Middletown transcript., 1870-05-14
ITEMS OF NEWS.

in the midst of their preparations for the
meeting of the General Assembly which
convehes iu that city on the 10Th inst.
Between six and seven hundred commissi-
oners are expected to be present. They
will represent 256 Presbyteries, in which
are embraced more than 1900 ministers,
nearly 4,40O congregations, and about
| 400, 900 communicant members, with
population of between two and three mil
lions. Their ecclesiastical contributions
last year were above eight million dollars.
A special importance will attach to this
meeting from the fact that it will be the
first assembly of the Old and New School
branches. Curiosity will be wide awake
to see how two bodies which violently
separa ted and were kept apart for over
thirty years can now work together in the
one Organization.
The Philadelphia Ledger of Monday,
says; : "A terrific hail storm broke over
that city shortly after two o'clock, on
Sunday afternoon. 1t exceeded in severi-
ty the memorable storm of September 25,
1867, and although its track was perhaps
less extensive, its destructiveness was
greater. The loss by breaking of win
dows and skylights is estimated at not less
than $3.50, 900, while the incidental dam
age by water is probably as much more.
West Philadelphia, Germantown and Cam
den suffered little. The central portion
of the city, east of Sixth street, sufferd less
than the other portions. A large propor-
tion of the hailstones measured from four
to six inches in circumference, and some
even exceeded that size. The damage to
the vegetable and other crops in the neigh
borhood of the city is. very great.
The Cuban cause is again brought
promi hently into notice by the arrival in
New York of Gen. Jordan the Comman-
der-in Chief of the insurgent forces. The
object of his visit at this time is to make
known the status of the Cuban cause, and
to procure arms and ammunition for the
further prosecution of the war. The
great, and indeed almost the only, diff
Guilty the patriots labor under is the want
of arms and ammunition.
The State of Maryland has begun suit.
in the Superior Court at Baltimore, against
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, to re-
cover the value in gold over currency in
dividends paid the State on preferred stock
owned by it, amounting to nearly S., ,000,-
900. The claim is based on the recent
legal lender decision of the Supreme Coult
of the United States.
A wife in Chichester, N H. attempted
to strdngle her husband, recently, with a
rope made of twisted cotton cloth, one end
of hich she tied to the bedpost, and coil
ing it around his neck pulled hard upon
the other end. He was awakened, how
ever, md succeeded in getting clear. A
fit of somnambulism was her excuse.
Two robbers entered bank in Auburn,
N. Y at midday, and engaged the atten-
tion Of the cashier, while third entered
by the rear and took away $1,000. The
robbers had a two-hours start before the
loss was discovered
AT Cincinnati, COL Thomas r. Rob
crts, former whisky inspector, has been
arrested for conspiracy to defraud the
Cover rnment. The offences charged oc-
Cured in 1867 7-6S, and from $4,000 to
10000 gallons of whisky are involved.
They are already picking out wife for
the p tince Imperial of France, who is only
fourtee en- years old. The lady designated
is the Princess Maria Clothilde of SAKE
Weimar.
Tho body of Barney Brady, workman
in the Cambridge Glass Works, was found
in the Charles river, at Boston, on Sun
day. Its appearance indicated that he
had been murdered and robbed.
Morris, Sheriff of Warren county,
Georgia, charged with taking bribes, was
confined in the barracks at Atlanta, Tues
day, by order of General Terry 1t is
said that the persons who paid the bribes
will be arrested.
A young lady named Scully, near Gen.
treville, on Wednesday last, was digging
in tho garden among her flowers, and
strucE an oyster shell with the hoe, caus-
ing it to fly up, the edge of it becoming
buried in the ball of the eye, completely
splitting it in two. The eye is destroyed.
On Sunday night, the columns support
ing the gallery of a colored church in
Washington gave way, causing the gallery
to settle about foot. A panic ensued, the
congregation rushing to the doors, and
some jumping from the windows. Sever
al persons were injured. none however,
fatally
Tho latest advices from the Darien
Ship Canal Expedition, received at New
York on Tuesday, are unfavorable, show
ing that Caledonia Bay route has been
promo unced impracticablc.
A tornado swept Council Bluffs, Iowa,
on Saturday, destroying $4,000 worth
of property. A new church, costing$15,-
600, was blown down.
The trial of Mcfarland, at New York,
was c cpncluded on Tuesday, the jury after
two hours deliberation rendering YER
dict Of not guilty.
Governor Bullock. of Georgia, has sued
the Atlanta Constitution for libel, in say
ing that he had sold the State railroad to
the Adams Express Company.
A Female artistic ON the piano, four