Middletown transcript., 1871-07-15
irEsis OF sEws.


Dayton, Ohio, was visited by terrible
storm on Sunday. Saint Johns Luthcrn
Church was demolished, and three persons
we're killed. and number injured. The
killed were Christian Thomas. Theresa
Randall and Leonard Wcyrnvgb. Jacob
walfrim was fatally injured. Tho Wash
ineton Street bridge over the Miami river
was blown down. killing Two boys, and
badly injuring two others. The Southern
Ohio Luna,ic Asylum was unroofcd. and
two female patients we're injured. The Mi
ami Railroad Depot and St. Mary's Catho-
lie Church were also unroofcd, and the
school-hcu.c Of the Church Of the United
Brcthcrn was blown. Two church spires
we're damaged, and third vas moved ou,
Of liuc foo, Outside Of the city, gip-
~ woman VAS killed BY the falling Of n tree
across wagon in which she was sitting.
At Xcnia aud in Randolph township, trees,
| crops, fences and cut-buildings were dcs-
,roycd, and several barns were consumed
by lightning
\ despatch from Wilmi,. g,on N. c. re-
ports n fight in Rohcson county, on Mon
day afternoon. between a shcr,a's posse
and the band Of colored outlaws led hy
Henry Berry Lowry The posse, who
had in charge l.owry's wife and Others
who had aided the gang, were ambuscadcd
by the outlaws on the line of the Whining
ton, Charlotte and aud Rutherford Rail
road A regular battle cnsued. in which
three Of the shcriiT's force were killed and
three wounled--among the latter being
James Lowry. cousin of the on,law lead
or, but supporting the sheriff. Lowry's
band were followed into the swamps, but
i, is not known that any were killed
Great excitement prevails, and i, is be.
licvcd that the citizen. will arm to extcr-
inmate the outlaws
| In Boston there are three wholesale
dealers in roots and herbs exclusively who
do yearly business Of over S20U, 900.
These roots and herbs, says the CONNER
rial BgNoih. come mostly from Nrrih
Carolina aud Tennessee. where they are
gathered by the poor whites and freedmen
from the mountains. and traded to the
stores in the villages for the neccssarics Of
life. They are then sen, forward By these
= middle men, to the great markets of
the country and in New York. Philadel-
phia aud Boston about one hundred and
twenty-five tons of the different varieties
are annually received. The bulk Of this
merchandise is disposed Of to patcn, med
icnc manufacturers and makers of phar-
maccutical aud fluid extracts.
In reccu, article on the political pros
, poets .og lS1!, the New York EceHiny
| PoH elassed Pennsy lyania among the
states upon which the Radicals could con-
tdently rely. The EDITOR Of the Hunt
ing,ou Gi,Le who is a member Of the Rali-
cal State Central Committee, ioesn' agree
with the i'ost in this matter, He says =
- We wan. Andy Curtin to come home
lie is the only man to rally the people and
I save the State from going over to the De-
mocracy The heart, Of the people are
not with Cameron or any ot his dogs
At cornith, Miss On Friday night, Il
tobacco dealer. from Louisville, named
F >huiiy was robbed Of 5000. while con-
vrr,iug ut supper with Deputy [ ;
Marshal, named Nestler and aso fatally
burned. 1t appears ,ha, the money was
dropped or missed, aud Mcsslcr took a
lamp to look for il, hut purposcly or
acciden,ly brokct the lamp. and the lurn-
ing oil fell on Shui1y, injuring him so
badly tha, his recovery is doubtful. In
the confusion, the money was forgotten
and disappeared
4 Western mcnagerie company recent
" purchased in Africa a baby elephant.
Il inches high, aui had him shipped by
steamer to New York, and thence by ox-
press to headquarters. On the way the
propensity for mischief showed itself in
the atimal. He broke open the mail bags
ahs,ractel u letter ,ittrefrem brake il
open and took out draf, for over $4,000.
destroyed the letter aud ehycl>pt. and
when discovered by the keeper hal the
drar, safe in his trunk, il not even being
| torn.
Th5 Australian steamer, which has just
arrived at san Francisco, brings accounts
ola recent panic among the Australians.
caused hy report that iilbns'criag cx.
petition was fitting out at San Francisco
10 mike II raid upon them They spent
several millions Of dollars, calling ou, vol
unicers, erected earthworks and strength.
euod their fleet before they discovered
{ that the story was hoax |, was s,artet
! as a joke ly two boys, who did not fore
see the excitement il would cause.
The orders for lager beer stamps receiy-
cd by the Internal Revenue. Office now av-
F.. erage abou, 30 on0 daily, or nearly four
times as many rs at the correspondent,
period Of las, year.
The New South Wales Parliament ha
voted a subsidy of SI5 900 to the cnlifor
mia steamship service. A mail will b
dispatched every fourth Saturday