Middletown transcript., 1877-09-01
GENERAL NEWS.

Senator Morton was still improving
on Wednesday, and his friends appear
to have no longer any doubt Of his re-
covery.
Oliver G. S. Halstead, who was
Chancellor of New Jersey from 1S45
to 1852, died on the 28th ult., in New
ark.
A private telegram from Minnequa
Springs, last Wednesday evening re-
ported that Mr.. E. L.. Davenport, the
actor, was at the point of death.
/ Hon. Saml. H. Valley, prominent
railroad man, president of the Revere
Bank of Boston, and the whig eandi-
date for Governor in 1855, died at
Nastasket Beach Monday.
General Bedford Forest, the we'll
known Confederate cavalry officer, is
so i'll, at Bailey Springs, Alabama,
that his friends have little hope of his
recovery. His disease is chronic diar-
rhea.
By direction of the Secretary of the
Treasury one million dollars in gold
will be sold by the assistant treasurer
iu New York, at noon to-day, to redeem
United States notes to be retired by
reason of the issue of national bank
notes.
The grand parade of Knights Tenn
plar at Cleveland, Ohio, Monday, is
described as having been magnificent.
About 175 Communicates participated,
and it is estimated that about a quar-
ter of a million of people witnessed the
procession.
The New York Republican State
Central Committee have decided to
hold State Convention at Rochester,
on September 26. The Republican
State Convention Of New Jersey will be
held at Trenton, September %, to NOM
mate candidate for Governor.
About twenty-five carpenters sailed
on the steamship Wisconsin from New
York, on Monday, foe Live pool. They
are under contract for three years each
with building firms in Manchester,
England, and are to receive wages
equivalent to SO so per day, with eight
hours work, and half holiday on Sat
urdays.
The Conservative State Committee
of Virginia has nominated General j.
G. Field, of Culpepper county, for At
torney General, in place OF R. I. Dan
iel, deceased, and Governor Kemper
has appointed Field to FIJI the unex-
pired term of Attorney General Dan
iel.
A train on the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railroad broke. through a
+ hridere at Fn1lr Mile Crock near Des
Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday morn
ing. The bridge had been washed
out" by heavy rain. Eighteen per-
sons, including seven of Barnum's
showmen, are reported killed, and the
names Of sixteen injured are given.
"From the best analysis that can be
made of the returns" says the Louis
vile Courier-JouTndl, ''it appears that
there will be in the next General As
sembly of Kentucky, one granger, six
workingmen, five indepent democrats,
thirteen republicans, and only one hum
dred and thirteen, straight democrats "
Isn't this somewhat too unanimous ?
A Chicago minister filed voluntary
petition in Bankruptcy on Wednesday.
His assets consist of $3.50 worth of real
estate; put his generosity was bound-
less. He gave the Chicago university
his note for $4,000 as donation, and
the Temple Baptist church donation
of his note for 81 900.
The New Orleans Picay,tne also goes
for Key Itsays: ''Mr. Key has a pc
culiar infelicitous, Uriah Heep way of
introducing himself, as who should say,
4 am very humble, and my people are
very humble, too. When you speak
to US, and pat us on the hack, | trust
we are not ungrateful."