Middletown transcript., 1875-04-03
General News.

General Custer will shortly leave for
the Black Hills in command Of strong
expedition consisting of cavalry infantry
and battery of Gatling guns.
Gen. Spinner, U. S. Treasurer, has
resigned, and John G. New, cashier Of
the First National Bank of indianapolis,
has been appointed in his place.
About one hundred vacancies among
the cadet midshipmen at the Naval
Academy will have to be filed at the
annual examination in June.
A despatch from Kingston, Jamaica,
Of the 23d ult., intimates that revolt
has broken out among the coolies in
the vicinity of Morant Bay. A war
vessel has been despatched to the scene.
Five keno shops in Washington we're
closed on Tuesday night by the police,
and it is understood that all the faro
banks, lottery shops and other gambling
places are also to ee closed.
Ida, adopted daughter of Thomas
Harding, Of Westtown, N. Y. COM
mitted suicide on Saturday by shooting
herself. She lived few hours, but
would net tell why she had done the
deed. She was but IA years of age.
4 A terrific explosion of coal gas and
foul air in sewer on South street,
Philadelphia, on Tuesday night, caused
great CONSERVATION until the cause was
made known. Cobblestones, bricks and
mnd showered around in promiscuous
and uncomfortable manner.
Mexican marauders raidsd Neuces
County, Texas, on Friday. They
burnt the Post Office, robbed several
stores, and took a number of prisoners.
In fight between them and force Of
Texans, it 81 said that two Of the latter
were killed.
The board of trustees of the Han
cock street (Philadelphia) Methodist
Episcopal Church have closed the doors
| Of the church to the new pastor,
Rev. George Mclaughlin, who was
sent there by the conference after an
earnest protest against the appoint
| ment.
EaYpr AND THE CENrENNIAL.-The
director general of the centennial sx-
hibition has received through the I'm
perial Ottoman ambassador at Wash
ington the Sublime Portes's official
acceptance of the invitation to partici-
pate in the exhibition in behalf Of
Turkey. Egypt, and their dependencies.
The ceiling and chimney of the
school-houses in Kingston, Penusyl- |
vapia, fell last week smashing desks
and injuring one boy. The pupils |
were terribly frightened, some of them
jumping from the windows; one boy
had his face slightly cut by broken
glass. Improper construction was the
cause of the accident.
The cause Of Don Carlos in Spain
has grown very depressed in financial
way The provinces ia which he has
his base of operations have declared
through their deputies that they can
give him nothing more, and that be /
must look abroad for more funds. But |
he seems to. be in predicament in that
direction, too.
On Thursday week Louis A. Mid
dleton, editor Of the West Point (Mis-
sissippi) Times, was shot and killed by
D. L. Love, editor Of the West Point
Citizen, for publication Of an offensive
article by the former. Love demand
ed retraction, which being refused he
shot Middleton four times, and then
made his escape.
Poker John, noble red man of the
Piute nation, is said to be such a pro-
ficient at the great game he is named /
after that he has relieved his brethren |
of all their government supplies, and
has corner on blankets. trowsers and |
provender. This exhibition Of skill |
prompts several irreverent newspapers
to suggest that Mr.. p John be made
an ambassador abroad
James Lick, the California million
aire, has filed in the recorders Office |
in San Francisco, revocation of the /
trust deed by him last July. conveying |
his property to trustees for various
benevolent purposes. He recites in the |
revocation that he wishes to provide |
for parties having natural claims on BIN,
to amend the original instruments and
with returning health to give his per-
sonal att, ntion to the execution Of his
dsrigh. He confirms the acts hereto
fore performed by the trustees.
Colonel Richard Thomas, who was |
rather conspicuous in the early part Of |
the war, died suddenly last Wednesday
week, at his brothers residence, in St.
Mary's county, Nd He became noted
through the capture of the steamer ST.
Nicholas. which he effected by strata
gem. Disguised as French lady,"
he took passage on the steamer at Balti-
more, and assisted by some men on
board, arrested her captain and officers
the same night, and ran the vessel TO
Fredericksburg, Va. 1t was owing,
perhaps, to this achievement that
Thomas became generally known as
MADAME Zarona.'
A despatch from Baltimore, Monday,
gives the particulars Of the rescue Of lS
survivors of party of "a seamen, who
left St. Mary's N. F., on March I'd, to
board brig, which was ice-bound two
miles from shore. In trying to return,
they found that the ice had separated
from the shore. and they were aAoat
upon it Seven of the party we're frozen
to death on cold night succeeding the
accident. Nine others got ON sepa-
rate piece of ice. hoping it would float
them ashore, but it grounded, and in
three days six Of the nine perished from
exposure. On the 9th, the three sur