Middletown transcript., 1869-05-22
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ming. The Opera House was occupied on
the ground floor by several merchants
Herman Landmeyer, grocer, whose store
in the vicinity was burning, attempted to
save some of his goods, and was buried
under wall which fell upon and killed
him, in the presence of his wife and fami-
ly. The total loss by the fire is estimated
at from six to eight hundred thousand dol
lars
w. w. Corcoran, the Washington ban
ker, has donated his art depository to the
city of Washington, together with the
ground on which it is situated, the back
rents due from the government and his
large collection of paintings. The prop
erty is worth about million dollars, and
has been transferred to board of nine
trustees. Mr.. August Belmont has also
offered to donate twelve pictures in his col
lection to the gallery.
1t is stated that, on the 1st of June,
the tariff of the Atlantic Cable will be re-
duced to $40 for messages not exceeding
10 words, exclusive of address and sigma
ture, and 81 for each additional word.
News dispatches to the press will be al
lowed discount of so per cent. but this
reduction does not include cypher and COM
mercial news. The rates are in gold.
A wet blanket is thrown upon those who
have been fondly dreaming of digging in
dependence out of the Western soil, by
practical man who has been in the West
for years, and who says that he knows that
he who commences in the woods, hoping to
take comfort or make money by farming,
after paying for his wild land and clearing
it, will be previously disappointed
Seven companies of the 9Th United
States cavalry, under General Carr, had
| fight on the 18th with about 500 Cheyen-
mes on the road to Fort Mcpherson, de-
feated, and at last accounts were pursuing
them in the vicinity of Medicine Lake
Creek. The Indians left 25 warriors on
the field. The troops had three men kill
ed and three wounded.
The opening of the Pacific Railroad
has absorbed public attention. How far
the expectations of oriental trade over it
will be realized can only be determined by
experiment, but there is no doubt that an
immense quantity of silver and gold will
be conveyed over it. The silver mines of
Nevada are wonderfully rich.
Postmaster General 'Creswell on Tues
day directed the mails to be sent by the
Bremen line Of steamers from Baltimore
direct to Bremen. The service is fort
nightly each way. The steamer left Bal
timore Wednesday with the mails for the
first time.
The war in Paraguay, between Lopez
and the allied forces, is becoming desper
ate on the part of the former. The allies
appear to have every advantage, yet there
have been signs of insubordination in the
ranks after receiving orders for marching
in the interior.
A man in Cairo, Ill. has invented a
spring to be attached to the feet, by means
of which person is relieved of the labor
of walking, to a great extent. He claims
his invention will enable man to walk
ten miles per hour with ease.
The proposition to make Republic out
Spain has been rejected by the Constituent
Cortes. The proposition to create trien-
NAL directory has also been rejected, and
it is now probable that a regency will be
established.
1he Cape May Ocean Wave is informed
by indisputable authority that the French
Atlantic Cable Company will land their
shore end at point of the beach nearly
fronting the new Stockton Hotel.
Amos j. Cummings, late reporter on the
n. Y. Tribune, is out in card confirming
all that has been said by the Sun in rela
tion to Young's alleged misrepresentation
of the Associated Press News.
Brigham Young inauguratcd the con-
, ruction of the Utah Central Railroad on
Monday by breaking the first ground, near
Ogden City. The road will, perhaps, be
finished to St, Louis in October.
Two aspirants for the So 500 position
of Superintendent of the Interior Depart
ment had fight about it in Washing ngton
on Saturday. One of the combatants was
badly beaten.
Is. B. Comegys, formerly of Delaware,
President of the Philadelphia National
Bank, has been granted six months leave
OF absence by that bank He will sail on
the 22d.
There are eight hundred delegates pres
ent at the Commercial Convention at Mem
phis. The body was addressed on We'd
nesday by Senator Sprague, of Rhode Is
land.
Government bonds and greenbacks, sum-
ming up six thousand dollars, were picked
from the pocket of Edward Richards. of
Chicago, in New York Tuesday night.
The Chicago Young Mems Christian
Association have resolved not to allow
women to become members of the asso-
citation.
The two Assemblies of the Presbyterian
Church met in New York this week and
the question of the union will probably be
settled. The result is doubtful.
The first oats of the season, to the
amount of eleven thousand bushels. arriv-
ed in New York on Wednesday, from Os-
wego.
The cotton seed oil mandatory of Bach.
man q Go. Jersey City, with its machine
ry, was destroyed Saturday by the explo-
sion of boiler
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