Middletown transcript., 1877-08-04
GENERAL NEWS.

Brooklyn sailed for England InlS WeeA
in the steamship Montana.
Hon. Alfred NJ. Scales, of North
Carolina, would like to be speaker Of
the House. There are others like un-
to him.
R,.ele.. ted se.ee Of the Navy Yard
workmen the other day that he was
preparing a speech that would just tit
their case.
MacMahon regards Grant as g the
greatest of living generals. Delicacy
farbade the Marshal President to refer
to Won Moltke.
Ex-Gov. Noyes, of Ohio, sailed on
the steamship Illinois from Philadel-
phia, this week, to enter upon his du-
tiesas United States minister to France.
The Wisconsin Republican Conven-
ton viii be held on September II.
There are dozen small calibre poll
ticians who want the nomination for
Governor.
The eighth anniversary Of the organ
ization Of Ocean Grove, N. j., was eel
ebrated on the 31st ult, 5000 people
taking part in the exercises. An at
tractive feature of the occasion was the
presence of 1 900 children.
Tie wheat crop Of the United States
Of this year, it is estimated, will aggre-
gate 325, 600, 900 bushels, against $780,
100000 last year. Of this years crop
it is estimated that not less than 1OO,-
100000 bushels will be sent abroad.
A dispatch from Watertown, N. Y,
saws: aGreat multitudes are assem-
bling at Thousand Island Park to wit
ness the opening Of the temperance
camp-meeting. Speakers from differ
ent States and Canada are arriving"
Sixteen hundred railroad tickets,
1 200 of the Boston and Maine and
400 Of the Boston and Lowell, Of the
aggregate value Of $3.50, stolen some
time since, were recovered in Pierce's
pawnshop in Boston, Tuesday, where
they had been sold for 800.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
advanced to the treasurer ofthe United
States two hundred and fifty thousand
eight hundred and fourteen dollars and
thirty-one cents for the payment Of the
interest falling due on the 3-65 District
bonds on the first proximo.
The Chicago Inter Ocean declares
that the public has nothing to do with
any compromises which the companies
NAV make with the strikers. What
the public is interested in is the regu-
lar running Of the trains, and that is
what said public viii insist upon.
Louisiana is picking up. The New
Orleans Times says that plantations
that a year ago could have been bought
at SIS per acre, are now worth $25.
Sugar lands are now justly regarded as
among the safest and most reliable in
vestments. The Federal army and the
carpet-baggers went out together
The remains of the late Gen. Custer
arrived at Poughkeepsie, on Thursday.
and were deposited in vault at the
cemetery, where they will remain un-
| til Fall, and then be transported te
West Point, where suitable funeral ser
vices will be held, as arranged by Mrs
| Custer with General Schofeld.
| The examination Of the accounts d
the United States Treasurer upon ths
transfer of that Office from Mr.. Wy
man to Mr.. Gilhllan. the present treas
urer, shows that during the formers
administration there was received anc
paid out over S740, 900, 900 with no er
ror whatever, except a small one O
less than $5, that being surplus.
Hon. Joseph Segar, Of Virginia, ha'
been appointed arbitrator on the par
!, of the United States and Spanish com
mission, which was organized in 1871
BY virtue Of agreement Of the two gov
ernments, for settlement Of certain
claims of citizens of this country on ae
count of wrongs and injuries commit
ted by the authorities Of Spain in tn
Island Of Cuba.
Large numbers of delegates and 9th
ers interested had arrived at Cleveland
: Ohio, Tuesday, to attend the Republi
J can State Convention to be held there
| Among the prominent republicans an,
! by the leading republican journals c
; Cleveland Judge Taft's name is mer
toned as the probable nominee 70
| Governor, notwithstanding his recen
: and repeated melancholy farewells t
Z politics in order to clay by a littl
: money"
The remains Of Gen. Custer arrive
at Chicago. Tuesday, from Fort Lii
: coin, Dakota Territory, and were fol
I warded to West Point, where they WI
!, be inferred in the receiving vault unit
e the funeral in October. The remain
q of Col. Cook, Lieut.. Reilly and D
e Dewalt arrived on the same tran
: They will be forwarded respectively
Y Hamilton, Ont, and Washington, I
! c., and Norwalk, Ohio.
Gen. Howard intends to pursue IN
mediately Joseph and White Birc
7 who have crossed the Bitter Roc
y mountains and gone into Montan
Gen. Howard will have about SOC
{ men under his command, and will o
4 crate in connection with Gen. Whea
4 on, who has 500, the immediate objec
v i've point of the two forces being Mi
= soula, Montana.
! A Workingmen's Convention
j ] Galveston, Texas, a few days ag
] ] reached an amusing point Of absurdi
! ! by adopting resolution inviting Co
! gress to regulate every local labor ma
Il i ket. "We will petition that body" d
z clares the resolution, ito pass a la
! !. making it a penal ofense for any &C
= poration or firm to advertise for me
j either laborers or mechanics, when Il
u U supply is equal to the demand in the
of own localities.