The daily gazette., 1878-10-19
General News,

IL Is stated that since Supervisor John
j. Davenports notice was issued in
New York calling in the 1867 naturaliza-
ton papers nearly three thousand of
them have been surrendered. ... l--. .,..
Collector Merritt, of New York, will
publish to-day his reasons for deciding
IN favor of the general appraisers recent
advance in the value u imported kld
gloves. 1t shows that the decision is
justified by evidence furnished by i'm
porters. j.. ...-.t, .l..rs.f.. IL.
Ex-Gov. Seymour, of New York has
offered premium for form and quail
ty of cheese which will be best fitted for
the. army, TO be exhibited at the Utica
fair this month. The great difficulty has
always been TO find, at a reasonable prioe 0
cheese of good quality, which will
keep sufficient tiHe for ordinary issue
TO the army.
An order has been issued by the War
Department evacu&ting Fort Foote as a
| military post and signal service station.
The Company of troops aud supplies now
| at the fort will be removed to the Wash
ington arsenal. Fort Foote Is an earth
work erected during the war ON the
Maryland side of the Potomac, about
eight miles below Washington.
| The two mile sculhng race for a purse
OF $1,000 between EvanM orris and Fred.
Plaisted was pulled near Plttsburg, Pa,
yesterday, and won by the former, who
crossed the line about three lengths
ahead of his oppodent.e Mor1sis time is
claimed to be the fastest on rtcored for a
race of this description, viz: Thirteen
minutes forty five seconds. Plaisted be-
ing seven seconds later.
lEx-Assistant United States District
Attorney George w. Hoxie, of New,
"a f,.lo - ha,
has not yet be en- found. More irregular
tiles are coming to light. Two hundred
and thirty-two dollars were paid to Hoxie
by Jacob Lorlllard, the COSTS incurred in
suit, of which Hoxie made no record
Ii is stated that Hoxie gambled away
between $1,000 and 600 in stocks last
week.
AT meeting of the Harvard Universi.
ty Boat Club, Cambridge, Mass, )Thurs
II 0ay evening, it was announced that the
4 Harvard graduates had offered 10000 tt
send the Harvard crew to England. The
crew, however, is not able definitely tC
accept the offer at present until the Eng
li-h question is settled. The. challenge
of Yale for an eight-oared race will re
man und9cided. 1t was voted to chal
lenge the Yale to single scull race mex
spring. i.raza.- t.dH ..f
The Secretary of the Treasury being o
the opinion that the government is re
quired TO pay too much for the fibre pa
per upon which the notes and securltie:
are printed, a committee of treasury of
ficials, selected by him, are now visiting
several bond-paper manufacturing estab
hshments in the North to inquire as Il
cost of making such paper, facilities fol
supplying the government, &c. Th'
= government sometimes uses as much a
900 she. ts of such paper in yeal
Bank Superintendent Smythe, of New
York, has commenced an Investigation
: into the affairs of the Globe Mutual Lifi
!, Insurance Company. Emma c. Il. MOI
. timer, a policy holder, has served sum
mons and complaint upon the compan
to recover $1,000 in premiums paid on !
reserved dividend policy, which is CON
paratively of small value, claiming tina
She applied for an endowment policy
/ She holds that the company is insolvent
, that irs affairs have been mismanaged
4 and asks that a receiverbe appoihted.