Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-05
TAPPING THE WIRES.

The Florida Legislature assembled at
twelve o'clock yesterday, and at p. m. the
ceremonies Of the Inauguration Of Governor
Bloxham were held in the Assembly room.
They were very interesting. The city Of
Tallahassee was filed with visitors, and
several military companies were present.
Governor Bloxham delivered very happy
inaugural address, which was received with
great enthusiasm, and at its close military
salute was fred. A grand ball took place
last night at the Assembly room. To-day
both houses get to work for business. Mr..
w. FL. Babcock, the Jacksonville correspon-
dent of the MORNING News, has been nOmi-
mated IN caucus for Secretary Of the Senate.
Yesterday morning a fire occurred in a
tenement house, No. 35 Madison street, New
York, in which nine lives were lost. 1t or
iginated by the explosion Of a gatollne ap-
paratus which was being USED by some
plumbers engaged IN repairing some frozen
water pipes in 3 liquor saloon in rear of the
building. All was over in thirty minutes,
and the terribleness OF the holocaust was
plainly visible. The damage TO the house
was s., 600. The building is owned by Mrs.
Eagan, a wealthy resident Of an uptown
street, and Is fair type OF similar structures
in which the poor are huddled together like
sheep, without sufficient means Of escape
in case Of fire.
The trial OF w. A. Trotter for the
murder Of Claiborne Johnson in Greenville
county, Virginia, last August, has been
postponed until the February term Of the
court. The postponement was made in con-
sequence Of the absence of an important
witness.
In the United States Circuit Court IL
Philadelphia yesterday morning Judge But
Ter granted 6 preliminary injunction re-
straining the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany from interfering with the wires and
offices OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company along the line Of the road.
The Ministers Of the powers In London
have interviewed Premier COumondOuros in
regard to the arbitration of the Greek ques-
ton. Tie Premier replied that Greece in
tended to adhere firmly to the decisions Of
the Berlin conference.
The New York stock market was feverish
and unsettled yesterday throughout the
greater portion OF the day. During the az
ternoon, however, speculation assumed a
stronger tone.
The Washington papers Of yesterday
tiers written by Mrs. Senator Christiancy to
EdeIberto Giro She admits the anthem
ITCHY of the letters, but says she wrote
them, at the advice of friends, to induce
Giro to give truthful testimony for her pro-
lection in the divorce suit instituted by her
husband, and which is now pending.
Truth publishes a statement to-day ae-
knowIedging that the Chase orey letter
was a forgery. It claims that It was vic
timized By the fOrgers when it first gave the
letter publicity.
On Saturday night the San Antonio and
Laredo stage coach was stopped by two
masked men, who robbed the mail bags and
passengers. Il IS thought they were sup
ported by confederates concealed near by,
as they were very reckless.
At San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday,
Bruno HiIago refused to lend his horses to
Juan Ray, who wished to 90 to Santa Rosa,
Mexico. The latter knocked him down
with an axe, and literally chopped him to
pieces. The murderer was arrested.
The Laurens, S. c., Railroad was sold at
public cutlery Monday for $4,000. It was
bought by A. C. Haskell, President of the
Charlotte, Augusta and Columbia Railroad,
in trust, as is supposed for the Greenville
and Columbia Railroad Company.
W B. Ramsay, a Greenback Republican,
has been elected Speaker Of the Tennessee
House Of Representatives. The straightout
Republicans were forced to unite on him
and reject their caucus nominee to prevent
the election Of a Democratic Speaker.
It is rumored in official circles in London
that the Crown will abandon the prosecu-
tion Of the traversers.
The supply of wood in Fredericksburg
has been reduced to ten cords.
James B. Montgomery, Southerner, was
arrested in Orange, New jersey, yesterday,
charged with swindling various parties out
of considerable sums Of money. He is be-
lieved to have operated largely in other
New Jersey cities.
The jacksonville san aud Press has sus-
pended.