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Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

The Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stoves, of
Berlin, are telling scandalous stories about
Prince Charles, who is described as sad
old boy.
"Pcrry's Victory" was celebrated at
put-in-bay, Lake Erie, Friday 10th inst
that being the anniversary.
Secretary Cox has appointed colored
man to be one Of the Examiners In the Pa
tent Office.
James Gordon Bennett is seriously ill
at his country seat at Washington Heights.
The London Times looks upon the Span
ish cause in Cuba as hopeless
Georgia and South Carolina have an ex-
cellent rice harvest.
The Imperialist newspaper is dead. In
fact, it never was alive.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18
The famous horse Jack Stewart. trotted

The famous horse Jack Stewart, trotted
twenty miles over the Suffolk course, Phil
adelphla on the 10th inst, in SO minutes
39a seconds, to "a wagon, winning $1,000.
James Fitzpatrick, agent of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and
DIR. Robert Mcclure, their veterinary sur
geon, were present. In order to create no
excitement, they waited until after the race.
and then the parties exhibited their au-
thority. Mr.. Stewart conducted them to
the stables and the surgeon examined the
horse and pronounced that no cruelty had
been practiced in this case; that be was not
one-fourth as much distressed as most of
the animals that had been driven to the
race, and pronounced him to be the best
winded horse he had ever seen. The race
was to have taken place at Narragansett
Park, in Rhode Island, a month or more
ago, but was prevented by the enforcement
OF the provision of their act to prevent
cruelty to animals, which is to the effect
that an arrest may be made before an o.
vert act shall be committed. With regard
to this horse bets we're offered that he was
so little blown that he would not blow out
a candle held before him, and the expert
ment being made the candle remained
lighted. Jack Stewart was sired by Tom
Wonder out of Hambletonian mare, He
trotted over the Riverside Park in 1867
against time, twenty and half miles in
side the hour. A year ago he went twen-
ty miles over the Fashion Course inside of
an hour, and in October of last year went
the same distance over the Riverside Park
in 1928. In the June previous he went
ten miles ip 1921.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

1t is reported from Washington that
Minister Motley is dissatisfied with the
do-nothing policy of the Government on
the Alabama claims. He states that the
British Ministry is decidedly favorable to
reopening negotiations, and expresses his
belief that treaty could be agreed upon
to the satisfaction of both countries. A
later despatch states that no restrictions
were imposed on Mr.. Motley relative to
reopening negotiations for the settlement
of the Alabama claims. 1t was simplv
held desirable that he should wait until
the excitement in England caused by the
rejection of the Johnson-Stanley treaty had
subsided.
The Spanish Government has sent n
circular to the Great Powers on the SUBJ
ject of the Siekles note, relating to the re-
cognition of Cuba by the United States
under certain contingencies. The replies
of England, France and Austria are said
to have been favorable to the rights Of
Spain.
The orders given to General Sickles on
leaving for Spain were, that he should
make no demands on the Spanish Govern
ment. He was to act as mediator be-
tween Spain and Cuba on the basis of the
independence of the latter, but was to be
discreet in what he did. So says the la
test despatch from Washington.
1t is not credited in official circles in
Washington that Gen. Sickles has written
note to the Spanish government threat.
ening a recognition of Cuba in case Spain
does not act speedily on the settlement
proposed by the United States.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

Considerable dissatisfaction arose as to
the composition of the Philadelphia Dem
ocratic city ticket. The Executive Com
mittee held a meeting on Wednesday even
ing, when the designations of all the Dem
ocratic nominees for city. and county were
presented and accepted, and a new ticket
was nominated as follows: For City Trea-
surer. Col. William G. Patterson Com
missioner, Major John b. Coke; Record
er of Deeds, John G. Brenner; Prothon-
otary Of District Court, Wash. J. jack
son; Clerk of Quarter Sessions, David W.
Sellers; Coroner, Joseph NJ. Relchard.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

A LARGE FoRTUNE.-Miss Grey, of
Washington county, N. Y. a milliner,
thirty years old, was eagaged to young
Englishman few years ago. He died
before the time fixed for their marriage.
and left her seventeen millions of dollars.
The natural heirs of the young man con-
tested the will, but in vain, and the young
lady is to receive the first instalment Of
her large possessions in December next.
Five millions of dollars are to be sent her
then, and the balance as soon as possible.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

