The daily gazette., 1878-09-26
General News.

The third annual meeting of the
American chronological Society was
held In Philadelphia yesterday, about
100 members, representing all parts of
country, being present. A number of
papers on medical subj cs W re read and
discussed.
An attempt was made Tuesday night
by burglars 10 rob the postofiice at Fort
Monroe, Va. The got into the telegraph
Office adjoining and forced the money
drawer, but ouly found two or three
dollars change, when they were fright
ened off.
In the Oregon Legislature yesterday
the House adopted joint memorial ask
Ing Congress TO extend the time for build
ing the Northern Pacific railroad also
a memorial asking Congress to provide
for throwing the Umatilla reservation
open to set lement.
j. MurIy Morehead has been awarded.
by special commission appointed by the
Pennsylvania Legislature, $67,5OO, the
full amount of judgmen mt OBJ, aimed by
him against the Milford and Ma,amoras
Railroad Company, for the construction
OF whose road he was contractor.
Tho following congressional nomina.
lions are announced Jonn l.. Blake.
rep, sixth Rhode IslaUd, vice Coitlaudt
Parker, declined Silas Vintop, green
back, thiity-ihird New York; Joshua
G. Hall, rep, first New Hampshire
Jordan K. Cravens, dem, third Arkan-
sas.
Near Phnnixvllle, Pa, yesterday
Charles Crossman and John Miller were
driving our, when their horse became
uDmanageable and plunged down an
embaDkmeDL into creek. Crossman
was thrown from the wagon and instan.
tly KILLED, and Miller sustained serious
injuries.
! The greenbi c'urs cfthe third Conr.
\ cticut cor gre ,sional district nomna. et
Charles w. Carter for Congress on sof
money platform. The democrats indors
ed the nomination on hard money plat
form. Carter is absent from the city
and the greenbackers will reconvene theil
convention if he accepts the hard-moneN
platform of the democrats.
The annual meeting of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company's stockholder
was held in New York yesterday. Th,
report of the directors shows that the bust
ness of the road was increasing satisfac
toriiy. The gross earnings for the yea
were 81, ,173,3Sl, and the expenses wer,
, $6o1 1902, leaving net balance of $562,
079,69, or net increase of $160,3S1 owe
last year.
1t is thought the result of Secretar,
Sherman's order in relation to the charge
; on the transportation of national banl
.. notes sent 70 treasury for redemption will
lessen the demand on the Treasury 70
legal-tender. Heretofore the charge
were paid by the banks which issued tn
notes redeemed, but under the new orde
Z the bank sending the notes must prepa
Q the cost of Transportation.
, The recent fight between troops an
a Cheyenne Indians In Idaho Territory las
ed from 10 A. Nj. one day till noon til
next. Three demands had been made o
= the Indians to surrender, but they answe
a ed that they had no idea of doing any sue
Y thing. The troops were at last compel
q ed to retire, their water giving out, wit
three killed and three wounded, beside
Chalk, an Arrapahoe scout mortal
| WOttiiutu' OJiici lIOopo al q quill pun ouii
and still others are placed to interce
ID them along the Kansas Pacific railroa
The regular democratic State conve
tion of Massachusetts,, which was flank'
out of Worcester the other day by the pa
tisans of Gen. b. f. Butler, met in Fanel
: Hall, Boston, yesterday, and nominate
Hon. Josiah G.. Abbot for Governor, al
a. full State ticket. The Worcester afii
was referred 10 in the convention in teri
of indignation, and on Butler symr
va thizer undertaking to make speech
was ordered out, followed by policema
,,ss' A hard-money platform was adoptt
W. The New York democratic conventi
M. met at Syracuse yesterday, and after t
usual wrangle and wrestle with Tamma
49, in which Tammany as usual was triuml
80 ant, preliminary business was transact
and the convention adjourned to t
e