Middletown transcript., 1876-05-27

by the club about June LIST for silver
cup, and very closely contested affair
may be anticipated
FOURTH OF JULY IN NEW YORK.
Gotham will celebrate the approach
ing Fourth of July upon a most ex-
tensive scale. generously "blaspbeming
the expense" and going in for a geDu-
inc jubilee. The City Fathers have not
yet announced their programme, but
1--WE, the people," have already taken
hold of the matter, and the New York
Centennial Committee has sounded the
opening note of preparation. At the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, few evenings
since, Thurlow Weed, Augustus Schell,
Gen. Franz Sigel, DR.. Ruppaner, Col.
Rush Hawkins. Russell Sage and other
distinguished citizens made patriotic
speeches and appointed committees on
pyrotechnics, both combustible and ora
torical; finances, printing. decorations,
procession. etc.; took up subscriptions
and generally marked out the main
features Of gigantic glori6cation.
"Old Prob" is making special arrange
ments with regard to the weather, and
we shall doubtless see such celebra-
ton as will cause all previous obser-
vances of the day to ''pale their un-
effectual fires"
LORD VAUDEVILLE.
Club men are making merry over a
practical lesson in Republican equality
administered yesterday to Lord Mande-
vile. scion Of British nobility, by an
unterrifed American citizen Of the ma
ture age Of twelve The youngster
was attracted by his lordship's stunning
get-up as representative of the Cuach-
ing Club, and suggested that be would
make powerful attraction in Baruum's s
show. His irate lordship struck the
audacious and irreverent Juvenile, who
Immediately showed fight. Sanguinary
results we're prevented by the BY
ISLANDERS. and the probable result will
be that his lordship will make the ac-
quaintance Of a police justice and OBJ
tain some enlarged ideas regarding
American institutions, especially in this
Centennial year.
HELL GATE
In anticipation Of the grand elbow
out" when the He'll Gate explosion
takes place, the residents of Astoria
are getting into state of great trepi
dation Mindful of the late destruction
occasioned in New Jersey by giant
powder, the Astorians anticipate the
final end of all things. as far as they
are concerned, and desirable resi-
dences" may be had at absurdly low
figures. Parties seeking eligible sum-
mer quarters should seize upon this
opportunity, for. according to General
Newton, who is engineering this little
affair, it will be no "great shakes"
after all. He does not even think the
shock will be felt upon the river banks,
and in order to manifest his faith in the
dictum of science, announces his inten-
tion of standing within two hundred
and fifty feet Of the shaft when the
great upheaval takes place.
EXPULSION FROM PLYMOUTH
CHURCH.
The "City of Churches" is in quite
a Autter of excitement over the expul-
sion of Mr.. H. G. Bowen from Ply
mouth membership. His proposition
to tell Mr.. Beecher all he knows, in
the presence of third party sworn to
secresy, having been rejected, nothing
for the brethren but summary
election Of the beligerent brother, which
was accordingly done with all due for
mality But the end is not yet like
Banquo's ghost, ex-brother Bowen will
"not down." and while be admits that
if Plymouth Church is satisfied. he
ought to be, he suggestively intimates
that "their troubles are not yet ended"
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