Middletown transcript., 1868-11-07
lsena OF News.

MISS MARY Oan10rd, young lauy NV
ing in detroit, received several anonymous
letters lately, requesting a private inter-
view at p. M. at a certain street corner. |
Curious to ferret out the writer, Miss San
ford, in company with gentleman friend,
repaired to the selected corner last Mon
day evening, her companion taking the
opposite side of the street shortly before
coming to the rendezvous. When nearly
there, an unknown man jumped from the
shadow of fence, and gave her several
savage cuts with a razor. Her protector
sprang to the rescue, and the assailant
fed. Miss Sanford whose injuries are
not severe, is an heiress, and it is suspec-
ted that some of her relatives seek to mur-
der her.
A shocking murder was committed on
Monday night, Oct. 10Th, in Washington
county, Md. on the person of Mr.. Andrew
Rowland, a farmer about fifty years of
age, who had his temple mashed in with
club, as he lay asleep in his bed between
| and o'clock on that night, by some one
unknown. A young man named Lewis
Snyder, and Mrs. Rowland, wife of the
deceased, have been arrested and lodged
in Jail.
Several additional shocks of earthquake
have occurred at San Francisco since mid
night of Saturday, and one at 7,15 on
Sunday morning, being of considerable
duration. The loss by the former shocks
is estimated variously at from $3, ,000, 900
to So, 900, 900. Considerable damage was
also done throughout the State by the pre-
vious shocks, except in the southern por-
ton, where the disturbance was slight
A riot occurred in New Orleans on Sat-
urday night, growing out of collision be-
tween colored and Democratic clubs, which
were parading at the same time. Fire
arms were freely used, and three whites
and six negroes were killed. Several 9TH
ers were wounded on both sides. The ri
oters dispersed on the appearance of a mil
itary force.
A letter from Nevada tells the most ex-
traordinary stories of silver ore there
found in large bodies in a chloride state
assaying from $3.50 to $2,700 per ton.
Large quantities are said to be daily raised
that will work, by the ordinary wet mill
process, from $3.50 to $4,000 per ton,
while selections will run higher up than
the thousands.
: In the case of Wooley and Kimberly
against Gen. Butler, at Baltimore, Judge
Dobbin, in the Superior Court, has refus-
E ed to vacate the summons against Butler
, on the ground that members of Congress
are not exempt from civil process, the dis
regard of which would not subject them to
attachment OF other molestation.
A terrible accident occurred on Hudson
River Railroad, near Albany, N. Y. on
Friday night. Two cars were thrown from
, the track, by broken rail- and forty per-
sons injured, many of them seriously.
Two persons died almost Immediately after
they were taken from the wreck.
A grief-stricken father in Iowa had the
j, body of his little daughter who had died
: and been buried in his absence. exhumed
that he might take last look at her loved
; face. The body was found turned upon
: its face in the coffin, with both little hands
g clutched in the hair-evidently buried
= alive.
. Three New York thieves the other day
drove off wagon in which we're fourteen
8 trunks, containing Sc, 600 worth of cloth
i ing belonging to Mr.. Black, of Ball Il
= Black This was done in a crowded street,
a | Ill Tue Hlluulc Vi lHc dlttIHOul, Wullc Lhc
- " driver left the team for minute.
= The widow McClintock farm, in Venan-
. go county, Pa yields over 300 barrels of
! oil per day This is the farm formerly
e e owned by Johnny Steele, the petroleum
= prodigal. In 1862 it yielded over 1000
barrels per day.
!. The Government troops in Cuba have
~ been successful in their movements against
!, the insurgents. The insurrecton is said
= to be confined to small district in the in
terror. The rest of the island is quiet.
- On Sunday the one hundredth annvcr.
', sary of John street Methodist Episcopal
- - church, in New York, was celebrated
- President Roberts, of Liberia, was among
= those who delivered addresses.
% Several families who have spent the
!, summer at Dunbarton, New Hampshire
- remained to admire the woods in autumn
=, and on Saturday last took sleigh ride anC
y had merry time.
~ ~ A battle between the regular troops anc
" the insurgents, on Contra Maistre river
in Cuba. is reported. The insurgent
:, were defeated, but carried away their kill
~ ed and wounded.
W When the Pacific railroad is opened t,
~ ~ San Francisco, it is proposed to put upor
:. the line honeymoon car" for the ex
~ press use of bridal parties.
+ Eight boys ware poisoned on Saturday
10 at Concord, N. II. by eating Indian tur
u u nips in mistake for artichokes. Two of tn
n boys have died.
- At the Riverside Park, near Boston, oil
y Friday, the horse John Stewart trotte,
re twenty miles in SO minutes and 234 sec
!, onds.
u n Ladies are beginning to adorn thei
VI y. notepaper with small photographs of them
:. - selves Instead Of with monograms.
y. ~ An Industrious colored man near Mil
"' ledgeville, Georgia, has made 81 200
nrnt1t on hio orop thio cao,o,