The daily gazette., 1881-11-29
GENERAL NEWS.

The points of difference bet ween the
members of the Naval Advisory Board
have been settled, and q unanimous
report relative to the construction OF
vessels for the navy has been submit
ted to Secretary Hunt.
1t is reported in Washington that
the State Department has sent letter
of reprimand to Messrs. Hurlbut aud
Fitzpatrick, our Ministers to Peru and
Chila, and that they will probably be
recalled.
The Legislature of Kentucky met
yesterday. William G. Owens, Of
Scott county, was nominated by the
Democrats for Speaker of the House.
1t is said IN Richmond, Virginia,
that Riddleberger has already receiv-
ed unconditional pledges from a ma.
jority of the Readjusters that they
will support his election as Senator OF
the United States.
Assistant Secretary Upton, of the
Treasury Department, returned to
Washing ton yesterday morning and
resumed his official duties.
General Luis Pendegrast Gordon,
ths new Captain General of Cuba, ar
rived in Havana yesterday and was
sworn into office.
10 the Guiteau trial, yesterday, the
testimony of Mrs. Scoville was con-
cluded, and John W. Guiteau, brother
of the assassin, was placed on the
stand. In the coarse of his examina-
tion, witness expressed the belief that
his brother was free moral agent,
and morally responsible to God for
his crime. After two more witnesses
had been examined, Guiteau himself
was sworn, for the purpose of identi-
flying some letters. The letters were
Identified, and Court then adjourned
until this morning.
The National Tariff Convention
meets in New York to-day. DR..
Lorlng, Commissioner OF Agriculture,
Will be chosen temporary presiding
officer, aud Senator Warner Miller
permanent chairman. The Executive
Committee nave received letter from
Governor Gear of Iowa, favoring pro-
lection, but saying that the present.
tariff needs revision.
Charles Kukuk, a we'll dressed
stranger, apparently 60 years of age,
committed suicide by shooting, In
Lincoln Park, Cincinnati, yesterday
morning. A gold watch and $50 we're
found upon him, with a note request.
ing that M. b. kukuk, OF Eoboken,
New Jersey, be notified of his death.
The new stop CROP Of cotton, winch
had been stimulated by the warm fall
weather, in South Carolina, was bllehted
everywhere by last fridays frost. The
same frost, extending TO tho Gulf did
much damage to the sugar cane 10 Lou
isiana. A longshoreman named john
son was frozen TO death in skitf at
New Orleans, and Mexican named
Lopez was found frozen 10 death in the
street at San Antonio, Texas. The
temperature tell TO ten degrees below
zero al Grand Falls, New Brunswick,
yesterday morning.
MI. Burchard, our Consul at Ruatan,
reports the alleged illegal seizurs by the
authorities Of Honduras of the Amerf-
can schooner Mary EVelina, of New Or
leans. The captain OF the schooner was
thrown into jail, aud the vessel was not
allowed to hoist the American dag In
port. The cause OF the arrest was al
legged intormality in the manifest. A
bond for the captains release was rs
fused.
A telegram from Boston says It is now
known that " 600 900 in cash will be
necessary TO enable the Pacific National
Bank TO resume business. In addition
TO this, the capital stock OF $1,000, 900
must be sacrificed.
The body Of Wesley Furman, resi-.
dent OF Trenton, New Jersey was found
on Sunday night III the canal between
that elly and Bordentown. II is sup
posed he fell in while drunk.