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

The new Produce Exchange in Pittsburg
was formally opened yesterday.
The striking plasterers in Cincinnati have
been successful in obtaining $3.50 per day.
Ex-secretary Blaine has written letter
declining to run for at-large
In Maine.
The Traders National Bank Of Covingtoh,
Kentucky, has been authorized to begin
business with capital of $500, 700.
The State election in Oregon took place
yesterday. A telegram from Portland Je-
ports heavy vote and much scratching.
Hartford, Connecticut, voted yesterday
against new city charter intended to con-
solidate the town and city governments.
Three negroes, charged with feloniously
| assaulting young girl, were taken from
the police at Butlerville, Arkansas, last
Sunday night, and lynched by mob.
Mcpherson, Willard & Co. Union Steam
Forge In Bordentown, which closed on the
2Sth ult. owing to the slackness of trade, re-
opened yesterday with slight reduction in
| the night force.
Arrangements have been nearly finished
| for the reunion of the Army of the Potomac
| in Detroit, on the 14th and 18th insts. Gen
erals Grant, Sherman and Sheridan are ex-
pected to be present. ls-
A telegram received In Little Rock from
Eureka Springs, confirms the report that,
since the last operation for cancer on the
tongue, Senator Ben. Hills condition is
steadily improving"
The remains of Thomas JEFF erson are not
! to be removed from their last resting place
| in Virginia TO Washington cemetery, the
owners of the Monticello grave yard re.
fusing to allow of the transfer.
Al
International typographical Union met
yesterday In St. Louis. George Clark, presi
| dent, was in the chair, and Mayor Ewing
| delivered an address of welcome.
At Harrisburg, yesterday, the contract for
printing the Legislative Record was awarded
to w. P. Hastings of jefferson county, al
$3.50 per page, which Is $3.50 less than the
present contract price. There were six bid
| ders.
The Republican Executive Committee oi
| Mississippi met yesterday in jackson and
TOOK steps towards the organization of dis
| trict executive committees throughout the
State for the coming Congressional cleo
| tions.
| Four masked men attempted torob traiI
on the Missouri Pacific railroad, near Den
ton, Texas, early yesterday morning. They
were put to flight by a volley of pistol shots
and the dead body of one was discovered
soon afterwards.
The Mdil, the Government organ in To
ronto, says that Mr.. John O'Connor, who 1
compelled by ill-health to retire from tn
Cabinet, will be succeeded, as representa-
tive of his co-religionists (the Roman Catho
lics) by Mr.. Frank Smith.
Five persons in all were killed by tn
storm in Northampton county, North Care
lima, on Sunday. Many buildings in tn
path of the storm were wrecked by tn
wind, while all vegetation was destroyed b.
the hail. Many of the hailstones weighe
"a pound and quarter"
A fire in Rochester, Beaver county, Pa
| yesterday afternoon, destroyed the Coo
ative Stove Foundry, Denny Brothers ca
riage factory, Walters wagon shop, Otto
Goehringers' blacksmith shops and seve
other buildings. The loss will not excee
S25, 900, as most of the buildings were sma
and of frame.
In the Criminal Court at Washington ye
terday, Mr.. Bliss concluded his opening al
gument in the Star Route cases in suppoi
Of the charges that Dorsey, Brady and thei
confederates had swindled the Government
out of large sums of money in connection
| with mail route contracts The defence vii
open to-day.
A national convention of the Friends c
Froebel will be held In Detroit on the 21s
inst Addresses will be made by Professo
Still, d. M. Dickinson, secretary of the Mas
sachusetts Board of Education; Presiden
Ogden of Fayette College, Professor Henr.
Barnard of Connecticut, Mrs. Louis Pol
lock of Washington, Mrs. Gerlay of Phila
delphia, and others equally known.