Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-06-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Key West Fla Key of the Gulf,
speaking Of the French bark captured recent
~ by Lieutenant Maifit in the Crusader says
that she was captured within three miles of
the coast of Cuba, and therefore within Span
ish jurisdiction, aud that the Spanish consul
at Key West has signtei his intention to en-
ter protest against the seizure or subsequent
conflscaton.
Two little girls were this week killed by
She ralIoad train from Railway at East New
ark. They attempted to cross the train at St,
short a distance from the engine, that the
engineer was unable to check It, The dis
trcss of the parents was extreme, the mother
Of one of them becoming frantic. The pas
sengers concur in the opinion that the engn-
etr is free from blame, having done his best
to alarm the little ones and to check the Ell
CINE.
-Four burglars attempted to rob the jewel
ry store of Mr.. Henry in Hamilton, Canada
ON Monday. Mr.. Henry being still up pro-
ceeded to ascertain the cause of the noise
and was stabbed several times. The wife
and son coming to his assistance were alsc
stabbed s, vernl times but managed to hold
ono of the burglars till the police arrived
The rest escaped.
Professors Rogers and Vethake, of Phila-
| delPhia, who have thoroughly tested DR.. Bar
clay's plan for coming gold and silver where
| by loss from abrasion and cohnterfeiting
shall I've very materially diminished, express
entire confidence in his method, and recon-
mend that an appropriation be made to carry
out his Objects
The Philadelphia Ledger denounces MS a
SANDER, the statement of the New York Press
that the Japanese were subjected to insult
and indignties on the day OF their arrival i'll
Philadelph Every atteI ton and courtesy
required it says, was shown them, aud the
immense crowd which was assembled, behav-
cd with remark, bl. good order.
The Board of Navy officers to examine tht
midshipmen who have graduated and seen
the required sea service necessary to receive
the warrant of passed mi,lshipmen, convened
at Anr apois on the 10Th inst.
The wheat crop is just maturing, and in
many parts of this country, particularly a,
the South, harvest is in progress At isola.
ted points all through the Northwest, har.
vesting has commenced, 50 that the extern
of the crop will be soon known.
The Philadelphia Ledger refers to the fac
that bogus census takers are visiting privat,
residences in that city, and obtaining infer.
nation. with the view OF effecting future bur
glarious operations.
The colored men in Philadelphia convicted
of attempting to rescue Moses Hurner, thu
fugitive slave from Virginia, have been sen
fenced to the penitontiary for thirty days
and fined S26 each.
A few days ego man named valleor Val
lot, quite respectfully connected in Louisiana
was arrested at Brookbaven, Miss, upon
charge of having murdered seren years pre-
riously, young man named Southern DIT
req.
On the 81 Of May, Carl XIV, was crownet
King of Sweden, at Stockholm. The occa.
sion was characterized by all the feudal splen
dor of other days, and the ceremony was wit
messed by 300 900 persons.
Gen. Foster, the Democratic candidate fo
Governor, and other Pensy lvanians were a
Washington the past week, urging the pas
of the tariff bill by the Senate.
1t is stated that twenty-thousand Sweede
and Norwegians are preparing to embark fo
the United States, and it ia believed that no
less than that number will reach the Unitce
States. before the close of the present year.
, A voracious brute of dog attacked lit
tie boy recently. in Buffalo. and at one full
bite almost took the little fellows nose of,
The dog was instantly killed by some by.
ISLANDERS, the least that could be done under
the circumstances.
Samuel Cover, aged ITO years. died in
\ Tallsdsgs County, Ala, 90 the 18th ult
o.