The daily gazette., 1882-03-28
GENERAL NEWS.

The steamer Thomas Cornell
from Rondout for New York, went
ashore on the rocks at Danskammer
Point, 10 miles south of Newburg,
soon after 9 O'Clock, last night, and
soon wentto pieces. Her passens
gers and crew were saved by another
steamer.
George e. Lane the embezzling
treasurer oil Exeter, New Hampshire
yesterday furnished required bail
OF $40 900 In Portsmouth, to appear
on April 9th. He thinks his losses,
which are beyond recovery, will
amount to about $63 900.
The severest snow storm for many
years at st. Johns Newfoundland,
prevailed there on Saturday night
and. Sunday. The roads in all dl-
recuons were blocked, the drift in
some places being ten feet high.
Among the insurances on prop
erty destroyed bv Sunday'si fire in
Richmond, Virginia, is $ll 500 In
Fire Association of Philadelphia.
There were 1856 deaths IN Philadel
phia during the week ending March
26th, as compared with 425 the pre-
viouB week, aud 3S4 for the cores
ponding week OF last year. The
principal causes were: Apoplexy,
I2; consumption of the lungs, So;
diphtheria, l6; typhoid fever, l3;
Inflammation OF the brain 20 infiam~
nation of the lungs, 40; old age l3;
small pox, IL.
Last night the twenty-eigth am
nual meeting of theHoward Hospital
and Infrmary for Incurables was
held at 1920 Lombard street, Phila-
delphia, 1864 patients were register
ed during the year and 3O.30l press
cripliors were furnished without
charge. The receipts were $2407 04
and the expenses S2367 20 while the
permanent fund is sic, 600.
The President yesterday nominated
Sterling P. Rounds, of Illinois, to be
Public Printer.
George Harter committed suicide in
Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Sunday, leav-
ing a widow and sixteen children.
| The journeymen BARRIERS of Albany
struck yesterday for higher wages.
Some of the employers granted the
demand.
Alexander 81. Stephens, of Georgia,
intends to retire from public life al
the expiration Of his present Con-
gressional term.
An extra session of the Missouri
Legislature has been called to meet on
the 10Th proximo, to redistrict the
State fer ConGressmen.
John Jay Knox's term as Comp
troller of the Currency will expire or
April 25th. The term is for Eve years
and this is his second term.
Miss Phoebe Oozzens, the vel
known lawyer and woman ssffragist
of st. Louis, has asked the President
to appoint her on the commission to
reorganizs the Territory Of Utah, under
the recent act of Congress.
The Secretary of the Interior, in
reply to resolution of the House, re-
ports that, according to his estimator,
$65, $50, 480 will be required to pay the
Mex can war pensions, and $29, ,2O1 ,632
to pay the pensions of the Indian wars,
an aggregate of $93, 5S2, 112.
Suit was begun yesterday before the
Supreme Court Of Virginia to have
the legislation now in force affecting
the value of coupons declared uncon-
stitutional and void. The act aimed
at is that known as "Coupon Killer
No. l." passed at the recent session Of
the Legislature.
The Pacific Mill Corporation in
Lawrence, Massachusetts, notified its
help, yesterday, that those in need
who are not strikers will have theiI
necessities attended TO on application
at the counting room of the mills.
This is considered evidence that the
mills will remain closed for long
time.
An inquest was begun yesterday on
the bodies Of George F. Scully, Ber-
! nard McCann, Thos. J. Maloney and
Patrick Flanagan, victims of the OK
plosion of the tughboat ii. O. Platt, or
last Wednesday. After hearing q
number of witnesses the inquest wal
adjourned until tomorrow at noon
The evidence was contradictory as &c
the condItion of the boiler.