The daily gazette., 1880-08-30
General NesUs.

According TO telegram from Mon
treal, a comrsn with capital OF ten
millions of francs, has been formed in
Paris for the purpose Of establishing
best-root sugar factories In various parts
OF Canada. Each factory is to cost from
100000 to $4,000.
Squire p. Dewey has begun suit in
San Francisco against John W. Mackay,
James q. Fair, James T.. Flood, the
Nevada Bank and others, demandin. an
accounting on behalf of the stockhol Iers
in the California Mining Company. The
amount involved is about $10,o0O,O0O.
The house of John Weller, near
Mifflln, Pa, was struck by lightning yes
terday, aAd Weller and four of this
children were seriously burned.
William Eckert, mate Of the schooner
Twin Sister, was drowned while bathing
off Monmouth, N. j., yesterday.
In Halifax, N. s., on Friday night,
two soldiers of the 9th Regiment delib-
erstely smashed 10 plate glass windows
in stores aud Offices on Hollis street, be-
fore they were stopped. Thir belts,
with the buckles attached, were the
weapons used, and the damage is est-
mated at $1,000. They did not attempt
to escape, and 1t is supposed they wished
to go to prison rather than remain in
Her Majesty's service.
Two freight trains on the Cumberland
Valley Railroad eollided near Cham
berSburg, Pa, en- Saturday evening, and
both engines and five cars were wrecked.
The men escaped injury by jumping off.
The First Presbyterian Church and
three others buildings in Providence, r.
l., were struck by lightning yesterday
afternoon. During thunder storm on
Saturday evening 25,000 barrel oil
tank at State Line, near Bradford, Pa,
was fired by lightning. The spread OF
the fire beyond the tank was prevented
by firiug solid shot into its bottom, and
drawing off the burning oil. During
the storm other property in the oil field
was destroyed, and the losses are esti-
mated at $4,000.
John Yates. colored, was shot dead by
James Hasson In Maysville, KY, on
Friday night. The assassin gave him
self up. A few weeks ago Hasson re-
ceived stab from a brother of Yates.
George q Harvard, a promising young
lawyer, and his friend, Peter j LarkiD,
were stabbed in Brooklyn, N. Y on
Saturday night, by three roughs, while
protecting two women from insult.
Herward was stabbed to the heart and
fell dead on the pavement. Larkin's
wounds are not considered dangerous.
Thomas Tiernsg, one Of the assatlants
was arrested near the spot.
General Grant briefly addressed Re-
publican meeting at Galena on Friday
night, saying be should cast his first vote
for Republican President in Noyem-
Der next, aud expressing the hope that
Qalena twill cast round Republican
vote such as 1t has never cast BEFORE"
General b f Butler addressed large
Democratic meeting in Fanueil Hall,
Dounced that he would not be canji
date for Governor of Massachusetts,, but
would support Hancock for President.
Returns Of the Democratic primaries
of the Eighth Congressional District of
Pennsylvania, indicate that State Sena-
tor Ermsntrout will be the choice of the
the party for Congressman, to succeed
Heister Olymer.
The late spring delayed seeding along
the line of the N Northern Pacific Railroad,
and the wheat harvest is, therefore, later
than usual this year. 1t is expected,
however, that wheat will begin to arrive
II Duluth about the Is. of September
Fifty-four young ladies took the veil as
memD DerS OF tine Oruer OF ocnooi oibJers
of Notre Dame, at the mother house of
the Order in Milwaukee, on Saturday.
Fifty-six others were admitted as novices
on the 18th instant,
i,Judge Briggs on Saturday decided that
a foreigner who had served three years In
the United States Navy, had lived one
wear In tile country, and had expressed
his intention to become citizen of the
United States, could not be naturalized
on those grounds. He said there was
an act of Congress giving to foreigner
who has served three years in the mer-
chant marine of the United States the
right 80 be admitted to citizenship upon
proper proof of having complied with
the nrovisions of that act.