The daily gazette., 1882-08-26
THE MORNING SUMMARY.

Pink-eye has again become prevalent
| among the horses at Ottawa, Ont, and its
immmediate vicinity.
MOir, Son d Co.'s spool factory, saw mill
and forge at Bedford, N. s., were DESTROYED
by fire yesterday. A large number of hands
are thrown out of employment.
Matthews Brothers. wholesale drug store.
at Scranton, Pennsylvania, was destroyed by
fire yesterday morning, which was caused
by an explosion of oil. Loss $25, 600, insur-
ance $4,000.
The Chiefs, Little Shell, Little Ball and
Red Thunder and their braves, in the Penn
olna (Dakota) Mountains, have pledged
themselves not to interfere hereafter with
the Customs officers. hG 91
A confidential clerk of j. B. Peabody &
Co. of Chicago, H., named i0'Nenl,
has been arrested for being 81, 900 to Sc. 600
short in his accounts. He had been drink
ing and gambling heavily of late.
Lieutenant Colonel Swinney of the RoyaP
Artillery, English army, accompanied by
DR.. Cox, veterinary surgeon, are In St.
Louis, Mo-, buying mules, which will be
shipped from New York to Alexandria for
use in the Egyptian war.
Because the Register of New Haven,
Conn, said that the ladder of Mayor Morgan
Bulkley, of Hartford, 'sto his political
heaven was made up solely of lager beer
and whisky barrels" Bulkley has sued him
for libel, claiming $4,000 damages.
A statement prepared at the General Land
Office, Washington, shows that during the
fiscal year ended June so, 1889, there were
15,699S4S acres of land disposed of for
"abouto s. ,a61 ,091, against s'about" $5,-
900 received for lands In the previous
year.
An engine and six cars of Kingston and
Pembroke railway passenger train were
thrown off the track near Kingston, Ont,
on Thursday night, owing to an iron OBJ
struction on the rails, placed there by some
scoundrel with the object of wrecking the
train.
Coup's circus, after making brave stand
against adverse circumstances, went to
pieces in detroit, Mich, yesterday. Attach
ments for S25, 900, representing claims Of
the employees and others, have been put
upon it, and the entire concern is in the
hands of the sheriff. .l
Despite the Governors proclamation the
saloon keepers of Missouri Valley, Iowa,
openly carry on their business. The prohi-
bitionists doubt whether they can prosecute
successfully, since the Legislature failed to
enact q penalty. A test case has resulted in
a complete victory for the saloon interests
Freight and passenger trains, heavily
ladened, are detained at Maricopa, Yuma,
and Casa Grande. The foundations of the
railroad track, since the water has gone
down, have in places been washed away to
depth of six feet. 5000 sheep are at Mari
copa east-bound for Texas.
A swinder has been passing forged checks
In different places in New England and
New York on the National Bank of Balti-
more, Md, usually for the sum of 500.
The checks purport to be signed by w. E.
Morris IL Co., a well known commits
sion house of Baltimore, who keep an
account with the National bank.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Walker
yesterday received cable message from
Minister Hunt, at st. Petersburg, stating
that Lieutenant Berry, of the Rodgers, ana
Chief Engineer Melville and Noros, Of the
Jeanette crew, left ST. Petersburg ON
Thursday for Liverpool via Berlin, where
they will be joined by Ninderman, another
one of the survivors of the Jeannette.
Ex-Governor Sprague refuses to give MP
the Canonehet (R. - estate to Frank ID.
Moulton, its purchaser, and has placed
men, armed with rifles, &C., at all the en-
frances to to the property, in the house, and
IN its roof, Trustee Chatfee, who went
here with his lawyer to give Moulton pos
'ession, "deeided withdraw, and give the
State of Rhode Island chance to enforce
NE law"