Middletown transcript., 1875-07-10
General News.

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missioner Of Agriculture announces
that the peach crop of Maryland anG
Delaware is failure, and yet the peacl
growers of those States are apprehen
sive that they will not be able to secure
transportation for the immense crop
they expect. and that the enormous
yield that is promised or threatened
will make the price of peaches too low
to pay for picking and sending them to
market. How is this ? Who should
know more about the matter, Mr.
Watts, the Commissioner, or the peach
growers.
The Boston Post fully approves the
decision Of the Governor and Council
in not committing the sentence of Jesse
H. Pomeroy. "The wonderful atrecity
Of the crimes perpetrated by young
Pomeroy and the fantastic brutality OF
the murders which he has committed
have shocked the sensibiMies Of every
one, but they have not Influenced the
delibsrative decision which condemns
him to die. This is based so plainly
upon consideration Of what is due to
the protection of the general public,
that no defence Of it is necessary"
The Brooklyn Eagle has prose
Requiem" on Charley Ross, in which
it says: Nov that year has rolled
by and it comes back forcibly to all
minds that his sudden taking off has
not been explained. the suspense gives
place to settled conviction that be is
dead. But stronger than any other
feeling is the sad reality of the in
efficiency Of the police to protect the
lives Of those whom they are paid to
protect-ths inofensive and peace.
abiding citizens and the inmates of
their homes" I"
A party Of burglars captured the
cashier Of the Barre (Vt. National
Bank and his wife and daughter, Tues
day night, in their beds. and after ss-
curing them made them march to the
bank to open the vault. But the vault
had a lock which was arranged 80 that
it could not be opened until 9 o'clock.
A. M, and the burglars were foiled.
They got away with some little booty
picked up outside, ard the cashier soon
after escaped and gave the alarm.
The 6rst serious excursion accident
Of the season is reported from Norfolk,
Va. The steamship Isaac Bell. outward
bound from Norfolk to New York, ran
into and sunk the tug Lumberman Mon
day night, at 1870 o'clock. Seven
teen passengers we're aboard the latter,
Of which number seven were saved. A
number of ladies are among the lost.
The proper signals were given. it is
by the captain Of the Isaac
Bell.
Mail details concerning the late
in South America more
han fully confirm the horrors of that
catastrophe. Cucuta is in ruins and in
Ocsana alone ten thousand persons
we're killed, while score of smaller
places we're demolished. Bandits have
wooped down from the mountains upon |
he scene of devastation, and despoiled
he broken up houses of valuables of
very description. 4R
A very bitter contest is now going
N in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Ter
itory, between the Ross and Downing
'arties for the position Of chief. and
umors of conspiracies and assassina-
ions are rife. Colonel w. p. Ross,
he present chief, is candidate for re-
lection. and man named Thompson
J the candidate for the Downing party
Hon Thomas B. Florence, former
: member of Congress from Philadel-
hia. and afterwards editor and publish
r of the constitutional Union and more
scently proprietor Of the Washington
unday Gazette died in Washington
unday His remains will be taken
, Philadelphia for burial.
Private advices from the Black Hills
kpedition received at Chicago show
lat Investigations are proving the
'untry to be richer in gold than has
erstofore been supposed. The earth
own to the bedrock in every direction,
is stated, is filed with partisles of
old, and the quartz shows rich veins.
The Centennial anniversary of Wash
'gton assuming command Of the con-
mental army was celebrated at
ambridge Mass. Saturday Flags
ere displayed, salutes fred, and at
ight there was display Of fireworks.