Middletown transcript., 1870-07-16
ITEMS OF NEWS.

ITEMS OF NEWS.
The Boston Post, in view of Earl
Granville's late dispatch foreshadowing
the policy of England in relation to Can
ada, urges the people of the Dominion to
strike for independence, and remarks if
the latter are even passably sagacious
they will take the hint dropped from the
mother country, and improve the oppor-
tunity in such manner as to put the
separation ball in motion. When once
started in the right direction, it will gath
er momentum each day, until the goal is
reached
A New York gossiping letter says:-
"Mr James Gordon Bennett's health does
not improve. He is still confined to his
rooms at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and it
is feared that he will not be able for active
work again. Visitors are sending their
cards to him constantly, but he admits
only few.
MIR Greeley's health is almost restored.
He spent the Fourth on his farm, study
ing cabbages and looking after the cattle.
Mr.. Greely is now as good judge of cab
bages as you could find in the United
States, and he is SO modest that he never
takes any pride in his accomplishment.
1t is quite remarkable.
Bayard Taylor has returned from his
: trip to the Pacific, and looks browner and
heartier than ever His last series of letters
did not come up to those he used to wlite,
, in interest, probably because the Pacific
Railroad country has been done to death
by journalists.
1t appears that {: war of races" has
: broken out in Michigan. A serious af-
: fray occurred at Weston, fifty miles south
of jackson, on the 9th inst between
!; blacks and whites, caused by the abuse Of
white by negro. The negroes fired
!. on the whites, wounding two. The fire
e was returned, and three negroes were
" killed.
: Washington correspondents say that
q the Spanish Minister has officially inform
E ed our Government that Prince Leopold
d is candidate for the Spanish throne, and
e that he will be voted for on the 20th inst.
i 1t is also rumored that he has declined.
J. Secretary Fish replied that he was glad
Is to hear it. Baron Gerolt, the Prussian
ne ,s Minister, thinks war imminent.
;e The last recorded present to the Gov
II VI W do III t4lS riiti Vi wv pans VI
y French morocco walking boots, with gold
70 buttoned and monogrammed gold-plated
heels, in which the wife and daughter of the
81 Administration are expected to encase
ir their feet when g waltzing down at Long
is Branch"
r. Riel has backed down, and there is tc
0e o be no war between the Red River " re-
e public" and the Dominion. Riel express
a es his satisfaction with the articles of con-
n n federation. 1t is supposed that he has
received an offer of amnesty from Ottawa,
and hence his sudden change of front.
rr nu Mrs. Barnes, of Indiana, was driving
'or into town for divorce, last week, whel
y, the horse ran away, and her husband had
ie, ,, to pay her funeral expenses. lie says i
III III is Just his luck Two hours more an,
ce she would have been her own cashier"
all Mrs Holland is wealthy negro wo
zen man of St. Louis who was ambitious OF
'i- white husband for her mulatto daughter
and when she eloped with negro tn
=, mother went after and stabbed the bride
air groom dead.
A The subject before church council i
ile Cincinnati is, whether one of its member
me- ms was justified in thrashing another of it
ncr members who came counting his daughte
We after being forbidden. Meantime til
10, loo courting goes on.
~ A terrible accident occurred on tn
!. Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroa
fire. fire. on Tuesday night last to a train with
tie, Sunday school picnic on board. Fou
the cars were smashed, two children kille
de- and many wounded.
ny Tbo G,l;fo,n;o none,s Mo,,bol bo,
ton structed his subordinates to enumerat
was the Chinesee as part of the population, an
Hl was says California will be entitled to anoth,
's'' representative under the Fourteenth
mendment.
inS no The Maryland Agricultural and Nj
,ver chanical Association announce a liber
rils, list of premiums for the fair to take pla
our on their grounds, near Baltimore, begi
I'VE ming September 26th, one month earli
ars, than last year.
r to New York saloonists, arrested for kee
ee's .S ing open Sunday, now claim to op,
j." just to feed the oanaries" Those C
rGh, en- naries are five feet odd inches high al
fire, mostly take whiskey.
uly. The gas went out at Chicago prayc
but meeting lately, and the ungodly porti
'3he the of the audience began vociferously whis
- ling Shoe Fly"
ward Reports from the Valley of Virgin
es of are to the effect that the present wht
. this crop is the largest and finest harvest
will Sii for years.
ores re-. Negotiations for the continuance of t
Pullman train over the Central Paci
ses-. Railroad having failed the palace CT
have been Withdrawn.
meet A ten-pound bull-frog is q Cincinn
curiosity.