The daily gazette., 1882-12-08
MORNING SUMMARY.

The property owners at Elberon, Ions
Branch, are having bulkbeads erected t
prevent further destruction of the bluff BY
storms.
The court house of Conecuh county, Ala
bama, was burned yesterday morning, with
ell the records. 1t is believed the fire wal
incendiary.
j. j. Mcdonald of Philadelphia, was yes
terday elected president of the National
Butter, Cheese and Egg Association, In scs
sion ut Milwaukee.
Mr.. Mcpherson, Clerk of the United
States House of Representatives, has made
| up IA roll or the new House. 1t shows q
| Democratic majority of 50.
The Texas House, in Leadville, Colorado
the largest gambling hell in the West, was
destroyed by fire on Wednesday, with q
large quantity Of fine furniture.
L. Blum q Co., cigar makers of st.
Louis, who failed for 500 900 short time
| ago, effected compromise with their credi-
tors yesterday and resumed business.
| fire at Covington, Tennessee, destroyed
about twelve buildings, including several
stores, newspaper office, and the Presby-
terian church, causing a loss of about
Sj0,000.
The official vote of New York State, as
| declared by the Board of CanyaEsers at
Albany, gives Cleveland, for Governor, a
plurality of. 1872, 1854, in a total vote of
| 9l5,S94.
The Board Of Supervisors at Troy, New
York, has decided to bring suit against
the County Superintendent of the Poor,
Tyrrell, for alleged excessive expenditures
amounting to over $4,000.
The Methodist Union Committee in
Toronto closed its labors yesterday. IL was
decided to recommend the General Center
ence "to designate all the uniting churches
as the Methodist Church"
The Lasters' Union In Montreal has con-
ceded the right Of the manufacturers to en-
p!oy whom they please, and committee OF
The men has been appointed to settle the
difficulty with the employers.
Owing to the construction of the Mexican
National railway the trade between Mexico
and the United States and Europe, win Mon
terey, Corpus Christi and Liverpool, has
quadrupled In the last three months.
Florence Morris, notorious woman, COM
nlitted suicide in Wilmington, North
Carolina, yesterday by shooting herself In
the head. Her sister, woman of similar
character, committed suicide a short time
ago.
The Ben Holiday postal service claim for
$500, 900 has been cut down S325, 900 by the
Senate Committee on Post Offices. 1t will
come before the Senate next Tuesday as a
special order, with a recommendation by the
Committec for the allowance Of the re-
duee1 rate.
w. F. Thompson of the lumber commits
sion firm of Thompson 81 Robinson, In Min
neapo!s, was arrested yesterday, ON the
charge Of embezzling $4,000 from Farm
ham " Lovejoy, lumber manufacturers, for
whom he was head bookkeeper until Sep
tember last.
Three of those who were injured by the
explosion OF the boiler of the Morning Star,
near Magnolia, Louisiana, on Wednesday,
have died, leaving only five persons living
of the tweIty-one who were on board the
steamer. 1t is said she was racing with
another steamer when tue disaster occurred
The girls employed in J.. d. Kings shoe
factory, in Toronto, quilted work yesterday
because Of the employment on buttonhole
machines Of two Russian Jews, who worked
for two cents per dozen less than the girls.
The Objectionable persons were afterwards
discharged, and the girls returned to work.
James w. Maloney, lawyer of Scranton,
was arrested .on Wednesday evening, on
charge of forging the name of L. b. Sturgis,
attorncy-at-law, to joint note for 81 600,
which he got discounted at the Scranton
Savings Bank. lie was arraigned yesterday
morning and committed for a further hear
ing.
August Gecks, aged 5years, recently dis
charged from the army Oh account of disa-
bility, committed suicide in Washington on |
Wednesday night by takiRg prussic acid. |
He was man OF scientific attachments and |
repute and possessed property. His suicide |
is attributed to IN accident which made him |
a cripple,
A stock train on the New York Central |
railroad, "broke asunder,' near Memphis, |
yesterday morning, and dairy train and |
another stock train following dashed into |
the wreck. An express train going west |
also ran into 1t. A number of cattle were
killed and heavy damage done to cars, but !
no person was injured.
The State Convention of the Young Mems !
Christian Association of New Jersey, in ses- |
sion at Newark, yesterday received reports |
from local associations showing an increase |
of 2,226 in membership during the year. |
During the same period 14l conversions |
were made through the influence of the As
sociatlon, The total amount of money |
raised was $4,000,