We last week called attention to our
terms. We had two objects in view in so
doing. One was to call to mind the fact
that subscriptions are required to be
paid in advance. We shall soon enter
upon the last quarter of the current year,
aad yet less than one-half of our patrons
have paid their subscriptions. Last year
nearly all had paid by this time. Anoth-
er object was to call public attention to
che fact that Obituaries, - tributes of re-
spect," resolutions of coincidence" &c.
are published only at our usual advertising
rates.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18
PEAcu FRrfoHrs AND Conarssross AIT


PEACH FREIaHTs AND CoNMIssross. Alt
is declared, by peach growers generally,
that some arrangement viii have to be
made, before another season, whereby they
may got their fruit to market and sell the
Same without leaving SO large proportion
OF the proceeds in the hands of carriers
and agents. They say truly, that the
charges for carrying and selling their fruit
are out Of all proportion to the returns
which they receive for producing it. Fruit
growers are making extensive arrange
ments to enlarge the business. The trade
is particularly profitable to the Rail Roads
and commission men, and they ought to
cooperate with The, fruit growers, as far
IS they can, in strict Justice to themselves,
in making it profitable to them also. The
experience of,the present season should be
turned to mutual profit by entering into
'1sueh new arrangements as spirit of fair
reciprocity and equity would seem to die
tate. No doubt the subject will be duly
considered by the peach growers when
they assemble again in convention to con-
suit together, and to insure concert of ac-
tion among themselves. A great commits
sion house Of their own, is among the pos
sible remedies for part of the evils COM
planned of, and they are not without hope
that the Rail Roads will meet them in a
spirit Of fairness which may result in an
arrangement mutually satisfactory, and
profitable alike to both parties.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18
Ihere is very sharp CONTROVERSY be

There is very sharp controversy be-
tween the Christian Advocate of New
York and the Northwestern Advocate of
Chicago, on Doe lay dclegation question
The subjcc- was lnitted by the last
General Con mu ot the Methodist Epis-
copal CAu ,3 u members of the Church,
male and female II twenty y-one years of
age and over aud 20 the Annual Confer
enccs. The members have voted, but the
vote cast is very small, being less than
one-6fth of the whole membership of the
Church, much smaller proportion than
voted in 1861, when the vote was unfavor-
able to lay delegation. Although the vote
cast was about two to one in favor of lay
delegation, the New York Advocate main
tains that the vote was not decisive, ow-
ing to the large number who did not vote
at all, and that the question is really thrown
back on the ministry for the decision. The
Northwestern, and most of the other Church
papers are with it. takes the ground that
the vote of the members of the Church is de-
cisive, and that the ministry in the Annu
al Conferences should give it their sane
tion.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

EDUCATION IN IRELAND.-Just as the
friends of unhappy Ireland were congratu-
lating themselves on the triumph of mea-
sure of long-deferred justice, in the discs
tablishment of the Church of a small mi
nority of her people, rendering religion in
the Green Isle matter of personal con-
Germ as it should be, the telegraph brings
the unwelcome tidingS that Cardinal Cul-
len, the head of the Irish Roman Catholic
hierarchy, has forbidden the further at
tendance of Catholic children at the Natl
onal Schools-an edict that must deprive
hundreds of thousands of any secular, in
struction whatever. This edict is a ca
lamity, not for ireland only, but for this
country as will hereafter be largely peo-
Piled by immigrants whom Cardinal Gull
len has thus arbitrarily consigned to life
long Ignorance and intellectual darkness.
The Cardinal has evidently mistaken the
Nineteenth for the Eleventh century. The
National Schools of ireland are non-secta-
rian, but not irreligious. They inculcate
no dogmas of any particular church, and
they war upon none. They have been
rapidly vindicating Ireland from the re-
proach of popular ignorance and mental
darkness, and their overthrow will prove
sad privation to millions. The London
Times emphatically condemns as intolera.
BILE and provoking Cardinal Cullen's last
pastoral, and the claims put forth by the
Roman Catholic Bishop Of Ireland, the ef-
feet of which, it asserts, is demand for the
overthrow of common school education and
the exaltation of denominationalism.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

