Middletown transcript., 1875-09-04
General News.

d III ouc VI tue neSrO CHURCHES Vi leu
nessee q revival has been going on fol
ten gears, and most Of the darkies ir
the region round about have been re.
vived. Yet the work goes on The
preachers have been changed, bot the
new ones begin whero their predeces.
sors left off, and continue to "hold the
: fort" and to fire away with wonderful
effect at Satan and his legions. The
colored brethren of this church think
Moody and Sankey are "nowhar."
/ Poor Ralston. the California Bank
president, died in water, and the follow
ing, from the San Francisco Chronicle,
issued four days before his death, has
a sort Of ghastly seeming now: 1.-The
Call is endeavoring to convince its ig-
norant readers that the question to be
decided in the coming election is wheth-
er or not William C. Ralston is to be
allowed to flch from the city treasury
the sum oe 1923, 900. 900 under the pre-
tense of supplying San Francisco with
water"
Money is so plentiful in Massachu-
setts that one savings bank at North
ampton recently refused to accept de-
posits on account. and Springfield
bank has had to send money away for
Investments. Despite the hard times
the savings deposits are increasing.
though the. deposits are smaller in
amount than usual, evidence that people
are becoming impressed with the ncccs-
sity Of economizing rigidy
The treasurer of the state of New
Jersey has come to grief, be having
been arrested on charge Of embez-
cling $500, 600 Of state funds. There
is talk Of an extra session Of the Legis-
lature to appoint new treasurer. and
another idea is that Sooy may resign,
in which event the Governor can appoint
q treasurer. Hese AlHs- 73.i g..
Ex-senator Ross, one ofthe republic
can Senators who voted against i'm
peaching Andrew johnson, is now FORE
man of printing Office in Lawrence,
Kansas. He has recently written an
account Of the impeachment trial, in
wRich he denies that he was bribed to
vote as be did. q 1sis ID a
Another revolution has begun in
San Domingo. Ex- President Baez has
been proclaimed President by the revo-
lutionists. The cities of Santo Domin-
60 and Puerto Plata remain loyal to
President Gonzales. Captain General
Valmaseda has sent a Spanish war ves-
sci to protect Spanish citizens 10 San
Domingo.
= The physician in charge Of the in
sane asylum where Mrs Lincoln is con-
fined denies current statement that he
has given certificate for her discharge.
He thinks her mind is now more per-
turbed than hitherto.
John T. Taylor, grandson of ex-
President Taylor and one Of General
Sherman's staff officers during the war,
has been held to bail in So, 600 for rob-
bing the mail while postmaster at Lab
gue, Kansas. - ~ - @
Cattle stealing and murder Of peacea-
Die American citizens still continue on (
he Bio Grand. It is thought the only
'emedy is for our troops to invade Mex
co and capture the desperadoes.
John Moore and an unknown man
luarreled Tuesday over game of cards l
n New York lager beer saloon, and
n the fight which ensued Moore re-
'eived dangerous stab wound in the
bdomen. which it is thought will be
atal. go ~ a
The British Foreign Office denies
be truth of the statement that the b
British minister at Peking has presen- +
cd an ultimatum to the Chinese Gov c
rnment. -ig8fs.f seiigR ai aRtt.
! Tits stated that after the appoint {
lent Of Mahmoud Pasha as Grand r
'izier Of Turkey there is less hope
han ever of the Bosnian insurgents
otning to terms. = :. '-- - .
!, .a,sf ,.ssn.st s rs.sa A .4 faia
A smart shock Of earthquake was
1t on the Island of st. Thomas on the a
lorning Of the Sd ult. The shock s
as Of considerable duration but the '
amage triAing:s m g4saaes $500
Leo n. !. Levi the only Jewish, stu L
ent at the University Of Virginia, re-
entity won,the gold medal in an oratori-
Il contest by eight students selected to s
spresent the whole college. aos 3