The daily gazette., 1882-03-03
GENERAL NEWS.

tween strikers and workers az the
Bessemer Steel Works at Homestead,
near Pittsburg, Pa, in which three
men were wounded, one, a policeman,
named Moran, perhaps fatally. Fur
ther trouble ls feared.
Thomas Mathison, q Mormon OF st.
George, Utah, arrived in Denver on
Wednesday, and reported that while
he was hunting in Arizona, his camp
was invaded by Apaohes, who killed
his wife and daughter and two Nor
mon men.
Orville B. Roe, drunken carpenter,
shot and perhaps fatally wounded his
wife, and then committed suicide in
La Sale, Illinois, ON Wednesday.
Five children were found clinging to
the poor woman as the as they lay
upon the floor. The cause of the
tragedy was her refusal any longer TO
support her idle husband.
The wife of Thomas Gillem, a well
to do farmer of Baker Corners, Ma
comb county, Ohio, was shot dead ON
Tuesday evening by her son Charles,
aged about IL years. She was an in
valid, was sitting up in bed at the
tims, and the cause Of the deed was
q scolding she was giving her son.
He manifests no remorse for the
crime.
| j. Q. Jones, mercantile drummer,
committed suicide in Atlanta, yoster'-
day, while on q drunken spree.
Peter Pickle and Philip ballet COM
mitted suicide in New York, and
Conrad Treber committed suicide in
Newark, yesterday. y.--Leslie Mont
rey, 10 Jail at Stratford, Ontario, for
shooting a man several days ago,
hanged himself yesterday morning in
his cell.
Governor Perkins. Oh California, has
decided to proclaim the An INST. legal
holiday, ~ on that day anii-Ohlnes4 :
mass meetings are to be held In San
francisco aud other cities and towns
throughout the State. .-
Attorney General Russell, OF Now
York, has reddered an opinion that a
woman possessing the other qullItica
tionS prssorib bed by law Can perform the
duties of School Commissi oner in Roch-
| ester.
A convention of undertaken from
various parts of Missuuri met at Garth
age, In that State, on Wednesday, and
| organized estate UndertakeIs' Asso-
ciatiol" for mutul ii protsCtion. George
| N. Lynch, of 81. Louis, was chosen Pre-
sIdent. Ii is saId NaIonal ASSOCIATION
will soon be formed.
The frigate Tennessee, flagship of the
| N orth Atlantic squadron, sailed from
Hampton Roads yesterday morning for
the west Indies, all on board being
now WE'LL. The u. S. steamer Pow
hRtan arrived at Samana Bay ON the
18th inst.
The Attorney General of New York
has begun proceedings for tue annul-
ment ef the corporate existence of the
Boston, Hoosac Tunnel aud Western
Railroad ComJany.
At q meeting of the creditors of
Smyth, Greensbaum t& Co., in Chicago
yesterday, 1t was stated that the hrm
owed S65,O00, and that the failure was
caused by private speculations of Henry
Gr0enebaum. 1t appears also that his
partner, Smyth, is ''more badly victim
lied than were the creditors of the
nrm."
The question of hulting down the
mills at Fall River, Massa 5hu setts, on
account of the depression in the print
market, is being agitated, aud Will pro-
badly be agreed to by the manuiactur-
ers.
Charles Hale, who was Assistant Sec
retaTy of state under Secretary Fish
during part OF President Grauts two
terms, died Yesterday, in Boston, aged 81
years.
Herman A. Seller, Assistant. City Sur
yeyor of Harrisburg, dropped dead at
Ewington yesterday afternoon while
waiting for q train.
A tornado passed over part ofJeffer-
son county, Arkansas, on Tuesday night,
levelling number of houses. One per-
SON was killed.
Heavy floods are reported ia the
Hudson, Mohawk, Pawtucker, Della.
ware, Connecticut and Susqushanua
rivers In consequence Of tue heavy
rains. Great damage has been done in
Northern New York aud New England,
but no serious loss Is yet reported At any
point on the Sssquehanna.
General Mcdowell does not apprehend
any trouble in co nst gu 3ncO of the hang
ing Of the IDdian scouts at San Carlos,
Arizona, to-day.
The eOurt-martial in the case of Ser
geant Mason, WHO attempted to kill
Gulteau, closed its proceedings yester-
day, and adjourned sine die. Tho pro-
ceediBgs and verdict of the court will
be submitted to Jndge Advocate Gard
ner, and by him laid before General
Hancock, who will approve or set ASIDE
the verdict.
II. q. Cabot, ex-city clerk of CartbS
age, Missouri, has been arrested for set
ting fire to the city hall there, which
was burned with many of the records,
about ten days ago.