The Conn CRoP.-The Commercial
says:-"We regard the corn crop of Del
aware as being very nearly, or quite, an
average, Notwithstanding the drought" 4"
Not many persons will be found in this
section of the State, to corroborate this
statement. The crop is notoriously a short
one, and could not be otherwise, on ac-
count of the protracted and widely extend
ed drought,
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

James Gordon Bennett is so seriously III
that cable despatch has been sent to his
son, who is now in Europe, to return
home at once. For some time past Mr.
Bennett has shown signs of failing health
but recently dysentery has set in Of SO ma
lignant character that his friends are Sc
riously alarmed. He is at his country
seat at Washington Heights. Mrs. Ben.
nett was at last accounts in Paris. All
Mr.. Benefits rare powers of mind are
quite impaired by his bodily infrmity.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18
For the Middaetown Transcript
THOMAS LANDING, Sept. Is, 1869


Mr.. Editor Thomas Landing is sit
uated upon bend of Appoquinimink
Greek, four miles from Delaware bay.
The property upon which the Piers are
built, belongs to Mrs. Lydia Thomas, and
is leased to persons, who have built per-
manent sheds, used for culling peaches.
These sheds or peach houses are so con-
structed as to be open on two sides, SO
that peaches can be lifted from the wa
gons on one side, pass through the hands
of the cullers in the building, and depos-
tied on the wharf on the other side.
House, No. l, designated the Malt
by" is occupied by j. w. and VIM. M.
Vandegrift, and the proprietors of the
same have shipped up to Sept. 18th, fifty
nine thousand baskets of peaches.
House No. 2, Metropolitan, is occu-
pied by f. 7. Perry and Mrs. Lydia
Thomas, who have shipped up to the 18th
inst. forty-one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-two. These two houses have
chartered line of barges, three in num-
ber, one barge always at Philadelphia,
one at the landing, and the third between
these two points, being towed to and from
Philadelphia by steam Tug.
House No. 3, The American, is occu-
pied by Samuel Fenimore, Thomas Will
lis, and others, who ship minor lots.
They of the American have shipped, up
to the 18th, inst. twenty-nine thousand
baskets of peaches. The peaches from
this house are conveyed in sail boats,
drawn by tugs. .
House No. 4. The Continental is oc-
cupied by John Mccoy, j. G. Corbit, H.
H. Appleton, j. NJ. Appleton, and VIM.
vandyke, who have shipped up to the
18th, inst. ninety-nine thousand eight
hundred and sixty-two baskets of peaches.
They, like the occupants of the former
houses, have line of barges, similarly
arranged. Thus Mr.. Editor, YOU will
perceive by the above figures, the entire
number of baskets of peaches, shipped up
to the 18th, inst. from our landing, to be
two hundred and twenty nine thousand
two hundred and forty-seven { 229, ,247. J
There have been running continually,
from our landing, since the 26th, day Of
July last, twenty-six wagons drawing
peaches, and employed in the houses as
cullers seventy men.
The hurrying to and fro of ladened and
unladened wagons, the hum of busy work.
men, and the whistling of steam tugs give
the place an air of great shipping depot.
The fruit has been, as in other locali-
ties, good, when we take into considera-
ton the almost incredible fullness of the
trees from which it was picked
If you will allow us Mr.. Editor, we
will mention the yield of peaches from
few trees in this locality. The trees in
the orchard of j. W. Vandegrift have
averaged up tothis time four baskets of
peaches each. III. II. Appleton, picked
from four thousand trees, of four and five
years growth, twenty thousand baskets,
making an average of five baskets per
tree. He picked from the trees bearing
Crawford's Late, six baskets per tree
1t never was our fortune before to witness
such sight as the latter named trees pre-
sented, they were so full that they bent
over and touched the ground on all sides,
nor can we reasonably expect to view
trees ladened to such an extent ever again.
Respectfully, &c. Luc1us.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

The CUBA PURCHAsE.-It is stated in
Washington that private letters from Min
lister Sickles express sanguine hope that
the Spanish government will accept the
proposition of the United States relative
to the purchase of Cuba. The Regent is
personally in favor of it, but his cabinet
are slow about accepting it.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

