Middletown transcript., 1869-09-11
Items of Ne vvs.

ninety fifth year preached in the First
Methodist Church, in Lancaster, last Sum
day. His appearance is venerable and COM
manding, his figure remarkably erect for
his age Though his locks are white and
thin, yet he is not bald. His voice is still
strong, and his enunciation plain and de-,
liberate.
- Gen. Canby's proclamation, announcing
the result of the Virginia election, is is
sued 1t is said that Gov. Wells sent his
resignation to Gen. Candy on receipt Of
Attorney General Hoar's opinion, week
ago. The Virginia Legislature is to meet
on October 9th, and Gov. Walker is to
be installed Professionally within the next
two weeks.
a negro named Ned Neal, while in
Church in Macon, Ga. on Sunday night,
had his head bent in prayer. Another
negro, named Charles Jordon, slipped be-
hind him, and shot him in the back, caus-
ing mortal wound. The murder created
an excitement in the church. The assassin
escaped.
General Sckles has caused great ex-
citement in Spain by notifying the Gov,
ernment that public opinion in the United
States will shortly compel the recognition.
of the Cuban insurgents. The papers urge
the despatch Of troops to the Island, whose
loss, it is urged, cannot be afforded at any
cost.
Senator Fessenden, of Maine, died on.
Wednesday morning at Portland. His.
death is ascribed to the effects of the poi
son at the National Hotel in Washington,
at the time of Mr.. Buchanan's Inaugural,
tion, from which he never entirely recov-
cred, the mysterious nature and origin of
which have never been explained.
Fred Winslow, son of DR.. G. f. Win.
slow, of Boston has lately received the,
highest honors of the German University
of Heidelberg, and is but eighteen and a.
half years old yet. The distinction has
been bestowed on only one other American.
student for many years.
AT Smith6eld, r. l., Jonathan Buxton,
aged 1O2 years, is living with his wife,.
Saloma, aged 101. This pair of nuptial
century-plants have fourished side by side
for 7S years, and have 8 children living,
the oldest being II years of age.
AT the Sub-Treasury in New York Tues
day subscription of $50, 600 for the ben
+ eht Of Mrs. John A. Rawlns was proposed
and $l5,O 900 was subscribed on the SPOT,
including 81 900 subscribed by president
Grant by telegraph.
Hon. 5. j. Nuckolls, Democrat, has been
elected delegate to Congress from the Ter
rltory of Wyoming. The election took
place on the 3d instant and the major
lty for the Democratic candidate was
large.
Straw compressed into slabs and soaked
IN solution of flint is used to build Gotta
; ges with in England. The flint solution
makes the straw fire proof A cottage
made OF this curious material costs but
: $425. What ncrt?
1t is supposed that the South will this
: year sell 3,O00, 900 bales of cotton for what
. . 1900 would have brought before the
y war; and that in the year 1870 she will be
richer than she would be had not the war
occcrred. Fudge!
James Guthrie, a eightconductor, and
: Two other persons were killed, and two
= moro fatally injured, by collision on the
II central Ohio Division of the Baltimore
h and Ohio Railroad, Wednesday night.
IS a destructive fire, which has extended
It out from near Suffolk for twenty miles i
it prevailing in the Dismal Swamp. burning
+ up !" It's course thousands of slaves and
d shingles and much standing timber.
e Governor Haght, of California, tele-
e graphs that the Democratic victory of that
y State Is overwhelming. three-fourths of
d the Legislature being of that way of look
e ing upon political questions.
; Mr. hoopmanschaap, the contractor for
Chinese coolies, contcmplates tour of the
cotton States before leaving for China. He
q is now en- route for New York from San
( Francisco.
r. In Arizona, recently, fight between
n soldiers and Indians resulted in the killing
OF five the Indians, and the capture and
n destruction OF large amount of their pro-
). perty.
70 A mail coach in Montana was robbed on
# Monday oftreasnre boxes containing $40
Il 600, worth of gold bars. The passenpcrs
!. 600. "
President Grant left Saratoga on Sun
day afternoon for Washington, on receiv-
dispatches announcing the extreme ill
n ness Of Secretary RaVlips.
l. a Minnesota railroad conductor lately
1t stopped the train to hunt prairie chickens.
; and caused his passengers to miss all their
le connections.
7, Snyder, the murderer of the master ma
son at Falrmount Park, Philadelphia, COM
m',5ed mute: suicide, in prison, Wednesday, by
Of holding his head in bucket of water
'e The ''road agents" in Montana have
d robbed two Helena mail coaches within
p the past week of $50, 900 each, in treas
1he Allentown, Pa, Iron Works were
SGrned Sann doU Wednesday, involving loss Of
n Sooo ,ooo' and throwing one thousand men
l. l. out of employment. ''''-
h Col: John b. Brownlow, son of the Sem
a ator OF that name, has been defeated as a
.s candidate for tho Tennessee Legislature bvi