Middletown transcript., 1869-02-06
Items of Ne ws.

A few evenings since in a numbering
camp in Pennsylvania, q man named Isaac
Poison, given to jokes and pranks, climbed
to the top of the 'shanty, and initiated an
owl, by scraping upon the roof and hoot-
ing. Those sitting inside supposed it re-
ally was such, and upon the impulse of
the moment one of the men seized gun
and went out to shoot it. He saw what
he supposed was the head of the owl, and
fired. The shot took effect in the head of
Poison, killing him instantly.
A telegram from Montreal, Canada,
says While concert and ball at st.
Patrick's Hall was in progress on the
night of February 4, two thousand per-
sons being present, cry was raised short
ly before midnight that the roof was Civ
ing way, causing intense excitement. All
Immediately rushed to the street, but
while the last were getting out the roof fell
with tremendous crash. Several persons
were injured, but it is hoped none are
killed.
George S. Twitchell, Jr. for the mur-
der of his mother-n-law, Mrs. Mary E.
Hill, in Philadelphia, was sentenced to
death, on Saturday last. When asked if
he had anything to say why sentence
should not be passed upon him, he rose to
his feet, and hesitating an instant, as if to
collect his thoughts, said :-"I have only
to say that have been tried and convic-
ted of a crime. which l know nothing Of"
The wedding of General Comstock, of
Grants staff, to Miss Elizabeth Blair,
daughter of Montgomery Blair, took place
at the Church of the Ascension, in Wash
ington, on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
General Grant and family, Secretary Sow
ard, and other distinguished people were
present.
Snow fell in such abundance in St. Pc
tersburg and its suburbs in the latter half
of December that in several streets it rose
to twelve feet in height Accounts from
the provinces state that whole villages are
buried under the drift.
The coinage of the United States Branch
mint at San Francisco, for the month of
December. has been $2,340, 900 gold and
$50, 900 silver; together $2,442, 900.
The coinage for the year was SIT ,367, :
900, against $40, ,095, ,535.
The full force of Colts Armory, at
Hartford, is now engaged on the contract
to furnish the Russian Government with
thirty thousand Berdan rifles, and upon
the one hundred eating Guns ordered
the rporr i, TO DC enlarged
Several Wall street operators were ar,
rested in New York Monday, charged with
, defrauding the Union Pacific RailroaG
Company out of first mortgage bonds tc
the amount of 1924, 900.
Three men were killed and Eve wounded
by premature explosion of nitro-glyce
,, rene at South Petersburg, New York, las
Saturday. They were engaged in blast
ing rock.
Manton Marble has bought out all th
!, other owners of the World. The sum paiC
, for one quarter of the stock was 800, 900
, exclusive of real estate.
, A young lady in Hastings, MINI. la
been made insane by Planchette," an,
/, has. been taken to an asylum.
Y The President has directed the issue O
a pardon to DR.. Mudd. one of the alleged
conspirators at the Dry Tortugas.
: Last year the immigration from Germa
S ny to this country amounted to 124 1903
S being more than from Ireland
. Cambridge and Snow Hill, Md. wer
e visited by thunder storms on Friday nigh
d of last week
Travel has been stopped in Canada by
heavy fall of snow, which fell on Thursday