The daily gazette., 1882-03-14
PRICE ONE CEN I
GENERAL NEWS, nv,

The eighteenth annual reoeptlOn.ts
tne graduating class of the PhiladOl.
phia College Of Pharmacy was given
last night by the Alumni AssociatiOk
oi Ine College. A namber Of medals
ana certihcaes were presented to sue
csssful students.
For the Russian refugees, A. J.
Drexel, Treasurer, has so far received
SIS, ,006 80. :. IN = -~'~ti
The American Base Ball AssocIa-
tion met In Philadelphia yesterday.
ana after making some amennments
70 the rules, adjourned until to-day.
The Senate yesterday confirmed
William II. Scruggs, of Georgia, TO be
consul at Panama, w. 8. Lewis, u. z.
Attorney for Western Virginia; Walter
A. smith, U. B. Marshal Tor Colorado,
ana Paymaster John III. Stevenson 70
oe Pay Inspector IN the navy.
The President yes erday nominated
Samuel Blatchford, OF New York, 10
De Associate Justice Of the United
. ates; John Russell Young, Mlnister
to CHINA.
A movement is on foot n Newport,
Rhode Island, to procure the appoInt-
ment OF George I. Downing, cOlored,
as Minis or 10 Liberia. zlHsh
Rev. Father Francis x. Boyle, Pas
tor oi st. Matthew's Roman Catholic
Church, in Washington, died yes.er-
day IN that city. HIS death occurred
while he was under the influence of
ether, and undergoing surgical
operation Father Boyle was o bril-.
liant lecturer and pulpit orator. He
frequently spoke ia Philadelphia for
various charitable purposes. J 17.-nu
The smallpox is epidemic in South
Bethlehem, Penna., over fifty cases
having been reported there since Sal
urday. The schools have been closed,
and tar is burned in different parts OF
the Town as disinfectant. The type
Of the d sease 10 very Malignant
Five cases of virulent smallpox were
found in one house in Washington
yes erday morning, three of the suf-
ierers being eolored peOpIe.-Thirty-
one dea'hs from smallpox were re
ported in Cincinnati last week, ,.
The strike at Omaha is over. A
man was killed in charge made by
the military upon The mob on Sunday
night. ..-. ..F
Thccity election iu Augusta, Name
Yesterday, resulted in the Republi-
cans carrying all the wards. Their
aggregate m ority is 1859. ..l
The election in B ingor, Maine
resulted IN a Republican majority
OF 300, against one OF % last year.
1t is believed that Sereean
Mason's counsel will raise the pOin
that there WIS fatal error Ia th,
court martial proceeding, which vii
vitlate the whole trial, namely: tha
the Court and Judge Advocat Z
were sworn before the prisoner W al
brought iUto Court. slqH3i
| Mrs. Sarah +. Howe, President
of the swIndling con ern In Boston
known as the Ladies' Depolst.n -
was sentenced yesterday 10 three
years. imprisonment in the House
of Correction. she has already
been eighteen months in jail. =
The Yale University Boat Club
last night instruced its officers to
write to the officers of the University
of PennsylvaAR Club explaining
Yale's position, which they say,
"p reyents the acceptance Of any
challenges except those from Har-
vard." e=s'1 ~'s ~
The Secretary of the Treasury will
to day issue call for fifteen millions
of continued Skies PAYABLE 10 three
parcels OF IS 900, 900 each on May Sd,
a0th and 18th respectively, NJ re
The total value of our exports of
domestic breadstuffs, during the eight
months ending February 28th last,
amountec to Sl35 204, $40, against
1882, ,42S, /, ,626 for the corresponding
period of lSS0s81. ..g s.. lga
The militia in Omaha were annoy,
ed on Sunday evening by crowd OF
men and boys, who threw pieces Of
BRICK at the officers, hitting several
of them. A squad of soldiers finally
drove back the crowd at the point OF
the bayonet, and several wounded
one of whom, Damed Arms
strong, died OF his wound after being
taken to the guard house. He was
slightly drunk when abusing the SOL
dlers; when sober he was Inoffsnsive.
Work was resumed yesterday on the
contract lHff hv the afrIkara