Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-26

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BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.
r- Is stated that the Missouri Pacific Rail
-cai will be built to the mouth Of BrsZos
river
The Opposition Tapers at Athens attack
,be TurcO-Greek Convention as a national
disgrace.
Mr.. S1ter, the Euglishman captured by
trigsuds near SalOulca some six weeks ago,
has been liberated.
Fv Senator C0nkling is said to be worth
bsrween 5000, 600 and 100000, and ex Sena-
frr Plstt about 100000.
The late Count Henry Won Arnim is said
IN have left papers which will entirely ex-
cnfDa;e him from the charges Of treason.
The Cifv of Berlin brought l, Alb, the City
~ Paris I ,55S, and The CItv of New York
r.qj pmigTants TO Castle Garden recently.
VIM. Durham was shot dead Wednesday
rn0ruingat Somerset, kY., by James Mula-
new. They had quarreled about woman.
Jsmes Mexican, aged ninety five years,
wss fatally burned by his pipe setting fire
10 his clothing while smoking, in Brooklyn,
ny.
NJ Gambetta has started for his birth
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dejver several speeches during the fetes in
bis honor.
A Porto Rico newspaper processes to
bsve information that the United States
and Denmark have agreed to the alienation
ofthe Danish islands for 40. coo, Goo francs.
Miss Plnue0, Of Greeley, Colorado, has de-
fesred Miss Curtis, Of Topeka, Kansas, in
fuentv-mfie race on horseback. Time
5g.2T. About $1,000 persons were present.
Trfr4ls Bradkops, who was arrested for
beiur drunk ard locked in a cell at police
headquarters, at New ark, y. j., was found
next morning hanging TO the cell door dead.
Reuben Whitaker, aged four wears, while
gathering flowers at Fall Creek Gorge, near
Ithaca, n Y fell over the preeiDice, dash
ing his brains out on the rocks thirty feet
below.
The Danish Supreme Court has confirmed
the sentence Of death passed by the West
Indian Commission on the thirty nine ne
gr0es convicted Of participation in the Santa
Cruz revolt.
J,TersOn Davis has gone to Canada in
order 10 be on British soil on the day that
his forthcoming history appears in London,
aud thus have the benefit Of the English
copyright laws.
Patrick LYONS was found dead in the
western outskirts of San Antonio on Thurs
day last. Parties arrested on suspicion OF
murder have been discharged, leaving no
clue 70 the case.
David Newscm, white. was killed by Ben
NewsCm, cOloTed, in Haywood county,
Tenn. Th- men quarreled, and Ben New
som split David's head open with an axe.
The murderer is in Jail.
A somewhat astounding assertion is made
hya French paper published at Vienna, af
ter long genealogical disquisition, that
Prince Rudolph, in marrying Princess Ste
phauie, married his own aunt.
Christopher g. Mould. prominent citi-
zen Of Montgomery, New York, was at
tackled with hydroph0bia q few days ago.
He was bitren by dog, which had shown
symptoms Of rabies, nine months ago.
The Paris EceHnleHt states that a manu-
factory Of explosives and bombs has been
discovered at MOntreuge, in the Depart
meut OF the Seine, and that three persons
connected with tue establishment have
been arrested.
The gold mines in San Domingo are re-
ported TO be working admirably. Paris
bankers have advanced %, 600 fraucs to the
miners, and are willing to make further ad-
vauees 1t Is reported that 81, 500 was
offered for one mining share, but the Offer
was rejected.
The oldest Postmaster in the Union Is
Edward Srabler, OF Sandy Spring, Mont
gOmery county, Nd. He has held that office
fitv-Oue Years, and has heen under eighteen
Postmaster Generals. He is eighty-seven
years old, and still lives in the house in
which he was born.
s r Hatt0n, Patrick O'Hara and j. ".
ST. John were terribly burned at an oil well
near Bradford, Pa. The well made an un-
expected flow Of oil. and the gas, which
took fire st the boiler, enyeloped the derrick
and men in flames in an instant. O'Hara {
injuries viii prove fatal.
In Scott county, Arkansas, two young
men. named Austin aud BTennOn, quarreled
about girl they were both in love with,
aud measuring of five PAGES, began shoot
ing az each other Five or six shots each
we're fired, when BraDnOn fell mOrtally
wounded Austin escaped.
The steam saw mill four miles west OF
O4kiard, Md, was blown to atoms by the
explosion Of the boiler. Marshall Butler,
The fireman, was instantly killed. William
BroWuing was caught under falling timbers
and seriously injured. Eight or ten other
persons were slightly injured.
At sells Bros circus performance in Mil
Eausee, Wis, In an act where Butler shoots
apo'a'o from the head of Baughman. But
A--t-rCtA us lNAA b. anu AAAG uAAAEI 81 NANA
blughman In The head, Just above the right
eyebrow The ball penetrated the bone.
he injury is not ut cessaTilY fatal.
A negro lives on the plantation OF g. NJ.
hay, near Fayetteville, \. c., who has re-
msiltd with his old master since the war.
lie has never asked for money, has never
missed q days work, has never lett home,
1as never associated with his own race, and
l-s never been known to do q dishonest or
wrong act.
Arrangements have been made at the In
l.an Office to effect the removal Of about
seventy Of the North Carolina Cherokee
INDIANS 10 the Indian Territory Tnis, it is
.lougbt at the Interior Department, is the
I.l Step toward the removal OF the entire
.aile. numbering about two thousand, TO
1st Territory.
farmer living in Markham township,
.1elty miles from Toronto, Canada, has
discovered a pit on his farm containing flve
-l9dred skulls and five times as manv leg
alu arm bones. DR.. Wilson, of the Uni-
,5.si'y is Of the opinion that it is an Indian
slary, and that the remains have been
under ground 200 years.
ne preliminary trial of Cagna, ROwley
~ y. humphreys, for robbing the United
~, s.4.5s mail between San Antonio and Oak
---z last March, ended at the former place
~ y tuesday, each beiug held over for the
ll.al lel Of the grand jury in the sum OF
ttSy3NU J. II. Tinuin. as accessory was
-'.l III The sum Of s., 600.
3 resident Haraszthy Of the California
r.. s.a.e Board Of Yiticultural Commissioners,
rtI''s hat the present value of vineyards
1 .le State is about S35 ,OOO, 600, the in
i y, rom which amounted last year to
yt-viVu0- He is of the opinion that with
EeIee Years the vineyards will be yield
tle owners IS 600, coo a year, or ten
~ cent cn $50, 1000, ,OOO valuation.
ro..t .t llJh annual reunion Of the Murray
-.eJ1Israte Association, composed Of Com
NJ! ST'.si ~ FIRST, aud Company A, Second Ma
Pau Infantry, c. s A, will take place at
srv-SIl..ck, Nd , on June 81, the day of the
S,-Illg Of the Confederate monument at
- pace. The nucleus of these cOmpa-
gCHefe 10 ante beiIum times known as
g--.gany ID, FiftY-third Maryland Guard
s5i-elt Their Captain and sll who fell
Ps,I- Tue late war are buried at Loudoun
cemetery, Baltimore.
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