Middletown transcript., 1868-07-25
items OF News.


milk at supper on Saturday evening All
were taken very sick at the same time an,
great excitement and CONSERVATION pre-
vailed. All are in fair way to recover
Some of the milk is being analysed It'll
known that the milk was poisoned by in
PRODUCING arsenic into the cans, but fortu
nately not in sufficient quantity to caus,
death. The milk was supplied from tn,
Indiana side of the river. 1t is believed
the poison was introduced by some jealou
rival in Kentucky, who wished to iniur,
the reputation of Indiana milk.
In the Circuit Court for Somerset coun
ty, Maryland, last week, the negro mur.
derers Of Captain johnson and Henry Con.
ner, on the schooner "Brave," in the An.
namesslck river, named Vim. Wells anC
VIM. Wilson, alias Smith, were tried fol
the murder of Henry Conner. They were
convicted of murder in the first degree and
sentenced to be hung.
The heated term greatly increases the
mortality in large cities The number Of
deaths in New York city last week was
OLA, an increase of POI over the previous
week; and in Philadelphia there were 383
deaths, an increase of 101 over the prece-
ding week.
A young man named Freeland was mur-
dered on the night of the 11th inst. near
Columbia, Tenn. Three negroes entered
his room, cut his throat, and hacked him
to pieces. Two other whites were mur-
dered on the same day, in Maury county,
Tenn. by negroes.
The number of lawyers in the United
States is reported at 81 989 and their ag-
gregate annual earnings at S63,973, 900,
an average for each of So, 600. Of these
lawyers 1852 arc residents of New York
city, 695 of Philadelphia, and GAS of Bos-
ton.
A sister of Miss SchafTer, the young la
dy Of Alexandria, Va. who was lately
burned to death, and whose affianced low
er committed suicide from grief, has since
died in consequence of her sorrow at the
double affliction.
John McDonough of "Black Crook"
fame, has sued Forney's Press, claiming
SlOO, coo damages, for libel. The al
legged libel consists of an article copied from
a Chicago paper rejecting on McDonugh's
honesty
| The Secretary of the Treasury states
that after the immediate demands upon the
Treasury are met. including the Alaska
purchase, there will remain but S37, ,000,-
900 of gold for future use.
An OK belonging to John G. Within, of
Rhode Island, fell dead on the 11th ult.
and upon examination a piece of hoop
skirt, about three inches long, was found
lodged in his heart.
Mrs. Lincoln will depart for England
under escort of Hon. Reverdy johnson,
ON the first of August, in the Bremen
steamer from Baltimore, touching at South
Hampton.
BY the recently issued register of the
United States navy, it appears that we
have now in the navy two hundred and
twenty vessels, of which tifty-two are iron
| clad.
Two respectable but tipsy citizens of
Denmark, Madison county, Tennessee. re-
Gently fought an impromptu duel to decide
which of their wives was the most attrac-
tive.
William Gustman, negro who had
committed rape on one white and two
negro girls, was taken from Jail at Frank
LIN, Tenn: on saturday by mob and shot.
The NatiUe Virginiam says it is worth a
trip of one hundred miles to see the wheat
on the Rapidan. There is hardly room
enough on the ground to hold the shocks.
The wheat crop is finished in nearly all
parts of Indiana, and is decidedly the best
they have had for long time. Corn, too
promises an exceedingly heavy yield.
A great strike is going on among the
Pennsylvania collieries The miners want
to adopt the eight hour system, but will
not submit to reduction of wages.
During the season of 1857 the fruit
growers of Southern Illinois Skinned to
Chicago 600, 900 boxes of peaches and 30
600 bushels of Strawberries.
You can get nice suite of rooms al Sor-
atoga for $500 week. This simple an
nouncement will be sufficient to onsure
rush in that direction.
J' Z. Alexander, ''the cattle king of
Illinois, owns from so, 600 to rs, 600 beod
OF cattle, and is buying and selling large
numbers weekly.
Moses Y. Beach, for long series of
years the editor of the New Yorg Sun. died
on Sunday,at his late residence at Wal
lingford, Conn. ."
Settlers in Minnesota are Obliged to
form companies and take turns on guard 10
keep the wolves from killing their sheep
and cattle.
Ex-President Pierce is at his summer
residence, near Rye Beach, New Hamn-
shire.
The "Society for the Conversion of the
jews" spent $50, 900 last year, and report
only two converts from the Hebrew faith.
W.D. Moore, of Bloomingdale, Iowa,
has dug up $40, 900 in gold on his farm.
He found it neatly hidden in potato skins,
The sugar product of Brazil last wear
was $4,000 tons. The average for the
preceding twenty-five wears was Al OOO