The daily gazette., 1882-04-08

Mr. De Struve, the new Russian
Minister, has arrived in Washing
ton, and will be presented to- Tie
President next Tuesday. 's,"'ssU =
Senior Garcimatin recently abboin. 4
ted spanish Consul for Panama, lit6
arrived in that city, lie is the ifirst
representative Of Spain In Panama
since the Spanish colonies became
independent. ilo'io Oh
| The Oregon Democratic State
Convention, before adjourninEs adOp
ted resolutions demanding reform
OF the tariff, denouncing polygaInY,
favoring repeal Of the navigation
laws, and denouncing the vetobn0f
the Chinese bill. = 5tana7e,
A deadlock in the British Colums
bia House was broken yesterday, by
one of the Opposition members going
oyer to the Government side aud
voting against the Oppositions mo.
tion of want of confidence. It ls
thought the business Of the House
can now proceed without further
interruption. q E Il
In the New York Methodist Epis.
copal Conference in Sing Sing yes.
terday, Rev. ia mes M. King and Mr..
John d. Cornell were appointed q
committee to confer with The Central
IrCommittee for arranging for
a Centennial meeting of the
Representatives OF all 1.-The M ethodist
Churches In 1884. 5 q
Four of the regular annual aps
preparation bills remain to beperfec.
ted by the House Committee on Ape
propriatiohs namely: The Legisia,
tive, judicial and Executive. the
Sundry CIVIL Pension and Deficiency
bills. aaa g'-.
Mr.. Teller, the new Secretary of
the Inferior, will not assume the
duties of his Department. before
" ednesday next. !, 51a-
Business was generally suspended
10 Philadelphia yesterday, Good Fri
| day. AL the departments of the Ma
ti0nal, State and Municipal Govern,
ment were closed, and there were the
some denominations. a5yi4,i
The Supreme Court yesterday h6ld
under advisement the application for
o new trial Of Robert Smith Lister,
who was convicted Of assault and bat
terry upon Samuel Josephs last fall in
the Court Of Quarter Sessions.
The crews which are to take part In
the class races Of the University Of
Penney ylvania, on the 29th inst, are
practicing daily on The Schuyikill.
TOsthe public on Monday next will
be, opened the Arst public view Of th Q
National Water Color Exhibition of
the Philadelphia Society Of Artists at
the galleries, 1725 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia. There are now 1856
paintings on the walls.
About half the striking laborers at
the Weehawken tunnel In HOboken
resumed work yesterday ct the old
rates. The places Of the most of the
other strikers have been filed BY Ital-
ians.
The Grand Trunk officials ct Toronto
have refused to confer with the strik-
ing freight-meD, and have ordered the
Immediate payment aud dismissal of
the strikers. The female shoe opera
tives in Toronto remain sSJul," but q
compromise is expected. t-
Much excitement was caused in Mil
waukee yesterday morning by the
workman in factories who do not em-
ploy Union men receiving anonymous
communications, with roughly en-
graved skull aud cross>bones, and
over the representation the word
''scab." These mIssives are supposed
TO threaten bodily harm.
A large meeting of the striking car
peuters in Hamilton, Ontario, was ad-
dressed on Thursday night by T. J.
MeGuire, of New York, who advised
them To stand firm. several bosses
have agreed to the demands of the
men.
S. Griffiths, fire boss Of No. 2 shat OF
the SnsQuehanna Coai Company at
Nanticoke, was arrested yesterday for
violation Of the Mine Ventilation law.
Heis charged with responsibility tor The
de ith Of three men whoiwere suffocated
In that shaft a new weeks ago. .
A mob Of sixty men captured stea-
mer at Raymond City, West Virginia,
on Thursday night, went to Winfield
and took from the jail and lynched q
negro named South, who had feIoniously
assaulted the wifs of . railroad band.
Joseph Hess, q saloon keeper, OF Pitts
burg, killed his wife and then attempted
suicide yesterday morning. Jealously
| was the cause.
Patrick Skelley,who sdsshown symp-
| toma of inaaniLV killed his soh elaven
years Of age, in Hopkinton, Massa-
chusetts, yesterday.
General "Jack" Wharton, U. s. Mar
shal for Louisiana, died suddenly of az.
oplexy, in Pinchback's Office, 10 New
Orleans last evening.
William Westenbacxer, appointed by
Thomas Jefferson Secretary of the Fac
ulty and Librarian of the University If
Virginia in 1925, and who filed tue
office ever since, died al his residence in
Charlottesville, on Thursday DIght, In
the S5th year Of his age. 81
Rov. Joseph Claus, Rector of st.
Mlchael,s German Catholic Church, In
Baltimore, died yesterday morninR,sged
SO years.
General William L.. Burt was stricken
with paralysis at his residence In Sara
toga, New York, on Thursday night.
His symptoms yesterday were pre-
nounced favorable.
Pettis Holland was arrested yesterday
morning, near Newburn, Tennessee, for
dealing ia countelfsit ten-dollar Trea-
sury notes. hCa q
Adam NJ. Dundore, ex-Treasurer Of
Bsrks county, Penna. has disar-.