Middletown transcript., 1868-05-23
items OF News.

place the Dry Tortugas and Fort Taylor in
telegraphic communication with the main
Land, which scheme will no doubt be car
ried out. 1t is further proposed to lay, a
cable from the isthmus of Panama TO Cuba,
thus establishing another link with Europe. |
This project likewise meets with much fa-
means to carry it out.
SrRUcK BI LIGHTNING. barn Of
Mr.. A. p. Sharp, at Rock Hall, in this
county, was struck by lightning during
the severe thunderstorm which prevailed
on Thursday of last week. But little dam
age was done, however, Notwithstanding
ing the shed attached was filed with stock.
A loaded musket in the dwelling about
forty yards from the barn, was discharged
by the same concussion.-Kent NeWs.
A tomb iu an old burying ground in
Daavers, Mass. was broken into by some
young men who stole the silver plates from
the coffins and sold them, and sold the
skeletons Of the dead for bone manure.
Some boys, playing about the bone yard
with human skull for a football, at
tracted attention and led to these horrible
disclosures.
Mr.. Lewis living near Warrensburg,
Mo. undertook to mix some gunpowder
and ashes as medicine for COW. He
poured some powder from fwelve-pound
can into shovelful of ashes, in which
there happened to be some sparks. His
recovery is doubtful. The roof of the
house was lifted off and two of his children
killed. t,-fs IA. ,.........t
The well known negro minstrel, George
Christy (whose real name was George Har-
rington), died in New York on Tuesday
the 18th inst. His career, until few
years since, was one of great prosperity, his
comic powers drawing large houses nightly.
He made half dozen fortunes, but spent
his income as fast as he received it, and
died poor.
Adolph Hoeffelman and Geo. Trautwein
found shell buried in the ground on
farm where they were at work in King
George county, Va. the other day. Traut-
vein applied match to the tube, to see if
the shell was loaded. An explosion fol-
lowed, which cut off both of Hoeffelmans
legs and one of Trautweins. The former
died soon after, and it is not believed Traut-
vein can recover.
The scheme of Mr.. Mercer, to colonize
the Pacific coast with the superhuous mai
dens of New England, has thus far been
success. Of the two hundred damsels ex-
ported about two years ago to Washington
Territory, all found comfortable homes
within a fortnight after their arrival out,
and all but three are now married. Mer.
Ger, himself, became an early victim to
one of the collection.
The executive committee of the Douglas
Monument Association has decided to re.
move the remains of the late Mr.. Douglas
to the tomb prepared for them, on the Sd
of June next, which will be the anniversa-
ry of his death. -.i
| The New Orleans papers record the
sudden death Of N. G. Hall, Esq. native
of Cecil county, Md but for nearly sixty
years resident of Louisiana. He served
under General jackson during the battle
Of New Orleans in 1875
The great fight between Joe Coburn and
Mike McCoole for the championship of
America takes place on the 9th inst. at
some point within fifty miles Of Cincinnati,
Coburn arrived in that city on the 18th.
A man living in Cohose New York last
4 week applied oil from the bowl Of pipe
TO a burn on the lip of his little daugh-
ter, and the child died in commissions about
twenty-four hours after. ft af
! ATutkey gobbler weighing At pounds,
| having FIVE distinct boards from three to
seven inches long and also with a crown on
his head three inches long, has recently
:; been shot in St. Helena, La.
4 Mrs. Harry Thomas, lady of St. Lou
is, walked ninety-two miles in twenty
hours and half, ending at half -pasttwelve
on Tuesday She started to walk ono hun
} dred miles in twenty-four hours but failed
as above. She will make another trial.
: Two venerable ladies, who had reached
: the extraordinary age of 103 and 105 Years
: respectively, died in New Orleans few
. days ago. They had lived nearly cen
D tury together, and died within few hour
: of each other.
The Newtown, Worcester county, Md
a Record, says, one gentleman shipped from
s that town fifteen thousand dollars worth o
t apples, eggs, and other small things, las
= fall, between September and the 25th o
IS December. ~ tr. 'n -rp4
= A horse recently jumped over the chain
e of one of the Boston Ferry boats. The wa
y gon to which he was attached caught il
the chain, and he hung over the end Of tn
/ boat, his head in the water, until he wa
h drowned. d'H'a
lie Brorsen's periodical comet was observe,
d with the telescope at the Naval Obserya
ct tory, Washington, by Com. Sands, on th
l. evening of May 11th.
le The cost of the original Capitol at Wash
ington city was 81 400, 900. The addi
a tions, now nearly completed, will cos
it $15,000, 900 more. ni'r' r.
al AChicago girl ofnineteen now sports he
ID fifth husband, His four predecessors en-
ir joyed married life from six months to
year each. -ss7'a ''.i 7 e'f,-H
Of 1t is stated that Mrs. Lincoln is soon t
ne publish volume of revelations of thing
le OF the White House, during her term n