Middletown transcript., 1877-04-07
GENERAL NEWS.

Chicago and the surrounding country
have been visited BY great fsod, which
has done much damage.
The directory Of st. Louis for 1877
gives that city population Of sol ,489,
and bill Of health above that Of any
other city according to population
The deaths last year numbered 1000.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has issued orders for the discharge Of
200 men along the line Of the road in
New Jersey on account Of the shrink
age in business.
The news of the intention Of the
President to withdraw the troops from
the State House at Columbia was re-
ceived with great rejOiciugs all over
South Carolina.
CAN'T VoTR.-The Massachusetts
House kills the bill which the Senate
had passed allowing Massachusetts
women to vote in municipal elections.
The record was 83 yeas to 122 nays,
against the vote of II to l27 last year.
Goldsmith Maid beat Rarus in the
race for So, 900 at San Jose, California,
Saturday, in 2 223, 2169 and 2 1S4.
By the conditions Of the race the purse
was reduced to $4,000 aslthe Maid did
not beat 2 163, which is the same time
made by Occident in 1873, the fastest
ever made in California.
Two Returning Board members Of the
Packard House. Fred Fobb, Of Ascen-
sion. aud N. A. burden, Of Bossier
parish were on Monday sworn as mem
bers and took seats in the Nichols
House. which now has fifty-three Re-
turning board members.
The State Bank Of Harrisburg, Pa,
has gone into liquidation. The cashier
will pay twenty per cent. of all claims
as they mature, and the balance as soon
as the bank can realize sufficient from
its assets The total assets are S202,-
5S5 AZ; liabilities, 162.49 80 The
action Of the institution is taken priuci
pally on account Of the unPro6tableness
Of banking.
D1soHARGED.-Over two hundred
workmen were discharged on Friday at
the close of working hours from the
shops of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road at Mount Glare Station and River
side. The men were employed as ma
cbinists, blacksmiths, wood-workers
and laborers. Most Of the men dis
charged we're unmarried, but in some
cases married men we're included The
discharge. it is feared, will fall heavily
upon them at this time of business de-
preston. and sympathy is expressed for
their condition.
MOUNTAIN MEADOW MASSACRE
Joseph Clewes. now of San BernardiRo,
CAL, who was one of the men implica-
ted by Lees confession in the Mountain
Meadows massacre, has made confess
sion exculpating himself. lie says that
on the Monday before the Massacre, be
was made the bearer Of letter from j
G. Haight to j D. Lee, saying
"You will use your best endeavors to
keep the Indians of these emigrants and
protect them from harm until further
orders" CleWs says that on the
morning Of the fatal day the old men
and leaders we're of by themselves sit
ting in circle It was made known by
Highly that the emigrants we're to be
wiped cut Lee then spoke to an inter
prefer to the Indians instructing them
with the part they were to take When
everything was ready they moved of to-
ward the the emigrant camp. Higbee
said, "CleWss, We have no use for you
here CleWes then got on his mule
and made him travel out of that He
met on the way Elias Morris and Chris
topher Arthur going toward the Mead
ows with an order to save the emigrants
He told them to hurry as fast as possi-
BILE. They put spurs to their horses,
but it was impossible for them to reach
the 6eld in time.