Middletown transcript., 1870-05-21
ITEMS OF NEWS.

backing out of the. Cambria. Mr.. Ash
bury, owner of the Cambria, anticipated
defeat, and by an unmanly bubble, anC
against the decision of the umpires, avoidec
the contest. The Cambria sailed but
short distance, then tackled, and returned
to Cowes. The Sappho, behaving super.
bly,, bore away for Cherbourg break water
to claim the prize. 1t is supposed that
Mr.. Ashbury will protest against the a
warding of the prize to the Sappho.
John Deal, who was executed at Read
ing, Pa on Friday last for the murder Of
Richard Harlow, infused deal of novelty
into the ceremony of his final taking of,
by declaring, unlike most murderers,
that he feared to enter the presence of his
Maker with the sin for which he was
doomed upon his head. lie confessed
that he had been orse-thief, an outrager
of women and murderer. The crime
for which he suffered death was committed
near Leesport, on the Sth of last October.
Two days before that time he left the
Pennsylvania Eastern Pcnitentiary, where
he had just served out three years term
of imprisonment. His victim was poor,
decrcpid vagrant, and the murder the re-
suit of drunken quarrel
A passenger from the South reports an
extraordinary hail storm on Thursday,
May 18th, at point seven or eight
miles north of Wilmington, North CARROLL
ma. During this storm hail, in the shape
of large and heavy icicles, fell with great
force and rapidity over an extent of coun-
try about mile and a-half in width from
the coast we'll into the interior. Fruits
vegetables, crops, in its wake, were of
course completely cut down and DESTROYED
Snow and ice lay on the ground for more
than twenty-four hours.
In Washington, on Wednesday, there
was an encounter between Judge Fisher
and Joseph H. Bradley, in front of the
City Hall. 1t is alleged that Bradley
struck Fisher with cane, breaking the
stick; that Fisher then tripped him, and
both rolled together on the ground, when
they were separated by policeman. 1t
is understood that Bradley had long de-
sired to "settle" with Fisher, and took
advantage of the latters leaving the Bench
tor the District Attorncyship to do it.
AT New Orleans, on Monday morning.
a committee of eight attempted to in,rJ-
duce colored children into two of the pub
lie schools. Their admission was refused
on the ground that the superintendent had
not given instructions to admit colored |
Considerable excitement foil
owed, and the police had to be called to
lisperse the crowd. Trouble is feared.
The new Internal Revenue bill reportcd
IN Monday in Congress reduces the taxes
IN almost everything, except distilled and
ermented liquors, tobacco, cigars and
stamps. The Income Tax is retained ot
, per cent, the exemption being $500.
The total reduction proposed by the bill is
nearly $34, 900, 900.
Thomas Frothingham, aged 10, hanged
himself in Boston on Sunday, George II
Jhambers, aged GO, committed suicide at
Detroit on Sunday night. Francis Wag-
Ter shot himself dead at Bay City, Mich.
IN Saturday, shortly before the hour ap-
pointed for his marriage.
Arms have been distributed nmong tho
Vorkmen on the Kansas Pacific Railroad
n consequence of an Indian attack, in
Which ten men belonging to grading par
les were killed. Troops have also been
ent to various points on the road.
A Scandinavian preacher in Illinois oc- {
uples three hours in the delivery of a
ermon. Recently his congregation pas
ed resolution that he should close his
ermons at l o'clock but at his urgent So
lcitation it was extended to two.
1t is estimated that there are five mill
ons of dollars charged against ex-Collec-
ors of Internal Revenue on the books of
he Department at Washington. Suits
Vill be brought against them for the re-
overy of these arrears.
Miss Kunnegunda Winkham (pbmbus !
That name y of Baltimore city. has re-
overed 81, 800, from Robert Mobar. of
voodberry, Baltimore county, for breach
+ promise of marriage, in suit tried at
Westminster, last week.
The steamer War Eagle, at Lacrosse
Gis. was burned on Saturday, together
nth the depot of the Milwaukee and 81
'aul Railroad Company The passengers
n the boat all jumped into the river, and
wo were drowned. +
Fifty persons just arrived from Birmino-
am by railroad were arrested in London
n Sunday. They had plenty of money
nd were armed with revolvers. They
'ere supposed to be Fenians and there was
luch excitement
The silk manufacturers of Paterson, N.
: are about to engage in the raising of
le raw silk in California, from whence II
i'll be sent to the Paterson mills.
At Richmond, Va registration closed
Tuesday, giving the whites $50 ma
'rity AT the last registration there was
colored majority of several hundred.
A Louisville despatch announces the
cath of Theodore, son of Heny CLAY, for
any years an inmate of the Lexington u
y, Lunatic Asylum. !,
In Sussex county, N. j. on Saturday, i
lmes Havens was shot by James Law. O
nee for having been too intimate with L L
e latter's wife I
An investigation into the causes NJ tho II