The daily gazette., 1882-09-14
THE MORNING SUMMARY.

| The Merchants National Bank of Oman,
has been authorized TO begin business witt
capital of 100000. -"7 ~
Several houses in Poughkeepsie, among
| them Judge Barnardi's, were robbed O
silyerware on Tuesday night.
| Thomas j. Cox, owner of the Union an(
Eagle FIGURING Mills, in Bloomington. Hi
nois, failed yesterday for $90, 200. 'h ~
Ross, the alleged ticket forger, was hel,
IN 500 bail a. Independence, Missouri, OF
Tuesday, for trial next month.
The Pennsylvania Military Academy Al
Chester reopened yesterday in the new build
| ing erected to take the place of that de.
stroyed by fire in February last.
The Halifax steamer Lizzie arrived at st.
Johns, Newfoundland, yesterday from Lab
rador, and reported the catch of fish on that
coast the smallest for many years.
Frank Stanley, a well-known civil enei-
neer, who with his brother, constructed the
Hoosac Tunnel, died yesterday morning on
railroad train near Brockville, Ontario.
The Tariff Commission gave hearings in
st. Paul yesterday, and will have SEES
sion in Minneapolis to-day. They have
definitely decided not to visit the Pacific
coast.
Engineer Neville and Messrs. Noros and
Ninderman OF the Jeanette, arrived in New
York yesterday by the steamer Parthia. A.
M. Sullivan, M. P, also arrived in the same
vessel.
The Mayberry, Pullman and Hamilton
Circus property, at Columbia, South Caro-
lima, was attached, ON Tuesday night, by
the employees for $4,000, and also BY resi-
dents for unpaid bills.
Moses Williams, for many years a whole
liuIInf nj Rnstnn Tod In
city on Tuesday night, at the age of 92
years. He had held many offices of trust.
He leaves an estate estimated at So, 800, 900.
Thirty-one new cases of yellow fever and
three deaths were reported yesterday In
brownsville. The sick at Fort Brown are
doing well. The northwestern section of
Brownsville has been flooded by the rise in
the river, and many families have been COM
PEELED to leave their homes.
The Marquis of Lorne and the Princess
Louise arrived in San Francisco Yesterday
morning. The train carrying them to San
Francisco ran into yard engine at Contra
Costa, and the Princess, who was making
her toilet at the time, received few tritling
bruises. No one else was injured
Major s. j. McQuiddy, Greenback can
didate for Governor of California was ar
rested by the United States Marshal in San
Francisco yesterday on the charge of hav-
ing "conspired to obstruct United States
Marshal Poole in the performance of his
duties during the Mussel Slough trouble"
two years ago. McQuiddy was released on
bail.
Charles A. Lee, recently reported as
probably drowned while bathing near Proyi-
dence, is now said to have "personated
another and an older man before life
insurance agent, and to have been insured
for $4,000 under the name of Harry
0'Neil. O'Neil died and the agent has dis
covered the fraud. Lee is supposed to be in
Pennsylvania .
At the meeting of iron finishers held yes
terday in Pittsburg 200 delegates, represent
ing 35 mills and 5000 men, being present,
it was decided that "the time had arrived
to terminate the strike. The sentiment
was nearly unanimous that if the puddlers
did not agree to accept the old scale the
fnishers would withdraw from the Amalga-
mated Association and form a society of
their own" President Jarrett has called
meeting OF the puddlers to-day, to consider |
5he attitude of the finishers.
The Convention OF Colored Odd Fellows,
1t Reading, adjourned yesterday to meet in |
Carlisle next year. The following officers |
we're elected ; District Master, j. B. Mat
,hews, of Philadelphia; Deputy, William F.
Penn, of Gettysburg; Secretary, Joseph NJ.
stafford, of Marietta; Treasurer, Thomas
4. Hughes, of Williamsport; Chaplain, |
Iohn G. Brock, of Reading Executive Com
nittee, Joseph l.. Thomas, of Harrisburg:
William IL. Valentine, of Philadelphia
Charles N. johnson, of Carlisle There was
parade of the visiting lodges in the after
loon, followed by picnic, at which Mayor
lowe made an address of welcome.