The daily gazette., 1882-04-18
GENERAL NEWS.

there was q grand reception at the
Opera House.
Secretary Chandler will probably Al.
sumo his duties In the Navy Depart
ment on Monday next. Mr.. Hnht ex !.
poets to leave for St., Petersburg about
the end cf next month.
The Republican Convention cf DeIa-
ware County, Pa. met yesterday In
Media. Col. d; r. Houston was elected
Senatorial and G.. p. Davies and v. q.
Robinson Representative Delegates to
the State Convention.
1he National Land League Convep-
tiOn in Washington adjourned Yesterday
alter adopting resolutions ald electIuR
officers. The latter are James Mooney,
PrealdeOt; Patrick A.. Collins, Vice
fTs'ldeBt, and John j. Hines, SecIe.
tlry.
In the Senate OF Virginia yesterday
the Congressional Reapportionmen bill
recently pated by the ReAdjustes ma
i1rity in the House, was lost--yeas. 10.
nays 10. -Four Readjasters and one
straight Republican voted psaIGs. the
measure.
The New York and Brooklyn Excise
b'li passsd the New York Assembly
yesterday by a vote OF G5 to 81.
In the Dominion House of Commons
on wednesday night, on motion to 90
into Committee of Supply, Mr.. Chart
ton moved an amendment that DomIn-
lon lands In the Northwest Territories
shall be sold To actual settlers ouly, Dot
to spsculators. The amendment was
defeated by 65 majority.
AT Recreation parB Phiia. yestsrd ".
the Princeton College Bass Ball Club
dsfeatei the Philadelphia by q sore Of
7 to 8.
There was brilliant reception last
night in II lIticultural Hall under the
au Pices OF the Battalion State Fencl-
bles.
A call has been issued for a meeting
OF the Highway Committee to dav 10
Consider the matter Of the payment of
the street cleauIBg contractors.
The Law CemmitJes of Coupcils
Yesterday agreed to report tavorably
the ordinance directing the City Solici.
tor 10 proceed with the suit In equity
against the Gas Trustees, except that
portion making an appropriation for ad-
ditlonal counsel, which is to be left 10
the Finance Committee.
The Ceroner's jury yesterday render
ed verdict tfdeatlI by suicide in the
case Ct Frank Evans, who shot himself
10 the Great Western Hotel, Phila. on
Tuesday night. Nothing was shown as
to the cause Of tlsa act, and no one
claiming acquaintance with the de-
ceased was present at The lnqnts..
The U. y. steamer Portsmouth,, now
at Newport, has bean ordered to sail foi
Europe without delay sunless there ID
good reason for her detention"
The President, Secretary Of War and
a number Of army aud navy eficers and
Congressman, went to Hampton, Vlr-
ginia, yesterday, and Inspected the Sol.
dleis' Home. They returned 10 Wssh
lngton at oight.
The members of the Farmers Club
of Philadelphia were entertained by
Senator Cameron, yesterday, at his resi-
dence in Washington.
The steamer Planter burst her boiler
at Charleston South Carolina, yesterday
morning. Four men we're Injured and
nfth scalded to death.
The steamer Joe KlnDey, from st.
Louis for Kansas City, broke q tlleI
rope a. Glasgow, Missouri, yesterday,
drifted against pier and s.OvP in one
of her sides and then sank to her hurri.
cane roof. She was valued at $4,000
No lives were lost.
Yesterday was observed in Maine a.
the annual Fast Day. There were ser
vices In The churches, and O genera
suspension of business.
A large boiler in q building on Pratt
street, near Fremont, In Baltimore, oc-
Cupled by A. q. Sibly s. Co.'s chopped
feed mill, aud Miller & Coleman's sasI
and door factory, exploded YESTERDAY
afternoon, killing at least SIX persorI
aud severely injuring eight others, two
or three perhaps fatally.
William Beck, 12 years old, committed
suicide 10 Racine, Wisconsin, on Wed
neslay, because his father reprlmandet
him for staying out late the night be.
fore.
The Grand Jury of Ocean county
New jersey, on Wednesday fund fou
indictments against David Y. Wall, 4;
wealthy farmer of New Egypt, for beat.
ing young girl ln his employ, an,
throwing pork pickle on her laceratet
back.
Mary Dorsey, young colored won
ar; was murdered by Arthur Preston
alsl colored, at Belair, Maryland, OF
"Wednesday morning.
The striking shoemakers in London
Ontario, resumed work yesterday at th,
advance demanded % cents per pair.
Oar exports of breadstuGs during th,
three months ending March 3lst last
Amounted to $35,557, ,452, against $51,
149, ,0l3 for the first quarter # 1881.
The production of spirits in the Unit
ed States during the year ending Jui
80, 1881, amounted to 72O, 100000 gall
ops. There were lesi by cAsualtie
during the same period 6S7 ,974 gallous
or faction less than one gallon 70
every 1000 produced,
Additional reports OF damage TO III
fruit crops Ia Virginia by frosts hav
been received. Similar reports com.
from tie Western States.
John 81. Bryant, proprietor CT a larg
saw mill, at Richmond, Virgihis, falle,
yes erdsy. His liabilities are not stated
In Harrisburg yesterday, Attorno,
General Palmer filed 2l3 suits agalns
Mutual Insurance Companies of Penna
and asked that writs be issue
commanding them o show cause VIII
their business should not be closed up
The list includes Dearly all the comps
MES In the State, aud the Attorney Go:
eral alleges that they have not compile
with tie law, and have not made aO
annual atatements t their bus uesy.