Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-26
Brief News SummarK.

The rulers of the AdVentists In Michigan
have forbidden life insurance.
| Radel Buicievitz, little girl of five years,
died of commissions In Philadelphia Monday
| caused by violent exercise with a skipping
rope.
| A twelve-year-ol boy named Robertson,
| living with his parents near Woodville, Ont,
committed suicide by hanging Monday. No
reason is assigned.
Mr.. Goldwin Smith has offered $500
towards the establishment of "refuge'i
for tramps in Toronto, Canada, where the
labor test shall be tried.
James Tolen, an insane wife murderer,
committed suicide in his cell at St. Peter
| (Minn. Asylum Sunday by choking himself
to death with twisted sheet.
The Cygnus, the first of the three iron
steamers being built by Roach for the Iron
Steamboat Company Of New York, was
launched at Chester, Pa, Tuesday.
The publishers of the Troy IN. Y. Morn
ing Telegram have been indicted for libel In
charging Mayor Murphy with being inter
ested in notorious dog fight last Decem-
ber.
Thomas Harrison, the sboy preacher, ~
has closed his fifteen weeks revival at the
Methodist Church in Meriden, during which
time 325 have Joined that church and $50
have knelt In prayer.
The New York Board of Aldermen have
adopted resolution authorizing the Edison
Electric Illuminating Company to lay wires
and erect lamps In the city for the supply
ing of electricity for illumination.
John G. Mohr, thirteen years of age, who
has been lying in the Charity Hospital at
Jersey City, N. j., suffering from the effects
of a severe beating, administered by his
father five months ago, died Monday.
Henry Jenkins has been arrested In Brook
lyn, N. Y, for kidnapping the child of Mrs.
Taylor, a wealthy lady of that city. The
child was stolen from its bed In its night
clothes and was found in Jenkins posses
sion.
The pressed glassware manufacturers of
Pittsburg, Pa have resolved to shut down
their works for eight weeks between Nav |
and September l, which it is expected will
reduce the stocks Of table ware to the ex-
tent of nearly 81, ,5000 600.
John H. Bewley and Marietta Burley have
begun suit at jersey City, N. j., against the
Equitable Life Insurance Society of the
United States for misappropriation of funds
In erecting unnecessarily expensive build
ings in New York and Boston, and in other
ways. Plaintiffs are policYholders.
Among the expenditures of the Philadel-
phia Gas Trust for which they had no
vouchers were So, 500 for "pettY expenses"
$1,000 for dinners to Councilmen at Point
Breeze, 81 500 for visits by the Trust to
other cities in search Of new processes,
$l,500 for meals of officers, and s., 500 for
entertainment of visitors during the Cen
tennial.
Captain George s. Davidson, the man who
1t is claimed fired the first Confederate gun
at the first battle of Manassas during the
late war, has just died at Stellville, Scott
county, Va. The deceased was a Lieuten-
ant in Latham's battery during that memo
rable engagement. He has been In moderate
circumstances ever since the close of the
war, and enjoyed an enviable reputation as
an upright and honorable man. His wife,
who died few months ago, was the sister
Of the renowned banjoist, Joe Sweeny.
The directors of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, at recent meeting, de-
cided to distribute the residue of the COM
mon stock, amounting to nearly 1SO 900
shares, which has been held In the compa-
ny's treasury since the reorganization, in
1875. This issue completes the total amount
of common stock authorized by the plan of
reorganization and by the act of incorpora-
tion-$49, ,000, 900. The reason for the dis
tribution is said by officers Of the company
to be the anxiety of the persons entitled to
IccclfC ~ w ScCuIc OnolE pTOHJ5 at LlG pres
ent market value Of the stock.
Henry ]. Armstrong and William James
have just been sentenced by the Police
Magistrate at Windsor, Canada, to six
months imprisonment for attempting to
extort money by threats from Christopher
Fergus. In February last Fergus, having
few leisure moments, devoted himself to
scribbling upon some loose pieces OF paper
lying upon his desk, and, among other
things, wrote out note of hand for 500.
When finished he crumpled the paper up,
threw it into the Office basket, and thought
no further about it. The two above named
men, from Detroit, hunted up Fergus and
presented the note to him, demanding at
first $50, then $50, $40, $25, and, finally SIS,
for the scrap OF paper. While engsged In
the effort to extort money from him, the
police were apprised of their conduct, with
the result that both were arrested. It is
supposed that the note found its wav to
Detroit among old paper gathered By rag
pickers.