The daily gazette., 1883-11-21
MoRN1Ne suMmAnY.

The City Council Of Chicago on Tuesday
night adopted the new standard Of time.
It was also adopted BY Council Bluffs,
Iowa.
E. Dawson, one Of the largest stockmen
IN Clay County, Texas, made an assign
ment yesterday The assests are S425,OOO
and liabilities $2S7 600.
While miners were entering the Peanut
coal mine at Streaton, ILL.,, yesterday morn
ing, an explosion of gas occurred, killing
one man and injuring five Others.
The Canadian Minister of Marine is con-
sidering the expediency of having the buoys /
in the st. Lawrence river illuminated az
night with gas, TO facilitate navigation.
Mlss Lewis, sister Of Ida Lewis, "the
Grace Darling of ATneriea," died yesterday
morning OF consumption, at Lime Rock
Lighthouse, on the New England coast.
The Democrats of Norfolk, Portsmouth,
and neighboring places, in Virginia, had
grand Jubilee and procession last night to
celebrate their victory In the State election.
A special dispatch from New Providence,
Tenn, says that j. J. Garrett, prominent /
tobacco dealer, was dangerously shot In the /
lung by burglars, on Monday night. Mr.. |
Garrett killed ono Of the burglars.
William Walter Phelps, Congressmen-elect |
from New Jersey, has written letter to ex |
Speaker Keifer asking him, 10 the interest |
of Republican harmony, not to be candt- |
date "Ior the empty honor Of nomination"
for Speaker.
An election for member Of Congress
from the First North Carolina District, 70
flll the vacancy caused by the death of Wal
ter f. Pool, was held yesterday. The re-
turns indicate the election of Thomas g.
Skinner, Democrat.
Cuno Won Trothaman has begun suit in
New York against the Long Island Railroad
Company for So, 600 damages for personal
injuries received by being thrown under
train on that road in January last, and hav
ing his legs crushed, Gripping him for
life.
John Price, who escaped from the jail at
Belviderc, New Jersey, with Carliag and
Smull, was captured yesterday In his grand
fathers house at Phillipsburg. He says that
smull and Carling passed through Easton
on Saturday, aud both expected to reach
Philadelphia yesterday.
Mrs Louise Perkins was arrested in New
/ York yesterday on the charge OF harbonng
Annie Frankel, girl of IL years, who, II
was alleged, had been entieed away from
her home in Philadelphia. The glrl was
committed to the care OF the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Annie Mulligan, ten years of age, daughter
Of the engineer at Waddles' Mine, Mil
Hollow, near Wilkesbarre, left her home
yesterday morning ior Kingston with money
10 pay a store bill and rent for her parents.
She has not been heard of since, and it is
feared that she has been robbed and mur-
dered.
The City Council Of Bangor, Maine, with
the aid of three Democratic votes, has sus-
tanned the veto by the Mayor OF an ordi-
nance adopting the new time standard The
Parish Committee, however, has voted 10
, change two OF the public clocks, and the
: "Unitarian clock" has been changed TO the
new time.
2 Isaac Jones and Philip Griffith starteC
, down the shaft of the Clearfield coal mint
5 at Coal Creek, Colorado, yesterday, to maxi
] an examination. When down 300 feet their
= lamp ignited the gas in the mine causing
b terrific explosion. Griffith was stunned, bu
c escaped. Later, Jones was found at tn,
S bottom Of the shaft dead.
C Secretary Chandler has decided to order
court-maltial for the trial of Captain An
l. drew w. johnson and Lieutenant Charlie
N A. Stone, of the United States steamer Pow
: hatan, on charges Of negligence and in
= efficiency In connection with the coll
ia sion between that vessel and the ship Druit
Il of the New England coast several week
TO | ago.
- The annual report Of Admiral Porter ha
y been submitted TO the Secretary Of III
% Navy. 1t is an exhaustive document of II
20 pages of legal cap. Among many otht
things the Admiral says: "I don't see AL
reason why Congress should not appropriai
of literally for an immediate increase of Il
g. navy, ais 1t did In the time oil the late civ
war"
y final effort was made yesterday In b
30 half of the Newark wife murderer, Chi
| holm n faflnd Tho
US TO grant reprieye, and the Court OF Pa
M dons, then in session, refused a com ut
ton of the sentence. Among the petitione
IT, for Chisholm were the Mayor of Newar
ke Monsignor Doane, Governor-elect Abbot
IT, aud other prominent citizens.
,r- Charles Arnold an old resident of Il
o. District Of Columbia, was yesterday knock,
:, into an open cellar way by his eon-in-la,
IL Harold Watson, with when he had son
be " ords upon the street. The old man IS SKI
.e- was fractured by the fall, and he died
IA about 10 minutes. Watson gave hims,
up. He had deserted his vile, and fl Is su
posed his father-inlaw upbraided him
his conduct:
mt H. II. Shapely, Frederick Erby, Jamt
'y- II. Cook and B, Frank Moore, who IepI
rs; sented Little Havana, aud Henry COLES
"a: Kentucky, aud Louisiana State Lotteries
oo, agents, were tried Ia the United States d
~ trict Court, in Chicago, yesterday, und
al the clause forbldding the seneing OF circl
OF lars or lottery tickets through the mai
.he aud were all found guilty. Sentence h
for not yet been pronounced. 1t Is said tht
-. are the first cases of the kind ever tried
'nu this country.
no A suit involving S2O,000,0o0 was beg
yesterday in San Francisco by the wild
and heirs of John Bowie Gray against
EN- Quicksilver Mining Company of New Ain
us- den. Cal. Gray, who waE one of the origil
a. proprietors of the mine, died in New Yc
III" 10 1861. The suit is based upon allec
ma fraudulent administration of the prope
'rk, by Robert j. Walker, ex-Secretary of
to Treasury, who had been partner of CIR
vie. and was until recently the chief represen
,o tive OF the company.
,'on The first legal complication In Bos
ieal arising from the change of the time sta
ard occurred yesterday. 1t appears t
on the 18th instant notice for the exami
s OF ton Of poor debtor was issued from
his Office of the Commissioner of Insolvency.
htro was returnable on the Goth instant /
-, O'Clock In the forenoon. According to {
uall tom, the poor debtor is allowed one HOT
this grace. He appeared before the Conn
the sioner at 9.4S o'clock standard time, but
,nn Com mmissioner ruled that it was alter
-. O'Clock and detaulted him. The case
MA probably be appealed.
'fest Patrick William Parsons O'Brien,
''Irsh Giant" aud Chrstiana d. Du
the German Giantess," were married