The daily gazette., 1882-04-05
GENERAL NEWS.

John ]. Platt of Ohio to be Consul t,
Cork; ID. B. Searles to be U. s. Attor
ney for Minnesota, Benjamin r. Simp
son u. s. Marshal for Kansas.
A telegram from the City of Mexico
says that Montez, Secretary of Justice
will resign, because Of the opposition tt
his public school measures.
Senior Elmore, the Peruvian Ministe
at Washington, received q cable de
spatcb yesterday stating that the ex.
Dictator Pieroa had finally left Peru
Don Lorenzo Montufar, the Guate.
malan Minister, was formally presented
to the President yesterday.
The spinners and carders of the Hills.
borough Mills at Pine Valley, New
Hampshire, numbering 40 men and
girls, struck on Monday for an advance
OF 10 per cent. Only part of the ma
chinery was running yesterday morn
Ing. These mills make wooden yarn
and filling for carpets for Philadelphia
parties.
Nearly 14co men employed on the
new tunnel of the New York, Ontario
and Western Railroad, in New York,
and the rock men employed on the
grading of the Company's yard, stock
yard and tunnel approaches, struck yes
terday for higher wages.
The strike of the marble cutters In
New York continues and the strikers
have determined not to return to work
until their demands are granted. The
boss IS say they cannot do this, as they
have to compete with convict marble
cutters In the Baltimore aud Joliet pris-
ous. The contractors for these prisons,
it is said, control the Western trade, and
the convicts cost them only 40 cents a
day.
The driver boys at the Lehigh Valley
colliery, at West Pittston, Penna.,
struck yesterday morning. The str he
throws out of employment large mum.
ber of persons,
The Erie Railway Company has dis.
charged % laborers on its Delaware
division and ITO mechanics In It's shops
at Susquehanna, Port JerVis and Jersey
City.
Four new cases of smallpox aud two
deaths were rePt rtpd In South Bethlehem m
yesterday. There remain 149 cases under
treatment. Two cfses were reported In
betnlehem proper, making II case'
there.
The New York Produce Exchange
voted yesterday to observe Good Friday
as holiday.
The San Francisco Bulletin, comment.
ing on the veto OF the Chinese bill, says
"rhe President has not done good day.
work for himself, the Republican party
or the country at large"
The Newark Conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church yesterday adopted
a resolution approving the President,
veto of the Chinese bill.
The local elections in Milwaukee and
Minneapolis yesterday were carried By
the Democrats.
Doll the Democratic candidate fol
member of the Board OF Public Works
In Cincinnati, hss 8i3T majority. The
Common Council is tie; the Board oi
Aldermen will have Democratic ma
jority of 10. The Democrats also carr,
Dayton and Toledo, and elect part of thI
city ticket in Cleveland.
The National Bank of Kittanning
Penna., has bsen authorized to beeIl
business, with capital of 100000.
At the Ceroner's inquest on the body
of jesse James, held yesterday In 81
Joseph, Missouri, ,after hearing the testi
mony of the mother and wife of deeeas
81, the jury rendered eV6rulct OI muruo
In the first degree against the brothers
Ford. IL is stated that the "taking Off
of James wqs in fultillment fan arrange
rnent between Gov. Crlttenden and
Robert Ford, who did the shooting, AMI
| Richard Little, who surrendered to tn.
Sheriff, the arrangement being made
several months ago, the condition being
that Ford should receive part Of the re
ward and immunity.
In the q. s. Court at Charleston, ,Soutl
| Carolina, yesterday, the trial of Hugh 2
| Kane anu other revenue officers for thu
murder of Amos Ladd, an Illicit distiller
resulted IN a verdict of acquittal, the
| Jury being out thirty minutes.