Middletown transcript., 1870-05-07
ITEMS OF NEWS.

been leased to the English Cable Construc-
tion Company for five years, to be used in
laying submarine telegraph wires manu-
factured by the company. This fact shows
the immense increase in the number of o.
cean telegraph companies, and the increas-
cd accommodation for communicating with
remote portions of the world. The long
est ocean lines now in contemplation are
as follows: From San Francisco to the
Sandwich Islands, thence northward to
Japan and southwark to Australia from
Australia to New Zealand; from Singa-
pore to Japan; from Nagasaki to Pekin ;
from Cuba to Rio Janciro. Lesser lines
are also in contemplation.
Cable reports were received on Saturday
of an alleged new plot discovered in Paris
by police "against the State and life of
the Emperor" One account from Figaro
said part of the design of the plotters
was to blow up the palace of the Tuileries
and of the prefecture of the police" A
later despatch however, says 'there is
no truth whatever in the report of a con-
spiracy to blow up the Tuileries and the
headquarters of the police" Other des-
patches, show that there was trouble of
some sort and some arrests, and that the
international association of workmep are
implicated.
President Grant and family attended
the morning service at St. Paul's Mctho-
dist Episcopal Church, in Elizabeth, N. j.
ON Sunday, accompanied by the family of
Mr.. Corbin, the brother-in. law. The
church was crowded with people more in.
tent upon seeing the lion of the day than
listening to the sermon of the pastor, Rev.
Ia. Il. Dunn, A great mob assembled
outside the church door, and when the
Presidential party made its exit startled
the Sabbath air with vociferous cheers.
For drinking gin and milk in bar
room on the Sabbath day in company with
two newspaper reporters and negiecting
to ask blessing over the refreshment
the First United Presbytery in New York,
on Wednesday, found Rev. Charles B,
Smyth, of the Eleventh Street Presbyter-
IAN Church, guilty, and sentenced him to
be rebuked. The reverend sinner made n
full confession of his guilt, promised to
"walk more circumspectly in the future"
and received the ccnsure from the lips of
Kcy. DIR. Harper with bowed head and
pcnitent micn
At Monticello, Kansas, few days since,
Col A. Payne aud NJ. G. Stapleton, ..iu-
tluentlal citizens" quarrelcd while drink
ing together, and agreed to fight in dark
room. Payne had knife and StapIoton
pistol, and the result was that the form
or was shot through the lungs and the lat
ter had his throat cut. AT last accounts
both are alive, but not expected to recover.
a Convention including many of the
most prominent men of South Carolina
met at Charleston on Tuesday. The OBJ |
lect is to secure the immigration of foreign
laborers. Committees on immigration,
agriculture, education, and other subjects,
were appointed, when the Convention ad-
lourncd until to-day.
AT Helena, Montana, on Monday A
Lecompton and James Wilson, charged
with robbery and attempted murder, were
tried by committee of twenty-four citi-
zens, found guilty, and hanged in the
presence of about 5000 persons The
ynching was brought about, not by Wig
lance committee, but by a public meeting
If citizens.
The Saturday Evening Post SAYS law
years are often greatly to blame for the
license they allow their tongues in court:
md judges more to blame for tolerating
such license. When such abuse occurs
The right way to proceed is to appeal to
The court for protection; if it don't accord
it, protect yourself.
The committee of citizens of Richmond
who have prepared an address to the peo-
pie OF the United States in behalf of the
sufferers by the recent disaster in that citv
state that the number of victims has been
lscertained to be not less than $50 nor
sons, of whom G5 have died and monv oro
seriously injured.
That uneasy old man, Cen Garibaldi
has issued manifesto to the French army,
Ealing on the soldiers to raise the red A9r
II revolution. Guess they wont do it
jaribaldi's red shirt and rheumatism to
he contrary notwithstanding.
Marshal Prim has sent to the Frenob
Emperor 10000 cigars, gilded at both
ends and decorated with gilded N Tbov
ire worth one and half francs OF cents,
piece. Napoleon has sent in return two
evres vases to Prim.
An lllinoisan has become the fifth bus-
'and of woman, just to see what effect it
would have on him, as he has heard that
Ter first husband ran away, that the second
lung himself, the third shot himself, and
he fourth drowned himself.
New York savings bank have over seven
million dollars of unclaimed deposits, and
t is proposed that they shall build from
hese funds home for disabled soldiers
md sailors, and an asylum for the Or
,hans of the slain.
A contest for the Office of District At
orney in Philadelphia has just been de-
,lded by the Court of Common Pleas in
hat city in favor of Mr.. Shepherd, the
Democratic candidate. The election took
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