Middletown transcript., 1869-11-06
rTEsus OF NEWS.

gers. n right lively scene was presented
there a few evenings ago. The debate
waxed hot, and to increase the heat seal
awag alderman drew his revolver and fred
four shots at another alderman. There was
a tremendous scattering of the clans; the
mayor hid behind his desk, the aldermen
took refuge under tables, while the report
ers were compelled to stand fire. The shots
were wild, however, and all lodged in the
ceiling.
Holden's negro soldiers are creating a
disturbance in certain portions Of North
Carolina, threatening white mon, and in
sulting and outraging white women. Both
officers and privatcs of these bands of mur-
derers and ravishers are negroes, members
of the Loyal League. of which Gov. Hol-
den is President. Respectable citizens of
both parties have importuned the Govern
or to recall and disband the negro troops,
but he will not do SO. They are doing
his bidding and he will sustain them.
The Congressional Commission on the
Union and Central Pacific Railroads, made
their report to the Interior Department
Monday. The report is generally favora-
BILE, but points out various deficiencies.
The Commission estimate that $576, $50
will be required to supply deficiencies in
the Central, and 81 ,586, 100 to supply de-
ficiencies in the Union road.
A young man who was killed the other
day near Cicero, Hamilton county, Ind.
was sitting on fence with companion,
the butt Of the gun resting on the ground.
His dog came running up, and while at
tempting to jump up to him, struck the
cock of the gun, and the load was discharg-
ed full in the face of its owner, killing him
instantly
Last Monday colored man discovered
buzzards lowering around a bridge about
II miles from Newtown, in Worcester co.
In hunting for the cause, he found to his
horror, the horribly mangled body of an
infant, wrapped in a red 'nubia' or cloud.
The birds had been feeding on it. No
clue to the probable infanticide has been
obtained. ........
A few days ago, in Cincinnati, as SER
want girl was carrying child seventeen
months old down cellar stairway, hei
foot slipped. and as she fell a carving knife
which she held in her hand stood point up
ward on the step, and the blade penetrat-
ed the heart of the child, producing instan
| death. ..
Several of the Yale freshmen were so Sc
riously injured in their initiation into tht
Delta Kappa secret society, at recen
meeting that they had to be carried home
in carriages, and one who was tossed in ;
blanket broke both bones of his forearm
about three inches below the elbow.
A brilliant meteor descended at Buffalo
New York, at 3 o'clock on WEDNESDAY
morning, the 9th of October, in the Yves
tern sky, apparently the size of full
moon, aud burst with cracking noise
throwing off innumerable sparks, SO brigh
as to light up the entire city.
General Prm announced in the Spanisl
Cortes Saturday that the Government
hoped soon to wsthdraw the decree estab
fishing martial law, but that at presen
such step would be unadviseable on &C
count of the number of conspirators VIII
still remain at large.
designated the 18th instant as day O
thanksgiving and prayer. This is the da
originally fixed by the President for ma
tional thanksgiving. The day will proba
bly, be observed in nearly all the States
Seventeen buildings at Greenville, Ala
were destroyed by fire on Monday night
and the loss estimated at $500. 900. Th
freight car shop of the Illinois Csntri
Railroad, at Chicago, was burned the san
night, involving loss of $4,000.
The Parliament of Ontario was opene
Wednesday. The Governor in his addrcl
alluded to the abundant harvests and il
crease of internal improvements, and
demand for labor, and urged increased e
forts to promote immigration.
The Tennessee House of Represent;
tives on Tuesday, by vote of 38 to 81
tabled the resolution, offered the day b
fore, for an election of Uuited States Sen
tor. on the ground of Mr.. Cooper's ineli
ibility.
There were SO 900 ounces of gold al
, 81, 900 ounces of silver received in Il
branch mint at San Francisco, during Il
: past month and the amount coined du
: ing the same month was 81, $40, ,00O
:. The California wheat crop exceeds |
~ expectations in its yield and in the a
. sence of the usual demand for export
the Eastern States and foreign ports, 4
= market there is glutted.
: The U. s. Supreme Court on Mond,
: decided, in a case appealed from Virgini
I in favor of the right of State to tax
. gents ofinsurance companies of other Stat
- :, acting within its borders.
y There are two hundred and seven thou
! and names upon the Pension roll at t
Pension Bureau, and over one hundr
thousand cases are still pending for de-
sion.
'e 1t has been stated by some one curio
3 in statistics, that the whole amount
t. grain raised in New England each "
s. would not supply its inhabitants
l. weeks.