Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05
Items OF News.


strength of the Christian lies in the num-
ber Of the existing denominations. He
hopes to.see the sects increase in number
rather than combine, and prefers to have
the Gospel preached by wicked men rath-
er than not have it preached at all. He
did not claim originality for these novel
ideas, but showed that they were in conso-
nance with those of that astute lawyer, st.
Paul.
A Washington letter says: The scenes
at Arlington on Saturday last are still dis
cussed, and the action Of the Grand Army
of the Republic in removing flowers from
the graves of the Confederate dead. and
the stationing of a guard around them, to
prevent by military force further decora-
ton, is. generally condemned by Republic
cans who fought for their country instead
of preying upon it.
The Liverpool Mercury publishes list
of fourteen ships which have sailed on voy-
ages across the Atlantic since last October
and have not been heard of since They
are supposed to have fpundered with all on
board. Truly, those who ''go down to the
sea in ships encounter great peril. More
than two hundred households must have
been thrown into mourning by these disas-
ters.
A Jamaica negro fell asleep in the hold
of vessel just leaving Aspinwall, and re-
mained there without food or water, until
reaching New York, nine days. He had
hard and hungry time of it, as the hatch
es were fastened down so that his cries
could not be heard and the cargo, consist
ing of wool, hides, mother-of- pearl, and
India-rubber, did not afford much susie
nance.
The latest kerosene accident was in Ho-
bokcn, when a can of that oil exploded
while reckless woman was filling light
ed lamp. She rushed down stairs and in
to the Street, enveloped in fame, and was
burned to death. Her husband frantic
with fright, threw his little boy out of the
window and then jumped after him, kill
ing himself.
A State Convention of the colored men
of Maryland met at Baltimore Tuesday.
Resolutions were adopted asking that col
ored apprentices bo admitted in all trades,
thanking the President for disappointment
of colored ofice-holders, and pledging sup
port to the regular Republican ticket in
Maryland.
Kodiak Island, in the Alcutiau group
of our Alaskan possessions, is covered with
the cranberry vine, which produces fruit
unsurpassed in size and flavor. The Ko-
diak fruit readily commands in the market
from fifteen to twenty cents per pound
more than the Oregon.
On Saturday night the hail in Charles
county. Maryland, near Smiths Point in
jured the wheat crop considerably, and
near The Plains, in Fanquier county, Va.
some of the fields Of wheat were utterly
destroyed, and the trees stripped of the
young fruit.
The Governor of Maryland offers re-
ward of $500 for the person who set fire
to the sterehouse of Charles 7. Bcalmcar,
in st. Georges county last Friday. The
relatives of Mr.. Bealmear (who perished
in the fames), offer $500 additional.
There are now in Australia, says the
Mark Lane Express, some four millions of
cattle and forty millions of sheep, while
there are not million consumers, and the
live stock, with abundant pastorage, in
crcases enormously. .~----------
El1iott's Mills, and several adjoining in
dustrial establishments in Woonsockct, r.
1. were destroyed by fire Wednesday night,
involving heavy loss to the owners, and
4 throwing two hundred hands out of en-
ployment.
The Virginia authorities have ordered
the State Oyster Fleet, three armed pro-
pellers, to guard the dredging banks
against raid from New York, New Jer-
sey and Maryland during the summer
months.
An oyster was recently fishel up at
Stamford. Conn. which contained 1877
pearls, and one at New Haven which had
293, varying in size from bucksAot tc
! that of mustard seed.
The snow shed of the Central Pacific
Railroad is the biggest building in th,
world. 1t is 16 feet wide, 16 feet high
and % miles long, and took about forty
million feet of lumber:
Some twenty or thirty persons have beer
murdered, and half as many women anC
} children have been carried off, in Western
Kansas, during the past week, by Indiar
guerilla bands.
The cornerstone of the Atlanta, Geor
gia, University, freedmeu's institution
t was laid Tuesday, in the presence of tn
! reigning military powers and several thou
c sand negroes.
. The Old School Presbyterian Assembl
adjourned Tuesday to meet in Pittsbur
y next November. The New School body
: which adjourned on Monday, will meet 4
# the same time and place.
: At Rochester, N. Y. on Monday, ma
named Smith fatally stabbed another
e named Lima. Smith surrendered himse
y after going for doctor for Lima.
: Josiah Golthwaite, an estimable- an
d wealthy citizen of Northbridge, Mass. con
mitted suicide by hanging himself in h
+ barn on Tuesday morning.
i Dennis Reep, who killed his brothcr-il
: law for giving him the lie,-was convictt