Middletown transcript., 1868-03-14
'ftsms Or news.

On Monday last the ice gorged just be.
low Toledo, Ohio, causing the water to
rise rapidly during the night and by Tuos-
day morning the warehouses, docks and
lun,bcr-yards, along the river, were com
plctely flooded. The Island House Hotel,
raiiroad depot, and oil the adjoining bull
dings are inundated The Cleveland and
Toledo RAILROAD bridge sustained some
damage, but travel ~ unintcrrnptcd aud
the repairs will be completed soon. On
Tuesday, the gorge gave way, and the
whole mass moved down the stream, carry
ing with il about two hundred feet Of the
Cherry street bridge.
I ~. ID. llayman, the American Express
messenger on the Hamilton and Dayton
train, was robbed by party who entered
the car by means of false keys after tho
train left Loockland. a The robbers escap-
&c, at the next station, carrying with them
packages containing $40, 900. The mes
scnger was discovered bleeding and sense
less, The money belonged to parties in
Indiana and lllinois. a.ii 4"0f..
Adyices from Vera Cruz via Havana
state, that tho trials of the persons alleged
to have been engaged in the late conspira-
cy to overthrow the Juarez Government,
are progressing. The plan of the Mexi-
cans was to assassinate the members of the
Jaurez cabinet, overcome the regiment
stationdd at tile palace, rob the treasury,
and indulge in scene sofrapine and murder
A private letter received in Washington
from Fort Laramie, Kansas, states that
Red Cloud and his band of SIOUX Indians
had come into the fort. The writer also
says that it is belived there is greater prob
ability of making treaties with all the hos
tile SIOUX during this spring than ever
before. & ,.ir 90 au ~ .'ip a.df..,--
Work has been resumed on the Kansas
Branch Pacific Railroad, and track laying
will lpcommence in few days. 1t is ex-
pectcd that twenty miles of the new road
will be ready for inspection within two
days. The line of the road il, entirely
free from snow, and there is no obstruction
whatever to travel. He ,.
The Cheyenne Star has report that a
governing mt freight train had been attack
cd by Indians, near Fort Felterman; that
the garrison at the fort has been surround
ed, and escape cut off, and that the troops
from Fort Russell were on march to the
relief Of the garrison aud train. grlp
The medal ordered by the Wiscon sin
Legislature of 1867, to be presented to
Cyrus w. Field, has just been received.
1t is solid gold, costing 81 900, and is in
scribcd, g To Cyrus W. Field, the origi-
nal protector Of the Atlantic Cable"
Five ladies have been sworn in by the
Legislature of Kansas to act as enrolling
clerks to that body, and three ladies were
chosen on the school camlnittcc at the town
election in Reading, Mass, on Monday
last. 49,
1t appears to be the Unanimous testi-
mony of all who have had occasion to dig
in the ground during this winter, that the
frost has penetrated to II greater depth
than for many years. I....
The election for city officers of Salem
n. J. on Tuesday last, resulted in a dem
oeratic majority of democratic gain
of ~.
Rossini received golden laurel crown
from the musicians, on occasion of the five
hundredth performance of his :. William
Tell"
Queen Victoria has twelve grand-chil-
1r2n.