The daily gazette., 1883-11-27
moRNrNo SUMMARY.


The ship Mary L. BurrilI sailed from
Norfolk, Virginia, yesterday for Liverpool :
with $3.50 bales of cotton.
Sojourner Truth, the colored "locturess
and sibyl," died yesterday morning in Bat
Tie Creek, Michigan, at the alleged age OF
10S years.
aarrGy's plate mills at Harrisburg,
Puma, employing about $50 men, shut
down Yesterday for an indefinite period.
The steel works have not shut down.
The Holmes Mining Company yesterday
,ntaiued a Judgment In San francisco for
$500, 900, for trespass against the Northern
Belle Mining Company.
In Chicago yesterday, John Schmidt, 80
wears of age, being crazed by jealously, shot
Ills wife aud then committed suicide. The
woman Is not expected to recover.
Willis Phelps, for 40 years q prominA
railroad contractor died yesterday in Spring.
field, Massachusetts, at the age of a. He
was the builder Of the Council Bluffs and st.
Joseph railroad.
The case Of ex-senator Spencer, charged
with contempt Of court in connection with
the Star Route cases, was heard yesterday
by Judge Wylie In Washington. Spencer
was held in $500 for his appearance.
Captain R. A. Bayley, of Newburyport,
the warrant division of the Treasury De-
partment, died yesterday in Washington.
lie had written history of United States
loans.
Frank Reed, aged about IL years, died
yesterday in Pittsburg from the effect Of q
stab inflicted by Andrew Wilbert, another
boy of about the same age, In q quarrel two
weeks ago. Wilbert is in jail.
The proprietors of the Trenton Iron
Works at Trenton, New Jersey, have an
nounced that on an after December there
will be q reduction Of 10 per cent. in the
wages of their employees, who now receive
81 per day and over.
While 3. d. Brown, wholesale druggist
of West Eighty third street, New York, was
looking at the Evacuation Day parade with
his family and servants yesterday, robbers
entered his house and carried of several
thousand dollars worth Of jewelry and
other property.
Thomas samon, charged With the murder
Of the Ruddy family and Of Mrs. Ford at
Laconia, New Hampshire, was taken thither
yesterday morning from Plymouth. He
re med self-poesessed. The husband of
Mrs. Ford was present at the inquest in
Laconia yesterday, and eeemed apparently
unconcerned.
At Sciota. Illinois, yesterday morning,
freight train ran into an empty box car
which had been blown from siding to the
main track by wind storm. The engine
aud nine cars we're wrecked. A brakeman
named McMullin was kill ed, and the engi-
neer was fatally injured.
A number of railroad la borers In New
Orleans have struck for the purpose Of en-
forcing q rule that only members Of the
Freight Handlers Association be employed
or that they be given the preference. Some
of the railroad companies refuse the de-
mand, but 80 far there has been no serious
interruption TO business.
At. St. Louis, yesterday, the case of the
State against Edward Butler, Joseph II.
McIntire, Frank Lutz aud David W.Caruth,
Police Commissioners, who were indicted
by the last grand jury for conspiracy in re-
gard TO the recent police and gambling
scandals, was called in the Court Of Crmi-
nal Correction, and special jury was en-
panelled.
The "Uahspe Convention of Faithists"
continued Its session in New York k,yesterday,
l'PI ophet" Marlborough officiating at "the
mysterious rites according to the OAhpse
revelation" Several of the "Faithists"
made addresses In favor of starting q colony
IN the Southwest, where orphans can be
brought up in their faith, "apart from other
religious sOotS."
Application was made in Court at Pitts
burg yesterday by George H. Anderson, as
sgnee of Tinsman Il Tate, for the sale OF
the Mount Braddoek Company's works near
Uniontown. The plant is valued at 81, ,500,-
600, land 1t is understood that the property
will be transferred to the Coke syndicate,
thus making the Capitalization Of the great
coke interests almost complete"
The New Jersey State Temperance ALI
ance met yesterday in Trenton. There was
large attendance. Alter a heated discus
sion, 1t was finally determined that the ALL
ance should remain a distinct association,
separate from all parties and working with
the party that Is friendly TO the temperance
cause" 1t was resolved to hold the regular
annual meeting at Camden, on December
Is and 10.
A deadlock, which since the 5th inst pre-
vented the organization of the First Branch
of the City Council OF Baltimore, was broken
last night. The members are divided into
10 Regular Democrats and 10 Republicans
and Fusion Democrats. Last night DR..
Robert f. Burton, Fusion Democrat, was
elected President, and Regular Democrats
were elected to all the minor positions, the
President voting with the Regular Demo
Gratis.
A dispatch from Caliente, California, says
the fire In Sumner Gold Mine Works is still
burning in the upper and 100 foot levels.
As the timbers are consumed caves occur.
1t is impossible to say how far the flames
are progressing, or to estimate the damage
being done. The works are at Kernville,
and cost from $3.50, 900 to 81 ,000,000 Owing
TO the temporary embarrassment OF the COM
pany no miners have been at work. There
is no insurance on the property.
In the Superior Court at New Haven,
Connecticut, Judge Beardsley yesterday de-
cided an important trademark case.
Rogers Brothers, of Meriden and Water
bury; obtained an injunction against G.
Rogers & Brothers, of Meriden (the Meri
den Britannia Company, prohibiting them
from using the name of o. Rogers q Bros
on silverplated ware. An appeal was taker
to the Superior Court, where the decision
yesterday was made In favor of the defend
ants. Rogers 81 Brothers have appealed tC
the Supreme Court.
Hearing OF threats of lawlessness by ne
groes in Birmingham, Alabama, the Mayor
on Sunday night, ordered out two military
companies to protect the town. The negroes
1t is said, have been incensed ever since the
lynching of Louis Houston, after attempted
1elonious assault on white woman. They
charge that the Sheriff willingly surrendered
the prisoners and that the authorities ne
elected to take any precautions to prevent
thelynchIng. The military were relieved
of duty yesterday morning, but Gatlinl
gun has been placed in one of the priRcipa