The daily gazette., 1878-04-11
General News.

1enePuh news.
The strike ON the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe raslroad appears to have
euded, and trains are moving regular
ly.
Busey block, Urbana, Ill., was bur-
ned yesterday. Loss S25. 900. 1t was
occupied as banking house, boot and
shoe store, printing office &c.
E.Manager L. Gibson, of the Huron
and Erie Loan and Savings Society. at
London, Ontario, has been suspended
from office, aud has had TO make good
discrepancy of $4,000.
Charles Pardee, a wealthy banker
OF Skaneateles, N. Y, committed fui-
eide Tuesday by cutting his throat.
He was about rs years of age, Finan.
cial difficulties were the supposep
cause.
Whitelaw Reid, of the New York
Tribune, gave farewell dinder to
Bayard Taylor last evening at the Un-
ion League Club, and to-day Mr.. Tay-
lor Sails tor Plymouth, whence he pro-
ceeds to Berlin.
Robert McEvoy, under sentence of
death at Aiken, S. c., for killing Ma.
jor Sames j. Gregg, Of Augusta, Ga,
mas been respited for the third time.
his execution is now postponed from
the 18th 10 the 10Th instant.
The case of Jack Kehoe, the Mollie
Mcguire sentenced to be hanged April
10, which was argued before the board
of pardons, at Harrisburg, Pa, Tues
day and yesterday, ia held under ad-
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until Friday.
A letter from Havana, Cuba, says the
complete restoration of peace has moi
been proclaimed officially as yet, and il
seems that there is lull at present in
transactions between the formerly bel
ligerent parties. There are only two
insurgent leaders left in arms, Macco ane
Vicente Garce. 1t is said they demand
positions in the Spanish army, but tn,
terms of peace do not warrant any sucl
thing. Travel throughout the island ha
been resumed.
Secretary Sherman wa again at tn
sub-treasury in New York yesterday
and was visited in the room of Assis
tant Treasurer Hillbouse by numbe
of well-known bankers, who called in
formally. One bank president who wa
at the interview said the secretary wa
assured of the cordial cooperation G
the banks in efforts for the resumption
OF specie payments but declared that b
could say nothing more in regard TO tn
views exchanged.
ID. o. Mills has rendered his resigns
tion as president of the Bank of Califol
mia, at San Francisco, to take effect Ma
l. Vice-President Wm. Alvord ha
been elected to the vacancy. IL is n
ported that Col. John G. Sykes, speci,
secret agent sent out by President Hayel
has been In San Francisco several week
! investigating the Chinese question.
is supposed the Presidents purpose ws
to obtain material for his promised specii
, message on the Chinese question. Ha'
,, ing fulfilled his mission, Sykes left ft
( Washington few days ago
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Triton, notwithstal
ding that Mrs. Morse, the mother ,
Mrs Theodore Iilton, positively den
i ed few days since that there hs
/ beeen reconciliation between The
v dore Tilton and his wife, the Ne
e York Sun publishes a despatch fro
Warwick, N. y, showing that M
n n Tilton had written letter to a gentl
a man in that tewn, which was hand,
i him by Mrs. Tilton. requesting him
S secure her and the children boal
there during the summer. 1t is all
IS said that Mrs. Tiltou spoke of her hu
band In a natural manner, as any wi
would speak of the mao she lived wit
, , 1t is also SAID that Mr.. Tilton, on a +
f cent visit to Var wick, referred to h
wife as though nothing had ever o
e CURED to mar their union. Mrs. T.
=? tons two younger children and h
g mother will spend the summer wi
{, her at Warwick.