Middletown transcript., 1876-02-26
General News Summary.


FoRElex.4-The Carlists are rapidly being
driven 10 The wall. EsieIla their most i'm.
portant stronghold surrendered to the Alfon-
sists on Saturday last. -. Elections for depu-
ties to the Assembly were held in France last
Sunday. The Republicans will have a de-
cidrd majority in the Assembly ...... w hen the
Carlist warsTis oyer, an event which seems
probable at an early day, Spain will send
iorty thousand troops to Cuba s......The Pope
is said to have advised Don Carlos TO quit
fighting and give up as his cause il hopeless
......Disastrous floods have occurred in the
provinces of Upper Austria and Moravia......
The submarine cable between s, dnev and
New Zealand has been successfully laid.....s
An Imperial Turkish decree offers general
amnesty to the insurgents and promises tU
rebuild their hpases that have been destroyed
and to furnish them means to commence busi-
ness again if they will return to their homes
,.....Winslow, the Boston forger, is awaiting,
in London Jail, the arrival Of American
officers 10 bring him home. The steamship
Switzerland ran down and sank the brikan-
tine Hero in the English channel u few days
ago. Four prrsons were drowned, ~ a4.
DoxEsTIc.-Col. Dyer, the U. s. District
Attorney at ST Louis intends, it is said, TO
resign his position u. The close of the Bhicock
trial on the ground that he has not been pro-
perly supported by, the President. and Altor-
ney General Pierrepont......Mi Michael .Finneli,
who shot and killed Baldwin, the pugiist. in
New York has been acquitted on the grounds
Of justi6abe homoclde. = Judge Barrett
agreed with the jury, and said, "A small
man shut up in room with stalwart giant
VINO was about to strike him, was justified in
using pistol under the circumstances. ......
VIM. b. Read: formerly OF Philadelphia, hui
laiterly of New York, died in The latter city
on Saturday morning last. He was once Il
prominent politician and was Minister to
China under President Buchanan ...... Char
loiie Cushlnan, the actress, died ut the Parke
House in Boston, last week, Uf pneumonia. 80.
The Indiana State Republican Convention
met at indianapolis on Tuesday last and
nominated Hon. Godlove 5. Urth fur Cover
nor and Col. R s. Robertson for Lieu-Govr
ernor. A ''rag-mone, anii-States-righls
platform was adopted and delegates appointed
to the Cincinnati Conventions. Senator Nor
ton WIS declared to be their first choice for
the Presidency ......March- I'D, Syracuse, are
the time and place fixed upon by the Repui,-
licans of New York for holding their State
Convention. 49,. The Connecticut Democratic
|. State Convention was held ut New haven, on
Wednesday. Governor lngersol was rvn0m
mated, as was also the rest Of the old State
.S135 900 fire occurred in farry-
town. N. Y on Tuesday night......T The Ply
mouth Church Advisory Council decided on
Wednesday that their investigation Of The
Brecher business was ampl, sufficient, but US
Beecher wants more thorough investigation
|fthey recommend that il shall be given to him
......The failure Of. Elijah Shaw. OF Wales,
Mass., VINO owned five mills and employed
275 hands, is amounted with liabilities to
|.thc amount Of $3O0,0 900. f@I33a