The daily gazette., 1881-08-11
General News.

Governor Farnharm, OF Vermont,
passed through Baltimore, yesterday, ON
his way to Yorktown. to arrange for the
accomm odation of Verm onters at the
Centennial celebration in October.
During the year which ended on June
Both last, 1884 pilots were examined by
the c. 8. Marine Hospital Service, and
116 we're found to be color blind.
An Adventist camp meeting is In ses-
sion near Springfield, Mass. The atten.
dance includes many people from the
| West.
Big Head, Red Bull. Thunder Huwk,
bears RID, Walking shooter and Fire
Heart, Sioux Chiefs from Standing
Rock, Dakota are on their way to WASH
ington.
The q. s. steamer Pensacola sailed for
San Francisco on Tuesday morning for
Panama.
The cornerstone of the new concert
hall, at Mauch Chunk, was laid last eve-
ming.
Matthew Vassar, one of the SONS of
the founder of Vassar College, died yes
terday morning at Poughkeepsie, in the
73rd year of his age.
Joshua Dye, known during the war as
leader of the "Knights OF the Golden
Circle" died in Abingdon, ON Monday
night.
Seven colored men, six of them con-
victs, we're .killad on Tuesday by a slide
In railroad excavation, few miles
from Lexington, Virginia. The boiler
OF threshlng machine exploded near
Colum bia, Illinois, on Tuesday morning
killing i've persons and seriously injur-
ing five others.
The fortress at Peurto Plata, In st.
nnminUn M ad hs Aro 81,
night Of July 10Th, and 25 lives were lost,
chiefly by explosions of am ID unttioH.
The American Society of Mechanical
Engineers met yesterday in Altoona, for
their regular summer session of three
days. Professor r.. ii. ThurstOn, of Ste
vens Institute, presided. Several papers
were read and twenty -four new members
added to the socieiy.
A number of tho personal friends
Journalists and bust ness mep) of Mr.. A.
b. Abell, proprietor of the Baltimore
Sun, paid their respects to that GENTLE
man yesterday afternoon, at his country
set of Guilford, the day being the 75th
anniversary of his birth. Mr.. A bell re-
tains the vigor and enterprise of his for
mer days.
The Demoora tic State Committee met
yesterday at Harrisburg, and decided to
issue call for the meeting OF the state
Soh Snsioh d1 w lliidb Sport ou oepttm-
Der 28th,
A steady improvement in President
Garfield's condition was reported yester-
day. AT Eoon he signed public docu-
ment to which his signature was indis-
pensable, In clear and f1rm hand.
Secretary Blaine and family left WASH
ington yesterday afternoon 1or Augusta,
Maine. The Secretary expects to be alb
sent from Washington for several weeks
The delegates elected to the Republican
Convention of Wing mia assembled yes
terday IN two separate Conventions in
Lyncnburg, the Coalitionists and
pointed committee to comprom ise
their differences, and at q late hour ad.
Journed until this morning. 1t is believ-
ed the Coaitionists W i'll win, ssSS
Official returns from 73 counties in
Worth Caro- lima show majority of 0S.-
1855 aaainst Prohibition 20 coun ties are
to be heard from. Thus far, the only
place known 10 have voted for Prohibi-
tion Is Haywood, whicn gives 1t q ma
jori y.
At a regular meeting of the Western
Nall Association In Ptttsbure, ye terday
the card rate Was advanced from 50 70 to
So subject to the unusual discount. This
is equal to ~ 6D IN car lois at sixty
days, less two per cent. for cash.
The American Bak srs' Convention met
yesterday at Ntagra Falls.
The strike at the Northwestern Nail
Company's Works In Chicago is ended,
the men having resumed work at old
prises.
The Union boiler makers In the Rhode
Island Locomotive Works at Providence
struck, yesterday, because their demand
for the discharge OF ten or twelve nom
IIntnn q rAft.Spd.