Middletown transcript., 1869-06-19
Items OF News.

The Canadian Confederation is likely to
be torn to pieces by conflicting parties.
| Nova Scotia is about to contest, In legal
manner, their confederation with Canada,
while the latter wishes to have many OF
the cords removed, by which she is bound
to the mother country. The underlying
strata of all this commotion is q desire for
annexation to the United States. This is
the rock upon which the attempts to paci-.
fly and tranquilize the people of Canada
will be wrecked.
The widow Van Cart Cor Van Scott) has
created quite sensation in Methodist cir
cles in New York. She has appeared in
the pulpit in silk founces and jewels, to
the great disgust of number of the male
clcrgymen, who have no fancy for growing
hens, especially when tricked out in such
fine feathers. She is preaching for anoth-
err husband; that's what's the matter.
A letter from Chief Justice Chase, gives
a fattering account of the improved condi-
tion of South Carolina. He says the peo-
pie are fast recuperating from the effects
of the war, and, if permitted, would soon
be thriving and prosperous. He and his
daughter have been treated everywhere
with the greatest respect and kindness.
Captain w. Il. Cameron, of the Peters
burg Index (Conservative), and r. W.
Hughes, of the Richmond State Journal
(RadicaD, fought duel in North Carroll
ma, on Saturday. Cameron received Sc
we're but not dangerous wound in the breast.
Mexican advices state that extensive
gold fields have been discovered near Co
lima. The district is represented as being
120 miles long, and exceeding the Califor-
MIA mines in richness. There is already q
rush of people to the new district.
Information was received by the Trea-
/ sury Department Tuesday of the murder
of Frank Dupont, customs inspector, near
Brownsville, Texas. It. is supposed he
was murdered by smugglers, of whom he
: is the third victim in six months.
} A rumor that Perkins, the proprietor Of
the Riverside Park, near Boston, Mass.
who held racing stakes amounting to thou
sands of dollars, has mysteriously disap-
peared causes considerable excitement
among winners of purses.
: The London geological Society has 300C
members, and its gardens contain 1916
animals. They were visited last year by
573, 1856 persons, the admission fees paid
being $125,790 in gold.
D The Treasury Department is preparing
$ to resume work in its Printing Division
next month, when 400 male and female
employees, who have been suspended, viii
be reinstated.
: The Indians in Arizona lately captured
= wagon train laden with 800, 900 wortl
of Government stores, and destroyed it
Another party carried off 200 head of cat
tie belonging to settler.
! A colored man in Quincy, Illinois, ha
brought suit to recover $4,000 from
steamer company for having been refused
the privilege of eating dinner with th
white folks.
! 1t is reported from Washington county
Ga. that Col. r. w. Flournoy, membe
I of the Georgia Legislature, was killed OF
Thursday by a negro in his employ.
A New York editor has seen a strawber
ry, which measures seven and a half in
chcs around, and weighs one ounce ant
seven and one-half pennyweights.
The new paper money to be issued al
the close of the month will be water-mark.
ed with large ~. S." The paper is
that known as the French silk paper.
James Grant, who assassinated Mr.. Pol
lard, in Richmond, will sing in New
York church till fall, when he is to joir
the RichingsBernard Opera Troupe.
1t is reported that Hon. Robert j. Wal
ker is writing one of his exhaustive article
in support of Mr.. Summers position on tn
Alabama question.
1t is said that General Mcclellan will
complete the Stevens battery in about sew
enteen months, and will then offer it to tn
Government.
A colony of Japanese, recently arrive
:, in California, have purchased. land in Z
i i Dorado county, and intend to cultivate te
and silk.
On an opening night at an opera hous
in Nevada an enthusiastic admirer of a
actress threw an eighty-dollar silver brio
: at her.
y Nearly all the Poles believe that ne,
" year will witness the restoration of the
II nation in all its freedom and glory.
Suits against twenty-four delinquer
Virginia sheriffs were docketed in the Cil
'e cult Court of Richmond, 9th.
= The number of registered voters
u = Washington is 1902, decrease of 5 20
u from last year.
- The receipts from customs in May wei
~ $50, 600, 900, and from internal reyenu,
- $40, 900, 900.
. A st. Louis court has fined a man SIC
=, ~ for shooting dead a boy who was pickir
- =, peach from his orchard.
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