The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-29
General NetUs.

President Hayes and party are In
Oregon.
About 1,0O9 dray drivers are on strike
at Galveston, Texa for advanced
wages.
Congressman Fled, o.. the Third
NJ Massachusetts, district, dechues u re-
nomination.
Hon. Frank Jones has formally ~
copied the Democratic nomination for
Governor o. New Hampshire.
The American Missionary Association,
Of Boston, on Monday, received u check
for $50, 900 FROM the Stone estate.
The Democratic Convention OF the
First California district on Monday
nominated General W. s. Rvsecrans for
Congress-
General Weaver, the Presidential
Candidate, denounces Hon. Frank w.
Hughes, OF Pottsville, Pa, as slanderar
and calnDinator because OF the latter
| iusinuating that sinister motives ac-
tuated Weaver in his opposition to q
fusion Of Greenbackers with either the
| Republic ,ns or Democrats.
Bids were opened yesterday at the
| Department o. the Interior for furnish
| ing about eighty iron fre-proof "model
Cases" TO replace those destroyed by the
Dire which occurred in the Patent Office
building In 1877. There were only i've
| bidder, and the total cost of the cas- Is,
as shown by the bids, ranges from
Sl07 900 TO $3.50, 900. Tue award will be
| made 10 a few days.
Governor Cullom, OF Illinois, has or
dered the election of four add ionaI
Idges for the Cook County Superior
| Court, in accordance with q provision
Of the State Constitution giving one
judge to every $1,000 persons. THIS adj
dltion 10 the judiciary il rendered neces-
sary by the large Increase of population
to Cook county and Chicago by the last
census. Superintendent Walker gives
the official figures II Cook county .
| population rs GU ,538
| The convention OF the Grand Conclaye
| vt the United States of tue Independent
U. der OF the Seven Wise Me II opened Ia
Heading yesterday.
A private letter FROM Egypt, received
in Boston, says that President Hayes
has commuted the sentence of Stephen
Mlss0n, formerly OF Boston, who WAS
tried by Minister Maynard at Alex an
dria aud sentenced to death.
The Democratic state Convention Of
New York met yesterday In Saratoga
aud organized with Rufus w. Peckhsm
as chairman. Augustus Schell, John
Kelly, Edward Kearney, Eraslus Corn
ing and William Purcell were added to
|
delivered an address. Resolutions were
adopted iatifying the National Demo-
cratic pla form and pledging the Elec-
loral votes of New York to ii ,ncock aud
English. Charles A. Rapallo, OF New
York, was nominated on the first ballot
or Chief Justice OF the Court of APP
peils, aud the Convention then ad-
journed.
Secretary Schurz will leave Washing
ton to-day for Cleveland He will
make five speeches IN German in OHIO,
beginning in Cleveland and ending a
| Cincinnati.
Yesterday was the first days registra
ton OF voters in Brooklyn, n. Y. The
whole number registered was 1921
against 26, 543 on the first registi tior
day Of 1875, and 26, 1856 on the first reg
re lstl alton day of last year.
n The Supreme Court Of California de
cided yesterday that no county O
es municipal officers to be voted fJr at til,
II election in that State THIS TALL, either il
IS; san Francisco or the Interior count es
a This decision undoes a great deal o
" work done by the county convention
81 the different parties.