Middletown transcript., 1872-04-13
Items Of News.

The proofs brought before the Invcsti.
eating Committee in tho matter Of the
mismanagcncnt Of the Navy Department
by Secretary Robson have, 80 far. failed
TO support all the charges 80 pcrsistcnly
urged by the New York .Snn There has
been evidence given. however, on three
points that shows evident delinquency in
official duty somewhere. So far il has
been proven that tho Secors 4 Co. the
contractors for building the monitors Man
haitian. Tecumsei and Manhopac. we're
paid 800. 900 or more without warrant Of
law aud in defiance Of an act Of Congress
which settled these claims In the year
1867. II has also been proven that
great many contracts have been made on
the simple authority Of the Secretary, With
out advertising, as the law requires. And
further, that contract was made private
" for new engines for the steamer Ten
nessee, giving away the boilers aud en-.
gines, which cost 500. 900, for tho mere
price of old iron, the boilers alonc being
worth five times the money.
There was terrible rain storm through
out the Yves; aud South West, on Mon
"a ucuN ihui utCuITtu,
aud one trcs,le was washed out on the
Louisville Shor, Line Railroad The town
Of Wilmington. Ohio, is reported flooded
\ bridge near Morrow, Ohio. on the Lit
tie Miami Railroad, is gone. and two
bridges on the Cincinnati and GAINESVILLE
Railroad, between Morrow aud Clarkes-
vile, are swept away. Four bridges are
reported gone On the Marietta and Gin
cinua, Railroad Reports from below
Louisville say tho country is all flooded,
but MS communication is interrupted. no
reliable intelligence has been received.
Nineteen additional eases Of small -pox
were reported in New York city on Satur-
day, two Of which were found concealed
There were n hundred and ihir,y-lhrce
deaths from the disease during the week
In Philadelphia the number ot deaths from
all caases was four hundred and thirty
nine. decrease of ten fiom the precious
week. The deaths from smallpox were
seventy four decrease Of eleven.
Private dispatches from Little Rock,
t Arkansas, report the occurrences Of diff
Guilty in the State Central Republican
Committee. which resulted 10 the with
! drawal Of four Of the members. The re.
mainier filled their places, and fixed the
o1l Of May as the time for holding the
State Convention. The dispatches add
iba, The probability is that there will be
b two Republican State Conventions.
! Tho Grand Jury at the Old Bailey on
Tuesday morning returned true bill ol
indictment against the Tichborne claiman,
| charging him with forgery aud perjury
4 also. n true bill against O'connor. the as.
:; sailan. Of the Queen. charging him with
:. misdemeanor. Prince Leopold will ap
/ pear rs n witness against the latter.
: Interviews lately held by Minister
. schcnck with the United States counse
before the Geneva tribunal. and Lore
], Granville, have. Il is said. resulted in tha
y neither counsel or arbi,rators will meet n
! Geneva on tho 9Th. but tla. English nm,
e American agents will meet aud cxchang
n counter cases. The Board Is expected /,
d assemble on the 10Th Of june.
70 Intelligence has been received in Lon
n don from Constantinople Of most fearful
J. earthquake which has occurred at Antioch
'e in Syria. Onc-half the city is teporic,
:, to have been demolished. and the loss 0
: life is placed at fifteen hundred persons
p The surviving inhabitants are in sore dis
e trcss, aud greatly need assistance.
y At the election for Mayor on Tuesday
- :. in Albany. three candidates were vote
.e for. The Republicans admit the clectio
d Of tho regular Democratic candidate. A
&c tho municipal election In Jersey city. th
Democratic nominee for Mayor was ais
D. elected.
i. Tho trial Of O'Conncr. the man who a,
= = tempted TO assinate tho Queen, proceede
\ TO conclusion In London. on Thurs, AZ
o. The jury believed that the accused wu
A sane, and rendered vc.,iict Of ruilt,
Is Is The court then scr:.cnccd him 10 Be- in
10 prisoned for year ut hard labor. and ,
y rccci:e twenty lashcs.
= Tho movements Of both Carlists and III
y. =: Iuternationals IN Spain seem to DO consid
sy cred Of q more threatening and impoitar
character. The latter arc spoken Of 1
~ being particularly active. and Il is hare
9. that . simultaneous movement ID conten
- plated both In Spain and other countries.
be A most terrible steamhont explosion os
e. Cured on the Mississippi river, on Thur,
y day. Tho boat afterwards took 6rc an
v 70 burned to the waters edge. About eight
l,s persoas. i b supposed. were burned
ss drowned Of 1saldsd 70 death. The detail
= oe NJ dissslsr ~ hsorsrsndlae.
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