Middletown transcript., 1876-07-08
General News Summary.

G6l6fal NEWS NuulludIy'
| The opinion prevails in Washington
that the Belknap trial will be postponed
till fall
Two hundred hands are thrown out
Of employment by the stoppage of the
Newton Mass Mills.
The Boston Mass Museum Of Fine
Arts was formally opened Monday. 1t
cost 1926, 900.
John W. Wilton, of Newton Falls,
Mass, was instantly killed there on
Tuesday by the premature discharge Of
| a cannon.
! The total coinage at the mints of the
United States during the month of
June was $3,s7O,000, of which ST.
$4,000 was in gold.
A disastrous fire occurred in St.
Johnsbury, VT, Saturday afternoon,
originating in paper mill. The loss is
estimated at 500, 900.
james H. Horner, United States
Consular Agent at Sagua, died on Sat
urday, of congestion of the BRAIN
The deceased was an estimable man.
Mr.. Morrill, has not yet decided what
be will do in regard to his appointment
to the Treasury, but the impression
prevails that be will accept.
All the leading British journals ex-
press goodwill to America on the oc-
casion of the celebration of her Cen
tenary.
The recovery of Speaker Kerr from
his dangerous illness is now assured,
but he will not resume his place as
Speaker this session.
In the case Of Campbell, on trial at
Mauch Chunk last week for homicide,
the jury on Saturday returned verdict
Of guilty of murder in the first degree.
The enforcement Of the excise law
in New York caused quite riot at
Jones' Woods on Sunday in which
number of persons were seriously hurt.
Four children, the oldest II and the
youngest 8 years of age. were found in
a starving condition in tenement house
in New York city on Saturday.
O. A. House, the notorious divorce
lawyer, of New York, was killed on
Friday, at Lawrence Station, New Jer-
scy, by woman with whom he CO.
habited and who had been divorced
from two husbands
For the first time in the history of
the government the doors Of the United
States Treasury were closed on Satur-
day. and all payments suspended, as
there was neither Secretary Of the
Treasury nor United States Treasurer.
The celebration of the Centennial
Fourth of July was commenced in New
York city at three o'clock Saturday
afternoon, at which hour the factory
whistles were blown, Trinity Church
chimes played and other bells rung.
The cash receipts at the centennial
exhibition on the 4th July were $2S-
145. The number Of cash admissions
to the centennial exhibition Wednes-
day was over ffty-one thousand, this
being the largest number of paying visi-
tors since opening day.
An explosion of fireworks occurred
on the 4th in the store of E. NJ. Pratt, at
Hyde Park, Mass, and the flames
spread rapidly, destroying Pratt's
building, the Norfolk county Gazette
building, and W. H. Chamberlain's
dry good store. Total loss, 500, 500.
Mr.. Morrill, thinks be has the appro-
priations about settled now, and will be
able to take charge Of the Treasury
Department. This is good news, not
only because the department evidently
is in sad need Of head. but because if
Mr.. Morrill, had declined there is no
telling what sort of an appointment the
President might have made next.
A terrific storm visited Fort Madison,
Iowa, Monday evening, lasting about
fifteen minutes The St. Joseph Cath
olic Church was completely demolished
by the falling of the steeple. which was
226 feet high. All Of the other churches
were more or less damaged. The Park
House is total wreck. Almost every
dwelling sustained serious damage, and
about forty houses wero wholly unroofed
and nearly all the shade trees broken
off or uprooted. The damage is esti-
mated at 100000. There was no
loss of life