The daily gazette., 1883-01-19
.MORnINo SUMMARY.


A fire At Wartrace, Tenn, yesterday
morning, destroyed three stores aud TIE
post Office, causing loss of &25, 900.
Oswogo IN W Palladium, for $4,000
damages, resulted yesterday IN verdict for
S5.
Two-thirds OF the business portion OF
Cisco, Texas, was destroyed by IRE yester-
day morning. Tho loss is estimated st
eos, 900.
Michael Meylert, ex president of the
Muncy Greek Railroad, died ct his home IN
Laporte, Sullivan county, Pa, on Wednes-
day night. sa
BY the explosion Of q locomotive at Mans
Geld, Louisiana, on Wednesday evening"
four persons were killed and several Others
severely injured.
Ten thousand dollars has been subscribed
10 Cincinnati for the German Relief Fund.
Some balls and benefits at the theatres arc
yet to be given TO swell the fund.
William Grsham committed suicide at
Lukinsville, Alabama, ON Wednesday night,
by blowing out his brains, because he had
been ruined by the payment of a debt for
which he went security.
Darlington q Baskerville, commission
merchants and dealers in tobacco, Of Rich
nond, Virginia, failed yesterdag Their
liabilities are stated at sla6, ,000, and, It is
said, they will pay Is cents on the 81.
DR.. and Mrs. Durham and Mrs. shanks
were poisoned yesterday 10 Thompson,
Georgia, by ten-year-old coloFed girl, who,
In revenge for punishmeut, put strychnine
In their coffee. All are dangerously sick.
General Adm g. Clay, prominent eiti-
zen Of Virginia, relative OF Henry Clay,
and - nvnf vNysaaffatkf NJ the Vfrodufa
Tennessee Railroad Company died In Lynch
burg, on Wednesday night, In the SD year
Of his age. 8
A severe snow storm began yesterday In
the West In Nebraska the snow was SIX TO
eight inches deep on level. In Kansas
the atorm was the worst WITHIN thesmenory
of the. Oldest inhabitant. Sleet, hail and
snow fell, the cold being intense.
At special meeting of the Board Of Trade
Of Portland, Oregon, held yesterday, reso-
luton was adopted "protesting against the
injury which will be- wrought TO the can
Mug industry by the proposed increase Of
duty on tin plate, and praying Congress
that the duty thereon be reduced half cent
per cent"
The Mayor Of Baltimore officially states
that the number of cases Of smallpox under
treatment In that city on Saturday, the 13tk
iuhthubt Wh1 Nues AhU Nu1En WSAW IOAhADA
to q comparatively small territory, moatlY 10
four wards out Of the twenty, and IN focali-
ties far away from the business portion of
the city.
A number Of Washington citizens were
yesterday fined two dollars each In the Police
Court for neglectiRg TO have the snow re-
moved from their sidewalks. Among them
were General Hazen and Internal Revenue
Commissioner Raum. Attorney General
Brewster's name was called, but he failed 70
appear, and It was stated that warrant
would be issued for him. @
Mrs. Catharine A. Pettingill, who died In
Bridgeport, Conn, on Wednesday, leaving
an estate valued at $500, 600, bequeathed
TO the pu .lic library Of that city the Bur
roughs' block, valued at upwards of
$75, 900, on condition that 1t be maintained
under the name Of the Burroughs' Library.
She also left to certain charitable institu-
tions property and money aggregating
Si6 900 in amount.