The daily gazette., 1879-11-08
THIRD : EDITION
Ge,,eraI NesCs.

Secretary Sherman is in New York.
Governor Aow of Pa, has issued
proclamation designating Thursday, NO
vember 27th, as a day Of Thanksgiving
in his State. "
Mr.. Thurston, Chairman, and Mr..
Shank, Secretary Of the Executive Cohl-
mitlee of the Ohio River Commission,
are making tour Of the seven States
bordering on tile Ohio river, with view
to enjoina upon the Governors OF those
Statrs the importance OF more aetiVe e'-
fort for the improvement OF the river.
The Commission will meet IN WashlnS-
ton on the 10th of next month.
Congressman Wright, of fennsy sylvania,
and Mnr,h. of Maine, have been in Bos-
ton for three days taking evidence for
the congressional Commlttee on tne
Depression of Business Wrndeli Ihii-
lips and General Horace Blnney Srr-
geant have been among the witnesses
examiaed. Hti
1t has been rumored IN New York that
Senator Conkling is dangerously i'll. A
telegram from Utica to the Associated
Press says: "Senator Conkling went
East with Judge Hunt yesterday, and IL
is presumed 10 New York. He has been
suffering from chills aud fever, but Is re-
covering, and his physician has not seen
him for week"
The receipts ofthe Grand Trunk kall-
way, ast week, were So, 900 more Than
during the corresponding week II 1878.
The receipts for the last Is weeks have
been $203, 10 III re than those Tor the
nH nf las
The steamer Naples left Savannah yes
terday for Liverpool, with 6jl3 bales OF
cotton the largest clearance ever Known
from that port.
The Government works on Manasquan
river and Squan Inlet, \. j, las been sus-
pended, owing to the exhaustion ol
the appropriation.
A telegram from st. John, \. B., re-
ports pahicky feeling there, "bccanst
of the fact that "a leading dry goods, and
grocery firm, with large shipping and
railway interests, is in financial DIN ui'
ties" 1t is hoped, however, at the
firm will be abe to make arrangement
that will insure its recovery.
The new Second Baptist Church Ia
st. Louis, said TO be the finest Bapts
Church building in tine world, was dedl
Gated on Thursday evening. Rev Jo HI
A. Broders, of LouisvilIe, Ky, preache'
the dedicatory sermon, aud addfesse
were delivered by DIS. Birmingham, .
New York, letter, OF Richmond, Va
and Anderson, of Jane willie, Wis. Tn,
ehitice cost nearly n200,000
The sentence OF the court martial II
the case of Second Lieutenant Charlt
w. Merritt, of the NIUth Cavalry, Ia
been approved by the President. 1t il
dismissal from the service.
Governor Bishop, of Ohio, brougt
suit yesterday in the Superior Courl a
Cincinnatti, against the GOzeue new pi
per, to recover $50, 900 damages for llhr
The Gdzette, ON Oc obor lIIh, charge
M. Bishop with "a corrupt bargain An
conspiracy with Democratic POhc
Commissioners Sutton aud Dorsch 3
oust Com missioner Weber, in o'dcr I
usurp cun'rol of the Police Board" Tn
same journal charged the Governor wll
having become 'the Submissive tool ,
charactrrless set of adv-ulurrrs.
Two freight trains colhded on II
Pennsylvania Railroad, at Laucd>te
yesterday morning, and two oil uu2i
were wrecked. Later in the murnl
the oil caugh fire, and the flames pr
vented the passage Of all Trains on I
road for several hours.
A freight train descending the Al
gheuy mountains, west OF a loon
yesterday morning, broke in two al
wa, wrecked at kIItaning Pom. TIVE
ty-four cars were demolished \ hrd X
man, named Mcdowell, was killed al
another named Cook, fatally injured.
Owing To- the misplaeeInen' of a swift
on the Baltimore aud OuIo RaIlroad
Newark, Ohiu, yesie 'dav, a freight ira
ran into a building and demolished
injured