The daily gazette., 1880-03-25
General News.
General Gran. says he will be in New
Orleans March 81.

General Grant says he will be in New
Orleans March 81.
A saloon in Dublin, Ohio, was blown
up with gunpowder yesterday morning,
but no person was injured. The crime
is attributed to Temperance" fanatics.
A meeting of citizens will be held in
Media to-day to discuss methods of pro-
curing increased railroad facilities, and
specially the building Of branch road to
Chester.
General Halbert E. Paine, Commits
sioner Of Patents, has resigned because
the position is "unrenumerative." Hi 8
resignation will take effect as soon as
the unfinished business Of his Office can
be disposed of.
At yesterdays session OF the Annual
Conference of The Methodist Episcopal
Church of America, held at Petersburg,
Bishop W. II. Miles, of Louisville, KY,
presiding, large number of delegates
were in attendance fIom various sections
of the United States.
The Supreme Court OF Illinois yes:er-
terday gave decision in the case of the
city OF Chicago against ex- City Treasurer
Gage, by which Cages, bonusmen are
'mpelled to pay $sO7, ,703 and costs. The
bondsmen are said to be amply able to
satisfy the judgment.
A council of 200 members OF the Citi-
zens' Protective Union of San Francisco
has nominated fifteen freeholders as can
didates for Office at the charter election.
Eight are Democrats and seven are Re-
publicans. Ii is expected that they will
be indorsed by the Democratic and Re-
publican County Committees.
The Republican Convention Of Texas
met yesterday and effected a temporary
organization. A resolution welcoming
General Grant to Texas was unani-
mously adopted with great applause.
The Convention will choose delegates to
the National Convention to-day, and 1t
is thought they will be instructed for
General Grant. 1t is doubtful whether
State officers will be nominated.
The President yesterday nominated
James b. Angel, of Michigan, to be
Minister to China, in place OF George
f. Seward, recalled. Also, John F.
Swift, of California, and William II.
Prescott, of South Carolina, to be Com
missioneTs TO negotiate q treaty with
China. Also, S. Newton Pettis, of Penn
sylvania, to be Associate Justice for
New Mexico, and James q. Tiffany, OF
New Y ork, TO be agent for the Indians
of San Carlos Agency, in Arizona.
Mrs. Miller, the wife of the old man
found suspended in his barn, near Jer-
sey Shore, Lycoming county, Pa, on
Friday night, has confessed that he was
murdered by George Smith, her para
mour, who had been contemplating the
deed Tor six months. Smith made a
noise on the side of the house, which de-
coyed the old man into the yard, where
he beat him to death. Mrs. Miller and
smith then hung him up in the barn to
create the impression that he had COM
mitted suicide.
The residents of vineland, N. j.,
have adopted iesolutions favoring the
formation of bo, ough, to embrace the
town plot of Vinelcnd, one mi lie SQUARE
OF the 10,622 registered voters in
Camden, N. j., but COOS cast their bal
lots at the late municipal election.
ndge Benjamin Harding, of Clayton,
| n. j., who was stricken with paralysis,
a few days ago, Is In critical condition.
Reports from 90 counties of Kansas
show that 14S Blaine and "a Grant dele
gates have been chosen TO the Repuh-
lican State Convention. Blaine's fiends
say he will have 60 majority In the Con-
vention
Sweet repose is enjoyed by those
who take DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup. 1t
soothes disturbed feelings brought on
by cold, and positively cures coughs,
sore throat etc. Price 25 cents bot
tle