The daily gazette., 1882-07-31
THE MORNING SUMMARY.

Five coiored men were struck by light
ming at Smyrna, Tenn, yesterday and one
OF them was fatally injured
John L. Sullivan, the pugilist, pleaded
guilty before the Municipal Court in Boston
on Saturday to charges of drunkenness and
using obscene language and was fined S1I
| and costs.
A fire in Rochester, New York, yesterday
| destroyed the three upper stories of +.
Michael's machine shops and the two upper
stories Of the Granite Mills, causing total
loss of $38, 900.
The protracted drouth in Virginia has
been partially broken during the last three
Gays by heavy show ers, and there is better
prospect for the corn and tobacco crops,
which were in very bad condition.
The Providence Tool Company, at Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, was attached on
Saturday by the Worcester Safe Deposit and
Trust Company and the Bank of Commerce
Of London, for $4,000 and $4,000 re-
spectively.
John W. Stephenson, lawyer, of Hemp
stead, Texas, went home drunk on Saturday
and cursed and abused his wife and her
mother and father. Finally, his mother
in-law shot and dangerously wounded him
In the neck.
In the County Clerks office at Buffalo,
on Saturday, a judgment was recorded for
S392, ,76S in favor of David Cowles, repre-
senting the Standard OH Company, against
the Atlas Refining Company. The total is
the amount of Al promissory notes given to
Mr.. Cowles OF the Atlas Company about
three months ago.
1t was reported in Cumberland, MARYLAND,
last night, that the companies had requested
meeting of the miners of that region to
be held to-day, with view of resumption,
the miners to name time and place." In
this connection it is said "there have been
indications of weakening among miners
for several days past"
The late George E. Doughty of Cincin-
natl, secretary of the Cincinnati, New
Orleans and Pacific Railroad Company, is
accused of having overissued $500, 900 of the
stock of the road, which he promptly
turned into cash." The entire capital stock
of the company is 5000, 900. The fraud
was not discovered until Doughty died.
Commodore shufeldt arrived at San Fran
cisco by the steamer Arabic on Saturday.
He told reporter of the Call that since
leaving China he had learned that Ii Hung
Chang had written to the Consul General at
Shanghai, asking if the Commodore would
return to China for the purpose of carrying
out the reorganization of the Chinese navy"
At meeting of the Central Labor Union
in New York yesterday, a resolution declar-
ing the movement of the so-called Work
ing Mems Assembly" for holding Labor
State Convention at Buffalo on September
18th, an attempt on the part of politicians
to create dissensions among the labor
element" was after long discussion, laid
upon the table.
A fire in New Orleaus yesterday de-
stroyed the buildings Nos. 63, IS and 81
Tchoupitoulas street, occupied by j. P.
Comours 81 Co., wholesale grocers, and 8.
Hernsheim & Brothers, cigar makers. Sew
eral adjoining stores were damaged. The
total loss is estimated at $3.50, 900. All the
buildings destroyed belonged to the Poydras
Orphan Asylum.
1t isreported from Sonora, Mexico, that
the Apache Indians have killed twenty
citizens in one district of that State, and are
still depredating and committing murders.
large force of regulars, under General
Refs, has gone towards Elvas, where band
of $50 Apaches is reported to be preparing
for raid on Hermosillo to liberate their
squaws captured recently by Gen. Garcia.
It is believed in Washington that if the
President shall not veto the River and Har-
of this week The Washington Post SAYS
the President will sign the River and Har-
Dor bill, but qualify his approval with the
statement that " he will use his discretion
In ordering the beginning on the less conse-
quential improvements, provided for in the