Middletown transcript., 1875-12-18
General News. !


A bill appropriating $40. 900 for !
proper representation Of West Virginia
at the Philadelphia centennial passed
the Senate by large majority.
The $4,000 horse race at San
Francisco is announced to come of on
Christmas day 1t is supposed that
six horses will participate,
The State Grange Of Massachusetts
adopted. resolutions. Tuesday, favoring
the taxing Of church property and de-
posits ia savings banks.
The United States minister from
Gautamala denies that he has been
robbed of SIS. 100000 be not ever
having had that or similar amount OF
bond in his possession
Commodore Vanderbilt has made an
additional donation Of $780, 900 to the
Vanderbilt University at Nashville.
Tenn. making total Of 100000 to
that institution.
Rev John Henry Hobart Brown Of
Cohoes, N. Y, was consecrated Bishop
Of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, st. Johns
Church. Troy. N. Y. Wednesday,
Bishop Potter presiding.
A deficiency of $4,000 has been
discovered in the accounts of Daniel
Blaisdell Treasurer of Dartmouth
College. He died last August, and
his family have placed all their proper
ty at the disposal Of the college.
An election for Congressman to gil
vacancy was held Wednesday in the
Fourth District Of Tennessee The re-
turns indicate the election of Riddle,
the Democratic candidate.
At the recent municipal election in
Matamoras, Mexico, fight occurred in
which the two. candidates for mayor
were wounded and three men and one
boy killed. Senior Fenentez was elect
ed mayor.
While large congregation was
present in the Universalist church, at
Provincetown, Mass, on Monday, an
unknown person set FIRE to the build
ing, creating q great panic before the
flames were subdued.
The New York papers publish a
semi-oficial statement Of the late cen
sus of that State. The total population
is put down at 4.704. .S04. This is an
increase over the census of 1865 Of
1868. l13. and an increase over the
United States census Of 1870 of 322,-
O81.
At Bridgeport, Connecticut, Tues
day night, destructive fire did much
damage to the Wheeler & Wilson and
the Secer sewing machine factories.
and threatened st. Mary's Roman
Catholic Church. The loss will prob
ably reach $5OO,OO0, with insurance Of
800, 600.
E. H Stokes. the father of Edward
Stokes, who killed Jim Fiske. was
buried Monday at New York. A Pc
tition was made by Stokes to the Gov
ernor of New York to be allowed to
attend bis fathers funeral on brief leave
of absence from the State prison, but
it is understood that the application
was refused.
From Arkansas comes information
that at Walnut Bend. in that State.
one o. N. Thompson was killed BY
John F. Smith in a quarrel about
wages, and Smith was tried and ac-
quilted. Thompson's wife testified at
the trial that her husband had killed
four men since she and he were mar
ried. s.. aa .1..
In view Of recent outrages on the
California border by Mexicans. the
citizens Of San Diego have organized a
volunteer force to preserve order
Antonio Soreo, of Lower California.
who has been foremost in his efforts to
maintain order and punish brigands.
was found dead on the road, shot
through the head. Vigilan1s are
searching for the murderers
MURDER IN CAROLINE County Near
Preston, Caroline county, Nd, on Sat
urday night, colored man named Sam
Butler, between sixty and seventy years
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