The daily gazette., 1881-06-01
GENERAL NEWS.

Each House of the New York
Legislature ballotted yesterday for
United States Senators. The vote in
both Houses stood: Conklmg, IS;
Platt, s29; Herman, "a; Jacobs, SO;
Bradley, l; antisPlatt scattering Re-
publican votes, SO. 1t was generally
copeededsln Albany, last night that
gcaslipg and Platt were out of the
The first crate of Georgia p peaches
left Macon for New Y ork on Monday
night. The crop In that section is
estimated at about 1000 baskets,
and the fruit is fine.
The Arctic relief steamer Rodgers
went into commission, at San Fran
cisco, on Monday. She is expected
to sail on Saturday, next. ia5
Mr.. Garfield has been entirely free
from fever since Saturday last and is
rapidly convalescing. The President
will attend to the graduating exer-
cises of tho, Naval Academy, at
Annapolis, on The 'l0tn Of June.
Secretary Lincoln left Chicago for
Washington yesterday afternoon.
In the Kentucky Penitentiary, on
Monday evening, John Graham, q
lazy white convict, paid a colored
convict 20 cents to cut off his hand at
the wrist, to keep HIM from hacking
hemp. The colored man did the job
with an axe at a single blow.
Dennis Dannahy, agcn % years
was run OVER on the railroad, at East
Buffalo, New ! ork, on Monday.
The engineer says he was laying on
the track, and upon examining the
body Immediately after 1t was run
over, it was found to be Geld which
would prove trat he was not killed
by the train.
The striking miners at SIraitsville
Ohio, have reconsidered their reso-
luton to resume work to-day. Some
miners are ut work and trouble i,
feared.4si sss -
About half-past three O'Clock yes
terday morning, slight earthquak
was felt at Murray Bay, Quebec AN
heavy shocks were felt at Lie
Eboulements an L'Islet, in th
same Province.
Two Italian laborers at work O
the railroad near White Bridge Ne
Jersey, were sunstruck yesterda,
and at last ascounts one of them WI
in asdying condition. =
u. 8. Deputy Collector Davis tel,
pF4f5tynss
captured John Welch, who shot Davis
December last. Welch is badly woun,
ei. 4a. wsaE0
The Mexican Chamber OF Deputi
yesterday passed q substitute for Il
National Bank bill already mentione
The substitute gives the President
general anthQEization to estiblisb hani
The Virginia Readi uster State Copve
fion viii meet In Richmond, to-morro
a large number of the delegates fay
tho nomination OF Cameron for Cover
or, and Senator Lewis for Lieutepa
Governor.
The General Synod of the Refol m
Chhfef1 Id America viii meet in Hi
son, New York, to-day. About 300 de
gates VIII be present. representing
church throughout the United States 4
the Foreign Mission stations.
The 2ath annual conclave of
Grand Commandery of Knights Ten
lar or Pennsylvania met last evening
scranton. The grand parade will ta
piaec So<mofrow morning. teA j
The Treasury surplus for N AZ is es
mat d at SIC, ,000. 600.
party Of l25 English immiRra
arrived at Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Monday, IN seventeen days from Liv
poul ass@ = 4 AAF Et5 Fl III
A stage coach ou the Barlow a
6andeEsop line in Colorado, was robb
Inst fhursday by four hiobway N
white passing through = canyon M
Fopcho Springs. The robbers seen,
$500 in cash. q draft for $500, md sev
~ gold watchesl and other vaIup bles
I Later In the day the same rsbbers : M
I'd store in Poncba Spr,Bgs ana M
pelied the proprietor to give up San
They were not inAaketl !, aud the l..,
was reaEnizsd % CHARLES A liison, an
deputy sheuR