Middletown transcript., 1869-10-23
ITEMS OF NEWS.

Try, Dy way Oh Oan EranclSco. Iney make
contracts and attend to the faithful per-.
formance of all the details on the part of
the laborers. If any of the persons under
contract, fail to do their duty, there is
ban put upon them, by which they are cut
off, not only from household, kilt and kin,
but from associations of all kinds with their
countrymen in any manner. This power
is said to be made manifest not only in San
Francisco, but throughout all Oregon and
power almost of life and death, though APP
parently in all outward forms, the Chinese
are as free to work or move as the Ameri-
can, or Irishman or German.
In the Court of Common Pleas, Phila.
delphia, on Saturday, Judge Brewster de-
livered the opinion of the Court in the con-
tested election cases. The decision from
which Judge Ludlow dissented, throws out
all the Democratic city officers except May
or Fox, who is declared elected by So ma
jorty. The Court declared Charles Glib
bons elected District Attorney by 6S ma
jority, over Furman Sheppard. Richard
Peltz is elected Receiver Of Taxes, Samu-
Ell P. Hancock City Controller, Alexander
McCuen City Commissioner. Richard Dom
egan Prothonatory of Common Pleas, and
Thomas j, Worrell City Solicitor. The
majorities given these range from 800 to
400.
The causes of decay in American COM
merce are now being investigated in New
York by the Congressional committee ap-
pointed for the purpose. Among other
recommendations they are expected to
make, is one in favor of the repeal of the
law forbidding the retransfer of vessels
placed under foreign flags during the war
by American ship owners, and the re-en-
actment of the law requiring at least three
fourths of the crew of an American vessels
to be Americans.
Pere Hyacinthe, the protesting Catholic
Priest, keeps very quiet in New York, and
the Protestant clergy of that city, it is
said, will make no demonstration until they
see the result of the visit of the Boston del
egation to the Pere. Meantime, it is sta
ted that Father Hyacinthe expresses him
self opposed to such demonstration, and
avows that he is and will remain Catho-
lie priest.
Senator Sprague addressed Working
mems Convention in Providence, on Sat
urday. He deprecated this present want
Of harmony between manufacturers and
employees, and attributed to this cause,
and to the mistaken use of capital, the
Avondale coal mine disaster and the fire.
quent railroad accidents.
In Warwick county, Ind. few days
since, difficulty occurred between seve.
raj men, and two of them were killed
Soon afterwards number of citizens form.
ed vigilance committee, and went about
ordering obnoxious persons to leave. \
state Of anarchy prevailed in the county.
The Southern Commercial Convention
at Louisville, adjourned on Saturday. Mr.
Fillmore, in his closing address, said hi
would never appear in public convention
Previous to adjourning, reports favorine
and opposing Chinese emigration were laic
upon the table
The privateer Cuba, was libellcd ant
taken possession of by the United State,
Marshal, at Wilmington, N. G. Tuesday
Her commander refused to surrender hel
until he was shown an order from tn,
President by the commander of the UnteC
States gunboat Frollc.
1t is reported that the Fenians in Cana
r da have equipped gunboat and are pre-
pairing to do mischief to the towns on tn,
, upper lakes. A Toronto despatch say
that the authorities have placed the gun
g boat Prince Alfred in readiness for ctiv
r service at Goderich.
Z The Virginia Legislature Tuesday, il
: joint convention, elected j. Il. Lewis
= United States Senator for the long tern
. and j. W. Johnston, Senator for the shor
e term. These gentlemen received the vote
e of all the Walker and three of the Well
Republicans,
Governor Gearys majority, according t
official returns from all but three countie
of the State, received by Hon. John Co
vode, Chairman of the Republican Com
mittee, with be 1882. The counties nc
heard from officially are Butler, Potte
, and Juniata
A formidable strike of mechanics EN-
: ployed in the locomotive shops of the Fri
Railway is in progress, not less than 81
!; hundred men having refused to work. Th
i trouble is irregularity in the monthly pay
ments of wages. .t-
Gen. Thomas has forwarded to the Wa
Department report upon Alaska 1t
s understood that he considers the new Tel
: ritory worth little, except to the officer
: who are salaried for living. there.
C As lady in Franklin county, Indiana
: cighty-6ve years old, was attepmting to re
J. move box of honey from a hive on Fr
!, day last, she was stung near the temp
:, by bee and died in less than ten minutes
e The aggregate losses of the "Gold Ring
in New York by the recent operations, al
estimated at over $13, 600. 900 unless the
# should repudiate the purchases of Speyel
!, ane other brokers.
{ Returns from all the counties in Ohio
! most of them official, show Republica
= majority of S07S. The Republicans ha,
!. a majority of one in the Senate and thrs
= in the House.