Middletown transcript., 1869-05-08
Items OF News.


custom-house officers, not having the pro-
per clearance papers. She has on board
thirty men, plenty of firearms, and though
nothing definite has yet been ascertained,
it is believed the cargo and men are bound
for Cuba, but where they are from and
why they are not cleared properly has not
yet transpired.
Thecontracts for carrying mails through
New England and New York have been
awarded by the Post Office Department.
These contracts were all for stage and
horse service. About 55S routes were
awarded in New England and 400 in New
York. The prices averaged 25 per cent.
higher than for similar services during the
past four years.
The Charleston Courier believes that the
cotton crop of the South cannot, under any
circumstances, exceed 5000, 900 bales this
year, owing to the extensive migration of
negroes to the cities and towns, and the
withdrawal of freedwomen from farm to
house lator. The Columbus (Ga) Sun
takes similar view of the matter
Dispatches from Tennessee state that a
riot occurred at Brownsville, in that State,
Sunday night, which resulted in the Kill
ling of one white man and two negroes.
One white man was mortally wounded.
The riot originated in the threat of ne
gro to kill white man who had given him
some offence.
According to special Havana despatch,
the insurgent party held a Congress on the
18th of April, over which Cespedes presi-
ded, and resolutions were adopted declar-
ing the object of the war on their part to
be for the independence of Cuba and her
subsequent annexation to the United
States,
Two men attempted to rob the money
wagon of the American Express Company
in Broadway, New York, on Monday, but
were unsuccessful, although they had
knocked down the messenger and had pos
session of the wagon, They were arrested
before they could drive off
The Arizona Cotton Factory, establish
ed in Claiborne parish, Louisiana, since
the war, is now paying net profit of TWEEN
ty-tour per cent, per amman. This income
is realized on capital of $50, 900, and
with part of the machinery counted in
the capital, not yet at work
Uriah IL. Crosby, of Chicago, having
recovered from his financial embarrass-
ments, which induced hlm three years ago
to rattle off the opera house bearing his
name, has purchased the building, ana
now draws an annual income of from S75,-
900 to $1O0, 900 from it.
The largest Australian nugget on rec
ord, weighing two hundred and ten pounds,
was found in the Dunnelly district, only
two inches below the surface, by two poor
Cornish men, John Deason and Richard
Oates. The net price received by them
was $4S,000
Jas. Madigan, the celebrated circus RI
der, was instantly killed While attempting
to throw double somersault at Paris, XIV.
on Wednesday last. He fell and broke
his neck. Mr.. Madigan was q native of
Albany, aud was the son of Mr.. Harry
Madigan.
The President is going to Long Branch
to remain most of the summer lie is an
xious to get rid of the crew of lecches that
are now hanging upon him. He is repor-
ted as badly worn out with the fatigue"
and pressure consequent upon his position.
Gen. D. S. Stanley, writing from Fort
Sully, gives up all hope of making peace
with the Sioux nation, and says that they
are impudent and defiant, and ridicul9s the
idea of an Indian peace, unfortunately for
the theory of the Friends commission.
1t is rumored that the Prince Borghese
of Rome, the owner of the finest gallery of
paintings in the world next to that of the
Vatican, is about to sell his art treasures
to Russia for the sum of 35, 900, 900 francs.
The street lamps of New York are to be
lighted BY electricity; the lamp commits
sioner will say, "let there be light" and
on the instant all Gotham will be made
bright as day.
A Boston breach of promise case-Elms
VS.. Kelly-twice decided in favor of the
plaintiff, has on the third trial been decid,
ed in favor of the defendant, and the two
previous verdicts were set aside.
On Monday Senator Sprague, of Rhode
Island, reached Philadelphia, en- route for
his home. In the evening he was serena
ded by the Workingmen's Association at
the Continental Hotel.
A forger known as Bent Drake, alias
yesterday, on charge of feloniously OBJ
tanning $12, 500 from the First National
Bank at ST. Clairsyile.
The German papers mention that four
thousand emigrants recently passed
through Hamburg and Bremen, within the
space of three days en- route for America.
A boy in Massachusetts, fifteen years of
age shot and killed himself Monday, be-
cause his father had required him to apol-
ogize to his schooimaster for truancy.
"White Pine Billy" is now cutting a
great swell in San Francisco. His expen-
ditures of money equal those of the once
renowned Coal Oil Tommy"
An Australian letter states that in con-
sequence of the severe drought which has
prevailed there, one man, who had Is, 900