Middletown transcript., 1869-05-29
Items OF News.

| VIC loSS VI Solue IWeubJ WOiDeu dt L Wllllu-
gate and neighborhood, and some men,
who we're drowned in attempting to land
from the ice on which they were in quest
of seals. A letter from Kings Cove, Bon
avista Bay, reports the loss of seven men,
caused by the great sea among the ice.
In Baltimore, Tuesday, clerk of the
Harnden Express took package of money
to deliver to George j Howard, in Charles
street. When he entered Howard's room,
he was gagged by two men and robbed of
SIG, 600, which he had for delivery at diff
ferent places. The robbers then locked
him in and escaped. Howard was not
present at the robbery. They have since
been arrested.
Miss Ida Forbes, young lady residing
at Glen's Falls, New York, was attacked
by an unknown man, in front of her resi-
dence, on Monday, and beaten badly with
missiles. One stone struck her under the
right eye, intlictng fearful wound. The
scoundrel escaped, and no clue can be had
to his motives for the assault.
Thomas Coon, ii resident of Bethel
Township, Alunroe County, Ohio, COM
mittod suicide on the 25th of April His
body was not found until the 18th of MAY.
He had hung himself to tree, near the
ground. He had been pulled down by
dogs, and his body was 50 mutilated as to
be recognized only by the clothes he wore.
President Grant has issued proclaim
alton directing that in accordance with the
act of Congress eight hours shall constitute
a days work for all laborers, mechanics
and workmen employed by or for the
Government, and that no reduction of
wages shall be made on that account.
A man named Isaac Wilson in Bergen
City, New Jersey, is charged with getting
his brother Robert Wilson, intoxicated, and
causing him to convey to him 1926, 600
worth of property Robert died some time
since, and there is now suspicion of foul
play of still more serious character.
The Silver Wave, small passenger
steamer plying on the Schuylkill, between
Philadelphia and Manayunk, capsized and
sunk Sunday afternoon. She was crowded
with ladies and children, but all escaped
except one child, the water being shallow.
In New York, Wednesday, 10Th inst
the Irving Bank messenger placed $685.
600 in the hands of the messenger of the
Corn Exchange Bank, for delivery to the
latter institution, and neither the money
nor the messenger to whom it was given
have been seen since.
| Among the new and inexperienced en-
ployees of the Treasury Department seve-
raj mistakes have occurred recently. 1t
has been discovered that one clerk has
been drawing three salaries, amounting in
the aggregate to 1000. How could that
be mistake.
The steamer Quaker City was formally
seized at New York Tuesday by order of
the United States District Court and at
the instance of the Spanish Consul, on the
ground that the vessel was intended to give
aid to the Cuban insurgents.
The French elections indicate, according
to the London Times, the reputation of
the idea of the Empire. The restoration
of parliamentary government alone can
now mitigate an opposition which has not
yet become anti-dynastic.
Sir Francis Head has resurrected his
correspondence with Secretary Marcy, ar
rising out of the Canadian rebellion of
1887, involving claims upon the United
States, as an offsetting argument to the
Alabama claims.
The people of Neosho Valley have set
about building a railroad from Emporia,
Kansas to Holden, on the Missouri Pacif-
ic Railroad which will take the trade OF
that region to St. Louis instead of Chica-
| go, as at present.
German paper, the Frei Statz, says
that the marriage Of Mrs. Lincoln, the
widow of the late President Lincoln, with
Count Schmidtzweil, grand chamberlain of
the Duke of Baden, is spoken of in high
circles.
The Memphis Commercial Convention
adjourned Saturday. Among the proceed
lngs of the day was resolution requesting
Congress to put the telegraph system un-
der the control of the Postmaster General
Hester Vaughn, who was convicted of
child murder in Pennsylvania, and SEN
fenced to be hung, but was pardoned by
Governor Geary, sailed from New York
for England some days ago.
Leonard Huyck, President of the late
Merchants Bank in Washington, who was
convicted of stealing its funds and senten
ced to three years Imprisonment, has been
granted a new trial
Some OF the country editors of New York
appear to be doing good business. John
NJ Francis, of the Troy Times, returns an
income of $28, 1876; and Ellis II. Roberts,
: of the Utica Herald, one of $11, ,511.
Hon. James Nj. Mason, of Virginia,
formerly United States Senator, and after
wards Commissioner of the Confederates
in Europe, has returned from France and
: is in Baltimore on visit.
In Franklin county, Virginia, on Sun
day, Mrs Stump, widow, was outraged,
under circumstances of peculiar atrocity,
) by negro named John Price. The black
| brute was arrested.
One of the heaviest steam cutters In the
service, the Mahoning, has been put on
duty at New York, especially to prevent
I the departure of expeditions to Cuba.
Eighteen soldiers were poisoned at bar
racks near Louisville, Saturday, but not