Middletown transcript., 1876-02-19
General News Summary.

FoRErGS.-The leader Of the Khokand in
surrection has surrendered. The bombsrd-
ment Of San Sebastian by the Carlists is con-
tinued ......Sir John Taylor Coleridge, judge
and Journalist, is dead......The White Star
steamer Germanie recently crossed the Attain
tic in seven days, fourteen hours and forty
minutes. The United States, Great Britain
and Russia will support the German demands
on China for the outrage on the schooner
Anna....Servia has resolved on war......Ga-
brel Andreas, the distinguished French ply
sician is dead......Spain has sen, memorial
TO foreign powers explaining the situation in
Cuba. ,.... The Turkish government disavows
any sympathy with the late prosecutions OF
Christians in Broussa and Angora and pro-
misses 10 dismiss the governors OF those pro-
yinces, 1.-The Cariss have fallen back be-
fore the Alfonsists into the mountains OF Gul-
puzcoa . Venzuela wants to submit her
difficulties with Holland to the arbitration OF
other powers ....Don Carlos was defeated in
his strong position at Elgueta on the 18th
inst.....In the opening ceremony OF the
Spanish cortes on Tuesday the King declared
that rhe integrity of Cuba should ne Upheld.
.Winslow the Boston forger has been cap
tured in London Baron Seguier, the great
French scientist, lis dead
National Bank of Commerce, OF New London,
Conn. last week, was the teller of the bank.
He was arrested and all the funds recaptured
but $780,. The silk weavers of Patterson,
N. J.. are organizing movement 10 favor of
a higher tariff on silk manufactures. 1t is
now 60 per cent. but they are not satisfied.
..... Mrs Kate Irwin. formerly of Delaware
CITY, Del, shot. and badly hurt. Joshua
Kames, of Downingtown, Pa, in Philadel-
phia last Friday.....A Portsmouth. Va, dis
patch saws that heavy frauds on the Govern
ment in the purchase of timber are being
brought to light there by the Congressional
investigating commitiee-The Atlanta (Ga J
Chamber of Commerce has adopted resolu-
tions approving Of the proposed repeal of the
bankrupt law by Congress......T 1.-The fast line
West on the Pennsylvania R. r. was thrown
from the track last Saturday night. The en-
pine, two passenger cars and the baggage car
were wrecked and, catching fire, were des-
troyed .... Three masked men attempted to
uncouple the cars of a train on the Pan Handle
Railroad last Friday night for the purpose of
robbery but were driven off bv the conductor.
......The steamship City of Galveston from
Hayti for New Ycik went ashore on Mayagu-
ana Island, on the night of the 5th inst, and
was lost. The passengers and crew were
saved ...... tle MOntdud Legislature has pnSSeu
bill granting subsidy Of So. 900, 900 to the
Northern Pacific Railroad and one of ST 500.-
200 to the Utah Northern narrow gauge R..
R......The Hudson river Ice companies antici-
pate failure in the ice crop; not over l00,-
600 tons have been gathered thus far. while
the usual crop is 1000, ,0oo...... Lands has
been pronounced perfectly sane by the Cum
herland county IN. J.) court and released
from custody James Parton was remarked
to his step-daughter by Rev.. Stephen H.
Tyng. of New York, last Thursday week k......
A portion of the New York Old Guard have
gone to Charleston, S. c., to aid in the cele-
bration of Washington birthday.