Middletown transcript., 1874-04-25

THE CASE OF DR.. Huston 1t may not
be generally known that the case of Rev.
DR.. Huston, formerly of Baltimore, con-
victed Of grossly immortal conduct and
unanimously expelled from the Baltimore
Conference, will come up again at the Gen.
eral Conference in Louisville in May. The
Baltimore Conference Of the NJ. Il. Church
South, when the trial came up, assigned
Rev. DR.. SIS. Roszell. now Of Staunton,
Va, as the counsel for the accused AT !
ter the verdict, DR.. Roszel, not thinking
the evidcLce justified it, appealed the case
for his client to the highest church tribu-
nal-the General Conference, and it will
be heard there at the approaching session.
Having taken the case up, DR. Roszell
will, we presume, still be the counsel.
The reports of volcanic symptoms in
Western North Carolina are revived. Pri-
vate dispatches received in Raleigh last
week from the disturbed region say that
on Tuesday last there were 'tsevere and
heavy rumblings" in Bald and Stone
Mountains. and that ''the tremblings Of
the earth were felt for more than one hun
| dred miles from the mountains" These
shocks we're severer than any preceding,
and induced the scientists of North Caro-
lima to believe in the imminency of an
eruption.
Walker and Webster Lyons. all colored,
were hanged at Thomasville, Ga, on Fri
day, for the murder Of painter named
Hall, and the poisoning of his wife 1t
| was rumored that a colored mob of five
hundred would attempt to prevent the
hanging, and military force was there
fore in readiness, but no rescue was at
tempted The murderers were hanged
in the Jail yard and the public were ad-
mitted to view the bodies before they were
taken down.
The danger Of carelessly and foolishly
playing with firearms was strikingly shown
| in our town the other day. A young man
snapped gun (Which he supposed to be
unloaded) in the very face of another per-
son three times. Upon examination. the
gun was found to be loaded and primed,
and the fourth time it was tried, went off,
the contents making large hole in a
plank at which the gun was aimed.-Fn-
castle Ea.) Herald.
It is stated that one hundred temper
ance ladies Of PittsJurg left that city last
Tuesday evening in special train fol
Harrisburg. where they intend to appear
+ before the Legislature in opposition to ths
repeal of the local option laws, and to tht
bill allowing distilleries to sell liquor il
local option counties.
: At meeting Of oil producers, held OF
Tuesday in Petrolia, Pa, the question 0
: disseminating drilling, with view to ad
b vance the price Of oil, was discussed. 4
large majority Of the operators decided OIL
: a suspension Of ninety days, and it
. thought all the others will join them.
> The troubles at Little Rock resulte
e last Tuesday evening in skirmish be
e tween the Brooks and Baxter forces i
n front of the State House, in which sever
al men we're wounded. The contestant
were separated by the United State
troops, and matters became quiet aftc
y dark.
'e A Memphis despatch reports that th
in entire Washita Valley is oyerAowed. an
ne the river is still rising. The towns I
Trenton. Monroe, Columbia, Harisonbur
:. and Trinity, and nearly all the plantation
.; along the river. have suffered greatl,
It's The damage is estimated at 81 ,00O, 900.
bit Over SIG. 900 worth Of silks have bee
en- seized by the custom eficers on the G.
nard steamship Russia, at New York. A
attempt was made to land the goods
y trunks, as personal baggage. It is sa
oe they belonged to wealthy importer I
'ro Broadway.
n An act passed by the Legislature
Maryland prevents the manager Of al
place Of amusement from marking SCI
- reserved unless they were sold before I
entertainment opened--under penalty
=. IS for each seat 50 marked.
- A soldier stationed at Sionx City
al ceived $4,000 two weeks ago and spt
the the last dollar 81 il in nine days, maxi
On one purchase Of eighteen barrels Of whisk
VI and giving them away 70 bis friends.
q. The cable between Santiago de Gu
' and Havana has been repaired, aud co
- mnnicssioas between tho West Tndi
np- Nsv fosk asd Europe. vas opened !