The daily gazette., 1882-09-12
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THE MORNING SUMMARY.

Four new cases of smallpox and one
death were reported yesterday in Paterson
N. j. Two of the new patients were from
New York, where they had recently arrived
from England.
The Boston city assessors announce thai
the total valuation of Boston will amount tc
S672, ,490, 100, gain over last year OF
81, ,935 500. The tax rate is advanced to
Sl5.1O per 81 900.
At a convention of the Independent Re
publicans of Delaware county, held yester-
day, in Media, A. Lewis Smith, of Media,
and John C. Prize, of Chester, were nomi-
mated for Assemblymen.
The steamer Beninah, recently stolen from
United States officers at Bismarck, Dakota,
and started down the river, was reeaptured
yesterday at Fort George Island, and her
officers and crew were made prisoners.
Henry Mossman was arrested yesterday in
New Orleans on a requisitioR from the Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, and started last even
ing in charge of detective for Philadelphia
to answer charges of larceny and false
pretences.
The house of the late William Mc5orley,
at West Brighton, Staten Island, was
entered by burglars on Sunday, while the
family were at church, and robbed of $40, 900
silver, and quantity of jewelry and plate.
President Arthur did not leave Bar Harbor
yesterday afternoon for New York, as he
intended, warming having been given of the
approaching storm. At noon there was a
naval review, and in the afternoon dancing
party was given on board of the Tennessee.
The cyclone which has moved northw ard
from the Gulf along the Atlantic coast has
done great damage in Alabama. About
1000 shade trees in Tusk egee, Alabama,
were blown down, and the damage to the
crops in the surrounding country is esti-
mated at S50,000.
A slight fire near the altar of st. Thomas
Catholic Church in Cincinnati during the
celebration of a children's mass yesterday
morning, caused panic among several
hundred children present, and many of
them were seriously injured in rushing from
the building.
The wife of Charles s. Carter has sued a
saloon keeper of Brooklyn for $25, 900 DANA
ges, for having caused her husband to be-
come an habitual drunkard Il appears
that the latter received SIT 900 damages for
injuries sustained in the Ashtabula disaster,
and it is asserted that he has been ON a spree
for years.
A certificate of deposit for 81, 900 fraudu-
lently obtained from the Rhode Island
National Bank last Friday, as alleged
by II. s. Ballard, was returned yesterday
through the Blackstone Bank, of Boston,
and was protested. 1t is said the Black
stone bank advanced only $500 on the
certificate.
The steel department of Graft, Bennett g.
Co., at Pittsburg, was started yesterday
with 100 men, mostly members of the Anal
gamated Association. At Wilson, Walker &
Co S mill all but ten of the old hands were
back in the blacksmith and bumper shops.
A number of other mills will start their
fires to-day and tomorrow.
Adiutant General Drum has received
letter from Lieutenant General Sheridan,
stating that the report of the outbreak
among the Cheyennes and Arapahoes twas
a canard, and that he was SO well satisfied
of this from the first that he did not think
it necessary to deny the published state
ment until called upon by the Department
for information on the subject"
Fifty-eight new cases of yellow fever were
reported yesterday in Brownsville, but no
deaths. Twelve cases of the fever and one
death were reported at Fort Brown. Ten
new cases of the fever and two deaths
were reported in Pensacola on Sunday.
Twenty new cases and two deaths were re-
ported yesterday, while number of suspi-
cious cases were "held under observation" +"
The Ninth Annual Convention of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers met
yesterday in Terre llaute. One hundred and
twenty-nine lodges were represented and
four hundred visiting members were present.
There was parade in the afternoon The
delegates were welcomed by Mayor Lynn,
Governor Porter and B. W. Hanna, Grand
Master Arnold responding. In the evening
banquet was given, Governor Porter and
Senator Voorhees, being among those re-
spending to toasts.