The daily gazette., 1882-05-04
THE MORNING SUMMARY
THE WORK OF LAST NIGHTS
NEWS GATHERERS.
VARIOUS EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD.
Distributing 80, 900, 900 sIlad Fry q Month";
Notes OF the Strikers-Various Fires, Ac-
cidents and Other CaIamities.

1t is said that the United States Fish Com
mission will be able to distribute 10000, 900
shad fry this month.
John Corey, an old citizen of College
Point, Long Island, was fatally injured ON
Tuesday by falling down stairs.
1t is reported that Captain Tresscott, for
merly of San Antonio, Texas, has been
killed by the Indians in Arizona.
Bishop Wingfeld of Northern California
has declined the position of assistant bishop
of Mississippi to which he was elected.
The steamer Castalia arrived at Boston,
yesterday, with 200 Italians, most Of whom
are said to be destined for the West.
In the New York Assembly yesterday a
bill enfranchising womep was passed to
third reading In Committee of the Whole
The War Department is advised of the
death in Paris, on Tuesday, of Captain
George l.. Browning, of the Seventh In
fantry.
The floods in Manitoba continue, and Dor
tions of Winnipeg and st. Boniface are in
undated, but it is hoped the floods have
reached their maximum.
The General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church met yesterday in Nash
vile, Bishop Paine presiding. Bishop Nc
Iyeire read the pastoral Of the bishops.
The Reading (Penna.) Herald says that
Thomas Q. Zimmerman is to be the Post
master of Reading, reliable information hay
ing come from Mr.. Comeron to that effect.
William Williams, Charge d'Affaires to
Paraguay and Uruguay, took the oath of
office at the State Department yesterday,
and will to-day leave New York for his post
News was received at Santa Fe on Tues
day night that column of Mexican troops
had met and fought the Indians Colonel
Forsyth was pursuing, killed rs ofthem and
took 33 prisoners.
The girls employed in the carding room of
Higgins carpet factory in New York, re-
suned work yesterday ut an advance of 10
per cent. Those employed in the body brus-
| sells department are still out.
In the United States District Court at
| Providence, yesterday, Judge Colt denied
the petition Of A. r. Fiske Of New York,
| for an injunction to stay the sale of the
Sprague estate ordered to take place to-day.
| The striking horseshoers and plumbers in
| New York have induced many non-union
men TO join their unions, and are confident
of success. Several of the employing horse
shoers have already agreed to advance the
wages of their men.
The directors OF the Mechanics National
Bank of Newark, yesterday, completed
their arrangements for an Immediate re-
| vival of the bank, and announced that they
would pay the money due creditors under
their proposition at the bank on the 18th
| instant.
The Readjusters and Republicans of Peters
burg, Virginia, met last night to nominate
a city ticket. The Convention was secret
The candidates are considered certain ol
election, and the Democrats will probably
make no nominations.
The body of man who gave his name as
Campbell, and died in the Baltimore City
Hospital, on the 18th ult., has been exhumed
and identified by his son as that of James
Shaw, who killed his wife in Lancaster
county, Pa, on the 7th of March.
The annual meeting of the African NJ E.
Conference of the First District opened yes
terday in West Chester, Bishop Brown, of
| Washington, presiding About POO dele
gates, and Bishops Wayman of Baltimore
and Cambell of Florida, were present.
Edgar Chittenden, young man, was shot
/ and dangerously wounded in indianapolis,
on Tuesday night, by a man named Ryan, a
defeated candidate for Town Marshal. Chit
| tenden had hurrahed for the successful can
didate in Ryan's presence, hence the shoot
ing. Ryan is in jail.
The twenty-ffth anniversary of the Epis-
copal conservation of Bishop Elder, the
eoadjutor of Archbishop Purcell, was cele-
brated yesterday in the Cathedral at Cincin-
natl. A large number of clergymen were
| present and many valuable presents were
made to the bishop.
| 1t is now ascertained that John X. Famey,
Judge of the Police Court In Dover New
Hampshire, was killed by the falling of the
walls of the burned church in that city on
| Tuesday afternoon. He was 63 years of age.
Two school boys who are missing are sup
| posed to have also perished in the same
building.
The troops at Fort Washakie, Wyoming
Territory, having been withdrawn for the
reinforcement of the troops in Arizona, the
women and children at the post fear mas
sacre by the Indians and civilians are arm
ing for their protection. The Indians have
been greatly excited by the killing of Cap
tain Jack, the Ute.