The daily gazette., 1883-07-20
MORNING SUMMARY.


The city of Hudson, New York, yesterday
celebrated the centennial Of its set ttlement
ON July 10, 1888.
II is ,stimated in Washington that about
$500 ,Q00,0 900 of our national debtor less
than 20 per cent.-is held in Europe.
Herbert NJ. Howe was yesterday con
firmed by the Senate of Harrisburg as
member of the Board oi PuHlic Charities.
NJ. W. Wilkinson, farmer of Lincoln
county, Mo, was shot dead by an unknown
assassin while asleep in his house, last Tues
day night
A fire at Little Falls, New York, Sester-
| day, destroyed the planning mill of West &
Co., the lumber yard of William II. Waters
and moving machine factory. Loss $685.
| 900.
The iutermeut of Tom Thumb took place
yesterday, at Bridgeport, Conn, with
Masonic ce emonies. Before the intcrment
the body was viewed by about ten thousand
persons.
Swayne, who was arrested in Nashville
for the stealing OF the ledger needed in the
| Polk rial, has confessed that he took IL at
the instigation OF Polk, and received Sl15
| for the deed.
| In the Criminal Court at Washington yrs,
terday, the MOTION TO quash the indictment
| in the case OF Ex Senator Kellogg was post
| pOned until Monday, Mr.. ShellabargeT not
being yet able to appear.
General James A. Ekin, Of the Quarter
| masters Department, stationed at Louis.
vile, will be retired about the end of
August 1t is thought he will be succeeded
by General Rufus Saxton.
A fire in Brooklyn, yesterday morning,
destroyed Harbeck's dock and three vessels,
causing loss estimated at 5000, ,O0O Twelve
firemen were injured, and, ii is feared,
fatally, by The falling OF the roof of the pier.
In the Supreme Court at Providence yes
terday, Fanny Sprague was ordered to furh-
ish bonds within 20 days to the amount of
S309 900, and Mary Sprapue to the amount
Of $4,000, as assignees Of the Quidneek
Company's stock.
Daniel 9. Francis, formerly proprietor OF
the spirit Of Berks newspaper, committed
suicide Yesterday, in Reading, by shooting
himself. III health and pecuniary tloublt
are supposed to have caused the act He
was % years OF age.
The State d partment yesterday received
a telegram from Mr.. Campbell, United
Stat Consul at Monterey, dated Laredo
Texas, confirming the press report of the
assault upon Acting onsul Shaw Part c
ulars are ex ected by mail
The National Cotton Exchange met yes
|
following officers President, w. K Gardi
ner, of Mobile; Vice President, Her r,
Hentz, Of New York; Treasurer, Thoma
Lainey Of New York The officers sery,
for two years.
An official Of the Indian Bureau yesterday
received private letter from Kansas, re
porting that the notorious Captain Payne
aud his followers 'are loud in their asser
TONS that they Will enter Indian Territory
Il ri, B h.. Il.
, COURT, and say that 'nothng can stoI
them"
John L. Hickman, for five years suprem,
treasurer of The Catholic knights o
: America, who was defeated for re rlect'ol
IN MAY last, left his home in Grafton, w
Va, Tor Europe, on unday night. He re
{ Gently failed in business, and is reported Il
:, be "short" from $4,000 to 100000 in hi
u accounts.
The body of Patrick Clancy, of Tona
wanda, New York, was found in a creek a
Buffalo Yesterday morning with the hea
crushed in. He laid down upon the break
y water on Wednesday night and is believe
To have fallen asleep there. Soon afterWar
cries OF distress were heard, and large poC
u OF blood was found upon the dock. Som
= drunken sailors are suspected of the crime
pr telegram from Tucson Arizona, saw
= the Mexican Consul there has received
letter from the frontier dat d the l4th inst.
= stating that lat or near the place wher
" General Crook left the hosties I'm the dis
N trict of Montezuma the attacked Mexi
can settlement and killed five persons.
detachment Of Mexican infantry pursue
he savag s, but found them in too strong
force, and were repulsed with the loss /
seven soldiers"
The Sengerfest in Buffalo closed yestel
day with grand parade of the societies /
the morning, and an outdoor festival in th
evening. About 5000 persons attended tn
festival. During the SRngerfest the receipt
.r from the sale seats were S27, $50, and tn
- expenses for singers and hotel and railroa
. expenditures amounted to S22, l45 1t
hoped that not more than 25 per cent. {
the guarantee fund will be called for t.
f. meet deficiency.