The daily gazette., 1877-10-29
GENERAL NEWS.

Speaker Randall will announce the
House Committee to-day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, millionaire
and philanthropist, has been elected
president of the New York Liberal Club.
Horace Greeley was president Of this
club.
The funeral of George l.. Fox took
place yesterday from the residence OF
his brother-in-law in Cambridge, Mass.
The remains were inferred at Mount Au-
burn. ,.r
Another effort will be made in Con-
gress this winter to procure the abolition
of the Pension Agencies, and provide for
the payment ofpensions by check direct
ly from the Treasury.
According to Boston telegram, the
examination of the affairs of the National
Bridgewater Savings Bank shows that
its depositors, through the stealings of E.
Soulhworth, the late Treasurer, will lose
$4,000.
One hundred and thlrty-one bills have
thus far been introduced by the Senate
during the eresent session of Congress.
Most of them were either on the calendar
at the close of last session or reposing in
the Committees. ID il''
At an election for members of the Do
minion Parliament, in Athabasca coun-
| ty, Quebec, on Saturday, Barbeau, the
opposition candidate, was chosen by 10
majority over Laurier, recently appoint
ed Minister of Internal Revenue.
The epizooty is reported to be very
virulent among the horses in portions OF
Atlantic county, Nj. 1t is now attack
ing the swine and killing them rapidly.
In the vicinity of Port Republic the peo-
pie are killing their hogs to prevent them
falling victims to the disease.
Senator Morton's condition has again
changed for the worse. He is unable to
retain anything on his stomach. and is
sustained only by the administration OF
opiates and nutrition by the hypo-
dermic process. Unless there is an i'm
proyement in tone of his digestive organs
he cannot last much longer.
The Judiciary Gommitte of the Senate
held its first meeting of the present ses-
sion, on Saturday. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Thurman's Pacific Railroad Sinking
Fund bill was considered. General Har-
lan's nomination to be an Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court was not taken
up. ...-.
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Hazen estimates the appropriations re-
auired for his Office during the next ilscal
year at $995. .O00--a decrease of $246, 900
| from, the estimates for the present year
| The total estimates for the Post-oeice
1 n. F,1pt t1,o EGpaI
S36, ,427,771, and as the revenue OF the
| department for that period Is set down
at 500. .034, ,099, deficiency OF Sl,393,oIZ
| will have to be provided for.
| Pummioe stone of tine quality Is among
| the new volcanic products OF Caltornla,
exhibited at the lac fair in Sun Fran
CISCO.
rne Women's Christian Temperance
| Union, m session a. ChIoaga, have decid-
| ed to hold their next meeting i'll BAitlmoFe,
| in q OltObar, 1873
! Senator Blame was reported still In
proving Oh Saturday, though he renaleea
N bed. 1t.
was at Marseitles on the l0th inst, The
| Vandaia has been ordered from Smy ma
The directors Of the ST. Louis, Fort
scott and Colorado Narrow Gauge k1li-
road met in Fort Scott. Kansas, on Satur>
day. took action which, It Is SAID, viii "
put the enterprise on IT'S feet, and sesed
the following officers; President, Al, >.
Cartier, of ST. Louis; Vice Presldent, d IL,
| - ,rdrn of Humboldt Secretary and
Treasurer. b A. Harris, of Fort Scott
President snap, OF the Long Island
Railroad. has been appointed receiver of
| ontnnratinn
The Snpreme Court of Missouri has gra
nted an appeal in the Hannibal and St.
Josenh Railroad case, to be tried at the
april term. THIS action, it Is said uspends
the appointment of receiver and restores
the railroad to its original status.