The daily gazette., 1882-04-20
GENERAL NEWS.

The Senate yesterday confirmed
Israel G. Adams TO be Collector
OF Customs at Great Egg Harbor,
New Jersey; Theodore Canisius, Of
Illinois, TO be Consul at Apia, and
Joseph +. Swords, Of the District
of Columbia; to be Consul at Trini-
dad.
The President has signed the Joint
resolution for the erection OF q mon
ument over the grave Of Thomas
Jefferson; also, the bill increasing
the pension Of st. CLAIR A. Mulholl 4
and.
In the New York Assembly yes.
terday, the Railroad Commission
bill was passed-l06 to los = and
goes to the Senate. 1t provides tor
the election Of the Commissioners
by the people, instead of their aps
pointment by the Governor and con
hrmation by the Senate.
I'm the Senate of Connecticut yes.
terday, the House resolution asking
the pardon and reinstatement OF
Sergeant Mason was rejected. Two
of The Senators argued that, "howr
ever much sympathy might be fell
for Mason, 1t was not seemly for the
State of Connecticut TO Interfere
with the cause OF justice IL the
army"
In the Virginia House of Delega-
tes Yesterday, 1t was decided by o
vote of forty 40 to As, TO take a
recess from Saturday next until the
18th Of June. One Raadjuster voted
no." with the Democrats. The
resolution will come up in the
Senate to-day.
The Legislature of Missouri met
yesterday at Jefferson City in extra
session, for the purpose of redistrict-
ing the State. 4.
The Prohibition State Convention
Of Connecticut met yesterday and
nominated full State ticket, head.
ed by George z. Rogers for Gover~
nor.
r. s. franklin, Republican, was
elected Mayor OF Newport, Rhode
Island yesterday, by l74 majority.
The Democrats have one majority
in the Council
In the Massachusetts House Of
Representatives, yesterday, the com
mittee to which was referred the
petition of certain atheists for legis.
lation providing that disbelief In
God may not affect the credlbillty
of q witness, was granted ''leave ia
withdraw"
Captain John h. Donovan, of the re,
tired list Of the U. y. Army, died in
Washington last Sunday.
The business portion Of Brownsville,
Missouri, was destroyed by tornado on
Tuesday afternoon. Seven pers 1ns
were killed and twenty or thirty Injured
one fatally.
Five houses were demolished and
several others damaged by . storm at
Mount Vernon, Penna., yesterday after
noon. A woman was killed and six
others were injured.
The Steamer Rendor, from Hartlepool
for Boston, was crushed by ice at sea,
on the 18Th inst, and was abandoned
next day 10 Q sinking condition. Her
captain ahd crew were taken off by the
Mary Louise, and have arrived at New
York.
During last week Al deaths from
small pox were reported In Cincinnati,
20 In Chicago, Q In Allegheny City, Pa,
8 in Pittsburg, and s In New York.
Three new cases and two deatba were
reported yesterday in in South Bethle-
hem.
The steamer City Of Sydney, from
New Zealand, has arrived at San Fran
cisco with 800 passengers, nearly half of
them Mormon converts, destined for
Salt Lake. Many others were refused
passage for lack Of room.
Hannibal Fl. Chase, President OF the
People's Bank Of Baltimore, fell dead
yesterday morning, while going to his
Office. He is the third bank president
who has died in Baltimore within eight
days.
The National Grand Lodge of the
Sons Of st. George, in session at Chester,
yesterday elected the following officers:
w. g. p, Edward Burgess, Of Stockton,
Pa; w. q. V. p, A. Toll, Of Brooklyn;
w. g. Secretary, Treasurer, g. L. Row
botham, of philadelphia; w. g. Messen-
ger, Henry Phipps, Of Cleveland, OhIouj
| w. g. Trustee, +. P. Walker, Of Phila-
delphla. During the last year tho
Society paid ont $40, 900 In benefits aud
1t has over $4,000 In the treasury.