Middletown transcript., 1868-08-29
Itenls OF News.

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D. II. Harkins, and attempted to force
their way on the stage. They were resls-
ted, when they drew revolvers and fired
The property man of the theatre was Sc
verely wounded in the leg, and boy was
shot through the left arm and the ball
passed into his breast causing probably |
fatal wound. The party whom they sought
escaped. The officers were arrested, after
which the performance proceeded, although
considerable number of the audience had
left.
The long looked-for prize fight between
Sam Collyer, the champion of the light
weight pugilists of the Uuitcd States, and
Billy Edwards, young Englishman, and
a novice in the ring, canp Oft on Monday,
at "Ship Neck" on the Gone river, in
Northumberland county, Va. The result
of the fight is victory for Edwards, after
contcsting with his adversary in forty-six
rounds, which occupied one hour and
twelve inmates. The result was most un
expected to all who have taken any inter
est in puglistic matters. The stake was
$4,000.
New efforts arc being made to obtain
pardon for DIR. Mudd, one of the assassi-
nation conspirators, now at the Dry Tor
tugas. The petition addressed to the
President has been extensively circulated
through Maryland by physicians of that
State praying for DR.. Mudd's release from
confinement. 1t is to be presented to the
President by Hon. Stephenson Archer, of
Maryland.
In consequence of the recent outrages
committed by the Cheyenne and Arrapa
hoe Indians upon the citizens of Kansas,
General Sheridan issued an order at Fort
Hawker providing for the forcible removal
of those tribes to reservations south Of that
State, and forbidding all intercourse be-
tween the citizens and Indians until the
order has been fully carried out.
Rev. Henry Wendt, formerly Superin-
teudent of the Lutheran Orphans Home
at Germantown, Pa. and who about two
years ago was arrested, convicted and SEN
teuced to a term of fifteen years in the
Eastern Pcnitcntiary for having outraged a
number of little girls under his care in the
Home, has escaped from prison, and it is
said has gone to Europe.
The Hon james b. Campbell has left
Charleston, South Carolina, bound for
, Washington, to lay before the President
an address from the people Of that city,
setting forth the dangerous condition of af-
fairs there, the inability ofthe civil author
tiles to preserve the peace if riots should
occur, and asking for protection.
| The news from Japan relates that one
hundred and fifty native Christians were
recently taken from the city of Nagasaki
t and put to death by drowning, by order Of
the Mikado, in spite of the romonstrances
of the foreign consuls, and that others had
! suffered martyrdom in other parts of the
empire.
The Secretary of the Treasury has re-
G ceived a remittance of five thousand dallars
in coin, on account Of customs duties col
: lected in Alaska. This is the first revenue
A the Government has received from that
: quarter. The coin was deposited with the
o Assistant Treasurer in San Francisco.
S 1t is said that Oliver Dalrymple, who is
o the largest farmer in the State of Mime
G sofa, having one thousand seven hundred
o acres devoted TO wheat, will have clcarec
: one hundred thousand dollars from the las
: two harvests, which includes the one nov
being secured.
c The reported attempt to assassinat,
/ Queen Victoria by an emssary Of the Fe
o mans is contradicted. The story grew ou
e of the fact that an insane Englishman en-
n deavored to enter the Queens apartment
It He was promptly taken care of.
The widow of Stonewall jackson ha
1t presented to Mr.. David Macrea, of Glas
% Cow, the coat worn by him when he fcl
~, h. b,4+lo Gala &C (tbonoo1lorou;11a
is to be placed in some public museum il
l. Scotland.
1t Georgia newspapers say that the crop
in the northeastern section of that Stat
le are very fine. The corn crop is excellent
The cotton is reported to be splendid, br
|. the quantity is small
The international yacht race to tax
" place in England between the America
/. yacht Sappho and twenty-four Of the fines
l. yachts in England creates great excitemer
D. in that country.
There is no abatement of the cattle dis
c, case in Ohio, and orders have been SCI
h, to dealers at different points not to shi
le any more Texas cattle to Cincinnati.
Mt Garoting cases occur in Richmond
IL Several arrests of garoters have been made
r. they in all cases proving to be colored me
q. rowing about without employment.
w A terrible accident occurred at South
a bridge, Mass. on Saturday night last
ed The gas works blew up, and seven me
h. were killed and four wounded.
Helena, Arkansas, is exhibiting fin
H. white sewing silk, made from coeoons ra
lg sed in Philips county, in that State. 1t
said to be brilliant, soft and tough.
Two car loads of peaches, in all abot
45, 600 pounds, passed through Columbu
~ on Friday, in course of shipment frol
jS Warren county, Ohio, to New York.
1t is stated that several National Banl
8 have within the last three years lost $17
ia 900 by abstraction of their bills from IL
on Comptroller's Office at Washington.
es The fruit crop in the eastern section
VI. Connecticut will be almost a complete fai