Middletown transcript., 1869-10-02
1rEs1s or NEWS.

tion on account of color, nationality, or
pursuit; that labor associations should re-
ceive the same chartered privileges as as
sociated capital; that eight hours should
constitute days labor; that Government
bonds should be taxed, aud the revenue
laws changed so as to bear less upon the
producing classes opposing the claim that
the National debt is payable in coin. A
State ticket was nominated, headed by e.
M. Chamberlain, of Boston, for Govonor,
and JAS. Chattaway, of Springfield, for
Lieut. Governor.
The dispatch from General Sickles which
was read in the Cabinet meeting Of Friday
last stated that Spain requests the United
States not to press the negotiations. to an
ultimotum at present. General Sickles
was verbally informed that the govern
ment Of the Regent is willing to concede
the independence Of Cuba upon terms which
will be satisfactory both to Cuba and the.
United States, but that to do this at pres-.
ent would be inconsistent with Spanish,
honor Spain does not decline the media
tion of the United St tes, or reject the pro-
positions of our government, but still holds,
them, presenting meanwhile the foregoing
request, and will probably hold them till
a settlement of the question is reached.
The walls of St. Patrick's Cathedral,
New York, have risen to above fifty feet in
height, and the beautiful portals in the,
front, transepts and rear are now finished.
When finished this will be the most hand.
some church on the continent, and will
accommodate 10000 persons. The build
ing will be $50 feet from buttresses, and 30I
inside the walls. The breadth at the tran
sept is to be 172 feet, and the height from
the floor to the crown of the ceiling ITO
feet.
A circular has been issued by the Comp
troler of the Currency to all the Nation
al banks asking information in regard to
their business, which may be used by the
Comptroller lin his annual report to Con-
gress to prove THAT the oft-repeated char
ges brought against the National banks
are without foundation in fact," and for
the purpose of vindicating the National
banking system generally.
On Saturday last sperm whale was,
driven by the surf and grounded on the.
beach near the mouth of the Kennebeck
river, in Maine, where, after some Difficult
ty. he was captured by party of fisher
men. The captors are now engaged in
cutting up the animal, and it is supposed
he will yield some thirty to fifty barrels of
oil. He was about fifty feet in length.
Senator Wilson proposes, at the next
session of Congress, to introduce bill.
providing that any person who shall en-
gage in buying or selling gold. and shall
fail to deliver the actual coin, shall be pun.
| iShnd with haaxt., Gno
This, he thinks, would have tendency to-
break up the system of gold gambling
which prevails in Wall street.
Later advices from the Sandwich Is
lands report that several severe earthquakes
occurred at Hawaii during August. The.
ship Callao, with several hundred Chinese.
Coolies, put in at Honolulu, having had u
mutiny among the Coolies soon after leav-
ing port, The leader of the mutineers
was killed, and number were wounded.
The Richmond correspondent of the Pc
tersburg Index, states that Charles W.
Whttlesey, now attorney general of Vir-
glnia, is about to serve formal notice upon
The Hon. Lewis Mckenzie, informing him
that he will contest his seat in Congress.
Reasons alleged are that Mr.. Mckenzie
cannot take the test oath. &c. .t
The effect of the new Registry law in
Philadelphia has been to decrease regular.
and extra assessments for taxes sixteen
thousand from last year, indicating small
: vote for the fall election. The decrease,
is greatest in extra assessments, being ten
thousand.
The Washington correspondent of the.
Baltimore Gazette says: The Heads Of
, Departments are again on the ego"
There are but three left in the city The.
President is very restiye, and some think
, he will be off again soon. The dullness,
of Washington does not suit him.
! Koopmanschap, the Chinese Labor Con-
, tractor. was in Washington, the Oath ult.
on his way South. He had an interview
! with Secretary Boutwell,, who said there.
:, would be no interference with his immi-
grafton scheme unless the laws were viola
ted
y 1t iP stated by the London News that
the object of Lord Clarendon's visit to Par
is was to announce to Napoleon an arrang-
ment between England, Austria, Prussia
and Russian, looking to peace and the i'm.
of the Emperor's death. v
One Professor Taber hae eonstructed a
= speaking machine in Europe, which ia
said ito articulate words, and even to an
swer questions by simple sentences with
wonderful distinctness," 1t will do to
n take the place of woman's right advocate
!. a jury in the Supreme Court of Massa-
- 'e chusetts has awarded $17, $50 damages to
y s. Q. Pollard against the town of w obnrn
= :. for peFpanent injuries received by the plain
i tiff from defect in the Highway.
e On the 22d instant seventy masked men
!. took negro malefactor from the Jail Of
+ Lancaster, Garrard county, Kentucky. and
hung him. The same regulators cowhid,
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