The daily gazette., 1879-09-20
9esaePal News.


A case Of yellow fever is reported from
Lebanon, N. H., the victim being Ar
ther H. Gray, who returned on Thurs
day from sea voyage, landing at New
York.
A Greenville (Miss.) despatch reports
four new cases OF yellow fever aud one
death at Concordia.
The steamship Amazonense, Captain
Holgate, the first of the new line be-
tween Liverpool and Norfolk, Va, ar
rived at the latter port yesterday. Cap
tain Holgate was fined $500 for not hav-
ing manifest as required by law.
The suspension of George Ii. Wal er
4 Co., cotton factors Of Charleston, 5.
e., ON Thursday, precipitated the failure
of tho banking and exchange house OF
James Adger 4 Co., which was an
nounced yesterday. J. Z. Adger q Co.,
wholesale hardware dealers, also sds-
pended, being involved IS endorsers on
the paper of James Adger X Co.
An India cannibal of Manitoba,
named Swift Runner, has been sentenced
to death on his own confession.
The coroner's jury investigating the
death of Hadley Meyers, farmer, whose
body was found September sitting in a
chair at the Hunters Range Hotel, near
Dunnings, Pa, with the pockets ritled,
have found o verdict charging that he
was drugged by X. G. Compton with
liquor furnished by Byron Simmerell.
THE Governor of Georgia is in some
danger of impeachment in consequence
Of his action regarding some prison con-
tracts, and stormy times are expected in
the Legislature.
THE racing world will learn with re-
gret that Nina, famous thoroughbred
mare, is dead at the advanced age o
thirty-two years.
At the session Of the Grand Lodge, l
o. o. f., at Baltimore, yesterday
amendments were made to the scheln
Of "dormant membership" adopted o
Thursday. A plan Of endowment bene
tit was adopted which authorizes mem
bers of the Order, in good standing, u
form themselves into auxiliary endo y
ment benefit associations, under certail
Limitation. A report of the Judiciary
Committee that, "aged and jndigen
members" are not, per sc, as a matter o
right, enti' led to benefits, was adopied
Hon. James jenkins, of Milwaukee
has been nominated for Governor O
Wisconsin by the Democratic Executiv
Committee Of the State, in Place of Hon
Alex. Mitchell, who declined. Mr.. Jeu
kins is . prominent lawyer and polit
clan. He has accepted the nomination
The Republican Convention of Cole
rsdo yesterday nominated William /
Beck for Judge of the Supreme Coul
over Judge Thomas M. Bowen. I'll
Convention adopted, with much enthu.
iasm, resolution, offered by Congress
man Belford, that, on General Grant
return, should he decide to become
candidate for the Presidency, ColoraC
would pledge him her votes. Ca
Schurz arrivia at Denver in the evenin
visited the convention, and was warm
welcomed.
The average time of the passage of Il
City of Toxic to San Francisco W
about up last evening, and there was Ii
tie doubt that she would arrive outsi
during the night. San Francisco pass,
another day Of idle waiting, the expect
arrival of Grant paralyzing general bu
ness. The decorated streets were crow
ed with visitors from near towns, inclu
ing military companies and civil oigal
zatiOns.
IT Is reported in New York I'll
James Gordon Bennett, in order to inju
the Sun, has been active in backing t
World. The reduction of the price
the World to two cents brings it In dir
competition with Mr.. Dana and it is
mored that Mr.. Bennett will spend $40
900 IN this delightful pastime. 1t wol
be moro manly and honorable for him
use his okn great newspaper in crushi
out the 6erce 6un.-Bdh. Gazette.
Elevsu eases Of yellow fever, N
white md two colored, were repnr,
in Memphis yesterday. Three additit
Al deaths have occurred. The donate
to the HoWards amounted to $1l
Nurses hava been sent from Memphi.
Concordia, Hlss. The State Attorl
General, Benz. J. Lea, has delivered
opinion as to the power Of the 81
Board of Health to prohibit the tax
OF lint or seed cotton into Memphis
ing the epidemic. He says that
Board had the right to enact such RI
If. in,, their judgement, it was necess
to prevent the spread ofdisease.