The Pathological Association, which has
been in session since Wednesday in Phil
adelphia, was honored with a public ad-
dress by Mayor Fox Thursday.
The French Emperor declares that his
policy towards Spain will be strictly one of
non-intervention.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

1t is announced that the Washington
Express will be issued on Monday next,
in connection with the National Intelli-
geneer, as a morning Democratic paper.
The storehouse of Colonel William b.
Thomas, at Twelfth and Buttonwood
streets, Philadelphia was destroyed by fire
Thursday night.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18
GEN JoRpAN's APPEAL FOR THE Crn.xs

GEN JoRDAN's APPEAL FOR THE CUBANs.
The ex-Confederate General Thomas
Jordan, now General in the service of
Cuba" has issued an appeal, dated Biiar-
ru, Cuba, asking for shoes, clothing and
medicines for the Cubans. He says Cuba
does not want men, but material, and de-
clares that hundreds of the patriot soldiers
are almost. many quito naked, and that
few have shoes.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

The house of Henry Willets, in Detroit,
was entered by burglar on Wednesday
night. Willets was aroused by his wife
and ran against the rObber, when the lat
ter stabbed him to death. The murderer
was captured Thursday morning, and lod-
gcd in Jail.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

The Richmond Wing takes General
Howard to task for saying that slavery
had dwarfed the intellect Of the African
race and cites as evidence of the falsity of
the statement the present civilization of
the colored people as compared with the
barbarous condition of those who first arri-
we'd on our shores.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

An interesting letter from our cores
pondent Lucius, relative to Thomas Land
ing, will be found in another column. We
would like to receive information of this
sort from all points of shipment, by rail
and water, after the season is over.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

Ex-Secretary Seward has returned from
Alaska to San Francisco in improved
health.
Mrs. Park has lately celebrated her
one hundred and fifth birthday in Cleve-
land
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

Mr.. Longfellow's daughters were known
as tho "Three Graces" in England, and
Boston boasts that their beauty broke the
hearts of innumerable juvenile John Bulls.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

ESTRANoHIsEMENr.- will be an
election in West Virginia, October 2Sth,
for new Legislature. The issue at the
polls will be the Acknowledgement of the
ex-Confederates. The Wheeling Intelli-
gencer, the leading republican organ.
takes the affirmative side
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

W. J. Abrahams has just been convic-
ted at Indianapolis, of the murder of Ja-
cob Young and wife one year ago, and has
been sentenced, under the laws Of Indiana,
to Imprisonment for life.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

The man who undertakes to do business
in these days without advertising has not
learned his A. b. G. in business matters
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18
PoLIrIcs M cncIL COUNTY,.

The Democratic Convention Of Cecil
county; at Elkton, on Tuesday, nomina-
ted the following ticket:
State Senator Colonel John M. Miller;
House of Delegates George Biddle, Jno.
Owens, James Topchstone, and William
Richards. County Commissioners II.
Brady, George Gillespie and John Maui
din. Sherif-George W. Denny County
Surveyor--John Wroth. Delegates to
the State Convention to nominate Comp
troller-Dr. Joseph v. Wallace, DIR. III. H.
Mitchell, Reuben D. lamar, A. II. Bris-
coe and John Stump.
The above ticket, we think, is capital
one; and yet correspondent. who writes
TO us from Cecil county, disagrees with
us, and seems to be dissatisfied with it.
We insert his communication below:
CECIL COUNTY, MD. Sept. 18th, 1869.
Editor Middletoon Transcript In
looking over the selection made by the
Democratic Convention of Cecil county, |
see names that are obnoxious to any true
Democrat, men who favored the war and
gaye-it their. influence and support. 1t
appears to me that no man is competent
for an Office in this county unless he owns
his thousands, or has been instrumental
in imprisoning and prosecuting Demo-
Gratis. l for one have been tortured and
imprisoned in filthy cell and made to live
on what would be called the refuse of any
decent family. I'm now called on to sup
port men who gave it their sanction and
support. Democrats of Cecil county, are
you men? Have you one drop of the
blood that inspired your forefathers to
fight for Independence Or, are you like
dog that will lick the hand that smote
him? 1, for one, am not going to do it..
I'm not willing that they shall be our
task-masters during the war, and then
turn around, after the war is over, approve
of their prosecuting us, by making them
our Law makers. for one will stand in
the face of all opposition and do battle
against this brute force. If to be Dem
ocrat you must be war man, or man
that turned sundry times, I shall never
be Democrat 1t appears to me that
some men think that all that is necessary
for them to do, is to name the men, and
we are bound to support them.
~'. CONSISTENCY.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-27
Remedy for Poison.

