Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25
ITEMS CT NEWS.

one year old, was murdered by its nurse,
a girl of thirteen, named Catherine Hum
NELL near Boyertown, Berks county, Pa.
on Monday afternoon. After the murder,
which was committed while the family
were at work in the hay field, the girl fled
to the woods, but was brought to Reading
by stage driver, Tuesday morning, and
committed. She at first accused railroad
watchman of the crime. but is said to have
subsequently confessed her guilt. The
infant was killed by cutting it's throat,
and the only motive known is that it was
troublesome to the girl.
The steamer George b. Upton returned
to New York on Tuesday. She succeeded
in landing her second supply of men and
arms on the coast of Cuba without trouble
from the Spanish gun-boats. She left As
pinwall on this expedition on the 2Sth of
June, cleared for New York, and reached
Cuba on the 18th. The Havana kilograms
confirm this news, and admit that the
Upton landed force under Colonel Lono,
1000 stand of arms, a large quantity of
ammunition, and French repeating can
on. None of this war material has been
captured.
The gypsies are about to establish a
colony at New Albany, Ohio, and there
are now gathered there about forty fami-
lies, several of which have settled down
on estates contiguous. Delegations arc
still arriving" says the New Albany Led
ger-though what can have caused this
movement of concentration is, as Yankee
would say, unguessable They propose
to invest in estates, one adjoining another,
and have the traditional Gypsy Queen with
them.
A Havana despatch conveys the wei
come intelligence that the steamer Dacia,
whose loss was falsely chronicled several
days ago, has arrived unnjured at Porto
Rico, from England. The Dacia brought
the new West India cable, in charge of Sir
Charles Bright, who was a passenger.
The laying of the cable between St. Thorn
as, Porto Rico, and Jamaica is to begin
Immediately.
A gentleman arrived at Salt Lake from
Omaha, reports that on the 18th inst, as
the Pacific Railroad train approached
Platte river, party of three hundred
mounted Indians were seen crossing the
track. AS the train approached them
they began to yell, when the engineer sup
posing they intended an attack, put on
more steam and dashed through them,
killing thirteen. Such is the report
The N. Y Times tells US that sixty
miles beyond St. Paul is a farm worked
by seven sisters. The parents of these
girls were both invalids, and very poor.
They went from Ohio to Minnesota barely
three years ago, for their health. Under
the homestead law the family secured a
prc-emption claim of the usual hundred
and sixty acres.
The Currency Bill Passed Tho Cur
rency bill passed the House of Represen-
tatives Wednesday afternoon by vote of
90 to 81. 1t authorizes the issue of $685.
900, 900 additional currency, retires the 3
per cents, and provides for the re-distri-
button of S25, 100000 currency The
bill is regarded at Washington as imitation
to the extent of $50, 600, 900.
AT Baltimore, on Friday the suit Of
Norton W. Seibert and Elizabeth, his
wife, against John Lesson, for assault,
was decided by an award of $4,000 dam
ages to Mrs. Seibert. 1t appears that the
defendant went to Seibcrt's house during
his absence, last February, and seizing
his wife's hand, kissed it against her will
Trotting Mare sold for Big Price
Chas. W. Haddaway Esq of Talbot co
has sold his gray trotting mare, Belle
Pearce," sired by Frank Pcarce, Jr. tc
General Beale, of Pennsylvania, for ST..
300. She has trotted mile in 3. 40.
The weather in England has been moro
favorable for the crops. There have beer
successive thunder storms, extending ovel
a wide tract of country, and several des
tructiye fires caused by lightning are re-
!, ported.
The military authorities at Fortres
Monroe have been called upon to drive til,
, colored squatters" from farm a
ocean View" and a company of artill
cry was sent for the purpose on Tuesday
The republic of Liberia, under the nev
President, L. j. Roye, is said to be yer,
prosperous. A thousand application
=, have been made from Southern Freedmen
for passage there next November.
Hail storms prevailed on Monday last
al over NEW England aud New York
q The mercury rose to 95 and 98 on Sunda
q and Monday, but the temperature wa
! lower, for several days after.
n A fellow named Clark tried to escap
from the Chcstertown Jail one night las
week and got fastened in the bars of tn
q window from which he could not extricat
= himself.
The great rubber litigation of Charlie
Goodyear VS.. the Providence Or. 1. Rub
ber Company, which has been pendin
some seven years, has ended, the compan
a agreeing to pay the complainant 1882 ,00O
a The New York papers say that tn
6 yearly income of A. Il. Stewart is 81 ,42O
, 900; w. B. Astor, $1,273, 900; II. I
e Helmbold, $1S2, 900; Cornelius Wander
!. bilt, $4OO, 600
r Governor Holden, of North Caroline
e since he can't be beholden to the admins