Middletown transcript., 1871-08-26
ITEMS az NEWS.

khoWicuRcs Will saiistactioh tue PROVISION
made for tho Princess Louise and Prince
Arthur. She announces that the relations
Of Great Britain with foreign Powers are
friendly that the treaty Of 1856 baving
b,cn revised by the London Conference,
continued tranquility is hoped for in the
East. Tho speech dwclls with satisfnc-
tion upon the Treaty Of Washington. aud
hopes for general recognition Of the
principle for guiding the maratine condnc,
OF neu,rals. She has perfect reliance up
on the disposition Of the Americans TO
carry out ill the provisions OF the trenty
Anxiety is expressed TO meet the wishes
| Of the Frcuvi, Government for the altcra-
ton Of the Commercial treaty Of 1860.
She thanks the Commons for these liberal
supplies, allulcs to the Army regulations
bill the state Of affairs in ireland, and
concludes Will, review Of some topics
| only OF n local character. The proroga-
ton is until November 7th
The trouble is not entirely over with
the celebrated negro caac, Smith yet 1t
seems that when the second cadet of this
color, who was appointed early in the
present summer, was sent TO West Point,
he was placed under the Charge Of Smith
who was to initiate him into the mysteries
of his position Charges are now brought
agaius, Smith 10 the effect that he is hard
,yrannical and overbcarng. and that he
treats his protege with IA genuine savage
cruelty" In several instances the officers
Of the institution have been obliged to
reprmand Smith for his incxcusable con.
duet. The new negro cadet is said to be
very popular with his white associates
and to be extremely affable in his address
The vessels engaged in tho late attack
upon the Corean forts have returned to
Shanghai, and no further steps will be Ia
ken by Admiral Rodgers until instructed
by this government |, is reported that
joint attack upon the Corcan sirongholls
will he made by the English, French,
German, aud American vessels stationed
in Asiatic waturs. in order to compel the
authorities Of Corea 10 observe the prac-
tees Of common humanity in their dealings
with the people Of other countries.
The hog cholera has lately been mis-
eheveusly fatal in several counties Of Ma
ryland. \ correspondent Of the Alexan-
dria tNa) Gazette, vouchcd for hy tha,
paper as experienced and intelligent, writes
that he "has never known an instance Of
hos or chicken cholera to occur where
those animals had FREQ access to waste
fruits and vegetables" When the grca,
| Weld of fruit l,,ust needs send considerable
quantities 10 waste, iha experiment is ut
least worth trying.
\ plate OF glass measuring ono hundred
superficial feet was recently silvered At ST.
Ilclen's, Laucastcrshire, England, by n
new process, by which the mirror was
completed in forty hours, instead Of in ten
days, which would have been required ne
cerding to the old methods This mirror,
il is stated is the largest ever ttanuiac-
tnrcd in l,aneasiarshire, and with one or
two except ons. The largest ever made in
England
Alarming accounts Of the spread Of the
cholera in Continental Europe continues
to he received 1t is steadily increasing
n, kongsberg, and has made its appear.
ance at Dantaig, though South Prussia i.
still free from disease. Active aud strin.
gent measures Of precan,ion have been Ia.
ken at various places TO prevent It's intro
duction aud spread.
\ negro charged with murder, in lliek
man county. Kentucky. was taken from
jail last week. and shot seven times by
mob. being lei, for deai Next morning
however. being found alive. he was agail
taken to Jail. and his wounds were dressed
That night he was again ialon ou, by til,
mob confessed his crime. mud was hanged
The salary Of N Thiets has been iixe,
in committee at 5oe 600 francs, with cred
it in addition for 'ordinary expenses am
presents. A bill is snon 10 be pre,eniet
! 10 dissolve the present Assembly Tn
e LEFT is sail to be preparing manifest,
demanding a restoration Of the consti,u
> ton Of lsis.
n The Nebraska Constitutional Consen
u tion adjourned sim de on Saturday Tn
new constitution is to be voted on in Sep
!, ! tcinber, and il approved. an election un
d der it will be held in November. femal
suffrage, liquor licenses and compulsor
Z education are questions TO be separated
= voted upon
Gen Fi,zhugh Lee and other late ol
= fcers of the Confederate army have issue
n call for the organization Of the army
: Northern Virginia. for the purpose Of pre-
+ pairing its history in the late war, and ia
>. king steps TO have monument erected /
is the memory Of the late Gen. r. T. Lee.
e Contradictory accounts arc receive
Of from Persia with regard to the famine an
{, pes,ilcncc prevailing there. |, is nsser,c
that they nrc now worse ihnn ever; tn,
G. 81 900 have pcrished in I.pahan alone
20 that the crops have been destroyed. nn
y \ one-,hird of the population annihila,ed.
is The manufacture Of sugar in Liberia Il
" tho last season amounted to 30O. 90
Z pounds, the coffee crop to 35, 900 pounds
If while 90 tons Of arrow root and 10. 90
T. pounds Of ginger have been prepared f
=; ss use and export. The rains have injure
the rice crop.
:. There was an accident on tho Erie Raj
:. =. way, Monday night, near Buffalo. a slee,