Middletown transcript., 1870-11-12
IrEpIs OF VIEWS.

While great events literally hang fire in
France, the long-neglected heatres Of po-
litical and volcanic eruptions in Mexico,
Central and South America are advertised
in the dispatches as especially attractive at
this time. There have been SO many rev.
olutions down that way that it was impos-
sible to keep the run of them, and so the
destinies of mercurial nations in and be-
yond the tropics have generally become
matters of Indifference to the rest of the
world. But now, with "one terrible rev.
olution, and several not so terrible, or at
least not so announced, going on in Mex
leo; another in Uruguay, where one is
presented with the spectacle of national
army going over to the rebels another on
small scale in Venezuela, and the pros
pect of complications in one way or another
with foreign governments, the southern
quarter of the western hemisphere is in a
fair way to recover its interest in the
public eye.
Among the devices which the Prussians
have introduced into the art of war, a
very singular one is their habit of securing
safety for their railroad supply trains, in
hostile regions, by tying prominent citi-
zens in front of the locomotive. Several
weeks ago we were told that % in nearly
all the departments now held by the Prus-
slams, influential citizens are compelled to
ride upon the locomotives The Prus-
slams have adopted this course, which,
they say, is the only way to prevent the
tearing up of track by French noncombat-
ants" And now a Tours telegram in
forms us that L" the Prussians continue to
force the most eminent citizens living on
railway lines to ride upon the locomotives
the object being to prevent accident to the
trains"
Our Texas exchanges bring us frightful
accounts of destruction of property and
crops, both of corn and cotton, by the
overflow of rivers from the heavy rains re-
Gently in that State. The flood in many
of the streams is represented to exceed in
destructiveness that of the spring of 1869
The foods have extended to the entire
territory of middle and Western Texas
Many fields of cotton on the bottoms, that
had not been touched for want of sufficient
picking force, were totally destroyed
Great gloom and dependency prevail a.
mong the people, many of whom, in theil
eagerness to gather cotton to the neglect
of their corn, have lost their entire corn
crops.
A despath from New Orleans dated No.
vember 8, 1t is stated that three
hundred persons, supposed to be counting
the votes Of the city, receive SO per day.
The "Times" says the reason why the
election returns are not counted with
prompitude, is simply IS per day, and ar
interest in the issue. The official returns
will be in about Christmas. As these
ballot boxes are in charge principally o.
Republican officials, no fears are enter
tanned of the delay reducing their majority
In Cuba the Spanish and Cubans still
continue fighting with varying success
Skirmishcs take plrce every Monday in thu
insurgcnt districts, with considerable los
on both sides; the contest is as protractec
and obstinate as that between this countr,
and semiuoles, with the advantage of cour
age and intelligence on the side of the pa
triots. OF Sc, 900 regulars the Spaniard
have not IA 900 left, so great have beer
their losses. There have been two politi
executions.
A largo number of prominent busines
and professional men of New Haven, Conn
including the Yale professors, have signe
a letter endorsing Secretary Cox for hi
action in retiring from the cabinet, con
demning the assessment of oficeholders 70
party purposes, and urging reform in tn
manner of appointment and tenure ofofic
in the civil service
The proprietor of vineyard near Terr
Haute, Indiana, has made 10. 200 gallon
of wine this seuson, and sent four tons {
grapes to market.
The hurricanes which recently visite
Cuba have destroyed one-quarter of tn
whole sugar crop. Fruit was also ser
ously damaged. IT,.
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