Middletown transcript., 1877-10-20
GENERAL NEWS.


| The present bankrupt law has no
doubt been made an agency Of great
dishonesty, and it is not surprising
that a bill repeating it has been intro
duced in Ethe United States Senate,
which has been referred to the judicia-
ry committee. The law was intended
to be framed in the interest Of justice,
and has been Of assistance to honest
business men, who, from one cause or
other, have met with misfortune.
Whilst this is the case it has had the
effect in other instances Of robbing in
nocent creditors and building up for
tunes for debtors. If it can be SO
amended as not to offer a premium on
dishonesty and to confer more blessings
than eviB, it will be a source Of good
to the country and Of satisfaction to all
honest men.
a warrant has been issued in Phila-
delphia for the arrest Of John s. Nor
ton, ex-president Of the Market street
Railway, Philadelphia, on the charge
Of perjury. The complainant is Geo.
w. Vickers, Morton's secretary, who
was placed under bail for trial on Nor
toms testimony. Vickers says Morton
committed perjury in making returns
to the auditor, saying there were only
5000 shares issued and outstanding,
when by his own admission there were
outstanding 10000 shares of the over
issue.
The New York Tammany county
convention Thursday nominated inc.
r. Brady for Judge Of the Supreme
Court, who is also a candidate Of the
Republicans and anti -Tammany party.
A resolution was adopted that Presi-
dent Hayes order to offceholders pro-
hibiting the exercise by them Of rights
Of citizenship was unconstitutional and
oppressive, and ifadhered to and forced
should lead to his impeachment and
removal from Office.
Ex-Treasurer Parker, of South Car
olina, will turn States evidence in the
State fraud cases. The court in which
the ex-oficials will be tried conyenes
in Columbia next week. Judge Town
send, a republican will preside. The
petit jury is composed Of nineteen col
ored and seventeen white persons, ff-
teen of whom are democrats, and TWEEN
ty-one republicans.
"The red hot quarrel in Ohio, be-
tween Stanley Matthews and James A.
Garfield, as to which should be the next
senator in Congress, with John Sher-
man looming in the back ground as a
compromise candidate, has suddenly
cooled off," says the New York Sun
"It went down to zero by 10000 ma
jority."
Friday night week the western a.
butment Of the great iron bridge over
the Missouri. at Atcheson, Kan, caved
into the river with a terrible crash,
carrying with it the whole Of the 15
foot wall, rs feet of embankment and
the Office.
The American Print Works at Fall
River, Mass, are shutting down" as
fast as they are filing their contracts,
and the whole establishment viii pro-
badly be closed this week. The cause
il the limited demand for dark prints.
The fresh fish trade of New York
city this year summed up 100000
pounds Of Goldfish, 100000 pounds Of
blue fish, 235, 900 pounds Of weak fish,
and about ], 100000 pounds Of salmon.
Boston pays $1,211,7o7 annually in
salaries to the teachers of its public
schools. It has 50,8l9 pupils, and the
average per cent. Of attendance Is as
serted to be 92.8.
The Scranton (Pa.) Republican esti-
mates the riotous demonstrations there
have thus far cost the State half mil
lion dollars. The people have to pay
this.
Nearly 81 800 have been contribu-
ted in Philadelphia for relief Of the
yellow fever sufferers at Fernandini.
Recent storms and high tides have
occasioned serious damage to the rice
crop in Georgia and South Carolina.