Middletown transcript., 1871-12-02
ITEMS OE NEWS.

4 Washington Correspondent of the
New York Tribune. says 1T is believed
that the President will refer in his mes
sagc to Congress, to the operations against
the Ku-klux in South Carolina, aud the
startling developments that have resulted
there. His recommendations on the sub.
jcct will be few. but will doubtless en-
brace suggestion that the power to sus-
pend the writ Of habcas corpus, which. by
the provisions Of the ku-klux law expires
with the coming session Of Congress. be
extended one year.
Great excitement prevailed tlroughou,
the city Of Havana. on Tuesday. aud bu-
sincss was generally suspended. The forty
seven medical students charged with desc
Grating the grave OF Gonzalo Castanon
were tried by court-martial Eight Of
them were sentenced to be shot aud were
executed the same afternoon. They met
their death with resignation. expressing
regret for the net for which they suffered
years imprisonment.
II has been limited for some time that
Secretary Boutwell, is really in the field ms
q candidate for the Presidency In some
quarters this was denied. But in a late
number Of the ST. Louis Republican, n
Washington correspondent states that sew
cral prominent political associates Of See
retary Boutwell, have now under consider
ton the subject Of his nomination as the
Republican candidate for the Presidency
in the place Of General Grant.
The Cincinnati Gazette gives the stats.
ties of beer production in that city. show,
ing that the total for the past twelve
months reaches the surprising figure Of
4O5. 200 barrels. and that the price paid
for the same by consumers amounted to
90. 600. 500. These arc discouraging fig.
ures for tho tectotalers Of that city to con.
template.
4 A Washington special states TINT the
prominent portions Of the Presidents mes.
snge are the recommendation Of tho aboli.
ton Of oil internal taxation except on spir.
its, malt liquors and tobacco, and a rc.
duction Of tariff. II will not recommend
any change Of the Indian policy, aud will
refer briefly to tho troubles 10 the South.
81. Msry's Catholic Church. at Ports
mouth, N II. has been burned, aud the
residence Of Father Walsh. tho priest,
which was connected with the Church,
nearly consumed. Loss e20. 900; insur.
ance o12, 200. The Ore is supposed to
have been the work Of an inccudisry.
| A Puerto Principe letter Of the llth
instant. states that six hundred Spanish
regulars attacked tho revolutionist on.
trcpched At Camsguss on The 10th. They
vses defeated badly BY tho Csbsns; the
Spsaiards retreasins with the loss Of l00
wounded, who we're taken into Principe.
Il On Saturday night last four prisoner
in the Jail at franklin. Indians. overpow.
srsd The jsilos and escaped. One Of them,
charged With murder, 6as been recaptur.
"a, Bet the other shrss have not since been
hoard from.
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