The daily gazette., 1880-08-26
General NetUs.

Richard Adams, the embezzling
postmaster of Deadwood, Dakota, who
was to have been sentenced yesterday
escaped from the custoday of the U.
8. Marshal on Tuesday night.
Edward Mikesell shot and killed his
mother, near Wauseca, Ohio, on Tues
day. He testified before a Coroner IS
jury that the killing was accidental;h ;he
was trying to shoot a chicken at the
time.
A small yacht, containing seven
men, was capsized by small squall
off Rockaway Beach, l.. l., yesterday,
and six of them were drowned. One
of the lost is Thomas Sutton; the 9th
ers are unknown.
The sloop yacht Intrepid, owned by
Mr.. X. NJ. Sherman, of New York, was
sunk by squall off Hart Island, yes
terday afternoon. The crew barely
escaped with their lives.
John Eberhard, an old citizen OF
Hanover, was run over and killed by a
railroad train near Bethlehem, Pa,
yesterday.
John Doyle, brakeman on the Read
ing Railroad, was killed while coupl-
ing cars near Reading yesterday morn
ing.
John Elliott, aged 10 years, while
playing base ball at st. John, N. B.,
on Tuesday, was struck in the neck by
ball and instantly killed.
Two passenger trains on the Rio
Grande and South Park Railroad col
lided, near Leadville, Col, on Tuesday
morniug. Both engines were wreck
ed, but no person was injured.
Four European steamers arrived al
New York yesterday, with So, 1856, 200 in
gold.
Judge Jeremiah S Black arrived In
New York yesterday, from Europe, in
the steamer Batavia.
A Geperal Garfield attended reunion oil
bis old regiment, at Ashland, Ohio, yes
terday, aud made speech.
Mr.. Thomas Hughes and party arriv.
ed al Newport, r. T., yesterday. They
will leave for the West in few days.
Postmaster General Maynard is re-
ported to have announced that he does
not intend to make any removals from
his Department "except for cause"
At special election in Springfield,
ILL.,, ON Tuesday, an ordinance was
adopted by small majority providing
for the funding of the city's outstanding
inde ebtedness into 20 year 5 per cent.
bonds.
The War Department yesterday issued
an order announcing the death of Gen,
Albert Myer, recounting his services
and directing the officers of the Signal
Corps and those on duty Herewith to
wear the usual badge of mourning for
thirty days.
News has been received In New York
of the death at Fayal, on July 10Th, of
w + DeHaas, the artist. He was well
known as a painter of coast and river
scenes, prominent among them being
"Sunrise on the Susquehanna," and
"Narragsnsett Pier" the latter painted
In 1877.
The Readjusters of the Second Dis
trlct of Virginia nominated B w Lacy,
of New Kent county, for Congress yes
terday.
James Phelps was renominated for
Congress yesterday by the Democrats OF
the Second Connecticut District.
1t Is understood that General Schofeld
does not wish to be relieved from duty
at West Point. The present status there
will probably be maintained, at least un-
til after the Presidents return from the
Pacific coast.
A Telegram from Pueblo, Col, say 8
that Hugh Mooney, recently stabbed to
death by a tramp named jerry Cowley,
was peaceable man. The tramp inter-
fered with the section men, and when
ordered away by Mooney plunged a
knife into The latter's body. The muir
derer was arrested.