The daily gazette., 1882-04-03
GENERAL NEWS.

4hCAO oCCA1o AAeeAO AChub buAb bnO \ AC@
sident will veto the Chinese bill, on tho
grLuod that 1t violates the treaty W th
China, aud 10 opposed to American prln-
clples.
The Mexican Congress opened on
Saturday evening. President Gonzales
read an address in which he said the
Guatemalan trouble remsins unsettled,
but Guatemala must speedily renOunce
her pretentions to Cbiapas aud Saconus.
co, or war will be inevitable. He con-
graduates the country on the progress
made in the building Of railroad and
telegraph lines, the increase of public
revenues, and the immigration from the
Latin countries OF Europe TO Mexico.
At meeting of the Irlsh Land League
in Portland, Maine, yesterday afternoon
resolutions were adopted asking the re-
call Of Minister Lowell, aud requesting
the President to demand the speedy trial
or release of American citizens Confined
in British prisons.
Two hundred and fifty skilled work.
men employed in the Debold Safe and
Lock Company's factory, at Oanton,
OHIO, struck, ,on Saturday night; they ap-
pointed q committee to meet their en-
ployels aud try TO effect compromise.
The steamer Leipzig, at Baltimore on
Saturday night from Bremen, brought
1858 immigrants, all Of whom went
West by rail yesterday morning.
Four hundred Immigrants arrived in
Winnipeg on Saturday, and one thou.
sand others we've expected momentarily.
General Stephen II. Hurlbut, lately
minister TO Peru, died suddenly Of heart
disease in Lima on the 2Sult.
A private despatch received in Baltl-
more lest night reported the dangerou:
illness of Bishop Bowman, OF the MethO-
dist Episcopal Church.
RABBI Lillenthsl was repot ed to be dy-
ing in Cincinnati last night.
Sir Robert Michael LafFaD, Governor
OF the Bermudas, died on the 22d ult.
at the Government House, Mount Lang
ton, after lingering illness.
Six new cases of smallpox were
reported, yesterday in South Beth
leh, m, iiye of them in houses prev.
iously quarantined. Three deaths
were reported, making the number
| TO date 81. There are l25 cases O
small pox jn the toWR.
Yesterday, Palm Sunday was
observed in all the Roman Catholic
Churches with the usual solemnitJ
and the blessing and distribution o
palms. The devotions of Holy Weel
were also begun yesterday.
The thirtyefourth anniversary oi
Modern Spiritualism was celebrated
yesterday by the First Association
of SpiriLuallsts of Philadelphia, Mr.
Joseph Wood presiding at all th'
meetings.
The late Edward u. Gale, who
was City Attorney for the collection
of arrears of personal taxes IN New
York from the fall OF 1876 until hi
death in February last, is ascertainet
10 have been defaulter for abou
$l8 900, if not a great deal more.
Jacob A. Faunce member of thu
City Council OF Harrisburg and TAI
Collector for the Sixth Ward of that
city, was found on Saturday 10 b,
''short" In his accounts as Collector
to the amount of $4,000.
j Cadet Louis X. Newcomb, of th,
Highland Military Academy al
Worcester, MASSACHUSETTS, was helc
on Saturday IN $4,000 ball, for hav.
ing SET fire to the Academy buildln.
at three different times,
Five men, accused Of cattle steal
ing, were lynched at and near Pueblo
Colorado, by vlgilants, on Thursday
night. Two of the men were takeI
from Jail, the others were captures
outside the town.
County Conventions are beins
.. held in Utah for the election of dele
gates to the comlng Constitutions
Convention. Only monogamists ar
/ chosen. The convention will meot o.
! the 10th lnst,
1t Ia understood in Washington
! that John j. Piatt will be noninate'
for Uounsul at Cork in place o
Brooks, resigned.
The public debt statement fo
March shows decrease OF sic ,462,
aA6.
The U. S. Senate was not in ses.
sion on Saturday. In the House,
; supplement to the ApporLonmen
bill was reported,giving an additiena
Representative for Nebraska. TIL,
Senate amendments to the Life Say
ingService hlllwere rejected. Pendinl
, consideration otthe ArmyApproprlt
J ton bill the House adjourned.
Cornelius j, Vanderbilt, brothe
of William II. Vanderbiltcommittet
! suicide by shooting himself in tn
head at The Glenham Hotel, In New
York yesterday. Deceased will b.
remembered as having contested th
8 probate of the will Of the late Com
9 nodore Vanderbilt, ,hls father. Heha,
been sufferer from epilepsy fol
i several years and this is supposed &