The daily gazette., 1882-03-16
GENERAL NEWS.

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The Pacific Bank, Of Boston, by per.
mission Of tbs 0ontfOller of the Currency
Will resume business on Monday next.
Judge Shipman, Of the q. 9. Circuit
Court In New York, decided, gestarday
that imported Colored fashion Plates are
not liable to duty. 10 ~ +
The township election in Bordantown.
New Jeraey, on Tu Sdey, was carried
BY the Democrats. There were no few.
or tran seven tickets In the neld. sul -.
Judge BlAtchfoRd, OF New York, has
notified the Preside mt OF his acceptance
OF the Associate Justiceship Of the 6u-
preme q, urt Of the United states. 7
1t was reported in New York yester-
day that Collector Robinson was to be
Buperseded ny Stephen b. French, Ut
present Police Commissioner. ana.
1t was TumoFed In WsshinRton last
night, that w. A. Cook, special attor-
ney Tor the United STATES in the Star
Roato cases, had resigned.
In the Senate of New Jersey yesterday
bills were passed fixing the salary Of
the Attorney General ct $1,000, and leRa-
hElpg oaths "by the uplifted hand"
RalstOD, McQuaide g. Co., banker, of
FairView, near Pi'tsourg, suspended
| yesterday. Their liabilities are esttma-
ted at about $26O, 600; assets unknown.
| 6. 7. Stewart, ( Chairman Of the National
Prohibition Committee, has called Ma
uoual Convention OF Prohibitlonlsts, to
meet IN Chicago on the 2sd Of August
next.
In the House the bail for the holding
OF . Constitute Onal Convention In Tron-
ton on June 10Th vas passed. The Oon-
ventton is to consist Of one delegate
from each county and one from each
Assembly district.
The stove manufacturers ofTroy, New
York, have declined to grant NJ increase
OF wages demanded by the Moulders'
Union, add . strike 10 expected among
the thousands Of men employed In the
stove foundries there. ul..i5t
Indian Commissioners PrIce Ia prepar.
ing report to the Secretary Of the In-
terror recommending the removal Of the
dians, now in New Mexico, to q suitable
reservation In the Indian Territory.
, At q large meeting OF the Trades As.
sembly of San Francisco on Tuesday
evening, resolutions were adopted sym
pathizing with the strikers OF Omaha
and strongly consuring the action o
the civil authorities In invoking mill
tary aid.
At ScAnton, yesterday, Professor J. e
Hawker, lSa3 3ertntendent Of Schools
WaJ awarded $2C 70 damages In y suit
brought BY him against Morris Gold
smith, prominent merchant. Tor sign
ing hbellous petition 70 the State Bu
, perIntendent Of Schools. 4"-~
The Executive Committee OF th,
knights Of Labor In the CumberlAn'
!. coal district, was In session ct Frost
burg, Maryland, on Tuesday and yesteI
: panles' noLtoe Of q reduction OF Wagel
= Nothing Of Its contents is yet mad
q public.
There is no change In the situation 9
{ Lawrence, Massachusetts,. The tots
, number unemployed in conseQ uenoe O
the strike 3 about $50. EDWARD Byrne
weaver, charged with interfering
with weavers In the Worsted departmen
OF the Pacific Mills. WaS arraigned yes
! terday in the Police Court and fined 3
3 and costs.
8 Forty-Tour new cases Of smallpox ant
5 four deaths were reported In fit,sburl
last woek.-Thirteen deaths from thi
q disease were reported In OhicaPo.-
About 100 cases Of smallpox existed Ii
a South Bethlehem, Psnna., yesterday
new Gases having developed In twenty.
: one families since Tuesday. No cases Of
3 tho di ieaso are known to exist In Beth
!, lehem proper.
The will of Sarah Burr, offered To-
I probate In New York, ON Tuesday
r beQueaths nearly $S,0O0,00o to various
religious and charitable Institutions, thi
Episcopal Church hreceivinR the priAcipa
I benefaotlons. The largest beQuest ls o nj
. Of $4,000, for the OF the 10000
Samaritan Dispensary In the city Of New
York" The sum of 81, 900 is left to tht
3 Divinity School OF the Protestant Episco
pal Church In Phlladelphia. -
(, A convention OF the tobacco mAnuTac
Il turers OF the United States began IL
sessIonB In Washington last night, George
W. Helme. of New York, prosidiDg. The
Z. object Of the gathering, 40 stated BY the
chairman, ''is to decide whether they
should cooperate with or antagonize the
free leaf mem In their fight before Oon
gress." T. b. Spence, of Oincinnatl, was
. elected Woe President; j. W. Woodside
} OF Philadelphia, Secretary, and Charles
t seidler, Of New York, Treasurer.
} At q meeting Of the creditors of the
: LewcomD Buchanan Company, In
| Noui3Ville, yesterday, the OompaEy'l
, liabilities were stated ct 81, $40 900, AND
the assets at 50, 900. Propositions
were submitted for the payment OF the
secured debts In one, two and three
years, at 6 per sent, and the unsecured
: debts in ave years ct 8 per oent. inter
est; the dIstinery property Of the Com
: pany and the private property Of the
BuohAnans to be mOrtgaged to secure
the unRaouFed debts