Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-14
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

s. NJ. Masters was killed last Monday
while walking on the Air Line Railroad
track In a state of intoxication.
meeting of citizens was held Monday
at the Memphis Cotton Exchange for the
relief of the Michigan sufferers.
white woman was outraged by negro
Monday, near Orchard Hill, Ga. The negro
has since been arrested and identified by
the woman.
The Marseilles correspondent of the DGill
NeOs states that from the 9th of April last
to the 9TH of the present month SO, 900
French troops have gone to Algeria.
Michael Reilly was killed and another
man had his eyes nearly destroyed by the
premature explosion of blast In the Forest
and Dean mine, near Newburg, N. 7.
It is expected that the star route cases
will come before the grand jury of the
Criminal Court at Washington this month,
after the local cases have been disposed Of.
EuropeanEmmigratio is again on the in
crease. The Elbe brought ], 100 Germans
and French, and the Stella $50. The steam
ers due this week, 1t is said, will come pretty
full.
Fresh shocks of earthquake have occurred
at various parts of the NeapOlitan provinces.
Few persons have been killed, but many
were injured, and serious damage has been
done to property.
Helena F. Ayers, eight years of age, res
cued younger child from the wheels of an
ice cart, In Providence, and in doing so
lost her own life. She fell under the wheels
and her head was crushed.
Charles s. Wolfe, member Of the Legisla-
| ture from Union county, III "card to the
public" dated Lewisburg, Penn, Septem-
| Der 9th, announces himself as an Inde-
pendent candidate for State Treasurer.
The commission appointed by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to investigate charges
against H. L. Dodge, Superintendent OF the
Mint at San Francisco, have concluded
their labors, and submitted to the Secretary
report fully exhonerating Mr.. Dodge.
Thomas Wheeler, a laborer, discharged
by Mrs. Frank Cate, at Kittery, New Hamp-
shire, attempted to kill her, on Friday, but
missed. In running away from him she fell
and broke one of her legs In two places.
After the attempt, Wheeler shot himself in
the breast, but may recover.
Governor Witt, of Louisiana, has issued
a proclamation calling the Sheriffs, As
SCISSORS and Tax Collectors of the State to
conference at the State House in New Or
leans, on October 10Th, for the considera-
tion Of the grave defects in the laws regu-
lating assessments and collection Of taxes
and licenses.
The Dublin correspondent of the Times
says: "At meeting at Kiltullah, Galway,
Mr. Larkin, of the New York Irish World,
made a violent speech, in which he de-
clared that Irishmen should not pay rent
except at the point Of the bsyonet or the
mouth of the cannon. The land act he
said, was fraud"
About seventy-fve tramps recently board
ed freight train on the Pennsylvania Rail
road near Middletown, Pa, and threatened
the crew with violence If they were not al
lowed to ride. A special train with a posse
of officers was sent from Middletown. and
twenty one of the ruffians arrested. They
are supposed to be part of gang which has
been depredating in Lancaster county.
Some additional facts have transpired con-
cerning the suspension of the New York
! SILK Manufacturing Company of a character
to excite remark. 1t is said that the com
pany has sunk between $3.50, 900 and $4OO.-
| OOO since 1t was started eight years ago OF
the capital, the report is that nearly $500, 900
was paid In, and that this has all been alb
sorbed, leaving a deficiency of at least $780,
| 600 between actual assets and liabilities.
| The company Is supposed to have some
| $50, 600 paper sfoat, which is about ma
turing.
/ A scheme for swindling the government
| has Just been brought to light in New York.
| Two men, w. anu d. 1aylOr, imported on the
| steamer Wisconsin two iron cylinders six
feet long and eight inches in diameter, say
ing they were new patent hat roller to be
established in this country. Suspicion was
| excited, and the rollers were sent to the
seizure room. Thsre, on examination, thev
were found to be hollow, and filed with
dies for making nuts, etc. The cylinders
were appraised at el0 rs. with duty of 35
per cent, while the contents are valued at
from e9OO to e5OO with a duty Of As per
cent.