Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-09
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.


Amos w. Wright, clerk in the office Of
the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelpbia, has
been committed to jail to answer a charge
Of embezzlement and forgery.
The total catch of mackereI at all the New
England ports, including Boston, for the
season ending November 1st, was 321, ,436
barrels, against 219,961 last year.
In Halifax county, Virginia, Lorenzo Saw
yer, colOred, was shot dead by Sarah Logan,
COlored. in dispute about settlement OF
accounts. When she shot him he was ap-
preaching her house with an axe in his
hand.
Harrison H. Wines, ex-member of She
Missouri Legislature, shot and mortally
wounded John D. Roach, Circuit and
County Clerk of Camden county, Mo-, in
quarrel at Lynn Creek, few days ago. An
old teud was the cause.
The sale of the Florida Central Railway,
extending from Jacksonville to Lake City,
advertised to take place on Saturday, under
q decree OF the United States Supreme
Court, has been postponed by order OF Judge
Pardee to December IL.
The Manchester EEGni7eer publishes
vague statement that the government intend
to release Mr.. Parnell and his colleagues IN
time for them to participate in the proceed
ings OF Parliament, provided the state of
the country justifes the step.
The Third Avenue Horse Railway Com
psny, Of New York, reports to the State
Engineer capital Of 81, ,170, 900 The cost
and equipment of the road amounted to
"a, $50 1856, and the cash receipts last year
were 81 ,601, $50. The company makes
dividend OF 20per cent.
Mrs. Garfield has left Mentor to take up
her residence in the Burke mansion, on
Euclid avenue, Cleveland. Her three
younger children will be placed in private
school. MIR. Rudolph, her brother, has
been appointed administrator Of the late
President Garfeld's estate.
In Boston a few days ago there were sum-
moned as witnesses in behalr of Guiteau,
the Rev. l. N. Tarbox, Secretary of the
American Educational Society; the Rev.
Howard @. Dunham, Secretary OF the Amer
lean Peace Society; the Rev. John L With
row, pastor of the Park Street Church, and
John W. Guiteau, brother Of the prisoner.
In Iowa City, Iowa, A. Stein, while under
the Influence Of poisonous drug, which he
had taken with suicidal intent, went to the
house where his separated wife lived with
her mother, and murderously assaulted both
women. After stabbing his mother-in-law,
he hacked at his wife until she died, when
he himself fell dead. The mother in law
may recover.
About four hundred milkmen were re-
quired to stand in line at three O'Clock in
the morning recently in front of the Erie
Railway depot, Jersey City, while the State
Inspector OF Milk and detective force ex-
amined their cans. About two thousand
gallons of milk were dumped into the street,
and five milkmen, all of New York, were ar
rested and taken before Justice Davis, who
fined them $50 each.
The Supreme Court Of Indiana has de-
cided that playing billiards or pool, where
the loser pays for the games, is gambling,
and that the proprietor of the table is liable
for keeping gambling house. The court
reasoned that "the hire of the table, which
is the amount charged for the games, is
wsgered on the skill of the players, and, SO
considered, there is no difference between
that and any other wagering Of money"
A tragedy occurred two miles south of
the village of Capac, st. Clair county, Mich,
recently, on the farm of Charles Hebden, a
wealthy farmer. Hebden had been partly
insane for some time past. A few days ago
he made will, and the next morning killed
his little son by cutting his throat with a
razor, nearly severing the head from the
body. The victim was but three years old.
At late hour Hebden finished his awful
work by cutting his own throat, dying few
moments after the commission Of the deed.