The daily gazette., 1881-11-14
GENERAL NEWS.

The full official vote of Pennsylvania
gives Baily, Republican, 70C2 plurality
over Noble, Democrat.
Mrs. Mary Frances McVlcker-B Doth
wife OF Edwin Booth, the actor, died
yesterday, At her parents residence iI
New York, OF consumption.
The "James A. Garfield Oak Societs, ,
composed principally OF German citi-
zens OF Brooklyn, New York, met yes
terday in Cypress Hills Cemetery and
planted an oak IN memory of the late
President.
The trial OF the assassin Guiteau will
begin to-day in the Criminal Court al
Washington. 1t is understood that the
defence do not intend to introduce tech.
mic objections In the selection of the
jury, and that the chief point raised by
the defence will be the alleged insanity
Of the prisoner.
The game Of football between Yale
and Harvard, played at New Haven on
SAtnrday during heavy rain, was won
BY Yale.
All the cars OF the Ctiz ans Street
Railway, in Pittsburg, we're withdra 4 n
yesterday, the horses being disabled by
the "pink eye"
The loss by the fre at woodst ock,
New Brunswick, is over 100000. A
number OF The houseless are sheltered In
the Town Hail.
William NJ. Hamill, a freight brake
man, was crushed to death W 10 coup.
ling cars near Petersburg ON Saturday
night.
The Council of the Choctaw Nation
has passed and the Chief approved the
bill granting the right of way through
the Nations land to the 81. Louis and
San Francisco Railroad.
There has been another severe storm
ut Mazatlan, Mexico. Seven vessel
were driven out to sea, two schooners
were bsached, and two petroleum raft,
destroyed. No hives were lost
Two passenger cars of train on the
Colorado Central Rlilaoad were blown
from the track near Georgetown, laat
Friday and badly wrecked. Thirteen
passengers were injured, but none dam
geronsly.
Annie Farness, of Philade elphia, ar
rived In Newark on Saturday and caused
the arrest of William Furness, for big
amy, alleging that he married her twep-
" years ago, and deserted her seven
So"fs eBo' Aho was Tor n
hearing to-day.
President Arthur arrived In Washing.
ton on Saturday night, accompanied by
Secretary Blaine, Secretary Folger,
Postmaster General James and Attor.
ney-General MacVesRh. The latter
joined the party at Philadelphia.
The double five story buildi ug in Cio-
cinnati, occupied BY hs.Howe Lamp
Company, Bledinger & Selbert's iour
sack factory and paper warehouse and
burt q Wendte's candy factory, was
burned last night. Loss, S36, 900.
A ska ferry boat, contai nj nR nineteen
persons, vas swamped by the swell
from three propelisrs, while crossing
the Hudson river from Troy to Port
Schuyler on Saturday evening. Seven
men are known 10 be drowned, and
another Is missing.
>. A. Poorman and two children
were poisrned at Paw Paw, Michigan,
last Tuesday, by eating pancakes in
winch arsenic had been used in mistake
Tor baking powder. Poorman is dead,
aad, at last accouns, one of the chill
dren was not expected to recover,
The Legislature of South Carolina
will meet on the 22i inst. Among the
Important matters to be brought before
u are the lien law, the report of the
CONSTITUTIONAL commission and the re-
port of the comm ssinn appointed to
revise the election laws of the State,