The daily gazette., 1883-10-31

Colorado, was fatally shot few days ago
by Frank Reed, a cowboy, whom he was try
ing to arrest for stealing cattle. Reed es-
capped.
Henry ones was fatally shot by Thomas
Matthews, 10 Dinwiddie county, virginia,
few days ago, aud Is reported to be dying.
Matthews escaped. Jones was too intimate
with Mrs. Matthews.
The two-mastsd schooner Netta, from
Philadelphia for at. John, New Brunswick,
with coal and brick, went ashore AZ Block
Island on Monday night, and ia full oil
water Her crew were saved.
At meeting of Independent colored |
voters in Boston, last night, letter was
read from Wendell Phillips recommending |
them to vote for Benjamin L. Butler, zone |
Of the best friends the colored man has ever |
had"
The Earl of Cork has lodged complaint
with the police authorities 10 Montreal that
he was robbed on Saturday of apoeket-book
containing a circular note for $4,000, some
valuable papers, and $3.50 IN Canadian
money.
The steamer ct. Francis sank In the La.
chino Rapids on Monday night, and Is
total loss. She had so passengers on board,
who were landed and spent the night on
one OF the islands. The steamer originally
cost $4,000
The trial OF M1jor Crumbaugh, Internal
Revenue Collector of the Second Kentucky
District, In the United States Court at Louis
Vile, on the charge of using official envel-
opes for private correspondence, resulted
yesterday in his acquittal.
Secretary Folger yesterday appointed
Mifiiin Emlen Bell, of Des Moines, Iowa, TO
be SupervisiI Architect OF the Treasury, In
Rlac OF j. & Hill. resigned. Mr.. Bell was
l oT ha tal bt,tI af 2nFfnu-
| field, Illinois, and Des Moines.
One hundred and thirteen suits have been
brought against the Pennsylvania, Stating
ton and New England Railroad Company at
| Fas.on, for Nages due workmen. Sixty OF
the suits were entered on Monday; the
others were begun some time ago.
A second case OF ''scab" having appeared
among a lot of sheep in Montreal, destined
for shipment, the Canadian Department OF
| Agriculture has ordered the slaughter OF the
! whole lot. This plan will be followed In all
a such cases, in order to prevent Canada from
> being "scheduled" by England.
The Secretary Of tre Navy yesterday or
del ed a court martial to meet In Washing
7 ton, d. c., on November 5, for the trial o
i Chief Engineer Thomas Williamson or
: chargee of extravag2 nee and inefiieiency In
q connection with the repairs to the steam
shin Pinta at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Yesterday morning three strangers entered
the store of Abram Gray, at Homow ock
Ulster county, New York, and asked fol
small bills in change for three 500 notes
Mr.. Gray began to count out the change
when the men threw some liquid In bis face
o nearly binding him, and ran off with tn
: money.
Il The schooner Helen NJ Benedict, at Vine
= ward Haven, reports that on the 25th In It.
Is 25 miles southwest by south from Montauk
r, fhe passed the wreck of the bark Sarah NJ
y Smith, Of st. John, New Brunswick
"standiug in a perpendicular position i
the water, with her stern about % feet ou
st Of water"
A Cabinet meeting was held vest crday.
is said that one of the matters c9nsiderc
O. was the advlsablity Of ordering Courts Q
l. Inquiry TO investigate the conduct OF Com
a nander Wides, U. 8. N, and Lleutenan
NJ Ciarllngtons U. S. A., In the recent Greel
Ia relief expedition, IN order TO fix the respor
40 sibility for the failure Of the expedition.
N Articles Of incorporation of the "Unitet
States Central Railroad Company" capita
s75 100000, were lled yesterday In Denver
le Colorado. The company is a cons5li1atio
in of the San Francisco and o ,ean Shore, Cal
ut lorBia Central fad Denver, Hot Sprin;
.,c and Pacific Companies and the road wi
- run from San Francisco to Denver via SaLt
w Cruz.
eastern railroad, consisting of II platf0rl
cars loaded with cross-ties, fell through
S. trestle bridge Is miles from Charleston
An South Carolians, yesterday. Engineer
: B. Stratton was killed and three colored me
~, injured. The cars caught fire from the e
ed gine and were consumed. About 200 feet
the trestle was destroyed.
The fret bale Of cotton ever picked fro
up the deld by machinery was shown at Il
e. Cotton Exchange at Galveston, South Car
,ol lima, yesterday. Its condition was pr
nounced as good as hand picked cotton
the same grade, and it was conceded that,
placed with others, 1t could not be dist
guished from hand picked cotton. The IN
chine is operated by one hor,e and Que ma
en- and will harvest from two aud half
r three full bales a day.
ieed In dispatch to the Department of Sta
pe the U. 8. Minister at Honolulu reports
meeting of the Hawaiian Cabinet, when
resolution of April O. 1888 protesting again
further immigration of Chinese laborers 10
the Hawaiian Islands, was rescinded, and
ain Teso uton adopted instead authorizing t
"a, immigration OF such laborers under certa
on, restrictions at a rate not to exceed 600
any three month. l. is said large hu
Der OF Cinnamon return to China at the
piration of their contracts, which is given
rtn a reason for the action taken.
M At Kiefer & Stiefel's tannery, In Pit
or burg, the firm have been digging q well
be used as a vat. Yesterday morning CHI
tian Dickson went into the well to measI
the depth Of the water, and was oyerccl
ain by foul air. Ferdinand Schrader u
Pa; Charles Schultz descended to rescue Dlt
Dg- son, and were also overcome. Two otl
men named BambGrger aud Remsen VI
then lowered by ropes, and they tied the
senstle men to the ropes and all v
ice, hauled up When they reached the surf,
ien- Dickson, Schrad, aud schultz were fou
-ad- 10 be dead. Blktercer and Reinsen W
the unccEs c0us. but soon recovered.