The daily gazette., 1882-03-18
GENERAL NEWS,

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city offices yesterday, ST.. Patrick's
dayDespatches are published IN anoI
ther column from New York, Wash
ington, Boston, Baltimore, Chicago
and other cities reporting their cele-
bration of the day.
Hunter G. White was yesterday
appointed Assistant General of the
Rhode Island militia.
Samuel P. Colt was yesterday re-
elected Assistant Attorney General
of Rhode Island by the Legislature
OF that State, to serve until May.
General and Mrs. Grant are ex.
pected at the White House next
Tuesday as the guests of President
Arthur.
Representative Black, of G eorgia
sick in Washington, was hardly
expected to live through last night.
A costly stained glass window, in
memory Of President Garfield, has
been placed in st. James Episcopal
Church, Long Branch.
Ex. Governor Edwin Morgan, of
NewA Y ork has given $50, ,OO0toWIl-
liams College, Massachusetts, ,for
the erection of a new dormltorY.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles T.
Larned Deputy Paymaster General,
died yesterday at Eureka Springs,
Arkansas,
Nehemiah Milliard, a classmate
Of President Garfield, and at one
time Judge Of the Bergen county,
New Jersey, Common Pleas, died
in Paterson on Thursday hight.
1t is underst BOD that Attorney
General Brewster has accepted the
resignation of Colonel W. A. Cook,
SPECIAL assistant attorney in the
Star Route cases.
The miners and laborers of Luz.
erne and Lackawanna counties meet
in Pittston to-day for The purpose of
forming United Labor organiza-
ton.
1t is stated that all the moulders
in Troy, New York, 1900 in numbers
will strike to day,
The strike of the miners in the
Cumberland coal region is expected
to be of long duration, the men
being we'll supplied with funds
individually, and the Knights of La
Dor having nearly $40, ,0O0-the fruit
Of several months assessment - in
their treasury.
The carpenters and joiners of
Cleveland, Ohio, have decided to
ask SO per day-an increase of so to
rs cents--after the lst of April.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company's messenger boys in Boss
ton struck Yesterday morning against
a reduction of wages.
No change is reported In the
situation at Omaha. Work Is con.
tinued under military protection,
and the military have made arrange
ments indicating an indefinite stay.
Twenty Of the leading strikers have
been indicted by the Grand Jury
and Walsh, President of the Labor
Union has been arrested on four
indictments, ,andcommitted In default
of $4,000 bail.
The smallpox continues to lns
crease In South Bethlehem, Penna.
Fourteen additional houses were
quarantined there yesterday, and
four more deaths from the disease
were reported. The total number of
cases is now estimated at 225.
Five boys-Michael Garrish, aged
II; Allen Failes, aged 9; Samuel
aged 8 John Montgomery, aged IA, +,
and Nicholas Kell, aged 13-were
sufocated by the caving in of tun
mel which they dug in the side of a
hill in play at st. Joseph, Missouri,
on Thursday afternoon. All were
dead when got out except Garrish,
but he expired moment after beiug
exhumed.
John Rooser, brakeman on the:Le-
banon Valley Railroad, was run
over and fatally injured by freight
train at Reading last evening.
The dwelling of Alfred Willis at
Cardiff, Ontario, was burned on
Monday, and his three children,
aged respectfully Is months, 7 years
and II years, were burned to death,
The boys employed in The Pacific
Mill, at Lawrence, Massachusetts,, about
35 In number, have followed the exam
pie of spoilers and struck against the
reduction Of wages.
The North Carolina Council of State,
at meeting yesterday, declined by
tie vote to take action In regard to call
Ing an extra session of the Legislature.
As the Governor can only make the call
by advice Of the Council the Legislature
will not be convened.