The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-02-25
T~ELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

The towboat John d. Lewis was destroyed
by fire ut Paducah, Ky.
At Gloucester, Mass, the Webster block
was destroyed by fire; loss so, 900.
The village OF Chilambo. Central Africa,
where DIR. Livingstone is buried, has been
deserted.
The lower branch OF the Nevada Legisla-
ture rejected the female suffrage bill by a
vote OF 10 TO 5.
A vein Of ore yielding So, 600 of gold to the
ton is reported TO have been discovered in
Nandsburg, Col.
The Chicago 1nterdecorating company has
assigned with liabilities Of s102, 900 and AS
sets OF SlS,0 0O.
Daniel Mccarthy printing house employe,
was hanged at Chicago for the murder OF his
wife May II. 1896.
John Jacob Astor,s $4,000, 900 hotel, which
is in course OF erection next to the Waldorf.
will be called the Astoria.
Thomas Willis, colored. was hanged at
New Castle, Del, for the murder OF his in
FAINT child May 4 last.
The Bolivian Government has increased
all import tariff duties 25 per cont, the new
law taking effect January /.
The Missouri senate passed n bill %appropri-
ating 81, 500 to erect u monument at the
grave OF Daniel Boone and wife, in Warren
county.
1t is said that Emperor William sighted
United States Ambassador Uhl, Mrs. Uhl and
other Americans by not speaking with them
at the opera house ball.
Postmaster. General Wilson announced
that he had accepted the presidency Of the
Washington and Lee university at Lexing-
ton, Va, to begin July /.
Robert Dulin, who killed a colored barber
near Sistersville, is said to DO n former resi-
dent Of Washington county, Pa, where he
was employed as an oil driller.
The wife OF the late Sir Richard Wallace.
England's famous philanthropist, has left
her magn.ficent art collection to the English
nation. 1t is valued at Sl7, 500, 900.
st. Louis bloomer women are threatened
at present by the "Sisterhood OF Death. :"
Anonymous letters are being sent out. Com
plants have been made to the police.
Judge John L. Bacon, United States Min
lister to Paraguay and Uruguay during the
first Cleveland administration, died at the
Columbia hospital, Columbia, i. c., on Feb
ruary 10.
A o. Boyce, aged 20 years, convicted of
arson and burglary, has been sentenced to
fifteen years imprisonment In Redwood Cal.
ooy ~ so 90 Wohcs phu hlnu
California has seen in years.
1t is announced that all the leading Ken
lucky distillers will keep their plants closed
this year. During the next regular session
OF congress IN effort will be made to reduce
he whiskey tax from u. 10 to 90 cents. .
The German ship Baltimore, from London
for New York, foundered at sea January "a.
only one man was saved.
The President committed to 1--WE years the
sentence of eight years Imprisonment i'm.
posed upon j. T.. Crandall, late President Of
tho First National Bank of johnson City,
Tenn. Crandall was convicted Of making
false entries.
At Falls Village, Conn, the wife OF Post
master Walter Chagrin and Charles Mead
were found dead In the formers house Sat-
urday morning. Three bullet holes were IN
Mead's head and one in the head OF Mrs.
Chagrin. An empty revolver lay between
the corpses.
Sir Charles Cameron, Liberal, was elected
to the British house OF Commons from the
Bridgeton division OF Glasgow by l.6Oe
votes to 4,SSl for Charles Scott Dickson, Con-
servative.