Middletown transcript., 1870-04-09
ITEMS OF NEWS.


The passenger car of the Broadway
Pneumatic Tunnel is about the size of an
ordinary street car, and is Illuminated by
a single zircon light. The mineral zircon
ranks among precious stones, and different
varieties are in color brown, red, yellow,
gray, white, or translucent Two small
cylinders Of compressed oxygen and hydro
gen are carried on the car, from which
pipes extend to small burner that sup
ports piece of zircon, not more than
quarter of an inch long and an eighth of
an inch in diameter, Against this little
pencil Of zircon the two gases impinge,
and heat it so intensely as to make it glow
with clear and steady light. The zir-
con pencil is, in effect, the wick of the
light, and will last for months. 1t re-
quires very little adjustment from day to-
day, and will burn seven hours without
attention.
The enforcement of the conscription law
in Spain has been accomplished, but not
without considerable loss of life The
barrcades at Barcelona were attacked by
the soldiers and taken without much diff
Guilty. Many of the rioters were killed
and wounded. The Governor of the pro-
vince has been displaced and the city oc-
cupied by military. General Prim was
stoned by the populace, while riding
through the streets on horseback, on Sun
day. One of the missiles struck him in
the back. He brought the occurrence to
the notice of the Cortes next day. The
mob which assailed him, were the oppo-
nents of the "quintas," or conscription.
The Western Members of Congress,
especially those from Ohio, are receiving
numerous petitions asking Congress to
abolish the national banks, redeem their
outstanding notes, issue $500, 900, 600
in greenbacks, and pay off $340, 900, 900
of the 5-20 bonds. These memorials have
been signed without regard to party. The
Pendeton influence is extending in the
West.
The Londoners have come round at
last in their own way to the idea of hav-
railways in the streets-though they will
not call them railways, but tramuays
and the cars to run on these will be of a
peculiar English fashion, constructed in
two stories-the ground floor, so to speak
being meant to accommodate some twenty
five passengers, and the top of the vehicle
to carry twonty-eight.
The American Anti-Slavery Society i,
to disbaDd in the city of New York OF
the 9th inst. 1t proposes to celebrate thu
day with jubilee of thanksgiving ant
praise Having drenched the land witt
blood, and set everybody by the cars, il
is in most grateful and exultant mood
Now that slavery is dead, who will be thu
next victim?
The propeller John Tyler ran ashore oil
Cookies Island, in the Hudson river nea
the southern entrance of the Highlands
on Tuesday morning, and broke in two
Her passengers, about thirty in number
!, were got off safely, and her cargo will b
/ saved The vessel valued at 800, 900
: will probably be a total loss.
Prince Pierre Bonaparte lately tried AM
acquitted of the murder of Victor Noir
5 has been exilcd by Napoleon III to ap
f pease the populace of Paris. He and hi
) family will come to the United States.
Il The Governor General of India is max
a ing tour of the cotton growing district
of that country, urging upon the peopl
the necessity of increased cultivation c
: cotton, to complete successfully with tn
s United States.
g Col johnson, Sioux chief. has offere
: eight hundred Sioux to the Canadian Gov
: ernment for service in the Red River Dis
h trict, and his offer is now under considers
: ton
:, : Nissage Saget has been declared Pres
u dent-elect of Hayti by the National As
y sembly for the term of four years. TIL
:, Inauguration ceremonies took place O
If If Sunday, the Goth ult.
" Mr.. Hamilton, the new Senator froi
{ Texas. is said never to have smoked c
o. gar, taken drink or kissed woma,
le m The lobby think him deli ghtful curiosit,
r An indianapolis grocer has been ma
IL ried three times and divorced twice with
le year, and now has the same wife |
ID started with
in This is great year for wild pigeon
tn There are millions on millions of them
!, n the woods of Kentucky, Indiana and PEN
~ sylvania.
G. The Rhode Island election was held {
IN IN Monday. The vote was light, and Il
t et present Republican State officers were r
al elected by about 1000.
n The trial of Mcfarland for the killil
OF of Richardson commenced in New Yo
tn tn on Monday.