The daily gazette., 1878-10-09
General News.

Sir John A. Macdonald will form a
new ministry for the Dominion of
Canada.
Edward Cooper, son of Peter Cooper,
mas been nominated for mayor of New
York by the national greenback labor
party.
Capt. Eads, in charge of the improve
men's at the mou'h of the Mississippi, on
Monday received from the United States
treasury $500, 600 in pursuance of the aet
authorizing certain advance payments to
be made in the work.
Dow Morris and Fred. Spencer. two
| colored men employed at the Granite
| stone works, about five miles from Rich
mond, Va, got into d dfficulty yesterday
| morning, resulting in the probable fatal
| cutting of Spencer with razor.
There was strike of the soft silk wind
ers at the mill of Geo. Frost, Paterson.
n. j., yesterday, and there is a rumor to
the effect that there will be more trouble
among the silk spinners who went out on
partial strike few weeks since
In the Harland case at Detroit, Mich,
relative to the stolen bonds in the Tilden
case, cipher dispatches were translated
showing that Thos. Harland, in dis
patch to Geo. w. Smith, IL Gramercy
Park. New York, acknowledged having
the books safely.
The winners at the Nashville fTenp0
races yesterday were: Spendthrift, three
quarters, in 1.l6i; Jim Bell, two mile
heats, in 343; 343a; Bill Dillon, mile
| heats, in LAG; 1.52. The winners at Lex.
ington (ky., trotting races were Stein
way and Orange Girl. Best time by the
latter, in 2.23i.
| Three deputy United States marshals
from indianapolis appeared at North
| Vernon, Ind, Monday, and arrested Jas.
| IL. Wilkerson, the democratic candidate
for county treasurer, DR.. q. H. Wiles,
democratic candidate for Representa-
tive, and other prominent politicians,
for alledged attempts to colonize re-
peaters.
| Thomas Stewart and his sister, two old
people living near Richmond, KY, were
short by an unknown party last Friday
night. Stewart, hearing noise in the
yard, got out of bed to ascertain the
cause, when he was mortally wounded
His sister, coming to the door to his as
sistance, was also fired upon and instant
ly killed.
Fifteen men started on a twenty-four
hours walk in Gilmore's Garden, New
York, NJ onday night. Four remained on
the track at II a. M, yesterday, g. A
Hartman, of Boston, John Ennis, OF
| CiiNabOj ~ - iCO"A' VI iJohB
and h. Campbell, of Brooklyn, when
they had made 62, so, "a and So miles, re.
spectively.
The committee of the democratic party
at New Orleans Investigating the --latest
scandal about Congressman Acklen, in
which he Is charged with running young
woman there, have not yet concluded
their labors. They are awaiting Acklen's
return from Teche with further testi
mony, but expect to render their de
cision during this week.
Gen. McCook, who, as a member OF
General Sherman's staff, accompanie ed
him in his recent otficial visit to remote
western military posts, returned to Wash
ington to-day. He says that railroad and
other improvements are in progress, and
that before the expiration of two years
the richest mines of Arizona and othel
Territories will be reopened by rail-
At Toronto, Ont, yesterday the Aus.
tralian cricketers played team OF
twenty-five men selected from the
pro vince. In the first innings the Cana
dians made 100. The Australians made
10 for two wickets down. The Canadians
bowled very strong. At the clase of the
play the Australians had five wiekets
down for so. The game will be resumed
to-day.