Middletown transcript., 1868-10-03
Items OF News.

| in Spain. Lat0r advlceS represent the
revolution as successful, and the Queen in
exile.
Two attempts were made last week to
burn the White Sulphur Springs (Va.)
property. Three of the cottages were en-
tirely consumed, and but for the timely
assistance rendered by the summer visitors
all the buildings would have been destroy
ed. Two negroes have been arrested on
suspicion.
Governor Yarmouth, of Louisiana, has
vetoed the civil rights bill, and the ne
groes threaten him with impeachment ant.
charge him with trcachery to the Radical
party. The white members of the Legis-
lature are confident of sustaining the veto.
The Republic of Columbia, formerly
New Grenada, has paid into the United
States Treasury $23S, 600 as indemnity to
citizens of this country for spoliations, etc.
during the Panama riots some years ago.
A balance of $33, 600 is still due
Farms in Arkansas sell at from three to
five cents an acre. A local paper says
that dirt is so cheap that you have to look
sharp or they will smugglc an extra forty
acres or so on you in making out the deed
New York city had little something to
eat last week. There arrived at the Com
munipaw stock-yards 215 railroad cars,
bringing 1893 head of cattle, 9,295 hogs
4,429 sheep, besides 241 horses.
The riot at Nashville was the result of
allowing negroes to carry firearms. The
fight was exclusively between negroes from
beginning to end, 10 white man being en-
gagged on either side.
General Sheridan is expected to make
such II movement against the Indians on
the frontier within the next ten weeks as
will put an end to the apprchensions of a
general Indian war
The Inventor of Planchette is said to
have made $50, 900 already. The resur-
rectonist of Planchette may have made
this amount, but the inventor has been
dead many years.
Robbins, who was arrested at Nashville
on the charge of assassinating General
llindman, has been acquitted by the au-
thoritics at Helena. There is yet no clue
to the murderer.
The Richmond News has authority for
saying that the prize fight between Wor-
maid and O'Baldwin, the Irish giant, for
s.. 900 a side, will come off somewhere in
Virginia.
The planters of Bullock county, Ala.
have resolved to keep out of the market all
cotton not necessary to meet their debts
now due, and call upon other planters to
do the same.
A train of ten cars was destroyed by an
explosion of nitro-g glycerna, near Urban
| no Nn.1p
seriously and the fireman slightly injured.
a 1000 silver service has boon pro.
sented to Henry Keep, president of the
Chicago and Northwestern railway, by scy-
eral New York bankers,
The distillcries about Richmond, it is
estimated, are manufacturing about 4 900
gallons Of whiskey per day. The demand
is in advance of the supply.
Hamilton G. Jones, author of the best
humorous piece in the entire range of
American literature, "Cousin Sally Dill
lard," died at Rowan, N. G. recently.
Mrs. Lydia Manchester. ninety-sevcn
years of age, residing in the town of Mad
ison, n. Y. is picking hops for neigh
Dor, and picks two boxes day.
Ex-Gov. 81 Beales of Wisconsin,
was shot and killed at Helena. Montana.
by ex-United States Marshal Pinney, th
coroners jury says, in self defence.
The revenue officers have seized the
schooner Echo in Squam harbor, from
Halifax, with $l4, 600 worth of brandy on
board Charge, smuggling.
Letters have been received by the
friends Of George Francis Train, stating
that he will arrive in New York within the
next fortnight.
The large oil refinery of William Elk
ins, in West Philadel phia, was totally des
troyed by fire on Tuesday morning. Loss
not ascertained
In the Surratt case an appeal has been
taken from the decision of Judge Wylie,
and new indictment will be submitted to
the jury.
a committee of citizens of San Francis
co has been appointed to collect funds to
aid the South American earthquake suffer-
| ers.
The oysters in East Greenwich harbor,
in Connecticut, have been DESTROYED in
great numbers by star fish.
Austria, with a bankrupt treasury, has
just ordered 5000 miles of railway to be
built at a cost of $500, 900, 900.
Since the first Of January last, 81 ,462,-
677 gallons of petroleum have been expor-
ted from Philadelphia.
A shock of earthquake was felt in Nor
ris county and the upper end of Passaic
county, New Jersey, last week.
1t has been decided not to issue another
warrant for Suratt's arrest, but to await
the action of the Grand Jury.
On Saturday consignment of $1,000
pounds of dried fruit was received at Nor
folk from North Carolina.
The Richmond Wing learns that the
Libby prison is to be fitted up as a manu-,
factory of fertilizers.
A fire at San Andreas, California, Sep
tembcr 25, destroyed sixty buildings.