The daily gazette., 1882-09-05
THE MORNING SUMMARY.


Eight cases and one death were reported
at Point Isabel on Sunday.
The stealings of Hunter, the abscoDding
notary public of Montreal, are now known
to be over 1920, 200.
Two West Shore railway laborers were
killed yesterday near Cornwall, N. T., by
the premature explosion of blast.
Two hundred cases of the fever are re-
ported in San Bernardo, town Of 1000 in
habitants, across the Mexican border.
The Boston Board OF Aldermen yesterday
authorized the appointment of a committee
to secure the erection of a statue of Paul
Revere
The 'longshoremen on the Cunard wharves
in boston, 40 in number, who have been on
strike, offered yesterday to resume work at
the old rates. t~
Extensive forest fires are destroying Yalu-
able timber in Annapolis county, Nova
Scotia. The crops in that province are suf-
ferng from drouth.
Mr.. Henkle yesterday concluded his argu-
ment for the defence in the Star Route trial
at Washington. Mr.. Ingersoll will begin
his argument to-day. aat 5fltr
The Republican Convention of the Seventh
PennsylVania District, at Lansdale, yester-
day nominated l. N. Evans for Congress
man, on the Oath ballot.
Thomas w. Richie, leading lawyer OF
Montreal, died suddenly last night while on
his way home from Lake Memphremagog.
He was 50 years of age. sT sE4
Five or six persons were injured, some
| seriously, by the bursting Of boiler In
| Swift s. Harper's rolling mill, at Riverside,
Ohio, yesterday morning
The steamer Western Texas arrived at
Port ROYAL, South Carolina, last night She
ha
picked up, marked with her name.
One new case of yellow fever was reported
in Pensacola yesterday. Seven persons are
now sick of the fever, two of whom are
| likely to die; the rest are improving. 8
One hundred and forty-eight cases of
| yellow fever and ten deaths have been re-
ported In Brownsville for the last two days.
The new cases yesterday numbered rs.
The bark Sarah E. Kingsbury of Boston,
$40 tons burthen, and fully loaded with an
outward cargo, was destroyed by fire at
Framm Fran, on the west coast of Africa,
on the 9TH ult.
The annual session of the Social Science
Association was begun last evening In Sara
toga, DIR. Francis Wayland of Yale College,
President of the Association, making the
opening address.
Robert L. Hutchinson, President of the
Bordentown Bank, died yesterday at his
residence in Yardville, New Jersey, aged 81
years. He was at one time State Senator
from Mercer county.
Frank McHolland, General Superintend.
ent of the Buena Vista and surrounding
mines at Valtecillo, Mexico, owned by New
York capitalists, has committed suicide.
The cause is unknown.
No new cases of small-p were reported
In Paterson, New Jersey. There was one
1 Al, t1a rrsnf ha{fa a
three-year-old child. The public schools in
|, Paterson have been closed.
Mail bags from st. John, New Brunswick
: for Halifax and other points, have beer
found by the Halifax clerks with the strap
e cut and all the registered letters gone. Th'
S robberies are being investigated.
e An unknown man, about 35 years of age
t was run over and killed on the Pennsyl
t yania railroad, near Princeton Junction
last night. The name George Allgaier'
was on paper found in bis pocket.
r The Louisiana State Lottery Compan!
: Yesterday filed suit against the Commission
g | ers of the District of Columbia for $500
: | damages for the closing of the company
= office in Washington, arrest of its agents, etc
4 Samuel F. Barr, Congressman from TIN
r Fourteenth District of Pennsylvania, ha
n been endorsed for denomination by the Re
4 publican Convention of Dauphin an
a Lebanon counties. This insures his seleC
:. ton.
y The Republican Convention of Miffli
county, Penna., yesterday recommends
General John F. Taylor for Representative
in Congress. The Convention nominate
i Ira Thompson, of Armagh, for Assembly
man.
g The election in Arkansas was held yeste
!. day. Slight returns show an unueuall
e large vote, with indications of the usui
Democratic majority on the State ticket. l
e the Legislature there are slight Greenbac
d and Republican gains
= The United States steamer Adams, at Sa
ie Francisco. will be ready for sea in fe'
days, and will go to Alaska to relieve tn
Wachusett. The latter vessel will retur
:, to San Francisco, where she will be ez
ie amined, and, if necessary, put out OF CON
q mission
=, While William Henry and his young so
u, u, were on their way to blow up stumps wit
~ ~ dynamite cartridges near Selbyville, Indian,
M last evening, sparks from torch carried .
~ " the son fell among the cartridges and e.
is ploded them. Henry was fatally injured
his son may recover.
Colonel Bodine has selected as the men
bers of the American Team, TO compel
., against the British Team In the Intern,
II. tional Rifle Match, Messrs. Dolan, Smitf
s. Hinman, Ogden, Kinds, PauIdiHg, Howar,
n Shakespeare, McNivin and Alder n
Iv other two viii be chosen this week.
I'd The Tariff Commissioners yesterday ga
n a hearing IN Cincinnati to representatives
~ the earthenw3fe factory there, who argn'
in favor OF u higher duty on import'
pottery. They also heard representatives
the tin roofing industry, who wanted mo
ch protection against competition from t
ne roofing made from plates manufactured
ENGLAND.