The daily gazette., 1882-06-19
MORNING SUMMARY.


In Grace Church, at Providence, yesterday
morning, Bishop Clark ordained three
deacons and two ministers of the Protestant
Episcopal Church.
John Phelps was fatally shot by Beverly
Williams, yesterday, in disreputable house
in Richmond, Virginia. They quarrelled
over game of cards.
James Kennevan was shot dead by James
Kennewan in New Britain, Connecticut, on
Saturday night. They had quarrelled about
a loan of 25 cents and were drunk
John Harrison of Paterson, N. j., while
bathing at Coney Island yesterday diyed off
the old iron pier into shallow water and
broke his neck by striking his head against
the bottom.
The great labor demonstration in Pitts
burg took place on Saturday, according to
the arrangements, and was a most imposing
and successful display. There were 90, 900
men in the line of parade.
The annual commencement of Lehigh
University, founded at Bethlehem, by Asa
Packer, 16 years ago, was begun yesterday
morning. Bishop Lay of Easton preached
the sermon to the graduates. There was a
large attendance.
The Chief of Police of Milwaukee, by
gambling houses of that city to be closed !;
and in notice to the press and people, he
assures them that the order means eXter
mination to gamblers.
The Democratic State Convention of Ar
kansas on Saturday concluded three days
session, by nominating Clifton r. Rrecken-
ridge for Congressman-at-large, and unani-
mously adopting resolution urging the
reelection of Mr.. Garland as United States
Senator.
In the United States House of Representa-
tives on Saturday, the River and Harbor
bill was passed-yeas 119, nays 47-the
amendments being few aud unimportant.
The Naval Appropriation bill was reported,
ordered printed and recommitted, and the
House adjourned.
Rev. William II. Yocum, assigned last
week to the Bethel African Methodist Epis-
copal Church, in Providence, was excluded
from the church building by a vote of the
society. He preached twice from the church
steps yesterday "amid considerable excite
ment and disorder"
John King, watchman of the United
States dredge boat at Algiers, Louisiana,
went sailing on the Mississippi yesterday
afternoon with party of 10 boys. While
returning home the boat upset and the fol-
lowing boys were drowned Thomas
Mccormack, aged 16 George Mccormack,
IA ; Willie Shorcy, Is Merry Meggett, IA |;
Daniel Kelley, IA Charles Duplessis, 13.
A two days demonstration of the COM
bined Irish-American Societies of Boston,
in behalf of the Irish cause, reached its eli
max on Saturday night in large and en-
thusiastic meeting in the Mechanics Build
ing, eX-Mayor Prince presided, and among
the speakers were Senator Jones and Gen
Collins Letters were received from a
number of prominent persons, Senators and
Representatives in Congress and others.
The arrangements for the Grand Army
Encampment at Baltimore this week have
been completed. Tents have been pitched
at Camp Agnus, in the Scheutzen Park, to
accommodate 5000 men, including those
who have not engaged quarters at the hotels.
The encampment will continue three days
and among the expected visitors are Presi-
dent Arthur, the members of the Cabinet
and General Sherman
Michael Davitt, the Irish agitator, arrived
in New York yesterday by the steamer
Germanic and was warmly received by his
Irish American friends. Mr.. Davitt saws
that the object of his visit is twofold-to
contradict the rumors of split in the
league and of rupture between himself
and Mr.. Parnell, and to explain the work
done IN Ireland by the Ladies' Land League
In sustaining the eyicted people, building
houses and maintaining in the courts the
tenants rights Mr.. Davitt expects to be in
Boston tomorrow evening.