The daily gazette., 1877-03-14
General News.

The Pennsylvania Coal Company will,
on the 10Th instant, sell 22j 900 tons of
Pittston coal, deliverable at Newburgh,
n. Y, during April and May.
The proceedings of the United States
Senate, yesterday, were of an uninterest-
ing character, and after brief executive
session that body adjourned until to-day.
The Dixon Manufacturing Company
has been enrolled among the CON plain
ants against the Texas Pacific railroad
for debt of twenty-eigh thousand dol
lars.
A mass meeting to approve the course of
President Hayes will be held in Nashville
tonight. The call is signed by nearly all
the merchants and prominent citizens,
among them being the ex-Confederate
General E. Kirby Smith.
Hon. Samuel J. Randall visited the
Massachusetts, Legislature yesterday.
Each House took recess after he was
formally introduced, and the members of
both parties gave him most cordial res
ception.
Among the nominations by the Presi.
dent, yesterday, were William Stone, to
be United States Attorney for South
Carolina, and Asa o. Adds of Vermont,
James Il. Howell of Iowa, and Orange
Ferris, of New York, to be Southern
Claims Commission.
Reports from the Ninth Georgia dis.
trict Congressional election, Yesterday.
indicate that Bell, regular Democrat, is
elected by fair majority over Speer,
independent Democrat, and Archer, reg
ular Republican. The official figures
may be close.
Daniel Lyons has been arrested at
Minneapolis, Minnesota, charged with
the murder of his wife, who was found
horribly butchered. Husband and wife
have been frequently arrested for drunk
enness.
Ex-Speaker Samuel j. Randall visited
the Massachusetts Legislature yesterday.
Each House took recess after his for
NAL introduction. His reception was
most cordial by the members of both
parties.
The United States soldier who was ar
rasted in New Orleans Monday charged
with killing fellow-soldier, was turned
over to the Nichols police BY Gen. De
| Tro5riand. This is not considered AT
| Washington, however, an official recog-
milton of the Nichols government. Cen.
Auger's order remain unchanged, and he
still preserves the status quo.
| The contest of the will of the late Com.
modore Vanderbilt came to an unexpect-
ed end in the Surrogate's Court at New
York yesterday by the withdraw of ali
objections on the part of the contestants,
| The whole matter was fixed between
VIM. II. Vanderbilt and contestants be.
fore coming into court. The will was
duly admitted to probate, and letters
testanentary ordered.
The Deleware and Hudson Canal Com
pany, the Deleware, Lackawanna anC
Western Railroad COMPANY, the Penn
sylvania Coal Company, the Lehigh an(
Wilkesbarre Company, and indiyidua
operators in the Wyoming, Pa, regioI
hvae decided to reduce the miners WAGE
on the 10th instant Is per cent, and I,
reduce rents, cost of powder, &c. to tn,
miner
Returns of the election in New Ham
shire, as far as received, Indicate tha
prescott, Republican has been electe,
Governor by abont $500 majority. Tn
Republicans claim all the Congressiona
Districts, but the Democrats claim L
have carried the First District. The LIE
gislature is largely Republican. A pri
vate dispatch from Jones, Dem. saw
that he will have 600 majority.
1t is stated on New York 'Chanpe tba
the reported failure of Jas. Kingan, wh
has disappeared, is exaggerated, and this
| NC wits buOIJ Oh OO,UUU IlerCeS oil lard O
which there was decline of S6 per I
) erce, making his total loss $500, 900. It
= stated by some, however, that this is owe
. estimated, and that his losses will n,
{ probably exceed S150,000. The firm ,
= Jas. Lingan & Co. failed in 1865, but the
+ liabilities were promptly settled.
: The question of the conflicting CLAIM
OF Hampton and Chamberlain to the 90
ernorship of South Carolina came up
Q the Circuit Court at Charleston yesterds
g as involved in the validity of a commj
e ment by trial appointed by Cover
ls or Hampton. Judge Reed decided tn
'A the authority of the trial Justice must
!. respected as that of de facto and ,
is 'ure officer of the State. This decisic
= establishes the legality of the Hampt(
le government as to the Charl ,ston circu
/. The other circuit judges throughout II
d State had already made similar decision
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