The daily gazette., 1881-10-08
GENERAL NEWS,

Ths Protestant ministers of Washing
ton yesterday called on the President IN
body to pay their respects.
Secretary Window was to have left
Boston yesterday for Washington.
The Toronto Globe says the act OF
Captain Hooper, in formally taking pos,
session OF Wrangel Land for the Uuited
States, has been believed, even In Off
clal quarters at Ottawa, TO be an inya-
siou of Canadian territory.
About 90 nominations of postmasters
VIII oe seht TO The extra sslon OF the
United States Senate. About 45 are Of
postmasters appointed by Presld .nt Gar
neld after the adjournment OF the Senats
last summer. Forty three pusL-offices
have become subject to Presidential ap
poinlmenl since the 1st Of July, aud
nominations for them, it is supposed,
will be sent in.
The Indictment in the case of Guiteau
was not presented TO the Washington
jury yesterday, but may be to day.
The French delegates to the York
town Celebration were taken to West
Point yesterday, on the U. s. steamers
Vandalia and Tennessee. The visitors
were entertained by General Howard
and staff during the afternoon, and
ball was given in their honor last night,
The delegates will 60 to Niagara Falls
this morning on special train.
About two-thirds of the members of
the U. s. Senate had arrived Ia Wash
ington last nisht. Both the Republican
aud Democratic Senators Will, Iespec.
lively, hold conferences at the Capltul
to-day. IL was generally conceded in
Washington last night that at the meei-
Ing OF tue Senate on Monday the Dam.
ocrats will elect President pro tempo,e
and then swear in three new Senators.
This will evenly divide the Senate. but
IL Is thought that, as q result of action
by the caucuses, the organization NAV
be completed without Unnecessary
delay.
Two companies OF u. S. soldiers from
Fort Adams left Boston last night iur
Yorktown.
The shipments of grain from New
York during September were nearly g.
000, 900 bushels less than during Sep
tember, 1880.
The Democrats of the Thirteenth
District of New York, COMPRISING
Orange and Sullivan counties, on Thurs
day nominated ex State Treasurer Jas.
Mackin Tor State Senator.
The indictments against Police Com
missioners Nichols, Mason, French aud |
OF New York, for not keep
ing the streets clean, was quashed YES |,
Lerday by Recorder Smyth, In General
Sessions.
Arrangements are being made 10 in
troduce the electric light 10 the Baldwin
Locomotive Works. II is said that four
systems of lights are TO be Tried there,
she Brush, Maxim, Thompson Houston
md Edison. Wires have already been
aid for the Thompson Houston light.
1t is understood tha: the distinguished
French visitors now In New York will
not stop in Philadelphia on their way to
he Yorktown celebration, but they are
here about the 25.h inst, at, er
he conclusion of the ceremonies at that
place.
II. Stafford Northcote, M. p, son Of !
Sir Stafford Northcote, is now visiting
Mr.. Nortbeate isalDi
'ector OF the Canadian Pacific Railroad |
md q prominent member of Parlia-
nent.
Several of the trades people of New
,ort, Rhode Island, have placed claims
lgainst the Russian Minister In the
lands of Governor Littlefield.
The grain crops In British Columbia
rave been seriously damaged by con-
inuous rains from the boundary north.
ward to distance OF 200 miles.
The latest advices from South Ameri-
"a, via Panama, indicate that the Chill
an leaders have in view another cam
,aign against Peru, and that an expedi-
lon will be sent to capture Areeuipa.
1t was stated yesterday that The grain
blockade was practically at an end, in
Philadelphia there being only 800 cars
'emaining at the close of the day await.
Dg the discharge of their contents.
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