Ifany poison is swallowed drink in
etantly half a glassof cool water, with
heaping teaspoonful each Of common
salt and ground mustard stirred into
it, Thisvomits as soon as it reaches
the stomach. But for fear some Of the
poison may remain, swallow the white
of one or two eggs, or drink cup Of
very strong cofee--thcse two being
antidotes for q greater number Of
poisons than any other dozen of arti.
ticles known; with the advantage Of
their being always on hand; il not. .
pint Of sweet oil, lamp oil, dripping,
melted butter or lard, are substitutes,
especially II they vomit quickly.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-27
Printing Press Run by Gas.

In San Francisco, a few weeks ago,
by invitation of the proprietor of the
the Courier de San Francisco, large
nunber of persons assembled in the
press.ro room Of that journal to witness
the operations of new motive power
which is to be used in running the
press upon which that paper is printed
The machine resembles the ordinary
steam engine having all its parts; but
the cylinder is more bulky, and instead
of one it has twO-One for the intro
duction of gas, or air, and the other
for its escape. The propclling agency
which takes the place OF steam, con-
sists of ninety parts of air, and ten of
ordinary illuminating gas; this COM
pound is introduced into each end Of
the cylinder, where it is alternately ig-
nited by an electric spark from Bun
son battery, and the expansion Of the
air caused thereby acts on the piston
in the same manner as steam. This en-
gine is four-horse power, and when in
full operation consumes twenty five
cubic feet of gas per hour aud the ex
pense of running it ten hours would be
the alta estimates one dollar and fifty
cents. The Courier engine weighs on
ly six hundred pounds, running with
out noise, or jar, needs no fireman or
engineer, and obviates the danger Of
explosion or confagra'ion. All who
witnessed its operations were surprised
and gratided, and its general introduc-
ton fof driving the lighter classes Of
machines is predicted. 1t has been in
use in Paris for the past FIVE years, and
10 in high favor there.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-27
c. c. MCKINNEY, Sec'y.
From the Dead Letter Office.

From the Dead Letter Office,
The other day an Irish woman. say.
the Lewiston { Me. Journal, call at tn,
Postofiice in that city, tor letter fol
herself:
"An' is there anythinn here fol
me p'
"What nameY"
Bridget Mccarthy"
AYES, there's letter here for you
from the dead letter office"
The poor woman's face fell, and she
burst into tears
"An' sure and I thought some .ot
them mought been dead, that l didn',
hear from them before"
The clerk soothcd her with q few lc
gal remarks, explaining the nature o
the Dead Letter Office; the woman
wiped away her tears, and went aya,
with one Of her old letters, happy II
the thought that the "folks at HON,
wasn't dead" flsr
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-27
The Suppression Of ."Loafing."


The New York Democrat is..lecturing
the genteel young men loaters who
lounge on the fashionabls avenues, or
lang about the lobbies of the opera,
The theatre, &c:
THE reason why we have such
crop of overbearing young spend
tAiMs in our midst (the editor says)
arises from the practice of leaving
money to grandchildren, The wisdom
of antiquity bequeaths to US the axiom
that every worthless man is dead
man, and in the school Of Pythagoras
1t was a point of discipline that if
among the students there were any
who grew weary of studying to be use-
iul, and returned to an idle life, their
obScqules were performed, and tomb
stones raised with inscriptions warning
others to beware of such a state. At
the present time, inj some parts of
Europe, the young ladies who become
nuns are received into the converts
with their collins aud the pomp of
formal funeral, to signify that hence
forth they are TO OF no further use,
and consequently dead, These ideas
are rather suggestive; and as we have
inaugurated all sorts of societies to
suppress every vice, perhaps some of
our philanthropists could do humanity
great service by forming society for
the suppression Of Ioafne."