The daily gazette., 1883-09-05
MoRN1Na SUMMARY.

Ihe Bplentc teVer le raging alnonk sno Ne
tie In Lancaster county, Pa, and has caused
q number Of deaths.
A heavy frost in New Hampshire and
Vermont on Monday night did much dam
age to the late crops.
The latest reports from the Grand Banks
say that 80 vessels are missing since the
great storm OF the 3Oth ult.
DIR. Chalfant, who escaped from the peni-
tentiary at San Quentin, California mas beeh |
captured al Winnemueca, Nevada
The receipts of the Pateut Office during
| the last eight months were $3.50, $50, against
| $685. Al during the corresponding period OF
1882,
DIR. X. Ritchey of Mendoza, Ill, shot |
| and mortaly wounded his wife on Monday
evening and then fed. 1t is supposed he
was Jealous.
Maggie L. Harlin, Elizabeth Summers
and Lizzie Shuey, young women, were
| drowned Yesterday at Rochester, " T., by
the upsetting of a boat
Jacob Il. Hadley, being drunk, shot and
Killed his 90 year-old sol IN Taylorsville,
Ohio, on Monday. Hadley tried to drown
himself after the shooting.
Homer Legrand Gilbert, aged 90, years,
and James Lockwood, aged 2l, were
drowned on Sunday by the capsizing OF
sail boat on Long Island Sound.
The fifth annual session Of the Select
Knights of the Ancient Order Of United
Workmen began yesterday in Pittsburg.
About 800 delegates were present.
The court martial engaged in trying the
hazing cases at Annapolis has acquitted
cadets P. Andrews and E, 7. Witherspoon.
The other cases are still on trial.
Newlin Gibbs was fatally shot by TWO
; brothers named Gillespie, with when hehad
at Monrphaad Kanturkv nn
Saturday night. His assailants escaped.
The Democratic members Of the State
! | Legislature, in caucus at Harrisburg last
. | evening, decided to remain in session "until
I the mandates of the Constitution are carried
out
i By an explosion OF Uowder in the Pratt
+ mines. near Birmingham, Alabama, last
\ Saturday, two white convict miners were
killed, and two colored ones severely in
-. jured.
I In fight in Cincinnati on Monday,
= Edward Purcell was struck on the head with
It a club by Henry Shuttle, and died OF the
l. injuries in few hours. Shuttle was ar
Il | rested.
Steamboat communication between Will
4 | mington, North Carolina, and Baltimore
: has been established, and the first steamer
" of the line will leave Baltimore on the Stl
s instant.
A telegram from Chattanooga to thu
Washington Republican last night, reported
IL that there had been a disastrous explosion
l. in the Prattsville mines, killing a number o
- the miners.
Charles Wilson, night watch an at tn
40 Insane Hospital in Norristown, an import
mt ant witness in the case against Galley, VIII
Try killed Fiss, died suddenly yesterday morn
ci- ing of heart disease.
SITS Thomas Young, 'longshoreman, wa
al shot dead yesterday by Daniel Courtney
-. another longshoreman, in a saloon in Me-
olu York. No provocation had been given b
on Young, so far as known.
40 James Donohue, 25 years Of age, yeste
pie day morning shot and killed his stepfathe
mr.. Michael O'Connell, aged So years. tt
, murder was done deliberately and apparent
without aLy proyocation.
ion The Shenango and Allegheny railroad
eht running from Greenville to Butler, Penna
a distance of So miles, was formally opent
yesterday. The road opens up coal r
ing | giou needed to supply the iron induktri
ar. OF Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Obi
nod The Bear Valley Shaft at Shamokin P,
: flooded eight months ago, to extinguish
e fire, was drained yesterday. 1t was foul
lnty in good condition, and work will be imm
do diately resumed When In full operati,
! to this mine employs nearly 600 men and boy
un 1t is reported that train on the St. Lou
i ), and Evansville railroad was thrown fro
the track by some cattle, between Carr
we and GRANVILLE Illinois, last evening, al
the that car occupied by Company A, of t
pre- Ninth Illinois Infantry, was overturne
killing nine persons and injuring Is.
The State Department is informed tn
,iti the American vessels Rebecca j Moult
H. and Josie E. More, seized recently at Sac
La Grande, Cuba, ior alleged violation
8 % the Spanish revenue laws, have been
the leased on representations from our Con,
in at Saqua, acting under instructions from
iltv State Department.
, NJ 1t is now believed that nine persons, eli
=, women aud one man perished by the bu
70" ing OF Henry Dreman IL Co rag warehou
inly in Cincinnati, on Monday afternoon.
ting names of the lost are Chris. Borman, X
urConDell, Mary Burke, Mary Lynch, Be
Brady, Nellie Kelly, Mary Lee and Mag
reo Lee, sisters, and Mary Spieler.
49, The hoy in the passenger elevator in
Grand Pacific Hotel, at Chicago, lost C
n ae troll OF the machine yesterday morning
irin- Que of its ascents, and advised two pass
sta gers who were on board to jump off at
half next landing. In attempting to do so,
of them, a painter named jacobson,
ployed in the hotel, was killed The wa
10 t. ing was needless, as an automatic applia
~ =" caused the elevator to stop on reaching
VINO upper story
mers President Arthur and party arrived at
will Paul on Monday afternoon and were
races corted to the State capitol, where an
formal reception was held. The PiesiG
then went TO Lake Minnetonka to att
now the dinner given to President Willard OF
Northern Pacific railroad and his gu
so.he Among the speakers at the dinner
. The General WashDurn, President Willard, |
/ the Won Brun, Mr.. West, tine British Mimi
ts to and President Arthur President Art
and Secretary Lincoln arrived in Chi,
yesterday They are expected back
loved Washington by the end OF the week.
os All the leading telegraph compa
neu whose lines enter the city OF Washin.
The have applied to the District Commissio
It the for leave TO erect new poles or reset old
both in various parts OF the city. All the al
cations have been refused, upon the gro
that "the poles aud wires disfigure
streets and interfere with growing tire
The request of the Western Union {
Loss pany which was referred to Captain Gre
D. OOO was returned with the following endt
O ar ment: "Not recommended. In plae
Wed. setting new and larger poles this trunk
O the should be placed under ground witt
10 re-. delay"