The daily gazette., 1882-03-31
GENERAL NEWS.

oigned Dill providing Tor the whipping
or imprisonment cf wifs beaters.
The Democrats OF Ha'tford, Connce
ticut, last evening nominated Charles M.
Joslyn for Mayor. I.
George II. Farrler was nominated for
Mayor Of jersey City yesterday by the
Republicans.
A bill allowing women 10 vote for Pre-
sideDtlal Electors was reported in the
Massachusetts, House Of Representatives
yesterday.
The steamer Golden City took fire IS
she was approaching her wharf at Men,
phis, yesterday morning. She was made
fast TO q coal barge, but the line pafted,
aud che drlfsed down the current q mass
of flames. She had large number of
passengers on board, aud % lives are
known to be lost.
The Senate Gf Virginia yesterday. the
Fl uss bill reducing tue judicial Circuits
Of the State from eighteen to twelve was
defsaiel-Ayes IL, nays 20--.hree Read
justers voting with the Democrats. Ths
bill was Gone Of the chief partisan mea-
sureB' Of the Readjusters, as it would
have turned out all the pzs sent Circuit
judges aud neccesstated the election ot
new ones.
The New York Legislature met yes
terday In joint convention to elect Re.
gent flr the state University. There
being three candidates, Democratic, Re-
publican and Tammauy, no choice
was effected, and the Convention ad-
jour1ad sane die.
In the Ohio House of Represents ativ $
yesterday, the Pond LiqaOr Tax bill was
passed without amendment. 1t received
SO votes; three of them Democratic.
The House Committee Of Commerce
yesterday adopted q resolution offered
by Mr.. Reagan, declaring IL the sense Of
be Committee that some measure relat-
ing TO inter State commerce shall be
nd0pted by the Committee and reported
10 the House at the earliest practicable
moment after the River ana EaIbor bill.
In the Senate Of Ne y Jersay, yester-
day, tue General Water bill was consid-
cred, and, afte= Lumber CT amend
menis had been r jected, IL was passed.
The bill to create the couHty OF Newark
was lost. A bill was passed allowing
persons charged with crime to deposit
the amount of the recognizance in
money.
In The Honss after lively debate be.
| tween Messrs. Roberts and Shinn, mo.
tion to authorize the employment Of
counsel BY the Bribery invest gatiug
| Committee was referred to that Com
mittee, with Instructions to employ the
Attorney General on the part of the
State. nThe investigation by the special
| Committes OF the alleged bribery of
/ Shiun aud others was continued yester-
day.
Two large British steamships, full
| Of Chinese passengers, are on the
way from Hong Kong to Victoria,
British Columbia. About 4000 more
are expected this season. Labor 0l
all kinds in Victoria CONTINUES high,
and is steadily advancing"
The ship William H. Statbruck,
1889 tones burthen, was launched, ye. .
terday, at Bath, Maine.
Secretary Folger has left Washing
ton for q few days. Assistant Score
tary French will act during his abb
sence.
The health of Governor Hamilton,
of Maryland, is reported to be still
very precarious.
Congressman Robinson and John
Pope Hodnett, of the Labor League
called upon the President yesterday
and had short conference on the labol
question and the imprisonment o.
American citizens in Great Britain.
The BYram Mine near Dover, NeA
Jersey, caved in yesterday, killing
two men and seriously iDjaring sew
eral others. ...... Truman Dunham
President of the Cleveland LinseeC
Oil Company, was killed by being
caught in the machinery OF his work.
at Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday.
The report of the loss of 100 livei
by the carrying away of Ralston's gir
in Tensas Parish Louisiana, proves
happily, to be without foundation.
The Elephant Powder Mills Hick
Ferry, Penna., blew sp on Wednes,
day night. The shock was felt a
Wilkesbarre, twenty miles distant bu
no lives we're lost.
, Nothing remains of Walker Hal
J at Amhest, Massachusetts, which wa
burned on Wednesday night, but th
walls and one or two chimneys, and
A il doubtful If the walls OF n be used i
4 rebuilding. The total loss on th
: building and its contents ia abo
9ia5 600,