The daily gazette., 1882-07-27
THE MORNING SUMMARY.

Cheng Tsao Ju, the Chinese Minister, has
arrived in Washington.
Bernard Murphy and John Shannon were
drowned yesterday while bathing at POugh-
keepsie.
A fire at Spring Wells, a suburb of Detroit,
destroyed several stores and dwellings,
causing loss of $40, 600.
Two elevators at MarkdaIe, Ontario, owned
by w. j. Mcfarland and Hill brothers, were
burned yesterday. Loss $4,000.
Cyrus c.. Daniels, aged 60 years, COM
mitted suicide in Woonsocket, Rhode Island,
on Tuesday. He had been for long time
in i'll health.
The United States steamers Tallapoosa
and Powhatan sailed from Pensacola yes
terday morning for Norfolk, with the moni-
tor Canonicus in tow.
The Grand Jury at Christiansburg, Vir-
mia, yesterday indicted John s. Wise and
j. s. Crockett and their seconds, for the re-
cent duel at that place.
Samuel Reese, brakeman on the Reading
railroad, fell between the cars and had his
head cut off yesterday while trying to board
train at Perkiomen junction.
The first case of malarial fever at the
White House, in Washington, was reported
yesterday, one of the servants being pros
trated with a severe attack.
The great heat of the last few days is
causing an increase in the mortality of
Montreal There were 200 deaths in that
city and its suburbs last week.
The Prohobitionists of Wisconsin are ar
ranging for the nomination of Congressman
in all the districts of that State, (Which will
considerably complicate matters"
Attorney General Brewster said yesterday
that he twas perfectly satisfied with his
present position, and had no desire or inten-
ton to change it for the English mission"
Supervising Steamboat Inspector Tower
of the New York district has refused to re-
sign at the request of Secretary Folger, and
che will be removed as soon as his successor
has been selected"
Morton Beckett, committed to Jail at
Hampton Court House, South Carolina, last
Saturday, for ielonious assault upon a
young girl, was taken from the jail and
lynched on Tuesday night.
About $50 men employed in the Pullman
brick yards at Chicago have struck for an
advance of % cents per day. The company
intends to start five of its eleven machines
today without the aid of the strikers.
The Republican Convention of the Sec
ond District of Vermont yesterday nomina-
ted Luke Poland for Representative in
Congress. lie received 19l votes to 125 for
Grout, the present incumbent, on the first
| ballot
Reports from 293 points in the country,
traversed by the Chicago, Milwaukee 81 st.
Paul railroad and its branches state that
there is "a large wheat yield, u half crop
of corn, and the largest oat crop ever
known"
It's reported frou Clifton, New Mexico,
that, on Tuesday morning, large party of
Indians attacked wagon train near that
place, killing two men. The teamsters
mortally wounded one Indian, dragged him
! into their camp, and after the ilghtwa over,
g scalped him and roasted him alive"
! The steamboat Fanchon blew out the head
of her forward flue at New Orleans yester-
day, killing colored fireman and fatally in
jurng David Hawkins, second clerk
Eighteen others were injured, and it is be-
lieved.fve or six deck hands were drowned
| All the passengers escaped injury.