Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-11

,,-fstered at fhe Post OfAce In Sa-
-sb As second Glass Matter.
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.
~t.e e,,.es and counties Of Cork and XII
-rb.ve been proclaimed under the arms
The steamer Ben Lomond, at Copenhagen,
Lssn Eghtered and is discharging for
m. thermometer rc g;stered s. degrees at
...-.ye sunday, and there was one case of
.uls.r5se.
---eot6rt9n, n C., and there were no
-,-set reports.
~ number Of failures reported in the
--1sd states ard Canada last week is 116,
-,.r,. los the week previous.
rt..+,ted that Governor General Lorne
.r " -s,rrr 10 England after his Manitoba
- -sseuiug his position in Canada.
-.s raveuue Of the Dominion OF Canada
H. tFs ten mouths ending April Both was
La6G54 In excess of the expenditures.
r.. &. rarorted that Mr.. James r. Keene
-. rnrchssed the English horse Peter, five
-.9rs dTd. ty Hermit, out Of Lady Masham,
trS57 o0l.
The German corvette Nymphe arrived at
a-r-ytI anchorage of Norfolk Monday.
=. nm remain eight or ten days, and then
---r-ql 70 Boston and Halifax.
rss Court Of Claims has rendered iudg.
-.-- in favor Of Henry NJ. Field, of Texas,
-eFavcoutract FOR s., 139, ard in favor Of
Tir for s., ,69S.
r,tr H-ukins. aged seventy three years,
q. racrrtlv found dead IN bed at his resi-
5sres. Nl 5403 Wabash avenue, Chicago.
M rsspipe had leaked through the night,
.-tEe bad been suffOcated.
4msI dog running wildly in the streets Of
swing Hill. PictOu county, N s, savagely
tt1csed and bit seven children, three men
--i0pe woman before being shot 1t is
tsred that some of the victims will die.
freight engine and ten cars went
a-5Hgh bridge on the Green Bay and Min
r.s5.s Railroad, between E m Lake and
Ds7tsrvllle, Wis The bridge had been set
lire. The engineer was seriously hurt,
ttu0 other casualties occurred.
Galveston special from Fort Worth
ay: The $40, ,0C0 subsidy asked by the
I'm Worth and Denver Railroad has been
r.et, securing the southern terminus Of
Ne road to this city beyond a doubt. Track
A7lrg on the Missouri Pacific began yester-
ily and is now proceeding southwark
ChHes Baker, of Winchester, Virginia,
uupsd from a Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
usi train at ROnceverte, West Virginia,
uivl Eilled. He saw another train ap-
guscbiug. and, fearing a collision, tried
5Ca9e. The trains cOllided, but did no
Lusse.
B clGd twelve months old was found
.tlat0lel iu Worth street, New York. and
lEs1 70 police headquarters, where it was
se1 Jbe suffering from smallpox. Itwas
quickly conveyed to the hospital, but the
c-r4gon was probably communicated to q
s1Te of persons.
Athe Boston eaurt house, on Saturday,
BttTt Mckeivey, aged . years, prisoner,
rtmp'ed 10 escape from room in the
lri sorry. He had let himself down with
lule Tie distance Of One story, when the
ure Snapped and he fell TO the ground, re-
swing, it is believed, fatal injuries.
When the Ocean County Bank, ct Tom:
Rvsr y j., closed UP its affairs, the pan
uGe Of the stock was returned, and now
-AANaAe-'.A-s II 4AhANNA AA Va ~ RNA NNAAe- x
1sug paid. The dividends paid the stock
uders during the sixteen years existence
1.-THE bank averaged 9 per cent. per annum
Two actors, Charles Rolf aud William
lsTIs, quarreled behind the scenes il
C-icagO a few nights ago, and Rolf tIucl
EIuis with q slungshOt Ol the forehead
si1lsly if not fatally iDjuriDg him. TIVE
vt5Es previous Rolf threw Harris over
t1ua play, the latter being severely hurt
4GaIveston special from Cleburre yestel
-Tssys. Ca fire here destroyed the Ma
SHE building, three frame buildingt
EJsd by NJ. GregendeiD, and ore two
Ey brick building belonging to g. B
Misy The loss on The Masonic building
sEJJ0. Insured for $1,000. GregendeiI
tlsUred fer $500. His loss Is rot stated
AiIey's Is 5000. No insurance"
nPr5vidence, n r. /, three masked men
105e into a large building occupied by
zluu'scluring jewellers, having previously
Ns0Eet the dog on the premises, then
sLai and gagged the watchman. and com
Piled him to open the doors of VIM. Smith
tCos shop. There they spent three hour:
Z an attempt to force The vault, in which
'k 8 900 in gold, but without success.
Tie custom house aud post Office build.
-gat Georgetown, ID. c., was entered by
lElrs few nights ago, and the safe OF
q H0st Office wss broken open and robbed
80 10 cash. Sl7I in stamps and $1,000
-l11ts. 4 gold watch and chain belong
z 10 the postal clerk in charge of the
NE we're also taken. An attempt was
---e 70 blow open the custom house safe,
-El.cl there was a considerable amount
~loleyr but without success.
Tie First Comptroller has decided that 6
--suent sgainst the District Of Columbia
slo negotiable; also, that q successful
e.-.eslant FOR a seat in the House of Rep
asllatlYes whose contest is only decided
s-,-e last session Of Congress is entitled for
= - eomnutatiOn for newspapers and sta
--5fy ior that session, but not for any pre-
.y4s session The COnteStee, who is also
suing member during q portion of such
y. session. is also entitled to stationery or
lle National Board of Health has re-
r9sl he following regarding the plague
oiotamtl; The epidemic in pTopor-
[.-,..o 70 The population Of the infected
,-A.iy aas made great havoc, bat has not
~ oeYond the military Gordon organfz I'd
Assp II within its original centre. The
rsS-5 IS Prevalent in the district OF Charnie
49, noTJn OF EupbFates and along the
NV Aa1ee canal. The town OF Nedjetf
r1- tenlre Of the disease, which spreads
80 lew neighboriBg villages and some
-'ls Oh adjacent tribes.