The daily gazette., 1882-04-28
GENERAL NEWS.

near argument on FRIDAY morning.
May 5th, on the subject of the duty
to be collected on car axles and hoop
iron.
Real Admiral Nichols has been
appointed Acting Secretary Of the
Navy to act durlRg the absence of
the Secretary of the Navy.
The Republican State Convention
of Tennessee met yesterday in Nash
vile, and renominated Governor
Hawkins by reclamation.
The President has signed the bills
amending the act donating public
lands to the States and Territories
for Agricultural and Mechanical Col
leges, and the bill amendatory OF the
revised statutes In relation 10 mineral
lands.
The Senate Committee on Com
merce yesterday head senatos Dawes
and Hoar in opposition to the con
hrmation of Roland Worthington to
be Collector of Customs at Boston.
The House Committee on Public
Lands directed adverse reports to be
made on all pending bills shortening
the time for homesteading public
lands.
Seventyefive coal trlmmers, EN-.
ployed byIa contractor named lRoarty
in Hoboken, struck yesterday for
thirty cents per tOn-an advance of
five cents. The demand was promptly
granted and the men resumed wOrK,
but IN short time they again asked
for further advance, demanding
thirty five cents. The contractor
refused this, and they quilted work.
The team owners, of Chicago, about
5000 In number, struck Yesterday for
$5 per day. About HOO teams, head
ed by a band of music, paraded
through the principal streets.
The largest wheat crop for many
years is expected this season in
Virginia.
Advices from Eastern Kentucky
state that fruit was seriously damag-
ed by the recent frosts, but the wheat
is much better in condition than wal
expected, and the tobacco is looki na
we'll.
Captain Bloc uer, veteran of
the war of 1872, died Yesterday in
Hanley, Penna. A telegram from
that place says there is an insurance
of $50 900 on his lite by grave
yard insurance Spectators, who hav,
paid over $4,000 in assessments, and
who will receive no return, on ac'
count of the companies have recent
ly been closed by Attorney Gener a
Palmer"
1t is reported from Clyde, Kansas
that on the 23d inst the family o
Adam Ballinger ate pork from no
killed that day and at night all wer
seized with violent sickness, and
twelve-Yearsold son of Ball nge
died. At last accounts all the rest Q
the family were dying except Mrs
Ballenger, who was expected to re
cover. 1t Is stated that "that tn
movements of the trichina in tn
raw pork can be observed with th
naked eye."
A destructive tornado passed owe
a portion of Lewis county ,Kentuck,
on Wednesday evening levellini
fences and dwellings and injurini
several persons.
1t is officlallly confirmed that ther
was fight between General Forsyth
and the hostile Indass in Arizons
near oldICamp Rucker, on Wednesday
in which SIX Indians were killed. In
fight at SGein's Peak, New Mexico, o.
Wednesday afternoon, between Indian
and Captain Tupper's detachment q
the Sixth Cavalry four Indian scout
and two soldiers were killed. 1t is sal
six Indians were also killed. Perhap'
both reports refer to the same fight.
A telegram from Tombstone, AR zoDs
; denies the report of the dletruction Q
Galeyville and the massacre of its In
habltants BY Indians. There being tw,
companies of troops at GaleyVille; th
IndiaDs did not attack the place, an
their only victim was man killed thre
{ miles from the village.
! E. N. Woodward dentist Of "respec
, able standing; in San Francisco, yestel
/ day shot and dangerously wounded
woman who had been living with hin
| He then committed suicide. The caus
! of the tragedy was Jealousy, the woma
refusing 10 marry him. g
| George Belts and James Brown, wh
a killed Sheriff on Wednesday whil
: resisting arrest were taken from the ia
at Lake City, Colorado, about l o'cloc
yesterday morning aud lynched by
mob of masked men.