Middletown transcript., 1869-07-10
Items OF News.

II. NJ Turner, the recently appointed
rested on Sunday last, by the U. S. Mar
shal, and taken to Atlanta. He is impli-
Gated by two colored women arrested by
special detective Murphy, at Atlanta,
having in their possession a portion of
large sum of currency stolen from the
Treasury Department at Washington.
Forged signatures were signed to the Tlea-
sury notes, and large amount was passed
in Augusta.
Three colored children, aged respective
ly 5, 8 and II years were drowned in the
Kalamazoo River, at Allegan, Mich. re-
Gently by their step mother, who was jeal-
Gus of them. The woman had been mar
ried to the father of the children but few
weeks. At the point in the river where
the children were drowned the water is on
ly about two feet deep, and the cruel wo-
man confessed that the children were held
under the water until life was extinct.
At New Bedford, Tuesday, seven men
were swept overheard from yacht, by the
oscillation of boom, and two of them
were drowned. At Booth Bay, Me. on
Monday night, a pleasure boat was run
over by schooner, and two young ladies
were drowned. Miss Nora Giles, daugh-
ter of Rev. Henry Giles, the essayist, was
drowed at Brcksport Me. on Monday
A chain bridge leading to Vauxhalls
Island in James River, at Richmond. Va.
gave way Friday under throng Of people
attending political barbecue ON the is
land. Colonel James Il Branch, prom
iuent broker, and Conservative candidate
for the State Senate, was killed, and II
number of other persons were fatally in
jured
As an excursion party was returning to
Wilmington, N. &. on Monday night,
piece was blown out of the boiler Of the
steamboat on which they were. During
the panic five men jumped overheard, ana
three of them were drowned. Two others
were scalded, one so badly that he is not
expected to recover.
The employees and persons connected
with the Public Ledger, with their fami-
lies, comprising about 1900 persons, on
Monday made an excursion to Atlantic
City as the guests of their employer. Ev-
erything passed off pleasantly; no acci-
dents happened; and the large party re-
turned safely about 10 2. NJ.
A national temperance convention is to
assemble at Chicago, on Wednesday the
first day of September, to organize ma
tional temperance party to take the field,
politically, against the liquor traffic. All
churches, sunday schools, and temperance
societies of whatever name, are requested
to send delegates.
The model of the new air ship Avitor
in San Francisco, was tried Monday. The
Times says it succeeded. The Alta says
it didn't Owing to the prevalence of a
wind, it was tried in doors, and was there
propelled through the air backward and
forward, and in any desired direction.
The Treasury Department have received
information of the seizure by Collector Pot
ter, at Pensacola, Fla of the schooner
Volumula, from Tampico, Mexico, with
cargo of cigars, brandies, linens and dress
goods, which the captain attempted to land
at that port without payment of duties.
The common notion that the Friends
are 5windling away is incorrect. During
the last year the Orthodox branch of the
society alone received about fifteen hun
dred new members, whilst large numbers
were added to the Hicksitcs.
French, the messenger who betrayed the
Cuban Junta, foolishly vcntured among
the prisoners at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
on Friday evening. He was attacked at
once, and nearly killed before he could be
rescued.
Hon. Jefferson Davis is in Paris in very
bad health, and it is doubtfal whether his
condition will ever permit his return to
America. Should he be able to travel, he
will endeavor to spend the summer in Can
ada and the winter in Mississippi.
The Captain General of Cuba announces
that the rebellion is now limited to the op-
erations of guerillas, and he makes a pro-
clamation to that effect, which provides
for the trial of 'partes guilty of murder,
arson and robbery" by court martial.
Among the attractions at the Sanger
fest in Baltimore, which begins OH July
10, will be the performance of Handers
Messiah, with u chorus Of 400 voices. A
number of eminent European musicians
will be present
The State of California offers Il bounty
OF S3O0 for each l0O.0N0 good, merchant
able silk cocoons, and 500 for each plan
taton 5000 trees, or more, two years old,
set out at proper distances, for permanent
silk culture.
Florida, it is said, contains over seven
millions acres of land lying along the AT
lantic coast, from Indian river to Cape Sa-
BILE, admirably adapted to the cultivation
Of coffee
Fighting between Republicans and Ma
tional troops has taken place in the streets
of Seville, Spain, and another revolution
SET ms imminent.
Chief Justice Chase is going to Virgin
ia White Sulphur Springs, which is be-
coming favorite haunt for politicians and
public men.
Twenty-Five persons were killed, and
many others injured by recent accident
on the railroad between Vera Cruz and
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