Middletown transcript., 1874-12-26
General News.

LII The village pfIAunyiile. nearSrouds-
burg, Pa. is excited by confession
made BY George Peters, q prominent
citizen and hotel keeper of the place,
who says he murdered his 6rst wife six
teen years ago. Tho woman was found
dead 10 barn attached to the hotel.
and as she lay 10 a stall occupied by
horse. with her head crushed in, it was
supposed that she had been kicked to
death Peters says that coolness
arose between himself and bis wife
about year before her death. in con-
sequence of long visits from her rela-
tives and her encouragement of those
visits. On the day Of the murder she
was preparing to receive her brother.
and the tragedy was the result Of
quarrel on the subject. Several times
since his wife's burial Peters has at
tempted to commit suicide. and it was
after being discovered hanging from a
beam in his barn, and cut down. that
be surrendered himself to the Sheriff
and made the confession. He says be
told bis second wife. whom be married
a few years after the death Of the 6rst,
the full particulars Of the crime. Some
Of the friends Of Peters prefer to be-
,lieve that he is insane. si
An address commencing the Gen.
tennial Celebration to the support of
the people of the State of New York.
signed BY over fifty prominent citisens
Of that State, has just been issued.
Among the signers are Peter Cooper.
A. T Stewart. VIM. N Evarts. VIM.
Cullen Bryant, E.. D. Morgan. VIM.
E. Dodge, John J. Cisco, VIM. Orton.
81. B. ClaAin, and others of equal
emiDence. a,
Go1na TO EaYpr.-Colonel d. G..
White. of Griffin, Ca. has been ap-
pointed mayor of engineers in the
Khedive's army in Egypt. and be will
leave for that country beteen the 1st
and 18th Of January. Colonel White
served with distinction in the Confsder-
ate army, and bis application fer SER
vice in the Khedive's army was indors-
ed BY Generals Joseph E. johnson
and W. T. Sherman.
at Baltimore, Monday, Archbishop
Bayley ordained eleven graduates Of
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Seminary
to the deaconate. preparatory to their
conservation to the priesthood. Among
them were the Rev. Alfred Curtis, for
merly pastor Of Calvary Episcopal
Church. in Baltimore and Rev. F.
Fowler. lately member Of the Society y
Of Friends. -.'
General Tench Tilghman. we'll
known citizen of Talbot co.. Maryland
died suddenly in Baltimore on Tuesday
morning. aged 65. He was gradu-
ate Of, the West Point GLASS of 1882,
but subsequently, resigned his military
position. and afterwards held many
Offices Of trust and honor in his native
State .ts vast EeA ss,t. a
The Pacific Mail steamship japan
from San Francisco for Yokohsma and
Hong Kong. was destroyed BY Ere on
the 18th inst, when about, sixty miles
ont from Yokohama. She had on
board at the time three cabin passenger,
and about 400 Chinese in the stearage,
and her destruction was attended by
terrible loss of life. 4ag
The contract for supplying the Post.
Office Department with platform and
counter scales. to meetthe requirement,
Of the newspaper postage law. has been
awarded. by the Postmaster General
to Fairbanks & Co. About 5000 scalel
will BE- requiredsa r aafs Z set
Graham. the principal witness in th,
examination Of the charge Of cadet-sel
ling against Congressman Stowell. il
not to be found, and it is believed il
Washington that be is evading th.
subpoena Of the Committee s%
Ex-Governor Bradford. Of Maryland
declines the Appraisership Of Baltimor,
/ for the reason that he has no knowledg,
Of the practical details of the office, ,ant
he thinks its duties should be dlscharg
ed BY one who is acquainted will
| them - -
$. Snow fell to the depth of fourteen
inches at Reading Pa, on Sunday Civ
ing . good opportunity to try th,
sleighs At Coatsville. the Wilm.
Reading R. R. also. snow fell six inche
deep.
Ward Beecher. and Edna Deal
Proctor. have been indulging 10 som
gushing correspondence, with goo'
many 'dears' in it, over the termina
ton of the latter'e slander suit
! About 1000 houses in Toxic, Japan
were destroyed BY fire on the 18th q
| November. atst ,ssti 4 @sis~ sis'
The small-pox. Of q most virulen
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