Middletown transcript., 1878-03-09
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Winston Anderson, charged with at
tempting to feloniously assault little
girl, was taken from Jail at Clarksville,
Tenn, on Friday night and lynched by
a mob.
The house Of Moritz Kaiser, on the
Mississippi river, fifteen miles below
Waterloo, Illinois, was burned on Fri
day. Kaiser, his wife and six children
perished in the building.
Local elections were held il many
cities and towns Of New York State,
On Tuesday, with the usual varied re-
suits. In Elnira, the Greenbackers
we're successful In Utica, the Work
ing Men.
The new iron steamship City Of Rio
de Janeiro was launched from Roach :
ship ward, at Chester, Pa, on We'd
nesday afternoon. She is Of 5000 tons
burthpn, and will ply between New
York and Rio de Janeiro.
Carnival celebrations took place Oh
tuesday, in New Orleans, Memphis,
and several other cities Of the South
There were the usual masking proces-
sions, and other fantastic fooleries.
Business in New Orleans was almost
entirely suspended
A report has reached Rawliils, Wy
oming, that the Ute Indians are be-
coming defiant, and threaten to 60 on
the war path when the grass comes.
The people Of the Bear River district
are frightened and preparing places Of
safety for the women and children.
A resolution, on Monday, expressing
the belief that Tilden and Hendricks
we're elected and ought to have been
inaugurated President and Vice Pres
ident Of the United States, etc, was in
troduced il the California Assembly
and laid on the table BY a vote Of 81
to 27.
In West Virginia, during the past
two weeks, twenty-four arrests have
been made for Illicit distilling in the
mountains, and the arrests continue.
A raid Just concluded in Floyd coun-
tn, Ky, resulted in the capture Of ten
prisoners and destruction Of eight dis
tilleries.
"A tornado il Casey county, KY on
Saturday afternoon, demolished every
thing in a track four hundred feet
wide, near the village Of Rich Hill and
Mount Olive. Six persons were killed
and several others injured. Many
horses and cattle were also killed. The
loss is estimated at $4,000
Local elections we're held Tuesday
ii Maine. The Republicans carried
Portland, Ellsworth and Saco; there
was no choice in Rockland, Lewiston
and Auburn, and III Bath, "Mr. Rich
ardson," whose political complexion i
not stated in the press dispatches, was
chosen Mayor.
Seven hundred thousand dollars il
silver, weighing nearly eighteen tons,
will be received at the Treasury vaults,
il Washington, from the mint in Phil
adelphia during the present month.
The removal from the mint is to make
room for the bullion from which the
new dollars will be coined. 1t il be-
lieved that new silver vault" viii
be needed in the Treasury for thes
AGE Of the new coin.
Monday being the centennial ami
versary Of the birth Of Robert Emmett,
the Irish patriot, il was appropriately
celebrated BY the Irish-American citi-
zens throughout the country In Phil
adelphia meeting was held il Inda-
pendence Hall. In Baltimore, there
was a meeting in the Academy Of Mn-
sic, at which Hon. William Pinknty
Whyte presided, and Gen. J. +. o.
Beirne, Of New York, delivered an ora
ton. Tn Washington, Representative
Alfred M. Waddell, Of North Carroll
IA, delivered an address on the Life
and Character ot Emmet.
AIT Pottsville, Pa, on Monday, the
Sheriff read their death sentence 10 the
Molly Maguircs, John Kehce and Don
nelly, who are to be hanged on The
18th proximo. The former vas cool,
but the latter seemed depressed. Ke-
hoe, who was head Of the Molly Ma
guires il SchuyikiIl county, was con
victed last summer Of having murder
ca I. w. s. Lansdon. earAudenreid,
ID 1862. Donnelly was convicted last
fall Of having been accessory e the
murder Of Thomas Sanger, At Raven
Run, in 1873. Thomas Muiiey. thu
principal in this murder, was hanged
ii PottsvilIe last June.