Middletown transcript., 1872-07-06
Items of News.

ltcMS OF NeWBs
The arrangements for the International
Prison Congress are now nearly complete
Seventy representatives have been appoint.
ed by the United States, including twenty
commissioners Several of these arc Of
considerable cmincnoc Chicf-Jus,ice Chase
doubtless occupying the highest position.
The Congress, which originated with the
United States. will consist partly Of official
delegates appointed by the Governments
Of their respective countries. and partly Of
representatives of national committees,
The Government Of every continental
Power in Europe-cxcept Portugal-has
appointed commissioners to attend The
British Government, too. do not propose
exactly to appoint commissioners. but they
have prepared elaborate prison statistics
for the use Of tho Congress, aud have prom
ised General Schcnck, who brought the
matter before them, that every facility
would be afforded the commissioners for
visiting the English prisons aud making
themselves acquainted with the English
penal system.
A decision has lately been made by the
high,s, ecclesiastical authority Of the An
glcan Church in the .luug. contested Ben
nett case, which will be read will, some
thing deeper than interest by the members
of the Protestant Episcopal Church in
this country, aud with interest u, least by
: all religion, denominations. The decision
: itself is ,imply this-,hat the d. c,rine o!
the Real Presence in the Eucharist is
! \
declare, a Roniish error. distinction
which TO hcrcticai eyes no doubt seems
hairbteaith. is drawn between this dogma
AID tho l,omsh transnbstan,ion, the form
, or being termed cnnsubstantion, and inn
, plies ihat after conservation the Eucharist
!. contains the body Of Christ. while the
latter maintains that it is converted into
the same To prophesy trouble in the
Anglican Church as n consequence Of this
: cr cafhcdra decision would be to predie,
am0s, certainty.
Telegrams from the Northern cities
describe the heat as having been again
: intense ON Tuesday In New York the
! thermometer showed l02o in the shade,
aud there were forty deaths from sun.
+ stroke In Bostcn twenty eases, where
. death ensned were reported up - !.
+ clock VI aud a number Of persons nf.
fcctpd by the heat were iyine In critical
condition. At Hamilton. Ontario. tn,
day was the hotties, experienced there for
many years. \, Boston, on Tuesday af
/ 'crnoon, the weather greatly moderated
\ n. the consequence Of refreshing caSl
wind At T. NJ the thermometer stoo,
i 7jo, fall Of twenty degrees in a few
; hours.
: The supporters of Gran, are constant,
: ringing the changes on the Tamman,
frauds and the Tannnny ring. which wcr,
repuiia,ed by all parties Las, year. The,
II are. however. silent on the District o
: Columbia frauds, which throw those o
u Tammany in the shade. The ases,iga
ton Of Congress connecied Grant dircctl,
Il with these frauds through his mli,ar,
!. ring. but the Administration would no
: allow the repor, 10 be made so that tn
i. public could see their coorminty Cove
II up is their policy when frauds ate discov
$ cred on their side.
The much talked Of race a, Long i,rapc
between l.ongfrilow and Harry Ba,se,,
10 for the Monmouth cup. came of on Tues
= day last. in the presence Of an immcns
is cancoursc Of spectators. The race appea,
n 10 have been most Interesting ana excit
ing ono. but was easily won by Longfello'
}, BY twelve lengths Heavy sums. it
in said, were lost and won. New Workers b,
y ing. 10 great extent the sufferers, nn
a. Western men the winners
Tho Dpmnr rnn nnyaps,Nu ,f tho "a
:, Of Michigan met at Lansing on Tucsda
=, last, aud after duly organizing, appoiute
:. delegates to the Baltimore Convention
: who were for the Cincinnatii nomination
with one exception. Resolutions we're
dop,ed endorsing the Liberal platform. an
a directing the delegates to vote as uni,
o. The Hotels Of Baltimore are maxim
e great preparations for the convention. m
N n rooms are being engaged BY the difFerel
r. delegations. The reporters Of the N. !
ar Tribune have their headquarters at Il
y Carrollton.
= The base ball match at Ontnria. C. "
ID on Tuesday last, between the Halt;mo
~ Club Of Baltimore, and the Maple Lee
y Club. Of Guelph. resulted in victory 4
=, N the Guelph Club by a score Of 10 to 0.
ID On Monday nigh, last. in New Yorl
=, sr at midnight the police had reported I,
m tai Of ifty-four fatal and 6fty.six on-fat
Q. cases Of sunstrokc during the prcvio,
III twenty four hours.
:. Ex-congressman James NJ. Ashley, /,
A. impeachment notoriety. has taken Il
o. stump for Greeley aud Brown.
H. II is reported from New York that Il
es strikers have abandoned all idea Of estsl
4, fishing the eight hour system.
% Sunday last was the hottest day know
\. 10 New York for many years. The mere,
g ~ in many instances, boiled. and bur
., the tubes in the thermometers.
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