
The Weather.
A terrific storm Of wind. snow and hail
- raging all over the West and Northwest
and the prospects are that great damage will
be done to fruits and cereals. Trai2s are
delayed and telegraph wires are down in
many localities. 1t has showed hard over
the greater portion Of Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois and
Iowa, the depth ranging from four to eight
inches.
Snow fell to-day in Dublin, in the Mid
lands and in the South Of England.
At Boone, Ia, there are nearly IS inches
Of snow on the level. Sleghs are out and
the sleighing is good. a terrible snow storm
blocked the railroads for 80 miles south of
Albert Lea, Mimi. Drifts were from to
10 feet deep.
Three inches Of snow fell at Newark, y.
]. Much dmage has been done in the
farming section.
The result of the election in Newport. r.
l., makes the complexion of the next legis-
lature G5 Republicans, 81 Democrats, with
II assemblymen 10 be chosen.
James II. Manning, Democrat, was elect
ed Mayor Of Albany, y. y, by over 5000
majority. The entire Democratic city
ticket was elect yesterday bp over 5000
majority. The Republicans gained two in
the Board Of Aldermen and two in the
Board OF Supervisors.
sanitary Items.
Eleven more persons afflicted with small
pox were discovered in Cyercrowded tene-
ment houses in New York City, where
hundreds have been exposed. The health
officials fear that the dreaded disease may
become epidemic
Two eases of typhus fever and one death
from the disease occurred at Providence, X
!. There is reason to believe tht 1.-the dis
ease will spread.
Turres..sE,, ,,ery 9th
L.4.,i- ri-.. s.os siSlo,sS x tdy tagnfa ii L afat1
park, Cincinnati, O., over Al 600 600 worth OF
thoroughbred and trottng stations and
hackney horses were on exhibition. Among
the visiting stations were two hackneys be
longing to John 4. Logan, of Youngstown
o. RS. Strader bought from Charles Moore
the yearlng illy Ora Clay, for 81 600. X. b
Metcalf has bought of W. W. O'Donncll, lie
banon, Tenn. :he chestnut lilly Preference
3years old.
Peach prospects are uninjured from the
late cold snap in at least some Indiana
counties.
The Michigan crop report says the wheat
plant has sustained no material injury.
There is an average decrease Of % per cent
in the cotton acreage in the Southwest.
JudiciuI.
Judge Mcpherson handed down an opinion
insurance plan Of the Philadelphia Inquire,
a violation of the insurance laws and ex
! Guiding it from continuing IL.
Railroad News.
In the Lehigh Valley shops Mt Wilkes
! barre, Pa, many hundreds of workmen are
reduced to half time until further orders
Personal.
Ex-senator Evarts, Of New York, is suffer
| ing from an effection Of the eyes which 1.
incurGble and he may 60 totally blind.
| Miscellaneous.
William Smith, of Chicago, accused of
holding his little daughter, Kittie, against q
hot stove and burning both her arms SO
that amputation was necessary, was acquit'
ted. The armless child resolutely refused
10 incriminate the father His defense was
that she was subject to fits, and that the
affair was an accident.
James W. Cooper, who served on the jury
| in the Schneider murder case at Washing
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