Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-28
TAPPING THE WIRES.

Argument IN the case OF Rufus B. Hatch
sQainst the consolidated railroad companies
TO prevent their consolidation was continued
in the New York Supreme Court yesterday
twill be concluded to-day.
Professor HID has written smother letter
charging Cznadisn officials with fraud in
connection with the international commits
sion at Halifax which settled the fishery
dispute.
The New York stock market opened
strong and active. and prices sharply Sd
vsueed. Daring the day speculation was
uetusting and Irregular. Transactions
aggregated $1,000 shares.
TX Governor Sprague, q Rhode lsisnd'
Yesterday fied II the ofice OF the CLERK Of
the Superior Court OF Washington county,
Rhode Islsud, a petition for divorce from
lis wife, kate Chzse sprague. He bases hls
petition on the ground tAst she bsd sb1n-
doned his bed snd board without eAuse, had
been improperly ani criminally intimate
With other men, even after she knew thSt
public scandal had been created thereby.
that she hsd been fOolIshly and Eickedly
extravazant: had turned Ter own son out
81 doors. and had done maEy other things
contrary 70 her duties IS wife and mother.
Mr.. Howell Jackson. the newly elected
Senator from Tennessee. vas serenaded
Wednesday night lie made patriotic sd-
dress, II waI-a h. SAID that the control OF
rhe next Ssus.e b@ The Democracy would
ensure peace and prosperity for four con
secutiye years, ard taat bis great endesyor
VIII be 70 serve bis safe aud the whole
country. and % break down political an
mostly.
In tie United States House Of
Representatives yesterday, 81 the expi
ration q the morning hour. Mr..
Speer, OF Georgia, called Up the con
tested election case % Teates vs.. Mar
in, aud spoke IL favor OF Tea.es, the con
tsstznt. After long discussion the previ-
Gus question was called, but the Rspubli-
cans refused 70 vote aud the House was lef,
without 9 quorum. som after the House
adjourned. IN the Senate = petition signed
By several clergyuc1 was read, praying
Congress to observe the treaties with the
Irdians hereafter. and 70 90 jlstice 70 the
reuusnt CT the tribes. NJ WhYte. % Mary
isad. reported II fsvoc Of printing thirty
thousand copies o. the report OF the Eato-
noloEicsl Commission. TIE bill was passed
Several bills we're then introduced and re-
fsrred, aud Mr.. Beck, OF Kentucky, then
made 4 long and ABLE speech in favor Of free
ships. Re was replied % BY Blaine in favor
Of protection TO American sbipbuilders, snd
IN favcr Of government subsidies Ar. Beck
replied briefly. and Nr. Morrill, also psEtic:-
pated IL opposition 70 Nr. Beck's res0lu-
zion, which vas tabled. TIE naval sPpTo-
pristi5n bill, IS amended, snd twO other Tn
important bills were passed aud the Senate
adjourned.
! e0nlsc. has been signed between tie
stste authorities Of Flor:da sud certain
Philadelphia capitalists 20 drain Lake 0kee-
chobee. This IS tie largest contract ever
known. I. includes the celebrated Ever
glztes, sid II carried oat Will reclaim
twelve million acres Of The bes: sugar lands
in the world.
james G5ddtS. white, o. Chattanooga
Yesterday struck his mother wiki poker IN
: drunken quarrel, and killed her. Tie
murderer * in jail.
An Official telegram relating 10 events
prior to the capture OF Geok-Tepe states
that the number OF deeomposlng corpses Of
the Tekke Turcousus lying before and be
hind the Russian positions IS so great tbs;
hostiIities bsd 70 be suspended for an hour
50 that they could be buried Tie Tekkes
observed the terms o. the zrmistiea with
strict regard 20 honor, and sitter the hour
had expired the light vas renewed with
great fury.
The Ronsn Catholic clergy have held 8
meeting a. Msyaootb, county kildare
Ireland. - which they passed resolutions &c
the effect that only just and equitable land
laws would Insure permanent peace. They
feared. however, that the forced calm
caused By coercion would induce The House
Of Lords 70 nuIlifv the land bill.