Middletown transcript., 1871-07-29
ITEMS OF NEWS,


Advices from Tucson under date of Ju.
" Is, state that supply train, in charge
OF Captain II J.. Smith, and company
Of soldiers, en- route for camp Bowie, when
about % miles East Of Tucson was attack
ed By Il band of 100 Indians. The cap.
tain aud nearly all the company werc
mile ahead Of the wagon. As soon as
the wagons were attacked, word was sent
forward. and Lieutenant Shelby returned
with half the company. and with these and
the wagonmcn he engaged the Indians
aud had spirited fight, killing l3 war
riors, and losing one soldier killed and
three wounded, and three horses killed -
General Crook, with his command Of
guides and escorts, and 200 soldiers, are
in the mountains, Eastward and have no,
been heard from for several days.
An explosion took place in tho Arsenal,
at Washington. at three o'clock on Satur-
day morning which destroyed small
powder magazine, and frame building
used for the manufacture Of rockets for the
e. s. Signal Corps. The explosion was
followed By FIRE, which destroyed two
ware houses, one Of them contained u val
liable museum of military relics and spec
linens Of ancient and modern time. Ex-
cep,ing this museum. the value of which
ia not calculated, the loss will not exceed
800, 900. The force Of the explosion
damaged nearly every building in the ar
senal grounds, and, in some instances, the
inma'es narrowly escaped death or serious
injuries.
A, the New York Cotton Exchange, on
Friday, n sample Of a bale Of cotton was
exhibited. said to be the fines, ever pro-
duced. The bale. which weighed 4l3
pounds, realized an aggregate Of S33l2
in premiums, and was finally sold for 80 cts
per pound. l, was raised by ". Is. Me-
Shaw, Of Lee county, Mississippi, and
was picked by himself, wife and daughter
in their parlor. |, took several premium.
at ST Louis.
During the week, which ended July
| IS. 1871, tho pos,oilice Department, es'
tablishcd .ixty-two pos,officcs, discontin'
ued twenty changed the names and
sites Of seven and made three appointment.
on account Of those changes Of name and
aud site; sixty-sevcn postmastcrs resign
ed, nineteen were removed and two died
Solicitor Banfcld. Of the Treasury De
partment. has decided in effect that whci
the collector of tax upon coupons of rail
road companies has been stopped unde
n decision Of the Commissioner Of Inter
nal Revenue. the Government has nj
right to rcassess the company for tax nc
crued during the suspension.
The Porrenir Of Callao, Peru. say
that woman had been burned in the pub
lie square Of town in the province O
Guavina, thirty -four leagues from Iquique
for being a witch. This punishment VA
ordered by the Lieutenant Governor an
the Judge Of the province.
|. II 10 understood that the Ku-klu
. Committee will report in favor Of tho bill
= Of tho Commissioner Of Intcrnsi Revenue
introduced last Congress. providing for
\ mounted revenue police force, to be sclcc
ted from citizens in tho localities whcr
they arc to be used.
x water spout struck q passenger trai
on the Central Pacific Railroad. nca
!. Granite Point. Nevada. on Friday, cau'
ing Il 10 run Of tho track. The tsac
vas much damaged.
. The Salt Lake City Councils have ~
pointcd Z COMMITTEES Of prominent MOI
|. mons to arrsns5 sbr the reception u Prss
idsnt Grant % ~ westward tosr nss
month.
: Comuissicnssz Plsasaptou, Il 10 stated
!. .bes begun bic report. and will recomnsn
4 Il Il ths repeal 81 the income tax.
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