, 1879-11-13
TELEGRAPHIC.
EASTERN STATES.
pea,h OF senator Chandler.

Death OF senator Chandler.
q CK1oAao. Nov. 1.-Senator Zachariah
Chandler. of Michigan, was found dead in
his bed at the, Grand Pacific Hotel this
morning. He. had been speaking in Wlscon-
sin. and last night addressed an immense
audience at Mccormick Hall in this city,
and spoke with his usual earnestness, AT
ter me meeting, when lheiand Senator Lo-
gan and Jesse Spaulding were sitting In ms
room engaged in, conversation, Senator
Chandler complained, Of indigestion as he
had complained OF the same distressing feel
ing while en- route to the city with these
gentlemen. Mr.. Spaulding suggested that
he remain over in the city until Saturday
NIGHT: hut he said that business affairs re.
ouired his attention at home, and the order
was given to have him called in the morn
ino At o'clock. His friends then bade him
GOOD night and left. That is the last time
the Senator was seen alive. This morning
when the office boy called him there was no
response, and as upon repetition silence pre-
vailed. the clerk effected entrance through
the transom and found that he was dead.
] The body was not quite cold and physician
who was present decided that death occurred
about three hours previous to discovery.
The face locked tranquil, showing that death
was painless 20 fe'
DR.. Mcveker, who was Immediately called,
is Of the opinion, from partial examination,
atdeath vas the result Of sudden con.
gestion of the lungs brought about by cold
which was contracted at Janesyille Them
quest will be held during the afternoon.
Sorrow over the sad event is universal and
genuine. 80 .a
:, DrrRorr. Nov S9lE "A special train from
Chicago over the Michigan Central Railroad,
with the remains of the late Senator Chand-
ler, arrived here at 6 p. NJ, under escort of
q delegation of prominent citizens of Detroit.
The, remains and escort were met at the
Michigan Central depot by the Light In.
fantry, Light Guard, National Guard, Mont
\ gonery Rifles, and vast concourse of citi-
zens and escorted to the dead Senator'S resi-
dence, on Fort street.
Death Of Gen. Jos. Hooker.
GARDEN CrTY, L. I.--Major General Jos.
Hooker died here this. afternoon. He had
been in his usual health until about an hour
before his death and purposed going to New
York tomorrow to attend TO business mat
ters. He gave a large dinner at the Garden
City Hotel on the 25th, and has seemed to
be in the best spirits and to enjoy social in.
tercourse with his many friends as fully as
at any time during his life.
Fire Damp Explosion.
SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. AN explosion OF
FIRE damp occurred at the Delaware and Hud-
son mines at Mill Creek, Pa. this morning
and George Wassie, Daniel Rupp and j.
Kinney have been taken out dead. Two
men yet in the mine were believed to be
killed. The men were all dead when they
were found and their bodies ,fearfully man
gled. The remains were hoisted to the sur
face amid the lamentations OF the friends
and relatives of the unfortunate men. It
cannot be definitely sscertsined how the ca
tastrophe occurred. 1t is thought, however,
that fame from one of the miners lamps
came in contact with the gas.
AZ From The Front.
RAwLIss, Nov. A courisr came In from
the front last night with dispatches and
mail. Allis quiet at Merritt's camp. On
the 29th an Indian came to Merrits's camp
TO have peace talk. He was informed that
Merritt had no authority to make peace.
He then gravely told the general that if he
would give up his arms, all ammunition.
horses and mules he would be allowed to
leave with his men. After the Indian left
the camp numerous signal fres were OBJ
served in the neighborhood of the camp.
Two companies OF Infantry will be stationed
ut Snake river to protect stores and furnish
escorts for wagon trains with supplies for
Merritt.
Memphis All Right.
MEMPHIs, Nov. 3--Ice formed this morn.
ing in all the cutters of the city, and the
day is far the coolest Of the season. Fully
500 kilograms have been sent by physicians,
advising that all can return with safety.
Thus ends the epidemic of 1879. IA
About Grain Bags. S NJ
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-The treasury de-
partnent issues circular defining the pro-
visions OF the law relating to the use OF
grain bags in shipment from foreign coun-
tries to enable them 70 enter free Of duty, and
furnishes form of certificate stating that
they are Of American manufacture, or that
they were exported from the United States
and are intended for shipment to America,
which our consuls must verify and attest.
storm ON the Atlantic.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.--Steamships arriving
from Europe report severe weather on the
banks of Newfoundland. The steamship
Albania from Cardiff, Oct. 29th, was thrown
SO far over on her side that it was difficult
to keep her head to the gale. Sailing ves-
sells which arrived this morning looked as
though they had received severe handling
by the recent cyclone which swept the coast.
Their sails were in rags and the vessels had
generally a battered appearance. The oldest
captains state that they never experienced
fercer gale.
Grant Goes Rnst.
H. d. NJ A
carrying Gen. Grant and party left for Bur-
lington, Iowa, at $50 o'clock this morning,
via the Chicago Burlington & Quincy rail-
road.
BURLINGTON, Nov. Am immense crowd
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