The daily gazette., 1880-12-02
General News.

The public debt statement for Mo-
vember shows decrease of So, 609, 261.
The Washington Post, Democratic,
comedies Republican majority of thir-
teen in the next United States House
of Representatives. -
In Chicago, during November, the
clearings at the Clearing House aggre-
gated $l82, 06s, $50, and the receipts OF
hogs in the city numbered l, 100, 900
head-the largest clearings and the
largest hog receipts recorded for one
month.
The storage capacity Of the elevators
in Chicago has been increased fully
Q, 800 900 bushels during the year, and
it will probably be all needed before
the reopening of navigation. The
elevators now hold about 10000, 900
bushels of grain. 1t is believed new
elevators will be built during the com.
ing year for the accommodation of the
Rock Island and Wabash lines, with
capacity of about 1000, 900 bushels.
The Committee of the Corn and
Flour Exchange, of Baltimore, had a
second conference yesterday with the
officers of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, IN regard to the advanced
rates for storage in the elevators.
Nothing definite was accomplished,
but the conference was conciliatory,
and it was believed that satisfactory
arrangement would be reached.
1t is announced that Assistant Post
master General Brady has purchased
a controlling interest in the National
Republican newspaper of Washington
and will assume control in short
time. During General Brady's con-
tlnuance in Office, it is understood, his
interest in the paper will be represent
cd by Mr.. Hallet Kilbourne.
A new Democratic paper, for which,
if is said, $l50,000 has been pledged, is
to be started in Brooklyn, New York.
The Secretary of the Interior issued
an order yesterday, providing for an
additional so Indian pupils to be edu
Gated at the Hampton, Virginia, School,
and an additional 100 to be educated al
the industrial school at Forest Grove,
Oregon.
Tie Franco-American Claims Com
missihn after notice to their respective
Govern nents, in pursuance OF the
treaty, will hold their first meeting on
| the 22d inst.
ing Hall, New York, last evening Oh
| mrhe American Volunteer" Rev. DR..
NJ 'rran Dix presided. General Grant
was Seated ON the platform, and made a
hrisf address after the lecture, referring
tn the services rendered. by the volunteer
system to the country
The President yesterday appointed
James w. Sisler to be Consul ~ Laguy-
Melchor Oharro has been recognized
nv tbe President as Consul General OF
Bolivia at New York.
James Clephane. an ola ana Wen
known printer OF Washington, died yes
terday in that city, at the age of SO
years' He was Scotchman by birth
aud assisted as 3empositor in Sett ng
NTH. first edition OF the Waverly Nov
| pis Hi. connection with Washington
| journalism has extended over period Of
Henry Voute. agent of the Reading
Railroad Company at Schulklll Haven
died yesterday morning aged 70 years.
| The Election Commissioners or war
yiolauop OF the Election laws we're ac
onilted Yesterday, BY direcuon of Judge
Hi of the Uuite1 States Court.
The fast mail train, due in New Or
leans Yesterday, by the Nav Orlean
and M obile road, was a hours behin'
A single scull race, th -ee miles with
turn was rowed on the Potomac cours
yesterday fer purse OF s9or, tne con
Rostop; john A. Kennedy, Of Portland
Mama. and Lee, OF Newark, New Je.
sev, 1t was won by Kennedy in 20 mir
utes 35 seconds